Dixon High School - Dixonian Yearbook (Dixon, IL)

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Front: Barb Chidley. Carrie Rex. Sarah Keller. Monie Schoaf, Teresa Wickert, Kim McIntyre. Back: Coach Jim Johnson. Julie Thomas. Christy Mertz. Lynn Toms. Lori Worrell. Julie Bushman. Above: Christy Mertz shows everyone her state-qualifying bowling form. Above Right: Christy and Barb demonstrate their new precision spot- bowling technique. Right: Lynn Toms displays her Second-Place medal from the Rock Island sectional. Dixon Sends Two Bowlers To State ‘‘Crash! The pins were knocked down by the velocity of the ball, rumbling through the bowling alley. I could hear the noise, which in this sport signaled music to the bowlers' ears. They worked on their skill-correcting their curves, wrist angles, and overall form. I was happy to see two girls go to state — a sing of their success. They earned it. The bowling season rolled off to a good start under first year coach Jim Johnson. The first match of the year ended with a win over Kewanee during Saturday Invitational competition. The team grew progressively stronger, and the Dixon Duchesses placed seventh at the Kewanee Invitational, fifth at Illinois Valley Central, and second at Abington. A week before sectional competition, the Dixon Invitational took place, which featured many of the top teams in the state. The Duchesses finished eleventh in the twenty-three team event, led by Lynn Toms with a high game of 218 and a 1,007 series. At sectionals in Rock Island, the varsity team consisted of Lynn Toms, Christy Mertz, Julie Thomas, Jenny Russell and Tracy Smith. The girls put forth a fine effort, but couldn’t advance as a team to the state finals in Peoria. The team’s final score was 4,829. Two Duchesses did capture individual honors; Lynn Toms received second place with 1,100 pins and Christy Mertz qualified with 1,059 pins. The first round at the semi-finals placed Toms seventh and Mertz eighteenth. In the final rounds of the IHSA State Tourney, Toms finished tenth and Mertz twenty-eighth. High scores for the year were High Average 160, High Game 242, High Series 599; all were accomplished by Lynn Toms who was selected Most Valuable Player of the year. The Varsity Record was 6-5 in duels. Right: Coach Jim Johnson smiles with pride of the success of his bowling Duchesses. 28

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Winter Cheerleaders Above: The cheerleaders in their winter uniforms. Left: Angie Wentling joins LeAnne Newman. Below: The sophomores in their winter uniforms do a new pyramid for us. As the basketball season got underway, the cheerleaders were there supporting the Dix- on Dukes. Even though the cheerleaders were busy with the basketball games, they found time to perform a routine to “Cool Places” at the Christmas Assembly. 27

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Front: Stephanie Heather. Laura Bearman. Teresa Janoskey, Andrea KoNer. Judy Bowser. Michelle Reinhold. Sheila Vancil. Back: Carin Chidley. Michael Ann Schafer. Tracy Smith. Joanna Smith. Jenny Russell. Frosh-Soph Bowling Phillips Swims West Phillips. Freshman, represented Dixon High School at the 1987 Boys' State Sectional Swim Meet at Moline on February 21. He swam the 50 Yard Freestyle in 29.85 seconds for a 16th place finish and the 100 Yard Freestyle in 1:13.14 minutes for a 17th place finish. He swam against swimmers from United Township. Galesburg. Macomb. Moline. Ottawa Mar- quette. Ottawa. Quincy. Rock Island, and Strerling. Above: Coach Johnson laughs at the ball Tracy Smith threw in the gutter Left Below: Lynn tries to teach Barb the correct deep-knee bend needed for powerful strikes. Below: Michelle Reinhold is so em- barrassed of her score, and knows there will be room for improvement next game. 29