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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1990
Page
9
Dixon High School girls basketball, 22-3, defeated Sterling 67-36 in the Class 2A Sterling Regional, repeating a 31-point margin from last year’s open regional game when Dixon won 62-31.
In Rock River area, the Duchesses eye a repeat deep playoff run after a 22-3 regular season. Key players include Becky Fisher and Jodi Petersen, with guard depth sharpening as last year’s leaders depart. A tough regional appears, but if the Duchesses play their uptempo offense they can return to the Sweet 16.
Dixon's Becky Fisher scored 30 points as the Duchesses rolled past Sterling 67 to 36 in the IHSA Class 2A Sterling Regional opener. Sterling, miss-happy early, never recovered as Dixon built a 35-13 halftime lead behind Fisher’s 14 of 17 shooting and 16 rebounds. Duchesses advance to face Rock Falls or Rochelle in the regional final.
Polo defeated host Oregon 42 37 to advance in the IHSA Oregon Regional first round. Michelle Swanson led Polo with 13 points 9 rebounds 6 steals while Heather Olson added late 3s. Dawn Willis topped Oregon with 14 points and 13 rebounds in a rough scoring night. Stillman Valley edged Mount Morris 45 36 and advances to semifinal versus Byron.
Amboy Clippers upset Walnut High School 47 27 in the Sterling Newman Regional, leveraging a steady start and aggressive defense to seize control. Walnut finishes 7 12. Amboy advances to face top seed Manlius at 6 30 p.m. Wednesday with Kim McCaffrey and Shauna McCracken key scorers.
Illinois loses Joe Pickens to Ohio State and Chris Weinke to Florida State while Jeff Handy commits to Missouri and Chris Todd Collins to Michigan. Coach Randy Rodgers says panic is not in the vocabulary as Illini pursue J J O Laughlin of Glendora, who has narrowed his options to Illinois Houston and California. Illinois adds two pledges, Scott Turner and Rod Boykin, to their growing commitment list.
Sauk Valley Community College improved to 10-14 overall and 4-3 in Arrowhead Conference after an 86-64 victory at Illinois Central. Todd Sigel led with 29 points, Eric Sutter 17, Robin Fjelstad 12, and Ray Scott 11 with 20 rebounds as SVCC outshot IC 53 to 37 percent.
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