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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1939
Page
8
The Sterling high basketball squad opens the season with a win as pep club rules set the first 150 to 175 ticket buyers in the front group. Coach Brandan and Bud Terhune praise team and managers for hard work amid season expectations.
Coach Brandan's Blue and Gold travel to Rockford to meet last year's state champions in the second game of S. H. S. schedule. Sterling comes off a tough game with Clinton and aims to maintain peak form. Other December games include Oregon at Oregon on December 12 and the Community's cheering Irish in the following Tuesday.
Twenty four boys earned major football letters for 1939 with three four year service awards. Twenty five earned minor S letters, twelve four year service men received B numerals, six man football letters to ten fellows, and fifty freshmen earned numerals. Major letter winners include John Q. Adams and others. four year service letters went to Wayne Eldred Ed Friday and Bob Philips. a four year service letter to George Huber. and a manager letter to Warren Reitzel. Cross country letters were awarded to Don Ford Bill Woodyatt Bob Feldkirchner John Richards Ward Dillon and Jim Beatty. Fifty freshmen earned numerals in a large class led by Ira Abney Bill Adams George Adams and John Aper.
A high school basketball clash against Dixon on December 22 at the Coliseum is billed as the game of the year with a large crowd expected. Sterling hosts Rock Falls soon after as Belvidere visits January 12 with a strong lineup. several players are listed as returning lettermen and several have graduated.
Bowling has begun at Sterling Recreation Alleys with weekly sessions for interested boys. Charlie Mangan leads scores at 211, followed by Bill Van Patter Bill Haglund Ken Howard and Kurt Granzow. Coaches Scheid and Hoogeveen also post solid scores.
G A A girls show strong bowling for first year with several in the Hundred Club and one in the Turkey Club. Winners to date include Lois Walters 167 Marian Welker 161 Mary Anne Hamelman 150 Beverly Van de Mark 149 Mary Wilbern 140 Jean Davis 116 and Darda Lubben 112. Twelve teams of seven compete with team captains and records listed. The girls’ basketball season began last week under manager Marjorie Harless with fundamentals focus and next year Round Robin tournaments planned. Mary Wilbern coaches freshmen and Elaine Dewey the sophomores.
Sterling defeats Clinton 19 to 17 in a thriller to open the 1939 40 basketball season. Stars include Wolf Duhm and Jim Brown with a late rebound basket sealing the win for Coach Curtis Brandau’s Blue and Gold. Clinton’s lone second quarter basket came from Walker.
Dixon wins 13 to 7 at Sterling as Ernie Hubbart scores for Sterling and Jimmy Brown adds the extra point after a dislocated shoulder return. Butch Mantsch connects a 40 yard pass to end Sheaf for Dixon’s decisive drive.
Coaches Brandau and Terhune selected a 24 member squad from the signups. Main squad includes Jim Brown Erv Ridge El Duhm Butch Woodyatt Ray Pettit Ernie Hubbart Burdette Steadman Ralph Hidden Bob Wolf Bob Greisser Norm Bogott. Terhune chose freshmen Tom Bogaard Ben Bailey Merrill Church Ken Reitzel sophomores Loren Weckesser Leon Gould Harvey Riser Harry Woodyatt Orv Hunsberger Bobby Feldkirchner.
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