Warriors and Braves shine in Sterling Township sports season
The 1967-68 Sterling Township High School teams delivered a memorable year. Basketball finished third in NCIC while the Braves won conference play undefeated and both squads claimed the New-Mor-Roc-Ster title. The Warriors reached regional and sectional play, losing to Rockford Auburn, while the wrestling team went 22-3 and claimed multiple tournaments. Standouts Mike Hill, Marc Hummell, and Gilbert Vasquez excelled at state. The school joined an elite group by advancing in basketball sectional and placing top five in state wrestling, marking a historic dual-sport achievement.
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Warrior
Sterling Township High School
Warriors
Braves
Pontiac
Waukegan
Cagers
Rockford Auburn
Golden Warriors
Illinois
Granite City
Mike Hill
Marc Hummell
Gilbert Vasquez
Sterling
STHS
Vandalism at Sterling Township High School Urges Change
A reader calls for action against vandalism at STHS, detailing damaged public phone parts, gum stuffed coin slots, torn equipment, and graffiti. The letter urges students to take pride, stop writing on desks and walls, and reduce waste, comparing school misbehavior to home vandalism and stressing accountability.
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STHS
Sterling Township High School
John
Mary
Sterling
Meeting Percy Railsback at a Midwest News Conference
A high school journalist attends a news conference and a $10 luncheon with Senator Charles H. Percy and Representative Thomas F. Railsback. He notes their polished but cautious answers, the event’s politics, and his own wish for more decisive news. Public questions probe Vietnam, urban crisis, and races, yet concrete statements remain scarce.
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Congress
Charles H. Percy
Thomas F. Railsback
Ehough
Myself
Finney
Whiteside County
Percy
Railsbach
Lyndon Johnson
Sterling Act Earns Spot At State For Neil Cooperrider
Sterling’s one act Bury the Dead traveled to East Moline March 8 for sectional contest but finished sixth after rushing to the ending at 39 minutes to avoid elimination. Neil Cooperrider earned the right to state at Normal March 29 and 30 by winning the sectional radio speaking title. other Sterling speakers’ season ended when East Moline’s March 16 meet was canceled.
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Sterling
East Moline
Irwin Shaw
Crete
Sterling Coliseum
Neil Cooperrider
Neil