Tracksters Off To Good Start For Sterling Track Team
Sterling varsity track opens 1966 with three wins in April meets. Rochelle Hubs and Oregon Hawks fell 99 39 10 in a tri angular, then Walnut Blue Devils defeated SHS despite Dave Henson injuring a leg. Sterling beat Newman 94 24 in intra city. Captain Henson tops 10.2 100 yd dash, near record pace. O Malley and Hess pace hurdles and pole vault, Pratt leads broad jump, Heath and Vogel shine in weights.
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SHS
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Dave
Tom O’malley
Jows
Bob Mellang
Gordon Harris
Mike Sheley
Keith Pratt
Dave Jacobson
Gordon
Newman
Lee Gordy
Phil Smith
Joe Jones
Charley Hess
Charley
Mike Heath
Lloyd Vogel
Mike
Lloyd
SHS Sports Notes Highlight Track Team Losses Dave Henson
The SHS sports note reports Dave Henson’s departure crippling the returning lettermen pool. Wes Yarbrough emerges as a strong 440 and mile-relay anchor after a slower start, while tennis and golf teams remain youth driven. Senior Gary Breed and Charley Hess join National Athletic Honor Society, along with eight juniors.
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National Athletic Honor Society
Mr. Hall
Gary Breed
Charley Hess
Joel Cooperrider
Mike Heath
Roger Johnson
Greg Hummel
Dave Brandau
Dean Renkes
Tim Schmitt
Sterling Relays Team Finishes Fourth in 17th Annual Meet
Sterling placed fourth at the SHS Relays in a field of teams led by a dominant Moline squad. Sterling’s sole first came from the high jump team of Lee Gordy, Joe Jones, and Phil Smith, who narrowly missed tying the high jump record by two inches.
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Sterling Warriors soar in tennis and golf meets this season
Sterling high school teams show strong starts in tennis and golf. The varsity tennis squad, despite underclassmen dominance, went 10 wins with recent 5-4 and 8-1 scores against Clinton and East Rockford, then beat Rock Falls and LaSalle-Peru 8-1. Golfers boast six wins in nine meets, defeating Dixon, Oregon, Rock Falls, and others, led by Pettit and Donaldson with solid 38s and 39s. The JV golf team runs 2-3-2, with a mixed results record. District IHSA tournament looms, prompting fan turnout.
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Rich Carman
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John Kalachnik
Mike McBride
Kim Snitchler
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Emerald Hill Country Club
Mike Donaldson
Cal Stowell
Chuck Walrath
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Reid Pettit
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Walrath
Rick Brandt
J-V
Steve Sprague
Gary Andreas
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Tom Weir
Rick
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Beth
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Wes Yarbrough
Wes
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