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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1989
Page
9
With nine days left, the divisional races in both leagues have reached a showdown finish. Several crucial season-ending series between contending teams will decide key individual titles and statistical crowns.
In the NL the Cubs and Orioles dominate their leagues with strong leads and late-season runs. Padres surge, Mark Davis earns potential Cy Young. Gwynn Clark duel for batting title. AL threats: Blue Jays, Orioles, A's, Royals seek crowns as stars like Puckett, Lansford, Mattingly, Sierra shape RBI and batting races. Saberhagen leads Cy Young talk as Ryan nears 5000 strikeouts.
Chicago pitcher Greg Maddux threw nine shutout innings on a 17 hit Cubs offense led by Andre Dawson’s three run homer in a 9-1 win over Philadelphia. Maddux earned his 18th victory as manager Don Zimmer aimed for nine innings without bullpen help.
Greg Maddux praised an early 9-0 lead after four innings as the Cubs cruised against the Phillies. All starters except Luis Salazar had two hits off Terry Mulholland, with Maddux adding two singles and reflecting the pressure relief of a big lead. See Cubs, page 10.
Dixon High School tennis dominated Mendota 9-0 as six straight-set singles wins and three doubles victories kept the Duchesses undefeated in early season play. Notable wins included Clare Foust and Mandy Billed at Nos. 1 and 2, plus a trio of doubles by Billeb Ignacio, Gilbert Wiltz, and Saathoff Wolf.
Dixon High School boys beat Ottawa and Princeton at Lowell Park 25 36 66 led by Chris McBride 16 40 for 3 miles Paul Spangler 17 04 also top 5 in Dixon lineup Mark Swim 17 13 Nick Brunick 17 45 Wade Buzzard 17 48 Chad Heckman 18 21 John Craft 19 21 Pete Wohrley 20 31 Girls ability to field team limited Dixon teammates Elizabeth Willard Terra Helfrich Polly Guthrie Mary Rodriguez scores In DEKALB Rochelle boys lead with Jeff Mitchell 17 55 Rochelle girls results show Maria Quinonez fourth
Mendota powered past Dixon 15-6 15-9 on the road as the Duchesses slip to 2-3 in NCIC and 7-3-3 overall while Mendota improves to 5-0 in the league. Dixon coach Jim Kann lamented lackadaisical play and a lack of blocks despite Leann Billings and Sachi Odenthal each posting four service points.
SVCC women’s volleyball, 12-1 overall, defeated Black Hawk 15-12 15-10 15-8 after trailing 11-5 in game one. Terri Litwiller had 9 service points and 3 aces. Tami Alexander added 2 in game two. Johnson 8 points. Hull 4 points and 2 blocks. Dana Young 8 points and Jodi Harris 4 in the final game. In nonconference play, SVCC lost to Knox College 15-9 15-10 as Harris totaled 10 points and Hull 6 with 3 kills and 3 blocks.
Irish returner Raghib Ismail scores twice on long runs to spark a 24-19 upset of No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor. Telegraph reporter Clark Kelly ties Chips Marshall for weekly gridpicks at 11-4 as Punchy and others share insights.
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