Sterling Track Practice Opens For 1966 Season
The 1966 SHS track squad brings 15 letter winners back to form a strong nucleus. Leaders include Gary Imel John Zaeske Richard Luptak Don Ziegler Doug Keeling John Turner and Chuck Prentice. Imel, a pole vault state qualifier, is out with a broken wrist. Strength lies in sprints high jump and maybe pole vault with hurdles and weight events as weak points.
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SHS
Gary Imel
John Zaeske
Richard Luptak
Don Ziegler
Doug Keeling
John Turner
Chuck Prentice
Warriors fall short in sectional final, finish 21-5
SHS Golden Warriors battled East Rockford B-Rabs in the Dixon Sectional final, losing 72-66 after a tight fourth quarter. Star John Moore led with 26 points as Sterling fought back from early deficits and closed the gap late in the game.
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Golden Warriors
East Rockford
Sterling
Gene Hall
Warriors
Sterling Warriors Fall to Rockford in sectional finale
Ting Qui reports Sterling High School basketball ends a fine season with a loss to Rockford in the Dixon Sectional after defeating Dixon and Fulton earlier. Freshman and junior squads also excel, while Gary Imel suffers a broken wrist and will wear a cast six weeks.
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Rockford
SHS
Warriors
Sterling
Dixon
Tall Fulton
Gary Imel
Warriors finish era as seniors depart after another title run
Seven seniors powered the Warriors through a record 211 season as they wrapped up a long era. Joe Moore led scoring with 211 of 436 attempts, while Don Henson and John Andreas posted solid shooting and rebounding numbers. The loss ends a era but Henson, Jim Wallace, and Lee Johnson return to anchor next year’s squad.
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Warriors
Joe” Moore
Don Henson
John Andreas
John Wendells
Jim Wise
John Wire
Fred Gebhardt
Pete Wheeler
Jim Wallace
Lee Johnson
Sterling Warriors Triumph Over Fulton Steamers 75-64 in Dixon Showdown
East Rockford star center led Sterling with 26 points as John Andreas and John Wendell added 11 each. Sterling built a 17-10 first quarter lead, stayed ahead 35-25 at halftime, then held on to beat Fulton 75-64 in the Dixon Sectional opener. All five starters reached double figures. Sterling also dominated in the Rock Falls Regional with three straight victories over Mt Morris Polo and Dixon.
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Fast Rockford
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John Andreas
John Wendell
Don Henson
Jim Wise
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Fulton Steamers
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Fulton
Moore
Wise
Andreas
Henson
Wendell
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Mt. Morris
Polo
Dixon
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Luptak
Tom Ague
Skip Weaver
Dave Phifer
Ed Beatty
Ed Stage
Joe Martinez
Mike Lafferty
John Niko
John Zbinden
Frank Miller
Lynn Heffelfinger
Lynn
Rob Evers
Paul King
Larry McClintock
Doug Keelling
Dixon Sectional
Warrior Cagers
John
Big Joe
Thoren
Ting
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