Hargrave Advances to IHSA Sectionals in Golf
Dixon High School golfer Curt Hargrave earned a third straight appearance at the IHSA Class 2A sectionals after an 83 at the Rockford East Regional held at Atwood Golf Course. He was Dixon’s lone qualifier as the Dukes finished 12th of 14 teams with an 84 cutoff.
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Golf roundup shows Freeport leads in regional scoring
Freeport won the golf event with 324 strokes, followed by Rockford Guilford 326 and Hononegah 329. Rochelle placed eighth at 359 but did not qualify a golfer for the sectional. Dixon scorers Willis 97 Schwertfeger 98 Flaharty 99. Hubs shooters Hoffman 87 Evans 88 Quinno 90. Hargrave seeks second straight state trip at Peoria Richwoods Kellogg sectional. Seth Wessels of Mount Morris advances to Monmouth sectional with 88 as Mounders score 384, fifth. Oregon fails to advance any golfer. Marc Schmidt led Hawks with 97. Larkins 101, Ford 101, Wesley 102. team 401, sixth in 14.
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Peoria
Kellogg Golf Course
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Mount Morris
Pearl City
Park Hills
Wessels
Oregon
Marc Schmidt
Hawks
Josh Larkins
Jim Ford
Jeff Wesley
Friends Meet in NLCS as Zimmer and Craig Face Off
Chicago Cubs manager Don Zimmer and San Francisco Giants skipper Roger Craig, longtime former Dodgers teammates, meet in the 1980s NL Championship Series. Each has built a strong track record as a manager with bold tactics and consistent winning records ahead of Game 1.
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Giants
NLCS Starting Lineups Named for Chicago and San Francisco
The lineup sheets reveal the starting eight for both teams in the National League Championship Series. For the San Francisco Giants the order includes Brett Butler Matt Williams Donell Nixon Jose Uribe Kirt Manwaring Scott Garrettes while the Chicago Cubs feature Jerome Walton Ryne Sandberg Dwight Smith Mark Grace Andre Dawson Shawon Dunston Rick Wrona and Greg Maddux ready to pitch or play.
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Donell Nixon Jose Uribe Kirt Manwaring
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Jerome Walton
Ryne Sandberg
Dwight Smith
Mark Grace
Andre Dawson
Luis Salazar Shawon Dunston
Rick Wrona
Greg Maddux
Dixon netters finish with win over Sterling
Sterling hosts Dixon in a 6-3 Dixon tennis victory to conclude the dual meet season. Dixon advances to the NCIC Meet at Sterling. singles and doubles results feature Angie Gilbert Alicia Ferrell Eileen Foust Joni Wiltz and Clare Foust in key wins. Dixon JV also swept Sterling 8-1.
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Wendy Wagner
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Clare Foust
Jessica Gonzalez
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Peacocks
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Jenny Wolf
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Andrea Norris
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Laura Jensen
Nicky Jablonski
Stephanie Fleming
Lasalle
Duchesses roll past Kewanee in NCIC volleyball clash
Dixon High School defeated Kewanee 15-5 15-7 at Lancaster Gym. The Duchesses improved to 10-3-3 overall and 4-3 in the NCIC while Kewanee fell to 0-7 and 1-9. Key players included Tammy Zimmerman and Becky Fisher with 7 and 6 kills, and setters Leann Billings and Stacy Aiken.
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DHL
Eagles rally past Ashton in packed Franklin Grove gym
Franklin Center High School edged archrival Ashton 14-16 15-8 15-13 in a packed Upstate Illini Conference matchup. The crowd’s energy helped FC to 4-4 in the conference and 6-7 overall while Ashton fell to 1-7 in league play.
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SVCC Splits Dual In Tuesday Volleyball Action
SVCC split a double dual at Kishwaukee and DuPage. Jodi Harris led Kishwaukee with 11 service points while Dawn Miller and Katy Hull added seven points each. SVCC later fell to DuPage 15-8 9-15 15-8, with Dana Young totaling 10 service points and Tami Alexander four kills. The Lady Redmen travel to Galesburg for conference Carl Sandburg and non conference Knox College matches.
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