Sterling High School Athletic Awards Banquet Highlights
The SHS awards banquet on May 17 at Broadway Methodist Church honored top athletes across sports. John Moore received the Golden Warrior award, with John Andreas and several others earning outstanding player and hustler honors for track, tennis, golf, baseball, football, cross country, basketball, and wrestling. Roscoe Eades honored for four decades of support. Don Henson and Floyd Hunsberger added to the athletic honor society.
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Broadway Methodist Church
Bradford Laycock
Allied School Equipment Company
Sprinfield
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John Strenge
Sterling High
Don Henson
Floyd Hunsberger
John Moore
Gary Ime
Larry Ahlgrim
Richard Snowberg
Denny Jokerst
Kenneth Freeman
Virgil Robinson
Terry Taylor
Stewart
John Andreas
George Straw
Chuck Prentice
Joe Martinez
John Wendell
Doug Zemke
Allan Freeman
Hustler
Trackmen Head to Geneseo Tonight For Relays
The Warrer tracksters travel to Geneseo for the Geneseo Relays. They aim to keep their winning streak as the season wraps with the NCIC meet at Sterling Stadium on Friday May 26. Spring sports look strong as SHS teams capped a solid year with track placing fourth at district and sending Gary Imel Roger Thomas Rich Luptak and Chuck Prentice to state. Golf and tennis also posted notable performances last week signaling a strong finish.
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Fine Fettle
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Rock Falls
Rockford
Four Warriors Reach State Finals at Champaign Track Meet
Gary Imel and Roger Thomas qualified in pole vault at 12 feet 4 inches as Sterling's track team dominated area meets. Dick Luptak posted 51.1 in the quarter, setting a school record and placing fourth at Moline. Chuck Prentice added a third in the half mile at Moline, while Sterling swept events at DeKalb with a Medley record of 3:41.2 and an 880 relay in 1:33.65.
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Gary Imel
Roger Thomas
Dick Luptak
Moline
SHS
Chuck Prentice
Sterling
DeKalb
Kewanee
Keeling
McCoy
Luptak
Zaeske
Sterling Linksmen Fifth At District Golf Meet
Sterling High School golfers Virgil Robinson Mike Sellett Bud Fisher Bob Wilson competed at Sandy Hollow in Rockford. Virgil placed sixth with 79 while Mike 85 Bud 89 and Gary 95. The team total based on four top scores. Sterling finished fifth overall.
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Bud Fisher
Bob Wilson
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Bud
Bob
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Twin City
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Mt. Morris Mounders
Emerald Hill
Linksmen
Kewanee
Sterling Netmen Sweep Ten Matches in Dual Meet
Sterling Netmen defeated Freeport 9-0 with Jok erst Snedecker Lee Feather Helms and Johnson winning singles and doubles. Earlier they lost 5-4 to Dixon Dukes while May 23 rematch looms. District meet left Sterling tied for third. Fresh-Soph squad boasts strong season with 9-0 Dixon win and 6-4 Freeport win.
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Kannaka
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