Sterling Cagers Open Season With First Victory
The Sterling Script basketball team opened the season with a win as pep club policy was announced in an assembly. cheerleaders named are Helen Meyers Vi Nester Hatty Kidd Betty McCombs Vivian Wolf Beverly Anderson and Grace Kavadas. The note also discusses conference expectations and player accolades including Ernie Hubbart as a top scorer and team managers chosen by Coach Brandan and Bud Terhune.
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Eades
Coliseum
Helen Meyers
Vi Nester
Hatty Kidd
Betty McCombs
Vivian Wolf
Beverly Anderson
Grace Kavadas
Brandan
Bud” Terhune
Bob Easley
John Platt
Phil Schamp
Beat Rockford Tonight in Sterling Basketball Showdown
Coach Brandan's Blue and Gold travel to Rockford for the second game of the 8 S. H. S. schedule. Rockford, new to Sterling's lineup, faces a strong test after last year's state champions lost several players to graduation. Sterling, fresh from a tough win over Clinton, aims to maintain peak condition as both squads pledge hard play. Additional games this month include Oregon at Oregon on December 12 and the Fighting Irish from Community the following Tuesday.
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Brandan
Rockford
Sterling
Clinton
Oregon
Athletes Awarded 1939 Letters And Numerals
Twenty four football letter winners for the 1939 season are named, with four year service letters going to Wayne Eldred Ed Friday and Bob Philips. Major and minor letters and numerals are listed for many players across football cross country and freshman squads, plus a manager letter to Warren Reitzel.
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Mr. Small
Warren Reitzel
John Q. Adams
Lorie Andreas
Floyd Baker
Mel Betts
Shelly Boehm
Clair Bouk
Norm Bogett
Jim Brown
Elwin Duhm
Bob Easley
Don Gould
Bob Greisser
Earl Howard
Ernie Hubbart
Jim Jones
Bob Propheter
Ervie Ridge
Bill Smith
Dick Schumacher
Bob Sier
John Woodyatt
Wayne Eldred
Ed Friday
Bob Philips
Wayne Andreas
John Ahrens
Don Church
Dean Dahlgren
Gene Fenner
Dick Finck
Wayne Friedrichs
John Gould
Elwin Haak
Gerald Keller
de Vere Leonard
Earl Nelson
Ray Pettit
John Platt
Neil Puckett
John Reigle
Dick Rohrer
Harvey Riser
Milford Shuman
Burdette Steadman
Bob Wolf
Harry Woodyatt
Norv Zigler
George Huber
Traditional Rivals Here December 22 Game at the Coliseum
A December 22 basketball meeting pits Sterling against Dixon in the Coliseum. Lost for Dixon are McNamama and others. returning stars include Schultz and Weinman. Sterling follows with Rock Falls, then Belvidere visits January 12 with players Schwarz and Wheeler leading.
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Dixon
Coliseum
McNamama
Bevilacqua
Moore
Page
Youngmark
Cox
Bush
McGrail
Tim Richards
Schultz
Kelley
Witzleb
Bugg
Moser
McNichols
Callighan
Weinman
Shoaf
Sanborn
Sterling
Rock Falls
Wild
Edens
Higgins
Morris
McMurry
Belvidere
Schwarz
Lear
Baker
Wheeler
Lincoln
Wright
Funkerbug
Craig
The
Woods Boys
Houden
Kramer
Rulison
Welsh
Garrigan
Bowling Season Opens With A Strike
Bowling has drawn major interest at the school with Tuesday runs to Sterling Recreation Alleys to test top bowlers. Charlie Mangan leads with 211, followed by Bill Van Patter, Bill Haglund, Ken Howard, Kurt Granzow, and others. Coaches Scheid and Hoogeveen struggle as players. G A A girls excel in bowling with three in the Hundred Club and Miss Turnell leading the Turkey Club with three strikes. Pins and prizes spur weekly scores from Lois Walters 167 to Darda Lubben 112. Twelve teams form with seven on each. Girls’ basketball aims to start after fundamentals and Christmas, with Round Robin tournaments planned in February. Mary Wilbern coaches freshmen and Elaine Dewey the sophomores.
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Sterling Recreation
Charlie Mangan
Bill van Patter
Bill Haglund
Ken Howard
Kurt Granzow
Scheid
Hoogeveen
Miss Turnell
Turkey Club
Bendewald
Lois Walters
Marian Welker
Mary Anne Hamelman
Beverly van de Mark
Mary Wilbern
Jean Davis
Darda Lubben
Doris David
Vernice Kavadas
Jean Adams
Anna Mae Hussing
Mildred Otten Hope Desmond
Evelyn Myers
Norma Welker
Vivian Wolf
Doris Boyings
Marjorie Hurlens
Elaine Dewey
Sterling Opens 1939-40 With 19 17 Victory Over Clinton Rivermen
Sterling edged Clinton 19 to 17 in a thriller to start the 1939-40 basketball season. Starters Wolf Duhm and Grieser led Sterling while Clinton’s Walker scored Clinton’s lone second quarter basket. Jim Brown secured the decisive rebound to seal the win.
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Curtis Brandau
Blue and Gold Warriors
Rivermen
Clinton
Bud” Terhune
Sterling
Wolf
Duhm
Walker
Griesser
Jim Brown
Dixon Defeats S H S In Final Game Of Season
Dixon edged Sterling 13 to 7 in the final game as Ernie Hubbart scored Sterling’s touchdown and Jimmy Brown added the extra point. Butch Mantach connected on a forty yard pass to end Sheaf for Dixon’s clinching score.
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Dixon
Sterling
Ernie Hubbart
Jimmy Brown
Butch” Mantach
Sheaf
Fenner
Basketball Squad Named By Coaches Bud Terhune Picks 24
Coaches Brandau and Bud Terhune announce a 24 member basketball squad from signups. Main squad includes Jim Brown Erv Ridge Ed Duhm Butch Woodyatt Ray Pettit Ernie Hubbart Burdette Steadman Ralph Hidden Bob Wolf Bob Greisser Norm Bogott. Freshmen Tom Bogaard Ben Bailey Merrill Church Ken Reitzel. Sophomores Loren Weckesser Leon Gould Harvey Riser Harry Woodyatt Ory Hunsberger Bobby Feldkirchner.
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Brandau
Bud” Terhune
Jim Brown
Erv Ridge
Ed Duhm
Butch” Woodyatt
Ray Pettit
Ernie Hubbart
Burdette Steadman
Ralph Hidden
Bob Wolf
Bob Greisser
Norm Bogott
Terhune
Tom Bogaard
Ben Bailey
Merrill Church
Ken Reitzel
Loren Weckesser
Leon Gould
Harvey Riser
Harry Woodyatt
Ory Hunsberger
Bobby Feldkirchner
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Fis Sento
Alan Weinman
Dixini
Alan
Sterling High
Don Danielson
the Telegraph
Stan Reinman
Ernie
Leno
Mendota
Bobby
Jimny
Hubbart
Acros
Bernice
Maore
DeKalb
Earl Dahlgren
Earl Bruggeman
Lyle Geeting
Bill Hescher
John Hunsberger
Ken Hunsberger
Orv Hunsberger
Don Kgger
James Lansford
Ray Mellett
Keith Swartley
Bob Woodyatt
Bud Burkett
Dick Breitweiser
Ed Browne
Donald Coats
Merrill Doden
Glenn Ellmaker
Jack Foy
Bob Hey
Jean Knox
Loren Weckenger
Ira Abney
Bill Adams
George Adams
John Aper
Bud Anning
Neil Allabaugh
Bob Appenzeller
Gordon Bennett
Wen Bellers
Keith Brown
Bill Buckingham
Bob Capp
Bill Dies
Ken Chamberlin
Marty Doermann
Jim Elimaker
Willard Hintze
Ed Hoover
Bob Hoster
Bill Hussing
Lee Jones
Gene Keeley
Rolland Kelsey
Bill Kohl
Warren Kyger
Fritz Ludwig
Proco Moreno
Dick McIntyre
Howard Moran
Jim Chare
Bill Olinger
Dale Pepper
Dan Pope
Ed Radke
Bob Beecher
Bob Reiger
Marvin Saillard
Harold Shantz
Charles Smoot
Horace Schnitzler
Dan Troye
Don Wallick
Keith Wells
Paul Weyrauch
Don Wessells
Don Ford
Bill Woodyatt
Bob Feldkirchner
John Richards
Ward Dillon
Jim Beatty
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