Dixon Duchesses rout Belvidere 84 29 in Lancaste r Gym
Dixon girls overwhelm Belvidere 84 29 behind Becky Fisher 23 points and 10 rebounds. Belvidere, missing four starters, falls behind 23 0 early as Dixon uses fast breaks and strong pressure to build a commanding lead before halftime.
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Dixon
Lesli Spencer
Bucs
Spencer
Belvidere
Leslie Pottinger
Becky Fisher
Rochelle
Fisher
Jennie Withrow
Jodi Petersen
Sally French
Jennifer Fair
Dixon fresh/soph
Izzie Dishman
Eagles' defense stifles SoBos in key conference win
Franklin Center High School opened with fullcourt pressure to build a 42-12 halftime lead and beat South Beloit 80-48 in Upstate Illini Conference action. Layne Pitzer had eight steals and 21 points while Pat Spangler added 13 as FCHS improved to 14-1, 3-1. South Beloit fell to 7-6, 1-4 with Chad Olson scoring 14.
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Eagles
Upstate Illini
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Bob Barnett
Layne) Pitzer
Pat
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Pitzer
Lutheran
Ashton
Joe Clark
Aces
Rockford Lutheran
Grant Sanderson
Troy Seabrook
Tom Guse
Clark
Eric Kersten
Byron
Polo
Haltime
Amy Edwards
Tigers
Lady Marcos
Heather Olson
Kelly Criddle
Rochelle Hubs hold off upset bid for 14-4 season
Rochelle High School girls basketball fended off a late push from Hononegah to win 40-36, keeping their 14-4 overall mark after a prior upset of Dixon. Peg Gensler hit four 3s for 12 points, with Carlyn Brune adding 11 as the Hubs overcame a 30-28 fourth-quarter deficit.
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Boylan
Audra Ross
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Winnebago
Mindy Virgil
Shanna Beck
Tara Campbell
Larry Loomis
Pistons Rise to Central Lead with Bulls Victory
Detroit beat Chicago 100-90 in Auburn Hills to seize sole possession of the Central Division. Joe Dumars led with 28 points, 24 in the first half, as the Pistons shot 50.6 percent and limited the Bulls to 38 of 90. Michael Jordan scored 16, Scottie Pippen 17.
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Detroit
Old nemeses sink SVCC in Arrowhead clash
SVCC Redmen fall 81-66 at home to Black Hawk in Arrowhead Conference opener. 21 turnovers and 38 percent shooting hurt Sauk Valley, while Black Hawk's Marc Smith led with 20 points. SVCC to host Carl Sandburg next.
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Sauk Valley Community College
Redmen
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Damhoff
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Sean McMillian
Adrian Ritchie
Keife Burrage
Eric Suiter
Todd Sigel
Robin Fijelstad
Amy Johnson
Arrowhead
Lady Redmen
Carl Sandburg
Amy Jacobs
Shelly Lawson
Dawn Miller
Kasey Epping
Carla Sletten
Angie Birdsall
Birdsall
SWCC
Jolene Leseman
Dana Young
Sterling Beats Newman And Rochelle In Dual Meet Showdown
Sterling High School defeated Newman 36-19 and Rochelle 50-12 to move to 15-2 in duals. Mike Mena of Newman rose to 24-0 at 119 pounds with a pin over Mark Rios, while Manual Olalde improved to 22-1 at 125 with a 13-7 decision over Rick Engels. Rochelle’s Greg Torres fell by fall at 112 and Scott McCray won by pin at 160.
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Scott McCray
Oregon
Freeport
Hawks
David Tieman
Bryan Schwartz
Jason Leifheit
Jim Sues
Nathan Davis
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