Dukes open season with win over DeWitt in opener
Dixon high school leads 7 0 after Mike Lamzy 92 yard fumble return. Ryan Reed and Matt Ristow score as Dukes take 13 0 halftime edge. DeWitt replies with two Tom Dierick TD runs but Dixon holds on 29 12. Sprenger debut marked by strong ground game and fourth quarter surge. Sophomores roll 44 7 before varsity game.
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Mounders lock in win with first quarter stand
Mount Morris High School’s defense held Lena-Winslow at the one-yard line early, then Mark Dietrich ran for a one-yard TD after an interception to power a 7-0 victory. Dietrich added 80 rushing yards on 13 carries, with Kirk Horne adding 75 yards on 22 carries as the Mounders totaled 205 rushing yards. Chad Schmidt and David Wright led the tackling with 10 and 8 stops.
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Rochelle erupts to blast Aurora Central 39 6
Rochelle Hubs rout Aurora Central 39 6 in season opener behind Matt Beard 97 yards and three TDs and Mike Copeland 133 yards and one TD on 12 carries. Beard 7 for 97, Copeland 12 for 133, Lux ton 11 for 59, Heitter 22 yards and a TD. Rochelle defense limited Top Aurora rushers Turnage and King and held them to 184 total yards.
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Cubs Trade Mann and Gomez to Braves for Assenmacher
The Chicago Cubs sent catcher Kelly Mann and pitcher Pat Gomez to the Atlanta Braves as part of the deal that brought Paul Assenmacher to Chicago. Mann hit .246 with eight homers and 56 RBI for Charlotte, while Gomez went 11-6 with a 2.75 ERA in 23 Carolina League games before a August promotion. Assenmacher had worked 3 2/3 innings with no hits or walks prior to the move.
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Remembering Bart Giamatti The passionate baseball man dies
Tributes flow after A. Bartlett Giamatti dies at 51 from a heart attack at Martha's Vineyard. George Steinbrenner and Pete Rose led a chorus praising his articulate intellect, integrity, and devotion to the game's ethics amid the Rose suspension and the Black Sox era memory. Bud Selig also expressed deep sympathy.
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