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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1941
Page
4
Seize Gp lists Elwin Duhm as high scorer with many free throws aided by Johnny Woodyatt and Bobby Wolfspark. Bob Griesser strengthens defense with a hot late-season streak while Burdette Steadman dominates rebounds. Ernie Hubbart and Harry Woodyatt provide depth with steady play and leadership including a likely future captaincy for Woodyatt.
Bud Terhune's Freshman-Sophomore squad showed a hot start then cooled against Belvidere as Sterling led 30 20. Troye scored 10 for Dixon while Freeman had 11 against Princeton in a 22 16 win. Wells and Church shone on defense. Dixon beat Sterling 28 17 with Leeper scoring 12 of 28 and Troye adding six. DeKalb routed Sterling 42 14 as Troye hit 10 of 14 and sank seven of his first eight shots.
Sterling Township High School won the 1933 district basketball tournament, finishing with a 17 win 3 loss record and 455 points to 326 for opponents. coached by Hugh Whaley the team defeated Lyndon Morrison and Rock Falls 24 to 6 in the final. standout players included Terhune Powell Hendricks Gebhardt Andrews Praetz and Moore with Terhune contributing eight points in the final.
Sterling High routed DeKalb 51 to 30 as Bobby Wolf led scoring with 20 points and Elwin Duhm added 13. The game stayed tight early 6 6 after the first quarter with Sterling pulling away by halftime and extending the lead through the third period. Ridge totaled 11 for Sterling.
Admiral Ervie Ridge leads Sterling in a regional tourney trek with Mendota tonight and Freeport tomorrow as Elwin Duhm and Spenader clash with Mendota on the road. The Rockford final at West High caps the regular season, with star seniors Ervie Ridge, Duhm, Griesser and Reitzel closing out.
In a February 31 game at the Sterling Coliseum, Sterling Blue and Gold defeated Dixon 45 to 40. Highlights include Duhm leading Dixon with several baskets, Woodyatt and Witzleb contributing, and Sterling's Griesser Ridge rallying to a late surge as Dixon briefly led by seven before halftime.
Opening night hoops feature Dixon facing Prophetstown at the Coliseum with regional rounds set for March 5 6 7 and 8. The regional schedule includes Rock Falls versus Franklin Grove runnerup and Amboy against the Franklin Grove district winner with Sterling meeting Walnut. Winners advance to a sectional then Peoria quarterfinals and Centralia semis, with the final lap at Champaign March 21 22.
Sterling high warriors defeated Belvidere 41 to 21 at the Coliseum on Friday February 14. Key early leaders were Wolf Duhm Griesser and John Woodyatt, with Sterling building a 14 to 6 first quarter lead and extending to 22 to 8 at halftime. Belvidere rallied only briefly as Sterling’s steady scoring and free throws sealed the win.
The G A A basketball tournament is slated for the first week in March. Senior team captaincy goes to Alice Partridge with Jean Hoffman as a junior captain and Helen Becker as sophomore leader. Last year’s top scorers Gertrude Fine and Vivian Wolf return, while Leola Hunsberger coaches the juniors and Vivian Wolf chairs the freshmen’s coaching.
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