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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1989
Page
9
ESPN pays 400 million dollars to carry four years of major league baseball in 1990. The network outbid SportsChannel America and Turner Network Television for the cable rights.
ESPN will air at least 175 regular season games with nightly and weekend slots and a 30 minute daily show. CBS signs a four year 1.1 billion playoff and World Series package beginning 1990, boosting yearly national revenue to about 375 million. Fans gain access to new clubs like the Seattle Mariners on national TV while existing Cubs and Braves games remain on local stations.
Rochelle improves to 15-1 overall and 4-0 in NCIC as guards Tracy Ohlinger and Carla Myers lead the scoring and steadiness after Caryn Brune and Caryn Brune fouled out. Rock Falls drops to 7-6, 2-1, despite eight three-pointers.
Dixon improves to 14-2 and 3-0 NCIC after a 72-25 rout of Princeton at Lancaster Gym. Rochelle sits 15-1 and 4-0 in the conference as the two high school girls teams prepare for Tuesday clash dubbed It’s THE Game.
Dixon High School opened the 1988-89 second half with a 45-24 win over Stillman Valley and a 31-24 loss to Amboy in a double dual. Key wins for Dixon came from Chad Pate, Jeff Noble, and Tom Hale, while lower weights struggled against Amboy. Amboy improved to 11-4 while Dixon stood 10-6 in duals.
Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, who battled a mild heart attack this season, is named NFC Coach of the Year by United Press International. He led Chicago to a 12-4 mark and a fifth straight division title, with five playoff appearances since 1982.
Sterling beats Dixon 2357 to 2338 in the season opener as the Golden Warriors take the third game 901 to 872. Andrea Norris led Dixon with a 200 game while Tracy Smith posted the high series for the Duchesses at 489.
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