Frosh Soph Braves Undefeated Start 64 65 Season
Freeport opener saw the SUS Braves defeat Pretselletes 42 41 as Bob Tonkin hit a late jumper. DeKalb JV game ended 47 24 with O Malley leading 12 points, Tonkin 10, Mellang 9. Dixon overtime thriller 54 52 with Tonkin free throws and Renkes 20 foot shot sparking win.
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SUS Braves
Jim McKinzie
Geneseo
Rock Falls
Ottawa
LaSalle-Peru
Streator
Rochelle
NCIC
Freeport
Braves
Pretselletes
Bob Tonkin
Tonkin
Bob Mellang
Tom O’malley
Sterling
O'Malley
Mellang
Phil Smith
Dixon
Dean Renkes
Tom
Malley
Coach DeJarnatt Our Bundle of Energy at SHS Wrestling
Coach DeJarnatt, long time Sterling area coach, leads SHS wrestling with energy and pride. His bio notes Indiana birth, years in Belvidere and DeKalb, multiple sports as athlete, state track runs, and coaching duties across football, track, baseball, basketball, and wrestling. He aims to improve last season by winning state and praises growing wrestling interest as SHS fields its largest team yet.
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SHS
Dedarnatt
Mr. Dedarnatt
Indiana
Trelvidere
Iinois
Belvidere
DeJarnatt
DeKalb Teachers College
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb
Deiarnatt
Rolie
Earlville
Morris
Kankakee
Sterling
National Athletic Scholarship Society
Rollo
Ue Ic
Our Postponed Game Tonight With Hall Township
A local sports notice urges fans to support the team tonight despite a postponement. The event previously scheduled with Hall Township has been rescheduled or relocated, and organizers call for continued local support and attendance.
Sterling Warriors Start Strong In NCIC Race
The Sterling Warriors basketball team, led by captain Greg Kontos and John Wilkinson, moved from a slow start to momentum with five keys plus bench depth. After a 66-38 loss to Freeport, they beat DeKalb by one at halftime but ultimately fell 50-47, then tied Dixon 45-45 thanks to Dave Jones’s late free throws while Kontos and Norman anchored defense and leadership. A rescheduled Hall Township game looms.
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Golden Warrior
Hall
Greg Kontos
al Norman
John Wilkinson
Dave Jones
Dave Brandau
Jin Handel
Randy Osborn
Wes Yarborough
Mike Donaldson
John Plummer
Warriors
Freeport
NCIC
Sterling
DeKalb
Kontos
Dixon
Dukes
Jones
Randy Wallick
Hall Township
SHS Wrestling Warriors show rebuild and strong finish
SHS wrestling fans see a rebuilding Sterling squad under Coach Dedarnatt start with a Mesa of matchups against Kewanee Morrison and Pekin. Winners include Mangan Wheat and Greenup with a large contingent placing in Clinton. December 11 saw Newman defeated in A and B team play. The squad lists 24 participants and a busy vacation schedule ahead.
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Dedarnatt
Kewanee
Morrison
Clinton
Dubuque
Magoketa
Iowa
Mangan
Wheat
Norm Lubbs
Joe Cooperrider
Jerry Benner
Sterling
Newman
Note From The Editor on a Dixon Letter
The writer recalls a December 11 pep assembly letter from a Dixon friend. He notes they insult each other’s schools SHS and Dukes, but the letter was genuine and reveals rivalries between the two teams.
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Dixon
Shs
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DeKalb Jv's
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Sterling Geneseo
Hla
Wrestling Warriors
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Lynn Plopy
Charley Walker
Jim Greenup
Ed Hernandez
Tim Brunk
Rick Johnson
Dudley Dockstader
Jim Burch
Mark DeJarnatt
Arno Delgado
Ken Hodge
Mike Brown
Dick Greenup
SilSers
Lynn Plogg
Joel Cooperrider
Kim Snitehler
Larry Rausch
Greg Hummel
Gil Vasquez
Jon Kalachnik
Ea Weise
Scott Player
Darrell Wolfe
Charley Wolker
Fd Hernandez
Ray Mangan
Hal Wheat
Jim Bureh
LaSalle
Peoria
R Woods
Woodruff
Rocker
Rock Island
Granite City
West Rockford
Jack
Mack
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