Corzine Appointed Sterling Football Coach and AD
Lester Corzine will become the head football coach and assistant basketball and track coach at Sterling high school. He arrives August 24 from Monmouth Illinois and is a former New York Giants player aiming to implement a new football system amid strong Northwest Conference competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Scheid
Sterling High School
Lester Corzine
Monmouth, Illinois
Sterling
Sterling High
New York Giants
Anna- Jonesboro
Illinois
Monmouth
Moline
Rock Island
Kewanee
Galesburg
East Moline
Corzine
Golfers Swing For Conference Honors
The North Central Conference golf opening features new faces at Dixon with starters Cies Cushman Bulmer Wooster and MacDonald. Mentions Sterling Mendota Spring Valley Princeton Dixon and players Bosenfelder Tower Faber Mortenson Carruthers Vogt Knudsen Eakle Snell Richards with scores around 76 to 78 as district and conference rivals prepare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Cies
Cushman
Bulmer
Wooster
MacDonald
Sterling
Oregon
Jim Bosenfelder
Mendota
Hall Township High
Spring Valley
St. Bede
Tower
Faber
Mortenson
Carruthers
Vogt
Knudsen
Laura Carlson
Princeton
Peoria
Jack Eakle
George Snell
Roger Richards
Sterling Track Meet Opens In Conférence Day
The 1942 Sterling Conference Track Meet kicks off at the stadium this afternoon and evening with many schools participating. Neal Wick drew attention at the Gateway Classics in Clinton on May 1 when he was unexpectedly challenged by the team manager to drop his trousers during the event. The manager Wick failed to win the challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Weyrauch
Louisville
New York
Panama
Sterling
Neal Wick
Clinton
S.H.S
Wick
Turnell Directs Girls In Versatile Program
Amy Turnell, five years as girls' physical education instructor, outlines a diversified activity plan for freshmen to seniors. She notes archery addition, student leaders, and seasonal sport managers, with activities ranging from hygiene and team sports to recreational options and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Turnell
Miss Turnell
Sterling
Alabama
Missouri
Dwight
Illinois
G.A.A
Sterling Track Team Struggles In Princeton Triangular Meet
Sterling failed to win at the Princeton triangular meet on April 28 as superstition and clover hunting distracted the squad. Sterling finished third behind Princeton and Kewanee, with only Bob Bulmer among the few who found four leaf clovers. Joe Galloway quipped about running curves rather than whistling at them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Sterling
Small
Bob Bulmer
Kewanee
Conference Track Meet Time Table and Events
Schedule lists preliminaries and finals for hurdles sprints and jumps from 3:00 PM to 9:15 PM with evening events including dinner and entertainment. Officials include referee and starter Frank Wilcox of Bradford Illinois. Tickets priced 25 cents in advance and 40 cents at the gate.
Track Team Triumphs at Whiteside County Meet
Sterling won the Whiteside County track meet on April 24 with 65 points led by seven first places. Dixon later crushed Sterling’s dominance on May 5 with 77 Sterling points as Dixon took the title and Sterling scored 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.H.S
Golden Warriors
Whiteside County
Stadium
Sterling
Erie
Rock Falls
Prophetstown
Morrison
Fulton
Spencer
Kewanee
Princeton
Woodyatt
Whitver
Radke
Davenport
Mississippi
Clinton
Dubuque
Dixon
Dukes
Hults
Gould
Troye
Janssen
Reitzel
Bogaard
Burkett
Galloway
Moline
Coach Scheid Tracks Inmates Through Study Hall
Coach Scheid roams the study hall in search of escaped inmates from gym classes. The pursuit often succeeds, with notable inmates including Ray Blum and Warren Kyger identified among the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coach Scheid
Ray Blum
Warren Kyger
Favored Princeton Team Withdraws From Meet
Open house will herald the remodeled North Central Illinois Conference as new members join old for the 13th Annual Conference track meet at Sterling stadium. Eight schools compete with Princeton withdrawing last minute. finals run tonight with five place scoring and qualifying trials this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central Illinois
Sterling Stadium
DeKalb
Ottawa
Dixon
Hall Township
Spring Valley
Sterling
Rock Falls
Mendota
Geneseo
Princeton
Hults
Welton
Burkett
John Hunsberger
Brown
Galloway
Whitver
Woodyatt
Janssen
Hunsberger
Orville
Floyd
Leon Gould
Troye
Wells
G A A Tennis Tourney Seeks Champion Amid Delays
The G A A tennis tournament races to finish with finals not yet played. Helen Becker and Joanne Stager vie for the main title while Donna Veck and Barbara Bell contest the consolation. Class winners include Marilyn Cies, Joanne Stager, Helen Becker, and Marion Palmer. Consolation class winners are Connie Doermann, Donna Yeck, Barbara Bell, and Betty Martin. An external five Morrison girls match yielded a 5 0 victory for Sterling. Mr Brandau defeated Miss Turnell 6 4 6 2 in a reported instructors match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Becker
Joanne Stager
Donna Veck
Barbara Bell
Marilyn Cies
Marion Palmer
Marcia Bogaard
Lena Mae Ashpaugh
June Desmond
Elda Robbins
Connie Doermann
Donna Yeck
Betty Martin
Morrison
Sterling
Brandau
Miss Turnell
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Corzine Takes
Turnell
Joe Galloway
Champ
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