Warrior wrestlers end season with NCIC crown and state qualifiers
Sterling's Warrior wrestling team, led by Homer Musgrove, posted five dual wins and three losses, won the Ottawa Rock Falls Sterling Triangular, placed high in multiple invitational events, and claimed a fourth consecutive NCIC title. Ron Sonneman and Ron Pineda qualified for state. other contributors named. Basketball squads wrap up strong seasons with solid records and the Warriors eye a Rock Island Sectional clash against Fulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Musgrove
Ron Sonneman
Ron Pineda
Ron Wilsey
Stan Bachman
Floyd Johannsen
Charles Hoover
Rick Allen
Doug Karr
Gordon Kendall
Gene Grim
Orville Karr
Bob Gorehead
Sterling
J.W
Braves
Warriors
Princeton
Fulton
Rock Island
Playhouse anecdotes and student delays noted
The scene captures a Silo-Mostly Corn teacher remarking that a student was half an hour late, saying you should have been here at 8 20. A playful exchange follows with stage experience questions from the play director and a cast anecdote about a leg in a cast.
Future Teachers Active in School Affairs Tourney Shak ers
Sterling Chapter of the Future Teachers of America runs a four school basketball tourney fundraiser making and selling shak ers fudge and popcorn balls at lunches. They plan spring visits to grade schools and perhaps colleges. A quip about Bill at the dance ends the note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Chapter
The
Future Teachers of America
Warriors Meet Fulton Steamers In Sectional Play At Rock Island
The Golden Warriors face the Fulton Steamers in sectional basketball at Rock Island at 8 p.m. Tomorrow. The winner advances to meet the Kewanee-Moline winner tonight. Rock Falls Regional Sterling clinched a crown with a 92-78 win over Newman. The Warriors beat Lee Center 72-36 and Rock Falls 72-61 en route to the regional title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Falls
Warrior
Jim Eshleman
Richard Nice
Jim Appenzeller
Jim Austin
Bob Clark
John Gehrsen
Wendell Hanson
Bruce Kunde
An Chuck Peugh
Gerald Wise
Sports Night Planned by GAA Units in Three Towns
A joint Sports Night is planned by the Sterling Newman and Rock Falls GAA boards for March 15 in Sterling High girls gym. Freshmen and sophomores from Sterling and Rock Falls attend March 15. juniors and seniors from Sterling Rock Falls and Newman attend a Rock Falls event in April. A volleyball round robin determines the champions who will face the advisors. The class basketball champion remains undecided as teams field their best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Scheid
S.H.S
Gebhardt
Austin
Peugh
Walker
N.C.I.C
Harold Hussing
Jim Baird
Ish Celestino
Warriors
Robert McMurry
Emerald Hill Country Club
Arlyn Youngberg
Jim Schueler
John Benson
Dean Clark
Tom Lundquist
Larry Linton
Sterling, Newman, and
Rock Falls
G.A.A
Sterling High
Sterling and
Sterling
Sterling, Rock Falls
Newman
Backward Glances Highlight Historic Warriors Wins
The Warrior sports archive recalls Wells beating them 61 51 and a 63 21 loss to the Rockets. A speech class restaged Our Town. Ten years ago Bernie Mitchell coached a 49 32 win over Hall Township. The piece notes a band trip to Morrison and Rainbow Squadron joining Sterling High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warriors
Wells
Rockets
Bernie Mitchell
Hall Township
Morrison
Rainbow Squadron
Sterling High
Calendar of Events March 9 to April 2 Rock Island to Sterling
March 9 10 11 sectional tournament at Rock Island 12 Harlem Globetrotters in Field House 16 17 18 19 state finals social March 14 combined concert 19 conference debate DeKalb 21 TB tests 23 Robed Choir Chicago 24 Read TB tests 25 end of 3rd quarter 26 sectional speech contest 28 FFA banquet April 3 Robed Choir Concert Palm Sunday St Johns Lutheran Church 56 FHA Style Show Track March 26 Oak Park Relays April 2 Sterling Indoor Meet
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Rock Island
Harlem Globetrotters
Field House
DeKalb
Chicago
St. John’s Lutheran Church
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Eshleman
Clark
Wise
Kunde
Keheler
Stein
Bill
Francis Breed
Bob Carbaugh
Charles Cox
Bob Cox
Clark Galloway
Harold Haasing
John Marshall
Fred Parker
Neil Pontious
Neal Bressler
Keith Bos
Jim Gebhardt
Mickey McGuire
Charles Pough
Don Walker
Larry Sterenberg
Keith Cassens
George Marshall
Ken Handel
Jim Stanley
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