Sterling Seeks Second Win In N C Court Play
Sterling High School basketball heads into January with six away and home games. The schedule includes Mendota East Rock Dixon Dixon Peoria Woodruff DeKalb and Community venues. DeKalb loom s large in a key conference clash while Peoria Woodruff features stars led by Shhonwise Wright Clark and Gresham. The Sterling Dixon rivalry is billed as a thrilling anticipated matchup.
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Mendota
East Rock
DeKalb
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Wright
Clark
Gresham
Sterling
Sterling High School Completes Basketball Rosters
Final cuts set Sterling high school basketball squads with Varsity featuring Orville Hunsberger Keith Brown Frank Bressler Harry Woodyatt Ira Abney Dan Troye Loren Weckesser Keith Wells Weldon Galloway Tom Bogaard Kenny Reitzel Merrill Church. Freshman Sophomore roster includes Paul Gribbons F Hunsberger Ed Reigle Ralph Haag I Nelson Ken Duhm John ny Mangan Dick Whitver Stan Ridge Ansel Henderson Ted Scheid Bill Scott Kenneth Galloway.
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Sterling High School
Orville Hunsberger
Keith Brown
Frank Bressler
Harry Woodyatt
Ira Abney
Dan Troye
Loren Weckesser
Keith Wells
Weldon Galloway
Tom Bogaard
Kenny Reitzel
Merrill Church
Paul Gribbons
F. Hunsberger
Ed Reigle
Ralph Haag
I. Nelson
Ken Duhm
Johnny Mangan
Four Teams Added To N C L C Yesterday
Directors of the North Central Illinois conference announced that starting with the 1942 track season the league will include nine schools. Existing members join new additions Hall Township Spring Valley Ottawa Rock Falls Geneseo alongside De Kalb Dixon Sterling Mendota Princeton. Geneseo led the Blackhawk Conference before dropping out. Ottawa and Spring Valley have strong athletic records. The directors meet January 7 to set upcoming schedules.
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Dixon
Sterling
Mendota
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Hall Township
Spring Valley
Ottawa
Rock Falls
Geneseo
Blackhawk
Goldmen cage squad to meet Moline at Wharton Field House
The Goldmen cage squad will meet Moline at Wharton Field House in Moline on January 2, 1942. The game was announced December 18 by Coach Brandal. Moline beat East Moline by one point and holds a clean-cut decision over Canton. DeMeyer leads the Mercury from last season, with a holdover on the 41 team. The Budget notes Sterling’s strong fourth-quarter rally against Galesburg, and Elwin Duhm shines in his first Bradley Tech appearance. Norman Bogott of Sterling tops inter-fraternity swimming with 1 minute 48 seconds.
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Wharton Field House
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Canton
DeMeyer
H.S
Galesburg High School
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Elwin Duhm
Bradley Tech
Bradley Frosh
Pekin
Elwin
Witzleb
Dixon
Bradley
Peoria
Norman Bogott
Tech
Illinois
I.C.C
Sterling Tops East Moline for Fifth Straight Victory
Sterling High School defeated East Moline 37 to 27 in a combined football basketball game. Tom Bogaard and Dan Troye led Sterling, with Bogaard scoring 11 and Troye 15, while East Moline’s Russo, Murtens, and Lene starred. Neither team scored in the second quarter, the lone points coming from Frank Bressler’s free throw.
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Goldmen
East Moline
Tom Bogaard
Dan Troye
Sterling High School
Sterling
Frank Bressler
S.H.S
Basketeers Rebound From Early-Season Setbacks
Goldmen basketball opened 1941-42 with two losses then recovered with two overtime and regular wins in Clinton Iowa and Galesburg. Sterling defeated Community by 37 to 20 as Orv Hunsberger led the attack with nine points. Dixon beat Goldman 33 to 26 to start conference play.
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Frosh-Soph Sterling Team Finds Stride After Slow Start
Sterling high school frosh-soph basketball rallied after a poor opening. Wins over Dixon 27 26 and East Moline 27 23 followed losses to Rock Falls Freeport Clinton Galesburg and Community as Whitver led scoring and Charlie Miller topped intramural standings. Four games each Monday with late entry urged.
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Rock Falls
Sterling
Freeport
Clinton
Galesburg
Community
Dixon
Charlie Miller
Scheid
Beatty's Team Stays Undefeated In GAA Bowling
Jean Beatty's team leads the GAA bowling season as the only undefeated squad. Barbara Bell and Vivian Wolf tie for second. four freshman-sophomore teams tie for first with one loss each. Mary Lou Holler's team beat Viola Well's, and Betty Portner's beat Eleanor Schutt's to decide the freshman-sophomore winner.
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Jean Beatty
G.A.A
Barbara Bell
Vivian Wolf
Mary Lou Holler
Viola Well
Betty Portner
Eleanor Schutt
Lillian Bernstein
Darda Lubben
Dorothy Mintke
Georgiana McDonnell
Turkey Club
Jean Hoffman
Marjorie Lange
Marian Wales
Dorothy Janssen
Betty McCombs
Marit Riser
Rock Falls
Sterling high opens road trip at Princeton Tigers
Sterling High School basketball heads to Princeton tonight for a conference bout with the veteran Princeton Tigers led by Frantzen and Fleming. The Goldmen seek a second win as the frosh sophs also chase momentum, while Boone arrives December 29 with a yearling squad and no freshmen. Ten players make the trip, and Sterling follows with a game at Waverly tomorrow.
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Thumbnail Sketches Of Conference Opponents
Princeton led by Captain Gibby Brown relies on a veteran lineup including Yates Frantzen Train Fleming and Mercer as the varsity core while Kern and Richards spark the freshman squad Their opponent DeKalb under George Derringer features stalwarts Wisdom Wedberg Davis Mosher and Littlejohn with Davis pacing scorers in a 47 to 23 win over Mendota Dixon under L E Sharpe shows potential with Leeper Loftus Knack and strong shooting from Reynolds despite graduation losses Mendota’s veterans Faber Edwards Tower and Steel provide balance for a cautious start
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Princeton
Jim Lucas
Tigers
Gibby Brown
Yates
Bob Frantzen
Train
Fleming
Mercer
Kern
Richards
Dekalb
George Derringer
Barbs
Massier
Mendota
GC. Monier
Faber Boys
Edwards
Tower and Steel
Dixon
L. E. Sharpe
S.H.S. Goldmen
Cyril Shank
Soph
Leeper
Loftus
Knack
Reynolds
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CAA Beatty
Girls Athletic Association
Jean Bressler
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