SVCC Teams Ride Hot Streak Into Open Tournaments
Sauk Valley Community College redmen lead 8-1 before the Highland Tournament in Freeport facing College of DuPage while the Lady Redmen run 6-0 heading to the Black Hawk East Tournament in Kewanee to play Harper College. Both squads rely on Dixon-area players and emphasize up tempo offense as attendance and morale rise under Damhoff and Jolene Leseman.
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Ass Damhoff
Jolene Leseman
Sauk Valley Community College
Redmen
Freeport
College of DuPage
Lady Redmen
Kewanee
Harper College
Dixon area teams fueling fast rise in basketball and sports chatter
SVCC coaches Damhoff and Leseman praise local talent and community support as they build inside out with Northern Illinois players. Pro Bowl snub highlights Bears and Vikings rosters, noting key omissions and injuries while Dixon hosts playful local cookoff idea between Cathy's Breakfast Nook and Lil's Lunch to tease media with a late night breakfast contest.
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Damhoff
Prophetstown High School
University of Northern Illinois
Leseman
Sterling High
Iowa State University
Dixon
Russ
Chicago Bears
Bears
Mike Singletary
Jay Hilgenberg
Dave Duerson
Neal Anderson
Richard Dent
Dan Hampton
Steve McMichael
Mark Bortz
Tom Thayer
Rush
Otis Wilson
Wilber Marshall
Washington Redskins
William Perry
Wilson
Minnesota Vikings
Vikes
Honolulu
Anthony Carter
Gary Zimmerman
Chris Coleman
Keith Millard
Carl Lee
Joey Browner
Steve Jordan
Wade Wilson
Scott Studwell
Green Bay Packers
Tim Harris
Cathy Ketchum
Depot Ave
Joe
Sharon Anderson
Lil
S. Peoria Ave
Cathy's
Dixon Dukes Roll Ottawa and Princeton in NCIC Dual
Dixon High School wrestlers Jeff Kirby and Todd Engle each had two falls as Dixon defeated Ottawa 52-15 and Princeton 39-35 in a double dual at Lancaster Gym. The wins boosted Dixon to 3-1 in league and 7-5 overall, with multiple winners across weight classes and praised performances from Marquez and Spotts. Coach Fiorini lauded the uppers as well as key pins and a comeback by Engle against Wisocki.
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Dixon High School
Jeff Kirby
Todd Engle
Ottawa
Princeton
Lancaster Gymnasium
Dukes
Dixon
John Andrews
Willie Reyes
Kirby
Engle
Art Chacon
George Monroe
Dave Marquez
Pat McCullough
Sergio Martinez
Bomber Spotts
Matt Ristow
Spotts
Dix
Andrews
Reyes
Marquez
Doug Sale
Brian Wright
Chris Erickson
Mike Wisocki
Todd
Wisocki
Dan Fiorini
Fiorini
Wayne Ihrig
Dave
Amboy
Morrison
Three Rivers
Clippers
Shane Severson
Jeff Otto
David Ackert
Frank Hiatt
David Schrock
Craig Conderman
Todd Appleman
Gary Ely
Steve Crawford
Scott Ferguson
Ed Stewart
Ashton
Rockford
Alden-Hebron
Rockford Lutheran
Aces
Scott Cheeseman
Rob Leese
Mario Messer
Jeremy Lewallen
Woody Zinke
Scott Dunseth
Dave Laughlin
Newman
Fulton
Rob Faivre
Marcos
Jerry
Tony Fidis
Jamie Watland
The
Pirates
Dietrich Leads Mount Morris To Rock Ridge Tourney Win
River Ridge action saw Dietrich score 23 points while Ferguson and Hickman added 15 apiece to lift Mount Morris to a 75-70 victory over Scales Mound. Davis led Scales Mound with 29 points, Schultz added 18 as Mount Morris moves to round two Saturday against Mount Carroll. The Rock Ridge Tournament continues tonight with Thomson upending Warren in the other Thursday game.
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River Ridge
Mark Dietrich
Chad Ferguson
Brian Hickman
Mount Morris
Rock Ridge
Scales Mound
Hornets
Dave Davis
Brian Schultz
Mount Carroll
Galena
Thomson
Warren
Manlius
Brian Davis
Rochelle Girls Rout Mendota In NCIC Clash
Rochelle High School girls basketball rolled past Mendota 63 to 35 to improve to 10-1 overall and 3-0 in NCIC. Caryn Brune scored 25 and Sheri Frakes added 20 as Rochelle built a big second quarter lead. Carla Myers left with a foot injury.
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Mendota
Rochelle High School
Hubs
Trojans
Rochelle
Joanne Gorman
Gorman
Caryn Brune
Sheri Frakes
Carla Myers
Study finds steroid use rampant among prep athletes nationwide
A national study reports 6.6 percent of 12th grade males used anabolic steroids, estimating 250,000 to 500,000 adolescents have tried or are using them. Led by William Buckley at Penn State, the JAMA study surveyed 3,403 male seniors across 46 schools, noting risks to growth, skin, hair, and reproductive health.
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Buckley
William Buckley
Pennsylvania State University
College of Health and Human Development
Journal of the American Medical Association
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Neponset
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Joshua Sale
Mike Pratt
Chad Currier
Red Devils
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LaMoille
Tampico
Phil Staephert
Lions
Tom Billhorn
Robert Martin
Kyle Kepker
Jay Morthland
al Thompson
Forreston
Lonny Davison
Polo
Leaf River
Joe Mumford
Bob Stevenberg
Lance Malburg
Dan Humphreys
Fulton Unity
Kirkland Hiawatha
Byron
Chadwick
Oregon
Nick Brunick
Eric Michel
Mark Berwanger
Todd Buccola
Bob Schwartz
al McAlister
Cilaty Basketball
Rockford East
Plano
Batavia
Rochelle-Rockford East
Desa Richards
Petrece Faulkner
Lady Tigers
Laura Rader
Sherrie Rosauer
Sheila Smith
Hawks
Buda Western
Ohio
Bulldogs
Western
Jodi Harris
Danelle Hermeyer
Dana Piper
Unity Christian
Walnut Blue Raiders
Jodi Woodley
Kriss Burgett
Jean Howes
Cara Lee Johnson
Jennifer Hamrick
Johnson
Burgett
UPI Photo
Kevin Butler
Lake Forest
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Alia
Ani
Chicago
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