DIXON, CA (MPG) - Fall Athletics have kicked off at Dixon High School and include Cross Country coached by Brett Peterson; Varsity Football by Wes Besseghini and Junior Varsity by Coach Rick Tully; Girls Golf by Frances Garcia; Tennis by Kevin Judson; Volleyball by Nikki Garcia; and Girls and Boys Water Polo by Kraig Katzenmeyer. Dixon is in the Golden Empire League (GEL.) Even sideline cheer with Amber Drewnowski is in season. Here’s what we learned about games next week.

** Friday, August 25 the Dixon Junior Varsity Football will play at 5:15 p.m. against Winters High School in Winters and at 7:30, the Varsity Team will play. The following week on Friday, September 1, we will be playing against Armijo High School (Fairfield) and will play on our home turf.

** On Monday, August 28 at 5 p.m. the Dixon High School Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball Team will be playing against Will C. Wood in Vacaville with the Varsity Team at 6 p.m. For the Boys team,  

** Also on Monday, August 28, DHS Girls Junior Varsity Water Polo will play against Benicia High at Benicia at 5 p.m. and Varsity will start at 6 p.m. Boys Varsity Water Polo plays at 7 p.m. and Junior Varsity will play at 8, according to the online schedule.

** The DHS Girls Flag Football Team will play Mesa Verde (Citrus heights) on Wednesday, September 13; Sacramento Adventist (Carmichael) on Monday, September 25 and again at Pioneer High in Woodland on Wednesday, October 4. All games will start at 6 p.m.

** The Dixon High Rams Football team’s first game was last week against Will C. Wood in Vacaville. On Friday, August 25, the team will play against the Winters Warriors at Winters High School starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $8 and $5 for military, seniors, and students.

The first home game will be against the Armijo Indians from Fairfield starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 1, and that night will also be ‘Salute to Service Night’ honoring first responders, military, etc. Admission is $10 for general and $5 for military, seniors, and students. A season pass is $45.

There is also what’s called a ‘Barnyard Student Pass’ that is good from August through June 1, 2024 that gets a student into all HOME games plus they get a new Barnyard shirt. After purchasing the pass online at GoFan.com, a student should present the pass to the administration office to receive a shirt. If you’re new to Dixon, the school is located at 555 College Way.

The Dixon Quarterback Club would like to thank the following sponsors who helped get banners out on the field: Johnson Group/Remax Gold, Mike’s Marine, Chavez Auto Body, AIM Manufacturing, Kiki’s Wings and Tenders, Pizza Guys, Jazmine Delgado Realtor Coldwell Banker, Reed Made Speed, and Almond Tree Mortgage.