Dixon Preps

The Newman volleyball team defeated St. Bede in straight sets Tuesday to stay undefeated in the Three Rivers East, while Sterling lost to Moline in a Western Big 6 road match. Erie-Prophetstown's boys and girls cross country teams both took second place at the Three Rivers Meet.

Oregon seized control of its Tuesday night Big Northern Conference match right away, led by a big first set from senior Liz Mois. When Dixon threatened to win the second set, junior Kenna Wubbena sealed the deal, notching back-to-back kills to close out a 25-19, 26-24 victory.

The urgency is starting to set in for Dixon. After seeing their fourth win slip away in the final minutes last week in Winnebago, the Dukes need two more wins to become playoff eligible and three to guarantee a playoff berth in the final four weeks of the regular season.

The Dixon volleyball team defeated Sycamore in three sets in a nonconference match Monday at Lancaster Gymnasium, while Amboy and AFC also won nonconference matches. The Newman boys golfers picked up a win at home over Alleman.

Mason Weigle has been one of several Dixon golfers to earn medalist honors this season, but he has been coming on strong as the Dukes approach the postseason.

The Sterling boys golf team finished fourth at its own invitational Saturday at Emerald Hill, shooting a 343 to finish behind Moline (311), Kaneland (313) and Riverdale (326). Dixon placed seventh with a 353, and had the top local finisher in Steven Kitzman, who tied for 16th.

Two weeks after finishing second on the same course, Rock Falls' Hana Ford won the Rock River Run on Saturday at Hoover Park in Sterling, while the Dixon Duchesses placed nine runners in the top 50 to win the team title by 85 points.

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The Dixon Dukes led late, but Winnebago scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes to pull out a Big Northern Conference win. Also, Class 1A No. 1 Lena-Winslow dominated the third quarter to top No. 6 Fulton, and Eastland-Pearl City picked up its first win of the season.

High school cross country runners compete at Woodlawn School during the Rock River Run on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.

While the goal for every team is to win every game, it’s inevitable that at some point during a season, a bounce-back will be necessary. The Dixon Dukes were trying to find the formula this week in practice to do just tha, after suffering their first loss of the season last week.

Sterling returns to Roscoe Eades for its first home game since Week 1, while Rock Falls hosts Genoa-Kingston, and Dixon and Newman both hit the road for conference games Friday night.

The Dixon boys golf team took third at the Big Northern Conference Meet on Wednesday at Timber Pointe, while the Sterling girls swam past United Township at the Duis Center, and Erie-Prophetstown, Eastland and Forreston won conference matches in volleyball.

After suffering its first loss last week, Dixon is ready to rebound on the road Friday night when the Dukes travel to Winnebago to take on the Indians.

The Newman boys golf team finished second at the Three Rivers Conference Meet on Tuesday afternoon at Highland Springs in Rock Island. Meanwhile, the Sterling boys finished fifth at the Western Big 6 Meet at Bunker Links in Galesburg.