Four Dixon grapplers win titles at DeKalb regional
Dixon High School sent four wrestlers to East Moline after winning four individual titles at the IHSA Class 2A DeKalb Regional. Jacob Hey, Dave Katner, Dan Keister, and Matt Ristow claimed championships or consolation crowns, advancing to the sectional as Dixon aims for state berths. Hey, a freshman and No. 2 seed, improved to 32-6 after defeating Belvidere’s Matt Bouback in overtime. Ratner earned heavyweight champ via pin and comeback win, while Stern and other teammates advanced with strong showings as DeKalb led team scoring.
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Dekalb
Dixon
Dukes
Jacob Hey
Dave Katner
Dan Keister
Matt Ristow
Hey
Geneseo
Belvidere
Matt Bouback
Bouback
Ratner
Jamie Poff
Poff
Rock
John Stern
Dave
Dan Fiorini
East Moline
Stern
Barbs
Sterling
Sam Walt
Raiders send six to Byron sectional wrestling meet
A-FC sends six grapplers to next weekend's Byron Oregon sectional after an eight team IHSA Class 1A regional at Oregon. Robby Leese (112) and five others reached finals or earned runnerup spots as Ashton Franklin Center led with 195 points, followed by Stillman Valley at 12012 and Kaneland third with 1062.
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Oregon
Ashton- Franklin Center
Byron
Amboy
AFC
Robby Leese
Burdéh
Stillman Valley
Kaneland
Ashton-Franklin Center
Dukes Fall Short in 63 55 Loss to Rock Falls
Dixon's 63 55 non conference setback at Rock Falls followed a flat shooting night and late free throw struggles. Rock Falls center Todd Vestrop and guard Shay Moeller combined with Ryan McCarty to seal the win, while Dixon's Rex Paisley and Matt Duffy struggled from the floor. The loss drops Dixon to 8 14 as Rock Falls improves to 8 11 with a NCIC tilt looming Feb 16 at Lancaster Gym.
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Dixon
Rockets
Dukes
NCIC
LaSalle-Peru
Mendoza
Lancaster Gymnasium
Ryan Reed
Todd Vestrop
Shay Moeller
Ryan McCarty
Rocket
Roger Albright
Dan Demmer
Demmer
Rex Paisley
Matt Duffy
Albright
Rex
Dixon Falls Short In Sectional Bowling Meet
Dixon High School finished 4,768 to place second in the Plum Hollow Lanes sectional. Sycamore advanced to state with 4,946, while DeKalb, Rock Falls, Sterling, and Maple Park/Kaneland trailed. Dana Piazza of Sycamore won with 1,179. Piazza and Karen Webber of Kaneland earned state berths.
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Duchesses
Plum Hollow Lanes
Sycamore
DeKalb
Rock Falls
Sterling
Maple Park
Jenny Rex
Andrea Norris
Michelle Reinhold
Norris
Reinhold
Judy Bowser
Tiffany Jacobs
Dana Piazza
Piazza
Karen Webber
Kaneland
Mount Morris Falls to Stillman Valley in Heartbreak Slip
In the Mid Northern Conference Mount Morris dropped 86-77 to Stillman Valley slipping to 6-4 in league play. Byron topped Pecatonica 64-62 while Winnebago beat Forreston 72-48. SVHS’s Eric Pansegrau scored 27 and Chris Stender 17.
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Stillman Valley
Byron
Winnebago
Mount Morris
Cardinals
Pecatonica
Forreston
Mark Hickman
MMHS
Mark Dietrich
SVHS
Eric Pansegrau
Chris Stender
Prophetstown
AMBOY
Chad Ottens
Three Rivers
Prophets
Gill Bardo lift Illini past Indiana in defensive Big Ten clash
Illinois beats Indiana 70 65 as Kendall Gill scores 25 including late free throws and Stephen Bardo adds 14 combined with Marcus Liberty 16. Knight praises Gill and Bardo after hard fought battle with Hoosiers.
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Gill
Illini
Iowa
Hoosiers
Indiana
Bardo
Marcus Liberty
Liberty
Illinois
Lou Henson
Lawson
Calbert Cheaney
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