Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Varsity Basketball Varsity Boys Basketball: Front: Chris Barnhart. Ron Santos, Brad Jepson, Mike Blaine. Tom Lawless, Chris Dixon. Back: Coach Smith, Kurth Hargrave, Bill Tietgen, Jay Schaab, Roger Cannon. Bill Wilson, Shawn Ortgieson. Coach McPherson. The boys' basketball team had a tough season, but they were strong enough to make it through. I watched them pick themselves up after their losses only to put forth a greater effort. I can hear the balls dribbling down the courts in their late night practices. They were triumphant in their quest to refine knowledge and skills. Under the direction of 2nd year Coach Glenn McPherson, the Dukes had control of the ball throughout the season. Follow- ing a slow start the Princeton Thanksgiving Tourney, Dixon hit the bulk of their schedule in stride. Highlights of the regular season included defeating arch rival Sterling twice and an emotional first victory of the season over Sycamore. As the Dukes headed into post-season play, being defeated in 5 of the last 6 games played was discouraging for the team. However, the team, which included Chris Dixon, Jay Schaab, Mike Blaine, Shawn Ortigiesen, and Brad Jepson rose to the occasion on March 2 and captured 2nd place at the regional championships. Showing a lot of intensity and enthusiasm during the season, the Dukes proved themselves and closed with a record of 7-19. Princeton Tourney — 1-2 Mendota 42-44 Sycamore 76-51 Rock Falls 59-58 59-60 Sterling 65-54 Kewanee 70-75 St. Charles 60-65 Pekin Tourney 0-2 Sterling 61-39 Hall 47-66 60-42 Newman 49-81 Princeton 44-46 47-21 Moline 34-54 46-51 Rochelle 59-63 49-51 St. Edwards 63-57 Ottawa 42-54 Rock Falls 52-79 47-42 Geneseo 56-58 34-36 Streator 59-70 LP 46-63 Regionals 2nd Place 18 Above: Chris goes up the jump.

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Soph Boys’ Basketball: Back: Tracey Forest. Vernon Castle, Sean Fowkes, Drew Schilling, Dan Newman. Front: Mike Bailey. Rodney Stinson. Marc Nettz, Matt Hess. Below Left: Coach Demmer. Fresh Boys’ Basketball: Back: Dave Corken. Matt Kempson. James Lawson. Brian Reed. Curt Hargrave. James McLane. and Coach Gentry. Front: Matt Fruin. Dan Kish. Rex Paisley, Lamont Johnson. Matt Duffy. Brian Dixon, Eric Higby. Above: Coach Gentry. BOY’S FROSH-SOPH BASKETBALL The Sophomore Boys' Team Record was 9-13, the Freshman Boys' Record was 9-10. Below: Matt Hess and Rodney Stinson on defense for the Sophomores. Bottom: Sophomore Rob LeSage waits for the sideline throw. 20