Sterling High School boys basketball struggles noted in late stretch
Sterling High School dropped nine of their last eleven games, with two wins including a 43 41 double overtime victory over DeKalb. Princeton edged Sterling 41 39 on December 19, and losses to Boone Waverly Moline East Rockford Peoria Dixon and others followed as Leeper led scoring and Bogaard stood out amid team turmoil.
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Boone
Waverly
Moline
Mendota
East Rockford
DeKalb
Peoria Woodruff
Dixon
Sterling High School
Mendoza
S.H.S
Keith Wells
Peoria
Goldmen
Sterling Basketeers
Leeper
Tom Bogaard
Four Home Games Highlight Sterling Basketball Push
Sterling high school plans four home games in its 1941-42 stretch with Princeton on Feb 2, Mendota Feb 13, Rock Falls Feb 18, and West Rockford Feb 27 at the coliseum. DeKalb visits next, while Dixon hosts the upcoming tournament after Feb. 27.
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Mendota
Rock Falls
DeKalb
West Rockford
Sterling High School
Ted Scheid
S.H.S
Sterling
Warriors
Sterling High
Barbs
Rockford
West High
Dixon
Know Your Coaches Script Inaugurates Feature On Sportsmen
This first in a series profiles Sterling Township High School coach Curtis Brandau. The 1987 season marks his sixth year at Sterling and includes his Iowa roots, Dysart high school career, and Cornell College honors in football and basketball. He then attended Columbia University in New York City.
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Curtis Brandall
Sterling Township High School
Curtis Brandau
Brandau
Sterling
Iowa
Dysart
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Columbia Univerity
New York City
Princeton Tests Goldmen Here Next Monday Night
Princeton faces Sterling in a Monday night matchup at the coli seum as both teams seek momentum. The Tigers depend on Gil Brown and Bob Franzen while Sterling eyes revenge after an earlier loss and a bid to slow Princeton's variable play.
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Princeton
Frosh Soph Team Breaks Through With Impressive Season Run
The Sterling high school frosh-soph basketball team compiled a strong five game stretch, defeating Princeton 24 to 20 at Princeton and Mendota 27 to 20, then beating Rockford 33 to 17 in Coach Terhune’s final game before losing 29 to 25 at DeKalb. A football style note from Peoria marked a 29 to 18 Sterling win as the team debated T formation use.
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DeKalb
Sterling High School
Princeton
N.C.L.C
Mendota
Rockford
Terhune
Sterling Fresh-Sophs
Applecart
Peoria
Sterling
Brandau Sets Pace In Intra-Mural Bowling League
Coach Curtis Brandau leads the league with a 185 average after twelve games and a high 288. Pete Hoogeveen sits second at 168 in ten games with a best 197 as Pross bowling tops the standings 17-1 with Band at 14-4 with three sessions left.
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Curtis Brandau
Pete Hoogeveen
Coach Brandau Builds Athletic Fame From Iowa to Sterling
Gladbrook High School launched Brandau’s coaching career with early work in physical education. He earned an MA after four summer sessions at his school and one at Iowa State Teachers College. He then coached at Reinbeck High School before moving to Sterling Illinois where in six seasons his teams, especially the 1940-41 basketball quintet, achieved the state’s fifth place tie.
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Gladbrook
Iowa
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Reinbeck
Sterling
Illinois
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Woodyatt
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Team Crash
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DeMeyer
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Bob Frantzen
Invaders
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Mercer
Train
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