Dixon High fills All NCIC baseball first team
Dixon High School placed three players on the All NCIC first team as Matt Hess, Matt Helfrich and Rod Stinson earned spots. Rochelle's Brian Louis also made first team while Dixon and Ottawa each added a second-team selection. Hess went 10-0 with a 3.17 ERA, 75 strikeouts, .385 average, 13 home runs and 56 RBIs.
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Dixon High School
NCIC
Matt Hess
Matt Helfrich
Rod Stinson
Telegraph Area
Brian Louis
Rochelle
Dukes
Hubs
Hess
Helfrich
RBI
Stinson
Dan Bohn
Mendota
Ottawa
Garry Johnson
Matt Bond
Geneseo
Brett Leslie
Princeton
Chris Potter
Scott Carruthers
Hall
Troy Potthoff
Streator
Scott Hartman
Rock Falls
Brian Schmidt
LaSalle-Peru
Eric Korsan
Nuko Zaragoza
Randy Kin Kade
Newman
Dixon Boys Set for State Track
Dixon High School stars Tracy Forrest Drew Schilling Matt Gusse and Greg Heaton earned State Meets spots at the IHSA Class 2A Sterling Sectional. Forrest hit 45-5 in the triple jump, Schilling jumped 6-6 in high jump and the 1 600 relay clocked 3 23.77 to set school record despite botched handoffs. They eye faster exchanges and improved jumps to reach finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.
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Telegraph
Dixon High School
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Tracy Forrest
Drew Schilling
Forrest
Schilling
Matt Gusse
Greg Heaton
Dixon
Rich Lawton
Matt
Bob Hamel
Duke
Heaton
Gusse
Illinois
Lawton
Jerry
Tracey
IHSA
Peaking at the right time Dietrich and Kump aim high
Mount Morris High School athlete Dietrich and Leaf River's Kump, two top triple jumpers, qualified for the IHSA Class 1A Boys State Meet after Erie Sectional showings. They will join 11 Telegraph Area athletes in Charleston, with Dietrich a first-time state hopeful and Kump making his second appearance.
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Mark Dietrich
Mount Morris High School
Jon Kump
Leaf River
Gunn
Ing
O’brien
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston
Kump
State
Dietrich
Telegraph Area
Oregon
Dave Killeen
Clayton Fossett
Brett Herrmann
Kevin Long
Ryan McDonald
Kurt Bogott
Sterling Newman
Rochelle
Aaron
Arne
Chris Grossman
Amboy
Mike Hartle
MMHS
Erie
Mount Morris
Vern Welp
Eric Erickson
MMLR
Welp
Erickson
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Yount named All loop selectees for NCIC softball
Dixon High School senior first baseman Jodi Yount earned first team All NCIC softball honors for the second straight season, with teammate Juli Yount receiving honorable mention. Coach Dan Demmer praised the recognition while noting most Duchesses received no other votes and expressing disappointment over omissions including Tammi Vail and others.
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Jodi Yount
Dixon High School
Yount
Dixon
Juli Yount
Dan Demmer
Duchesses
Demmer
Tammi Vail
Krista Bollman
Jennie Withrow
Rochelle
Sheri Frakes
Hubs
Carla Myers
Karrie Irvin
Sterling
Alisa Swanson
Kim Razo
Spring Valley Hall
Wendy Becker
Juli Sabatini
Park Man of Year topics at Al luncheon in DeKalb
Illini coach Lou Henson and football AD John Mackovic spoke at the Farm Bureau Building as the Illini Caravan reached DeKalb. They discussed Nick Anderson's eligibility decision, Kenny Battle's draft prospects, and Illinois football's Rose Bowl chase plus a Glasnost Bowl in the USSR.
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Anderson
Park
Rekalb
Nick Anderson
University of Illinois
Illini
Lou Henson
Henson
John Mackovic
Farm Bureau
DeKalb
Illinois
Andy Koech
Kankakee
Community College
Dean Thomas
Rodney Jones
Indiana
Mackovic
Washington State
Soviet Union
Southern Cal
U.S.S.R
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Telegraph Sports Writers
Danny Matznich
Chris Holtzman
Rich Johnston
Jason Cavanaugh
Tom Yerly
Scott Breed
Steve Hanson
Mark Thompson
Save Saxe
Ottawa U
Tony Dittmer
Chip Marshall
Ken Brown
Ihrow
Mary
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
The
Sun-Times
Mark Coomes
Kenny Battle
Kenny
WGN
ESPN
Dick Vitale
Loudo
Michigan
Chris Rosaver
Oregon High School
Dixon Telegraph
Lancaster Gymnasium
Rosaver
Franklin
Oregon, Ill
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