Netters Hopeful in District Run after perfect record
Sterling High tennis teams prep for district action with a 7-6 dual meet mark and a first place finish in the Freeport Quadrangular. They defeated Dixon 8-1 East Rockford 9-0 Moline 9-0 East Moline 9-0 Clinton 9-0 Rock Falls 9-0 and Clinton again 9-0. Sterling won the quadrangular with 33 of 36 points, ahead of Freeport 19 and East.
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Sterling
Freeport
Varsity Netters
Dixon
East Rockford
Moline
East
Sterling nets 4 firsts in doubles as team runs big meet
Breaks Discus Record Rockford with 18 points and Rockford Auburn with 2 points. Sterling swept doubles with four first places by McBride Dewey, McBride Parks, Johnson Dickinson, Massey Frye. Stonesifer won number four singles. Bick second in one, Handel second in two, Dickson second in three. Sterling Junior Varsity 5-0 after defeats, Frosh Soph win 10-2 over East Rockford for their sole meet.
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Rockford
Auburn
Sterling
Morry McBride
Gary Dewey
Mike McBride
Bill Parks
Wayne Johnson
Barry Dickinson
Ken Massey
Larry Frye
Shane Stonesifer
Terry Bick
Ray Handel
Steve Dickinson
Dixon
East Rockford
East Moline
Clinto
Clinton
Frosh- Soph
Sterling Invites Rugged Relay Ends with Fourth Place
The 19th Sterling Invitational featured stormy weather as Moline dominated with four firsts across the 440 and 880 relays the 320 high hurdle shuttle and the mile relay, totaling 90 points to win. Nock Island finished second with 86, Rockford West third with 60, Sterling fourth with 52, and Rock Island set a pole vault record led by Albritton.
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Moline
Sterling
Nock [Sland
the Rocks
Rockford West
Rock Island
Albritton
Rock Falls
Ottawa
East Moline
Dixon Newman
Sterling Warriors Golf Open 1968 With Five Straight Wins
Cal Stowell reports Sterling High School golf opening 1968 with five consecutive wins. April 9 10 one sided 10 0 victory over Rochelle led by Al Warner and Cal Stowell 39. Junior Varsity 74 24. Subsequent wins over Oregon 10 0 with Walrath 40 and Warner 41 and JV 8 2 led by Greg Brandt 40. Final April 27 triangular meet at Princeton Pe ru St. Bede Sterling 155 best four of five with Walrath 37 Warner 38 Killion 39.
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Sterling Warrior
Rochelle
Emerald Hill
al Warner
Cal Stowell
Sterling
Carl Griesser
Sterling Golfers
Oregon
Chuck Walrath
Greg Brandt
Rock Falls
Jv's
al Killien
al Killion
Warriors
Diversified Occupations Banquet At Emerald Hills Club
Emerald Hills Country Club hosted the 1968 Diversified Occupations banquet on Monday April 22 honoring trainers parents and students. Awards went to Sterling-Rock Falls Clinic and Roys Radio and TV for five years of trainee employment. Club leader awards were presented to officers including President Don Minkel Sterling and Miss Judy Hart was named State President of the Illinois Association of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America.
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Emerald Hill Country Club
Sterling-Rock Falls
Roy
T.V
Don Minkel-Sterling
Sue Frey
Rock Falls
Barb Nusbaum
Bill Anderson-Newman
Dave Finkel-Sterling
Marvin Finkel
Chris McCombs
Loren S. Young
Whiteside Coun
Rock Falls High School
Illinois Association of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Springfield
Law Day Program at Sterling Township High School
Law Day observed with a TV assembly on April 30 as students and faculty learned about existing laws. A guest panel including Judge John Cunningham Sgt Robert Heindall and attorney W Bra nn Bobasky answered questions from Sterling and Newman High School representatives.
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America
Sterling Township High School
STHS
Newman
Sterling
John Cunningham
14Th Judicial District
Robert Heindall
Illinois State Police
W. Brann Bobasky
Whiteside County Bar Association
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