Sterling track team heads to Illinois state meet in Champaign
Eight Sterling tracksters qualified by placing at Rock Island district meet. Mike Sisson tied the 9.9 record in the 100 yards, Breed was second in 180 yard high hurdles, Rowland cleared 13 feet in pole vault, and relay teams finished second in the 880 yard and fourth in the mile. Sophomore Staker missed state, Sterling totaled 19 points finishing fifth behind East Moline, Moline, Rock Island, and Geneseo.
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Sterling
Champaign
Mike Sisson
Butch Rowland
Chuck Reynolds
Craig Beveroth
Bill Lovans
Charley White
Larry Criss
Dan Breed
Geneseo
Rock Island
Dietz
Breed
Sterling Ace
Butch
Phil Staker
Sterling track team wins NCIC conference meet
Sterling's Golden Warriors dominated the NCIC track meet, defeating Geneseo Princeton Ottawa Kawanee Rochelle Streator Dixon LaSalle-Peru Mendota and Rock Falls to claim top team honors with 59 points. Dan Breed won the 120 yard high hurdles in 14.7 seconds and the 180 yard low hurdles, Mike Sisson took the 100 yard dash in 10.2, plus two relay victories.
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Golden Warriors
Geneseo
Princeton
Ottawa
Kewanee
Rochelle
Streator
Dixon
LaSalle-Peru
Mendota
Rock Falls
NCIC
Warriors
Dan Breed
Mike Sisson
Breed
Yarbrough
Sisson
Beveroth
Reynolds
Criss
White
Lovans
Smith
Rowland
Johnson
Mears
House
Dickinsons Narrow District Tennis Victory Stuns Warriors
The Sterling area tennis season wrapped with Dickinson winning the district meet hosted by the Warriors amid heavy rain and delays. Sterling, Freeport, Dixon, DeKalb, Mt. Morris, Rochelle, and Rock Falls competed as Bill James and Steve Dickinson led the Warriors in singles and the team of Gary Helms and Lawrence Frye, along with Bob Picken and Greg Jokerst, played doubles. Dickinson beat Zurbach of DeKalb 7-5 6-3 for the district crown.
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Warriors
East Moline
LaSalle-Peru
Dixon
Rock Falls
Sterling
Freeport
DeKalb
Mt. Morris
Rochelle
Bill James
Steve Dickinson
Lawrence Frye
Gary Helms
Bob Picken
Greg Jokerst
Gary Fielms
Larry Frye
Risen
Kyler
Piersma
Fichter
Dison
Harshaw
Frye
Helms
Truckenbrod
Lockridge
Picken
Jokers
State
Badger
Covert
Dickinson
Zurbach
Nelson
Concatelli
Hubbs
Wilkins wins district in wet Spring Valley meet
Sterling finishes second in the Spring Valley District Golf Meet and fourth in the NCIC event at Dixon. Roger Wilkins earns medalist honors with a 74 to qualify for state. Sterling totals 322 in district, 340 in NCIC behind Dixon 320. Other Sterling scorers: Gary Taylor 81, Al Kil ion 83, Dave Bates 84.
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Jeff Metcalfe
Sterling
Spring Valley
Dixon
NCIC
Roger Wilkins
Barragree
Wilkins
Gary Taylor
al Killion
Dave Bates
Jack Dombroski
Jim Olson
Bob Saathoff
Warriors
St. Bede
Newman
la Salle-Peru
Hall
Prin
Streator
LaSalle-Peru
Jack Dombrosk
al Kuon
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1St Ave
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Steeley's Dairy Dream
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East Lincoln Way
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