Dixon High seeks new football coach as deadline nears
Dixon High School seeks coaching candidates for the vacated football post after Mark Kaczmarek resigned to take a job at Davenport Assumption. Applications are due Friday per DHS athletic director Bud Melvin. Several assistants and outside candidates have filed letters, including Dave Bierman, Dick Blair, and Rick Rath, with Superintendent Dr. Larry Roth noting six to seven total applicants.
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Kaczmarek
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Larry Roth
Dixon Public Schools
Roth
Dave Bierman
Bill Mallory
Indiana University
Dick Blair
Newton High School
Newton Iowa
Rick Rath
Lawton High School
Lawton
Elgin
Bierman
NIU
Elgin High School
Rath
Allen Rath
University of Iowa
Blair
Rich Newton
John Jenkins
Newton
Bettendorf
Bill Quick
Thomas powers Pistons to 100 91 win over Bulls in Game 2
Isiah Thomas rebounded from a Game 1 shooting slump with 33 points on 12 of 27 shooting to lift Detroit to a 100 91 victory in Chicago and even the Eastern Conference finals at 1 1. Dumars added 20 and Grant had 16 points with 20 rebounds as Detroit used a late surge to seal the win and Allen Iverson? Wait.
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Dixon doubles aim for state tennis glory in Arlington Heights
Dixon High School juniors Rex Paisley and Brett Keith, a doubles pair, enter the 1989 IHSA State Tennis Tournament in Arlington Heights with a 16-7 record after winning the Sterling Sectional. They acknowledge weaknesses against weaker teams but expect tougher draws and aim to win their first two matches to reach the top 32. Coaches and players stress experience, chemistry, and athletic versatility as key factors for success against stronger competitors.
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Brett Keith
Dixon High School
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Paisley
Koesler
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Slugfest crowns Dixon Dukes in wild regional sendoff
Dixon and Rochelle staged a high scoring regular season finale at Borden's Field with Dixon winning 14-13. Rochelle star Brian Albers homered three times and drove in six runs before being hit by a pitch in the fourth. Pitcher Ryan Forster earned the win, Dan Newman saved, and Dixon heads to a Thursday regional opener at Rock Falls while Rochelle goes to LaSalle-Peru.
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Forster
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Scott Breed
LaSalle-Peru
Rick Bee
Hubs
Doug Lehman
Bill Bradshaw
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