Warriors capture NCIC track championship and tennis success
SHS Golden Warriors clinched the NCIC track title for the second consecutive year with 62 5/6 points, placing DeKalb second. Multiple events yielded six firsts and broad point spread. Sterling excelled in all events. Luptak won the 440 yard dash while anchoring the relay. The Geneseo Relays featured 102 points for Sterling with Kewanee runner-up. Sterling also shined in pole vault and other events. The Sterling tennis squads finished strong with a 13-2 varsity dual record and NCIC meet wins. Jr varsity and Frosh-Soph teams also earned titles, with Kannaka, Borum, Hatton excelling.
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Duwayne Dietz
SHS
Golden Warriors
NCIC
Warriors
DeKalb
Sterling
Dick Luptak
Prentice
Wendell
Henson
Chuck Prentice
Keeling
McCoy
Zueske
Don Zeigler
Roger Thomas
Gary Imel
Niko
Zaeske
Andreas
Needy
Wallace
Martinez
Wheeler
Geneseo
Kewanee
Sterling Warrior
Ottawa
Rock Falls
Dixon
Bill Feather
Jokerst
Snedecker
Frosh-Soph
Kannaka
Borum
Hatton
Warrior
Varsity
Feather
Lee
Johnson
Helms
Kanaka
Scheaffer
Sterling Year Highlights Winter Team Successes
With spring athletics finished, Sterling’s year stands out. Wrestling went undefeated in conference, basketball lost only to Princeton, Warrior basketball earned strong showings in tournaments, and spring sports added conference trophies in tennis and track. Golf, led by new coach Leroy Donaldson, performed well though without winning scores.
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Sterling
Princeton
Warrior
SHS
Leroy Donaldson
Roscoe Eades Athletic Award Honors Colorful Career
Sterling High School retires principal Roscoe Eades who built a varied athletic legacy. A Palmyra Illinois product, he starred in football baseball and track, set long standard times in the 880, wore Navy colors in service meets, and coached football basketball and track at Sterling from 1921 to 1931, shaping a lasting sports culture.
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Eades
Sterling High School
Palmyra
Ilinois
Champaign
University of Chicago
Fades
Armed Services
Navy
Penn
Ted Scheid
Hugh Whaley
Warriors Baseball Opens 1961 Season With Full Roster
Eight returning varsity lettermen and three returning junior varsity award winners form the base for coach Homer Musgrove's 1961 baseball team. Opening game is June 5 against albuni, with league games eight and non league seven. First league clash is Rock Falls on June 10 on the Warriors' diamond. Pete Dillon receives special recognition for developing baseball grounds and aiding clinics and interleague relations.
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Homer Musgrove
Albuni
Warriors
Northern Illinois High School Baseball League
Rock Falls
SHL
Pete Dillon
SHS
West LeFevre
Sterling
Dillon
Mr. Musgrove
Local Patrons Directory From Area Businesses
A compiled list of local businesses and professionals including banks, clothing shops, hardware stores, furniture houses, attorneys, medical centers, insurance agencies, and service firms. The directory names entities such as Central National Bank, Illinois Bell, Rock River Medical Center, Sterling Fashion Shop, Sears Roebuck, Y.M.C.A., and Drs Zaeske and Zaeske among others.
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Sterling Commercial Steel Ball
Sterling Fashion Shop
Sterling Home Improvement
Sterling-Rock Falls Clinic
J. R. Stevens Construction
Sullivan's Clothing Store
Swartley’s Greenhouse
Ted’s Haberdashery
the Daily Gazette
Vanetti’s Home Supply
Walgreen Drug Stores
Ward & Ward
Lee Wayne Company, Inc
J. R. Webb
Kari Wentsel Agency
Walens Trouser Co
Y.M.C.A. Drs. Zaeske & Zaeske
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Supt
New Sports Award
Roscoe Eades Athletic Award
John Andreas
Paul Stewart
George Beatty
Jim Wise
Lee Johnson
John Gonzales
Jerry Lacina
Don Henson
Jim Wright
Jim Ahling
Gary Warren
Steve Kannaka
John Zhinden
Skip Weaver
Gail Segura
Simon Olalde
Gordon Nunemaker
Ben Martin
Bob Lorenz
John Lee
Don Ladenberger
Jack Buckingham
Ron Borum
Ed Beatty
Jim Wallace
Don Doty
The
St. Mary’s
Clinton
St. Mary's
Marquette
Fulton
Newman
Peter T. Gray
Green Meadows Milk Co
Ray Haldeman Motors Hardware Products Co
Haskell’s Supplies
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
King Cycle Store
Klines Department Store
Miami Hotel & Dining
Lundstrom's Greenhouse
McKenzie's
D. Manfield Co
A. L. Marks Clothing
Myers Ford Sales
Robert Mitchell Agency
Moore Monument Co
C. J. Mueller National Bank
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