Sterling Athletes Shine In Local Wrestling And Basketball Action
Ron Pineda and Gene Grim led a Davenport Invitational wrestling sweep with seconds and thirds. Sterling grapplers dominated the Beginner's Meet with multiple firsts and seconds across 95 to 165 pounds. The Sterling Warriors opened the 1954-55 season with wins and losses in basketball including a 58-44 victory over Morrison and a 65-61 setback to Freeport.
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Ron Pineda
Gene Grim
Bob Scott
Charles Hoover
Sterling
Sterling Grapplers
Carl Grams
Bill Jones
Gary Rude
Jack Snow
Jack Finkle
Dennis Huffman
Gerry Moore
Ken Sipple
Neal Scott
Bill Cox
Philip Near
Sterling Warriors
Morrison Mustangs
Freeport Pretzels
Warriors
Jim Eshleman
Jim Appenzeller
Johnny Gehlsen
Dixon
Varsity
Dukes
Wendell Hansen
Jim Austin
Tilden Tech
Chicago
Warriors Have No Holiday Barbs Clash In Conference Opener
Sterling Golden Warriors visit DeKalb to face the Barbs in the season’s first conference game. Barbs hold 3 3 record, Warriors 2 2 after losses to Freeport and Tilden Tech. Braves have 19 3 last season and last year beat Barblets. East Rockford visits Sterling tomorrow for a Frosh Soph prelim at 7 00. Newman of Sterling hosts Dec 21 with 2 1 record and 8 49 career mark against Sterling.
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Braves
Morrison
Freeport
Gerald Wise
John Sheldon
Dixon Dukelet
Bill Hutton
George Marshall
Sterling Golden Warriors
DeKalb
Barbs
Warriors
Tilden Tech
Sterling
Rock Falls
East Rockford
Newman
S.H.S
Varsity Basketball Schedule December Dates
Calendar lists games for December including Dec 17 at DeKalb conference and Dec 18 vs East Rockford. Tournament events run Dec 27 to 29. January shows Mendota here and at Clinton with mid month games, then Rock Falls and Galesburg at home. February features Rochelle here and a series of further road and home contests through Feb 4.
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Sterling
Rock Falls
DeKalb
East Rockford
Mendota
Clinton
Galesburg
Belvidere
Newman
Morrison
Sterling Tourney
Rochelle
Wrestling Schedule Highlights for Rock Island Area
Rock Island hosts a December 18 meet in Peoria then travels to Ottawa January 8 and Moline February 1. The schedule includes January 14 in Moline January 25 at Dixon January 29 in Geneseo February 5 in West Rockford.
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Peoria
Rock Island
Here
Ottawa
Moline
Clinton
Dixon
Geneseo
West Rockford
Jr Varsity Basketball Schedule Highlights Feb Dates
The junior varsity basketball calendar lists February games at Dixon on the 10th and 21st with returns home, Morrison on the 12th, Rock Falls on the 19th, and Chadwick on the 25th with Dixon hosting on the 21st.
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Dixon
Morrison
Rock Falls
Chadwick
Sterling Holiday Tournament Set For December 27 29
The Sterling High School field house hosts eight teams Dixon Kewanee Ottawa Freeport Galesburg Rock Falls Monmouth and Sterling from December 27 to 29. First games start 2:00 pm with Dixon vs Kewanee. Ottawa vs Freeport at 7:00. Sterling faces Monmouth after that. Ottawa defends its title. Championships on December 29 include a third-place game and a consolation bracket with multiple 2:00 pm matchups. Records section notes top single game and three-game totals by Sterling Ottawa Dixon Schurz and Kewanee across 1952 1953.
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Sterling J-V’s
Dixon
Dixon J-V’s
Bob Clark
Carl Huffman
Sterling Field House
J-V’s
Newman J-V’s
Sterling
Sterling High School
Galesburg
Rock Falls
Kewanee
Ottawa
Freeport
Monmouth
Sterling Warriors
Warriors
Bob Austin
East Moline
Hugh Gamber
Davenport
Lou Behrens
Mt. Morris
George Covert
Schurz
Chicago
Gene Honeyman
Jerry Carley
Jerry Warner
al Stewart
North Central Illinois Conference adopts code of athletic conduct
On November 17 Mendota ten schools approved a detailed code of conduct for officials players and spectators The rules assign school principals exclusive speaking authority require coaches to remove ejected players and enforce sportsmanship with a strict censure policy for violations The code covers all conference activities and channels for complaints are outlined
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Mendota
North Central Illinois Conference
Illinois High School Association
North Central Illinois
North Central Association
Social Calendar Highlights for December to January
The calendar lists events including a vacation start on December 17 and a Sno-Ball Formal on January 30. It notes an Assembly 2021 on January 10, semester finals on January 28, and a Hall Dance hosted by Honor Society.
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Downies
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Harold Hussing
Champaign News-Gazette
Bruce Kunde
Ishmael Celestino
Bob Cox
Clark Galloway
Chicago Daily News
Ish Celestino
Duane Zellar
Dave Lockhart
John Reeser
Richard King
Wally Kilgus
Ronald Huston
Warren Handel
N.C.I.C. Code of Conduct
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