Colborn Leads Warriors to Power in NCIC Era
The Sterling Golden Warriors under coach Bob Colborn rose from a 1960 low to become a football power. In 1961 Colborn and staff Kenny Gould and Bob Howard guided a 6-2-2 record, in 1962 a 7-1 finish, only defeated by Ottawa Pirates. In 1963 the team aimed for the conference title and high contention.
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Sterling Golden Warriors
Bob Colborn
Colborn
Sterling
Ottawa Pirates
NCIC
Kenny Gould
Bob Howard
Warriors Down Kewanee in NCIC opener
Sterling Golden Warriors defeat Kewanee Boilermakers 14 to 6 in a defensive game after a heart breaking loss to Ottawa. Key plays include Lorenz pass to Zaeske for a 26 yard TD and a Wallace kickoff return for 26 yards. Next week Sterling opens NCIC play versus DeKalb Barbs.
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Wallace
Warriors
Sterling
Lorenz
Euard
Rtasnik
Hornback
Kewanee
Kannaka
Seloover
Boilermakers
Walker
Paul Zaeske
Warrior
Sterling Warriors Clinch 7 1 Football Season with Mendota Win
SHS Golden Warriors finish 1962 season at 7 and 1 by defeating Mendota 27 7 on Dad's Night Friday November 2. Lorenz and Wallace led scoring with two TDs and a late TD pass to Wallace. Linemen receive praise for solid play as team wraps up the eight game campaign. See you at the basketball game.
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Warriors
Sterling Golden Warriors
Mendota Trojans
Sterling
Seb Colborn
Seloover
Lorenz
Zaeske
Mendota
Wallace
Schover
Weaver
Steve Shumaker
Trojans
Wood
Jim Wallace
SHS
Golden Warriors
Glenn James
Braves
Freeport
Freeport Boys
Sterling Bowl To Ottawa Braves Reel From First Loss
Sterling battles Ottawa Pirates to a 6-0 loss in rain soaked game as Pirates break through with a late reverse for the only TD. SHS Warriors show strong improvement and fight to the end, though the ground game dominates.
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Ottawa
Braves
Marv Clardie
Ottawa Pirates
Warriors
Pirates
1962 63 Freeport DeKalb Dixon Rockford Schedule
1962 63 basketball schedule with listed teams including Freeport DeKalb Dixon East Rockford Ottawa Galesburg Morrison Rock Falls Streator Guilford Rochelle Princeton Mendota and Geneseo Delineates conference games and nonconference matchups for the season in a compact school listing style.
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Freeport Net
Deeooat
DeKalb Hall
East Rockford
Dixon . Schurz Whatt
Geneseo Delet Marquette Cath
Ety Kewanee Newman Cath
Dbase
Ottawa
Galesburg
DeKalb
Morrison
Rock Falls
Streator Buen
Guilford Cacti
Rochelle
Seeleera
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