Sterling Warriors Sports Roundup and Honors
Coach Gene Hall praised for defeating Wells of Chicago. Geneseo visit looming as Conference tilt. Freshman and frosh-soph teams show strong records. Bowling leagues list top bowlers and standings. Sterling freshman beat Clinton 42 31 with Lyle Walker scoring 11. Ray Kenaga earns honorable mention on All American prep grid squad.
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Sterling
Curt Brandau
Darrell Dunham
Clinton
Lyle Walker
Ray Kenaga
Wigwam Wisemen of America
Kenaga
Illinois
Red
Sterling Wins Over Dixon Dukes In Narrow Victory
Sterling's Warriors defeated the Dixon Dukes 49 to 44 on Friday. A tight battle through three quarters ended with Sterling pulling ahead in the final period led by Rog Puterbaugh with ten baskets and two free throws. Red Kenaga added 11 points.
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Sterling
Warriors
Dixon Dukes
Rog
Puterbaugh
Red” Kenaga
Warriors Fall as Rock Island Routs S H S
Rock Island Rocks handily defeat the S H S Warriors 63 to 39 after leading 29-19 at halftime. Collier and Peterson combine for 39 points while Cliff Garriott scores 12 for S H S and Roy Puterbaugh adds 8. Sterling contributes 20 in the second half.
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Collier
Peterson
Rock Island “Rocks
S.H.S. Warriors
S.ils
Rock Island
S.H.S
Sterling
Rocks
Cliff Garriott
Roy Puterbaugh
Clinton High School matmen upset Sterling 27 to 19
Clinton High School wrestlers defeated Sterling at Clinton on January 16 by a 27 to 19 score. Matches included Haddad of Clinton over Rhodes, Graves of Clinton over Pepper, and Kraft of Sterling over Westbo, with several other bouts listed as wins for Clinton or Sterling.
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Clinton Clinton
Sterling
Clinton
S. Haddad
Rhodes
Wheeler
Oe Rebelspy
Titus
Dehsaned
Enone
Graves
Pepper
Hindley
Huntley
Stefanich
Aa Horn
Kosier
Long
Kraft
Westbo
Ibs
Rhoades
Heavilin
Nord
Er. Lockhert
Campie
Edsive Cameron
Cleaveland
Nelson
SHS Grapplers Win at Peoria Woodruff High
The SHS wrestling team beat Peoria Woodruff High 32 to 15 in Peoria on January 7. Burger Huntley Flowers StefAnich won by decision, Anderson and Pizzaro by decision, while Weigle Wechsler and Art Kraft lost. Matznick tied.
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SHS
Peoria Woodruff
Sterling
Burger
Huntley
Flowers
Stefanich
Anderson
Pizzaro
Weigle
Wechsler
Art Kraft
Matznick
J.V.'S Lose To Dixon In Close Junior Varsity Game
On January 14 Dixon edged Sterling 23 to 22 as Reed led Dixon with 11 points. Peugh and Laible paced Sterling with 7 points each after Sterling built a four point halftime lead.
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Sterling
Dixon
Reed
Peugh
Laible
Moline Beats Sterling In Big-Stakes Wrestling Showdown
In the Sterling Coliseum on Saturday January 14 Moline high school overwhelmed Sterling. Ontiveros beat Burger at 103 pounds Blake pinned Huntley 112 pounds Lopez edged Flowers 120 pounds Kosier pinned Baroso 129 pounds Sharp pinned Wechsler 133 pounds Buller won 138 pounds Viviani pinned Weigle 145 pounds Dunbar struggled with Matznick 154 pounds Anderson lost to Jansen 165 pounds Tony Pizarro pinned Detaeya in heavyweight.
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Moline High School
Sterling
Sterling Coliseum
Moline
Homer Musgrove
Ontiveros
Burger
Blake
Huntley
Lopez
Flowers
Kosier
Baroso
Sharp
Wechsler
Buller
Kraft
Viviani
Weigle
Dunbar
Matznick
Anderson
Jansen
Tony Pizarro
Detaeya
PEE WEES AND S H S TEAMS PLAY STRONG BASKETBALL
S H S freshmen beat Wallace lights 32 22 led by Dimond 13 McCoy 8 Peach 8 at Wallace. Wallace heavies defeated S H S heavies 34 12 led by Wilson 5 at Wallace. S H S lightweights beat Central 27 9 with De Zuba and Dimond 8 each. Central heavies defeated S H S heavies 36 10 at Central.
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S.H.S
Wallace Lights
Dimond
McCoy
Peach
Wallace
Central Heavies
S.H S. Heavies
Central
Intramural Scoring Update From Recent Games
Zebras led by Wilkin fell to the Mules captained by J Johnson 14 to 30. Tigers under Kimball edged Schmaling's Lions 9 to 8. Mustangs coached by Mortenson were defeated by Bowman's Panthers 8 to 23.
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Wilkin
The
Zebras
Mules
J. Johnson
Kimball
Tigers
Schmaling
Lions
Mortenson
Mustangs
Bowman
Panthers
Pee Wees Triumph in Three-Game Sterling vs Dixon Clash
Sterling Pee Wees salvage a win over Dixon 35 14 as DeZuba scores 13 and Beach adds 1 guiding Sterling to victory.
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SHS
Pee Wees
Sterling
Dixon
DeZuba
Beach
Sterling Wins Pair From Rochelle In Conference Play
Sterling's Golden Warriors built an early lead and dominated Rochelle in NCIC action at Rochelle on January 27. Cliff Garriott led Sterling with 17 points, Roy Puterbaugh added 12, while Wehner topped Rochelle with 10. Fresh split: Czuprynski 10 and Musgrove 9 for Sterling. Meanger and Daub 8 for Rochelle.
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Sterling
Rochelle
Gene Hall
Golden Warriors
SHS
Rochelle Hubs
Cliff Garriott
Roy Puterbaugh
Czuprynski
Musgrove
Meanger
Daub
Rochelle Sterling
Put
Bates
J. G’ll’y Cooper
Garriott Endthoff
B. G’ll’y Frisch
Kaiser Gall’y
Wells Henry
Kenaga McCar’y
Theilen Stroud
Cole
Wehner
Hall Lyon
Hanson
Irving
Dixon J V and Frosh Beat Sterling Cagers
Dixon's junior varsity edged Sterling's J V 36 30 on January 13 on the Dixon court with strong first and third periods. Dixon freshmen also won 24 23 as Sterling led after the third before Dixon pulled away.
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Dixon
Sterling
J. V
Dixon Court
Dixon J. V
Frosh
The Husband Who Works Like a Horse Hates Evening Duty
A quip notes that a husband who labors hard during the day tires easily at night and seeks rest rather than social time. The jest contrasts labor with leisure and hints at marital frictions over daily routines.
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Sports
By Orville Kimball
Wells
Chicago
Brandau
Rock Falls
Dunham
Brandan
Geneseo
Coliseum
Mr. Schick
Feldman
Galesburg
George Wechsler
SHS Grapplers
Peoria
Woodruff
H. S
J.V
Jim Galloway
Sterling Rochelle
Lyons
Smith Sloth
Will
M’n Harter
Knight Man
Oe Gebh
Dt Musgr
Dixon JV
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