Two Sterling Wrestlers Qualify For State Meet
Sterling's wrestling team advanced to the state tournament from sectional and regional meets. Pete Barajas earned first in the 95 pound division at Rock Island after three pins and John Kreider placed second at 112 pounds with two decisions and a loss. Heavyweight Dave Lockhart placed fourth with one pin and two losses. Eight Sterling wrestlers qualified from Peoria Woodruff by winning events led by Kreider and Lockhart taking firsts and Zemke, Davis, Heckman taking seconds. Barajas forfeited remaining matches after an infected tooth forced a forfeit. Earlier, Sterling fell to Moline 31-17 with Barajas, Kreider, Zemke, and Heckman winning decisions, while DeJarnett's B squad lost 28-13. A Valentine's Day 40-5 loss at Rock Island saw Barajas earn the lone Sterling win with a 4-2 decision and Kreider a 4-4 draw.
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Rock Island
Pete Barajas
John Kreider
Dave Lockhart
SHS
Peoria Woodruff
Lockhart
Ron Zemke
George Davis
Henry Heckman
Dave Kreider
Bill Oswald
Barajas
Warriors
Les Johnson
Zemke
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Mr. DeJarnett
Valentine
Lone Warrior
NCAA selection snags threaten top teams and at large bids
Small Talk notes that NCAA tournament at large selections may exclude top teams that did not win their conference titles. It cites Duke and North Carolina in the ACC, Kansas and Bradley behind leaders, and mentions potential all conference contenders and notable NBA finishes with balanced pennants and tight playoff outlooks.
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Duke
Kansas
Kansas State
Bradley
Cincinnati
Missouri Valley
Celtics win intramural title with 35 21 victory
The Celtics claim first place with a 5th win on February 27 against the Nationals, finishing the intramural season at the top. Tigers take second at 4-1-1, Globetrotters and Nationals tied for third at 4-2, 49era 2-3-1 in fifth, Falcons 2-4 sixth, Eagles and Absentees tied for seventh at 1-5.
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Globetrotters
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Falcons
Eagles
March Winds Theme Chooses Sophomore Dance
The sophomores hosted a February 28 dance in the girls gym with the theme March Winds. Abel Tauaki led decorations, Jan Johnson and Carolyn Hains handled refreshments, Jane Stanley and Gordon Summers planned music, and Gwen Machell oversaw publicity.
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Abel Tauaki
Jan Johnson
Carolyn Hains
Jane Stanley
Gordon Summers
Gwen Machell
Spring Sports Underway At SHS Ahead Of Schedule
SHS spring sports begin on a small scale with state basketball wrapping up in Champaign. Track leads with 13 returning lettermen, similar to last year, though a leaner roster may challenge the Warri ors. Coach Diets expects a full team by the first meet, indoors workouts foretaste of outdoor action. Tennis shows upswing under Coach Hall with three of six lettermen returning and solid B team depth, while golf adds six varsity lettermen and plans daily fieldhouse practice before outdoor rounds at Emerald Hill Country Club.
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National Basketball Association
NBA
St. Louis Hawks
Boston Celtics
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Hawks
St. Louis
SHS
Champaign
DuWayne Diets
Gene Hall
Bob McMurray
Emerald Hill Country Club
Warriors Fall To Prophetstown In Regional Round
The Sterling Golden Warriors see their season end with a 49-46 upset by Prophetstown in the regional round after a late surge by the Pirates. Key scorers include Koehler 12 Selden 10 Henson 10 and Loos 8 as Sterling finishes 5-19. The team had earlier lost 62-61 to Ottawa and suffered an 80-69 defeat at Spring Valley. Jim Tucker led with 16 in the opener against Prophetstown while Tucker and Loos also topped the scoring in other games.
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Prophetstown
Sterling
Jim Loos
Chuck Koehler
Selden
Henson
Loos
Tucker
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Ottawa Pirates
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Eptry
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Pirates
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Koehler
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Red Devils
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Braves Freshmen Close Season With Strong 14 4 Record
Coach Floyd Hunsberger’s freshmen finished 14-4, dominating boards and height. They started slowly but won nine of last twelve games and showed great potential for SHS. JV squad ended 4- record after narrow losses, including two overtime defeats.
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Floyd Hunsberger
Bob Howard
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Hall
Verne Magnuson
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Jim Cain
Rock Falls
Doug Bybee
Dixon
Roger Gustafson
Rochelle
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Geneseo
LaSalle-Peru
West Rockford
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Genesee Maple Leafs
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