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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1989
Page
9
The Telegraph announces the Craig Schmelder Awards for the 1988-89 school year. Sportswriter Craig Schmelder, once a Telegraph staffer, is remembered as the figure behind this annual tribute to standout prep athletes and coaches.
Ken Brown salutes the 1988 89 Schmeldhes with tributes to coaches and athletes across Dixon Sterling Ashton Walnut and Oregon. Awards praise track stars football coaches wrestling champs and a state tennis duo while noting retirements moves and milestones from Dietz Peterson Forrest Messamore Killeen Long Hess Mena Spencer Piper and the Yount twins.
Sterling pitcher Danny Matznick, 90 mph fastball, earned a fourth round selection by the Chicago White Sox on draft day. Details of the draft remain limited per league officials. Matznick, who overcame a knee injury, posted a 5-3 record with a 1.47 ERA in nine 1989 starts.
Sauk Valley Community College coach Russ Damhoff announced 6-7 center Steve Mathews from Sterling High School signed a letter of intent to join the Redmen next fall. Mathews, who averaged 17.2 points and 7.1 rebounds last season, is recovering from strokes suffered in April and may return to full speed by summer end.
Stefan Edberg outplayed Alberto Mancini 6-1 6-3 7-6 to become the first player into the French Open semifinals at Roland Garros. Seeded third, he improved beyond the quarterfinals on clay as Mancini pressed with pace. Earlier, Michael Chang upset No. 1 Ivan Lendl, while Arantxa Sanchez was ahead of Novotna before rain halted play.
Cubs rookie Dwight Smith subbing for injured Andre Dawson went 3 for 4 with a single a double and his first major league home run as Chicago routed New York 15 3. Smith added a walk and three runs in his 23rd game boosting his average to .348. Greg Maddux earned the win improving to 5 5 while David Cone absorbed his third straight loss as the Mets squandered a four game win streak and the Cubs widened their NL East lead to two games over Montreal and 24 games over New York.
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