Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Soccer DHS had something new this year and it’s here to stay thanks to the efforts of local businessmen and one very important person. Steve Keegan. The new something” I’m talking about is football. But. you say what's so new about football? We’ve had that so long Ronald Reagan played on the team.” The sport I’m talking about may be better known to most of us as soccer. The program originated back when I was in junior high and has been growing by leaps and bounds ever since. But. it wasn’t until this year that the Dukes had their own team that finished with an impressive 6-80 record for a team with a frosh majority and only four seniors. We started out the season with Bruce Bennett and Steve Nagy, as co- captains against a tough Rockford West team, and we were beaten by a score of 7-2. Both our goals were scored by freshman Freddie Dunseth. Then came the Malta Tournament in which we won two, lost one. and tied one to come out with a record of 2-2-1. Our next game was against a powerhouse Shabbona team, who we would later play in the first round of regional competition and be beaten 5-0. They handed us our third loss of the season with a score of 6-0. The next game was our first home game at Sauk Valley College, where we came back and beat Rockford Jefferson 4-2. We then played Waterman J.V., Leaf River. Rockford Guilford. Rockford Jefferson. Rockford Christian, and Leaf River again to come out with a 6-7-1 mark, winding down toward the season’s end. A fine performance was turned in each one of these games by Sr. Bruce Bennett, Noel Fane, and Kent Workman; these three all played aggressive games and helped put us back on our feet again several times. Some others that deserve as much or more praise on their playing efforts were Lu Yang, who sparked several scoring attacks, Au Yang, whose antics on the field held us up. Ge Vang. Jeff Murphy, our star goalie, Mike Washburn, who was a coach’s dream with his attitude and hustle, and our own leather-clad casualty. Craig Kobler. who broke his ankle in the Leaf River game. We ended our season tying Dekalb J.V. 3-3 and our biggest loss came in the opening game of regionals where an aggressive Shabbona team beat us 5-0 after we held them scoreless throughout the first half. — Steve Nagy Row I. Joseph Symoun. Jeff Murphy. Fred Dunseth. Steve Nagy. John Jacobs. Mike Washburn. Joe Bonnell. Row 2. Jimmie Trox- ell. Jim Wexler. Klif Kime. Lue Yang. Kurt Beckley. Aw Yang. Jim Bonnell. Row 3. Coach Keegan. Pat Fordham. Bruce Bennett. Kent Workman. Onn Albrecht. Tom Naughton. Craig Kobler. Norman Feczko. Soccer 15

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Sophomore Volleyball Row I. Kelley Andrews. Sue Pickering. Barb Adams. Christie Holland. Lisa Billings. Chris Fordham. Katie Devine. Amy Anderson. Row 2. Coach Schrock. Heidi Turner. Grace Yoakum. Julianne Pettinger. Mandy Hull. Karen Miller. Stephanie Segura. Penny Sherwood. Kathy. Davoren. Jackie Hamilton. Freshmen The sophomores showed a great amount of improvement toward the end of the season. Even though they lost to Men- dota. the team discovered that they could play with the best. They proved this by beating Sterling who posted a 12-1 record. They ended the season at 6-9. Row I Johnna Thompson. Karla Jaques. Sheila Spencer. Tina Consuelos. Connie Smith. LeAnn Crow. Diana Dunham. Row 2. Kelly Underhile. Sin Lin Seto. Tracy Humphrey. Tina Humphrey. Sheila Blaine. Becky Carlson. Shannon Whites- carver. Row 3. Kerri Smith. Lisa Adams. Leann Newman. LeeAnne Smith. Shawn Burkhart. Julie Sawyer. Dana Timmons. Coach Schrock. The freshman record (3-7) may look dismal, yet they pro- gressed in many areas by the season's end. The Sterling game may have shown this team that they had improved. Because of a time problem at Sterling, they were only allowed to play ten minutes, but those ten minutes were highlighted by several spikes and ace serves. 14

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Girls Tennis Row I. Shelly Sheridan. Julie Williamson. Debbie Blaine. Jean McClintock. Karey Keith. Jan Koch. Tracy Houck. Row 2. Coach Ryser. Kristi Graff. Krista Yount. Michelle Hunsberger. Liz Kennedy. Julie Dickenson. Mindy Keith. Wendy Zickuhr. The DHS netters smashed their way through the season ending with an overall record of 6-5. The captain for the '83 season was Jean McClintock. and the most valuable player named was Michelle Hunsberger. The captain elect for the 84 season is Elizabeth Kennedy. Junior Varisty had a tremendous season by pitching in a record of 7-2. The coach for this year's team was Mr. Bob Ryser. In commenting about the season. Coach Ryser said. 'l was very proud of the girls this year. They worked very hard for the conference and Moline districts. We didn't have anyone qualify for the state tournament, but we were put into a much tougher district than we ever have been in before. The girls always play the best they possibly can. and they always have fun while playing tennis. 16 Tennis