SHS Wrestlers Spark Home Triangular and Freshman Triumph
SHS wrestling produced a standout weekend with the varsity defeating Ottawa 28-22 and Princeton 32-14 at home while the freshmen dominated the DeKalb Invitational Freshman Tournament. Ray Mangan pinning both foes highlighted the day alongside multiple double winners across weights.
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SHS
Wrestling Warriors
Ottawa
Princeton
DeKalb
Barrington
Glenbard East
Rockford Boylan
St. Charles
Sycamore
Wheaton Central
Ray Mangan
Rick Johnson
Neil Feldhouse
Phil Smith
Norm Lubbs
Neil
Phil
Norm
Myke Brown
Jay Rhoades
Lyn Plog
Mark DeJarnatt
Gil Vasquez
Dick Greenup
Dudley Docksteader
Eighteen Years for Coach Hall at SHS
SHS varsity basketball coach Gene Hall recalls his career since arriving in 1947. He played at Glatia High School and SIU, coached in the Air Force, and joined SHS after two tours at SIU. His teams have won over 300 of 400 games, including a 300th win against Rochelle, with plans for more success and strong school support.
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Carson DeJarnatt
Savanna Indians
Ray Mangan
Savanna
Lego
Ray
Geneseo
Rochelle
Warriors
SHS
Gene Hall
Coach Hall
Harrisburg
Illinois
Glatia High School
Glatia
Hall
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Air Force
A.A.U
House of David
New York Shamrocks
Rembers
Roth Island
Moline
Varsity Meet Tough Opponents For Golden Warriors
The Golden Warriors face a tough stretch as they begin the 1965 campaign with a 76-71 win over Kewanee Boiler Makers and a 68-62 loss to Newman. They then dropped 78-49 to Galesburg and 82-55 to the Silver Streaks before a 63-59 close game with La Salle-Peru. Streator and East Rockford visit next weekend as Sterling seeks momentum.
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Golden Warriors
Warriors
Pontiac
Kewanee Boilermakers
Sterling
Kewanee Jones
Wilkinson
Kontos
Donaldson
Norman
Newman Comets
Comets
Newman Kontos
Jones
Galesburg
Ottawa
Sterling Rooters
Smith
Yarborough
la Salle-Peru Cavaliers
NCIC
SHS Braves Basketball aims for NCIC clutch week
The SHS Braves stand 8-3 overall and 5-2 in NCIC as they prepare for February games versus Streator Rochelle and Princeton to boost their fourth place in the conference. Ahead lies January 16 at Galesburg where a 47-41 loss marked a tough test. Tom O'Malley led with 17 points, while Bob Mellang added 12.
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SHS Braves
Rochelle
Princeton
Braves
NCIC
Galesburg
Sterling
SHS
Ers
Sopha
Bob Malang
Dean Benkes
Tom O'Malley
Jeff “Seagull
Falk
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By Larry Parks
Ed Olds
Streator
East Rockford
LaSalle
Peru
Yarborough & Kontos
Il Jones
Norman Escees Smith
By Jim Haglund
Bob Mellang
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