Dixon Duchesses stun LaSalle-Peru in sectional upset
Dixon High School volleyball stunned LaSalle-Peru 15-11 15-11 in the IHSA Class 2A Dixon Sectional at Lancaster Gym. The win, the Duchesses biggest in coach Kann’s four years, sends Dixon to face DeKalb in the sectional final after building from a rough stretch earlier in the season.
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Lou Henson
the Kingdome
Mark Haberkorn
Seann Billings
Stacy Aiken
Tammy Zimmerman
Sarah Willard
Aiken
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DHS
Zimmer rewarded for super year
New York based report states Don Zimmer of the Chicago Cubs was named National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Zimmer, 58, led a rookie Cubs squad to the NL East title with 1989’s strong finish, receiving 23 first place votes and 118 points.
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Eight Rochelle players named to All NCIC Southwest team
Rochelle High School leads with eight players on the All NCIC Southwest offense and defense as coaches pick 11 on offense and 11 on defense. Senior linemen Josh Cagle Scott Brackemyer and Mike Copeland anchor Rochelle's defense with Heath and Pearson on the line and Luxton leading the offense.
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Lance Headon
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Scott Brackemyer
Mike Copeland
Hubs
Eric Heitter
Princeton
Jeff Donarski
Moe Read
Chad Hamel
Doug Bruyn
Pat Cater
Kirk Stevens
Kip Wahlgren
Darryn Foley
Cater
Stevens
Wahlgren
Rock Falls
Donnie Simester
Hall
Kenny Welgatt
Louis Leone
Mendota
Joel Perez
Garvin Fouts
Kewanee
Chad Gustafson
Jason Quinn
Scott Mumm
Mike Suarez
Rob Daugherty
Ron Floroplus
Matt Jenkin
Mike Ziel
Larry Oliveras
Riney and Mullen Lead All-Three Rivers Football Squad
Sterling Newman star linemen Jeff Riney and Ken Mullen headline the All-Three Rivers Conference selections as Newman goes 9-0 and hosts Milledgeville in IHSA Class 1A playoff opener. Seven more Newman players earned first team honors. Amboy adds a single second team pick, Brian Oester. Wayne White of Savanna earns Coach of the Year after guiding a 7-2 mark and playoff berth.
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Ken Mullen
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Brian Oester
Riney
Mullen
Matt Karlson
Dixon
Newman
Jason Graham
Brian Burrs
Jon Krick
Todd Messer
Messer
Karlson
Rob Springman
Jeff Schoop
Martin Miller
Wayne White
Savanna
Illinois Pink Locker Room War Cry At Iowa Trip
Illinois coach John Mackovic uses pink as a theme before the trip to Iowa and has signed locker room walls and pink objects including a pink flamingo. Hawkeyes coach Hayden Fry painted Kinnick Stadium locker room pink, a detail Mackovic notes as a calm color. Moe Gardner and teammates view pink as non threatening and not psyches.
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SVCC spikers dominate to reach regional tourney
Sauk Valley CC women’s volleyball crushed Lake County 15-1 15-7 15-3 in the NJCAA sectional final at SVCC gym to advance to the Region IV Tournament in Rockford. Coach Jolene Leseman praised her team’s sharp play and depth as Dawn Miller sparked the win with 11 service points and several clutch serves.
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Milledgeville
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