Sterling Varsity Finishes 8-2, Seeks Strong Next Year
The Sterling football team compiled an 8-2 record and reached the state tournament. Next year should be the best yet as this year's juniors rise, with three games remaining in the schedule. The swimming, track, and tennis programs show promise with younger and returning athletes shaping the squad for future success. The note ends with optimistic sports chatter and a playful NBA championship forecast.
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Sterling
Arg Aes
Sterling Warriors vie for state spots at district meet
The Sterling Golden Warriors travel to Moline for the district track meet hoping to reach state. Key entrants include Kent Carl in the discus and 120 yard high hurdles contenders Hayen and Stockwell, with hopes across multiple events and time standards. The team aims to reach state May 29 in Charleston after district trials set by strong district competition.
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Warriors
Moline
Waterloo
Sterling wins NCIC track title with record performances
Sterling defeats Princeton 65 to 58 to reclaim the NCIC track crown as Walt Divers sets a 43'6" triple jump mark and wins long jump while placing second in the 220. Tom Hagen sets 38.3s in the 330 low hurdles, Divers anchors the 880 relay to first, and the squad debuts strong in field events with Kent Carl’s 57'4" shot put.
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Sterling Golden Warriors
Moline
Kent Carl
Paul Sheley
Walt Divers
Bill Bartels
Tom Czuprynski
Jim Winn
Ron Hagen
Hayen
Dave Stockwell
Walter Divers
Divers
Sergio Sotelo
Charleston
Sterling
Rock Island
East Moline
NCIC
Princeton
Tom Hagen
Terry Harts
Sotelo
Harts
Stockwell
Rod Anderson
Bacon
Paul
Pat Cross
Pat (Cross
Deets
Fresh-Soph
Ottawa
Jim Wise
Sterling girls sweep to state with 11 qualifiers
Sterling High School sent 11 girls to state after finishing first in a regional meet held at Charleston. Mayers Harris and Schrader led events, with Sterling totaling 73 points to best Rock Falls 50 and Dixon 26. Other top finishers included Newman, Fulton, Morrison and Amboy, as district records and school records were noted in relays and sprints.
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Sterling Firls
Harris
Sterling
Schiller
Rochelle
Hughes
Rock Falls
Bettner
Oregon
van Zuiden
Morrison
Tiesman
Fulton
Walters
Sommers
Prophetstown
Gettemy
Prew
Ryan
Newman
Woods
Mendota
Holbrook
Ingiahay
Brushaber
Wakely
Dixon
Schrader
Diehl
Miles Ruth Y
DeJamnatt
Sandoval
Lanark
Thompson
Finkles
Partridge
Jones
Haberer
Perou
McDonald
Ami
Eakle
Amboy
Sec Fitert
Moyetaex
Dedrickson
Selmi
Casillas
Bergagna
LaSalle-Peru
Ottens
Howard
O'Brian
Unterzuber
Erickson
Charleston
Marcie Harris
Shelly Howard
Maureen Perou
Sara Sandoval
Michelle DeJarnatt
Kim Schrader
Tonya Hussing
Sheryl Haberer
Rhonda Eakle
Jean Erickson
Karen Unterzuber
HW Mendonta
Milledgeville
Walnut
Girls spring on the links at SHS golf club
A Girls' Golf Club has formed at SHS with practices at Rock River Country Club three days weekly and one weekly behind Woodlawn School. Beginning golfers filled. experienced players with own transportation invited. Charter members include Alice Moore Ann Thorpe Margo Long Beth Picken Sandy Frentzos Sheryl Glafka Lori Schnoor Brenda Bolling.
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SHS
Rock River Country Club
Woodlawn School
Mrs. Griesser
Alice Moore
Ann Thorpe
Margo Long
Beth Picken
Sandy Frentzos
Sheryl Glafka
Lori Schnoor
Brenda Bolling
Netmen Begin District Play at Rochelle
The Sterling boys tennis team heads to Rochelle for district action with two singles and two doubles teams advancing to state in Champaign. Head coach Gordon Nunemaker is optimistic about a district victory as Sterling stands undefeated in 16 dual meets, placed second at the DeKalb Frosh Soph event, and won the conference tournament.
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Rochelle
Champaign
Gordon Nunemaker
Braves
Sterlings
Relics of a Sterling High Graduate
An anonymous student in Mr. Roger Clark's class reflects on high school sports memories. Trophies, letters, and programs gather dust as the author recalls the ecstasy of wins and tears of defeats from Sterling High.
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Sterling High
Roger Clark
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