Mitchell and Ohnen Named to NCIC Team
Chuck Mitchell continued Coach Gene Hall’s pattern of placing NCIC first string stars. Dick Ohnen earned a spot on the second string as Sterling’s second representative. Mitchell set three scoring records this season, including 36 against Hall Township and a total of 441 points with the Ottawa game. Ohnen may not chase records but is valued, while Oleg stands out as a top NCIC defender averaging 10 points per game. Coach Hall praises the team effort behind the players.
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Chuck Mitchell
Gene Hall
NCIC
Sterling
Dick Ohnen
Mitchell
Hall Township
Barry Musgrove
Chuck
Ottawa
Max Baumgardner
Oleg
Mendota
Geneseo
Hall
New Blind-Robin Tournament To Feature Local Schools
A new one-season, blind-robin setup will include Sterling Newman Rock Falls and Morrison with the first event set in Morrison. Regional picks favor Sterling over Milledgeville Dixon over Franklin Grove Rock Falls over Amboy Newman over Lee Center with Sterling then Dixon and Newman over Rock Falls before Sterling defeats Newman. The VFW Post and Auxiliary present a flag to the Field House and urge student support.
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Sterling
Newman
Rock Falls
Morrison
Milledgeville
Dixon
Franklin Grove
Amboy
Lee Center
Burt E. Brown Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Field House
Rally Helps Frosh-Sophs Edge Geneseo 55 to 45
Rallying early, Coach Brandau's frosh sophomores beat Geneseo 55 to 45. Geneseo struggled in the second quarter scoring only 4 while Sterling poured in 13, keeping a constant 10 point margin. Gehlsen tallied 7 assists and 10 points, Combs led Geneseo with 17 as the Maple Leafs faded.
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Brandau
Frosp-Sophs
Geneseo
Braves
Maple Leafs
Sterling
Gehlsen
Combs
Sterling Wins NCIC Mat Crown
Sterling Wrestling swept 9 of 12 championships to claim their second NCIC title in as many years with 58 points, ahead of Geneseo 37. Dixon and Ottawa tied for third with 20, Rock Falls 17. Ken Kraft and Dick Card extended their win streak to 21. Other Sterling champions: Ronnie Pineda 98, Earl Beck 127, Don Kilberg 138, John Fassler 154, Glenn Alderfer 175, Don Dir heavyweight. Art Scott runner-up 112, Ronnie Sonneman third 120, Bill Maxwell 145.
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Sterling
NCIC
Warriors
Geneseo
Dixon
Ottawa
Rock Falls
Ken Kraft
Dick Card
Ronnie Pineda
Earl Beck
Don Kilberg
John Fassler
Glenn Alderfer
Don Dir
Art Scott
Ronnie Sonneman
Bill Maxwell
Defeat Geneseo: Sterling tops Maple Leafs 83 61
Sterling Warriors dominate Geneseo Maple Leafs 83 to 61 in NCIC action led by Mitchell with 25 points. Geneseo’s Cobb tops their scoring with 17 as Sterling surges in the second half 48 to 29.
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Golden Warriors
Geneseo Maple Leafs
NCIC
Maple Leafs
Geneseo
Sterling
Warriors
Mitchell
Cobb
Warriors trounce Red Devils as Mitchell scores 36
Sterling dominates Hall 74 to 36 in NCIC contest. Chuck Mitchell erupts for 36 points with 16 field goals and four free throws, breaking Jim Galloway's previous 34 point mark. Letcher adds 11 for Sterling, while Hall's Stuart posts 13 as Hall fades in the second half.
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Warriors
NCIC
Red Devils
Hall
Chuck Mitchell
Jim Galloway
Mitchell
Sterling
Letcher
Stuart
Warriors Crush Newman For State Intercity Title
Coach Hall's Warriors defeated Newman 64 to 398 to claim clear state intercity championship. First half had Newman battling to control the ball as Sterling surged on fast breaks to lead 23 17 at halftime. The third and fourth quarters widened the gap with Sterling outscoring Newman 41 to 22 as Mitchell led with 22 and Vock of Newman had 15.
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Hall
Warriors
Newman
Sterling
Mitchell
Vock
Newman Knight
Rockford Frosh-Soph Triumph Over Sterling 49 41
The Rockford Frosh-Soph defeated Sterling 49 to 41 in a close game. Hanson led Sterling with 14 points while Kauppman scored 18 for Rockford.
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Rockford
Sterling
Braves
Hanson
Kauppman
Ottawa Wins Clear Title in Conference Championship
The Pirates routed Sterling 83 to 48 to claim the conference crown as Ottawa dominated after a tight first period. Sterling struggled all night with cold shooting led by Dimond Newell and Gebhardt scoring 7 each, while Meckenstock topped Ottawa with 21.
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Warriors
SHS
Sterling
Dimond
Newell
Gebhardt
Meckenstock
Ottawa
Just A Little Luckier The Rabs Edge Golden Warriors 59 58
East Rockford edged the Golden Warriors 59 to 58 in a tight game. Mitchell led with 29 points, Laude added 22 for East, and Bjurstrom hit a decisive late free throw for Rockford.
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Rabs
East Rockford
Golden Warriors
Sterling
Mitchell
Warriors
East
Ohnen
Laude
Bams
Letcher
Bjurstrom
Rockford
Down Peoria Woodruff Wrestlers Dominate In Meet 36 6
Musgrove leads Down Peoria over Woodruff 36 6 with wins across weight classes. 90 Benesky P. decision Peneda 106 Card S. pin Opper 112 Scott S. decision Yates 120 Beck S. pin Fredericks 127 Dettman pin Goin 133 Kosier S. decision Westopher 139 Kilberg S. decision Carpenter 145 Johnson P. decision Maxwell 154 Fassler S. decision Stafford 175 Alderfer S. decision Allen Heavy Dir 85 dec Fuller.
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Musgrove
Woodruff
Benesky
Peneda
Card
Opper
Scott
Yates
Beck S
Fredericks
Dettman
Goin
Kosier
Westopher
Kilberg
Carpenter
Johnson, P
Maxwell
Fassler
Stafford
Alderfer
Allen
Dir
Fuller
Murder Red Devils Crush Hall 70 to 22 in Cager Showdown
The Frosh-Soph team known as the Murder Red Devils dominated Hall from start to finish, winning 70 to 22. Hanson led scorers with 28 points, while Kujana led Hall with 5.
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Hall
Braves
Hanson
Kujana
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DeKalb Hall
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Dump Newman
Peoria Woodruff
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