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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1988
Page
10
Roundup of results from the 61st DeKalb Tournament with Bolingbrook beating Dixon 95 to 48 and many regional scores listed. Notable games include Eisenhower, Marion Catholic, Crystal Lake, and Joliet Central performances across multiple venues with final tallies and team totals.
Wednesday features nine boys games from the DeKalb Holiday and Plano tournaments with matchups including Wheaton North versus Old West and Dixon versus Aurora Central. Girls play in the Dixon Invitational and 61st DeKalb Holiday with two premier games at 7:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Summary of first round outcomes from multiple early season college tournaments. St Johns, Fordham. Ohio State beat Florida. Oregon topped St. Louis. Clemson edged Mid Tenn State. Wake Forest defeated Fairfield. New Mexico beat George Pu ndue. Syracuse defeated East Carolina. Baltimore County downed Kentucky Peay. Mississippi beat Sam Houston. NC State over Monmouth. West Virginia over East. Xavier (Ohio) lost. Wisconsin Green Bay and Colorado State featured. Texas El Paso also listed. Carolina State lost to Montana State. Cal Davis over New Orleans. Cal State Fullerton beat San Diego State. St Francis NY over Santa Clara. Fresno State over San Jose State. Santa Clara 54, Fresno State 39. Utah State over Idaho. Stanford beat St Marys Cal.
NFL playoff schedule lists Saturday games NFC Philadelphia at Chicago 11 30 a m and AFC Seattle at Cincinnati 3 p m Sundays AFC Houston at Buffalo 11 30 a m NFC Minnesota at San Francisco 3 p m with AFC and NFC Championship games on Sunday Jan 8 and Super Bowl XXIII on Sunday Jan 22 at Miami 4 p m.
MIT December notes list several upcoming bowls set for late December and early January. Liberty Bowl in Memphis pits North Carolina against Indiana December 29, with All-American Bowl in Birmingham matching Florida and Illinois, and Freedom Bowl in Anaheim featuring BYU against Colorado.
Lena Winslow built a 42 35 victory over Polo behind La Meyers 40 08 Kellogg 00 10 and Schultz 61 513 while Reed 54 7 14 Abraham 31 27 added scoring. Polo's Criddle 33 49 Olson 60 0 14 and Chesnut 03 43 led a 137 12 35 reply as Lena Winslow tallied 15 team fouls to Polo 19. Other scores include Elgin St Edward 89 Freeport Aquin 32 Hononegah 43 Dakota 40 Winnebago 74 North Boone 40.
Baseball Los Angeles signs pitcher Dennis Burtt to a 1989 contract with Albuquerque in the Pacific Coast League. In other moves Cleveland waives forward Gary Voce. Portland activates guard Jerry Lichting and lists guard Craig on the roster. Phoenix places guard Dan Majerle on the injured list. College note Beles State names Jim Zorn quarterback coach. Football Cleveland’s coach Marty Schottenheimer resigns. Hockey Calgary calls up winger Paul Ranheim from Salt Lake City IHL. New Jersey recalls forwards Janne Ojanen and Doug Brown and goalie Chris Foran from Utica AHL.
The Eagles finished 1980 with a 44 takeaways second in the league and a plus-18 turnover margin, turning 32 interceptions and 12 fumble recoveries into 113 points while allowing only 103 rushing yards per game. Despite poor yardage stats, coach Buddy Ryan’s unit pressured QBs and generated crucial stops to secure the NFC East title and a first postseason since 1981.
Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced Marty Schottenheimer resigned after a playoff exit due to irreconcilable differences over offensive coordinator duties. Modell, Ernie Accorsi and Jim Bailey outlined a program of adjustments and hires while Schottenheimer maintained the offense should not be restructured. Players reacted with mixed feelings as Modell aimed to hire a new coach by March NFL meetings, with names like Jimmy Johnson and Terry Donohue speculated as candidates.
Suwanee Georgia United Press International reports Bears defensive tackle Dan Hampton suited up for practice for the first time since the season finale. He sprained his left knee versus the Vikings and faced a 50-50 tag for the playoff opener against Philadelphia. Hampton said he was pleased with the workout and hopes to be ready for Saturday.
Chicago opened as 54 point favorites over Philadelphia in the NFC playoff clash. Buddy Ryan questions Bears strength while Eagles players and Philadelphia Mayor Goode trade cheeky bets, including cheesesteaks and cheesecakes, ahead of the Saturday game.
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