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Local SportsNovember 21, 2009 By SVN Sports Staff
- sports@svnmail.com MORRISON – The Morrison High School football team earned its first trip to the IHSA finals Saturday by defeating Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 42-18 in a Class 2A semifinal at Bud Cole Field. By DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 553 WINNETKA – Rose Thompson popped her head out of the water Friday, looked at the scoreboard at the far end of the pool and put her thumbs up. By Brian Weidman
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800-798-4085, ext. 551 The message to Logan Kuehl was clear. By Ty Reynolds
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800-798-4085, ext. 554 The task for Jake Junis and Dylan Austin is easier said than done. By LARRY BRENNAN
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800-798-4085, ext. 550 ROCK FALLS – Lauren Hernandez made sure the Sterling girls basketball team stayed perfect on the young season Friday night. By Brian Weidman
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800-798-4085, ext. 551 Last spring at the IHSA state basketball tournament in Peoria, Ryan Brown was asked by a gentleman to help him find his seat in Carver Arena. By SVN Sports Staff Susie Hicks scored 20 points Friday night to lead the Dixon girls basketball team to its first win of the season, 53-36 against Morrison at the Sauk Valley Shootout in Rock Falls. By BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 553 Stephen Wilson stood at the free throw line during practice this week, dribbled twice and prepared to shoot. By BY LARRY BRENNAN lbrennan@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 550 Returning second team all-conference selection Matt Ross hopes to lead the Dixon Dukes to bigger and better things this basketball season. November 20, 2009 By DAN WOESSNER
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800-798-4085, ext. 553 Making a big play in a big postseason game is nothing new for Will Bird. By Ty Reynolds
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800-798-4085, ext. 554 STERLING – Nicole Renner’s back was bothering her the past couple of weeks as volleyball ended and basketball began. By SVN Sports Staff Tyler Loos and Cody Richardson were repeat selections Thursday to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association’s All-State teams. By BY SVN SPORTS STAFF The Newman girls basketball team used big runs in the second and third quarters Thursday to defeat Morrison 60-45 in a Sauk Valley Shootout game in Sterling. November 19, 2009 By DAN WOESSNER
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800-798-4085, ext. 553 Ciara Lightner and Rose Thompson take the same winding road from Dixon to Byron for swim practice everyday. By BRIAN WEIDMAN
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800-798-4085, ext. 551 If Morrison is to earn its first-ever trip to the state football finals, it will have to beat a team that goes about its business the same way the Mustangs do. By Ty Reynolds
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800-798-4085, ext. 554 OREGON – Courtney Olson took a deep breath and told herself she wasn’t going to miss another free throw. Then she and her Amboy teammates executed that plan perfectly. Top 12 swimmers in each event advance to finals By SVN Sports Staff Julie Haye poured in 20 points to lead Polo to a 38-28 win over West Carroll at the Oregon Tip-Off Tournament Wednesday night. November 18, 2009 By WILL LARKIN
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800-798-4085, ext. 552 ROCK FALLS – Jordan Giddings’ memory failed her Tuesday night, but her shot was just fine. By DAN WOESSNER
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800-798-4085, ext. 553 He leans back against the white cinderblock wall, his hands in buried deep into the pockets of the red jacket. By BY SVN SPORTS STAFF Jaime Rehmert scored 15 points as the Sterling Golden Warriors improved to 2-0 with a 60-27 win on Tuesday in Morrison. November 17, 2009 By BRIAN WEIDMAN
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800-798-4085, ext. 551 STERLING – Sarah Cesarek didn’t think the biggest shot of the night had enough on it. By BY SVN SPORTS STAFF The Sterling Golden Warriors girls basketball team opened the season on Monday with a 40-15 win over Stillman Valley at Musgrove Fieldhouse. November 16, 2009 By BY WILL LARKIN wlarkin@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 552 STERLING – One yard stood between Newman Central Catholic and one of the biggest upsets of this year’s IHSA football playoffs. By BY WILL LARKIN wlarkin@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 552 Conventional wisdom said the Newman football team maxed out by making the Class 3A quarterfinals. By Ty Reynolds
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800-798-4085, ext. 554 NORMAL – The mad scramble ended like so many throughout Eastland’s season. The difference was what Katelyn Hasken’s final kill meant. By BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 551 MORRISON – Smashing teams into submission has been a tried and true method of success for the Morrison football team this season. By BY LARRY BRENNAN lbrennan@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 550 MORRISON – The Morrison Mustangs advanced to the state football semifinals Saturday afternoon, but it was far from an easy task. By DAN WOESSNER
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800-798-4085, ext. 553 EAST MOLINE – Maggie Wike walked up to her 400-yard relay team behind the starting blocks Saturday. By Ty Reynolds
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800-798-4085, ext. 554 NORMAL – Karissa Pierce has a pretty good track record when it comes to state championships. By BY DAN WOESSNER dwoessner@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 553 The outside lane has been kind to Marissa Gill whenever she swims at a sectional meet. |
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