Close of School Ends Careers of Key Athletes
The senior class at H. H. 8 faces graduation and enlistments as top letter winners in football, basketball, and track depart. Ike Foy, Lauren Morris, Claude-Larry Deusch, Ken Freeman, Stan Ridge, Lyle k, Bill Scott, and Neil Janssen leave. Ridge and Janssen failed prelims at state. Freeman and Gould tied for second in pole vault, boosting the team to sixth with seven points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Foy
Lauren Morris
Claude
Larry Deusch
Ken Freeman
Stan Ridge
Lyle K
Bill Scott
Neil Janssen
Roger Rice
Standge
Duck Nelson
Kenny Duhm
Navy
Mel Leseman
Ridge
Janssen
Ken Gould
Sterling Boys Take Geneseo Meet With Six Firsts
Sterling won the Geneseo meet with 66 points behind six first places in relays and events. Keiser Dietz Wolf and Zellar led the mile relay and 440/880 relays while Behrens Haag Duis and Zellar ran the distance medley. Moris, Behrens, Melchi and Deusch posted top finishes including a high hurdles win for Deusch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Geneseo
Keiser
Dietz
Wolf
Zellar
Sroshsoph
DeWind
Hussing
Behrens
Morris
Haag
Duis
Rice
Melchi
Deusch
Sterling G A A Girls At Rock Falls Play Day
On May 19, girls from Sterling G A A attended a play day at Rock Falls High School. Activities included archery tennis track and golf with a noon luncheon for participants from Community Erie Lyndon Walnut Fulton and Tampico. Afternoon games featured basketball volleyball and baseball.
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Rock Falls
Community
Erie
Lyndon
Walnut
Fulton
Tampico
Frank Birch Speaks At Annual S Club Banquet 1945
The Hotel Lincoln hosted the 8 Club Banquet on May 14 with Claude Brown as toastmaster. Former mayor Frank E. Birch spoke on officiating across multiple sports and recalled associations with Knute Rockne and Knell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Lincoln
Claude Brown
Eades
Frank E. Birch
Birch
Mr. Birch
Knute Rockne
Alonzo Stagg
Everett
Frank, Jr
P. H. Ward
H. E. Bell
O. C. Beatty
L. H. Brown
Board of Education
Gunnar Benson
Lloyd
C. N. Timmons
Doris Burritt
David Stryker
Chet Sherman
Bernie Mitchell
Pete Hoogeveen
Homer Musgrove
A. R. DeVoe
H. 8. Whaley
W. T. Middleton
Jack Foy
Neal Wick
Bud Aynard
Sterling Fifth In East Rockford Relays May 5
Sterling placed three in the pole vault to take fifth in the East Rockford Relays on May 5. Freeman Gould and Leseman also vaulted. Ridge and Janssen placed in the high hurdles. The 440 yard relay team of Morris Wolf Dietz and Keiser finished fifth while the sprint medley tied for second in the record event. Zellar finished fourth in the mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Est
Rockford
East
Freeman
Gould
Leseman
Ridge
Janssen
Morris
Wolf
Dietz
Keiser
Zellar
Four Athletes Qualify For State At District Meet
Geneseo won the district at Rock Island on May 11 with 23 points, edging Rock Island by a half point. Freeman set an all time school record by clearing 126 percent in the event form. Stan Ridge placed second in the high hurdles and Janssen tied for second in the high jump. Keiser was fourth in the mile and Morris took fourth in the broad jump. Deusch finished fifth in the high hurdles and Wolf limped from a knee injury in the quarter mile. Rice dropped from second after losing a shoe at a hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman
Rock Iland
Geneseo
Rock Island
Sterling
Stan Ridge
Janssen
Keiser
Morris
Deusch
Wolf
Rice
G. A. A. Girls Recognized for Year in Sports
The G A A. awards banquet celebrated girls who participated in a range of activities. Readiness and sportsmanship were praised, with praise for bowlers archers basketball players tennis players and individual sport participants. The letter encourages continued involvement next fall.
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Robin Hoods
Mr. Hoogeveen
G. A. A. Members Eligible for Leadership Camps
G A A members and advisers in member schools may attend leadership camps sponsored by the League. Camps include games sports dancing and evening programs with daily discussion classes for representatives. Three camps open this year Bay Camp Bloomington IL Camp Talahi Alton IL and Conference Point Williams Bay WI. Contact Mrs. Peterson for details.
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League
Bay
Bloomington
Illinois
Talahi
Alton
Williams Bay
Wisconsin
Peterson
1944 45 Basketball Letter Winners Named by Coaches
Mitchell and Sherman announced the 1944 45 basketball letter winners. Major letters went to seniors Stan Ridge Larry Deusch and Ken Duhm. Juniors named Melv Sanna Jerry Linton Frankie Melichi Ken Gould Jim Wolf Dick Keiser Lou Zellar Bob Deem and Bill Robinson.
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Mitchell and
Sherman
Stan Ridge
Larry Deusch
Ken Duhm
Melv Sanna
Jerry Linton
Frankie Melichi
Ken Gould
Jim Wolf
Dick Keiser
Lou Zellar
Bob Deem
Bill Robinson
Herb Tavenner
John Hay
Ben Reed
Bill Bryant
Ken Haag
Tom Hoffman
Keith Behrens
Dick Dale
Don Girton
Sam Beattie
Phil Hey
Manuel Garcia
Don Grey
Sam Galloway
Sarge Mellinger
Hussung
Sterling Frosh Soph Dominates Rock Falls in Dual Meet
Dietz won four events to lead Sterling Frosh-Soph as they defeated Rock Falls 83 to 30. Seven more Sterling runners earned firsts, giving Sterling 11 firsts to Rock Falls two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dietz
Rock Falls
Sterling
Junior Rockets
Stan Ridge Senior Athlete Of The Month
Stan Ridge is highlighted as this month's senior athlete. He earned seven major letters, starred in football end and halfback, played center in frosh-soph basketball and guard on varsity, and reached the state finals in the 120 yard high hurdles as Sterling's sole entrant. He owns a 1933 Chevy named Mayflower, and after planned studies at Illinois he joined the Navy with papers to prove it.
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Stan Ridge
Stan
Sterling
Goshert
University of Illinois
Sam
Navy
Dixon Dukes Easy Mark For Thinclads
Dixon Duke runners won nine firsts seven seconds and eight thirds in 13 events of a dual track meet at Dixon May 3 Sterling defeated Dixon 78 to 35 Dixon’s only wins were in the 100 and 200 yard dashes and the 200 yard low hurdles Sterling swept 120 high hurdles pole vault and the 880 yard run Zellar and Haag went 1 2 in the mile Morris and Janssen won the broad and high jumps Wolf took the 440 and Melchi won the shot and discus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Isnes
W. Terwillinger
DeKalb
I. Wolf
Sterling
R. Gebhardt
C. Hussing
J. Woodyatt
Sale Vaughn
Dixon
Mantseh
Jones
Ottawa
K. Freeman
K. Gould
Nanan Ennee
J. Jensen
C. Strong
Neulich
Fowler, Wachtell
Ican
Dukes
Zellar
Haag
Morris
Janssen
Wolf
Melchi
S H S Competes At First Annual Kewanee Relays
Rock Island won the first annual Kewanee Relays with 59 points on April 27. LaSalle-Peru and Sterling followed with 50 and 47. S H S placed third as illness kept the sophomore relay from competing. Freeman and Gould swept the pole vault, Zeilar nearly won the mile medley, and Sterling’s Ridge Janssen Deusch and Rice led the high hurdles with a third straight win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
LaSalle-Peru
Sterling
Kendall Freeman
Kenny Gould
Sn Sthinclads
Lou Zeilar
Wolf
Keiser
Ridge
Ridge Janssen
Deusch
Rice
Morris
Gould
Janssen
Cam Os Morris
Dietz
Kewanee
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DeVoe
S” Club
Sterling G. A. A. Girls At
Frank Birch
Randall Barnett
East Rockford
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