Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Top Far Left: Arex Coleman eludes a would-be Streator tackier. Top Middle An Ottawa running bock finds little daylight with Dave Floray and Mike Smith breathing down his back. Above: All right I I know we're really 1! Far Left: Where's the ball? Left: The awesome Duke defense gets ready for the play. Dukelets Hurt By Injuries The Dukelets beat Riverside-Brookfield, Ottawa, Lasalle-Peru, and Rock Falls. They were coached by Coach Lawton and Coach Koesler. The twenty sopomores that went out this year managed despite injuries to come out with a 3-6 record. They occasionally had the assistance of freshmen first liners, from the freshmen team. 1st Row: Mark Lendman. Mike Brophy. David North, Jeff BelKni. Joe Dempsey. Mike Lahey. 2nd Row: Pat Waldschlager. Jeff Todd. Mitch Hazelwood. Jim McCoy. Matt Morrissey, Clint Tabor. 3rd Row: Coach Lawton. Brad Nelles. Steve Commons, Joe Ramage, John Miles. Dale Mares, Rick Bollman. Dave Fulmer, Coach Koester.

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Dukes Come Close With an outstanding 1-2 overall record and a 5-1 con- ference record, the Dixon Dukes Varsity Football Team finished second in the NCIC to the L-P Cavaliers. The Dukes just missed qualifying for the class 4A playoffs, due to a close loss to L-P. This loss was the only dissappointing mo- ment of the season. In past years known generally for their defense, the Dukes developed a potent offense. This offense haunted defenses around the conference. No matter what de- fense was used the Dukes moved the ball. Led by senior QB Jim Drew, they could do about anything. Drew, himself could either run, handoff, or pass. When he handed off, he gave it to one of two capable senior backs, halfback Lester Ruffin or fullback Arex Coleman. Another back who was known as more of a receiver, was senior singback Ron Jordan. If the opposing defense was fortunate enough to stop the running attack, then Drew went to the air. Hitting seniors Bill Miller, Kevin Oswalt, and Jordan for short and long gains. Whenever the defense tookover they stopped teams dead. The front line consisted of ends: Dale Tornow and Larry Farley, tackles Rick Reubin and Dave Floray, and masw guard Jim Shipped. The Smith borthers, Dave and Mike, made up the linebacking tandem. The quarterback baffling secondary was composed of Drew, Miller. Oswalt, and Ruffin. Dixon started out the season by beating Riverside- Brookfield and DeKalb (overtime), before losing to the always tough Rochelle Hubs. Next they rolled over Kewanee, Sterling and Ottawa (homecoming). Then came the crucial L-P game, in which Dixon rallied in the fourth quarter, only to fall short. But the Dukes ended the season on a winning note by beating Streator and Rock Falls. Overall, Coach Berentes has to be happy with his team's performance.having their best season since he's been here. Row 1: Pat Jones. Gene Hufford. Mike Smith. John Shank, Doug Myers. Ron Heck. P.J. Scharer. Brett Webb. Row 2: Bill Miller. Jim Drew. Jim Webb, Kevin Oswalt. Todd Groshans. Ron Jordan. Er- nie Stinson. Steve Hess, Ca- meron Longan. Row 3: Coach Cooper. Arex Coleman. Lester Ruffin. Larry Farley. Don Finch, Doug Nicklaus, Jim Shipped. Row 4 Coach Jennings, Steve Drew. Mark Andrews. Dale Tor- now. Doug Mossholder, Dave Floray. Rick Reubin. Chip Stitzel, Mike Davis, Coach Berentes. Be- low Jim Drew backs into the pocket to spot one of his re- ceivers. Below Middle Safety Bill Miller chases an Ottawa receiv- er Below Right A very impor- tant key to the Dixon offense —

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Rebuilding Year For Varsity V.B. With no returning varsity players. Candy Stapleton, Dix- on's Varsity Coach, dedicated her time to rebuilding a new team. The Varsity team consisted of three seniors: Brenda LeBlanc (23), Linda LeBlanc (34) and Cheryl Strat- ton (11). and eight juniors: Sandy Brandau (21). Julie Bridgeman (30). Linda Fritts (24), Amy Gower (31), Caren Sneed (25), Marci Wiltz (15), Kathy Woessner (22) and Krista Wolf (10). The girls main goal was to gain experience. This year the girls attempted to play more as a team, and to polish-off their skills. Dixon has hopes of having a powerful team next year. Row 1 Marci Wiltz, Cheryl Stratton, Krista Wolf. Amy Gower. Sandy Brandau. Linda Fritts. Row 2: Coach Stapleton. Manager Amy War- ing. Julie Bridgeman. Brenda LeBlanc. Linda LeBlanc. Kathy Woessner, Karen Sneed, Manager Tammy Pankhurst. Top of Page: Marci Wiltz uses her skills to capture the crowds atten- tion. Left After a bad streak, the varsity team is ready to win.