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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1990
Page
9
Les Lancaster, 27, a right hander, spent last season in the minors after being sent to Des Moines by Don Zimmer in spring training. He hoped to join the Cubs staff but was demoted to the Class AAA affiliate before the season began.
Lancaster recounts his tense split with Popeye Zimmer and a later Cubs rise. He discusses being sent down, then called up on June 24 after Pat Perry went on the DL. He set a Cubs reliever record, finishing 4-2 with a 1.36 ERA and 8 saves in 42 appearances, as Mitch Williams saved 36 and the Cubs won the NL East.
Geneseo High School, defending NCIC champions, enter Sterling meet amid losses to Sterling and LaSalle-Peru but remain the favorite as the NCIC Meet opens Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Finalists set for 7 p.m. with Looming threats from Dixon, Princeton and LP. Top wrestlers Todd Shear and Tom O Malley lead Sterling talent into the weekend.
Wisconsin fought back from a 14 point deficit but fell 66 63 to 10th ranked Illinois at the UW Fieldhouse. Danny Jones led Wisconsin with 19 points while Brian Good added a career high 14 as Illinois stayed ahead late with Marcus Liberty scoring 21 and Kendall Gill 17. The Badgers drop to 11 8 overall and 2 5 in the Big Ten as Illinois improves to 14 3 and 4 3.
Dixon High School prepares for the Dixon Invitational at Plum Hollow Lanes starting at 9 a.m. Defending champ Reavis and last year’s runner up Lockport Central return among 24 teams including Bremen DeKalb and East Aurora with Duchesses led by Andrea Norris Michelle Reinhold Sheila Vancil and new additions Jenny Rex Judy Bowser.
A Thursday snowstorm disrupted NCIC girls basketball with three postponements involving Dixon Mendota Kewanee Rock Falls and Ottawa Rochelle. Dixon moves to Mendota next Friday while Kewanee Rock Falls retry tonight Ottawa to Rochelle on Saturday or Feb 3. Several other girls and wrestling events, plus SVCC games, were postponed due to campus class cancellations.
Cubs president Don Grenesko recalls serious offers to Mark Langston and Robin Yount during the 1990 caravan. Langston chose a five year Angels deal worth 3.2 million per year, while Yount opted toward negotiating with his long-time Brewers. Grenesko notes other targets, like Hubie Brooks and Bryn Smith, lacked fit with the Cubs chemistry.
Clarence Gaines, 66, became the second NCAA coach to reach 800 victories as Winston-Salem State beat Livingstone 79-70 in Salisbury North Carolina. The nickname stemmed from a college official’s remark comparing him to a house. Gaines wore a microphone as cameras captured the milestone at Trent Gymnasium.
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