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The charge: Murder Husband arrested in wife’s death

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

LANARK – A Freeport man is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his wife, whose body was found around 2:15 a.m. Saturday in a home in the 200 block of West Locust Street.

Morgan D. Hake, 49, was arrested in Freeport by Freeport Police at 3 a.m., less than an hour after the body of Suzanne M. Hake, 46, was found, Carroll County Sheriff

Jeff Doran said in a news release.

Hake is in Carroll County Jail pending a bond hearing today.

Carroll County deputies, Lanark Police, and several other police agencies responded to a 911 call about a shooting and discovered Suzanne Hake’s body, the release said.

According to their Facebook pages, Suzanne “Suzy” Hake was a social worker at Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice, which is based in Sterling, since March.

She formerly was the director of the social services department at

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the Stephenson Nursing Center in Freeport, staff there confirmed.

Morgan Hake is the owner of Hake’s Hardwood Floor Co., 1884 W. Becker School Road in Freeport.

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High school plan will make public debut Residents invited to Tuesday meeting

BY CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN cheimerman@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5523 @CHeimerman_SVM

DIXON – On Tuesday night, Dixon residents will get what they asked for: a visual of what a renovated high school would look like.

The floor plans of a renovated Dixon High School will be on display and discussed during the latest long-range facilities plan forum – which should be the greatest forum to date, Superintendent Margo Empen said.

“What’s going to happen on Tuesday night is the result of 6 or 7 months of work that came out of the community telling us they need more, that they need to know what it’s going to look Margo like,” she said.

Empen Empen and two board members have advised Green Associates while the architecture firm has built the visual, recommending what should go where in order to foster a 21st century learning environment. For instance, the math department shouldn’t be far from the science department.

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ABOVE: People light candles on Saturday during the Rock River Valley Chapter of the 27th annual VietNow POW/MIA Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon.

Participants lit bulbs on a tree in honor of those still missing from World War II and the Korean War. The tree will stay lighted through the holidays. Audience members also read the names of Illinois service members still listed as POW/ MIA from the Vietnam War. The theme for the ceremony was “I’ll Be Home for Christmas, If Only In My Dreams,” and a tribute to servicemembers who couldn’t be home for Christmas was staged, portraying a family with an empty place at the holiday table. Christmas carols were also sung.

BELOW: Rich Saunders speaks Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.

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Deb Dillow, assistant to the president and board of trustees at Sauk Valley Community College, is retiring Dec. 18 after spending more than 30 years at the college.

Sauk official reluctantly wraps up her journey

ELSEWHERE IN THE SAUK VALLEY: American Legion members gathered in Sterling to commemorate the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Turn to page A10 for phots from that ceremony.

Assistant leaving Sauk after 32 years

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

DIXON – Deb Dillow, assistant to the president and board of trustees at Sauk Valley Community College, is retiring Dec. 18 after spending more than 30 years at the college, the last 9 of which she’s spent in her role as assistant.

Dillow says the college has changed her life. She met her husband, Jim, at Sauk and she earned her associate degree at the college.

Why are you retiring?

I’m retiring because of some of the changes with the pension. The actuary tables have forced my hand. If I stay after Jan. 4, then I will start losing money. I love being here, so it’s not because I don’t want to be at Sauk anymore. I would have to stay 9 months to a year to re-coup what I would be losing. That has kind of forced my hand.

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Cory M. Flynn, 34, of Dixon; 3:50 a.m. Sunday in the 700 block of West Second Street; aggravated domestic battery, domestic battery subsequent offense, and domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

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Sterling Police George E. Henson, 80, of Rock Falls; 8:07 a.m. Friday at First Avenue and Wallace Street; failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident; released with promise to comply.

Elizabeth A. Vandersnick, 42, of Sterling; 10:16 a.m.

Friday at Sixth Avenue and LeFevre Road; disobeyed stop sign; released with promise to comply.

Robert M. Williams, 35, of Polo; 8:59 p.m. Friday at First Avenue and East Seventh Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

John J. Juarez Jr., 72, of Sterling; 11:04 p.m. Friday at First Avenue and East Third Street; operating uninsured vehicle; released with promise to comply.

Dustin D. Lindsley, 28, of Sterling; 11:14 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Third Avenue; Whiteside County warrant – failure to appear (larceny); taken to Whiteside County Jail.

Bruce E. Kelly, 50, of Sterling; 5:04 p.m. Saturday in the 600 block of West Sixth Street; felony retail theft, Whiteside County warrant for burglary and domestic

DIXON – Two Sterling residents were injured Friday evening in a two-vehicle accident in Dixon.

James Allen, 75, was driving a Chevy Tahoe westbound on state Route 2 when he turned in front of an eastbound Dodge pickup driven by Daniel Coers, 21, of Sterling.

Coers and his passenger, Lindsey Bradley, 21, also of Sterling, were transported from the scene by ambulance.

Allen refused treatment at the scene.

Allen was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a class 2 felony and a class 4 felony. He was also charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor charge, and failure to yield when turning left.

The collision remains under investigation.

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SHANNON – Someone fired a shot at a house near Shannon, and the Carroll County Sheriff’s

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The civil rights probe comes as the police department and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are under intense scrutiny over their handling of the October 2014 death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. White officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with firstdegree murder more than a year after the killing and just hours before the release of police dashboard camera footage showing the officer firing 16 shots at the black teenager.

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But the pressure on the mayor has not diminished. The calls for the mayor to resign – something he said he won’t do – have grown louder from protesters in the city, including more than 200 people who shouted that he step down during a Sunday afternoon march in downtown Chicago.

Protesters counted to 16 during the march, a number that has taken on a symbolic significance since the demonstrations began.

No information on pending charges, if any, was released

BY JERMAINE PIGEE jpigee@saukvalley.com 815-625-3600, ext. 5525 @JPigee84

OREGON – A Dixon woman was killed in a headon collision on Saturday.

Janice Garren, 59, of Dixon, was southbound in the 2900 block of state Route 2 just before 2 p.m. when she crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle driven by Susan Keller, 56, of Oregon, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release.

Garren’s front-seat passenger, Loraine Landheer, 66, was pronounced dead at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Garren was taken by helicopter to OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, where she was listed in serious condition Saturday.

Keller was taken to KSB Hospital, which does not release information on patients’ conditions.

No information on pending charges, if any, was released.

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition lead a protest Sunday through the Loop in Chicago in response to the Laquan McDonald shooting and continuing Chicago Police investigation. About 200 protesters demonstrated following the release of documents showing that police officers’ accounts of the 2014 killing of McDonald differed greatly from what was captured on dashcam video.

CHICAGO (AP) – The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 times, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Sunday.

The person said the Justice Department is expected to make the announcement of a civil rights investigation this week. The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly because it has not yet been announced and only

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RISE AND SHINE WITH SANTA IN STERLING

ABOVE: Ron Williams serves doughnut holes Saturday during the annual Breakfast with Santa at the Sterling Moose Lodge.

The event is just one of several projects the Kiwanis Club of Sterling is involved in throughout the year. Go to sterlingkiwanis. org/projects.html to learn more about the club’s projects and fundraisers.

LEFT: Mike Williams smiles as his daughter, Kaylee, 1, checks out Santa Claus during the annual event.

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KIDS GET TO SHOP WITH A COP AGAIN IN STERLING

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ABOVE: Alex, 4, is all smiles as he checks out the gifts he bought on Saturday during his visit to Sterling Wal-Mart for Shop With a Cop. The event raises funds to allow kids to buy Christmas gifts for their family and themselves while helping foster positive relationships with police. Funding from the Wal-Mart Foundation, Illinois Police Benevolent and Association Sterling Unit No. 37, the Sterling Police Department’s No Shave November, and donations from the public brought the program back to Sterling after a 6-year absence.

TOP RIGHT: Officer Jake Reul of the Sterling Police Department watches as Adam picks out a toy. The Sterling Police Department helped 15 children pick out gifts for themselves and their families.

MIDDLE RIGHT: Officer Shane Bland watches as Anastasia puts dolls into a shopping cart during Saturday morning’s event.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Officers Ed Deets (left) and Clay Hadley look over each other’s shopping carts during the event.

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OBITUARIES Norma J. Nalley MOUNT MORRIS – Norma J. Nalley, 76, of Oregon, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Serenity Hospice & Home in Oregon.

Norma was born June 1, 1939, in Fulton, the daughter of Richard and Nellie (Engelkens) Port.

She married Raymond Nalley on May 2, 1958, in Lanark. He preceded her in death on Sept. 16, 2010.

She was a member of the Mount Morris Church of The Brethren.

Norma is survived by two sons, Bradley (Marcy) Nalley of Orlando, Florida, and Robert (Jeannine) Nalley of White House, Tennessee; one grandson, Peyton Nalley of White House; a sister, Joanne (Russel) Muetz Hoffman of Roscoe; four brothers,

Duane (Connie) Port, Roger Port and Dale (Rita) Port, all of Lanark, and Russell (Kathy) Port of Polo; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and an infant sister, Jane Ann. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Finch Funeral Home, 405 E. Hitt, Mount Morris.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Mount Morris, with the Rev. Virginia Haney officiating.

Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Mount Morris.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Mount Morris Church of The Brethren and/ or Serenity Hospice and Home.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK Kay E. Walter of Dixon, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Tuesday funerals: Marjorie J. “Marge” Hook of Morrison, 11 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Kay E. Walter of Dixon, 11 a.m. at the Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Arlene M. Kerkhove of Prophetstown, 1:30 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Wednesday visitation: Norma J. Nalley of Fulton, 5 to 7 p.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Thursday funeral: Norma J. Nalley of Fulton, 10 a.m. at Finch Funeral Home in Mount Morris.

Saturday visitation: Rev. Paul K. Zeman Sr. of Dixon, 9-10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Saturday funeral: Rev. Paul K. Zeman Sr. of Dixon, 11 a.m. memorial service at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Monday visitations: Vera L. Hasselbacher of Rock Falls, 9-10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Wayne E. Wetzel of Ashton, 1-2 p.m. at Ashton Methodist Church.

Arlene M. Kerkhove of Prophetstown, 5-7 p.m. at Garland Funeral Home in Tampico.

Monday funerals: David L. McDonald of Ohio, 9:30 a.m. prayer service at Garland Funeral Home in Walnut, followed by 10 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Ohio.

Vera L. Hasselbacher of Rock Falls, 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Zachary A. Schumacher of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Morrison.

Wayne E. Wetzel of Ashton, 2 p.m. at Ashton Methodist Church.

Tuesday visitations: Marjorie J. “Marge” Hook of Morrison, 9-11 a.m. at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison.

Kay E. Walter DIXON – Kay E. Walter, 77, of Dixon, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Bethany Health Care Center in DeKalb.

She was born in Rock Falls, Sept. 9, 1938, the daughter of Charles and Fern (Bruns) Tompkins.

Kay worked for Donaldson’s in Dixon for many years prior to her retirement.

She married Thomas J. Walter in Dixon on July 12, 1958. He preceded her in death April 23, 2010.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Donald Tompkins; and one sister, Patricia Miller.

Survivors include her son, Dan Walter of

Springfield, Missouri; two grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; one sister, Karen (Larry) Burger of Tampico; and one brother, David Tompkins of Rock Falls.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Jones Funeral Home in Dixon.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Vincent O. Marrandino, chaplain at KSB Hospital, officiating.

Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

A memorial has been established to Kish Health System Hospice.

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Lester F. Kunde Lester F. Kunde, 84, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at his home.

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Evelyn J. Gaffey STERLING – Evelyn J. Gaffey, 77, of Sterling, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Conroe Regional Medical Center in Conroe, Texas.

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Daniel L. Haley STERLING – Daniel L. Haley, 69, of Harmon, died Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon.

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Judith ‘Judi’ A. Reifsteck EAST DUBUQUE – Judith “Judi” A. Reifsteck, 65, of East Dubuque, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at home.

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Scan reveals no cancer in Carter’s brain ATLANTA (AP) – Jimmy Carter said Sunday that his most recent brain scan showed no signs of cancer, more than 3 months after he began treatment for four melanoma tumors.

“My most recent MRI brain scan did not reveal any signs of the original cancer spots nor any new ones,” Carter said in a statement.

The two-sentence statement followed reports that he had shared the good news with a Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church in Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia.

“I went to the doctors this week for the second time,” Carter said in a video posted on Twitter

by NBC News. “The first time I went for an MRI of my brain, the four places were still there but they were responding to the treatment. And when I went this week, they didn’t find any cancer at all. So I have good news.”

Carter smiled slightly as people in the congregation responded with applause.

“So a lot of people prayed for me, and I appreciate that,” Carter said.

Carter’s statement said he will continue to receive regular doses of Keytruda, a recently approved auto-immune drug to help his body seek out any cancer cells appearing in his body.

Carter, 91, announced in August that he had been diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his brain. Doctors removed a portion of his liver and found four small tumors on his brain. He received a round of radiation targeted at those tumors

and doses of Keytruda every three weeks.

Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, told The Associated Press earlier Sunday in a text message that his grandfather on Friday “told me that the doctors couldn’t find any cancer in his most recent scan.”

Jill Stuckey, a Maranatha Baptist Church member, said in a phone interview that after Carter’s comments she went into the church’s back hallways to spread the word to members.

“Our prayers have been answered,” Stuckey, also a close friend of the Carters, said. “I can’t think of a better Christmas present.”

It’s not clear what other scans Carter’s medical team at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute have performed. A spokesman didn’t immediately return messages on Sunday and Carter mentioned only a brain scan.

Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, said doctors evaluating melanoma patients will use scans of other body parts beyond where the disease has been found to ensure it has not spread.

“For today, the news cannot be better,” Lichtenfeld said. “Circumstances may change over time or he may be in a situation where it does not recur for many years or at all.”

He expects Carter’s doctors will continue “close surveillance” for any new cancer growth or recurrence in his brain and continue doses of the immunotherapy drug as long as Carter handles it well.

Shamshad Muscati weeps Sunday during an interfaith memorial service at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, in Loma Linda, California. The service was held to honor the victims of Wednesday’s shooting rampage that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California.

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Regret and reflections Cities unite to mourn victims, but lament the reason they had to gather SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) – At a church, a mosque, a makeshift street-corner memorial and other sites, they gathered Sunday to mourn the 14 victims of the San Bernardino massacre and lament that the community has now been added to the tragic list of U.S. cities scarred by terrible violence.

Residents struggled to come to terms with the violence and hoped the community would unite in mourning and not be divided by the disclosure that the killers were a religious Muslim couple.

“It’s unfortunate that we’re on this list now, a list like Newtown, Aurora and others where such tragic events occurred,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told a crowd at a mosque. “It’s not how I want San Bernardino remembered.”

Investigators were looking into what led Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook to attack the gathering of Farook’s co-workers on Wednesday. Authorities were trying to determine if Malik, who was born in Pakistan and spent considerable time in Saudi Arabia, radicalized her American-born husband, Farook, and was

the driving force behind the rampage, two officials said Sunday.

That possibility emerged late last week when it was disclosed that Malik had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a Facebook post about the time of the bloodbath at a holiday luncheon.

Malik, 29, and Farook, 28, were killed in a furious shootout with police hours after the attack.

On Sunday, scores of mourners, including members of the Muslim community, visited a growing memorial on a corner near the social service center where the shooting took place.

There were American flags, a poster that read “Pray for the world,” balloons, candles and cards.

Many said they hoped the community would pull together.

“I’m trying to use it as a teaching thing for myself and for my children that horrible things happen, but it doesn’t mean that everybody is a horrible person,” said Eric Abrams, of San Bernardino.

At the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, where shooting victim Yvette Velasco worshipped, the service

focused on the need to get beyond the anger.

Many parishioners said they would reach deep into their faith to find some way to forgive.

More than 100 people gathered for an interfaith memorial service at a mosque where Farook had occasionally prayed.

Silver-framed photos of the victims were placed on a table at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, with a candle lit for each.

Muslim community members said they are feeling both grief over the loss and fear of a backlash against their community. They encouraged community members to come together and not live in fear.

“It is really sad that we meet because of this. It is sad that only in death are we able to celebrate humanity,” 30-year-old mosque member Ajarat Bada said, fighting back tears.

Many in the crowd wrote personal notes to the victims’ families that the mosque will deliver.

Federal investigators continued trying to establish what pushed the couple to carry out what appears to be the deadliest attack on

American soil by Islamic extremists since 9/11.

“I think I can’t say definitively right now what led either of these two to pick up guns and become murderers. I consider that is the focus of our investigation,” Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

“We’re looking at everything we can find out about these two killers’ lives – how they grew up, where they grew up, how they met.

All of those things will provide us guidance.”

One U.S. official said there appears to be nothing in Farook’s history that would implicate him as the driver of the attack.

Separately, a law enforcement official said investigators are looking into whether Malik was radicalized in the Middle East, where she spent considerable time, and used her 2014 marriage to Farook to penetrate the U.S. and commit jihad. But the official said it is only one among a number of theories that are being pursued.

The two officials were not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Monday, December 7, 2015

ILLINOIS

Digital licenses might be coming SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The state of Illinois is exploring whether to implement digital driver’s licenses accessed through a smartphone app.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White’s office announced that it’s looking for a company to help determine whether the state should allow the cellphone-based licenses. The app with the license would have the same information as what’s found on a regular plastic driver’s license.

The special committee looking into it is led by state Rep. Karen McConnaughay, R-St. Charles.

She said Illinois should be ready for change.

Legal questions about electronic driver’s licenses have come up. They include questions about the security of the information and implications of handing a police office a phone with so much personal info.

Police are also concerned about what would happen if officers drop phones or if an incriminating text pops up while looking at a license.

Killing is village’s first since 1800s MURDER

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In December 2003, Hake was charged in Stephenson County Court with being a felon in possession of a weapon but pleaded guilty to an amended charge of obstructing justice by destroying evidence.

He was sentenced to 30 months probation.

Information on his previous felony conviction was not available.

This is the first homicide in this village of 1,400 since the late 1800s, said Mayor John Huggins, who also confirmed the Hakes were still married when the shooting occurred.

The incident remains under investigation, and further information isn’t being released at this time.

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Feedback divided between options for high school HIGH SCHOOL

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A 10-year health life safety survey showed that the district would need to spend $21 million over the next 5 years to bring its buildings up to code – $18 million of that on the high school alone.

The firm will present cost estimates for the options Tuesday, so it’s paramount that everyone with a vested interest be there to weigh in, Empen said. Technically, that’s anyone who pays taxes.

The renovation blueprint represents one of three options to address issues at the current high school, an aging building that’s seen better days: renovate the existing school, build a new one, or merely bring the dilapidated building up to code.

While the third option

is on the list, it’s not one that’s at the top of Empen’s list.

“That’s by far not our best option, but it’s still an option,” Empen said.

“It would do nothing to change the learning environment, or to bring us into a 21st century learning environment.”

The firm has determined timelines for each option, but in projecting a completion date, what’s missing is when the clock starts on the project. The board must first pick an option, then decide how to finance it.

“Obviously, if you are building a brand-new building, that will be occurring off-site, and on-site activities can continue,” Empen said.

“Renovation would have to take place in stages.”

In addition to the high school, work is planned at Reagan Middle School and Washington, Jefferson and Madison ele-

mentary schools, regardless of which course of action is taken with the high school.

About $8.5 million in work is slated for the schools, split between new construction planned at Jefferson and Washington and the work necessary to bring all four schools up to code. The School Board will meet today to discuss the conceptual plan. It’s also expected to appoint its new member, to fill a vacancy left by Terry Shroyer’s resignation.

Empen said feedback has been downright divided between building a new school or working on the old one, which prompted the need for a visual plan.

“It’s really a result of what the community asked us for,” Empen said. “and the board really listens to the community.”

To attend

Today – The Dixon School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the school district’s central office, 1335 Franklin Grove Road. Among the agenda items: discussion of the conceptual plan, and appointing a new board member.

Tuesday – The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria at Dixon High School, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive, where it will discuss the visual plan for a renovated high school, one of three options being considered in the district’s long-range facilities plan.

Go to DixonSchools.org or call the school district’s central office at 815-284-7722 for more information.

By the numbers

Here are projected costs for work on each building in the Dixon Public School District: • Bring Dixon High School up to code, with no other improvements: $22,164,107 • Build a new high school on a new site: $69,229,741 • Partial demolition, additions and renovations at existing high school: $74,372,759 • Jefferson Elementary School: $3,653,970 • Washington Elementary School: $3,190,647 • Madison Elementary School: $1,337,712 • Reagan Middle School: $263,034 For more information, visit dixonschools.org, click on “District,” then click on “Board of Education,” and select “Board Agendas.” The district’s conceptual planning information is in the agenda for tonight’s meeting.

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How long have you been at the college?

32 years. I started in the summer of 1983 as a student worker. I began full-time on staff in 1985.

I just worked my way up from there.

What is your role as an assistant to the president?

The assistant to the president is the liaison between the president, the staff, faculty and administration and the board. I have a lot of dealing with community members and legislatures. I’m kind of the ear of the college. Definitely my position is one of confidential nature. I’m privy to a lot of things going on, whether it’s negotiations, legal issues.

And being the assistant to the president and whatever they need, this position is the right hand of the president.

In addition to the secretary, you are also secretary to the board. Can you explain that role?

I attend all the board meetings, I take all the minutes, I prepare the board materials that are sent to the board prior to the meetings. I am the election official for the board of trustees. I am also the Open Meetings Act official for the college and the Freedom of Information Act official for the college.

What is each day like for you? Or, is each day different?

You are getting prepared for each board meeting each month. It seems like when you finish one board meeting, you are preparing for the next one. So, that is one thing that is always ongoing. I handle the president’s schedule and take minutes at the president’s cabinet meeting.

I’m an active participant in that group as well.

What is next for you?

I plan to continue my career as an assistant. I have two girls in college.

Casey is at the University of Iowa in a pre-dental program and my other daughter, Brittlyn, is in graduate school at Logan University to become a sports chiropractor.

I will try to help them with college expenses, so I will continue to work full-time. I’m only 50, so I have a good 10 or 15 years of a career ahead of me.

Any final thoughts you’d care to share?

I have always aspired to be the assistant to the president and to the board of trustees. Sauk has incredible staff, faculty and board of trustees. The community is lucky to have such a wonderful group of individuals who really do try to improve the lives of others. I want to thank my family for all of their love and support through the years. It’s been a wonderful journey.

Get to know Deb Dillow Age: 50 Married: I met my husband Jim in 1983 when I started at Sauk. We will celebrate 24 years of marriage in February.

Children: Brittlyn, 22 Kacie Jo, 20.

What type of degree do you have? I have an associate degree in office

administration. I got my associate degree here at Sauk.

Hometown: Dixon What is your favorite movie? “It’s a Wonderful Life” What is your favorite TV show? “The Big Bang Theory” What is your favorite

food? Steak If you could go anywhere in the world for free, where would you go? The Caribbean, or somewhere where there is a white, sandy beach.

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Numbers don’t lie: Trump can’t win presidency Not enough women and independents support him

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1915

From our archives: Better build Lee roads all at once Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Telegraph on Dec. 6-9, 1915.

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The county bond issue

ast evening’s Telegraph contained a complete report of the special committee appointed by the Lee County Board of Supervisors to investigate and report their findings on the proposition of bonding Lee County to build a system of hard roads all at one time.

The committee was composed of as good men as could be selected from the board. They are men who have had considerable experience in the road proposition and in the tax question, also.

The report they turned in was a starter only. ...

They spent a good many days on this report, and the farther they got into the matter, the more they could see ahead of them. They realize now, better than any of the rest of us, no doubt, that the project of bonding Lee County and building good roads to connect every city, village and hamlet in Lee county, is a task of no mean proportions.

The entire county board, we believe, sees more than ever that the bonding proposition is the only solution to the road problem.

If the present system is depended upon to furnish the good roads, we will be about 150 years getting the roads and there will not be a supervisor left in Lee County who will not be a mental and physical wreck from the warfare that will be waged on the board every time a selection is made.

The road report, as printed yesterday, would

EDITORIAL BOARD Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Jennifer Heintzelman Jeff Rogers

What we thought: 100 years ago not meet the requirements of the county in the matter of main roads, for while macadam roads would be right and proper on lateral roads, it would be a foolish waste of money to build macadam roads on the main traveled roads of Lee County, especially on the Chicago road, the Amboy road, the Lincoln Highway, etc., for the macadam would be torn up and gone long before the bonds were paid off.

– Dec. 9, 1915

Peace ship laden with famous people • Bryan will join Ford party later Before the hour of the departure of Henry Ford’s peace ship, Oscar II, from Hoboken for Europe, with the Detroit Henry Ford man’s 1863-1947 party which The wealthy hopes to Detroit find a way automaker of endlaunched ing the a peace initiative in war, it was 1915 to end announced World War I. that WilA Telegraph liam J. editor wrote on Dec. 9, Bryan 1915, that expects to the money join the would be better spent party soon, on building probably roads. when the pilgrimage reaches The Hague.

This information was given out by Mr. Bryan himself, who came from Miami, Fla., to bid Mr. Ford and his companions godspeed on the journey and to assure them of his unqualified endorsement of their project.

Mr. Bryan went to Hoboken to shake every pilgrim

by the hand. The number of voyagers was given out as 140, including 54 newspaper correspondents and three moving picture photographers.

Prominent among the travelers were Mrs. Inez Millholland Boissevain, the famous suffragist; Governor L.B. Hanna of North Dakota and the Rev. Charles P. Aked. – Dec. 9, 1915

ily that is suffering on account of poverty will be doing that family a favor if they will inform this office of the fact and the conditions.

We want no one left out, for we feel sure that there are enough Good Fellows in Dixon to supply a Merry Christmas to every poor person. They have done it in the past and want to do it again this year. Please send in the names at once. All information will be held confidential. – Dec. 6, 1915

A way for Ford to spend those millions

Johnny has war spirit

Some thoughtful soul suggests that if Mr. Henry Ford had spent the millions he is frittering away on his peace expedition with the Innocents Abroad, on good roads for this country, he would have been doing humanity a greater service.

The owners of the Tin Lizzies would certainly appreciate good roads.

He ought to put into the roads what he left out of the springs. – Dec. 9, 1915

One little boy, just six years old, decided that he wanted to get right close to Santa Claus and he wanted to talk with him straight and so this morning the Telegraph phone rang and a sturdy little voice called, “Is this Santa Claus?”

“Sure,” we answered, and then little John Green, who lives out on R.F.D. No. 4, told us the things he wants Santa Claus to bring him.

Johnny wants a little donkey, a cash register, and he is interested in preparedness as well as finances, for he wants a cannon. John asks Santa Claus to remember his mamma and Myrtle and Helen and Ethel. ...

It’s a safe prediction that John will get along in this world, because he knows what he wants, and when he wants anything, he goes right after it. Good for you, John. – Dec. 6, 1915

Goodfellows are ordered to mobilize • The Dixon Good Fellows are called out to join the colors • Drive hunger, suffering out • Send donations and names of needy to Good Fellow Department of Telegraph The Good Fellow department of the Evening Telegraph wants to learn the names and addresses of every person in Dixon who is in hard luck and who will need help if they are to have the things that make a Christmas what it ought to be.

The names of those who will receive aid from the Good Fellows will never be made public in any way. Anyone who knows of a Dixon fam-

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

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.

Pigskin lessons Football is a trifle rough, we will admit, but this cold world is no place for mother’s darling unless he can learn to take a few bumps.

He is sure to get them, so let him learn how to take them and how to come back for more. It will make him a better man. – Dec. 8, 1915

WASHINGTON – We had no idea this would be so painful, but we’re actually making progress of sorts in finding a Republican for Hillary Clinton to run against next year.

Take heart, fellow citizens. In a few months, we’ll see that polls are just fleeting snapshots and that we will not be electing a narcissist, racist, lying, spewer of hate (Donald Trump) or a science-denying, foreignaffairs-know-nothing (Ben Carson) or the scion of a famous family who hasn’t been able to convince anyone he wants to be president (Jeb Bush).

Of course, we’ll still be left with a loudmouth bully (Chris Christie); a clever but insufferable tea party showoff (Ted Cruz); an unproven, young upstart who has no respect for process (Marco Rubio); a guy who lost his Senate seat and once likened homosexuality to bestiality, which he now regrets (Rick Santorum); a former Fox News host, preacher and ex-governor whose statements have been 41 percent false or mostly false (Mike Huckabee); a sitting governor who alienates the base of his party (John Kasich); a fired CEO who loves attacking but hasn’t enough money (Carly Fiorina); a retired former governor whose name people can’t remember (George, uh, Pataki); a hawkish senator from the South who has no base (Lindsey Graham); a libertarian senator who touts isolationism (Rand Paul); and a former governor who can’t get on the debate stage (John Gilmore).

Trump has shown himself to be cruel (he mocked a reporter with disabilities and then lied about not knowing him.)

HE LIES REPEATEDLY. Currently, he insists thousands of New Jerseyans cheered the fall of the twin towers on 9/11; they did not. He is a shameless braggart who can never admit when he’s wrong.

He cannot be elected president in a general election because he is losing women and independent voters by a 2-to-1 margin.

In the end, the majority of Republican voters will not nominate an angry white male bigot who has publicly, insistently said awful things about immigrants, women, minorities, and, basically, anyone who isn’t rich and intolerant like he is.

Trump has sucked up all the air because conservative Americans are angry about the country’s problems and don’t trust

“If we’re going to live as we are in a world of supply and demand, then journalists had better find a way to create a demand for good journalism.”

Bill Kovach, chairman, Committee of Concerned Journalists, 2001

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

Contact her at amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

the media to tell them the truth. They find Trump’s shameless, nonsensical braggadocio – he says whatever pops into his head – to be refreshing.

For example, he happily touts torture (and gets great applause from people who don’t realize this means captured Americans also will be tortured) and boasts he’d kill the families of Islamic State Donald members, Trump whether they Trump can’t are guilty of be elected terrorism or president not. in a general election America because under Trump he is losing would be women and an immoral independent voters by a place with 2-to-1 margin, no credi bilaccording to columnist Ann ity or true allies abroad, McFeatters. with growing chaos and inequality at home, and with reinvigorated and jubilant enemies.

It won’t happen.

So, what will happen?

HOWEVER HEATED the finale of the election season is, there is no American identity crisis.

America will continue to fight terrorists but will worry about more war and the well-being of our armed forces. New moves to restore the middle class will be made; businesses will start hiring and stop hoarding profits. Americans will not deny climate change and its horrific ramifications for this country and others. New plans will be carried out to improve our decaying infrastructure and rebuild the manufacturing base.

We will continue to have the world’s best universities. We will continue to debate the smartest, fairest ways to treat 11 million undocumented immigrants; eventually, we will agree on a plan.

We will make progress on curing diseases. We will continue to be a charitable and generous people. The announcement

by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan that they will give away their $45 billion fortune is quintessentially American.

We will always get giddy over our sports teams and our athletes’ accomplishments. We will go overboard for our holiday celebrations, our patriotic extravaganzas and love for our families and this country.

America has a proud destiny. Relax. Trump will not derail it.

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Kids get mixed messages from holiday greeting Dear Abby, Every year around the holidays, well-intentioned strangers wish me and my family “Merry Christmas!” Even though we are Jewish, I have always regarded it to be a kind gesture to spread good cheer. I smile and return the greeting.

My children have asked me why I don’t tell people we’re Jewish and that we don’t celebrate Christmas. I don’t feel I need to educate strangers when they’re just trying to be friendly, but my kids don’t agree. We’ve had several discussions about being friendly and polite, but still they ask if being Jewish is something to keep secret or be embarrassed about.

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

I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but I do want to give my kids the message that we are proud of who we are.

How do you recommend I handle this situation, because it happens a lot?

– Jill in Santa Rosa, California

Dear Jill, Explain to your children that you return the greeting to be polite, not because you feel being Jewish is anything to be ashamed of. The strangers who do this are saying something nice, and you are returning the greeting.

However, the response to people to whom you are closer and with whom there will be a deeper relationship should be different. To them, your children should explain that they are Jewish and that you celebrate Hanukkah rather than Christmas.

When you’re with them, if they feel the need to assert their Jewish identity, they should go right ahead and do it.

Dear Abby, I have been with my boyfriend for 16 years.

Last year I found out he was married before I met him and still is married to her. He never told me he was married when I met him – or at all. If he had, we wouldn’t be together.

His wife got ahold of me on Facebook because she was looking for him.

I was in disbelief. We almost got married in 2007, which would have been bigamy. I have stayed with him for the sake of our kids, but I’m miserable.

I recently reconnected with a male friend from high school. We have been talking, but not romantically. He knows

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

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

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

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

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Karaoke, 1-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-6229230.

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

Old library could become a tribute to Ray Bradbury WAUKEGAN (AP) – A private-sector effort is seeking to redevelop a long-shuttered library in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan as a museum and cultural center named for late author Ray Bradbury.

Bradbury, who’s known for works including “Fahrenheit 451” and “The Martian Chronicles,” was born in Waukegan and once roamed the halls of the city’s Carnegie Library. The building was closed as a library nearly 50 years ago.

Now, there’s a proposal with an estimated cost of $10 million to reopen the 103-year-old library building as The Bradbury Carnegie Center.

Sandra Petroshius, board president for a nonprofit formed in the effort, said plans call for the library to be restored and reopened as a cultural and learning center with Bradbury written works and memorabilia.

Petroshius called Bradbury “Waukegan’s gift” to give back to the region, nation and world.

In a timeline presented at an October kickoff meeting for the nonprofit’s advisory panel, the group will pursue seed funding this winter before publicly unveiling concept designs in the spring. Construction would start in 2018, with a targeted opening of spring 2019.

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First, if she or he is not already a member, give a gift subscription to the American Contract Bridge League.

Apart from allowing masterpoint collection and cheaper entry into events at the three North American Championships, every month members receive an 80-page magazine. The Bridge Bulletin contains information about those Nationals, book and software reviews, and many instructive articles aimed at various levels: newer, intermediate and advanced. Details are at acbl.org.

In this deal from the May 2015 issue, how should

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In the auction, two clubs was an inverted minorsuit raise, showing at least game-invitational strength and denying a four-card ma-

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South could draw trumps and try both major-suit finesses. But instead of that 76 percent line, why not guarantee the contract? After removing the trumps, cash dummy’s diamonds, ruff the diamond six, and return to dummy with a trump. Then play a heart and cover East’s card as cheaply as possible.

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Obama: Terror threat has entered ‘new phase’ President implores Americans to not turn against Muslims at home WASHINGTON (AP) – In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the United States would overcome a terror threat that has entered a “new phase” as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris and California.

“I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure,” he said,

speaking from a lectern in his West Wing office.

The president’s speech followed Wednesday’s shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21. Authorities say a couple carried out the attack and the wife pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader in a Facebook post.

Obama said that while there was no evidence that the shooters were directed by a terror network over-

seas or part of a broader plot, “the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization.”

“This was an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people,” he said in the 13-minute address.

The president announced no significant shift in U.S. strategy and offered no new policy prescriptions for defeating the Islamic State, underscoring both his confidence in his current approach and the lack of easy options for countering the extremist group.

He did call on Congress to tighten America’s visa waiver program and to

pass a new authorization for military actions underway against IS in Iraq and Barack Syria.

Obama The president also reiterated his call for tightening U.S. gun laws, saying no matter how effective law enforcement and intelligence are, they can’t identify every would-be shooter. He called it a matter of national security to prevent potential killers from getting guns.

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Oval Office, Obama turned to a tool of the presidency that he has used infrequently. He’s made televised statements from the Oval Office just twice, the last in 2010 when he announced the end of combat missions in Iraq.

While Obama has spoken frequently about the Islamic State in recent news conferences and other events, the decision to speak in primetime reflected concern among his advisers that his message isn’t breaking through. The White House has been particu-

larly concerned about the heated rhetoric from Republican presidential candidates about Muslims.

The president implored Americans to not turn against Muslims at home, saying the Islamic State was driven by a desire to spark a war between the West and Islam. Still, he called on Muslims in the U.S. and around the world to take up the cause of fighting extremism.

The spread of radical Islam, he said, is “a real problem that Muslims most confront without excuse.”

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, Dec. 8 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 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.

“Rochelle Reimagined” presentation, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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 Gratitude Group, noon, open; 6 p.m., women’s, open, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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, noon1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Dealing With Grief, noon, Post House Community Center, 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.

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

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 2-5 p.m., 101 W. Second St., Dixon. Appointments: 815-284-9555.

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, 815-288-1328.

Operation Support, 5:30 p.m., Dixon American Legion Post 12, 1120 W. First St. Overeaters Anonymous, 6 p.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-379-2293.

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

Downstairs, west door.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

Rock River Valley VietNow, 7 p.m., VFW 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 .

Wednesday, Dec. 9 Women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments: 815284-3371.

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.

Representative from Rock River Center, 9:30-11 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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

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.

American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Fulton High School, 1207 12th St.. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Mercy Nursing Free blood pressure check, 9-10:30 a.m., Polo Senior Center, 101 E. Mason St. Representative from Rock River Center in Oregon, 9:3011 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Blood pressure checks, 10-11 a.m., Morningside of Sterling, 2705 Avenue E, 815564-2145.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-2117.

Blood pressure checks, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

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

BorgWarner retiree lunch, 11:30 a.m., River’s Edge Inn, 2303 W. First St., Dixon.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous Gratitude Group, noon, Big Book, closed; 6 p.m. Big Book, tradition, closed, lower level, Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

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

Affliction of Addiction Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

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, 815-8572550.

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 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St.

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Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

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

Dixon Lioness Club, 6 p.m., Dixon VFW Post 540, 1560 Franklin Grove Road, 815-9730374, 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.

AMVETS 123, 7 p.m., VFW 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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ABOVE: Sterling American Legion Post 296 Cmdr. Jim Seidel speaks Sunday during a Pearl Harbor ceremony outside of the legion post in Sterling. The event commemorated the 74th anniversary of the Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces. RIGHT: Bob Bartel, Sgt. at Arms for American Legion Post 296, plays taps during the ceremony.

ILLINOIS | BUDGET IMPASSE

Road salt provides impetus for agreement Deal includes more than $400M in spending requested by Rauner SPRINGFIELD (AP) – The need for road salt appears to have helped melt Gov. Bruce Rauner’s resolve – at least temporarily – to stand firm against spending any state money without an overall deal to solve the state’s budget impasse.

The Republican governor stressed “public safety” – including snow-busting road salt with winter’s approach – as a reason he reached agreement last week with House Democrats on a $3 billion plan designed mainly to free up alreadycollected tax money owed to local governments.

But a spending breakdown circulated by Democrats and obtained

by The Associated Press shows the agreement includes more than $400 million in spending requested by Rauner, much of which appears

to be going to routine agency operations.

The first-year executive has opposed “piecemeal” spending approval as the state enters its sixth month of the fiscal year without a budget. But in addition to salt and police training, he sought money for postage, federal funding for adult education programs, operational expenses for the comptroller, and funds for contractors to handle property rental and maintenance of government offices.

The Senate returns today to Springfield to take up the matter. If it approves, Rauner plans to sign it and Illinois cities and counties will get $583 million in remitted motor fuel tax revenue, $340 million in “use tax” money collected on purchases from out of state and $154 million for

emergency-dispatch centers.

In addition, $1 billion will go to pay lottery prizes for winners of more than $600.

“This bill was a compromise,” Rauner said.

“It does add a bit to our deficit spending, but in the spirit of compromise – obviously the Democrats, the speaker’s caucus, would love to spend far more than what we’re spending right now.”

The governor’s office refused to confirm or detail what he asked for in the measure. But the Democrats’ analysis shows the governor’s requests included $99 million for mental health centers and nursing homes, $84 million for property rental and maintenance, and $62 million for veterans’ homes as well as $105 million for state police and prisons operations and road salt for the Transportation Department.

The list reflects pressure building on all sides to keep government running

even though there’s no spending framework.

In exchange, Democrats were given Gov. Bruce the go-ahead Rauner to finance programs that are a priority for them, such as $165 million for low-income energy assistance and $18 million to keep domestic violence shelters afloat.

The money for shelters, and another $10 million to operate the secretary of state’s office, is from the general checking account.

Although the House adopted the measure 1071, Republicans squawked.

While most of the money comes out of specially established funds and not general tax revenue, Rep. David Harris, a Republican from Arlington Heights, asked the proposal’s sponsor, Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, why she wasn’t including spending authority for all of the hundreds of special funds in the budget.

“The governor decided it was time to govern, and so he has asked for items that will make it possible for his agencies to operate the way they should,” Currie, a Chicago Democrat, responded. “He was very resistant earlier in the session, and I believe he still is, to using moneys in all the special funds.”

The budget deadlock has hit hardest the state’s social services; among them, 52 domestic violence centers. One large provider in southern Illinois had to close its overnight shelter so it could continue to provide counseling and court advocacy, and many have laid off workers. Without the state assistance, money for some local agencies that provide energy assistance would start running out next week and the majority would be unable to help anyone after January, amid the season’s bitterest cold.

It is unclear why Rauner

highlighted the need for road salt. It and police training were the only specific programs he mentioned when asked about what funds he secured in the negotiations. But the state Transportation Department reports a reserve of salt equal to the entire amount used on state highways all last winter. And Democrats had already provided for releasing motor fuel tax money, which pays for road salt.

Local governments have been limping along without their motor fuel and other funds, said Brad Cole, executive director of the Illinois Municipal League, but they’ve been “squeezed” and agreement in Springfield means a budget doomsday has been forestalled again.

“If it had taken much longer, we’d be in trouble,” Cole said of the compromise. “It does take one more pressure point off the overall issue.”

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Numbers game The NIU Huskies will play in a bowl game for the 8th straight year, as they accepted a bid to the Poinsettia Bowl on Sunday. It will be NIU’s third trip to San Diego, where it will face Boise State.

BOYS BASKETBALL | NEWMAN 55, BUREAU VALLEY 37

Boards play big role in Comets’ victory Rebounds help Newman pull away from BV

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STERLING – After helping Noah McCarty lead the Newman Comets to a sound halftime lead Saturday against Bureau Valley, John Wilson thought his eight second-quarter points was part of an effort that would give his team control for good.

Then the shots weren’t falling, and before long the lead started to dissipate.

“We came out really slow,” said Wilson, a junior forward. “We thought we already had it in the bag.”

However, a few adjustments to continue to do more of what they did

Star of the game: Noah McCarty, Newman, 25 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks Key performers: John Wilson, Newman, 14 points; Kyle Decker, Newman, 7 rebounds; Trey Dale, BV, 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists Up next: Erie at Bureau Valley & Newman at Prophetstown, both 7:30 p.m. Friday best wore down the pesky Storm late in a 55-37 Comets’ home win.

Crashing the glass is what the Comets (4-1, 1-0 TRAC) did best, especially on the offensive front. Of the Comets’ 55 rebounds,

21 of them came off their own shot and led to successful reloads. Crashing boards wasn’t just limited to the big men, as nine of the 11 Comets that saw action pulled down more than three rebounds.

“Kyle [Decker] and I got on the boards, and we also saw our guards rebound, too,” McCarty said. “That really helped us in our rebound advantage, and get extra shots, especially in the first half.”

McCarty led the Comets with 15 rebounds – four on the offensive glass – and 25 points despite an improving effort from the Storm to contain him.

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Newman’s Eli Leffelman throws a bounce pass along the baseline around a pair of Bureau Valley defenders Saturday night during their Three Rivers game in Sterling.

NFL | 49ERS 26, BEARS 20, OT

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49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) catches the game-winning touchdown in overtime Sunday against the Bears at Soldier Field. The Bears lost 26-20 to fall to 5-7 on the season.

Tough to take

Miscues cost Bears big in loss to 49ers

BY JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO – Robbie Gould missed two field goals on his 34th birthday, Jay Cutler threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and the defense faltered at the worst time.

Just as quickly as Chicago inserted itself into the playoff race, the Bears’ hopes came crashing back to Earth on Sunday afternoon.

Gould was wide left on a 36-yard attempt on the final play of regulation, and Blaine Gabbert threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith in overtime, sending Cutler

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Thanksgiving, and winners of three of four overall. San Francisco (4-8) had dropped four of five, and was winless in five road games, outscored by an average of three touchdowns.

Any talk of the Bears reaching .500 and setting up an intriguing final month of the season was washed away by a steady stream of mistakes.

A wide receiver screen in the first and the Bears to a 26-20 loss to the quarter turned into Jimmie Ward’s lowly San Francisco 49ers. first career interception and a “I feel terrible. I have a job to do, and 29-yard return for a tying touchI didn’t do that today,” Gould said. down. Gould was wide left on a Chicago (5-7) was riding high at 40-yarder in the third quarter. the beginning of the day, coming off a rare 17-13 victory at Green Bay on TOUGH CONTINUED ON B4

Michigan State needed a miracle. Hail hog helped Alabama get here. A swat saved Oklahoma’s season. Clemson turned away a late 2-point conversion that could have cost the Tigers their perfect record.

A season filled with fantastic finishes helped shape the College Football Playoff, even if it led to a sleepy Selection Sunday.

Top-seeded Clemson will play No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl in the first College Football Playoff semifinal on New Year’s Eve. No. 2 Alabama will play No. 3 Michigan State at the Cotton Bowl in the nightcap.

No drama. No complaints. Nothing at all like the week-to-week mayhem – with one once-ina-lifetime-play after another – that made the season memorable.

In the end, the only real debate was how to rank the top four teams. Committee chairman Jeff Long said that the Tigers were the clear-cut top team in the final rankings.

Long said bumping Michigan State past Oklahoma had nothing to do with avoiding the possibility of having the Sooners play close to home in the Dallas area.

“We first get those top four teams, one, two, three and four, finished before we do anything else,” Long said.

And that was it for drama. A big difference from last season, when the committee had to choose from Ohio State, Baylor and TCU, and ticked off the Big 12 by jumping the Buckeyes past the Bears and Frogs in the final rankings.

DRAMA CONTINUED ON B2

Star of the game: Blaine Gabbert, 49ers, 196 passing yards, winning TD pass in OT; 75 rushing yards, tying TD run in 4th quarter Up next: Redskins at Bears, noon Sunday TV/Radio: Fox/780 AM

AP

After beating Iowa on Saturday in the Big Ten Championship, Michigan State earned the No. 3 seed in the College Football Playoff.

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Spartans rally past Iowa in Big Ten title game, B2.

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Monday, December 7, 2015

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP

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Local duo shines for Platteville

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Two former SVM all-area first-team players were part of a record-setting night Saturday for UW-Platteville’s basketball team.

AFC grad Allison Prestegaard and Eastland alum Lexis Macomber both recorded their first career double-doubles in Platteville’s 79-67 overtime win over the University of Dubuque.

Prestegaard had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Macomber finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds as Platteville new school records with 75 total rebounds and 45 defensive boards.

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Giovanine gets record victory Augustana basketball coach Grey Giovanine became the school’s alltime winningest coach on Saturday, defeating defending national champion UW-Stevens Point 81-58 at the Carver Center in Rock Island.

Giovanine, in his 17th season at Augie, tied the record of 314 wins on Wednesday, when the Vikings defeated 2014 national champion UWWhitewater 75-55 on the road. His 315 career wins breaks the record set by Jim Borcherding from 1969-84.

Erie graduate Jacob Johnston has played in all four games for Augustana this season, and is averaging 8.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game in 15.5 minutes per contest.

Illini hold on for win in Champaign Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points, and Michael Finke added 24 to help Illinois survive Western Carolina on Saturday, 80-68.

Illinois (4-5) pulled away late. But the game was tied as late as the 7:58 mark in the second half, when Elijah Pughsley hit a 3-pointer to make the score 59-59.

But Illinois answered with a pair of baskets by Nunn.

The second was a powerful dunk that gave Illinois a 63-59 edge with 7:18 left.

Western Carolina never got any closer.

Mike Brown led Western Carolina (3-5) with 23 points.

Pughsley finished with 15.

Hawkeyes roll past UMKC at home Dom Uhl notched his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Iowa trounced Missouri-Kansas City 95-75 on Saturday for its third straight win.

Nicholas Baer also had 14 for the Hawkeyes (6-2), who had five players score at least 10 points for the second game in a row.

Martez Harrison had 15 points for UMKC (5-3).

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Today Boys basketball 6:30 p.m.

• Faith Christian at Fulton Unity 7:30 p.m.

• Milledgeville at AFC

Girls basketball 5 p.m.

• Faith Christian at Fulton Unity 7:30 p.m.

AP

Michigan State’s LJ Scott (3) reaches out to score the game-winning touchdown in the final minute of Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game against Iowa in Indianapolis. Michigan State won 16-13.

Frustrating finish in Indy Hawkeyes see playoff hopes dashed in final minute

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

INDIANAPOLIS – C.J. Beathard thought he had come up with another perfect ending Saturday night.

Then the Iowa quarterback watched it all vanish in the last minute of the Big Ten championship game – the undefeated season, his unblemished record as a starter, and a ticket to the playoffs.

L.J. Scott twisted free from a host of Iowa defenders and lunged across the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown run with 27 seconds left, giving No. 5 Michigan State a 16-13 victory over No. 4 Hawkeyes, knocking them out of the College Football Playoff.

“It’s tough. You’ve gone all season long and haven’t experienced what it’s like to lose a game,” Beathard said. “Every time we’ve been in the locker room after a game, it’s been exciting. It’s just tough, because losing a game like that when it’s that close, it’s hard to handle.”

Frustrating, too. Iowa has trailed in the fourth quarter for a total of 38 seconds this season – and all came against Michigan State (121, No. 5 CFP) on Saturday.

The consolation prize is a good one, though: The Hawkeyes will play Stanford in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Beathard had given Iowa (12-1, No. 4 CFP) a 13-9 lead with a brilliant 85-yard touchdown pass to Tevaun Smith on the first play of the fourth quarter for the game’s first touchdown.

And right up until the final sequence, it looked as if that

B1G bowl bids • Indiana (Pinstripe vs. Duke) • Iowa (Rose vs. Stanford) • Michigan (Citrus vs. Florida) • Michigan State (Cotton vs.

Alabama) • Minnesota (Quick Lane vs. C. Michigan) • Nebraska (Foster Farms vs.

UCLA) • Northwestern (Outback vs.

Tennessee) • Ohio State (Fiesta vs. Notre Dame) • Penn State (TaxSlayer vs.

Georgia) • Wisconsin (Holiday vs. USC) score might prove the difference.

Even coach Kirk Ferentz was confident the Hawkeyes’ stingy defense could close it out. But Scott wore down the defense, which finally broke down after four consecutive stops from their own 5-yard line or closer.

“We were confident right up to the last play that we’d make a stop down there,” Ferentz said.

“We’ve been there before, and we’ve done that. But it’s that close – and that’s how this game was, and I think that’s how the margin between the two teams is.”

Scott’s late lunge on third-andgoal capped off a 22-play, 82-yard drive that took 9 minutes, 4 seconds. A half-dozen Iowa defenders tried to stop Scott and pushed him backward, but he wouldn’t be denied.

No matter how many times he

got hit, the freshman kept powering forward. And with one final stretch, he reached the ball into the end zone for the winning score.

In all, it took six seconds for the 233-pound running back to travel that final, season-saving yard.

“I was just trying to make a big play for my brothers,” Scott said.

“We knew what we had at stake.”

When the Spartans’ defense closed it out over the final 27 seconds, Michigan State’s players sprinted across the field and into the end zone, where they celebrated with a throng of greenand-white clad fans who were outnumbered by Iowa fans at Lucas Oil Stadium about 4 to 1.

By winning his second Big Ten crown in 3 years – both against previously unbeaten teams– and giving the senior class a recordbreaking 43rd career win, quarterback Connor Cook and his teammates can turn now their focus to their season-long goal: winning the school’s first outright national title since 1952.

“We wanted to come back and win a championship,” Cook said.

“It’s awesome, man.”

Cook, who was named MVP despite playing with a sore shoulder and appearing to get hurt a couple of times during the game, seemed a bit off until the end.

The Spartans will play Alabama in the CFP semifinals at the Cotton Bowl, and Ohio State also named a New Year’s Six bowl bid and will face Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. In all, 10 Big Ten teams earned bowl bids, including a pair of 5-7 teams in Nebraska at Minnesota.

Spartans to play Tide; Tigers get Sooners DRAMA

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Each of the playoff teams had seasonsaving moments and turning points to get within two victories of a national championship.

Alabama The Crimson Tide lost to Ole Miss at home in late September, a game that left Alabama uneasy about its passing game and in need of help just to win the SEC West.

To fix the offense, the Tide turned to Derrick Henry, and let the 240pound tailback shoulder the load. The junior had at least 22 carries against each of Alabama’s remaining SEC opponents, including a whopping 90 in the last two games.

Against Michigan State, it will be strength against strength. The Spartans’ rugged defensive line with Shilique Calhoun and Malik McDowell stuffed Ohio State and Iowa’s running games.

To fix its Ole Miss problem, Alabama got some help from Arkansas, which needed a stunning bounce-pass lateral play to beat the Rebels in overtime and clear a path for the Tide to win the SEC. Clemson The Tigers tried to ease star quarterback Deshaun Watson into the 2015 season. The gifted dual-threat quarterback was coming off a major knee injury.

Clemson coaches knew Watson’s wheels would be a weapon, but it was one they didn’t want to use until it was needed most – like in the rain against Notre Dame.

Watson ran for 16 times for 103 yards and a score in that 24-22 victory against the Irish in October, a win sealed when the Tigers’ defensive line stopped the Irish’s tying 2-point attempt with 7 seconds left.

Down the stretch, Watson’s running became an even bigger part of

Clemson’s offense. He surpassed 100 yards on the ground in four of the last five games.

Making plays on the move will be critical for Watson against Eric Striker, Charles Tapper and an Oklahoma pass rush that produced 3.08 sacks per game (fifthbest in the nation).

Michigan State No team in the playoff stared down defeat as frequently as the Spartans, and no situation was as dire as the one Michigan faced at the Big House in mid-October.

The Spartans turned a botched punt into a last-play, game-winning touchdown at Michigan.

The play was dubbed Michigan State’s Miracle, but in some ways it symbolized the Spartans’ greatest traits.

They seem to embrace adversity and delight in being the underdog.

Those qualities should serve them well against an Alabama team that is favored by nine points,

but has rarely been challenged deep into the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma The result is even more puzzling now than it was back in October: Texas 24, Oklahoma 17.

There was nothing complicated about what went wrong in Dallas.

The Sooners did not play tough. They missed tackles and blocks.

Instead of allowing that dud to define their season, quarterback Baker Mayfield and the Sooners went on a seven-game winning streak, outscoring opponents 364-136.

Still, if not for Steven Parker slapping down TCU’s 2-point conversion pass in the final seconds to preserve a 30-29 win in late November, the Sooners would not be here.

Clemson’s talented defensive line and improving offensive line will test the Sooners’ toughness the same way Texas did.

• Bureau Valley at Rockridge • Amboy at Erie • Morrison at Hall • Prophetstown at Riverdale • Eastland at Newman • East Dubuque at West Carroll • Milledgeville at Pearl City

Tuesday Boys basketball 7 p.m.

• Alleman at Sterling 7:30 p.m.

• Oregon at Rock Falls • Amboy at Morrison • Riverdale at Erie • Fulton at Prophetstown • River Ridge at Eastland

Girls basketball 6 p.m.

• Oregon at Rock Falls 7 p.m.

• Sterling at Rochelle 7:15 p.m.

• Stillman Valley at Dixon 7:30 p.m.

• Aquin at AFC • Polo at Milledgeville

Boys bowling 3:45 p.m.

• Rkfd. Christian at Oregon

Girls bowling 3:45 p.m.

• Rkfd. Christian at Oregon 4 p.m.

• Sterling at LaSalle-Peru • Dixon at Rochelle

Boys swimming 4:30 p.m.

• Morrison at Sterling

Wrestling 5:30 p.m.

• Rock Falls, Polo at Dixon • Erie-Prophetstown, Lena-Winslow at Oregon • Rockridge, Amboy, Orion at Newman • AFC, Dakota at Rockford Lutheran

On the tube TV listings

Today Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• W. Illinois at Iowa, BTN • IUPUI at Purdue, ESPNU • Villanova vs. Oklahoma, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, FS1 • Brown at Georgetown, FS2 • VMI at Butler, FSN 8 p.m.

• Buffalo at Iowa St., ESPNU 8:30 p.m.

• Navy vs. Oregon, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, FS1

Women’s basketball 11 a.m.

• SMU at Texas A&M, SEC

Boys basketball 6:30 p.m.

• Huntington Prep (W.Va.) at Montverde (Fla.), ESPN2

NBA 7 p.m.

• Suns at Bulls, CSN • Celtics at Pelicans, NBA

NFL 7:25 p.m.

• Cowboys at Redskins, ESPN

Monday, December 7, 2015

LOCAL SPORTS

SATURDAY’S SCOREBOARD Women’s basketball Saturday’s result Lincoln Classic

LINCOLN LAND 66, SAUK VALLEY 39 SAUK VALLEY Jazmine Kirksey 1-5 0-2 2, Shiela Browning 0-0 0-0 0, Carolynn Hammelman 3-14 4-4 11, Kayleen Terrock 5-19 0-0 12, Bailey Schrader 0-3 1-2 1, Morgan Shank 2-6 0-0 5, Alex Sterenberg 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan Dean 3-7 0-0 6, Tressa Schuler 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals: 15-56 4-21 39.

LINCOLN LAND Fulling 2-4 2-2 6, Sneddon 0-6 0-0 0, Jarrard 0-5 2-2 2, Bradshaw 2-9 0-0 6, Spragg 0-2 0-0 0, Alde 6-15 2-2 16, LeGrande 3-4 3-4 9, Crouse 5-13 0-0 14, Hobbie 1-4 3-4 5, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Albert 4-9 0-2 8. Totals: 23-71 12-16 66.

Sauk Valley 8 4 18 9 — 39 Lincoln Land 16 23 21 6 — 66 3s – Sauk 4 (Terrock 2, Hammelman, Shank), LL 8 (Crouse 4, Bradshaw, Alde).

Boys basketball NIB-12 West Sterling Ottawa LaSalle-Peru Geneseo Rochelle

Conf.

1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

All 3-0 4-1 4-0 2-3 1-3

Tuesday’s games • Alleman at Sterling, 7 • Sandwich at Ottawa, 7

BNC West Conf.

All Dixon 1-0 3-1 Rockford Lutheran 1-0 1-1 Winnebago 0-0 2-0 Byron 0-0 2-3 Rock Falls 0-0 2-2 Stillman Valley 0-0 1-1 Oregon 0-1 4-1 Mendota 0-1 4-1 Saturday’s results • Winnebago 64, Richmond-Burton 50 Eastland Shootout • Stillman Valley 48, West Carroll 33 Tuesday’s games • Oregon at Rock Falls, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Byron, 7:15 • Lutheran at Winnebago, 7:30

Conf.

All Hall 2-0 4-2 St. Bede 1-0 5-1 Newman 1-0 4-1 Orion 0-0 4-2 Fulton 0-0 3-2 Princeton 0-0 3-2 Sherrard 0-0 2-4 Prophetstown 0-0 1-0 Amboy 0-0 1-4 Erie 0-0 0-4 Morrison 0-0 1-4 Bureau Valley 0-1 1-6 Riverdale 0-1 4-1 Rockridge 0-1 3-3 Kewanee 0-1 1-5 Saturday’s results • Newman 55, Bureau Valley 37 • St. Bede 67, Riverdale 48 • Hall 65, Serena 62 • Wethersfield 60, Orion 57 Amboy Shootout • Prophetstown 57, LaMoille-Ohio 50 • Leland-Earlville 53, Amboy 42 Eastland Shootout • Princeton 63, Aquin 58 Tuesday’s games • Amboy at Morrison, 7:30 • Fulton at Prophetstown, 7:30 • Peoria Christian at Rockridge, 7:30 • Riverdale at Erie, 7:30 • Sherrard at Princeton, 7:30 • St. Bede at Orion, 7:30

NUIC East All 3-2 4-1 4-2 1-1 5-1 1-2 0-5 0-5 0-5 1-4

Today’s game • Milledgeville at AFC, 7:30 Tuesday’s game • Lena-Winslow at Orangeville, 7:15 Eastland Shootout Saturday’s results • Annawan 61, Fulton Unity 37 • Warren 56, Hinckley-Big Rock 32 • Indian Creek 67, Chicago St. Bededict 49 • Princeton 63, Aquin 58 • Westminster Christian 48, Stockton 39 • North Boone 59, East Dubuque 48 • Newark 82, Eastland 42 • Stillman Valley 48, West Carroll 33 Amboy Shootout Saturday’s results • Girls, Serena 50, Harvard 11 • Girls, Aurora Christian 50, Putnam Co. 37 • Girls, Newman 41, LaMoille-Ohio 34 • Boys, Prophetstown 57, LaMoille-Ohio 50 • Girls, Amboy 45, Leland-Earlville 14 • Boys, Leland-Earlville 53, Amboy 42 Saturday’s box scores at Newman H.S.

NEWMAN 55, BUREAU VALLEY 37 BUREAU VALLEY (1-6, 0-1 TRAC) Spencer Marquez 0-5 1-2 1, Corbin Endress 3-8 2-3 9, Trey Dale 4-11 1-2 10, Drew Fordham 1-2 0-0 3, Jay Edlefson 3-11 0-2 7, Nate Paup 2-9 0-2 5, Yulian Osorio 0-1 0-0 0, Hunter Sebby 0-2 2-6 2, Mat Paup 0-0 0-0 0, Rusty Fargher 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 13-53 6-17 37.

NEWMAN (4-1, 1-0) Clay Jungerman 0-1 0-0 0, Eli Leffelman 1-6 0-0 2, Kyle Decker 1-7 0-0 2, Ethan Nash 0-1 1-2 1, Noah McCarty 10-19 4-7 25, Kyle Schmitt 0-3 0-0 0, Brady Osborne 0-2 2-2 2, John Wilson 7-15 0-0 14, Travis Williams 4-9 1-2 9, Ethan Hafner 0-3 0-0 0, Nate Olson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 23-67 8-13 55.

BV 6 16 7 8 — 37 Newman 12 22 5 16 — 55 3s – BV 5-11 (Edlefson 1-3, Fordham 1-2, Paup 1-1, Dale 1-1, Endress 1-1, Marquez 0-2), Newman 1-17 (McCarty 1-1, Leffelman 0-4, Hafner 0-2, Schmitt 0-2, Osborne 0-2, Wilson 0-2, Nash 0-1, Jungerman 0-1, Williams 0-1, Olson 0-1). Rebounds – BV 25 (Dale 6), Newman 55 (McCarty 15). Assists – BV 10 (Dale 4), Newman 18 (Leffelman 4, Wilson 4, McCarty 4). Steals – BV 6 (Marquez 3), Newman 11 (Leffelman 5).

Blocks – BV 1 (Dale), Newman 3 (McCarty 3). Turnovers – BV 24, Newman 22. Total fouls – BV 15, Newman 15 (Williams out).

Amboy Shootout

PROPHETSTOWN 57, LAMOILLE-OHIO 50 LAMOILLE-OHIO Alan Stamberger 2 2-4 6, Brady DeBruhl 1 3-3 5, Josh Gross 7 0-0 17, George Stuepfert 1 0-0 2, Derek DeBruhl 4 1-2 10, Jacob Tudor 1 1-2 3, Chase Billhorn 0 0-0 0, Clay Stuepfert 2 2-2 6. Totals: 18 9-13 50.

PROPHETSTOWN (1-0) Gage Garrison 0 0-0 0, Logan Henrekin 2 2-2 7, Jackson Westen 0 0-0 0, Jonah Green 8 2-4 22, Kody Wetzell 8 0-0 17, Ross Cady 0 0-0 0, Jackson Ames 1 0-2 2, Kyle Behrens 2 0-0 5, Brett Emery 0 0-0 0, Brad Hufman 1 0-0 2, Jack Bauer 1 0-0 2.

Totals: 23 4-8 57.

LaMoille-Ohio 12 15 4 19 — 50 Prophetstown 15 9 19 14 — 57 3s – L-O 4 (Gross 3, Derek DeBruhl), Prophetstown 7 (Green 4, Henrekin, Wetzell, Behrens).

DURAND (1-4, 1-2) Egan 4 0-0 8, Cull 4 0-0 8, Marquardt 0 0-0 0, Asche 7 1-1 15, Brauer 5 0-1 10, Oakey 3 0-4 6, Kalina 3 0-0 7. Totals: 26 1-6 54.

AFC 13 25 14 16 — 68 Durand 14 12 12 16 — 54 3s – AFC 3 (Shrimplin 2, M.Prestegaard), Durand 1 (Kalina). at Orangeville

Eastland Shootout at Lanark

NEWARK 82, EASTLAND 42 NEWARK J.Clausel 7 6-8 24, Patrick 1 0-0 2, W.Clausel 3 1-2 7, Myre 5 0-0 14, Schmidt 1 0-0 2, Endress 1 0-0 2, McGrath 4 0-2 8, Schomer 9 2-2 23, Dierzen 0 0-0 0.

Totals: 31 9-14 82.

EASTLAND Tyler Dambman 0 0-0 0, Conner DeGroot 4 0-0 9, Zach Randecker 0 0-0 0, Brighton Haverland 3 2-2 8, Blake Janssen 3 0-0 6, Kaden Henze 1 1-4 4, DJ Heeren 2 1-3 5, Ethan Christians 2 2-4 7, Tanner Giedd 0 0-0 0, Reid Janssen 0 0-0 0, Chris Kniss 0 0-0 0, Eric Langarica 1 0-0 3. Totals: 16 6-13 42.

Newark 23 24 19 16 — 82 Eastland 11 8 8 15 — 42 3s – Newark 11 (J.Clausel 4, Myre 4, Schomer 3), Eastland 4 (DeGroot, Hanze, Christians, Langarica).

MILLEDGEVILLE 72, ORANGEVILLE 39 MILLEDGEVILLE (3-3) Sidney Aude 3 0-0 6, Jocelyn Folkers 5 13-14 23, Holly Smith 1 0-0 2, Jade Graff 9 1-2 19, Rebecca Waite 3 0-1 6, Jenna Bibler 1 6-10 8, alexandra Schmidt 1 1-2 3, Shelby Judd 0 0-0 0, Mady Frederick 2 1-2 5, Sabreena Hartman 0 0-0 0. Totals: 25 22-31 72.

ORANGEVILLE Bollon 5 3-7 13, Anderson 0 0-0 0, Robieson 0 0-0 0, Watson 2 0-0 4, Boomgarden 0 0-0 0, Schofield 2 1-3 5, Velcich 2 0-0 4, Behring 1 0-0 2, Riemer 3 3-5 9, Baker 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16 7-15 39.

Milledgeville 19 22 17 14 — 72 Orangeville 6 12 6 15 — 39 3s – none.

STILLMAN VALLEY 48, WEST CARROLL 33

Wrestling

STILLMAN VALLEY (1-1) Wenberg 2 1-2 5, Peterson 0 0-0 0, VanBriesen 9 0-0 18, Chapman 0 0-0 0, M.Perez 1 0-0 2, Abbott 0 0-0 0, Mandzen 0 0-0 0, Schmidt 2 2-2 6, Smith 0 0-2 0, Kutz 2 0-2 4, J.Perez 1 0-0 2, Roberts 5 1-6 11. Totals: 22 4-14 48.

WEST CARROLL Santeramo 0 1-2 1, Ka.Plattenberger 0 0-1 0, Ko.Plattenberger 1 0-0 2, Prowant 3 5-7 12, Jones 2 0-0 5, Stines 0 0-0 0, McGinniss 5 3-7 13, Brashaw 0 0-0 0, Gengenbach 0 0-0 0, Magana 0 0-0 0, Dandona 0 0-1 0, Appel 0 0-0 0, Lomas 0 0-2 0.

Totals: 9 9-20 33.

Stillman 5 14 11 18 — 48 West Carroll 14 8 6 5 — 33 3s – West Carroll 2 (Prowant, Jones).

Saturday’s results Dixon Duals

Girls basketball NIB-12 West

Three Rivers

Conf.

AFC 2-0 Aquin 1-0 Milledgeville 1-0 Forreston 1-0 Polo 1-1 Dakota 1-1 South Beloit 0-1 Durand 0-1 Orangeville 0-1 Pecatonica 0-2 Saturday’s results • Dakota 65, Polo 54 Eastland Shootout • Princeton 63, Aquin 58

ROUNDUP

DAKOTA (1-2, 1-1) Knox 3 4-6 10, Quick 0 4-4 4, Holste 1 0-0 2, Elliott 1 1-2 3, Brockhauser 9 11-17 27, Pfile 3 4-7 11, Rockey 1 1-2 4, O’Connor 0 2-2 2. Totals: 18 27-40 63.

Polo 16 17 12 9 — 54 Dakota 9 15 12 27 — 65 3s – Polo 7 (Trevin Woodin 3, Tristin Woodin 2, Glawe 2), Dakota 2 (Pfile, Rockey).

Sterling Rochelle LaSalle-Peru Ottawa Geneseo

Sauk Valley Media • B3

Conf.

1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-1

All 3-3 2-4 1-2 2-2 2-4

Tuesday’s games • Geneseo at LaSalle-Peru, 7 • Ottawa at DeKalb, 7 • Sterling at Rochelle, 7

BNC West Conf.

Winnebago 2-0 Stillman Valley 1-0 Byron 0-0 Rockford Lutheran 0-0 Dixon 0-0 Oregon 0-1 Mendota 0-1 Rock Falls 0-1 Today’s game • Winnebago at Byron, 7 Tuesday’s games • Oregon at Rock Falls, 6 • Lutheran at Mendota, 7:15 • Stillman Valley at Dixon, 7:15

All 5-1 5-2 5-1 2-0 4-2 1-3 2-3 4-3

Three Rivers Conf.

All Sherrard 3-0 8-1 Erie 2-0 4-0 Hall 1-0 3-0 Kewanee 1-0 3-3 Newman 1-0 2-5 St. Bede 2-1 2-2 Morrison 1-1 4-1 Bureau Valley 1-1 4-3 Amboy 1-1 7-2 Rockridge 1-1 5-3 Orion 0-1 0-3 Prophetstown 0-1 0-5 Princeton 0-2 4-3 Fulton 0-2 1-3 Riverdale 0-2 1-6 Saturday’s results • Rockridge 42, Monmouth United 24 • Sherrard 40, Alleman 38 • Kewanee 43, Stark County 25 Amboy Shootout • Newman 41, LaMoille-Ohio 34 • Amboy 45, Leland-Earlville 14 Today’s games • Amboy at Erie, 7:30 • Bureau Valley at Rockridge, 7:30 • Morrison at Hall, 7:30 • Orion at Fulton, 7:30 • Prophetstown at Riverdale, 7:30 • Sherrard at Kewanee, 7:30 • St. Bede at Princeton, 7:30 Wednesday’s games • Prophetstown at Annawan, 7 • Orion at Amboy, 7:30 AlWood-Ridgewood tournament • Rockridge vs. Ridgewood, 6:30 • Riverdale vs. Monmouth-Roseville, 8

DIXON 42, KNOXVILLE 31 113 – Dean (K) major dec. Bishop 9-1; 145 – Cantu (K) pin Mayes 3:25; 152 – Daldina (K) pin George-Hailey 5:07; 160 – Clinton Schielein dec. McGraw 6-2; 170 – Crisman (K) pin Bryce Schaefer 3:11; 182 – Wolber (D) dec. Thompson 13-6; 195 – Dylan Messer (D) pin Ryan :48; 220 – Sperling (D) pin Goben :37; 285 – Cantu (K) dec. Ryan Troutman 3-1 Dixon rec. fft.: 106, 120, 126, 132 Knoxville rec. fft.: 138

DIXON 50, SANDWICH 28 106 – Lowry (D) tech. fall Schindelbach 19-3; 120 – Rhodenbaugh (D) dec. Thielk 5-2; 126 – Dockendorf (S) major dec.

Christiansen 14-2; 132 – Dale (S) pin Hey :44; 145 – Mayes (D) pin Hewitt :43; 152 – Reyes (S) pin George-Hailey 1:01; 182 – Wolber (D) pin Bennett 1:01; 195 – Maisonette (S) pin Messer :56; 285 – Troutman (D) pin Weekly 5:18 Dixon rec. fft.: 113, 160, 170, 220 Sandwich rec. fft.: 138

STERLING 57, SANDWICH 15 106 – Andrew Rodriguez (ST) pin Schindelbach :34; 120 – Thielk (SA) dec. Noah Garcia 4-2; 126 – Dockendorf (SA) dec.

Reed Heeren 11-6; 132 – Jaden Urrutia (ST) dec. Tommy Dale 2-0; 138 – Colten Stage (ST) pin Hernandez 2:32; 145 – Andrew Garcia (ST) pin Hewitt 2:26; 152 – Reyes (SA) dec. Turner Garcia 7-2; 182 – Nick Terronez (ST) pin Bennett :39; 285 – Cariel Beasley (ST) pin Weekly 1:37 Sandwich rec. fft.: 195 Sterling rec. fft.: 113, 160, 170, 220

STERLING 55, GALESBURG 13 106 – Rodriguez (S) major dec. Kent 8-0; 113 – Pendelton (G) pin Jazmin Lopez 1:32; 120 – N.Garcia (S) pin Benson 5:47; 132 – Urrutia (S) tech. fall John 2:49; 138 – Minion (G) dec. Stage 9-8; 145 – A.Garcia (S) pin Shell 4:57; 152 – William Wyatt (S) pin Yeast 4:13; 182 – Terronez (S) major dec. Cervantez 12-0; 220 – Castallano (G) major dec. Pedro Rodriguez 14-1; Sterling rec. fft.: 126, 160, 170, 285 Double fft.: 195

STERLING 66, BOYLAN 4 152 – Barelli (B) major dec. Wyatt 16-5; 182 – Misiel Martinez (S) pin Harris 2:31; Sterling rec. forfeits: 106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 160, 220, 285 Double fft.: 170, 195 at Oregon

ROCK FALLS 51, OREGON 24 126 – Chase Clark (O) pin Rio Salas :21; 132 – Breu Knox (RF) major dec. Skylar Carlson 10-0; 152 – Rollie Elder (RF) pin Konner Wilson 1:18; 160 – Lonnie Gribbons (RF) pin Nathan Clark 3:24; 170 – Tyler Meyers (RF) major dec. Terry Page 11-3; 182 – Niles Ager (RF) major dec.

Caleb Mennen 9-1; 195 – Matthew Stevens (O) pin Riese Arduini :25; 220 – Francisco Arellano (RF) dec. Anthony Marchetti 4-3; 285 – Cole Burke (O) pin Blake Claxton 2:34 Rock Falls rec. fft.: 106, 113, 120, 138 Oregon rec. fft.: 145

BELVIDERE NORTH 46, ROCK FALLS 32

NUIC East Conf.

AFC 3-0 Aquin 3-0 Milledgeville 2-1 Polo 1-1 Dakota 1-2 Durand 1-2 Forreston 0-0 Pecatonica 0-1 Orangeville 0-2 South Beloit 0-2 Saturday’s results • Dakota 60, Polo 49 • Aquin 37, Pecatonica 30, OT • AFC 68, Durand 54 • Milledgeville 72, Orangeville 39

DIXON 51, GALESBURG 18 106 – Tyler Lowry (D) dec. Kent 5-2; 113 – Colten Bishop (D) dec. Pendleton 5-4; 120 – Mason Rhodenbaugh (D) pin Benson 1:04; 132 – Brandon Hey (D) dec. John 4-0; 145 – Shell (G) dec. Benny Mayes 10-6; 152 – Yeast (G) pin Cachus GeorgeHailey :54; 182 – Andrew Wolber (D) dec.

Cervantes 4-2; 220 – Connor Sperling (D) pin Castallano 1:55 Dixon rec. fft.: 126, 160, 170, 195, 285 Galesburg rec. fft.: 138

All 6-0 7-1 3-3 1-4 4-3 1-4 6-1 2-2 0-4 0-2

Today’s games • Forreston at South Beloit, 7 • Milledgeville at Pearl City, 7:30 Tuesday’s games • Pecatonica at South Beloit, 6 • Aquin at AFC, 7:30 • Durand at Dakota, 7:30 • Polo at Milledgeville, 7:30 Wednesday’s game • Pecatonica at Forreston, 5:30 Saturday’s box scores at Amboy

AMBOY 45, LELAND-EARLVILLE 14 LELAND-EARLVILLE Walsh 2 1-2 5, Rozypal 0 0-0 0, C.Nelson 0 1-3 3, Collins 0 0-0 0, L.Nelson 0 0-0 0, Bomstad 0 0-0 0, Eccles 1 2-4 4, Reed 0 0-0 0, Cook 1 1-2 5. Totals: 4 5-11 14.

AMBOY (7-2) Katelynn Pankhurst 2 0-0 4, Delaney Wilhelm 7 3-3 17, Emma Lindenmeyer 1 2-2 4, Karlee Doege 4 3-3 12, Vivian O’laughlin 0 0-0 0, Nataly Jones 1 0-0 2, Noelle Jones 2 0-0 4, Riley Pierce 1 0-0 2, Allison Hicks 0 0-2 0, Kallie Appleman 0 0-0 0, Breanna Fisher 0 0-0 0. Totals: 18 8-10 45.

Leland-Earlville 9 1 2 2 — 14 Amboy 16 8 15 6 — 45 3s – L-E 1 (Cook), Amboy 1 (Doege).

106 – Rodriguez (BN) pin Lucas Schauff :36; 113 – Hernandez (BN) pin Marcus Poci 1:52; 126 – Myerson (BN) pin Salas 1:12; 138 – Blackford (BN) major dec. Alex Martinez 13-0; 152 – Elder (RF) major dec.

Lerma 13-4; 160 – Lindquist (BN) pin Gribbon 1:02; 170 – Meyers (RF) major dec.

Pawlitz 11-3; North rec. fft.: 120, 145 Rock Falls rec. fft.: 182, 195, 220, 285 Double fft.: 132

at Dakota

at Durand

DAKOTA 65, POLO 54

AFC 68, DURAND 54

POLO (5-1, 1-1 NUIC East) Tristin Woodin 4 3-3 13, Trevin Woodin 3 3-5 12, Brody Grobe 0 0-0 0, Brooks Grobe 2 0-0 4, Dylan Beers 0 0-1 0, Richie Bartnick 4 4-8 12, Peyton Glawe 2 0-0 6, Wyatt Patterson 3 1-3 7. Totals: 18 11-20 54.

AFC (6-0, 3-0 NUIC East) Laci Meurer 1 0-0 2, Emily Shrimplin 6 2-5 16, Bryce Gittleson 1 0-2 2, Lexi Meurer 0 4-4 4, Cassidy Koning 4 3-10 11, Madeline Prestegaard 8 5-6 22, Jaymee Prestegaard 5 1-2 11. Totals: 25 15-29 68.

Comet, Clipper girls win at Amboy shootout

By SVM Sports Staff

The Prophetstown boys basketball team began its season with a 57-50 victory against LaMoilleOhio on Saturday at the Amboy Shootout.

Jonah Green scored eight of his game-high 22 points in the third quarter, when the Prophets went on a 19-4 run to erase a 27-24 halftime deficit and seize control of the game. Kody Wetzell added 17 points for Prophetstown.

Josh Gross paced LaMoille-Ohio with 17 points, and Derek DeBruhl added 10.

Dakota 65, Polo 54: The Marcos were outscored 27-9 in the final 8 minutes of a road loss to the Indians.

Tristin Woodin led Polo (5-1, 1-1 NUIC East) with 13 points, while Trevin Woodin and Richie Bartnick added 12 each.

Casey Brockhauser tossed in 27 points to lead Dakota.

Leland-Earlville 53, Amboy 42: Cole Olson

tossed in 20 points for the Clippers in a loss at the Amboy Shootout.

Jordan Hochstatter and Owen Drew added nine points apiece for Amboy (1-4).

Newark 82, Eastland 42: The Cougars trailed

47-19 by hafltime in a loss to the Norsemen at the Eastland Shootout.

Conner DeGroot had nine points, and Brighton Haverland scored eight for Eastland. Jack Cluasel had 24 points, and Evan Schomer added 23 for Newark.

Stillman Valley 48, West Carroll 33: Matt McGin-

nis led the Thunder with 13 points in a loss to the Cardinals at the Eastland Shootout.

Girls basketball Amboy 45, LelandEarlville 14: Delaney

Wilhelm racked up 17 points, six steals and four assists as the Clippers cruised to a win at the Amboy Shootout.

Also for Amboy (7-2), Karlee Doege had 12 points and six rebounds, and Emma Lindenmeyer and Noelle Jones each collected eight rebounds.

Newman 41, LaMoilleOhio 34: Kelsey Simpson

and Mary Jensen each dropped in 10 points as the Comets won at the Amboy Shootout.

AFC 68, Durand 54:

Madeline Prestegaard paced a blanced attack with 22 points and eight rebounds to lead the

Saturday’s stars Jocelyn Folkers, Milledgeville basketball, 23 points, 13-for-14 FTs Paige Peterson, Polo basketball, 22 points, 16 rebounds Madeline Prestegaard, AFC basketball, 22 points, 8 rebounds Jonah Green, Prophetstown basketball, 22 points Cole Olson, Amboy basketball, 20 points Andrew Wolber, Dixon wrestling, won 3 bouts at Dixon Invite Ali Scheidecker, Oregon bowling, won Hawk Invite Raiders to a road win against the Bulldogs.

Also for AFC (6-0, 3-0 NUIC East), Emily Shrimplin had 16 points, seven boards and five steals, and Jaymee Prestegaard added 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Milledgeville 72, Orangeville 39: Jocelyn Folk-

Clark (126) won two matches for the Hawks.

Clippers 15th at Sene c a : Damion Ullrich

placed sixth at 160 pounds to lead Amboy at the Seneca Invitational.

The Clippers were 15th among 16 teams with 12 points. Manteno (185), Clifton Central (172) and Beardstown (164.5) were the top three teams.

Boys bowling

ers dropped in 13 of 14 free throws and led the Missiles with 23 points in an NUIC East road win.

Hawks win own invite: Also for Milledgeville Derek Poole and Joe (3-3, 2-1), Jade Graff Miranda finished 2-3 to scored 19 points. lead Oregon to top honDakota 60, Polo 49: ors in the Hawk InvitaPaige Peterson’s 22 tional held at Plum Holpoints and 16 rebounds low in Dixon. weren’t enough to lift the Oregon had a total pinMarcos (1-4, 1-1) to an fall of 6,162, comfortNUIC East road win over ably ahead of runnerthe Indians (4-3, 1-2). up Rockford Christian, Peterson’s double-dou- which had 5,854. Sycable followed up a triple- more (5,847), Streator double in Thursday’s (5,443) and Dixon (5,360) win over South Beloit, rounded out the top five as she finished wuth 19 in the eight-team field. points, 16 rebounds and P o o l e ( 1 , 2 8 5 ) a n d 10 assists.

Miranda (1,263) were Wrestling bettered by only one Dukes, Warriors sweep: bowler, Ethan Brander of Dixon and Sterling each Rockford Christian, who swept three matches at had a 1,299 score. the Dixon Duals, held in Dixon’s top bowler Lancaster Gym. was Jarod White with an The Dukes gained 1,163. wins against Galesburg Girls bowling (51-18), Knoxville (42Hawk wins title: Ali 31) and Sandwich (50- S c h e i d e c k e r p i e c e d 28). Andrew Wolber together a six-game total won three bouts at 182 of 1,286 to take top indipounds to lead Dixon, vidual honors at the Orewhile Tyler Lowry (106), gon Hawk Invitational at Mason Rhodenbaugh Plum Hollow in Dixon.

(120) and Connor SperScheidecker led the ling (220) won twice.

Hawks to a team total Sterling posted wins of 5,260, good for third against Sandwich (57place behind Sycamore 15), Galesburg (55-13) (5,480) and Dixon (5,376). and Boylan (66-4). DouThe Duchesses were ble-winners for the Goldpaced by Katlyn Bay, secen Warriors were Andrew ond overall with a pinfall Rodrguez (106), Jaden of 1,265.

Urrutia (132), Andrew Garcia (145) and Nick Women’s basketball Lincoln Land 66, Sauk Terronez (182).

Rockets split at Oregon: Valley 39: The Skyhawks Rock Falls gained a 51-24 trailed 39-12 by halftime over the host Hawks, and and they never recovered lost to Belvidere North in a loss at the Lincoln 46-32 in a triangular at Classic.

Kaylee Terrock scored the Blackhawk Center.

Rollie Elder (152) and 12 points, Carolynn Tyler Meyers (170) both Hammelman added 11 won two bouts to lead points and three assists, and Morgan Dean Rock Falls.

Oregon also fell to Belvi- chipped in six points and dere North, 45-33. Chase 12 rebounds for Sauk.

BELVIDERE NORTH 45, OREGON 33 126 – Clark (O) dec. Kase Myerson 6-1; 132 – Kent Myerson (BN) dec. Carlson 6-4; 145 – Lock (BN) pin J.Mennen 1:27; 152 – Lerma (BN) pin Wilson 2:00; 160 – Lindquist (BN) pin Connor Hopkins 5:33; 170 – Caleb Mennen (O) pin Pawlitz 1:10; Oregon rec. fft.: 182, 195, 220, 285 North rec. fft.: 106, 113, 120, 138

Comets have answer for BV rally BOARDS

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Boys bowling Saturday’s results

Oregon Invitational at Plum Hollow, Dixon Team scores 1. Oregon 6,162, 2. Rockford Christian 5,854, 3. Sycamore 5,847, 4. Streator 5,443, 5. Dixon 5,360, 6. LaSalle-Peru 5,001, 7. Hall 4,879, 8. Oregon JV 4,500 Top 5 individuals 1. Ethan Brander (Rockford Christian) 1,299, 2. Derek Poole (Oregon) 1,285, 3.

Joe Miranda (Oregon) 1,268, 4. Seth Cushman (Rockford Christian) 1,263, 5. A.J. Nordman (Oregon) 1,254 Other Oregon bowlers: Jake Coleman 1,240, Kyle Lundquist 1,115 Dixon bowlers: Jarod White 1,163, Brandon Hamburg 1,136, Austin Wilson 1,052, Daniel Pottorff 847 (5 games), Geoffrey Baker 495 (3 games), Tyler VanQuathem 493 (3 games), Devin Scott 174 (1 game)

NEWMAN 41, LaMOILLE-OHIO 34 LAMOILLE-OHIO Martin 1 1-2 3, Conner 4 2-2 10, Kahly 1 4-4 7, Hansen 0 0-0 0, Loftus 3 3-4 11, Pinter 0 0-0 0, Ranel 1 0-0 2. Totals: 10 10-12 34.

NEWMAN (2-5) Maylie Matera 1 0-0 3, Mady Ferris 3 0-0 6, Teagan McKenna 0 0-0 0, Kelsey Simpson 5 0-0 10, Mackinzie Hamlinck 0 0-0 0, Mary Jensen 5 0-1 10, Rhyanna Hadden 3 0-0 6, Chloe Klein 3 0-2 6, Lakyn Waldschmidt 0 0-0 0. Totals: 20 0-3 41.

LaMoille-Ohio 8 7 12 7 — 34 Newman 6 13 10 17 — 41 3s – LaMoille-Ohio 2 (Loftus 2, Kahly), Newman 1 (Matera).

Prophets win season opener

Girls bowling Saturday’s results

Oregon Invitational at Plum Hollow, Dixon Team scores 1. Sycamore 5,480, 2. Dixon 5,376, 3.

Oregon 5,260, 4. LaSalle-Peru 5,121, 5.

Hall 4,614, 6. Streator 4,584, 7. Rockford Christian 4,297, 8. Oregon JV 3,777 Top 5 individuals 1. Ali Scheidecker (Oregon) 1,286, 2. Katlyn Bay (Dixon) 1,265, 3. Gabbi McCabe (LaSalle-Peru) 1,248, 4. Kelly Drake (Sycamore) 1,184, 5. Sydney Gill (Streator) 1,153 Other Oregon bowlers: Abi Scheidecker 1,105, Victoria Barnhart 949, Caitlyn Kaltenbrun 946, Alexandra Duncan 872 (5 games), Emily Corbin 102 (1 game) Other Dixon bowlers: Margaret Thomas 1,084, Mackenzie Kavanaugh 1,013, Melissa Bates 981, Alyssa Bonnette 700 (4 games), Virginia Gray 333 (2 games)

Seventeen of McCarty’s points came in the first half, including the Comets’ lone 3-pointer in 17 attempts.

“It’s great to have a guy like Noah McCarty,” said Wilson, who scored 14 points. “He’s 6-foot-8 and has got a great wingspan.

It’s always great to chuck up shots and know the big guy is going to get it.”

Newman, which led 34-22 at halftime, didn’t make a field goal in the first 6 minutes of the third quarter. However, the Storm were unable to capitalize on the misses, and made just one field goal during that same span.

Plenty of turnovers – 24 of them – didn’t help the Storm, in addition to their struggles to secure the defensive rebound.

“The glass killed us.

Killed us,” Bureau Valley coach Jason Marquis said.

“We just can’t win games doing that. I thought for those two big, big negatives, I thought there were

Philip Marruffo/ pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Bureau Valley’s Trey Dale goes up for a shot against Newman’s Noah McCarty (32) and Kyle Decker (24) on Saturday night in Sterling. several positives.”

Trey Dale hit back-toback shots, one close and another from behind the arc, to cut the Storm deficit to six at 35-29 late in the third quarter. However, McCarty and Wilson made a pair of jumpers to turn the tide back in the Comets’ favor, and

closed the game with an 16-8 fourth-quarter run.

“There were small parts where we were able to capitalize,” Dale said. “It definitely has to be an over-the-whole-game kind of thing. You have to take the whole game, you can’t just take 1 or 2 minutes of the game.”

If it were up to Dale, Storm practices would now have a lot more time dedicated to the rebounding, suggesting that they should probably extend their typical 30 minutes of practice time to 45 minutes.

“We’ve got an advantage inside, so sometimes we need to shoot it and not try to force it inside,” Newman coach Ray Sharp said. “When Noah catches it, a lot of times he is going to be double- or triple-teamed. When he gets a rebound inside, it’s hard to double-team him.

“We did a good job at it,” Sharp added. “I thought the guys rebounded pretty hard, and did a nice job getting the offensive glass.”

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Monday, December 7, 2015

WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

NHL | BLACKHAWKS 3, JETS 1

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami

W 10 7 6 5

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

W 6 6 4 3

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

W 10 7 4 2

Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego

W 10 7 5 3

East L T 2 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 South L T 6 0 6 0 8 0 9 0 North L T 2 0 5 0 8 0 10 0 West L T 2 0 5 0 7 0 9 0

Pct .833 .583 .500 .417

PF 375 295 296 240

PA 247 248 278 300

Pct .500 .500 .333 .250

PF 259 253 275 245

PA 305 264 341 296

Pct .833 .583 .333 .167

PF 334 311 272 216

PA 196 240 291 347

Pct .833 .583 .417 .250

PF 269 321 284 247

PA 210 240 314 324

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

AP

Officials break up a fight between the Blackhawks and the Jets during Sunday’s game at the United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks won 3-1.

Good day for Blackhawks Teravainen scores, Kane keeps streak going in win

BY MATT CARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO – Teuvo Teravainen, the Blackhawks’ top young prospect, ended a month-long goal drought. Patrick Kane, Chicago’s top scorer, broke a franchise record held by one of the greatest players in team history.

It was a good afternoon.

Teravainen scored from a sharp angle 21 seconds into the third period to snap a tie, and Marian Hossa had a goal and an assist as the Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.

Kane assisted on Artemi Panarin’s empty-net goal with 1:46 left to extend his point streak to 22 games, eclipsing Bobby Hull’s club mark. Kane has a goal or assist in 25 of the Blackhawks’ 27 games this season.

Kane, who entered as the NHL’s leading scorer, has 13 goals and 23 assists during his run.

The crowd of 21,749 roared when his assist was announced.

“It’s not your usual point, I guess,” Kane said. “The exciting part is just hearing how into it the crowd was when the announcement was made, hearing how excited they were.”

Kane was along the right

Saturday’s NBA result

Hornets 102, Bulls 96 CHICAGO – Nicolas Batum scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls 102-96 on Saturday night.

Cody Zeller and Kemba Walker had 17 points apiece for the Hornets, who played their first road game since Nov. 17. Spencer Hawes added 14 points, and Batum also grabbed 11 rebounds.

Jimmy Butler scored 25 points, and Derrick Rose had 19 for the Bulls, who fell to 7-2 at the United Center.

Batum hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer and was fouled with 5:00 left, but missed the free throw. Butler then went to the line after he was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made all three free throws, before Batum made another 3 for a 94-91 lead.

Chicago and Charlotte were tied at 94 before Zeller made two free throws and Walker hit a jumper with 28.9 seconds remaining. Butler turned the ball over on a bad pass with 24.9 seconds left, and Walker and Batum combined to make four free throws as Charlotte held on. boards in the Blackhawks zone when he batted the puck with his left hand to Panarin. Because Panarin was still inside the Chicago blue line, the pass was legal, and the rookie skated to center ice before firing into the empty net.

“I’ve got to work on my lefty throwing,” said Kane, who is right-handed. “I was up on the glass there and lucky enough, Panarin was there to make the play and shoot it in.”

The 76-year-old Hull watched from the United Center, and before the game wished Kane luck in

attempting to surpass his mark – as well as Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 51 straight games with a point.

“I just hope that he breaks the record and then goes on and chases Gretzky,” Hull said before the game. “It’s only 30, it’s not a big deal. He can get 30 more.”

That’s not on Kane’s radar yet.

“I don’t know about that,” Kane said, “but talking streaks with Eddie Olczyk, Denis Savard, the great Bobby Hull, it’s pretty special.”

Gabbert comes through in clutch TOUGH

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Cutler misfired on a couple of throws with Alshon Jeffery and Joshua Bellamy open in the San Francisco secondary in the fourth quarter.

“Second time we’ve had a chance to get back to .500, and we’ve kind of blown both opportunities,” Cutler said. “It’s a shame, because we had a good shot today. Offensively, we need to play a little better.”

Even with those miscues, Chicago still had a chance to escape with the win. Ka’Deem Carey’s 4-yard touchdown run with 3:32 left capped a six-play, 83-yard drive, and gave the Bears a 20-13 lead.

But Gabbert used his legs to drive the 49ers to the tying score. He had a 9-yard scramble on third-and-6, and another 7-yard run before he scrambled 44 yards up the middle for his first career rushing TD with 1:42 left.

“Without going too much into our scheme, there were man [coverage] elements to it,” Bears coach John Fox said. “It was a good play on Gabbert’s part. We didn’t execute as well as we needed to.”

A 74-yard return for Deonte Thompson on the ensuing kickoff put the Bears on the 49ers’ 28 with 1:32 remaining, but Gould missed again in the final seconds. The

Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas

W 5 5 5 3

x-Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta New Orleans

W 12 6 6 4

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 8 8 5 4

W Arizona 10 Seattle 7 St. Louis 4 San Francisco 4

East L T Pct 6 0 .455 7 0 .417 7 0 .417 8 0 .273 South L T Pct 0 0 1.000 6 0 .500 6 0 .500 8 0 .333 North L T Pct 4 0 .667 4 0 .667 7 0 .417 8 0 .333 West L T Pct 2 0 .833 5 0 .583 8 0 .333 8 0 .333

PF 241 278 307 204

PA 267 302 296 261

PF 373 271 279 299

PA 243 298 257 380

PF 289 238 251 253

PA 238 232 290 315

PF 382 305 189 178

PA 232 229 257 291

Thursday’s result Green Bay 27, Detroit 23 Sunday’s results Arizona 27, St. Louis 3 Seattle 38, Minnesota 7 Tennessee 42, Jacksonville 39 San Francisco 26, Chicago 20, OT N.Y. Jets 23, N.Y. Giants 20, OT Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 19 Buffalo 30, Houston 21 Miami 15, Baltimore 13 Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 3 Denver 17, San Diego 3 Kansas City 34, Oakland 20 Carolina 41, New Orleans 38 Philadelphia 35, New England 28 Pittsburgh 45, Indianapolis 10 Today’s game Dallas at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

San Francisco 6 7 0 7 6 — 26 Chicago 6 7 0 7 0 — 20 First Quarter Chi–FG Gould 40, 10:17.

Chi–FG Gould 51, 5:59.

SF–Ward 29 interception return (kick blocked), 2:49.

Second Quarter Chi–Forte 5 run (Gould kick), 13:37.

SF–Draughn 1 run (Dawson kick), 6:53.

Fourth Quarter Chi–Carey 4 run (Gould kick), 3:32.

SF–Gabbert 44 run (Dawson kick), 1:42.

Overtime SF–Smith 71 pass from Gabbert, 12:50.

Chi 20 364 42-170 194 6-72 2-92 0-0 18-31-1 1-8 6-42.8 1-0 8-72 37:24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–San Francisco, Gabbert 6-75, Draughn 13-36, Cadet 3-6, Miller 1-4. Chicago, Forte 21-84, Langford 12-59, Carey 5-17, Cutler 4-10.

PASSING–San Francisco, Gabbert 18-320-196. Chicago, Cutler 18-31-1-202.

RECEIVING–San Francisco, Draughn 5-50, Boldin 5-37, Smith 2-76, McDonald 2-18, Cadet 1-6, Bell 1-5, Miller 1-4, Ellington 1-0. Chicago, Forte 5-39, Jeffery 4-85, Bennett 3-14, Mariani 2-33, Langford 2-9, Bellamy 1-16, Miller 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–Chicago, Gould 40 (WL), 36 (WL).

College football Saturday’s Top 25 results • ACC Championship, No. 1 Clemson 45, No. 8 North Carolina 37 • SEC Championship, No. 2 Alabama 29, No. 18 Florida 15 • Big Ten Championship, No. 5 Michigan St. 16, No. 4 Iowa 13 • Pac-12 Championship, No. 7 Stanford 41, USC 22 • Texas 23, No. 12 Baylor 17 • American Atheltic Championship, No. 17 Houston 24, No. 20 Temple 13

Saturday, Dec. 19 Celebration Bowl Atlanta NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (9-3), 11 a.m.

New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (7-5), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ABC)

Bears kicker Robbie Gould (9) reacts after missing a potential game-winning field goal Sunday against the 49ers at Soldier Field. The Bears lost in overtime. veteran kicker was 8-for9 on field goals from 30-39 yards, and 5-for-6 from 40-49 yards coming into the day.

“I just got quick on both of them,” Gould said. “I rushed them; I hurried them. Both are the worst kicks I’ve had all year.”

Chicago had one more chance, but went threeand-out on its only possession in overtime. Gabbert then found a wideopen Smith along the left sideline, and he ran it in for his third touchdown reception of the season.

Smith was mobbed by a group of teammates in the end zone while the Bears trudged to midfield for postgame handshakes.

“It was set up by all the throws we had underneath early on in the game, all the runs we ran out of that formation,” Gabbert said.

“It worked perfectly. Tor-

rey did a great job tracking the ball in the air and using his speed to outrun everybody.”

Gabbert was 18-for-32 for 196 yards in his fourth start of the season. Gabbert, who replaced Colin Kaepernick in the lineup last month, also led San Francisco with 75 yards rushing on six carries.

Matt Forte rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown for Chicago, which dropped to 1-5 at home this season. Cutler was 18-for-31 for 202 yards, and Jeffery had four receptions for 85 yards on 12 targets.

“It really isn’t what you’ve done last week, it’s what have you done for me lately in this league,” Fox said. “You’ve got to be ready every week, and you’ve got to perform at a high level. We came up a little short today.”

Wednesday, Dec. 30 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (8-4), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Cotton Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Bowl Glance

AP

Tuesday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 6:30 p.m. (TBA) Texas Bowl Houston Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 8 p.m.

(ESPN)

Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (11-1), 3 p.m.

(ESPN)

Sunday’s box score

SF 13 291 23-121 170 3-0 5-116 1-29 18-32-0 4-26 9-48.1 0-0 6-50 24:46

Monday, Dec. 28 Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 1:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 4 p.m. (ESPN2)

Thursday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), 11 a.m. (ESPN)

49ERS 26, BEARS 20, OT

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 2:30 p.m.

(ABC) Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 4:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif.

Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 8:15 p.m.

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Camelia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 6 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 21 Miami Beach Bowl South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 2:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 6 p.m.

(ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl Nassau Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPN) Hawaii Bowl Honolulu Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 26 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 10 a.m.

(ESPN) Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 1 p.m. (CBS) Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), 11 a.m. (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), noon (ABC) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), noon (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif.

Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 4 p.m.

(ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), 11 a.m.

(ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 2:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 5:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11 College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz.

Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 23 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 3 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National vs. American, 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 1:30 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday’s box score Big Ten Championship

No. 5 MICHIGAN ST. 16, No. 4 IOWA 13 Michigan St. Iowa

3 0 6 7 — 16 3 3 0 7 — 13 First Quarter MSU–FG Geiger 23, 11:11.

Iowa–FG Koehn 24, 5:08.

Second Quarter Iowa–FG Koehn 43, 13:28.

Third Quarter MSU–FG Geiger 29, 4:23.

MSU–FG Geiger 47, :57.

Fourth Quarter Iowa–T.Smith 85 pass from Beathard (Koehn kick), 14:49.

MSU–Scott 1 run (Geiger kick), :27.

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

MSU 20 46-174 191 16-33-1 0 4-40.8 0-0 8-80 36:38

Iowa 13 24-52 216 18-27-1 8 5-35.6 4-2 5-45 23:22

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING–Michigan St., Scott 22-73, London 12-60, Shelton 3-15, Holmes 3-13, Cook 5-8, Burbridge 1-5. Iowa, Mitchell Jr. 4-24, Daniels Jr. 8-17, Wadley 5-14, Canzeri 2-12, Beathard 5-(minus 15).

PASSING–Michigan St., Cook 16-32-1191, Team 0-1-0-0. Iowa, Beathard 18-261-216, Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING–Michigan St., Burbridge 5-61, Kings Jr. 4-30, Shelton 3-34, Davis III 1-22, Lang 1-17, London 1-14, Price 1-13.

Iowa, T.Smith 5-110, Wadley 3-34, Krieger Coble 3-23, Kittle 2-26, VandeBerg 2-14, Mitchell Jr. 2-1, Hillyer 1-8.

Men’s basketball Big Ten schedule Saturday’s results Illinois 80, Western Carolina 68 Indiana 92, Morehead State 59 Iowa 95, UMKC 75 Michigan 82, Houston Baptist 57 Michigan State 76, Binghamton 33 Nebraska 73, Abilene Christian 63 Northwestern 81, SIU-Edwardsville 56 Ohio State 89, VMI 62 Penn St. 81, E. Michigan 70 Purdue 70, New Mexico 58 Seton Hall 84, Rutgers 55 South Dakota 85, Minnesota 81, 2OT Wisconsin 76, Temple 60 Today’s games W. Illinois at Iowa, 6 p.m.

IUPUI at Purdue, 6 p.m.

Tuesday’s games Central Connecticut at Rutgers, 5 p.m.

Penn St. at George Washington, 6 p.m.

S. Dakota St. at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Air Force at Ohio St., 7 p.m.

Michigan at SMU, 8 p.m.

Top 25 schedule Saturday’s results No. 3 Michigan State 76, Binghamton 33 No. 4 Kansas 75, Harvard 69 No. 7 Duke 82, Buffalo 59 No. 10 Virginia 67, William & Mary 52 No. 11 Purdue 70, New Mexico 58 No. 12 Xavier 95, W. Kentucky 64 No. 19 Arizona 68, No. 13 Gonzaga 63 Georgetown 79, No. 14 Syracuse 72 Arizona St. 67, No. 18 Texas A&M 54 No. 20 West Virginia 87, Kennesaw St. 54 No. 21 Miami 88, Charlotte 60 No. 22 SMU 98, New Hampshire 44 No. 23 Providence 74, Rhode Island 72 No. 24 Louisville 111, Grand Canyon 63 Sunday’s results No. 9 North Carolina 98, Davidson 65 No. 25 Baylor 69, No. 16 Vanderbilt 67 No. 17 Cincinnati 87, Morgan State 66

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 12 9 .571 — Boston 11 9 .550 ½ New York 10 11 .476 2 Brooklyn 5 15 .250 6½ Philadelphia 1 20 .048 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 12 6 .667 — Atlanta 13 9 .591 1 Charlotte 11 8 .579 1½ Orlando 11 9 .550 2 Washington 8 10 .444 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 13 7 .650 — Chicago 11 6 .647 ½ Indiana 12 7 .632 ½ Detroit 12 9 .571 1½ Milwaukee 8 13 .381 5½

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Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 17 4 .810 Memphis 12 9 .571 Dallas 12 9 .571 Houston 10 11 .476 New Orleans 5 15 .250 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 12 8 .600 Utah 9 9 .500 Portland 9 12 .429 Minnesota 8 11 .421 Denver 8 13 .381 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 22 0 1.000 L.A. Clippers 11 9 .550 Phoenix 8 13 .381 Sacramento 7 15 .318 L.A. Lakers 3 17 .150 Saturday’s results Denver 108, Philadelphia 105 Golden State 112, Toronto 109 Charlotte 102, Chicago 96 Portland 109, Minnesota 103 Houston 120, Sacramento 113 Miami 99, Cleveland 84 San Antonio 108, Boston 105 Milwaukee 106, New York 91 Utah 122, Indiana 119, OT L.A. Clippers 103, Orlando 101 Sunday’s results Memphis 95, Phoenix 93 Golden State 114, Brooklyn 98 Detroit 111, L.A. Lakers 91 Dallas 116, Washington 104 Oklahoma City 98, Sacramento 95 Today’s games San Antonio at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

GB — 5 5 7 11½ GB — 2 3½ 3½ 4½ GB — 10 13½ 15 18

Saturday’s box score

HORNETS 102, BULLS 96 CHARLOTTE (102) Hairston 0-3 0-0 0, Williams 3-12 0-0 7, Zeller 6-10 5-7 17, Walker 7-16 1-2 17, Batum 8-16 4-6 24, Kaminsky 1-6 0-0 2, Lin 3-9 3-4 9, Hawes 4-6 3-4 14, Lamb 4-10 2-2 10, Hansbrough 1-1 0-0 2.

Totals 37-89 18-25 102.

CHICAGO (96) Snell 0-0 0-0 0, Mirotic 3-11 0-2 7, Gasol 6-14 1-2 13, Rose 8-17 0-1 19, Butler 8-18 8-10 25, McDermott 5-9 0-0 13, Noah 0-3 2-2 2, Hinrich 2-6 0-0 4, Gibson 3-7 2-2 8, Moore 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 37-89 13-19 96.

Charlotte 26 26 20 30 —102 Chicago 22 28 25 21 — 96 3s–Charlotte 10-34 (Batum 4-6, Hawes 3-4, Walker 2-6, Williams 1-6, Zeller 0-1, Lamb 0-2, Hairston 0-3, Kaminsky 0-3, Lin 0-3), Chicago 9-25 (McDermott 3-5, Rose 3-6, Moore 1-1, Butler 1-5, Mirotic 1-6, Hinrich 0-2). Rebounds–Charlotte 58 (Batum 11), Chicago 59 (Gasol 11). Assists–Charlotte 23 (Batum, Walker 5), Chicago 29 (Noah 6). Fouls–Charlotte 18, Chicago 19.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Montreal 19 6 3 41 94 Detroit 15 8 4 34 71 Ottawa 14 8 5 33 86 Boston 14 8 3 31 83 Florida 13 10 4 30 69 Tampa Bay 13 11 3 29 65 Buffalo 11 13 3 25 65 Toronto 9 13 5 23 61 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 18 7 3 39 80 Washington 18 5 2 38 79 N.Y. Islanders 15 8 5 35 78 New Jersey 14 10 3 31 69 Pittsburgh 14 10 2 30 61 Philadelphia 11 11 5 27 54 Carolina 10 13 4 24 59 Columbus 11 16 1 23 66

GA 63 69 81 72 66 62 73 74 GA 58 55 67 66 62 74 81 81

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division W L OT Pts Dallas 20 5 2 42 St. Louis 15 8 4 34 Minnesota 14 7 4 32 Chicago 14 9 4 32 Nashville 13 8 5 31 Winnipeg 13 13 2 28 Colorado 11 15 1 23 Pacific Division W L OT Pts Los Angeles 16 8 1 33 San Jose 14 12 0 28 Arizona 13 13 1 27 Anaheim 11 12 5 27 Vancouver 9 11 8 26 Edmonton 11 15 2 24 Calgary 10 14 2 22 Note: Two points for a win, one overtime loss.

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

Minnesota at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Buffalo at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

GF 93 68 69 74 69 76 75

GA 70 67 62 69 69 85 80

GF 65 70 74 55 72 71 65 point

GA 54 68 85 68 79 82 94 for

Sunday’s box score

BLACKHAWKS 3, JETS 1 Winnipeg 0 1 0 — 1 Chicago 1 0 2 — 3 First Period–1, Chicago, Hossa 5 (Seabrook, Toews), 17:56. Penalties–Desjardins, Chi (tripping), 4:59; Scheifele, Wpg (interference), 9:23; Byfuglien, Wpg (roughing), 19:28.

Second Period–2, Winnipeg, Thorburn 4 (Enstrom), 5:34. Penalties–None.

Third Period–3, Chicago, Teravainen 5 (Keith, Hossa), :21. 4, Chicago, Panarin 9 (Kane, Hjalmarsson), 18:14 (en). Penalties–Garbutt, Chi (slashing), 8:10; Little, Wpg (hooking), 14:10.

Shots on Goal–Winnipeg 11-12-8–31.

Chicago 11-9-12–32.

Power-play opportunities–Winnipeg 0 of 2; Chicago 0 of 3.

Goalies–Winnipeg, Hutchinson 5-7-1 (31 shots-29 saves). Chicago, Crawford 12-72 (31-30).

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Minimum requirements include: Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work; Counseling experience as well as demonstrated success in facilitating workshops or groups; Strong interpersonal and communication skills; Preferred experience in health care and strong computer skills. This position reports to the Director of Social Services.

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