New One Season Blind Robin Tournament Starts Next Year
Four schools Sterling Newman Rock Falls and Morrison will join a single season blind robin tournament hosted in Morrison. Predictions favor Sterling over Milledgeville Dixon over Franklin Grove Rock Falls over Amboy Newman over Lee Center. Sterling then Dixon and Newman over Rock Falls with a final Sterling over Newman. The VFW 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
Mitchell and Ohnen Named to NCIC Team
Chuck Mitchell and Dick Ohnen earned NCIC recognition as first and second string guards. Mitchell set multiple scoring records this season including 441 points to surpass 433, with 36 points in a Hall Township game. Ohnen, noted for defense, helped limit opponents to low totals while averaging around 10 points per game.
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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
Braves Rally Past Geneseo For 55 45 Victory
Rally aided Coach Brandau's Frosh sophs as they beat Geneseo 55 45. After a close first period the Braves surged in the second quarter while Geneseo mustered only four points. Gehisen collected 6 and 5 assists for 17 total, Combs of Geneseo also totaled 17.
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Brandau
Frosp-Sophs
Geneseo
Braves
Maple Leafs
Sterling
Gehisen
Combs
Sterling Wins NCIC Mat Crown In Dominant Sweep
Sterling Wrestling captured its second NCIC crown in as many years sweeping 9 of 12 championships and totaling 58 points to beat Geneseo 37. Ken Kraft and Dick Card extended their winning streak to 21. Champions also included Ronnie Pineda 98, Earl Beck 127, Don Kilberg 138, John Fassler 154, Glenn Alderfer 175, Don Dir heavyweight. Art Scott was runner-up at 112 and Ronnie Sonneman placed third at 120.
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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
Sterling Defeats Geneseo 83 to 61 in NCIC clash
Sterling blazed to a 20 9 first quarter lead and outscored Geneseo 48 to 29 in the second half to beat the Maple Leafs 83 61. Mitchell led all scorers with 25 points while Cobb topped Geneseo with 17.
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Golden Warriors
Geneseo Maple Leafs
NCIC
Maple Leafs
Geneseo
Sterling
Warriors
Mitchell
Cobb
Warriors rout Red Devils as Mitchell sets scoring mark
The Warriors beat Hall 74 to 36 in the NCIC contest. Chuck Mitchell scored 36 points, hitting 16 field goals and four free throws, breaking Jim Galloway's 34 point record. Letcher added 11 for Sterling, while Stuart led Hall with 13.
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Warriors
NCIC
Red Devils
Hall
Chuck Mitchell
Jim Galloway
Mitchell
Sterling
Letcher
Stuart
Warriors Defeat Newman to Claim Inter-City Crown
DUMP NEWMAN Coach Hall's Warriors defeated arch rival Newman 64 to 39 securing Sterling's clear state inter-city championship. Mitchell led with 22 points, Vock scored 15 for Newman as Sterling pulled away in the second half.
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Hall
Warriors
Newman
Sterling
Mitchell
Vock
Newman Knight
Rockford Frosh-Soph Defeats Sterling 49 41 in Tight Game
Rockford Frosh-Soph edged Sterling 49 to 41 as Sterling tightens late. Hanson led Sterling with 14 points while Kauppman added 18 for Rockford.
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Rockford
Sterling
Braves
Hanson
Kauppman
Ottawa Wins Clear Title As Pirates Rout SHS
Ottawa defeats Sterling 83 to 48 to clinch the conference championship. Meckenstock leads Ottawa with 21 points while Sterling’s Dimond Newell and Gebhardt each score 7 as the era’s coldest shooting night soured the effort.
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Warriors
SHS
Sterling
Dimond
Newell
Gebhardt
Meckenstock
Ottawa
Just a Little Luckier The Rabs Edge Golden Warriors 59 to 58
East Rockford's Rabs narrowly defeated the Golden Warriors 59 to 58 in a tight finish. Mitchell led all scorers with 29 points, Laude added 22 for East, and Bjurstrom sealed the victory with a final free throw.
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Rabs
East Rockford
Golden Warriors
Sterling
Mitchell
Warriors
East
Ohnen
Laude
Bams
Letcher
Bjurstrom
Rockford
Dow Peoria Woodruff Wrestlers Dominate Meet
Musgrove’s squad overpower Woodruff 36 to 6. 90 lbs Benesky P. defeated Peneda. 106 Card S. pinned Opper. 112 Scott S. defeated Yates. 120 Beck S. pinned Fredericks. 127 Dettman S. pinned Goin. 133 Kosier S. defeated Westopher. 139 Kilberg S. defeated Carpenter. 145 Johnson P defeated Maxwell. 154 Fassler S defeated Stafford. 175 Alderfer S defeated Allen. Heavyweight Dir S defeated 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
Frosh Soph Team Defeats Hall 70 to 22 in Win
The Frosh-Sophs beat Hall 70 to 22 as Hanson poured in 28 points to lead all scorers. Kujana topped Hall with 5 points.
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Hall
Braves
Hanson
Kujana
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