Sterling Warriors 1953 Sports Review Highlights Records
The 1952-53 season saw Sterling finish 7-2 NCIC, win the regional 62-46 over Rock Falls, and fall 78-67 to Rock Island in the sectional. Chuck Mitchell set a SHL modern scoring record with 36 points versus Hall, while the team posted a 91-61 fieldhouse win over Rochelle. The wrestling squad won NCIC and nearly upset Rock Island 45-46 in the sectional. several athletes reached the State Meet at Champaign, with Kraft third and Beck fourth. Track leaders included Mylin Dillon Peugh Gebhardt Galloway and Husung amid internal battles among others. The Warriors finished third in the league meet.
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Sterling
NCIC
Rock Falls
Rock Island
Warriors
Chuck” Mitchell
Southern Illinois
Hall
Rochelle
Warrior
Ken Kraft
John Fassler
Earl Beck
Glenn Alderfer
Don Kilberg
Cliff Dettman
Dick Card
Champaign
Kraft
Beck
Sam Mylin
John Dillon
Chuck Peugh
Ray Gebhardt
Clark Galloway
Harold Hussung
Wolf
Letcher
Celestino
Giffroy
Powell
Johnson
SHS Teams Lead In NCIC and Geneseo Relays
NCIC eighth in district and Geneseo Night Relays winners include SAM MYLIN and JOHN DILLON earning state meet berths in high jump and low hurdles. Tennis led by JIM SCHUELER LESTER WEINSTINE and JIM SMITH with SCHUELER second in NCIC. golf under Mr. McMurry placed fifth in conference. SHS football won the Inter-city Title and finished second in NCIC. TUSI TAVALLI named to all-state NCIC Chicago News second team. CAPT JOHN DE WIND HAROLD HUSSING also NCIC all. Cross country 4-2-1 in small meets. round-robin leaders listed.
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NCIC
Geneseo
Sam Mylin
John Dillon
Champaign
Jim Schueler
Lester Weinstine
Jim Smith
Schueler
Chuck” Mitchell
Alan Hall
John DE Wind
Dixon Smith
McMurry
Hoogeveen
SHS
Tusi Tavalli
Chicago New
Harold Hussing
Wolf
Eshelman
NICE
Kilberg
Jim Baird
Ronald Loring
Ruby Barajas
Bob Haldeman
Herb Reed
Sophomores Triumph In Interclass Volleyball Round Robin
Eight week intramural season ends with sophomores first and juniors second seniors third freshmen fourth. Basketball practice begins four nights a week with freshmen Monday sophomores Tuesday free night Wednesday juniors and seniors Thursday. G A A honors Miss Faye Phillip leaving for Wheaton College. Mr Hoogeveen named first male honorary G A A member. State bowling tournament Feb 10 saw Sterling girls place high. archery team placed third.
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Carol Michel
Sherral Musgrove
Dana Johnson
Carol Wetzell
Sterling Recreation
Sterling's B Squad Dominates Fulton A Squad 54 to 0
On February 3 Sterling defeated Fulton 54 to 0 as Sterling's B team overwhelmed the Fulton A squad. Players named include Brandt Pineda Jones Hoover O Karr Fassler Allen Kendall D Karr Zeigler Langley and Seidel.
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Sterling
Fulton
Brandt
Pineda
Jones
Hoover
O. Karr
Fassler
Allen
Kendall
D. Karr
Zeigler
Langley
Seidel
Braves Sweep Round for Sterling Frosh Soph Tourney Title
Sterling Frosh Soph basketball beat Geneseo Mendota and Rock Falls February 1 2 3 to win the tournament. Appenzeller and Austin led scoring with 13 19 and Gebhardt 12 in the Geneseo and Mendota games while Appenzeller 16 Pough Kesfer 10 8 7 and Austin 8 paced the Rock Falls win. Teamwork shown as Braves clinched the 55 30 final and the title.
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Sterling Frosh-Soph
Geneseo
Mendota
Rock Falls
Austin
Appenzeller
Sterling
Brandau
Gebhardt
Braves
Pough
Kesfer
Grapplers Win Over Dixon in SHL Wrestling Meet
On February 3 the SHL wrestling team defeated Dixon 33 to 12 at Dixon High. Sterling winners included Hippen Bach man Card Scott Kosier Johnson Kilberg Grim split with Moore. Dixon winners were Ashford Burke and Spotts. Referee was W Smith.
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SHL
Dixon
Sterling
Hippen
Bachman
Card
Scott
Kosier
Johnson
Kilberg
Grim
Moorehead
Ashford
Burke
Spotts
W. Smith
Braves Beat Hublets 52 to 45 in Tight Finish
Sterling Braves edged Rochelle Hublets 52 to 45 on Friday February 5. Kesler Appenzeller and teammate Jim led scoring with 10 17 and 13 points while Willets tallied 13 for Rochelle. The Braves rallied last period 12 points to six to seal the win.
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Sterling Braves
Rochelle Hublets
Braves
Curt Brandall
Sterling
Hublets
Fred Kesler
Jim Appenzeller
Jim
Willets
Rochelle
Sterling Stuns DeKalb 46 39 At SHS Fieldhouse
Sterling Braves shook off a slow start with an 18-7 fourth quarter to defeat the DeKalb Barriers 46-39 on December 22 at the SHS Fieldhouse. Jim Austin led Sterling with 15 points, Jim Gebhardt added 10, while Stephens topped DeKalb with 11.
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SHS
Sterling Braves
DeKalb Barblers
Sterling
DeKalb
Jim Austin
Jim Gebhardt
Barblers
Stephens
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G.A.A
Faye Phillip
Miss Phillip
Mary Saunders
Phillip
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois
Grapplers
Joe Burkholder
Ken Ferris
John Gehlsen
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