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Mayor: Upfront cost and fee schedule could be altered

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

DIXON – The city doesn’t need to limit the number of liquor licenses it can issue.

The question was raised during the City Council meeting Jan. 5, during discussion about an ordinance increasing the current limit of liquor licenses from 62 to 71, split among the different categories.

The ordinance passed its first vote 3-2. It will be up for a final vote Jan. 20, when it’s likely to be approved again. The ordinance might be the first of several changes in the liquor code’s future, as changes to the fees could be made, as well.

Four of the five council members favor increasing the number of available liquor licenses but don’t favor an unlimited num-

ber, even though each liquor license must be approved by the city.

Commissioner Colleen Brechon said she’s been giving some thought to the increases over the past week and, if she were voting today, would vote yes, just as she did Jan. 5.

“I’m not really in favor of taking the limits off,” she said. “I don’t think that’s in the best interest of

Next meeting The Dixon City Council next meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at City Hall, 121 W. Second St., on the second floor in the Council Chambers.

Go to www.DiscoverDixon.org or call City Hall at 815-2881485 for an agenda or more information.

the city. I’m still trying to navigate my way through the increases.”

Similarly, Commissioner Dennis Considine said he didn’t want to remove the cap, but said the city doesn’t have any right to limit entrepreneurs or small businesses, so he’s in favor of an increased limit that doesn’t hamper business development.

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Donors reveal old, new friends Governor-elect not required to give details, but he did

BY JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer

Photos by Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

ABOVE: Ethan Fox, 11, of Dixon puts up a shot Sunday afternoon during the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Challenge at St. Mary School in Dixon. Dixon Knights of Columbus Council 690 held the event. Winners of each age group will compete Feb. 12 in the district finals.

RIGHT: Maddie Jacobs, 14, lines up her shot Sunday during the competition.

SPRINGFIELD (AP) – As Bruce Rauner prepares to take the oath today as the 42nd Illinois governor, donors to the celebratory day include established supporters – and some that might want to become new friends.

Among the 162 individuals and groups that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Republican’s transition and inaugural are 58 that previously gave $1.74 million to Rauner’s campaign, according to an analysis of state records by The Associated Press.

Donations to support the transition and swearing-in celebration aren’t required to be reported.

The Rauner transition team did so voluntarily.

But money talks, regardless of the purpose for which it is given, said Kent Redfield, a campaign finance expert at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

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More on A5 • Inauguration events for Bruce Rauner get underway in Springfield.

• One of the politicians Rauner admires most sits down for a Q&A session.

ABOVE: Paige Riley, 11, of Dixon shows off her medal and certificates after winning her age group.

RIGHT: Ryan Pitzer, 11, is directed by Knights of Columbus Council 690 Grand Knight Bruce Kleinmaier to receive his certificate after winning his age group in the free throw challenge.

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LEFT: Breanna Rardin (left) and Cindy Wise, both 11 and of Rock Falls, give ice skating a try Saturday afternoon at Centennial Park in Rock Falls. Rardin first donned the blades before Wise gave it a shot during the Coloma Township Park District’s Silver Skates and Snowball Archery contest.

ABOVE: Jonas Hicks, 12, of Sterling fires a softball at a target during the park district’s annual event.

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Joy L. Raymond, 55, of Rock Falls, 8:32 p.m. Saturday on Avenue G and West 15th Street, operating uninsured vehicle; given notice to appear.

Erin E. Shaw, 34, of Dixon, 1:11 a.m. Sunday on First Avenue bridge, driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of cannabis – 2.5 grams or less; given notice to appear.

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Michael T. Giddings, 18, of Tampico, 4:57 p.m. Saturday on First Avenue and East Third Street, driving while license suspended; given notice to appear.

BIRTHDAYS Happy birthday to Gloria Gowan today.

IN BRIEF Priest pleads guilty in exposure case ROCKFORD (AP) – A Roman Catholic priest has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for exposing himself in a gas station near Rockford and in a car in the store’s parking lot.

The Rev. Aaron Brodeski was arrested last spring in the March 27 incident.

He was pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church in Batavia at the time, and was placed on leave while

the diocese investigated.

Brodeski was sentenced Friday to 2 years of court supervision, a $500 fine and 30 hours of community service.

A statement issued by the Diocese of Rockford says Brodeski is not assigned to any duties as priest, and “will work with diocesan officials to determine the next course for him.”

The diocese says Brodeski was ordained in 1998.

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Considine voted against the increase last week, but that was because he didn’t completely understand the change, he said.

Commissioner Dave Blackburn was the other vote against. He didn’t return a request for comment.

Commissioner Jeff Kuhn favored an increase but not an unlimited amount.

Mayor Jim Burke, who in his role as mayor serves as the liquor commissioner, said there’s a need to increase the number of licenses to meet demand.

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said. “We don’t want to discourage people from making big investments.”

But Burke also said the city needs to review its upfront fee for a license – $75 – and the annual cost of the licensee, which ranges from $25 to $1,300 and can be paid in two installments.

The $25 fee is for a liquor license to allow restaurant patrons to bring their own beer or wine, but doesn’t allow the business to sell beer, wine or liquor.

The more common annual cost is between $1,000 and $1,300, for those businesses allowed to sell for consumption on the premises – such as a bar or restaurant – or business allowed to sell for consumption off the premises – for a grocery or convenience store.

Burke wants to get upfront fees and pay-

The KSB Wellness Department, which is comprised of both Community and Corporate Wellness, was formed in 2012.

Some of the services offered include wellness programs and education; health risk assessments; immunizations; wellness labs; screenings; nutrition counseling; and CPR/ First Aid training.

The Wellness Department has several strong community partnerships which aids in their success. With Sinnissippi Centers, they will develop seminars on topics such as SelfHarm, Spectrum Disorders, ADHD and Holiday Blues. Lee County Health Department offers glucose and cholesterol screenings on the 4th Wednesday of each month. They also offer a half day Diabetes Camp for youth and their parents at Reynoldswood to learn about nutritional education, the importance of exercise and glucose screening. A three year partnership with the Dixon YMCA provides them with $25,000 each year to keep the facility and exercise equipment updated and maintained. “We

are blessed to have a very active, cooperative team of physicians, nurses and other health professional who are eager to develop programs and go out into the community to encourage good habits and promote the importance of health and well-being,” said Nancy Varga, Director of Corporate and Community Wellness.

For the corporate wellness portion, the KSB services allows businesses to be proactive when it comes to their employee’s health, said Ms. Vargas. “Having healthy and happy employees leads to increased productivity, reduced sick leave, reduced health care costs and higher talent retention,” she added.

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ments schedules for other municipalities in the area to see where the city sits on the spectrum. He said a higher upfront fee might mean that only the more stable business models and owners move forward in the process.

Burke was elected as mayor in 1999. In his 16 years in the position, he said, the city has done a lot to open up the liquor code.

“We changed it to allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell alcohol,” he said. “We changed the hours, so that the Bears and the Packers fans could get into the bars before noon. We allowed the mayor to designate hours after the night of a holiday to be extended.”

When the city made changes in the liquor ordinance, it came along with instruction

to police that the city was going to have a zero tolerance policy, Burke said, adding that the police have done a really good job enforcing the law and ordinance Burke also said the success of the changes is, in part, because of the license holders who have acted responsibly.

Amending the liquor code has been positive for the city, Burke said, because one of the first changes he made to the code after being elected was to allow for temporary outdoor liquor licenses. The first was a fundraiser for Dixon Main Street on Peoria Avenue near the bridge.

It was a big success, he said, and without its success and the outdoor liquor license, getting Mumford & Sons to the city for a concert in 2012 might not have been as likely.

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Police: Man ‘badly injured’ in Saturday morning chase

BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

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American Idol contestant and Morrison native Alex Fischbach performs Saturday during the Second Saturdays open mic night at Rosbrook Studio in Dixon. Fischbach graduated from Morrison High School in 2013, and you can see his audition for the reality TV show at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 on Fox.

ROCK FALLS – A suspect was taken to CGH Medical Center and then airlifted to a Rockford hospital after a vehicle pursuit Saturday morning.

The suspect’s name and the name of the Rockford hospital haven’t been released by the Rock Falls Police Department.

According to the news release: The Joliet Police Department contacted the Rock Falls department around 12:50 a.m. Saturday with information about a 19-year-old Joliet man who was in the Rock Falls area and having medical

issues. The Joliet police said the man was at a fast food restaurant on First Avenue.

Around 12:52 a.m., Rock Falls police found the suspect at the Rock Falls McDonald’s, 1005 First Ave., and started a conversation about his health.

The suspect suddenly drove off and almost pinned one of the officers between cars.

Rock Falls police, aided by the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, pursued the suspect, who, around 1:03 a.m., crashed his vehicle into a power utility pole in the area of Buell Road and the Hennepin Canal and fled on foot.

Officers found the suspect around 1:30 a.m. in a building on Knief Road. He was taken to CGH Medical Center for treatment to injuries suffered in the crash and later airlifted to a Rockford hospital, according to the release.

According to a Facebook post by the Rock Falls Police Department, the suspect was “badly injured,” and the damage to the utility pole caused a power outage in the area.

The post said officers suffered minor injuries and referred to “serious injury” to the suspect.

The police department said the investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed at this time.

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Love spread to all ... except North Korea Sony hack among hosts’ targets at annual award gala BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.

– The 72nd annual Golden Globes Awards are spreading the love around to everyone except North Korea and Bill Cosby.

Midway through the show, no film had won more than one award, with all the favorites, including “Boyhood” and “Birdman,” coming away with Globes. “Boyhood” co-star Patricia Arquette took best supporting actress; “Birdman” director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu shared in the award for best screenplay; and Amy Adams surprised in taking best actress in a comedy or musical for her performance in “Big Eyes.”

“I didn’t even reapply

lip gloss,” said an unprepared Adams.

Kicking off the show, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler wasted no time in skewering Hollywood’s most tender subjects: the hacking of Sony Pictures over “The Interview,” the sexual assault allegations against Cosby, and television’s rise as a cultural rival to movies.

In an opening blistering with zingers, the hosts welcomed Hollywood’s “despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats” to the Globes to celebrate “all the movies that North Korea was OK with.” They several times visited with a North Korea government character (Margaret Cho), who voiced her displeasure about all aspects of the show.

The recent terrorist attack in Paris at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo hung

heavily over the show.

Attendees such as George Clooney sported “Je Suis Charlie” pins and others like Helen Mirren held up signs that read the same on the red carpet.

The first award of the night went to J.K. Simmons for best supporting actor for his performance as a domineering jazz teacher in the acclaimed indie “Whiplash.”

The night had an orchestrated but carefree spirit, filled with the usual high dose of glamour (nominee Julianne Moore especially turned heads the red carpet), celebrity cameos (Prince!) and even the drink-swilling return of an old Globes villain, the former host Ricky Gervais.

The DreamWorks sequel “How to Train Your Dragon 2” took best animated film over the favorite, “The Lego Movie.” The Stephen Hawking biopic

“The Theory of Everything” won best score for Johann Johannsson. The Russian entry “Leviathan” took best foreign language film.

AMC’s adaptation of the Coen brothers’ acclaimed 1996 film, “Fargo,” came in the leading TV contender with five nominations and promptly won best miniseries or movie, as well as best actor, miniseries or movie, for Billy Bob Thornton.

“You can say anything in the world and get in trouble. I know this for a fact,” said Thornton. “So I’m just going to say thank you.”

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OBITUARIES Lory Wirth PROPHETSTOWN – Lory Wirth, 83, of Prophetstown, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling.

She was born on Feb. 7, 1931, in Morrison, to Ralph and Irene (Jobst) Bollman. She married Ronald J. Wirth on Jan. 27, 1951, in Prophetstown. He preceded her in death Dec. 5, 1992.

She was a member of First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown.

Survivors include her daughter, Vicki (Russ) Ottens of Lyndon; son, Rick Wirth of Davenport, Iowa; four grandsons; and

four great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, June Larson, Marge Mathis and Alda VanBerg; and brother, William R. Bollman.

Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. today at the BosmaGibson Funeral Home in Prophetstown. There will be a private family graveside service at Fenton Cemetery in Fenton.

A memorial has been established at First Lutheran Church in Prophetstown.

Visit bosmagibson.com to send condolences.

Scott Brian Helfrich DIXON – Scott Brian Helfrich, 57, of Dixon, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at his home.

Scott was born Nov. 14, 1957, in Dixon, the son of Albert G. and Barbara (Culver) Helfrich.

He was a first pressman at Dixon Web for 35 years, prior to his retirement. He married Lynn Imfeld on Aug. 31, 2002, in Rock Falls. Scott was a member of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls.

He is survived by his wife, Lynn Helfrich; two daughters, Amanda Helfrich and Brittney Dieter; seven brothers, Michael (Rebecca) Helfrich and Charles (Kathleen) Helfrich, both of Dixon, William (Laura) Helfrich of Fort Myers, Florida, Daniel (Melody) Helfrich,

John (Kim) Helfrich, Donald (Sally) Helfrich, and Glenn (Rachel) Helfrich, all of Dixon; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Albert G. Helfrich Jr. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m.

Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dalmus Meeks, pastor of Harvest Time Bible Church in Rock Falls, officiating.

Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

Benjamin Denny Shaw WICKENBURG, Ariz. – Ben Shaw passed away following a short illness Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at his home near Wickenburg.

Ben was born to Benjamin Eustace Douglas and Lucy Bates (Denny) Shaw in Chicago, where he lived his early life until his family moved a hundred miles west to Grand Detour. He spent several years in the Army before graduating with his degree in business administration in 1964 from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he met Elizabeth Pierce Smith. Ben and Pierce were married Dec. 30, 1964, in Bardstown, Kentucky.

Ben oversaw the Dixon Publishing Company as general manager.

He also served as vice chairman on the board of directors for Shaw Media, which consists of dozens of print and online publications in northern Illinois and central Iowa.

He later went on to found and sell Dixon Cable TV with his father and brother, Tom. In 1976, Ben moved his family to a working ranch near Mancos, Colorado, where the family raised Paso Fino horses, as well as cattle, hay and other livestock. Ben and Tom also opened The Durango Stockman Western-wear retail store, and Ben went on to sell first generation satellite TV systems before he purchased

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and operated the Mancos Valley Bank. When Ben was ready to “retire” in 1996, he and Pierce moved to Wickenburg.

Ben loved spending as much time as possible with his family and friends, and was often described as the person who “never met a stranger.” He had many close friends over the years, with whom he pursued many hobbies and passions, including: treasure-diving, general aviation, off-road Jeep racing, sailing, shooting, vacation cruises and the weekly Wickenburg poker night.

Ben is survived by his wife of 50 years, Pierce Shaw of Wickenburg; daughter, Natalie (Jeff) Dalton of Scottsdale; sons, Justin (Kimberly) Shaw of Philadelphia, and Brad (Anneliese) Shaw of Colorado Springs, Colorado; sisters, Ellabeth (Jim) Collins of Dixon, Lucy (Bill) LeFevre of Grand Detour, and Libby (Ted) Moss of Lake Forest; brother, Thomas (Tammy) Shaw of Dixon; four grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Private services were held Sunday in Wickenburg.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to one of Ben’s favorite non-profits: Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts, and Wickenburg Community Hospital Foundation.

Donald Gene Willey

DIXON – Donald Gene neth (Sarah) Willey, and DIXON – Donald N. Troxell, 71, of Dixon, died SunWilley, 62, of Dixon, died two sisters, Carol (Gary) day, Jan. 11, 2015, at Rockford Memorial Hospital.

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon is handling Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at his Pierce and Janet (Ron) home.

West, all of Dixon; arrangements.

Donald was born and two grandsons, Dec. 8, 1952, in Elliot Kromeke and Richard J. Zboinski Dixon, the son of M. William Spencer.

ROCK FALLS – Richard J. Zboinski, 85, of Rock Falls, Charles and Mary He was preceddied Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Sauk Valley Senior Living (Wright) Willey. He ed in death by his and Rehab in Rock Falls. was vice president father; and a brothMcDonald Funeral Home and Crematory in Rock of Production at er in infancy.

Falls is handling arrangements.

Eller & Willey Block ComVisitation will be from 2 pany in Dixon. to 8 p.m. today at PrestonDonald married Peggy Schilling Funeral Home in Johnnie M. Hartje Glenn on May 8, 1982, Dixon, with family presLEESBURG, Fla. – Johnnie M. Hartje, of Moline, for- in Dixon. Donald was a ent from 2 to 4 p.m. and merly of Milledgeville, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, in member of First United from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Leesburg.

Methodist Church in services will be 10 a.m.

McDonald Funeral Home in Milledgeville is handling Dixon.

Tuesday at First United arrangements.

He is survived by his wife Methodist Church in of Dixon; three daugh- Dixon, with Rev. Mike Robert E. Hill ters, Katherine (Mark) Jones and Rev. Heewon PROPHETSTOWN – Robert E. Hill, 88, of Proph- Kromeke of Franklin Kim co-officiating. Burial etstown, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Rockford Grove, Margaret (Aaron) will be at Prairieville CemSpencer of Dixon, and etery in Sterling.

Memorial Hospital.

McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory in Prophet- Abigail (Matt Klein) Wil- A memorial has been ley of Chicago; his moth- established. stown handled arrangements. er, Mary Willey of Dixon; Visit prestonschillingfutwo brothers, Ronald neralhome.com to send Karl L. Myer (Laura) Willey and Ken- condolences.

ROCK FALLS – Karl L. Myer, 88, of Rock Falls, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at Sauk Valley Senior Living Donna J. Smith and Rehab in Rock Falls.

McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory in Rock STERLING – Donna J. Smith, 67, of Morrison, died Falls handled arrangements.

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison.

McDonald Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.

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Donald Lee Bennett, 78, of Yorkville, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora.

Don was born Feb. 14, 1936, in Sterling, the son of William E. and Anna (Wiatrowski) Bennett. He married Carol Begitske Doty on Nov. 7, 1995, in the chapel at Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville.

Don graduated in 1954 from Rock Falls High School, where he played fullback on the varsity football team for 3 years. He then moved to Aurora, where he pursued his career in the drywall industry – first, as foreman for Fox Valley Drywall, and finally, as owner of Don Bennett Drywall. He was still employed at Yorkville School District 115 when he passed away.

He served 10 years in the Illinois National Guard without being activated.

Don and Carol spent 19 years happily together landscaping and remodeling their home while traveling the world. He truly enjoyed the companionship of their two miniature schnauzer therapy dogs, Fritzi and Hamilton.

Everyone will deeply miss his dry humor and his willingness to help when needed.

He is survived by his wife, Carol of Yorkville; his daughter, Janine (Mike) Tognarelli of Batavia; three sons, Donald W. of Memphis, Tennessee, David (Julie) of

North Aurora, and Patrick (Laurie) of Peoria, Arizona; two stepchildren, Julie Hebert (Mike Yox) of Ijamsville, Maryland, and Stephen Graupner of Auburn, Alabama; special son, Phayvanh Vilasak of Yorkville; six grandchildren; one greatgranddaughter; three step-grandchildren; one brother, Charles (RaeAnn) of Shorewood; one sister, Doris (Dave) Apple of Rock Falls; two sisters-in-law, Rosemary Bennett of Aurora, and Lois DeFleur (Jim McGorry) of Centennial, Colorado; plus many nieces, nephews and dear friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William E. and Anna Bennett; his two brothers, Robert, plus his wife, Jesse, and Frank; and one sister, Rosemary, plus her husband, Robert Chapinski.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, and the funeral at noon Saturday at Cross Lutheran Church in Yorkville, with Rev. Erik Gauss officiating. A luncheon will follow at the church. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Cross Lutheran Church or the Kendall County Food Pantry – dog food – in Yorkville.

Nelson Funeral Homes & Crematory is handling arrangements.

Visit nelsonfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Florence M. Freeberg DIXON – Florence M. Freeberg, 92, of Dixon passed away Thursday, Jan 8, 2015, at Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

She was born Jan 5, 1918, in Thomas, to Samuel and Hanna (Lovegren) Kihlstrom. She graduated in 1936 from Lamoille High School. She married Elmer A. Freeberg on Aug. 30, 1945, at the First Lutheran Church Parsonage in Princeton. He preceded her in death in 1967.

She had worked at the Green River Ordnance plant during World War II. She is survived by three children; Lynne Martin of Princeton, Carol Moon of Dixon, and Juanita Lutes of

McNabb; eight grandchildren; Kurt, Kevin, Lori, James, David, Tony, Dan, and Rodney; and three great-grandchildren, Matthew, Joshua and Madelyn.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Carl Kihlstrom; and two sisters, Doris Ringler and Irene Thomas; and one granddaughter, Hilary Lutes.

There will be no visitation. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. today at Elm Lawn Memorial Park in Princeton, with Norman Femrite, pastor, officiating.

Memorials may be directed to Serenity Hospice & Home.

Visit norbergfh.com to send condolences.

Dwayne F. Hook, THOMPSON – Dwayne F. Hook, 63, of Thomson, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at his home.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Thomson is handling arrangements.

Joyce A. Monroe FULTON – Una M. Vos, 98, of Clinton, Iowa, formerly Mary Jo Conner of Fulton, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Alverno Health HANOVER – Joyce A. Monroe, 91, of Elizabeth, died Care Facility in Clinton.

ALBANY – Mary Jo Conner, 22, of Albany, formerly of Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at Elizabeth Nursing Home.

Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton is handling Morrison and Erie, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in Normal.

Law-Jones Funeral Home in Hanover handled arrangements.

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“It’s a way of getting attention,” Redfield said Sunday.

“This isn’t about the election because the election’s over, but a lot of campaign contributions have nothing to do with elections. They’re about building relations, making friends, getting on the radar screen.”

Rauner did not release an itemized list, but only names of donors under categories indicating the benefactor gave up to $100,000, down to contributions of $1,000 to $5,000.

Repeat givers are scattered among the list, but the top category includes suburban Chicago business executive David MacNeil, who gave Rauner $218,750 during the campaign and the Illinois Manufacturers Association, which ponied up $360,000.

It also includes newcomers to the Rauner camp, including the Illinois Hospital Association, which gave the GOP nominee nothing but contributed $177,600 to his vanquished opponent, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn.

Danny Chun, spokesman for the Illinois Hospital Association, said the group is “pleased to support the incoming governor’s transition” and looks forward to working with Rauner and his administration. Chun added that hospitals are critical to the state’s economy and job creation.

Without elaborating, Rauner spokesman Lance Trover said, “We are meeting costs and both the transition and inauguration are less than $3 million.”

One donor, Doug Knierim, had never given to a political candidate before, but gave Rauner $2,000 during the campaign, then a $1,000 ticket to Sunday night’s inaugural dinner.

“I just keep seeing all these businesses leave the state,” said Knierim, who operates an oil-drilling business in Casey, about 140 miles northeast of St. Louis. “It’s a difficult environment in downstate [Illinois] to operate a business and I thought it was time to do something to keep businesses from leaving and see if we could get some to come back.”

It’s one thing to support a candidate for governor. It’s another to give that candidate money. It’s yet another to buy a $1,000 ticket to his inaugural dinner and travel 120 miles to the state capital to attend.

“He [Rauner] took the time to come to Casey on more than one occasion to meet with the local folks and some neighboring towns,” Knierim said. “It’s just reciprocal respect. He took time to come down and listen to our concerns; we’ll support him in his victory.”

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Lt. Gov.-elect Evelyn Sanguinetti (left) and Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner listen as Leslie Munger addresses supporters Saturday in Moline.

Munger, a suburban Chicago businesswoman, is Rauner’s choice to fill the comptroller’s post left vacant by the unexpected death last month of Judy Baar Topinka. Rauner and Sanquinetti toured the state before their inauguration today in Springfield.

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Illinois Governor-elect Bruce Rauner laughs with his daughter, Stephanie (left), and wife, Diana, as they look at the selfie he took of his family with statues of the Lincoln family Sunday at the Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library in Springfield. Rauner’s inauguration as the 42nd governor of Illinois is today.

Festivities begin for Rauner inauguration Toby Keith will headline concert after open house SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner arrived in Springfield on the eve of his inauguration, but he had to miss out on one part of Sunday’s festivities because he didn’t have his reading glasses.

Wearing his trademark open-collar dress shirt and khakis, the Republican who will take the oath of office as Illinois’ 42nd governor today visited the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, but the 57-yearold couldn’t see to read a portion of the book his wife was sharing with a group of young children.

The governor-elect went from the Lincoln showplace, which was open free to the public Sunday as part of the inauguration weekend, to the downtown convention center to open a veterans

job fair. Later, he was to attend a reception and $1,000-a-plate dinner at the state Capitol.

There will be a morning prayer service today, and the swearing in of constitutional officers.

Rauner, who beat Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in November, will be the first Republican to run Illinois since George Ryan left in 2003.

After that will be an open house at the Old State Capitol and dinner, capped off by a concert with country star Toby Keith, with a $125 admission price that includes food and drink.

“We’ve tried to keep the prices reasonable for the parties and the festivities and the dinners,” Rauner said before leaving the museum. “[Monday] night, it’s $100 or a little more for a great concert and all the food you can eat. ... We’re roughly in the range of past inaugurations for tickets. We’re trying to be good, trying to be inclusive.”

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Indiana’s Daniels sees path for new governor to advance his agenda CHICAGO (AP) – The state leader whom Illinois Gov.elect Bruce Rauner most admires – former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels – says Rauner faces steeper challenges, but also has a path to enact real change.

Rauner says Daniels is the person he “studied under” and wants to emulate during his stint as chief executive.

Both are Republicans and successful businessmen. Like Rauner, Daniels inherited a budget shortfall when he took office in 2004, but he turned the deficit into a surplus, largely through spending cuts.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Daniels acknowledged that Rauner faces budget problems far worse than what Indiana had, and has to deal with a heavily Democratic Legislature. But the current president of Purdue University says there are ways for Rauner to push through his agenda.

The following are edited excerpts of the interview: Q: What does it mean to you when Rauner says he wants to model his tenure after yours?

A: There’s nothing mysterious or too complex about the things we did in most cases. ... But what I hope they’re talking about is a level up, meaning go for big change. Try to jolt your state into a higher gear, where not just specific things you do but a mentality of progress will carry on after you move on.

You’ve got a political

culture over there, I’m sure it’s not as bad as sometimes presented, but you know what I’m talkMitch ing about.

Daniels ... So I hope that what he aspires to is to jolt Illinois into a whole different culture and mentality that says goodbye to all that.

Q: What do you see as fundamental starting points?

A: We did a lot of things first by executive order that we then, when we could, converted to statute. Ethics measures for sure. Also regulatory changes. My impression is ... whether it’s energy or environment or agriculture or just general business, things are much more restrictive there than they might need to be.

Q: You cut spending in many instances by reducing or eliminating line items from the budgets legislators sent you. Can that be duplicated in Illinois?

A: It’s not the worst thing at all if you’re a legislator – especially if you’ve got a real mess fiscally – to vote for money, which then this big bad guy in the governor’s office doesn’t spend.

You get the best of both (worlds). You get credit from whoever wanted the money spent, but you’re not on the hook for a continuing fiscal disaster. So I learned to sort of roll with that.

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New Congress older, lawyerly, more religious Perhaps Golden Rule will finally replace conflict

Dave Granlund, GateHouse News Service

EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1940

From our archives: Plaudits to Finns for battling ‘Reds’ Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on Jan. 12, 1940.

What we thought: 75 years ago

is just as cold and just as taxing for them as it is for their enemies. The ruthlessness of the winter is entirely impartial.

Praise won’t If the Finns profit by it hurt them where the Russians suffer, it is because they are A correspondent is able to turn its rigors to afraid that the Finns are being given “too much of their advantage and their a buildup” in the United foes can’t.

States. He President seeks remarks aid for Finns that they “are being He asks leaders of called all both parties to drop manner “politics” in the matter of giant Washington (AP) – killers, Franklin D. President Roosevelt although it Roosevelt said today he had asked is apparent 1882-1945 congressional leaders of that they both parties to work out President have one Roosevelt the problem of giving great ally, asked assistance to Finland. winter, not Congress for The chief executive had financial help to mention disclosed Tuesday that for Finland the dumbafter Russia he was discussing the ness of invaded, as matter of aid to Finland the Reds”; reported Jan. with the state depart12, 1940, in and he ment. the Gazette. thinks that A Gazette Asked at his press conto avoid editorial ference today whether disappointpraised the the conversations had Finns for their ment in courage. resulted in any decision, the future, he replied in the negathe Finns tive. should not be “miracle He went on to say, men now.” however, that the quesIt is quite true that tion of providing assisAmericans are inclined to turn hero worshippers tance to the Finns ought not to become one of at times without much reflection, but in the case partisan politics. In other words, he said, the Rusof the Finns, there is a good deal of foundation sian attack on Finland, the destitution of large to their admiration; and numbers of people, and for the anxious correthe need for maintaining spondent there should Finnish independence, be this reassurance. should not be a party The people of Finland matter over here. are too busy fighting desperately to save their No dough – sub-Arctic land from no biscuits barbarous despoliaW. Lee O’Daniel tion to have their heads crashed into the goveraffected by commendanorship of Texas a few tion or adulation in this months ago with the aid country. And they are little given to self-decep- of hillbilly music, abundant sweetly flavored hot tion anyhow. air, and lavish promises As to the extent and of financial aid to old character of their people. The net result achievements: The weather where they and has been a lot of heated the Russians are fighting controversy, and an

contingent of 20 or more young German sailors, who had been interned at Ellis Island, N.Y., pending disposition. actual reduction in the They are said to have sums available for the been members of the relief of old age. crew of the Columbus Gov. O’Daniel has and Aruca German ships. made proposals for [The German liner obtaining the money Columbus was scuttled necessary to carry out by her crew 400 miles off his promises, but socially the coast of Virginia on and economically his Dec. 19, 1939, to avoid plans have been little, if capture by a British warany, short of fantastic, ship.] and were Three of the sailors got consistently off the train to stretch turned their legs on the platform down by as the train was stopped the legislafor traffic. All of the sailtors. ors were described as At the husky youths of 18 to 20 moment, W. Lee years of age. ... a sort of O’Daniel The sailors [are traveldeadlock 1890-1969 ing] to San Francisco, exists that and it is believed they O’Daniel, the hampers populist Texas will ship for an Italian progress governor, port on their way back to in many was criticized Germany. ... in a Gazette ways and editorial on presents 12, 1940, Poor Adolf Texas in an Jan. for failing to At the outset of the unfavordeliver on his promises. war, Adolf Hitler boastable light O’Daniel later ed that he would be the that is by became the no means only politician first soldier of Germany, but he didn’t mention deserved, to defeat Lyndon B. his intention to be its even Johnson. worst sailor. though it may be Sterling boy now said that people asked for what they are getting Chicago-New York by electing O’Daniel to airlines pilot accomplish the imposRobert A. Helms, who sible. learned to fly here, It all adds up to a makes regular trips glittering example of what not to do when Manager E.P. Jacoby of approaching solution the Sterling municipal of social and economic airport is in receipt of problems such as aid for a letter from Robert A. the needy and deservHelms, 25, of this city, ing old people. Gov. who has secured a posiO’Daniel’s pet song dur- tion as a pilot on an ing the campaign was American Airlines route “Please Pass the Biscuits, between New York and Pappy,” and as a flour Chicago. salesman, he certainly He recently completed knew that there can be a six weeks’ airline no more biscuits than school course in New there is dough.

York City and successfully passed the examinaInterned Germans tions and requirements. pass through city Helms received his Chicago and North initial training from Western train No. 21, Manager Jacoby at the which stopped at Sterlocal airport in 1931. ling Thursday at 1:55 He received his pilot’s p.m., had aboard it a license in 1932. ...

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THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Jeff Rogers

WASHINGTON – Isn’t the new Congress exciting! Weren’t the lawmakers adorable raising their hands to be sworn in! Isn’t America filled with hope and great expectations!

What? We’re not?

According to CNN, 37 percent of us are convinced Republican control of the Senate and the House will bring fresh air into the overheated Washington atmosphere.

Alas, 47 percent of our grumpier cohorts are gloomier than ever, predicting another year of bipartisan bickering, bumptious behavior, and bourbonless summitry between the GOP leaders and the White House.

In the spirit of getting to know our political leaders, here are a few interesting tidbits you may throw around at your next cocktail party or PTA meeting.

For only the second year in history, half of our lawmakers in Washington are millionaires. Not surprisingly, this is far more than the national average, although not as much as you might think. The Boston Consulting Group, which certainly knows wealth when they see it, says that one of every 16 U.S. households is now worth at least a million dollars.

Furthermore, the BCG forecasts that the assets held by all segments above $1 million is projected to grow by at least 7.7 percent per year through 2018.

That is somewhat depressing to me. I feel I am not doing my part. But at least we can be proud that the members of Congress are pulling their weight.

(But here’s something even more disconcerting: The United States has 4,754 households that are worth more than $100 million each.)

ANOTHER FACT IS that members of Congress are 66 times more likely than average Americans to be lawyers. And for the Senate Democrats, the figure is 112 times, according to the American Bar Association. That great publication The Economist reflected that “this may explain why America has so many laws, and why some are longer than War and Peace.”

(The Economist may have exaggerated a little.

One of our longest laws, Obamacare, has 381,517 words while the Oxford World Classics’ edition of War and Peace has 561,093 words. However, the regulations that go with Obamacare total about 11,588,500 words, give or take a few.)

While you may be hearing about the new gen-

“Of all the clauses in the Constitution, the one that I admire the most, and venerate the most, are 45 words which compose the First Amendment.”

Jack Valenti, Motion Picture Association of America, 2006

Quotes brought to you courtesy of

annMcFEATTERS Ann McFeatters has covered the White House and national politics since 1986.

Contact her at amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

eration of politicians, this Congress is older than the nation in general. Twentyfive percent are 65 or older compared with 14 percent of Americans. Fifty-three percent of the new members are 50 or older.

More women are coming to Washington, but it’s not a lot. The new Congress is 1.6 times as likely to be male as Americans in general; 18 percent of the new members are women.

But more women are breaking into Republican ranks. Republican women in Congress now number 28, up from 23. And they are more diverse.

Utah has its first African-American female Republican in Congress, Mia Love, a Mormon U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik who noneThe New York theless ran off to ConRepublican, 30, is the necticut for youngest her college woman education. elected to Congress.

New York Republican Elise Stefanik is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. She is 30. (Harvard, naturally.)

FOURTEEN OF THE 74 brand new members of Congress have Ivy League degrees, but only one new member, Joni Ernst, Iowa Republican, got into Congress in part by boasting of her experience castrating pigs after being graduated from Iowa State University. The pig connotation will follow her forever.

The Pew Research Center says the new Congress is more religious than the rest of us. While one out of five Americans says he/ she is “unaffiliated” when it comes to religion, only one member, Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, did not offer a religious affiliation.

Fifty-five percent of senators and 58 percent of representatives are Protestants. Twenty-six percent of senators and 32 percent of representatives are Catholic. More than 92 percent of the 535 members of Congress are Christian, with seven who are pastors.

So clearly they believe in the messages of loving thy neighbor as thyself and charity beginning at home.

Perhaps it will be a year of the Golden Rule replacing my way or the highway.

Note to readers: Ann McFeatters is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service.

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Woman should leave abusive boyfriend now Dear Abby, I have been with “Paul” for 10 months. We met shortly after he and his fiancée broke up. Because of her, he had gone into debt, and after their breakup, he lost his job.

I have helped him with money from the moment we met. He’s still jobless and his unemployment benefit will end shortly, but Abby, he is careless with money. He ends up spending mine and borrows from friends who have to be paid back.

Last month, he took my credit card, and within a week, 1,400 euros were gone, and bills

dearABBY Abigail Van Buren’s (Jeanne Phillips) column appears during the week through Universal Press Syndicate.

were left unpaid.

Because Paul is stressed and depressed, he goes out and drinks. More than once he has spent the rent money in bars.

He often gets home at 4 a.m. He’s also jealous and

controlling. He texts and rings me constantly and asks why I took so long to answer. If I go out for a coffee, he demands to know who with. He has a hot temper and shouts at me for the slightest thing – like if I didn’t close a door, or he thinks I didn’t pay attention to something he said.

Our sex life has never been great. He blames me for that, too. He says I don’t initiate it enough, and he’s threatening to start going with other girls. He is also bossy. He always says I never do anything for him. Even though I work until 5:30,

he expects me to bring him water, coffee, turn on the air con and stuff.

I love Paul, but I don’t feel appreciated. I’m scared of what he will do when I leave. Please, Abby, I need your advice.

– Torn in London Dear Torn, Your Paul is an emotionally abusive, bottomless pit. He will suck you dry financially and emotionally if you let him. It’s important that you get rid of him NOW. If you think Paul might do something to you if you end the relationship, contact the police or a

domestic abuse hotline and take their guidance.

If you think he might harm himself, forget it. Paul will survive. It doesn’t take a psychic to predict he will quickly find someone else to use, so don’t worry about him and don’t look back.

one cares to donate to the cause or not, it feels like Mom is forcing us into buying by doing this. What happened to the old “leave the order sheet at the reception desk” custom? Am I overreacting?

– Soured on Sweets

Dear Abby, Every year, a co-worker brings her daughters to the office to sell Girl Scout cookies. The kids are adorable, and it’s hard to say “no” because Mom hovers nearby as the girls approach each cubicle.

Regardless of whether

Dear Soured, Yes. All you have to do is smile and say, “No, I’m sorry, sweethearts. I can’t do it this year.” Actually, you may be doing the girls a favor, because an important part of selling is learning to cope with disappointment when a customer says no.

Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Crafting, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Birthday Party, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Sewing after lunch, noon, Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo with the Beukemas,

12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815589-3925.

The Price is Right game, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Bridge and bingo, 12;30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230 Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Book Club, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo, 1 p.m., Rock Falls American Legion Hall, 712 Fourth Ave. Wii Bowling, 1 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Second Wind Entertainers, 1:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Community cards, 2 p.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., Franklin Grove, 815456-3000.

Kings Kids Club, 6 p.m., Liberty Baptist Church, 2002 Ninth Ave., Rock Falls, 815-579-1209 or 815-625-4101.

Sauk Valley Chess Club, 7-9 p.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815622-8838.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Monday, Jan. 12 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3251.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Coun-

cil on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Pinochle, 12:30 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Tuesday, Jan. 13 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab,

8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games, and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Community coffee, 10 a.m.

Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Sing-a-long with Margo, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Birthday Potluck Lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815732-3252.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th Ave., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Movie, “The King’s Speech,” 2 p.m., Program Room, Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison St., Morrison, 815-772-7323.

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

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T.E. Lawrence, the English soldier and writer who gained the nickname of Lawrence of Arabia, said, “I’m rereading it with a slow, deliberate carelessness.”

When I have proofread a column twice but there is still a typo, I realize I read and reread with deliberate carelessness.

Declarers sometimes lose contracts with carelessness, which we will assume was not deliberate.

For example, the original declarer went down in this six-heart slam. What should he have done after West led the club seven?

North’s three-heart rebid showed four-card support, some 15-17 support points and six losers (two spades,

two hearts, one diamond and one club). South used Roman Key-Card Blackwood, and North indicated zero (which was impossible here) or three key-cards: three aces, or two aces and

the heart king. (Note that this would have been an excellent deal for RKCB if North had shown four key-cards: the heart ace-king and both minor-suit aces. Then South could have bid seven no-trump and immediately claimed.)

At the table, South took the first trick and played a trump.

However, East won with his ace and gave his partner a club ruff to defeat the slam.

True, it was unlucky to find clubs 1-5 and hearts 2-1 with a bare ace, but that was the only likely danger to the contract.

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Oil could drive down ethanol profits, but industry shielded Plants across nation continue to operate at brisk pace in order to satisfy demand SHENANDOAH, Iowa (AP) – Roughly 100 grain trucks a day filled with corn continued to flow into the Green Plains ethanol plant in southwest Iowa this week – even as crude oil prices continued to collapse.

Oil prices may have dipped below $50 a barrel for the first time since

April 2009, but ethanol plants across the nation continue to operate at a brisk pace in order to satisfy a domestic and export demand that hasn’t weakened.

The cheap oil will likely cut into ethanol profits, because refiners will want to pay less for the corn-based fuel addi-

tive, but the industry is somewhat shielded by a federal biofuel mandate and the need to boost octane in gasoline. Plus, ethanol producers could thrive beyond the current strong demand if exports or gasoline consumption grow more than expected.

Ethanol accounts for about 10 percent of U.S. gasoline, and remains cheaper than anything else refiners could use to

deliver the octane varieties drivers expect at the pump such as premium gasoline.

“I think we have a permanent place in the fuel supply,” said Todd Becker, CEO of Omaha, Nebraska-based Green Plains.

But the federal biofuels standard, which plays an important role in the ethanol market, could change sometime this year. The Environmental

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Even with the unknowns, ethanol producers can count on domestic demand of

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SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, Jan. 13 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815499-4866.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467.

Sterling High School Class of ’41 breakfast, 9 a.m., The Spot Restaurant, Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263164.

Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

La Leche League, 10 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena, Dixon, 815-2883371.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Blood pressure check, 10 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran

Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public welcome.

Sterling Noon Lions, noon-1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Dealing With Grief, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-2889236.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

American Red Cross blood drive, 1-6 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Free blood pressure screening, 3:30-5 p.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Operation Support, 5:30 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St. TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa, Dixon, 815-284-1340.

Franklin Grove Public Library Board, 6:30 p.m., library, 112 S. Elm St., Franklin Grove, 815456-2823.

Rock River Valley VietNow, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Ave. W., Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Alcoholics Anonymous, home meeting, call 815-284-2589.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, Jan. 14 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100,

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Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Rock River Center Board meeting, 7:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 730-8:30 a.m., J.J.’s Restaurant, 337 N. Main Ave., Milledgeville, 815-772-4213.

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 8:30-9:30 a.m., The Eureka Inn, 110 E. Third St., Prophetstown, 815-772-4213.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Henry Pratt Retiree breakfast, 9 a.m., Red Apple, 1130 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Foot health clinic for people 60 years and older, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Appointments: 815-772-4213.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Mercy Nursing free blood pressure check, 9-10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appoint-

ment: 800.733-2767.

Blood pressure check, 10:3011:30 a.m., Lee County Council On Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

Blood pressure check, 11 a.m.noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Lunch and Learn, noon, Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Lee County Welfare Council, noon, Mr. Tequila, 844 N. Galena Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 3:30 p.m. closed; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 7 p.m. closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-8214.

Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Big Book; 8 p.m., open, Big Book, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Milledgeville Woman’s Club, 1:30 p.m., Milledgeville library, 18 W. Fifth St. Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30

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Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., closed, step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

Sauk Valley Gold Wing Riders, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Rock Falls Candlelight, 2200 First Ave., 815-625-6763.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

Bartenders’ meeting, 7 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St., Dixon, 815284-2003.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52, Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Divers Association, 7:30 p.m., Angelo’s II, 2525 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Northern Illinois Star Gazers meeting, 7:30 p.m., Room 3G12, biology lab, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-288-2852.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.

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Video of gunman raises questions of affiliations Experts cast doubt over whether rivals worked together PARIS (AP) – Two days after his death, a video emerged Sunday of one of the Paris gunmen pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, while his two fellow militants have claimed to be from al-Qaida – a fiercely rival extremist organization.

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Fourth-ranked Wisconsin lost 67-62 to Rutgers on Sunday. The Badgers played without leading scorer Frank Kaminsky. The 7-footer sat out with a concussion. No. 2 Duke also lost to unranked N.C. State.

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NFL | PACKERS 26, COWBOYS 21

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Storm surge past Cougars

Tigers pounce on Rockets

BV picks up defensive effort

Byron puts on shooting clinic

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BY TY REYNOLDS treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554

MANLIUS – After a few days off this past week, things started fairly slowly for the Bureau Valley and Eastland boys basketball teams in their nonconference showdown Saturday night in Manlius.

But once the Storm started cashing in on their aggressive defense, things really picked up.

BV took control with spurts to open and close the third Tommy Johnston quarter, keepBureau Valley ing its undesenior feated season intact with a 50-41 victory over the Cougars.

“A couple of snow days [this week], and our shots were just a little flat today,” senior Tommy Johnston said. “But defensive pressure, getting those turnovers and finally making a few bunnies really got us going.”

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Star of the game: Tommy Johnston, BV, 11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists Key performers: Parker Neuhalfen, BV, 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals; Brighton Haverland, Eastland, 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists; Eric Schaney, Eastland, 7 points, 6 rebounds Up next: Newman at Bureau Valley; West Carroll at Eastland, both 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

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Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) catches a pass against Packers cornerback Sam Shields (37) during the second half of their divisional playoff game Sunday at Lambeau Field. The play was reversed and the Packers won 26-21.

Moving on

ROCK FALLS – For the second consecutive Saturday, a posse of hungry cats made Tabor Gymnasium their personal playground.

The Byron Tigers put on a clinic in long-distance shooting on their way to a 69-36 victory over Rock Falls in a Big Northern West clash. For the Rockets, the defeat came on the heels of an 89-39 defeat at the hands of the United Township Panthers on Jan. 3.

It was a humbling night for a program unaccustomed to absorbing those kinds of losses, particularly on its home floor.

“We watched game film, we know their personnel, and they’re a very fine team,” Rock Falls coach Brad Bickett said.

POUNCE CONTINUED ON B4

Packers aided by reversed call, beat Dallas

BY BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Hobbled but happy, Aaron Rodgers might have felt a bit lucky, too.

No matter: The All-Pro quarterback and his Green Bay Packers are one step away from the Super Bowl.

More stationary than usual because of a left calf injury, Rodgers rallied the Packers from an 8-point deficit with two second-half touchdowns passes to beat Dallas 26-21 Sunday.

The Packers (13-4), helped immensely by a video reversal with 4:06 remaining, went undefeated at Lambeau Field this season. They head to Seattle next weekend for the NFC title game.

Green Bay might not have had any time left in its season if not for referee Gene Steratore’s decision. Dez Bryant’s leaping, bobbling 31-yard catch at the Packers 1 on a fourthand-2 play was challenged by Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy. Instead of first-and-goal for Dallas (13-5), the ball went over More inside to the Packers.

• Eight teams played playoff “Some people think throwgames over the weekend. ing the red flag is fun,” Packers See how each fared, as well coach Mike McCarthy said. “It as matchups for next weekwas such an impactful play, you end on B2. had to challenge. It was a confident challenge. And a hopeful The Seahawks (13-4) beat one, too.”

Green Bay in the season open- One packed with controversy, er, 36-16. as well.

“I think I got 120 minutes left in me,” Rodgers said.

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Rock Falls’ Reid Akerman puts a shot up Saturday against Byron’s Clayton Hoover at Tabor Gym. The Rockets lost 69-36.

WRESTLING | PRINCETON INVITATIONAL

Mustang second through gate Morrison’s Keller earns runner-up at tough tournament

BY CODY CUTTER ccutter@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5550

PRINCETON – After surviving Friday’s opening session of the 52nd annual Princeton Invitational Tournament, six local wrestlers were in contention for championships at the prestigious small-school meet.

After the quarterfinals, a pair of locals were left. The semifinals trimmed the local field even more, leaving only Austin Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com Keller.

Morrison’s Austin Keller (left) wrestles Dakota’s Jared Pack- The Morrison senior tangled er in the 160-pound title bout at the Princeton Invitational on with Dakota’s Jared Packer in Saturday. Keller lost 7-1. His runner-up finish was an area best. the 160-pound championship

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lighted a meet that also included one fourth-place finish, two sixth-place finishes, and three seventh-place finishes from local wrestlers. Keller scored a pair of third-period pins earlier in the day, pinning Clinton’s Logan Winter in the quarterfinals and Auburn’s Jesse Kessler in the semis.

“It was hard out there,” Keller said. “There are a lot of strong guys out there that you’ve got to try to overcome. You got to go bout, and Keller was caught out there and try to do what you with takedowns in each period want to do, and see if it works.” in a 7-1 loss.

Keller’s runner-up effort highGATE CONTINUED ON B3 Notable team finishes 1. Dakota 312.5; 2. Byron 182.5; 3. Mercer Co. 146; 18. Rock Falls 68.5; 19. Morrison 60; 24. Newman 43; 29. Dixon 20 Top local finisher 2nd place – Austin Keller, Morrison, 160 pounds, lost to Dakota’s Jared Packer 7-1 in championship bout

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Blackhawks jump all over Wild, B5.

Bowlers earn titles, B4.

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Better with age Pau Gasol Bulls center becomes first player in 30 years to post at least 46 points and 18 rebounds at age 34 or higher in Saturday’s win.

He loves the state Rex Ryan Former Jets coach accepts Bills head coaching job. He replaces Doug Marrone, who is said to be very interested in Jets job.

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ISU falls short of FCS title Tre Roberson made one huge play to give Illinois State a great chance to end North Dakota State’s 3-year run as FCS champion.

The Indiana transfer couldn’t do it again.

Carson Wentz ran 5 yards for the winning touchdown about a minute after Roberson’s 58-yard run put the Redbirds (13-2) ahead late, and the Bison became the first team to win four straight FCS titles with a thrilling 29-27 victory Saturday in Frisco, Texas.

Roberson reached the 44 in the final seconds trying to answer, but North Dakota State (15-1) linebacker Esley Thorton won a tussle for the ball on a throw over the middle.

The interception was held up on review.

NFL

Bears could push for Kubiak Two weeks ago, Gary Kubiak offered up a “thanks but no thanks” vibe as his name became linked to several head coaching vacancies in the NFL. On Sunday, a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter connected the Ravens offensive coordinator to the Bears’ head coaching opening, indicating the team was prepared to “make a major push” for Kubiak.

Kubiak spent eight seasons as the Texans head coach, going 61-64.

Steve Smith not going to retire Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith cleared up any doubts about his plans for next season after the team’s loss to the Patriots on Saturday.

Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, is going to fulfill the second year of his 3-year, $11 million contract. Smith caught 79 passes for 1,065 yards and six touchdowns during the regular season.

NBA

Jackson takes blame for Knicks Phil Jackson admitted the New York Knicks’ worst start in franchise history was his fault, while mapping out plans for the future.

Jackson, speaking to the media prior to the game with the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, said “this is a mea culpa. I take full responsibility.”

The Knicks are 5-35 this season after losing to the Hornets 110-82 and dropping their franchise-worst 15th straight game and 25th in the last 26.

MLB

A’s trade for Rays’ Zobrist The Oakland Athletics acquired infielders Ben Zobrist and Yunel Escobar from the Tampa Bay Rays for catcher John Jason and two minor leaguers Saturday in a trade between teams that have been real busy this offseason.

The Rays also got infielder Daniel Robertson, outfielder Boog Powell and cash in this trade.

The 33-year-old Zobrist is a two-time All-Star and helped the Rays make the playoffs four of the past seven seasons. He hit .272 with 10 home runs and 52 RBIs last season, and made starts at second base, shortstop, all three outfield spots and designated hitter.

Today Boys basketball 6:30 p.m.

• Faith Christian at Morningstar

Girls basketball 5 p.m.

• Faith Christian at Morningstar 7:15 p.m.

• Rock Falls at Byron 7:30 p.m.

AP

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is sacked by Colts linebacker Erik Walden during Sunday’s game in Denver. The Colts won 24-13 to advance to the AFC Championship game where it will play the New England Patriots next Sunday. The Patriots beat the Ravens on Saturday.

Taking the torch

• Bureau Valley at St. Bede • Fulton at Rockridge • Newman at Hall • Polo at Warren • Riverdale at Morrison • Prophetstown at Orion • West Carroll at Milledgeville

Wrestling 5:30 p.m.

• Mendota, Marquette at AFC

Luck, Colts unseat Manning, Broncos in Denver By the Associated Press

Andrew Luck has his signature NFL win, and it came against his predecessor, at that.

Hardly pressured all afternoon, Luck threw two touchdown passes and led the Indianapolis Colts past Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos 24-13 Sunday.

The Colts (13-5) advanced to the AFC championship game at New England (13-4).

“I think we’re playing good team ball,” Luck said. “We’re feeding off each other. Offensively we’re making enough plays to put some points on the board. Great night. So proud to be a part of the Colts in this victory.”

The Broncos (12-5) are left to deal with the hangover of yet another playoff debacle – and maybe questions about Manning’s future as well as that of coach John Fox. Manning, who joined the Broncos in 2012 after his release from Indy, has gone one-and-done in the playoffs a record nine times in his otherwise stellar career, including twice in Denver, where he’s 38-10 in the regular season,

but just 2-3 in the playoffs.

Overall, he’s 11-13 in the postseason and this was one of his worst playoff performances ever. He never found a rhythm, constantly overthrew his receivers and finished 26 of 46 for 111 yards, one TD and no interceptions.

It wasn’t the kind of bounceback the Broncos expected after watching Manning throw just three TD passes with six interceptions in December after Denver downshifted its high-octane offense.

Luck completed 27 of 43 passes for 265 yards with two TDs and two interceptions that were the equivalent of punts and no sacks.

Patriots 35, Ravens 31: One big comeback, then another.

And now another game for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

The quarterback who treats deficits as distractions dug the Patriots out of two 14-point holes Saturday in Foxborough, Masschusetts – the first team to do that in NFL playoff history – to reach the AFC championship game for the fourth straight year.

“Behind twice by 14 wasn’t necessarily in the plan,” Brady said.

“It took a lot of execution to overcome it.”

Thanks to three touchdown passes by Brady and one by college quarterback turned receiver Julian Edelman, the resilient Patriots kept their season alive.

Seahawks 31, Panthers 17:

This time Russell Wilson did it with his arm, passing the Seattle Seahawks into the NFC championship game for the second straight year with a big assist from Kam Chancellor.

The Seahawks are one step closer to defending their Super Bowl title.

Wilson threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, Chancellor returned an interception 90 yards for a TD midway through the fourth quarter and the Seahawks beat the Panthers in Seattle.

Wilson threw a 16-yard touchdown to Doug Baldwin in the first quarter, found Jermaine Kearse for a 63-yard TD in the second quarter and capped his night with a 25-yard strike to Luke Willson with 10:26 remaining that gave Seattle a 24-10 lead.

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“Look, I’ll tell you this, I’ve never seen that a day in my life,” Bryant said. “I want to know why it wasn’t a catch.”

Because Bryant didn’t maintain control all the way to the ground, as the rule states. Replays showed Bryant bobbling the ball as he rolled into the end zone, with part of it touching the field.

“By rule he must hold onto it throughout entire process of contacting the ground,” tweeted Dean Blandino, the league’s director of officiating. “He didn’t, so it is incomplete.”

An impassioned Bryant didn’t buy it.

“All I know is I had possession, I had possession of the ball coming down,” Bryant said.

“That’s possession, right? One, two, reach.

Bam, that’s possession.”

Green Bay closed it out before a Lambeaurecord 79,704 on Randall Cobb’s diving 12-yard reception of a deflected pass on thirdand-11. That gave Cobb eight catches for 116 yards and set off a raucous celebration at the iconic venue.

“It’s unbelievable,”

AP

Packers free safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix tackles Cowboys tight end Jason Witten during Sunday’s game in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Cobb said. “For the ball to get tipped and magically appear in my area, you can’t tell me there’s not a God. That was a crazy play.”

One of many.

The Cowboys’ first postseason trip to Green Bay since the 1967 Ice Bowl for the NFL championship resulted in their first road defeat of the season after eight victories. Dallas got

123 yards rushing from league leader DeMarco Murray and a courageous effort from Tony Romo, who hurt his left leg in the third quarter.

That meant there were two hobbling quarterbacks. All-Pro Rodgers, bothered by a left calf he injured in Game 15, lost much of his trademark elusiveness as the game wore on.

“A little bit worse,

yeah,” Rodgers said of how his calf felt as the game progressed. “Hard to say, see how it feels in the morning.”

Regardless, he was ontarget for a short pass to Davante Adams that turned into the 41-yard score to make it 21-20.

Then he sharply guided the Packers 80 yards to the winning points, a 13-yard bullet to backup tight end Richard Rodgers in the back of the end zone.

Murray atoned in style for a third-quarter fumble, gaining 32 yards on the Cowboys’ ensuing possession, including a 29-yard sprint one play after Romo hurt his leg.

The hobbling Romo handed to Murray for the 1-yard plunge that made it 21-13, then limped to the bench for treatment on the leg.

When he came back in, Romo was sacked on consecutive plays, the first ending the third period, the second forcing a punt.

Rodgers had stood firm in firing over the middle to Adams, who cut right, shrugged off a weak tackle by J.J. Wilcox and sped into the end zone.

The 90-yard drive got the Lambeau faithful back into it.

On the tube TV listings Today College football 7:30 p.m.

• National championship, Oregon vs. Ohio St., at Arlington, Texas, ESPN

Golf 3 p.m.

• PGA, Tournament of Champions, final round, at Kapalua, Hawaii, TGC

NBA 7 p.m.

• Magic at Bulls, CSN

Tuesday Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Michigan at Ohio St., ESPN • Penn St. at Indiana, BTN • Oklahoma St. at Kansas, ESPN2 • Oklahoma at W. Virginia, ESPNEWS • Arkansas at Tennessee, ESPNU • Butler at Seton Hall, FS1 8 p.m.

• Iowa at Minnesota, BTN • Missouri at Kentucky, ESPN • Miami at Duke, ESPN2 • Alabama at S. Carolina, ESPNU • Georgetown at DePaul, FS1 10 p.m.

• UNLV at Boise St., ESPNU

Women’s basketball 10 a.m.

• Michigan St. at Northwestern, BTN

NHL 6 p.m.

• Wild at Penguins, NBCSP 7 p.m.

• Oilers at Blues, FSN

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BOYS ROUNDUP

Oregon bowling wins NIBC tournament Hawks clinch third title in 5 years; Newman basketball beats Bruins in overtime

By SVM Sports Staff

The Oregon boys bowling team continued its odd-year success at the NIBC tournament Saturday, with a firstplace finish.

With a total of 5,687 pins, the Hawks won the tournament for the third time in 5 years. Oregon also won the tournament in 2011 and 2013.

The Hawks edged secondplace Rockford Christian by 16 pins, while Lutheran took third with 5,511 pins at the tournament held at Viking Lanes in South Beloit.

Josh Cook led Oregon with a 1,213 six-game series, including a high game of 255. Cook finished fifth overall. Jacob Coleman, who finished sixth, added a 1,173 series for the Hawks, while AJ Nordman took ninth with a 1,154 series. Joe Miranda cracked the Top 10 with a 10thplace finish, behind a 1,137 series.

Lutheran 68, Oregon 25: The Hawks weren’t able to score in double figures in any quarter in a Big Northern West home loss.

Skylar Short led Oregon (8-9, 1-2 BNC West) with eight points, while Jerrick Orsted added six. Zach Stromberg finished with five points.

Lutheran improves to 11-1 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

Saturday’s stars Josh Cook, Oregon bowling, 1,213 six-game series Trevor Bolin, Newman basketball, 22 points Dominic Marchetti, Caleb Mennen, Oregon wrestling, won titles at Polo Invite

Boys basketball

Newman 58, St. Bede 50, OT:

Forreston 66, Milledgeville 51:

The Missiles outscored Forreston 13-0 in the fourth quarter, but ultimalty lost in NUIC East play in Milledgeville.

Luke Ebersole led Milledgeville (2-10, 1-2 NUIC East) with 15 points, while Jordan Harris added 12; Blake Kappes finished with seven points for the Missiles.

the championship bout of the Polo Invite, while Caleb Mennen won via a 7-2 decision at 160 pounds.

The two led Oregon to a thirdplace finish at the invite with 162.5 points. Glenbard North JV (198) won the invite and Camanche (180) took second.

Local finishers included Fulton at fourth with 141 points, West Carroll (80) was eighth, Polo (63) was 10th, Erie-Prophetstown JV (52) was 13th, and AFC (32) finished 16th in the 21-team field.

Tyler Fleetwood took the 106 title for the Steamers with a 4-2 decision over West Carroll’s Andrew VanKampen. Tristan Smith (152) and Taylor Fleetwood (182) each won their third-place bouts for Fulton.

Dylan Binion won by default in the 170-pound title bout for the Panthers.

The Comets used a late charge in the fourth quarter to force overtime, and outscored St. Bede 15-7 in the extra frame to pull out the home Three Rivers East win.

Newman (10-6, 1-1 TRAC East) was led by 22 points from Trevor Bolin, who shot 6 of 11 from the field. Noah McCarty added 17 points and a team-high six rebounds, with Eli Leffelman Wrestling finishing with eight points and Oregon third at Polo Invite: four assists.

Hawks’ 152-pounder Dominic Warriors 6th at Sycamore: St. Bede (8-6) dropped to 1-1 Marchetti won by fall against Isaac Anderson (126), Andrew in the conference.

Camanche’s Kyler Campie in Garcia (138), Keegan Kaye (145)

Edmondson learns from semifinal loss

and Cariel Beasley (285) each placed fourth as Sterling took sixth in the 26-team Sycamore Invitational.

The Golden Warriors amassed 394 points, behind Washington (564.5), Hononegah (506), Fox Lake Grant (499.5), Huntley (402.5) and McHenry (401).

Also for Sterling, Nick Terronez was fifth at 160 pounds, while Isaac Figueroa was sixth at 120.

Men’s basketball

Sauk Valley 88, Malcolm X 83:

The Skyhawks (10-6) recovered from a 45-39 halftime deficit to earn the nonconference win on the road.

Chris Stovall finished with a double-double, scoring 10 points and dishing 12 assists for the Skyhawks. Stovall also added six rebounds and four steals.

Tramel Rideout also recorded a double-double with a teamhigh 23 points, to go along with 10 rebounds.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW

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“Any time you come down to a big tournament like this and place, it’s a big accomplishment,” Morrison coach Tony Wright said. “It’s a nice catapult up to the postseason. [Austin] made some mistakes out there. Dakota’s one of the best teams in Class 1A, and we’ll make the adjustments. Austin’s going to work hard to get them the next time.”

This was also Keller’s first time placing at Princeton, and came a month after taking the championship at the Erie-Prophetstown tournament.

“It feels good to put this right on top of it,” Keller said.

Newman’s Elias Edmondson was the only other local to advance to the semifinal round in the championship bracket at 145 pounds. His championship hopes were dashed when he was rolled into a headlock in the final seconds of the third period by IVC’s Riley Beard.

Edmondson avenged the loss with a 6-4 decision over Gibson City’s Lane Williams in a wrestleback semifinal, before falling to PORTA’s Griffin Willis 13-4 in the consolation match.

Edmondson was down 4-0 after one period, before a flurry of action quickly turned a 5-2 deficit into the final score.

Afterward, Edmondson knew what he could have done to make a win happen.

“What really hurt me the most is that I left out and didn’t give it my all,” Edmondson said. “I wanted to go out there and finish harder, but I thought I could have taken a couple of more shots, and work with my feet instead of turning him.

“The good thing about this tournament is that it’s not state. I have to work up to state, and I have a lot to improve on.”

Rock Falls’ Tristen Dudley fought through the wrestlebacks to earn a place on the podium at 113 pounds. Dudley, recovering from the flu, lost to Manteno’s Caleb Boudreau by one point on Friday, and went 2-1 on Saturday before facing Mercer County’s Drake Stirn in the fifthplace bout.

Dudley struggled with sending Stirn down to

Hunter Sathoff Rock Falls junior

Connor Sperling Dixon junior

the mat throughout most of the first period.

Giving up an escape point to start the second period, Stirn scored a takedown with 1:21 left, then added another takedown in the third period to hand Dudley a 5-1 loss.

“With school cancellations and such, I didn’t have lots of practice,” Dudley said. “That killed me. I was winded, out of breath, tired.”

Rocket teammate Hunter Sathoff also placed sixth at 195 pounds, but not before partaking in the lone bout pitting two area athletes. Facing Dixon’s Connor Sperling in a wrestleback quarterfinal, the match was called with 23.8 seconds left in the first period.

Sperling used an illegal move to slam Sathoff hard onto the mat.

The bout official determined that Sathoff could not continue with the match, and awarded him the win by default.

After evaluation, it was determined that Sathoff could not continue for the rest of the day.

“I really wanted to wrestle,” a disappointed Sathoff said.

Sperling rebounded to finish in seventh place at 195, joining Morrison teammates Joe Eads (120) and Dylan Keller (145) one place shy of the podium. Rock Falls saw three wrestlers finish in eighth place: Konner Smith (132), Niles Ager (160), and Lucas Pounders (285). Newman’s Eli Monier also finished in eighth at 138 pounds.

Rock Falls was the highest-placing local team, finishing 18th with 68.50 points. Morrison was one spot behind with 60, followed

by Newman (43) in 24th, while Dixon (20) took 29th out of 33 teams.

Dakota cruised to the meet championship, finishing with 312.5 points. Byron’s 182.5 earned it second place.

“That’s the most Rock Falls has ever had make it to the second day,” Dudley said. “This is the hardest tournament in 1A.”

AP

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota (right) celebrates after the Ducks beat Florida State in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Mariota will lead Oregon into the national championship game today against Ohio State. It could be his final college game.

Beginning of end Title game against Ohio State may be Mariota’s finale

BY ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer

DALLAS – There’s one thing that Marcus Mariota would trade for his Heisman Trophy: A national championship.

That’s just like Mariota.

Team first.

“Being a part of this program now for a few years, you’ve got to understand that team goals are much more important than your own goals,” Mariota said this week. “I think for us, if we’re able to accomplish that team goal, it would say a lot about this team and a lot about the character that we’ve got.”

Helping the Ducks to their first championship title could be the perfect

gon fell to Auburn 22-19.

“To win it would – I wouldn’t know how I’d describe that feeling. To When: 7:30 p.m. today be the first team to win Where: Arlington, Texas it from Oregon would be TV: ESPN just an incredible deal,” Line: Oregon by 6 he said.

Mariota has until Thurscap to his college career. day – only 72 hours after Although he hasn’t said it, Monday’s game – to this is likely to be the last announce whether he’ll game for Mariota before forgo his senior season he departs for the NFL. and declare his eligibility The humble quarterback for the NFL draft. Marifrom Hawaii is projected ota, who has already to be a top pick. completed his degree, Oregon has never won a insisted this weekend that national championship. he hasn’t yet made the The Ducks’ last appeardecision. ance in the title game was “After this game is done, following the 2010 seaI’ll take a couple days to son, when Mariota was a make that decision with my family,” he said. senior at St. Louis High Even without a chamSchool in Honolulu. Ore-

Oregon vs.

Ohio State

pionship, Mariota would leave a legacy in Eugene.

In addition to the Heisman, Mariota was named AP Player of the Year and the Pac-12’s offensive player of the year. He also won the Maxwell Award and Walter Camp player of the year, along with the Davey O’Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which go to the nation’s top quarterback.

He has set conference records for most touchdowns in a single season with 56. He had 40 via pass, 15 on the run and a touchdown catch. He has also set the conference mark for career touchdowns with 134.

And there’s still one more game.

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Leading 22-21 at halftime, the Storm (17-0) scored back-to-back layups off steals to open the third quarter. After Eastland (4-5) got back within 26-25 after buckets by Brighton Haverland and Eric Schaney, Parker Neuhalfen hit two free throws and scored on a drive to push it back to five points and 30-25.

Zach Randecker answered with a 3-pointer to bring the Cougars within two, but a Neuhalfen jumper kick-started a 15-2 run over a 6-minute, 40-second span to end the third quarter and open the fourth. Josh

Mead had a basket, three free throws, and assists to Johnston and Neuhalfen during the surge.

Neuhalfen’s layup off his steal under the Eastland basket made it 45-30 with 4:26 to play.

“When we can’t hit our shots, defense has to fuel us,” Neuhalfen said. “We try to find things to spark us, and eventually we got a few steals and made our bunnies. That’s what got us going tonight.”

Eastland held its own for 2 quarters, bouncing back from an early 7-2 deficit to take a 12-11 lead at the end of the first period. Donny Groezinger scored off his own miss with 1:55 left in second quarter, then took a steal coast-to-coast for a layup

with 31 seconds remaining in the half to get the Cougars within one at the break.

“The first half, I couldn’t be prouder,” Eastland coach Tony Dunlap said.

“I thought we regrouped after their early run, and did a fantastic job the first half of playing hard, being smart, playing pretty mentally tough.

“But our m.o. the whole year has been to play hard for 16 minutes, maybe 20, and we did it again tonight.

Their press got to us a little bit, we lost our composure and our minds at times, and credit Bureau Valley for that, because they’re a good team and got us playing at their pace instead of ours.”

Neuhalfen had a game-

high 17 points to go with four rebounds and two steals, while Johnston finished with a doubledouble of 11 points and 10 rebounds, with four steals and two assists. Mead had eight points, two assists and two steals, and Blake Balensiefen chipped in six points for the Storm, which shot just 37 percent from the field (18-for-49) and 52 percent (13-for-25) from the free-throw line.

Haverland led the Cougars with 10 points and seven rebounds, while dishing two assists, and Eric Schaney had seven points and six boards.

Randecker scored eight points, and Groezinger finished with six points, three assists and two steals.

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Monday, January 12, 2015

GIRLS ROUNDUP

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

Oregon girls win NIBC tourney

Men’s basketball

Quaco rolls to first at Sycamore

By SVM Sports Staff

The Oregon girls bowling team left Saturday’s NIBC tournament with something to add in the program’s history.

The Hawks finished with 5,265 pins at Viking Lanes in South Beloit to win the NIBC tournament for the first time in program history.

Ali Scheidecker led Oregon with a 1,154 sixgame series, including a high game of 226. She also bowled a 220 game and finished third overall at the tournament.

Sister Abi Scheidecker added a 1,089 series and finished in sixth, while Tayla Smith added a 1,053 series to finish in ninth place.

Christian Life finished in second place with a total of 5,009 pins, while Lutheran (4,993) was third.

Saturday’s stars Kaitlyn Liebing, Amboy, 13 points, 12 rebounds Kelsey Simpson, Newman, 17 points Emily Quaco, Dixon bowling, first place at Sycamore, 1,211 series Ali Scheidecker, Oregon bowling, 1,154 six-game series quarter to pull away.

Rockridge 41, Morrison 40: Lakin Goodman led

the Fillies with 13 points in a near road upset of the Rockets.

Also for Morrison (9-6, 2-3 Three Rivers West), Ashley Greul had 11 rebounds and seven points.

Michaela Stoneking led Rockridge (13-5, 4-1) with 11 points.

Pearl City 34, Erie 32: Dixon 8th at Sycamore: The Cardinals were out-

Dixon senior Emily Quaco was the top bowler at the Sycamore invitational.

Quaco finished with a six-game series of 1,211 pins, 10 more pins than United Township’s Leah Samuelson who finished in second.

The Duchesses finished in 8th place in the 12-team field with 5,173 total pins. United Township won the invite with 5,620 pins.

Quaco had a high game of 226. Dixon’s Ashley Currier was 20th with a 1,086 series, behind a high game of 233.

Girls basketball

Amboy 44, Serena 36:

Kaitlyn Liebing had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Clippers to a road win against the Huskers.

Also for Amboy (16-1), Kennedy Dinges had 10 points and three assists, Delaney Wilhelm had six points and five steals, and Elizabeth Ortgiesen grabbed seven boards.

Karri Stanley led Serena (7-8) with 15 points.

scored 22-15 in the second half but lost a nonconference game despite leading heading into halftime.

Rachel Cobert led Erie (13-7) with 15 points, while Delaney Tegeler added eight in the loss at the Lena-Winslow tournament.

Erie 41, Lena-Winslow 37: Erie bounced back in

its second game of the day at the Lena-Winslow tournament with a win behind a strong fourth quarter.

The score was tied at 27 heading into the fourth quarter, before the Cardinals used a 14-10 advantage to earn the win. Cobert and Tegeler each scored nine points, with Emily Cox adding seven points and Leela Parrish adding six.

Mercer County 46, Fulton 44: Averi Leitzen

and Betsy Leonard each scored 12 points for the Steamers (7-11) in a road loss to the Golden Eagles.

Women’s basketball

Sauk Valley 65, Malcolm X 60: Krystal James

hit five 3-pointers and

Newman 46, Galva 41: scored 24 points to lead

Kelsey Simpson scored 17 points, and Mary Jensen added 10 as the Comets held off the Wildcats in Sterling.

Newman (4-10) led 30-29 after three quarters, then hit 8 of 10 free throws in the fourth

the Skyhawks to a win in Chicago.

Also for Sauk Valley (15-4), Aleena Hammelman had 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals, and Jordan Giddings added 14 points, 11 boards and five steals.

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“You’ve got to admire the passion and the confidence in the way they play. That’s where we want to get. We want to play with that same excitement and passion.

“Hopefully this younger group that we have will continue to grow, and we’ll see that. I truly believe it’s in us, but the last two nights, against UT and Byron, we just haven’t had it. We’ve got to search for that.”

Byron (9-3, 1-1 Big Northern West) closed the first quarter with a 15-1 run to seize a 20-7 lead. Rock Falls briefly made things interesting by opening the second quarter with a 7-0 run to get within 20-14, but it was all Tigers after that.

Leading the way was senior guard Clayton Hoover, who connected on six 3-pointers on his way to a game-high 22 points. Five of the 3s came in the first half to

Star of the game: Clayton Hoover, Byron, 22 points Key performers: Reid Akerman, Rock Falls, 10 points; Austin McCarey, Byron, 9 points Up next: Mendota at Rock Falls, 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday stake Byron to a 40-22 halftime lead.

Byron’s biggest lead was 36 points (65-29) after a basket from Drew Franklin with 4 minutes, 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Tigers ended up connecting on 11 3-pointers.

“I think we played really well tonight,” Byron coach Tom Schmidt said. “I liked our effort.

I thought we played smart, I thought we played unselfish, and that’s always a key for us.”

Rock Falls (2-12, 0-3) was led by Reid Akerman with 10 points, and Logan Pillars added eight.

Saturday’s result at Chicago

SAUK VALLEY 88, MALCOLM X 83 SAUK VALLEY 10-6 Chris Stovall 5 0-1 10, Tramel Rideout 9 2-2 23, Jacoby Posley 5 2-4 16, Malik Minor 1 2-2 4, AJ Dollmeyer 4 1-4 9, A.J. Sharp 0 0-0 0, Jansen Hight 3 3-4 9, Sheldon Cooks 3 1-3 7, James Trice 4 1-3 10.

Totals: 34 12-23 88.

MALCOLM X Robinson 3 0-2 6, Gordon 8 15-18 34, Core 7 0-0 17, Diroui 5 2-2 17, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Johnson 0 3-4 3, Williams 3 0-1 6, Montgomery 0 0-0 0. Totals: 26 20-27 83.

Halftime – Malcolm X 45-39. 3s – Sauk 8 (Posley 4, Rideout 3, Trice 1). Malcolm X 11 (Duieri 5, Core 3, Gordon 3).

Women’s basketball Saturday’s result at Chicago

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Rock Falls’ Jacob Mammosser drives the lane against a trio of Byron defenders during the Rockets’ 69-36 loss Saturday at Tabor Gym.

SAUK VALLEY 65, MALCOLM X 60 SVCC (15-4) Krystal James 6-15 7-7 24, Aleena Hammelman 7-10 4-8 18, Jaimie Hurd 0-2 2-6 2, Jordan Giddings 5-15 3-5 14, Kiarra Harris 1-4 3-4 5, Mary Alice Oswalt 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan Shank 0-0 0-0 0, Sarah Matson 0-3 0-0 0, Aubree Johnson 0-1 0-1 0, Kayleen Terrock 0-1 0-0 0, Autumn Smith 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 20-52 19-31 65.

MALCOLM X (5-13) Jackson 4-17 4-6 13, O’Neal 3-14 7-10 14, Irby 1-5 1-2 3, Wimbush 7-14 4-6 18, Rivers 5-8 2-4 12, Fisher 0-3 0-0 0, Cruz 0-5 0-0 0, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Glover 0-3 0-0 0. Totals: 20-69 18-28 60.

3s – SVCC 6 (James 5, Giddings), Malcolm X 2 (Jackson, O’Neal).

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

Ottawa 1-0 LaSalle-Peru 2-2 Sterling 2-1 Geneseo 2-2 Rochelle 0-1 Saturday’s results • Geneseo 62, Yorkville 44 • Kaneland 51, LaSalle-Peru 43 • Sycamore at Ottawa, 6

All 7-5 7-5 5-5 8-6 1-10

Tuesday’s games • Ottawa at Sandwich, 7 • Sterling at Freeport, 7 • Streator at LaSalle-Peru, 7

BNC West Conf.

Dixon 4-0 Winnebago 3-1 Rockford Lutheran 2-1 Oregon 1-2 Mendota 2-2 Byron 1-1 Stillman Valley 0-2 Rock Falls 0-3 Saturday’s results • Byron 69, Rock Falls 36 • Lutheran 68, Oregon 25 • Mendota 71, Stillman Valley 43

All 13-0 10-3 11-1 8-9 12-5 9-3 2-7 2-12

Tuesday’s games • Byron at Oregon, 7:15 • Dixon at Lutheran, 7:15 • Mendota at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Winnebago at Stillman Valley, 7:15

Three Rivers East Conf.

Bureau Valley 2-0 Kewanee 1-0 St. Bede 1-1 Princeton 2-1 Hall 1-2 Newman 1-1 Amboy 0-3 Saturday’s results • Bureau Valley 50, Eastland 41 • Newman 58, St. Bede 50, OT

All 17-0 8-5 8-6 11-3 7-10 10-6 0-16

Tuesday’s games • Amboy at Kewanee, 7:30 • Hall at St. Bede, 7:30 • Newman at Bureau Valley, 7:30

Three Rivers West Conf.

All Rockridge 4-0 12-1 Orion 2-1 6-7 Riverdale 1-1 9-3 Fulton 1-1 10-6 Morrison 1-1 10-6 Erie 2-2 7-10 Prophetstown 0-3 2-10 Sherrard 0-2 5-7 Saturday’s result • Peoria Richwoods 58, Rockridge 33 Today’s game • Ridgewood at Riverdale, 7:30 Tuesday’s games • Erie at Orion, 7:30 • Morrison at Rockridge, 7:30 • Riverdale at Fulton, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Sherrard, 7:30

NUIC East Conf.

AFC 2-0 Aquin 3-0 Forreston 2-0 Polo 2-2 Milledgeville 1-2 South Beloit 2-2 Pecatonica 1-2 Durand 0-3 Dakota 0-2 Orangeville 0-2 Saturday’s results • South Beloit 71, Durand 37 • Aquin 58, Polo 52 • Forreston 66, Milledgeville 51 • Orangeville at Pecatonica, 7:30

All 8-2 8-4 7-3 12-5 2-10 3-5 4-6 3-9 1-6 0-8

Today’s games • Juda at Durand, 7:30 • South Beloit at Orangeville, 7:30 Tuesday’s games • Aquin at Forreston, 7:30 • Durand at Orangeville, 7:30 • Polo at AFC, 7:30 • South Beloit at Dakota, 7:30 Saturday’s box scores at Tabor Gymnasium, Rock Falls

BYRON 69, ROCK FALLS 36 BYRON (9-3, 1-1 BNC West) Dillon VanLankvelt 4 0-1 8, Austin Coltrain 1 0-0 3, Clayton Hoover 7 2-2 22, Austin McCarey 4 0-1 9, Verne Johnson 3 1-3 7, Carter Bukoski 1 0-0 2, Brenden Reeverts 0 0-0 0, Drew Franklin 2 0-0 6, Daniel Vargas 0 0-0 0, Payton Janssen 1 3-5 5, Griffin Thatcher 2 0-0 5, Hunter Jancek 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 26 6-11 69.

ROCK FALLS (2-12, 0-3) Connor Murphy 0 0-0 0, James McFadden 1 0-0 3, Isaiah Harris 1 0-0 2, Reid Akerman 1 7-8 10, Jacob Mammosser 2 0-0 4, Logan Pillars 3 0-0 8, Noah Junis 1 0-0 3, Tanner Dean 3 0-0 6, Michael Berentes 0 0-0 0, Dylan Abrams 0 0-0 0. Totals: 12 7-8 36.

Byron 20 20 15 14 — 69 Rock Falls 7 15 2 12 — 36 3s – Byron 11 (Hoover 6, Franklin 2, Coltrain, McCarey, Thatcher), Rock Falls 5 (Pillars 2, McFadden, Akerman, Junis). at Manlius

BUREAU VALLEY 50, EASTLAND 41 EASTLAND (4-5) Conner DeGroot 1-5 0-0 2, Tyler Dambman 1-2 0-0 2, Zach Randecker 3-5 0-0 8, Brighton Haverland 4-7 2-2 10, Eric Schaney 3-7 1-2 7, Donny Groezinger 3-7 0-1 6, Payton Clouse 1-2 0-0 2, Josh Hayag 0-0 0-0 0, Drake Heeren 1-1 0-0 2, Josh Dickman 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 18-37 3-5 41.

BUREAU VALLEY (17-0) Alex Johnson 1-3 1-2 3, Tommy Johnston 4-14 3-4 11, Parker Neuhalfen 7-20 2-4 17, Blake Balensiefen 3-3 0-0 6, Josh Mead 2-5 4-8 8, Drew Fordham 1-2 2-3 4, Trey Dale 0-2 0-2 0, Gage Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Dylan Martin 0-0 0-0 0, Evan Ringle 0-0 0-0 0, Sean Shepard 0-0 0-0 0, Yulian Osorio 0-0 1-2 1, Evan Frank 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 18-49 13-25 50.

Eastland 12 9 7 13 — 41 BV 11 11 13 15 — 50 3s – Eastland 2-8 (Randecker 2-4, DeGroot 0-2, Groezinger 0-2), BV 1-7 (Neuhalfen 1-5, Johnston 0-1, Fordham 0-1). Rebounds – Eastland 26 (Haverland 7, Schaney 6), BV 28 (Johnston 10).

Assists – Eastland 10 (Dambman 3, Groezinger 3, Haverland 2), BV 8 (Johnson 3, Johnston 2, Mead 2). Steals – Eastland 5 (Groezinger 2), BV 11 (Johnston 4, Neuhalfen 2, Mead 2). Blocks – Eastland 1 (Schaney). Turnovers – Eastland 26, BV 12. Fouls – Eastland 18, BV 12. at Oregon

LUTHERAN 68, OREGON 25 LUTHERAN (11-1, 2-1 BNC West) Kenny Strawbridge 2 1-7 6, Matt Anderson 2 0-0 5, James Robinson 2 0-0 4, Ryan Dolan 2 0-0 4, Michael Rhein 1 0-2 2, Joe Kellen 8 0-0 20, Josh Streeter 2 2-3 7, Nate Wieting 6 5-7 17, Jake Greeny 1 0-0 3. Totals: 26 8-19 68.

OREGON (8-9, 1-2) Skylar Short 3 2-2 8, Mitchell Nehrkorn 1 0-0 2, Trevor Otten 1 0-0 2, Jarrett Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Jerrick Orsted 3 0-0 6, Andrew Newman 0 0-2 0, Zach Stromberg 2 1-2 5. Totals: 11 3-6 25.

Lutheran 14 22 20 12 — 68 Oregon 6 8 2 9 — 25 3s – Lutheran 8 (Kellen 4, Strawbridge 1, Anderson 1, Streeter 1, Greeny 1). at Milledgeville

FORRESTON 66, MILLEDGEVILLE 51 FORRESTON (7-3, 2-0 NUIC East) Kerchner 7 5-6 19, Lipman 0 0-0 0, DeVries 4 3-3 12, Groom 4 0-0 10, Rogers 0 0-0 0, Reining 1 1-2 2, Shelton 2 0-0 4, Groshans 0 0-0 0, Edler 2 0-0 6, Schneiderman 5 1-1 12, Cunningham 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 25 10-12 66.

MILLEDGEVILLE (2-10, 1-2) Blake Kappes 3 1-3 7, Jason Brubaker 0 0-0 0, Jordan Harris 5 1-2 12, Zach Schmidt 1 1-2 4, Kolton Morgan 1 0-0 2, Evan Skoog 1 2-2 4, Luke Ebersole 5 2-2 15, Keegan Murray 0 0-2 0, Kyle Ottens 2 0-0 5, Chase Hutchinson 1 0-0 2. Totals: 18 7-13 51.

Forreston 29 19 18 0 — 66 Milledgeville 14 8 16 13 — 51 3s – Forreston 6 (Groom 2, Edler 2, DeVries 1, Schneiderman 1). Milledgeville 5 (Ebersole 3, Harris 1, Schmidt 1, Ottens 1).

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

Ottawa 2-2 Sterling 2-1 LaSalle-Peru 2-3 Rochelle 0-2 Geneseo 0-4 Saturday’s results • Yorkville 48, Geneseo 36 • Kaneland 52, LaSalle-Peru 41 • Sycamore 42, Ottawa 36 Monday’s game • Ottawa at Streator, 7 Tuesday’s game • DeKalb at Sterling, 7

All 10-5 9-9 8-11 1-11 4-16

All 16-0 11-3 12-5 11-4 11-9 8-8 9-8 6-13

Three Rivers East Conf.

All Amboy 5-0 16-1 Kewanee 2-1 11-3 Hall 2-1 8-6 Newman 2-1 4-10 Bureau Valley 1-2 8-8 St. Bede 1-3 3-11 Princeton 0-4 2-11 Saturday’s results • Newman 46, Galva 41 • Amboy 44, Serena 36 • Alleman 80, St. Bede 31 Monday’s games • Bureau Valley at St. Bede, 7:30 • Kewanee at Princeton, 7:30 • Newman at Hall, 7:30 Tuesday’s game • St. Bede at Ottawa Marquette, 7:30

Three Rivers West Conf.

Prophetstown 4-0 Sherrard 4-0 Rockridge 3-2 Erie 3-2 Orion 1-2 Morrison 3-2 Fulton 0-3 Riverdale 0-3 Saturday’s results • Mercer County 46, Fulton 44 • Morrison 41, Rockridge 40 • Orion at Riverdale, 6:30 Lena-Winslow tournament • Pearl City 34, Erie 32 • Erie 31, Lena-Winslow 37 Monday’s games • Fulton at Rockridge, 7:30 • Orion at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Riverdale at Morrison, 7:30 Tuesday’s game • Sherrard at Erie, 7:30

All 16-2 14-2 12-6 13-7 5-6 10-5 7-11 0-14

NUIC East Conf.

Aquin 6-0 AFC 4-0 Dakota 5-1 Milledgeville 3-2 Durand 1-1 Forreston 2-3 Polo 2-3 Orangeville 1-4 Pecatonica 0-4 South Beloit 0-4 Saturday’s result • Galena 49, Pecatonica 27 Monday’s games • Polo at Warren, 7:30 • West Carroll at Milledgeville, 7:30 Tuesday’s game • Stockton at Pecatonica, 7:30 Wednesday’s game • Forreston at Pearl City, 7:30

Wrestling

ROCKRIDGE 41, MORRISON 40

Princeton Invitational Tournament

MORRISON (9-6, 2-3 TRAC West) Emma Melton 1 1-2 3, Lakin Goodman 5 2-4 13, Emma Sitzmore 2 0-2 4, Workman 0 4-4 4, Alyssa Canales 0 1-2 1, Rachel Davis 1 3-4 5, Emily Wallander 0 0-0 0, Adrienne Banks 0 3-4 3, Ashley Greul 3 1-2 7. Totals: 12 15-24 40.

ROCKRIDGE (13-5, 4-1) Anderson 1 0-0 2, Ford 2 0-0 5, Walker 0 0-0 0, Grawe 2 0-0 4, Cooney 0 0-0 0, Lowe 2 4-9 8, Stoneking 4 3-4 11, Johnson 4 1-2 9, Finley 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 8-15 41.

Morrison 5 10 11 14 — 40 Rockridge 8 10 13 10 — 41 3s – Morrison 1 (Goodman), Rockridge 1 (Ford). at Sterling

NEWMAN 46, GALVA 41 GALVA Jeffries 5 2-2 14, Vandevalde 0 0-0 0, Larson 0 0-0 0, Meyer 3 0-0 6, O’Riley 4 3-6 11, Clucar 2 0-0 4, Desmit 2 0-0 4, Belly 0 2-3 2. Totals: 16 7-11 41.

NEWMAN (4-10) Sarah Trujillo 2 0-0 4, Aubree Schmitt 2 2-4 7, Madison Newman 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Simpson 6 4-4 17, Mary Jensen 3 3-3 10, Rhyanna Hadden 1 0-0 2, Breanna Conboy 3 0-0 6. Totals: 17 10-12 46.

Galva 6 10 13 12 — 41 Newman 10 10 10 16 — 46 3s – Galva 2 (Jeffries 2), Newman 2 (Schmitt, Simpson). at Serena

AMBOY 44, SERENA 36 AMBOY (16-1) Delaney Wilhelm 2 2-2 6, Sydney Wilhelm 1 2-4 4, Kennedy Dinges 4 2-2 10, Kaitlyn Liebing 3 7-11 13, Elizabeth Ortgiesen 1 0-0 2, Hallie Nauman 0 4-4 4, Karlee Doege 1 1-2 3, Joanna Fredericks 1 0-0 2, Jennifer Boyle 0 0-0 0, Vivian O’Laughlin 0 0-0 0. Totals: 13 18-25 44.

SERENA (7-8) Stnley 5 2-2 15, Thompson 1 1-2 3, Grogan 2 1-3 5, Kelly 3 1-2 7, Marker 1 0-0 2, Johnson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 14 5-9 36.

Amboy 10 15 18 11 — 44 Serena 8 10 8 10 — 36 3s – Serena 3 (Stanley 3). at Aledo

MERCER COUNTY 46, FULTON 44 FULTON (7-11) Averi Leitzen 3 6-6 12, Jordan Price 1 1-4 3, Betsy Leonard 4 4-9 12, Chelsea Lesniewski 4 1-2 9, Autumn Hutton 0 0-0 0, Faith Kennedy 2 0-3 4, Camerin Huizenga 1 0-0 2, Kerrigan Enloe 1 0-0 2, Whitney Wynkoop 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 12-24 44.

MERCER COUNTY Hess 0 0-0 0, Swanson 2 0-0 5, Baker 5 3-5 13, Emily Lower 1 0-0 2, Weeks 2 0-0 4, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Ellie Lower 4 11-15 22, Finch 0 0-0 0. Totals: 14 14-20 46.

Fulton 12 12 12 8 — 44 Mercer Co. 14 18 3 11 — 46 3s – Mercer Co. 3 (Ellie Lower 2, Swanson).

PEARL CITY 34, ERIE 32

BNC West Conf.

Mendota 5-0 Rockford Lutheran 5-1 Stillman Valley 4-2 Byron 3-3 Oregon 3-4 Dixon 2-3 Rock Falls 0-4 Winnebago 0-5 Saturday’s results • Rochelle at Stillman Valley, 2 Chicagoland Invitational • Loyola Academy 56, Lutheran 49 Lena-Winslow tournament • Pearl City 52, Winnebago 48 • Winnebago 48, Lena-Winslow 41 Monday’s games • Lutheran at Mendota, 7:15 • Rock Falls at Byron, 7:15

Saturday’s box scores at Taylor Ridge

All 14-4 14-1 11-4 4-10 3-4 4-10 6-8 1-10 1-13 0-5

ERIE (13-7) Caitlin Maloney 1 0-0 3, Whitney Bramm 0 0-2 0, Leela Parrish 0 0-0 0, Delaney Tegeler 3 2-6 8, Rachel Cobert 5 5-9 15, Emily Cox 2 0-4 4, Alicia Stout 0- 0-0 Katlyn Weber 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 7-21 32.

PEARL CITY Lee 5 2-4 12, Clark 1 3-6 5, Downs 1 1-2 3, Fransen 1 0-0 2, Clark 5 0-0 10, Runkel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 13 6-12 34.

Erie 9 8 4 11 – 32 Pearl City 7 5 10 12 – 34 3s – None

ERIE 41, LENA-WINSLOW 37 ERIE 13-7 Caitlin Maloney 0 0-2 0, Whitney Bramm 2 0-0 4, Leela Parrish 2 0-2 6, Delaney Tegeler 2 3-4 9, Rachel Cobert 3 3-7 9, Bryce McCormick 1 2-4 4, Emily Cox 2 3-6 7, Alicia Stout 1 0-0 2, Katlyn Weber 0 0-0 0. Totals: 15 11-25 41.

LENA-WINSLOW Stofer 0 1-2 1, Vaughn 5 1-2 12, Haight 5 1-2 13, Baldaus 3 0-2 6, Raders 1 0-0 2, Moest 1 1-2 3. Totals: 12 4-10 37.

Erie 9 9 9 14 – 41 Le-Win 7 10 10 10 – 37 3s – Erie 4 (Tegeler 2, Parrish 2), LenaWinslow 0

Boys bowling NIBC tournament at Viking Lanes, South Beloit Team scores 1. Oregon 5,687; 2. Rockford Christian 5,671; 3. Lutheran 5,511; 4. Winnebago 5,256; 5. South Beloit 5,048 Oregon results: Joe Miranda 181-197216-183-193-167–1,137; Kyle Lundquist 126-180-158-158-162-226–1,010; Josh Cook 204-237-191-189-137-255–1,213; Jacob Coleman 170-237-226-188-1651871,173; AJ Nordman 127-235-167-173235-217–1,154. Totals: 808-1,086-958891-892-1,052–5,687.

Girls bowling Sycamore Invitational Team scores 1. United Township 5,620; 2. Morris 5,511; 3. Oswego East 5,511; 4. Freeport 5,509; 5. Oswego 5,305; 6. Sycamore 5,186; 7.

Plainfield Central 5,176; 8. Dixon 5,173; 9.

Belvidere 4,798; 10. Plainfield East 4,503; 11. Jefferson 4,384; 12. DeKalb 3,997 Top 10 finishers 1. Emily Quaco (Dixon) 1,211; 2. Leah Samuelson (UT) 1,201; 3. Averee Brottcher (OE) 1,197; 4. Kayla Crawford (UT) 1,170; 5. Taylor Warwick (Morris) 1,169; 6. Abby Ragsdale (OE) 1,167; 7. Josie Hartman (UT) 1,153; 8. Maddie Wallace (Freeport) 1,151; 9. Madison Colasanti (Morris) 1,137; 10. Brittany Bredlove (Oswego) 1,136 Dixon results: Ashley Currier 144-159215-233-166-169–1,086; Michaela Bates 123-144-156-120-141-143–827; Margaret Thomas 182-171-160-210-197-115– 1,035; Katlyn Bay 234-131-179-150-160160–1,014; Emily Quaco 182-193-214215-181-226–1,211. Totals: 865-798924-928-845-813–5,173.

NIBC tournament at Viking Lanes, South Beloit Team scores 1. Oregon 5,265; 2. Christian life 5,009; 3. Lutheran 4,993; 4. Rockford Christian 4,643; 5. Byron 4,552; 6. Winnebago 4,200; 7. South Beloit 3,852 Oregon results: Tayla Smith 142-186150-200-180-195–1,053; Victoria Barnhart 140-140-206-163-161–810; Mackenzie Tague 138-117–255; Ali Scheidecker 165-195-192-220-226-156–1,154; Abi Scheidecker 183-156-185-212-138-215– 1,089; Stevie McCombs 186-200-215194–795; Emily Corbin 109. Totals: 768794-822-1,038-922-921–5,265

at Prouty Gym, Princeton Team scores 1. Dakota 312.50, 2. Byron 182.50, 3.

Mercer County 146, 4. Vandalia 119.5, 5. Coal City 115.5, 6. Illini Bluffs 103, 7.

Wilmington 96, 8. PORTA 94, 9. Gibson City 91, 10. LeRoy 87.50, 11. Plano 84, 12. Monticello 78.50, 13. IVC 77, 14.

Roxana 75, 15 (tie). Auburn 70, Clinton 70, 17. Orion 69, 18. Rock Falls 68.50, 19. Morrison 60, 20. Stanford Olympia 55, 21. Litchfield 53.50, 22. MonmouthRoseville 50, 23. Princeton 49, 24 (tie).

Rockridge 43, Newman 43, 26. Manteno 39, 27. Alleman 35, 28. Palos Heights Shepard 24, 29. Dixon 20, 30. Pittsfield 11, 310. Reed-Custer 9, 32. Riverdale 4, 33. Ottawa 0 Championship bouts 106 – Joey Rivera (CC) pin Colin Barker (Dakota) 1:38. 113 – Alec Henze (Dakota) dec Brady Wilsie (Byron) 3-0. 120 – Cody Minnick (CC) pin Dillon Swift (Dakota) 3:07. 126 – Printice Walls (Dakota) pin Jake Worms (Illini Bluffs) 2:57. 132 – Andrew Wegner (Dakota) pin Mike Diericx (Orion) 2:21. 138 – Nate Olsen (Dakota) dec Austin Headrick (Wilmington) 2-0. 145 – J. J. Wolfe (Dakota) dec Riley Beard (IVC) 8-0. 152 – Greg Krulas (Dakota) dec Dalton Blankenship (Vandalia) 7-1. 160 – Jared Packer (Dakota) dec Austin Keller (Morrison) 7-1. 170 – Carver James (Dakota) dec Jacob Ellsbury (Byron) 11-3. 182 – Jake Stewart (Vandalia) dec Riley Kauzlaric (CC) 8-2. 195 – Logan Millizer (M-R) dec Bobby Bradley (Vandalia) 1-0. 220 – Ross Sealby (Byron) dec Cole Werner (Litchfield) 13-6.

285 – Quinton Ball (MerCo) dec Tommy Brown (Plano) 7-0.

Third-place bouts 106 – R. J. Marrero (PORTA) pin Nick Norris (IVC) 4:56. 113 – Alex Matlock (LeRoy) pin Ivan Garcia (Plano) 3:32.

120 – Stone Engle (MerCo) pin Trey Hild (PORTA) 1:45. 126 – Dalton Brito (Roxana) dec Dalton Jensen (LeRoy) 7-2. 132 – Jarod Foiles (Roxana) pin Colin Wies (Wilmington) 5:58. 138 – Peyton Roop (LeRoy) dec Ashton Klingaman (MerCo) 8-1. 145 – Griffin Willi (PORTA) dec Elias Edmondson (Newman) 13-4. 152 – Justin VanWinkle (MerCo) dec Zach Tomac (Plano) 6-3. 160 – Jesse Kessler (Auburn) dec Zach O’Connor (IB) 9-8. 170 – Bo Bauer (Olympia) dec Drew Pranka (Princeton) 6-1. 182 – Jacob Franklin (GC) dec Matt Weeks (MerCo) 3-2. 195 – Jordan Ladd (IVC) dec Kyal Davis (Wilmington) 10-2. 220 – Noah Bridgewater (Orion) dec Jake Frost (CC) 3-1. 285 – Hunter Leach (IB) pin Justin Moody (Rockridge) 1:38.

Polo Invitational at Polo Team scores 1. Glenbard North JV 198; 2. Camanche 180; 3. Oregon 162.5; 4. Fulton 141; 5.

Belvidere North 136.5; 6. Freeport 103; 7. Dakota JV 99; 8. West Carroll 80; 9.

Genoa-Kingston 78; 10. Polo 63; 11. North Boone 62; 12. Lisle 57; 13. Erie-Prophetstown JV 52; 14. Evergreen Park 51; 15. St. Bede 40.5; 16. AFC 32; 17. Pleasant Valley JV 31; 18. Parkview 30; 19. Alden-Hebron 15; 20. Guilford 9; 21. Mooseheart 2 Championship bouts 106 – Tyler Fleetwood (Fulton) dec.

Andrew VanKampen (West Carroll), 4-2; 113 – Ecclesias Fambro (Belv. North) dec.

Alex Porter (Dakota), 4-1; 120 – Drew Sonnefeldt (Lisle) fall Hunter Luke (West Carroll), 2:29; 126 – Brice Everson (Camanche) dec. Brandon Briggs (North Boone), 8-5; 132 – Jarid Stimpert (Freeport) dec.

Noah Everson (Camanche), 2-0; 138 – Joe Czernek (Glenbard North) fall Andrew Edens (Camanche), 5:05; 145 – Josh Harvey (Evergreen Park) fall Corey Grady (Oregon), 3:15; 152 – Dominic Marchetti (Oregon) fall Kyler Campie (Camanche), 1:04; 160 – Caleb Mennen (Oregon) dec.

Greison Skahill (Pleasant Valley), 7-2; 170 – Dylan Binion (E-P) dflt. Ethan Cain (Polo); 182 – Luis Penaloza (Glenbard North) fall John Ghibellini (Oregon), 1:12; 195 – Nathan Chalus (Glenbard North) fall Layne Dean (Camanche), 1:59; 220 – Chris Weyrich (Glenbard North) dec. David Labash (Oregon), 6-1; 285 – John Barnes (St. Bede) fall Jake Rodgers (Belv. North), 5:36 Third-place bouts 106 – Austin Anderson (Freeport) fall Austen Clark (Camanche), :26; 113 – Nathan Thoms (Camanche) fall Elija Gilliam (Glenbard North), 2:38; 120 – Jeremy Sorem (Camanche) dec. Juan Rivera (Glenbard North), 6-2; 126 – Eric Martinez (Belv.

North) dec. Jacob Blocker (Dakota), 6-4; 132 – Christian Ordlock (G-K) dec. Josh Bowling (E-P), 3-2; 138 – Cade Slayton (Dakota) dec. Caleb Blatchford (Belv.

North), 9-2; 145 – Cole Grant (Fulton) fall Riley Stephens (AFC), 5:13; 160 – Sam Grant (Fulton) fall Naseef Pawlitz (Belv.

North), 3:32’ 170 – Colten Cashmore (A-H) dec. Garrett Rude (Oregon), 3-1; 182 – Taylor Fleetwood (Fulton) fall Jacob Cain (Polo), 4:35; 195 – Anthony Lacko (G-K) fft. Nick Bowen (Belv. North); 220 – Justin Mousser (G-K) fft. Alex turner (Belv. North); 285 – Matthew Crandall (Oregon) dec.

John Czernek (Glenbard North), 4-2

Sycamore Invitational Team scores 1. Washington 564.5, 2. Hononegah 506, 3. Fox Lake Grant 499.5, 4. Huntley 402.5, 5. McHenry 401, 6. Sterling 394, 7. Moline 368.5, 8. Kaneland 347.5, 9. Bloomington 339.5, 10. Mahomet-Seymour 338, 11.

Hampshire 326, 12. Cary-Grove 320.5, 13. Sycamore 301.5, 14. Downers Grove South 301, 15. Rock Island 296.5, 16.

Willowbrook 268.5, 17. York 266, 18.

Rockford East 233, 19. Pontiac 217.5, 20.

Waukegan 211, 21. Belvidere 197.5, 22.

Mundelein 183.5, 23. Neuqua Valley 142.5, 24. Woodstock North 129.5, 25. Marengo 126, 26. Elmwood Park 61 Championship bouts 106 – Trenton Jackson (Moline) dec. Ian Mullen (McHenry) 3-1; 113 – Britches Sikula (McHenry) dec. Dack Punke (Washington) 1-0; 120 – Christian Arias (Belvidere) dec.

Caleb Schnell (Moline) 3-2; 126 – Michael Cullen (Cary-Grove) dec. Ethan Reel (Washington) 7-2; 132 – Noah Drabek (Grant) dec. Blaize Punke (Washington) 5-2; 138 – Cristian Coronado (Grant) dec. Ryder Punke (Washington) 4-2; 145 – Fernie Silva (Hononegah) pin Daniel Terronez (Moline) :44; 152 – Matt Rowland (Willowbrook) dec.

Brandon Meyer (Huntley) 4-2; 160 – Randy Meneweather (Washington) dec. Jake Lanning (Pontiac) 6-3; 170 – Jacob Warner (Washington) major dec. Jack Jessen (Willowbrook) 11-2; 182 – Tyler Demoss (Hononegah) pin Christopher Malone (Sycamore) 3:42; 195 – Dj Warkenthein (Neuqua Valley) dec. Jordan Shahrikian (Hononegah) 9-4; 220 – Jacob Godinez (Washington) dec. Blake Zalapi (Hononegah) 7-2; 285 – Michael Gomez (Cary-Grove) dec. Tony Cassioppi (Hononegah) 10-4

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD NFL Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday’s results New England 35, Baltimore 31 Seattle 31, Carolina 17 Sunday’s results Green Bay 26, Dallas 21 Indianapolis 24, Denver 13 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, Green Bay at Seattle, 2:05 p.m. (Fox) AFC, Indianapolis at New England, 5:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 5:30 p.m.

(NBC) Sunday’s box scores

PACKERS 26, COWBOYS 21 Dallas Green Bay

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7 7 0 — 21 3 10 6 — 26

First Quarter GB–Quarless 4 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), 8:30.

Dal–Clutts 1 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 1:05.

Second Quarter Dal–Williams 38 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 8:19.

GB–FG Crosby 40, :00.

Third Quarter GB–FG Crosby 30, 7:46.

Dal–Murray 1 run (Bailey kick), 4:12.

GB–D.Adams 46 pass from A.Rodgers (Crosby kick), 1:41.

Fourth Quarter GB–R.Rodgers 13 pass from A.Rodgers (pass failed), 9:10.

A–79,704.

Dal GB First downs 21 23 Total Net Yards 315 425 Rushes-yards 28-145 30-119 Passing 170 306 Punt Returns 2-7 0-0 Kickoff Returns 4-92 3-48 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 15-19-0 24-35-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-21 1-10 Punts 2-48.5 2-37.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-1 Penalties-Yards 5-35 10-87 Time of Possession 30:39 29:21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Dallas, Murray 25-123, Randle 2-15, Romo 1-7. Green Bay, Lacy 19-101, Starks 5-16, Kuhn 1-4, Cobb 1-2, A.Rodgers 4-(minus 4).

PASSING–Dallas, Romo 15-19-0-191.

Green Bay, A.Rodgers 24-35-0-316.

RECEIVING–Dallas, Witten 6-71, Beasley 3-38, Bryant 3-38, Williams 1-38, Murray 1-5, Clutts 1-1. Green Bay, Cobb 8-116, D.Adams 7-117, Quarless 4-31, Nelson 2-22, R.Rodgers 1-13, Lacy 1-10, Kuhn 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Dallas, Bailey 50.

COLTS 24, BRONCOS 13 Indianapolis Denver

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14 7 3 — 24 3 0 3 — 13

First Quarter Den–D.Thomas 1 pass from Manning (Barth kick), 10:00.

Second Quarter Ind–Herron 6 run (Vinatieri kick), 14:14.

Ind–Allen 3 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 7:23.

Den–FG Barth 45, :02.

Third Quarter Ind–Nicks 15 pass from Luck (Vinatieri kick), 8:21.

Fourth Quarter Den–FG Barth 41, 13:50.

Ind–FG Vinatieri 30, 4:06.

A–76,867.

Ind First downs 23 Total Net Yards 364 Rushes-yards 28-99 Passing 265 Punt Returns 3-7 Kickoff Returns 2-32 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 27-43-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 Punts 4-42.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-67 Time of Possession 34:01

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Indianapolis, Herron 23-63, Luck 2-21, Tipton 2-14, Hilton 1-1. Denver, Anderson 18-80, Hillman 2-8.

PASSING–Indianapolis, Luck 27-43-2265. Denver, Manning 26-46-0-211.

RECEIVING–Indianapolis, Herron 8-32, Hilton 4-72, Allen 4-30, Fleener 3-49, Doyle 3-14, Moncrief 2-32, Nicks 2-24, Tipton 1-12. Denver, Sanders 7-46, J.Thomas 6-53, Anderson 6-29, D.Thomas 5-59, Welker 1-20, Green 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Indianapolis, Vinatieri 44 (WR).

Saturday’s box scores

PATRIOTS 35, RAVENS 31 Baltimore New England

14 7 7 3 — 31 7 7 14 7 — 35 First Quarter Bal–Aiken 19 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 12:18.

Bal–Smith Sr. 9 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 4:44.

NE–Brady 4 run (Gostkowski kick), :48.

Second Quarter NE–Amendola 15 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 3:37.

Bal–Daniels 11 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), :10.

Third Quarter Bal–Forsett 16 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 10:22.

NE–Gronkowski 5 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 6:48.

NE–Amendola 51 pass from Edelman (Gostkowski kick), 4:20.

Fourth Quarter Bal–FG Tucker 25, 10:17.

NE–LaFell 23 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 5:13.

Bal NE First downs 28 29 Total Net Yards 428 422 Rushes-yards 28-136 13-14 Passing 292 408 Punt Returns 4-25 3-45 Kickoff Returns 6-148 5-125 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 2-0 Comp-Att-Int 28-45-2 34-51-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-10 Punts 4-50.3 5-37.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 7-65 7-60 Time of Possession 32:39 27:21 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Baltimore, Forsett 24-129, Toussaint 2-5, Pierce 1-2, Campanaro 1-0.

New England, Bolden 3-7, Vereen 1-6, Blount 3-1, Brady 6-0.

PASSING–Baltimore, Flacco 28-45-2292. New England, Brady 33-50-1-367, Edelman 1-1-0-51.

RECEIVING–Baltimore, M.Brown 5-39, Daniels 4-41, Campanaro 4-39, Juszczyk 4-29, T.Smith 3-62, Smith Sr. 3-44, Forsett 2-17, Aiken 1-19, Gillmore 1-9, Toussaint 1-(minus 7). New England, Edelman 8-74, Gronkowski 7-108, Amendola 5-81, LaFell 5-62, Hoomanawanui 4-43, Vereen 4-39, Bolden 1-11.

SEAHAWKS 31, PANTHERS 17 Carolina Seattle

MEN’S HOOPS | NEBRASKA 53, ILLINOIS 43

Fourth Quarter Sea–FG Hauschka 37, 14:55.

Sea–Willson 25 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 10:26.

Sea–Chancellor 90 interception return (Hauschka kick), 5:55.

Car–Benjamin 15 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 2:34.

Car Sea First downs 21 16 Total Net Yards 362 348 Rushes-yards 30-132 28-100 Passing 230 248 Punt Returns 0-0 1-9 Kickoff Returns 3-66 1-26 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-90 Comp-Att-Int 23-36-2 15-22-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-16 2-20 Punts 4-39.3 4-38.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-0 Penalties-Yards 5-35 6-60 Time of Possession 34:03 25:57 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Carolina, Stewart 13-70, Newton 11-37, D.Williams 2-14, Tolbert 2-10, Whittaker 1-1, Cotchery 1-0. Seattle, Lynch 14-59, Wilson 7-22, Turbin 7-19.

PASSING–Carolina, Newton 23-36-2246. Seattle, Wilson 15-22-0-268.

RECEIVING–Carolina, Benjamin 7-75, Olsen 4-58, Cotchery 3-25, Dickson 2-33, Brown 2-24, D.Williams 2-2, Tolbert 1-14, Bersin 1-11, Stewart 1-4. Seattle, Willson 4-68, Kearse 3-129, Baldwin 3-38, Lynch 3-6, Richardson 1-21, Lockette 1-6.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 25 11 .694 Brooklyn 16 21 .432 Boston 12 23 .343 Philadelphia 7 29 .194 New York 5 35 .125 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 29 8 .784 Washington 25 12 .676 Miami 16 21 .432 Charlotte 15 24 .385 Orlando 13 27 .325 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 26 12 .684 Cleveland 19 18 .514 Milwaukee 20 19 .513 Indiana 15 24 .385 Detroit 13 24 .351

GB — 9½ 12½ 18 22 GB — 4 13 15 17½ GB — 6½ 6½ 11½ 12½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 26 11 .703 Memphis 26 11 .703 Dallas 26 12 .684 San Antonio 23 15 .605 New Orleans 18 18 .500 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 29 8 .784 Oklahoma City 18 19 .486 Denver 17 20 .459 Utah 13 25 .342 Minnesota 5 31 .139 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 29 5 .853 L.A. Clippers 25 13 .658 Phoenix 22 18 .550 Sacramento 15 21 .417 L.A. Lakers 12 25 .324 Saturday’s results Charlotte 110, New York 82 L.A. Clippers 120, Dallas 100 Philadelphia 93, Indiana 92 Toronto 109, Boston 96 Detroit 98, Brooklyn 93 Chicago 95, Milwaukee 87 Houston 97, Utah 82 San Antonio 108, Minnesota 93 Portland 103, Orlando 92

GB — — ½ 3½ 7½ GB — 11 12 16½ 23½ GB — 6 10 15 18½

Sunday’s results Atlanta 120, Washington 89 Miami 104, L.A. Clippers 90 Memphis 122, Phoenix 110,2OT Cleveland at Sacramento, late Portland at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Detroit at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Saturday’s box score

Den 19 288 20-88 200 1-(-1) 0-0 2-2 26-46-0 2-11 6-40.7 1-1 2-8 25:59

0 10 0 7 — 17 7 7 0 17 — 31 First Quarter Sea–Baldwin 16 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), :56.

Second Quarter Car–Benjamin 7 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 7:44.

Sea–Kearse 63 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 4:54.

Car–FG Gano 35, :00.

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BULLS 95, BUCKS 87 MILWAUKEE (87) Antetokounmpo 2-6 0-1 4, O’Bryant 1-2 0-0 2, Pachulia 3-12 1-2 7, Knight 9-19 2-2 20, Middleton 5-10 0-0 11, Henson 2-6 2-3 6, Mayo 5-8 0-0 12, Dudley 5-10 5-6 15, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Bayless 3-6 2-2 8, Marshall 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 36-81 12-16 87.

CHICAGO (95) Snell 1-7 0-0 2, Gasol 17-30 12-13 46, Noah 1-2 0-0 2, Hinrich 7-13 0-0 16, Butler 2-9 5-7 9, Gibson 3-12 0-0 6, Brooks 1-7 2-2 5, Mirotic 2-6 2-2 7, Moore 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals 35-88 21-24 95.

Milwaukee 19 20 23 25 — 87 Chicago 29 19 20 27 — 95 3s–Milwaukee 3-11 (Mayo 2-3, Middleton 1-2, Bayless 0-1, Knight 0-2, Dudley 0-3), Chicago 4-17 (Hinrich 2-5, Brooks 1-1, Mirotic 1-4, Butler 0-3, Snell 0-4).

Rebounds–Milwaukee 41 (Henson 7), Chicago 64 (Gasol 18). Assists–Milwaukee 19 (Knight 5), Chicago 24 (Butler 10).

Fouls–Milwaukee 24, Chicago 18.

Men’s basketball Top 25 Saturday’s scores No. 1 Kentucky 70, Texas A&M 64 No. 3 Virginia 62, No. 13 Notre Dame 56 No. 18 North Carolina 72, No. 5 Louisville 71 No. 6 Gonzaga 79, Santa Clara 57 No. 8 Villanova 81, DePaul 64 Oklahoma State 69, No. 10 Texas 58 No. 11 Maryland 69, Purdue 60 No. 12 Kansas 86, Texas Tech 54 No. 17 Iowa State 74, No. 14 West Virginia 72 Kansas State 66, No. 16 Oklahoma 63 No. 19 Seton Hall 68, Creighton 67 No. 20 VCU 89, Saint Joseph’s 74 No. 21 Baylor 66, TCU 59 Indiana 69, No. 22 Ohio State 66 No. 23 Arkansas 82, Vanderbilt 70 Western Kentucky 72, Old Dominion 65 Sunday scores NC State 87, No. 2 Duke 75 Rutgers 67, No. 4 Wisconsin 62 No. 15 Wichita State 67, Loyola (IL) 53 No. 7 Arizona at Oregon State, late State Saturday’s scores Evansville 66, Bradley 56 No. 8 Villanova 81, DePaul 64 Eastern Illinois 84, Belmont 73 Indiana State 59, Southern Illinois 56 Oral Roberts 66, Western Illinois 57 Kent State 67, Northern Illinois 65 UT Pan American 64, Chicago State 59 SIU Edwardsville 45, Tennessee St. 38 Sunday’s scores Michigan State 84, Northwestern 77, OT Illinois State 69, Missouri State 55 No. 18 Wichita State 67, Loyola (IL) 53

Big Ten Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Maryland 3-1 .750 15-2 .882 Wisconsin 3-1 .750 15-2 .882 Michigan St. 3-1 .750 12-5 .706 Michigan 3-1 .750 10-6 .625 Indiana 2-1 .667 12-4 .750 Iowa 2-1 .667 11-5 .688 Ohio St. 2-2 .500 13-4 .765 Nebraska 2-2 .500 10-6 .625 Purdue 2-2 .500 10-7 .588 Rutgers 2-2 .500 10-7 .588 Northwestern 1-2 .333 10-6 .625 Illinois 1-3 .250 11-6 .647 Penn St. 0-3 .000 12-4 .750 Minnesota 0-4 .000 11-6 .647 Saturday’s results Maryland 69, Purdue 60 Michigan 62, Minnesota 57 Indiana 69, Ohio St. 66 Sunday’s results Michigan St. 84, Northwestern 77, OT Rutgers 67, Wisconsin 62 Nebraska 53, Illinois 43 Tuesday’s games Michigan at Ohio St., 6 p.m. (ESPN) Penn St. at Indiana, 6 p.m. (BTN) Iowa at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (BTN) Wednesday’s games Rutgers at Maryland, 6 p.m. (BTN) Illinois at Northwestern, 8 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s game Nebraska at Wisconsin, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)

Sunday’s box scores

NEBRASKA 53, ILLINOIS 43 ILLINOIS (11-6) Egwu 1-4 0-0 2, Tate 0-3 3-3 3, Cosby 2-7 2-2 7, Hill 4-15 2-3 12, Nunn 5-14 0-0 12, Starks 1-7 0-0 3, Black 1-3 0-0 2, Morgan 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 15-55 7-8 43.

NEBRASKA (10-6) Rivers 4-6 0-0 8, Pitchford 3-8 0-0 7, Parker 1-5 0-0 2, Petteway 6-13 2-2 18, Shields 4-11 2-2 11, T. Smith 2-3 1-1 5, Abraham 1-1 0-0 2, L. Smith 0-2 0-0 0.

Totals 21-49 5-5 53.

Halftime–Nebraska 28-22. 3-Point Goals–Illinois 6-29 (Hill 2-6, Nunn 2-8, Cosby 1-4, Starks 1-7, Egwu 0-1, Tate 0-3), Nebraska 6-17 (Petteway 4-7, Shields 1-3, Pitchford 1-5, Parker 0-2). Fouled Out–None.

Rebounds–Illinois 30 (Egwu 10), Nebraska 38 (Shields 8). Assists–Illinois 7 (Cosby, Egwu 2), Nebraska 10 (Shields 5). Total Fouls–Illinois 13, Nebraska 10. A–15,514.

MICHIGAN STATE 84, NORTHWESTERN, OT NORTHWESTERN (10-6) Law 2-5 0-0 5, Demps 5-13 4-4 17, Olah 3-7 3-4 9, McIntosh 6-16 4-4 18, Lumpkin 0-2 0-2 0, Sobolewski 1-1 0-0 3, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0, Cobb 5-5 0-0 12, Taphorn 3-4 0-0 9, Skelly 0-0 2-2 2, Kreisberg 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-55 13-16 77.

MICHIGAN ST. (12-5) Forbes 4-5 1-1 11, Trice 5-12 8-10 18, Dawson 6-11 1-4 13, Schilling 5-10 3-3 13, Valentine 6-13 4-4 17, Clark Jr. 3-5 0-0 6, Bess 0-0 1-2 1, Ellis III 0-0 0-0 0, Costello 1-2 1-2 3, Nairn Jr. 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-62 19-26 84.

Halftime–Tied 40-40. End Of Regulation–Tied 72. 3-Point Goals–Northwestern 12-25 (Taphorn 3-4, Demps 3-9, Cobb 2-2, McIntosh 2-6, Sobolewski 1-1, Law 1-2, Lumpkin 0-1), Michigan St. 3-11 (Forbes 2-3, Valentine 1-4, Clark Jr. 0-2, Trice 0-2).

Fouled Out–Schilling. Rebounds– Northwestern 31 (Olah 7), Michigan St. 32 (Dawson 9). Assists–Northwestern 17 (Demps 6), Michigan St. 18 (Trice 10). Total Fouls–Northwestern 19, Michigan St. 14. Technical–Northwestern Bench. A–14,797.

Petteway too much Guard scores 18, Huskers hold off Illinois

BY KENT WOLGAMOTT Associated Press

RUTGERS 67, No. 4 WISCONSIN 62 WISCONSIN (15-2) Hayes 6-12 1-4 15, Dekker 6-15 3-5 15, Jackson 3-5 1-2 7, Gasser 1-6 2-3 4, Koenig 5-7 0-0 12, Showalter 0-1 2-2 2, Dukan 1-5 0-0 3, Brown 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 24-56 9-16 62.

RUTGERS (10-7) Etou 1-2 2-2 4, Jack 8-13 4-5 20, Lewis 2-2 0-0 4, Daniels 4-7 1-2 9, Mack 6-16 5-6 21, Kone 3-3 0-0 7, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Foreman 0-0 0-0 0, Doorson 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals 25-46 12-15 67.

Halftime–Wisconsin 35-23. 3-Point Goals–Wisconsin 5-21 (Hayes 2-4, Koenig 2-4, Dukan 1-4, Dekker 0-4, Gasser 0-5), Rutgers 5-11 (Mack 4-9, Kone 1-1, Williams 0-1). Fouled Out–Gasser. Rebounds–Wisconsin 31 (Hayes 10), Rutgers 28 (Etou 7).

Assists–Wisconsin 11 (Hayes 5), Rutgers 8 (Kone, Mack 3). Total Fouls– Wisconsin 14, Rutgers 18. Technical– Jack. A–6,987.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Tampa Bay 27 12 4 58 140 Montreal 26 12 3 55 111 Detroit 22 11 9 53 117 Boston 22 15 6 50 113 Florida 20 11 9 49 100 Toronto 22 17 3 47 137 Ottawa 17 16 8 42 110 Buffalo 14 26 3 31 81 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Islanders 28 13 1 57 131 Pittsburgh 25 10 6 56 122 N.Y. Rangers 24 11 4 52 124 Washington 22 11 8 52 123 Columbus 18 19 3 39 104 Philadelphia 16 19 7 39 112 New Jersey 15 21 8 38 96 Carolina 13 24 5 31 88

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Nebraska’s Walter Pitchford (right) and Illinois’ Nnanna Egwu struggle for the ball during Sunday’s game in Lincoln, Neb. The Cornhuskers won 53-43.

GA 111 95 106 111 105 130 113 147 GA 116 98 95 105 131 126 124 112

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 28 9 4 60 125 93 Chicago 28 13 2 58 134 95 St. Louis 26 13 3 55 136 105 Winnipeg 21 14 7 49 109 104 Colorado 18 16 8 44 112 122 Dallas 18 16 7 43 126 135 Minnesota 18 18 5 41 111 121 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 26 10 6 58 116 114 Vancouver 23 14 3 49 113 104 San Jose 22 16 5 49 116 118 Los Angeles 19 13 10 48 119 112 Calgary 22 18 3 47 123 114 Arizona 16 21 4 36 97 136 Edmonton 10 24 9 29 97 145 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s results St. Louis 5, Carolina 4, SO Winnipeg 5, Los Angeles 4, SO Boston 3, Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3, Minnesota 1 Colorado 4, Dallas 3 Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 1, OT Washington 3, Detroit 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, Columbus 2 Ottawa 5, Arizona 1 Calgary 1, Vancouver 0 N.Y. Rangers 3, San Jose 1 Sunday’s results Florida 4, Edmonton 2 Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 Winnipeg at Anaheim, late Today’s games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 4, WILD 1 Minnesota 0 0 1 —1 Chicago 2 2 0 —4 First Period–1, Chicago, Hossa 9 (Toews, Saad), 4:17. 2, Chicago, Bickell 9 (Kane, Richards), 7:53.

Second Period–3, Chicago, Richards 9 (Kane, Bickell), 11:08. 4, Chicago, Oduya 2 (Toews, Hossa), 18:25.

Third Period–5, Minnesota, Cooke 3 (Brodziak, Brodin), 15:08.

Missed Penalty Shot–Zucker, Min, 16:17 second.

Shots on Goal–Minnesota 14-12-11–37.

Chicago 13-14-8–35.

Goalies–Minnesota, Backstrom. Chicago, Crawford.

Transactions BASEBALL American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Designated SS Andy Parrino for assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to terms with SS Adrubal Cabrera.

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed DT Ken Bishop from the practice squad. Released DB Jakar Hamilton.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed S Shiloh Keo to a future contract.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed LB Shayne Skov to a future contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled G Tom McCollum from Grand Rapids (AHL).

Placed G Jimmy Howard on injured reserve.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned D Steve Oleksy to Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGE BOWLING GREEN — Named Kim McCloud assistant head coach/wide receivers coach, Sean Lewis quarterbacks/ tight ends coach, Mike Lynch offensive line coach and Tom Freeman assistant offensive line coach.

LINCOLN, Neb. – The story of Nebraska’s 53-43 win over Illinois Sunday is found in the numbers.

Illinois made just 15 of 55 shots, 27.3 percent, the lowest an opponent has shot against Nebraska since Tim Miles became the Cornhuskers’ coach in 2012. The Fightin’ Illini’s 43 points were the second fewest allowed by a Miles-coached Nebraska team.

“A big part of our offensive struggles, Nebraska deserves a lot of credit for that,” Illinois coach John Gross said. “Their defense is ranked in top 25 in the country for a reason when it comes to efficiency. I thought they were very difficult to score on tonight. I thought they defended very well. They did a great job.”

Nebraska forward David Rivers said the Husker defense worked as planned.

“We played pack defense and just executed what the coaches have been preaching to us all week,” Rivers said. “We were solid on defense packing it in, keeping it tight, trying to get the shooters the best we could. I think our screenand-roll defense was good tonight and that was something we were

Notable weekend games Saturday: Tyler Ulis put No. 1 Kentucky ahead with a 3-pointer deep in double overtime and the Wildcats stayed unbeaten, holding off Texas A&M 70-64 • North Carolina’s Marcus Paige hit a scooping layup with 8.5 seconds left to help 18th-ranked North Carolina rally to beat No. 5 Louisville 72-71 Sunday: Trevor Lacey scored 21 points and North Carolina State shot 55 percent to beat No. 2 Duke 87-75, knocking off one of the last three unbeaten teams in the country.

• Myles Mack had 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Rutgers scored its biggest upset in school history, a 67-62 victory over banged up No. 4 Wisconsin. working on.”

Nebraska (10-6, 2-2 Big Ten) built an 11-point lead midway through the second half and made 4 of 4 from the line in the final 2 minutes to seal the win. The Huskers shot and made just one free throw in the first 38 minutes of the game.

Illinois (11-6, 1-3) cut the Nebraska lead to six late in the game but struggled to hit shots.

The Fightin’ Illini made just 15 of 55 shots and didn’t have a basket after the 3:14 mark until Aaron Cosby’s short jumper with 14 seconds left.

Nebraska took the first double-digit lead of the game on Petteway’s 3-pointer that put the Huskers up 34-24 with 16:48 remaining. But Illinois’ Kendrick Nunn countered with a 3 on the

next possession.

But the Illini fell behind 40-29 on Petteway’s layup with 11:06 left.

Nebraska then went cold, hitting just one basket over a 5-minute span.

Leron Black’s dunk with 8:09 left capped a 6-2 Illinois spurt, cutting the lead to 42-36.

“We’re sitting there at one point, late in the game, 6, 7 minutes left, we’re holding them to 27 percent and we’re only up six,” Miles said. “I’m like ‘what do we got to do?’ You can’t play much better defense than that.

It wasn’t like we were awful turning the ball over. We were shooting a decent percentage. But it was just one of those nights. Nobody’s going to the foul line. It’s going to be a tight game. I was proud of our team effort.”

NHL | BLACKHAWKS 4, WILD 1

Blackhawks beat weary Wild Hossa, Bickell, Richards each tally goal, assist

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Playing on the eve of his 36th birthday, Marian Hossa looked like a much younger forward. Just call it his usual solid performance.

Hossa, Bryan Bickell and Brad Richards each had a goal and an assist, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-1 victory over the sliding Minnesota Wild on Sunday night.

Defenseman Johnny Oduya also scored and Corey Crawford had 36 saves as Chicago rebounded from an ugly 5-2 loss at Edmonton on Friday night. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane added two assists apiece in the opener of a fourgame homestand.

Hossa’s tap-in goal in the first period was his ninth of the season and No. 473 for his career, moving him into a tie with former Blackhawks great Denis Savard and Alexander Mogilny for 50th on the NHL list. It was a nice way to celebrate another birthday for a winger who appears to be embracing his age

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Blackhawks left wing Patrick Sharp (10) battles for the puck with Wild center Ryan Carter (18) and center Kyle Brodziak (21) during the second period of Sunday’s game in Chicago.

Star of the game: Marian Hossa, Blackhawks, 1 goal, 1 assist Up next: Jets at Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m.

Friday TV: CSN Radio: 720 AM in his 17th season.

“Maybe the number is higher, but I still feel good,” he said. “That’s how I look at it.”

The weary Wild dropped their fifth con-

secutive game.

Matt Cooke scored his third goal in the third period, and Niklas Backstrom had 31 saves in his third consecutive start.

“It just seems like everything that could go wrong is going wrong,” defenseman Ryan Suter said.

The Wild dropped to .500 at 18-18-5. They are 12th in the loaded 14-team Western Conference, but coach Mike Yeo is certain they can turn it around.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS, FULTON, Plaintiff, v.

GREGORY D. HAYEN, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE No. 14 CH 56 ST (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on August 11, 2014, in Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Fulton v. Gregory D. Hayen, Unknown Owners, and NonRecord Claimants, Case No. 14 CH 56 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Cheryl A. Green, Financial Service Officer, Community State Bank of Rock Falls - Fulton, 1325 17th Street, Fulton, Illinois 61252, (815) 589-9090.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 4960 23rd Ave., Fulton, Illinois 61252.

(C) The legal description of the real estate is: Lot 8 in Block 4 of Manufacturer?s Addition to the City of Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois; according to the Plat thereof recorded June 20, 1893 in Plat Book 5, page 36.

(D) The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E) The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

(F) The time and place of the sale are as follows: In lobby of the Whiteside County Courts Facility, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 a.m. on February 5, 2015.

(G) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I) No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE OF ROCK FALLS-FULTON, Plaintiff

By EHRMANN GEHLBACH LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

BANK

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By Douglas E. Lee Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com December 29, 2014, January 5, 12, 2015

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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on the 7th day of January, 2015, the Board of Education (the “Board”) of Consolidated Elementary School District Number 20, Whiteside and Lee Counties, Illinois (the “District”), adopted a resolution declaring its intention and determination to issue bonds in the aggregate amount of $567,000 for the purpose of increasing the Working Cash Fund of the District, and it is the intention of the Board to avail of the provisions of Article 20 of the School Code of the State of Illinois, and all laws amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and to issue said bonds for the purpose of increasing said Working Cash Fund. Said Working Cash Fund is to be maintained in accordance with the provisions of said Article and shall be used for the purpose of enabling the District to have in its treasury at all time sufficient money to meet demands thereon for expenditures for corporate purposes.

A petition may be filed with the Secretary of the Board (the “Secretary”) within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice, signed by not less than 190 voters of the District, said number of voters being equal to ten percent (10%) of the registered voters of the District, requesting that the proposition to issue said bonds as authorized by the provisions of said Article 20 be submitted to the voters of the District. If such petition is filed with the Secretary within thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice, an election on the proposition to issue said bonds shall be held on the 15th day of March, 2016. The Circuit Court may declare that an emergency referendum should be held prior to said election date pursuant to the provisions of Section 2A-1.4 of the Election Code of the State of Illinois, as amended. If no such petition is filed within said thirty (30) day period, then the District shall thereafter be authorized to issue said bonds for the purpose hereinabove provided.

By order of the Board of Education of Consolidated Elementary School District Number 20, Whiteside and Lee Counties, Illinois.

DATED this 7th day of January, 2015.

Kimberly Velazquez Secretary, Board of Education, Consolidated Elementary School District Number 20, Whiteside and Lee Counties, Illinois Mark Nardini President, Board of Education, Consolidated Elementary School District Number 20, Whiteside and Lee Counties, Illinois Jan. 12, 2015 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE INTENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF CONSOLIDATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 20, WHITESIDE AND LEE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS TO SELL $700,000 SCHOOL FIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY BONDS AND $567,000 WORKING CASH FUND BONDS PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of Consolidated Elementary School District Number 20, Whiteside and Lee Counties, Illinois (the “District”), will hold a public hearing on the 21st day of January, 2015, at 7:00 o' clock P.M. The hearing will be held in the East Coloma-Nelson School Library, 1602 Dixon Road, Rock Falls, Illinois. The purpose of the hearing will be to receive public comments on the proposal to sell bonds in the amount of $700,000 for the purpose of conforming its existing facilities that house students to the building code promulgated by the State Board of Education of the State of Illinois, by altering, reconstructing and repairing said facilities and having equipment purchased and installed therein and bonds in the amount of $567,000 for the purpose of increasing the working cash fund of the District.

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CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF MARILYN A. MITCHELL, Deceased.

No. 14 P 155 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of MARILYN A. MITCHELL. Letters of Office were issued to SARA A. KARLSON, 326 Bridgeview Circle, Geneva, Illinois 60134, as Independent Representative, whose attorneys are WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C., 202 E. 5th Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with a Representative, or both, on or before JuLY 13, 2015, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and to the attorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

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Sara A. Karlson Independent Representative Mark E. Zumdahl WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOHNSON, P.C. Attorneys for Estate 202E. 5thStreet, Sterling, IL 61081-0400 (815) 625-8200 January 12, 19, 26, 2015 STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT WHITESIDE COUNTY NOTICE OF FILING A REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT) Case Number 15 MR 3 ST Request of: Drew Robert Ports There will be a court hearing on my request to changed my name from: Drew Robert Ports to the new name of: Drew Robert Christianson Susan Ottens Circuit Clerk Dated 1-2-15 Jan. 12, 19, 26, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KENNETH L.GARRISON, Deceased.

NO. 14 P 84 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given to creditors of the death of Kenneth L. Garrison, 1901 Clark Street, Lot #14, Dixon, IL, Lee County, Illinois. Letters of office were issued to Doris J. Pitchford, as Independent Executor, whose attorney of record is Douglas E. Lee, Ehrmann Gehlbach Badfger Lee & Considine, LLC, 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100, Dixon, Illinois 61021.

The estate will be administered without court supervision, unless under section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS 5/28-4) any interested person terminates independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk of the Court.

Claims against the Estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court at 309 S. Galena Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 61021, or with the representative, or both, on or before the date which is six (6) months after the date of the first publication of this Claim Notice, or, if mailing or delivering of a notice from the representative is required by section 18-3 of the Probate Act of 1975, the date is stated in that notice. Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to the attorney within 10 days after it has been filed.

Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Lee, LLC Attorneys for Independent Administrator 215 E. First Street, Ste. 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com December 29, 2014, January 5, 12, 2015

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK ROCK FALLS, FULTON, Plaintiff, v.

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GREGORY D. HAYEN, UNKNOWN, OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE No. 14 CH 56 ST (IT IS ADVISED THAT INTERESTED PARTIES CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS BEFORE BIDDING AT FORECLOSURE SALES.) PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE entered by the Court on August 11, 2014, in Community State Bank of Rock Falls-Fulton v. Gregory D. Hayen, Unknown Owners, and NonRecord Claimants, Case No. 14 CH 56 ST, Whiteside County, Illinois, the property hereinafter described will be sold to the highest bidder.

(A) The name, address, and telephone number of the person to contact for information regarding the real estate are Cheryl A. Green, Financial Service Officer, Community State Bank of Rock Falls - Fulton, 1325 17th Street, Fulton, Illinois 61252, (815) 589-9090.

(B) The common address of the real estate is 4960 23rd Ave., Fulton, Illinois 61252.

(C) The legal description of the real estate is: (D) The improvement on the real estate is a residence.

(E) The real estate may not be inspected prior to sale.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER Sauk Valley Media has a full-time full time opening for a Graphic Designer in our advertising department. Our Graphic Designers work in specialized teams with Account Executives and Customer Service Representatives to create effective ad campaigns for area businesses.

The ideal candidate should have experience with Macintosh computers, InDesign, and Photoshop, with creative design, layout ability ty and accurate ttyyping ski kills.

Must demonstrate initiative, independent decision maki king ability ty, be self directed, organized and ski killed in multitaski king and time management.

If you are iinnterested iinn join ini nin ing our team, send resume to: Donna McDonald Advertising Operations Manager Sauk Valley Media P.O. Box 498, Sterling, IL 61081 dmcdonald@saukv kvalley.com Pre-Employment Drug Screen and Background Check Required Sauk Valley Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer

(F) The time and place of the sale are as follows: In lobby of the Whiteside County Courts Facility, 200 E. Knox, Morrison, IL 61270, at 10:00 a.m. on February 5, 2015.

(G) The terms of the sale are ten percent (10%) down at the time of the sale, payable in certified funds, and the full balance within seven (7) days.

(H) The case title, case number, and the Court in which the foreclosure was filed are specified above.

(I) No other information is required to be disclosed.

COMMUNITY STATE OF ROCK FALLS-FULTON, Plaintiff

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By EHRMANN GEHLBACH BADGER LEE & CONSIDINE, LLC

By Douglas E. Lee Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com December 29, 2014, January 5, 12, 2015

SERVICE DIRECTORY

SAUK VALLEY MEDIA • Monday, January 12, 2015 • PAGE B9

SAUK VALLEY

Air Cond./Heating

Handyman

Eikenberry Sheet Metal 412 E. 3rd Sterling Service work heating & cooling; gas, electric. Free estimates. Accept Visa & MC on all new installations.

HANDYMAN/ GENERAL Contracting, siding, drywall, concrete work, decks, flooring (tile, linoleum, carpet, wood), bathroom and kitchen, complete remodels, additions all types of home repairs. Free Estimates and Insured-Bonded 815-564-7428

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A&B STORAGE UNITS, Rock Falls IL 8x17 $40, 10x17 $50, 13x17 $60 mo.

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•10x10 $35/mo.

Storage Works Dixon, IL 815-288-3301

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Estate Cleanups PHONE 815-622-0240

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Winter is the perfect time to build your garage, addition or remodel bath or kitchen!!

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Windows

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MISCELLANEOUS 796 FOR SALE

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TRUCKS

2003 Ford F150, very clean, runs great! $2,250 815716-0475

One ton '89 Chevy pit dump body & plow, 1114 E. River St, Dixon $7000 obo, 815-716-6161

VANS

PARTS & ACC.

925

6 hole New white trailer wheel &

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AUTOS WANTED

960

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1999 Mercury Villager, fair shape.

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• 02 CADILLAC SEVILLE STS

Mon.-Thur. 9-7 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 8:30am-4pm

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LOW MILES

905

Toro 522 power thrower, snow electric start, $150 815-288-1517

WANT TO BUY 795

$10,999*

AUTOMOBILES

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