Local basketball season wrap with varied results
The season finished with Coach Brandau and Coach Terhune guiding their teams through a series of wins and losses. Highlights include a close Clinton game, Rockford showdown, upset at Oregon, and victories over Community and Belvidere.
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Brandau
Terhune
Clinton
Rockford
Oregon
Community
Dixon
Princeton
Belvidere
DeKalb
Mendota
Rock Falls
Sterling Basketball Through 1938 Tourneys and Records
The 1938 Sterling team faced Regional and Sectional tours with mixed results. They beat Steward 33 to 31 and lost to Moline 18 to 3 in a sectional upset, while Dixon and Sterling combined for a 23 average on 65 Sterling shots and Dixon 12 on 52 attempts. Sterling set a local season high with 86 shots against Walnut, making 27 for a 31 percent rate, and shot 71 times for 10 makes against Rock Falls, while Rock Falls went 6 for 40.
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Sterling
Ashton
Steward
Dixon
Moline
Rock
Rollo
Prophetstown
Rock Falls
Belvidere Bears Locals to Even Series
Belvidere evened the series by beating the locals 25 to 23 in Belvidere on February 16. Lear sank the decisive shot in the final 10 seconds for the Purple and Gold. Sterling led 8-6 after the first quarter, 14-13 at halftime, and Belvidere held a 22-21 edge after the third. Bobby Wolf led the locals with 10 points, Ridge added 7, while Lear had 9 for the winners.
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Belvidere
S. H
Lear
Sterling
Bobby Wolf
Ridge
Canton
Clark
Conner
Hidden
Tomlianvich
Brown
Wolf
Steadman
Duhm
Oaks
Beam
Woodyatt
Victory Over Dixon Brings Regional Trophy To Sterling
Sterling Warriors defeated Dixon 41 to 34 at the Dixon Regional Tourney finals on March 2 to claim the regional trophy. Duhm led Sterling with 12 points, Wolf scored 10, Ridge 9, and Hidden 6 as Sterling pulled away in a tight second half after leading 22 16 at halftime.
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Sterling “Warriors
Dixon
Sterling
Duhm
Witzleb
Wolf
Ridge
Kelley
Schultz
Bugg
Weinman
Hidden
Brown
Griesser
Warriors
Moser
Sterling Warriors Win Hard Fought Final Over DeKalb
The Sterling Warriors edged DeKalb 37 to 34 on February 23 to even the series in a tense conference finale. DeKalb led 14 to 8 after the first period, with Wolf and Duhm scoring. Sterling surged to a 20 to 14 halftime edge behind Brown and Woodyatt.
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Sterling “Warriors
DeKalb
Wolf
Duhm
Sterling
Brown
Woodyatt
Griesser
Community High Wins Consolation Tourney at Springfield
Congratulations to Community High School for winning the Consolation Tourney at Springfield. The basketball team is saluted for its standout performance and teamwork.
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Community High School
Springfield
Track Season Opens April 8 With Inter-Class Competition
Sterling High edged Galva 37 to 29 in the sectional tourney opener at Kewanee on March 6. Wolf led Sterling with 13 points, Ridge 8, Woodyatt 7. Norbom, Robinson, Johnson each had 7 for Galva in a tight contest as Galva led early before Sterling took control late.
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Sterling High
Galva
Kewanee
Brown
Wolf
Norbom
Johnson
Duhm
Robinson
Woodyatt
Ridge
Sterling
Leaf
Northom
Canton Five Victorious In Semi Final Clash
Canton defeats Sterling 31 to 24 in the sectional semifinal at Kewanee on March 8. Clark leads Canton with 16 points, Tomlianvich adds 8, Wolf and Ridge each reach six, and Oaks, Duhm, and Beam contribute in a fast, low scoring contest. Lewistown later wins the sectional title.
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Canton Five
Warriors
Kewanee
Lewistown
Clark
Tomlianvich
Wolf
Ridge
Sterling High Track Opens Season With Inter-Class Meet
Coach Scheid lists the complete schedule for Sterling High track as the season opens April 8 9 and 10 with the inter-class meet. Geneseo Relays on April 14 Morison and Savannah meet at Sterling on April 16. Freshman Sophomore squad first meet April 13 at Geneseo Relays. Indoor workouts in the gym and stadium usage as weather warms.
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Sterling High
Geneseo
Geneseo Relays
Freshman Sophomore Schedule Across Geneseo and Sterling
Geneseo hosts the Geneseo Relays on April 13 with Bradford Relays on the 24. Tampico Varsity competes in Sterling on May 1 followed by Milledgeville and Dison Frosh Soph-Suph events on May 8 in Sterling and Rock Falls meets in Sterling on May 15.
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Geneseo
Bradford
Tampico
Sterling
Milledgeville
Reserves Fall To DeKalb in Narrow Heartbreaker
Sterling reserves lost 23 to 22 at DeKalb on February 23 as a last second DeKalb basket decided the game. Feldkirchner led with 7 points, Troye had 6. Mendoza beat Sterling 24 to 14 at the Coliseum on February 20 with Feldkirchner again scoring 7 and Ahrens 5. Bud Terhune’s squad beat Belvidere B 23 to 13 on February 16, Feldkirchner 12 and Woodyatt 8.
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Mendoza
Belvidere
DeKalb
Sterling Reserves
Sterling
Feldkirchner
Troye
The
Coliseum
Ahrens
Bud” Terhune
Feld- Kirchner
Woodyatt
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