Bob Twardock Sets Records in Discus Across Three Meets
Bob Twardock, nicknamed Big Slaber, won first place and broke discus records at Kewanee, Clinton, and Freeport. His throws reached 46 feet 6 inches at Kewanee Night Relays, 43 feet at Clinton Gateway Classic, and 41 feet at the SHS Freeport dual meet. With gym class moved to the stadium, the team shifts focus to golf and tennis and refining baseball technique.
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Bob Twardock
Kewanee
Clinton
Freeport
Bob
S.H.S
Cage Schedule For 1949 50 NCIC Games
1949 50 cage schedule lists matches from Nov 25 at East Moline to Feb 28 home or away games through Reg. Tournament at Dixon March 3. Denotes NCIC games.
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East Moline
Tilden Tech
Chi
Catholic Community
Geneseo
Galesburg
Rock Falls
Hall Two
Dixon
Ottawa
East Rockford
DeKalb
Golf Team Receives Attention Despite Early Losses
The local nine to three defeat to Sterling and an eighteen nil loss at Rochester highlight a young golf squad. Winners from 8.H.S. include Nuttall Mortensen and Schueler. The intersquad match tightens as Phil Ward and Dave Bressler emerge as top contenders for finals, with seniors urged to stay focused on the ball.
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Sterling
Nuttall
Mortensen
Schueler
H.S
Phil Ward
Dave Bressler
Quiet words riskless line remains in quiet rumor
A pithy saying about silence and judgment, advising restraint to avoid exposing folly. It frames speaking as potentially revealing poor judgment and urges choosing silence to preserve respect.
Sterling High Tennis Brings First Victory In Years
Approximately thirty prospects under Coach Curt Brandau have joined spring tennis. Prentiss defeated Thomas to win the ladder championship two sets to none. Sterling beat Clinton 7-0 in a varsity Frosh Soph clash and won 4-3 over Dixon on April 26, marking a red-letter day for the team as Young Thomas and Surratt contributed key wins.
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SHS
Curtis Brandau
Tom Thomas
Bill Scott
Warren Thummel
Alan Fleer
Bob Baither
Butch
Dick Allen
John Sunday
Merchel Flynn
Brandau
Larry Norton
Paul Lund
Larry Denty
Neil Hall
Dick Young
Clark Prentiss
Tom Griffith
Earl Harden
John Surratt
Bill Arnold
Curt Brandau
Netsters
Sterling
Clinton
Prentiss
Sterling High
Dixon
Young
Thomas
Surratt
Fresh-Sohos
Absent minded surgeon tears out book appendix
A wife asks why her absent minded surgeon tore pages from a new book. He apologizes, explaining he removed the section labeled appendix by mistake, not realizing its meaning.
G A A Plans May Banquet For St Johns Lutheran Church
The G A A holds tennis and other sports at the stadium and gym four days weekly with a May tournament and school medal. A banquet at St Johns Lutheran Church on May 10 features the Maypole theme. Committees include co chairs Mary Ann Hull and Mary Pat Geible and many volunteers for tables programs tickets and entertainment.
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Hoogeveen
Athletic Journal
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Just for Fun Joke At School Dining Table
Mother scolds Charles for knife use while he claims his fork leaks. Principal asks what you can do better than your teacher. Pupil replies I can read my own handwriting.
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Mother
Charles
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