Sterling Blue and Gold finish season strong at Dixon tourney
Sterling defeats Rollo 43-21 to cap a season redress. they reach 3rd in Dixon regional, end above .500. Swartley leads scoring in several games, Dixon beats Sterling 26-19 in final conference, then Sterling doubles Oregon 32-16 and 16-12 in a double bill.
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Rollo Squad
Dixon
Sterling
Rollo
Prophets
Swartley
Ellis
Gerhardt
Prophetstown
Rockford
Freeport
Moline
DeKalb County
Morrison
Blue and Gold Warriors
Bentley
Oregon
Powell
F.G
F.T
Powell Frye
Capt
Schueler
Marschang
Thomas
Bivin
Healey F.G
Fair track team expected Vallee picked as captain
Coach Scheid expects a fair track team this year with several weak spots from Davidson’s loss in broad jump and low hurdles. He cites eleven returning lettermen including Captain Wendell Vallee, Harold Otten, Vernon Frye, Bob Jurkens, Merrill Taber, Harold Reed, John Frey, Ed Gebhardt, Irvin Wolf, Keith Healey, and Doug Janssen. The group includes a Conference 100 and 220 winner and a championship relay roster, offering potential for a strong season.
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Scheid
Davidson
Wendell Vallee
Harold Otten
Vernon Frye
Bob Jurkens
Merrill Taber
Harold Reed
John Frey
Ed Gebhardt
Irvin Wolf
Keith Healey
Doug Janssen
Post Grad Team Supplies Comedy In G A A Tourney
In a notable S H S event the senior A girls basketball team won top A ranking as the season closed March 8, defeating the post grads handily. Sophomore A finished second, juniors labored to start, and frosh showed promise. In B action the frosh went undefeated. juniors were runners up. High scorers included Kendell and Wilbern, with a humorous senior postgame p g tilt followed by a picnic. Tournament managers Bendewald and Turnell earned praise, as did several players and lineups for the 18 games.
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P.g.’S
Junior A’s
Denning
Frosh
Tennis Team Aims for NCIC Crown Despite Courts Shortage
Coach Brandau says any practicing courts will help the squad defend the NCIC tennis title for a third straight year as only three veterans return Puckett Frye and Tarvin. Hoogeveen expects improvement with veterans Taber McCandless Johnson and other prospects. Tennis and golf participants urged to sign with Hoogeveen or Brandau. Schedule lists matches from April 29 to June 4 across Rochelle Sterling Dixon Clinton Twin City C C and State Finals at Champaign with NCIC Conference Tournament at Rochelle.
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Brandau
P. Puckett
Rochelle
Sterling
Dixon
Princeton
Clinton
Rock Island
Champaign
N. C
Polo
Edgebrook C. C
Twin City C. C
Plum Hollow C. C
Hi Tri Entertains Hi-Y at Old Time Box Social
The Hi-Tri hosted a large Hi-Y crowd in a February 24 costume box social. Participants included Miss Schick Mary Jane Crump and Dorothy Ewbank portraying Mrs George Washington with Bob Salm as Washington. Prizes went to Doc Frye for milk, Salm for looks, Fairfax for sourness, Powell for soap.
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Hi-Tri
George Washington
Bob Salm
Bob Fairfax
Johnny Powell
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Rock Falls
Pre Ao
Vallee
Pet. Pet
DeKalb Tye
Belvidere
DeKalb
Post Grad Team
Jean Kendell
Ry Wilbern
Soph
Marjorie Huriesas
Marie Amabaugh
Helen Dimond
Virginia Miller
P.g
Sanita Bendewald
Missa Turnell
Gene Cies
Irene Simkus
Delores Clark
Miss Turnell
Gene
Irene
Delores
Jerry Councellor
Irene Ague
Elma Matuszewicz
Zilma Sears
Gloria Brian
Lois Smyre
Alice Mac Fine
Marie Amsbaugh
Evelyn Martin
Lorraine Ohnen
Evelyn Johnson
Anna Welker
Betty Over
Florence Swanson
Twila Oswald
Dorothy Bissell
Mary Andrews
Harriet Giddings
Betty Bealer
Juanita Woodyatt
Lois Walters
Wanda Wharfield
Doris Marie Scott
Dorothea Moulton
Hoogeveen
C. Taber
McCandless
P. Johnson
Clinton C. C
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