War to Settle the Score NCIC Game Preview
Dixon High School coach Lesli Spencer calls for Dixonites support as the Lady Duchesses face Rochelle’s team in a key NCIC matchup. Rochelle coach Joanne Gorman says it’s another day at the office. Action starts around 7:30 p.m. in Dixon.
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Dixon High School
Lesli Spencer
Duchesses
Brune
Dixon
Rochelle
Frakes
Traci Ohlinger
Carla Myers
Carlyn Brune
Caryn Brune
Gorman
Jodi Yount
Juli Yount
Ohlinger
Spencer
Tammi Vail
Vail
Tammy Zimmerman
Fisher
Lancaster Gymnasium
Rochelle Dixon girls battle for conference crown in revenge game
Rochelle hushed rivals with a 15-1 run while Dixon sits 15-1 as top two NCIC contenders. Caryn Brune, Jill Messamore, and the Duchesses clash with the Hubs in a high stakes rivalry replay sure to shape the league title race.
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Hubs
NCIC
Rock Falls
Spencer
Rochelle
Caryn Brune
Brune
Dixon
Jill Messamore
Messamore
Gorman
Geneseo
Kewanee
Associated Press
Dixon High and Rochelle set for big NCIC showdown
Dixon High School hosts Rochelle in a key NCIC clash as 15-1 Dixon, led by 6-foot-3 Caryn Brune, faces 14-2 Rochelle paced by Becky Fisher. Coaches stress inside games, guard experience, and matchups, with Brune and Frakes versus Fisher and Petersen as pivotal.
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Rochelle
Hubs
Caryn Brune
Brune
Illinois State University
Duchesses
Becky Fisher
Joanne Gorman
Jodi
Petersen
Fisher
Sheri
Frakes
Caryn
Ditka vows changes as Bears eye draft and Perry fate
Chicago, UPI Ditka promises changes next season after NFC title loss to San Francisco. He says the nucleus will stay but a few players may depart including William Perry, with focus on improving defense and line by upcoming draft. He cautions about trades and possible up moves in draft order.
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UPI
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William “Refrigerator
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Ditka
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San Francisco
Soldier Field
Bench Yaz go in on 1st ballot
Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot with record vote totals. Bench led with 431 of 447 votes and Yaz 423, marking the highest induction totals in history and cementing their places in Cooperstown for ceremonies July 23.
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UPI
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Carl Yastrzemski
Baseball Hall of Fame
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Yastrzemski
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Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N.Y
Ty Cobb
Henry Aaron
Honus Wagner
Babe Ruth
Mays
North Andover
Mass
Willie Stargell
Burgett nets 30 as Walnut boys' game dominates IC action
Walnut High School forward Kriss Burgett poured in a career high 30 points to fuel a 63-36 win over Wyanet. Senior guard Jodi Woodley set up Burgett with precise passes while contributing steals and leadership. Walnut moves to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in the Indian Valley Conference.
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Walnut High School
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Blue Raiders
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Walnut
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Jodi
Krisi
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Tiffany Bulthius
Morrison
Sterling Newman
Jennifer Hagen
Jamie Lenke
Newman
Comets
Beth Smith
Sherry Davis
Amy Davis
Lori Woods
Annawan
Ohio
Jody Harris
Bulldogs
DeKalb native Nelson battles cancer again with Giants
DeKalb Illinois born Nelson, a Giants lineman who returned this season after Hodgkin's disease, has a cancer relapse. A news conference at Giants Stadium is planned to clarify his condition. Nelson previously missed 1987 due to diagnosis and underwent radiation. The announcement places him among several Giants players diagnosed with cancer since the team moved to New Jersey.
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N.J
Karl ‘Nelson
New York Giants
Giants
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Nelson
New Jersey Meadowlands
Dan Lloyd
Doug Kotar
John Tuggle
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