Two Dances Planned January 31 by Smits series
There will be two dances the night of January 31. One at the high school and another at the Coliseum where Jack Phelps and his band will perform.
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Jack Phelps
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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1941
Page
3
Mendota Frosh-Soph Rally Beats Local Lads 28 19
A roving reporter notes the GAA bowling night and intramural boys bowling at Ben's Alley. Mendota frosh-soph edged the local lads 28 to 19 after a tight game that was 3-3 and 9-9 at halves. Troye scored 16, Wells added six with two baskets and two free throws.
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Mendota Frosh-Soph
Sterling
Troye
Keith Wells
Sterling Freshmen Fall to Belvidere in Hard Fought Game
In a hard fought contest Belvidere defeated Sterling 20 to 17 as Captain Troye led the losers with 6 points while Brown and Wells had 3 each. Sterling’s freshman sophomores lost after an early Belvidere lead, with the decisive scoring coming inside the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud” Terhune
Sterling High
Belvidere
Capt. Troye
Brown
Wells
Sterling Defeats Mendota 44 to 32 in Rough Coliseum Clash
In a hard fought Jan 17 game at the Coliseum Sterling beat Mendota 44 to 32. Sterling’s Duhm led scoring with 12 points while Wolf Ridge and Woodyatt contributed double digits as the Blue and Gold overcame 19 fouls by Mendota to pull away after halftime.
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Mendota
Sterling
Bam
Curtis Brandau
Blue and Gold Warriors
Coliseum
Wolf
Ridge
Duhm
Woodyatt
Victory Over Princeton Won With 46 to 33 Score
Princeton fell to 46 to 33 at the coliseum as the Blue and Gold dominated after a tied start. Key scorers included Wolf Ridge Woodyatt Duhm Steadman and Griesser with Woodyatt and Ridge each totaling 11 points and Duhm 9.
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Princeton
Blue
Gold
Coliseum
What Would You Do If You Approached a Sharp Turn
A reader question notes a driver at high speed faces a barricade by a stone wall or drop. It asks whether stopping or turning quickly is wiser and points to the Science News Letter issue of January 18 for guidance. The item promotes obtaining the magazine in the school library as a new addition.
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Science News
Brandall Sends Team to DeKalb for Conference Fight
East Rockford falls to Sterling 50 to 45 in a fast game at the Coliseum on January 4. Duhm led with 17 points, Griesser added 11, Ridge 10, as Sterling built a 17–6 first quarter edge and held on after Rockford’s second-quarter rally.
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East Rockford Falls
Locals Lose First Dixon Encounter in December clash
Sterling high traveled to Dixon on December 20 and fell 38 to 32 in a tight game before a big crowd. Dixon led 16 to 13 at first, then 26 to 21 at halftime, with Ridge scoring 11 and Duhm 10 for Dixon, and Kelley, Woodyatt, Shank, Bugg among Sterling scorers.
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Sterling
Dixon
Schultz
Duhm
Kelley
Woodyatt
Mags Shank
Steadman
Bugg
Wolf
Witzleb
Shank
Ridge
Blue and Gold win 27 18 at Belvidere on Jan 10
The Blue and Gold defeated Belvidere 27 to 18 on Belvidere’s floor despite uneven form. Sterling led 17 to 8 at halftime and both teams scored 10 in the second half. Duhm led with 13 points and Bobby Wolf scored 6 for runner up honors.
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Blue
Gold
Belvidere
Sterling
Duhm
Bobby Wolf
Change of address notice for sixth period student
A sixth period student reports a change of address effective this semester. The new residence should be updated in the student records and class rosters for the current term. Please confirm receipt and update with the registrar.
Strong Dixon Quintet Meets Locals January 31
Strong Dixon quintet faces Sterling at home in a pivotal conference clash. Dixon aims to avenge a December 16 loss to Sterling while Sterling seeks a late season title push with a crowd expected over 1600.
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Strong Dixon
Dixon Dukes
Sterling
Dixon
Sterling Clinches Intra City Title With Community Game
Sterling high clinched the intra city title by defeating Community quintet 37 to 30 at the Coliseum on January 14. Elwin Stinky Duhm led locals with 14 points while Captain Ridge scored 10 on 4 baskets and 2 free throws. Sterling led 8 to 7 after one, 16 to 4 at halftime, and 27 to 19 after the third period.
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Woodyatt
Duhm
Mendota
Wolf
Ridge
Steadman
Sterling
Mendoza
Sterling High
Elwin
Stinky” Duhm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Smits Ge
Erwin Duhm
Erwin Ridge
J. Woodyatt
B. Steadman
Bob Wolf
Bob Griesser
Dan Troye
Jack Freeman
Tom Bogaard
RV Team Games
Little Warriors
Trish
Danny Troye
East Rockford
Leeper
Bogaard
Butch
John Woodyatt
Brandall
DeKalb
Blue and Gold
Griesser
Rockford
Orange and Black Warriors
Deidrich
Plesa
Mosher
Mackain
Rock Falls
Tigers of
Brandau
Bureau County
Boone County Woods
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