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Dixon tennis wins Freeport Invite: Saturday’s Sauk Valley roundup

The Dixon girls tennis team is pictured after going undefeated to win the Freeport invite on Saturday, Aug. 30.

Girls tennis

Dixon wins Freeport Invite: The Duchesses won three duals to come out on top. Dixon beat Marengo 5-0, Freeport 5-0 and Rockford Christian 5-0. Brooklyn Arjes held down No. 1 singles while Rachel Lance and Jenna Mustapha won all three No. 1 doubles matches.

Boys golf

Fulton wins LWPC invite: The Steamers shot a school record 290 to take first at the Lena-Winslow/Pearl City invite at Wolf Hollow. Eastland (322) took third and Oregon (341) was fifth. Fulton’s Owen Van Zuiden was individual champion with a 67, Chase Dykstra (73) was second, Jacob Voss (73) was third and Dawson Price (77) was 8th for the Steamers.

Van Zuiden shot a blistering 30 on the back 9. Both his 30 and 67 were also school records.

Eastland’s Cam Huber shot a 74 Jackson Messenger led Oregon with a 78

Girls golf

Oregon wins own tournament: Oregon’s three duos tallied a 286 to take first as a team at Sunset Golf Club. Sarah Eckardt and Aniyah Sarver combined to shoot a 76 to place first. Newman’s Brenleigh Cook and Lauryn Francque shot a 105 to lead the team. Polo’s Elsa and Grace Monaco shot a 99.

Drake Lansman

Drake Lansman

Sauk Valley Media/Shaw Local sports reporter since May of 2024. Drake is a Bettendorf native who graduated from Iowa State University. He previously covered sports in the Quad Cities area for nine years.