Genesee Day Relays Preview and Sterling Track History
The Warriors prepare for the Tenth Annual Genesee Day Relays on April 15 facing tough indoor-track rivals. Sterling's track program boasts a storied past with multiple Whiteside County titles and a near-flawless home record, while plans for upcoming meets and debates over conditioning and school athletics ripple through the college-sized athletic program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrior
Sterling
Warriors
Wheaton
Kewanee
Moline
Mitchell
Whiteside County
Dixon
The Finish of the Mile So You're Goin Out for Track
A humorous student account from 8 H 8 detailing a winter afternoon at the Coliseum with track athletes led by That Man. It mocks workouts and banter among athletes including Neal Wick and peers, ending with a playful jab at track culture and gossip about Wimmin.
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Bernie Mitchell
Mitchell
Coac Mitchell
Coliseum
Neal Wick
Wick
Shuddup
Keith Behrens
Track
Robert W. Bulmer
Merrill M. Benson Bobbie
Paul
Grib
Ld Hunsberger
Fellah
Dexter M. Welton
Pudkins
Roger Larceny
Rice Puddins
Aw Shuddup
Severa
Renee
Taylorville High selects varsity letter winners for basketball
Coach Bernie Mitchell announces Taylorville high school basketball letterwinners after a standout season. Recipients include Floyd Hunsberger Melvin Leseman Jerry Linton Jim Wolf Stan Ridge Ken Duhm Francis Melchi Neil Janssen Paul Gribbons Charles Calhoun Ansel Henderson Irvin Nelson Lawrence Deusch and Ted Scheid II, with emphasis on effort and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernie Mitchell
Homer Musgrove
Mitchell
Floyd Hunsberger
Floyd
Ken Duhm
Ken
Francis Melchi
Frankie
Neil Janssen
Neil
Doc
Paul Gribbons
Rev. Gribbons
Paul
Charles Calhoun
Chuck
Ansel Henderson
Ansel
Irvin Nelson
Ducky
Lawrence Deusch
Larry
Sean
Ted Scheid II
Ted
Sault St. Marie
Few Home Track Meets In Tentative Schedule
The upcoming track season shows a shortage of home meets with two major events, Whiteside County Meet and North Central Illinois Conference Meet, slated for the 8H 8 Stadium. Other planned meets include Rockford Relays in Rockford, Gateway Classics in Clinton, District Meet in Kewanee, Genesee Night Relays, and a Dixon dual meet, with dates still unresolved.
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Sterling
Dixon
Sterling Tracksters
Freeport
Warriors
Whiteside County
Floyd Hunsberger
Ted Scheid
Soeeen
Floy
Orville
John
Coliseum
Homer Mansgrove
Mr. Musgrove
Rockford
Invite Senior Girls To Three Rotary Dinners
The Junior Rotarians for the last three weeks have been Audrey Lahman, Johnnie Stager, and Donna Yeck. The girls have been enjoying the chance to go to these meetings very much. Before the end of the school year more boys will be privileged to attend the meetings. Those who attend the meetings have the opportunity to be come associated with the businessmen of the city in a social way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Lahman
Johnnie Stager
Donna Yeck
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H. S
By Willie Make It
Champaign
Sherman
Hoogeveen
Johnny Orr
Taylorville
South Shore
Paul Schnackenberg
East St. Louis
Dehner
Rotary
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