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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1989
Page
9
The Duchesses increased tempo in the fourth quarter, outgunning Sterling as the Golden Girls fouled out four players. Coach Spencer cited halftime plans to push pace and find easy baskets while Sterling struggled to defend inside. The Duchesses then sank 10 straight free throws to seal the game.
Continued from page nine to get back in the game Dixon shows strong free throw shooting. Sophomore Amy Messamore enters late to score her first varsity points with two free throws. Jodi Petersen, Vail, and Fisher each reach double digits as Dixon dominates boards 37 to 20. Sterling’s Alisa Swanson nets 11 with three threes but team shoots 27 percent.
Rochelle built a 24-16 halftime lead aided by Frakes seven second-quarter points and Myers early third-quarter scores. Rock Falls fought back briefly but trailed 39-22 entering the fourth as the Rockets, shooting 19 percent, were hampered by injuries and a switch from man-to-man to zone. Karen Eikenberry and Felicia Rank led Rock Falls with eight and seven points respectively.
In a dual meet, Clippers wrestled at 103 pounds Rob Leese 112 Dave Laughlin 160 Kevin Weigand 189 Rich Snodgrass and 125 Jeremy Wallin earned a draw. In the championship final Byron defeated Maple Park Kaneland 51-11 advancing to Morrison Team Sectional on Tuesday Feb 21. Polo falls POLO-Fulton outpointed Polo.
In the Class 1A Polo Team Regional Polo pins Tony Stivers at 130 pounds Anthony Peterson at 189 and heavyweight Troy Brown win their bouts. Dakota defeats Savanna 45 22 then beats Fulton 41 22 to capture the regional championship and advance to Morrison St. meet.
SVCC men Sauk Valley compiled a 16 point, 37 21 halftime edge and held off Kishwaukee in the second half as Dambhoff brought back his starters late. He admitted surprise at the halftime margin and defended the team’s tempo and decisions. The Redmen remained uncatchable.
Pat Harrington hit four second half three pointers to finish with 18 as Kishwaukee trailed the Redmen by Randy Kahl with 16 points and 14 rebounds and Lance Harris adding 15 points and 15 assists. SVCC eyes rebound with visit to Black Hawk East after flu bug hit Dave Griffith and teammates.
Madison Patriots overwhelmed Loves Park Harlem 64 to 8 as Jay Wilhelm Zack Owen Jacob Hey and 9 others won for Madison with exhibitions by Wilhelm Matthew Hey Marty Hey and Chris Van Horn. Next meet set for Thursday at Prophetstown.
In Class 2A Dixon beat Sterling 62 to 31 with Vail Petersen and Fisher leading Dixon. Rochelle defeated Rock Falls 52 to 33. In Class 1A Ambo y regional Manlius beat LaMoille 47 to 27. Walnut topped Amboy 43 to 36.
Charlotte Rebels Depleted by Chicago 118 106 as Rambis and Jordan lead with double figures. Chicago dominates with 51 rebounds and 30 assists, while Charlotte trio Holton Rambis and Tripucka push scoring in a high pace contest.
Milwaukee 115 Cleveland 106 in a high scoring game. Cummings led Milwaukee with 31 points while Pierce added 24 and Sikma 11. Williams dominated the boards for Cleveland with 12 rebounds as Price dished six assists. Coaches Harris and Wilkens received technicals.
College East Maryland 98 Clemson 87 Princeton 53 Penn 43 Villanova 77 Boston Coll 69 Norfolk St 65 Old Dominion 91 Jacksonville 84 Dayton 50 DePaul 78 Dayton 50 in a thinned roster update. Also high school results across multiple teams with varied scores and standings, including Kishwaukee 76 SVCC 91 and Durand 67 Ohio 85, plus a Champaign preview noting the Top 16 high school rankings in Classes 2A and 1A.
A noisy broadcast recap lists multiple 6 35 p m matches including Buffalo at Hartford Pittsburgh at Winnipeg and Edmonton at Calgary with players Campbell Gretzky Lemieux Stevens and Poddubny among scorers and penalties. The late-night action features Wales and Campbell lines with goaltenders Hobcats Vernon and Fuhr plus referees Hoggarth and an attendance cited as 1 7 5 0 3.
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