Sterling High Tennis Opens Season With Dixon Match
A May 16 dual meet saw Sterling High School with William Sims and Bill Miller in singles and Glidden-Gartner plus Johnson-Cies in doubles. Miller battled to a deciding third set in a tight match. Coaches plan two weeks of court practice before the North Central Conference meet at DeKalb on June 2 as the squad is trimmed and preparations continue.
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Dixon
William Sims
Bill Miller
Glidden
Gartner
Johnson and Cies
Sterling
Dixon High School
DeKalb
Ten Boys Train At Twin City Country Club For Golf Team
About a month of Tuesday and Thursday practices at Twin City Country Club sees ten boys vying for team spots. They faced Rock Falls and Dixon in meets with an additional May 5 tryout for the state meet in Rockford. The roster includes Ren Kreider Howard Abbott Billy Conde Don Clark Nile Gartner and Bill McCandless.
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Hardy Boys
Twin City Country Club
Rock Falls
Dixon
Rockford
Ren Kreider
Howard Abbott
Billy Conde
Don Clark
Nile Gartner
Bill McCandless
Clinton dominates meet as Tracy leads with 24 points
Blue and Gold track team debuts this year with strong teamwork. Clinton scored 72 percent of points, Sterling 41 percent. Tracy of Clinton won four events and placed well in another, totaling 24 points to lead the meet.
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Clinton
Sterling
Tracy
Mount Morris trifecta leads Dixon triangular meet
May 2 at Dixon S. H. S. won the triangular meet with 81 points led by Captain Sherman Baldwin in three events. Gebhardt and Hussing stretched the final sprints in the 440 and 880. Blake of Mt. Morris won three events tying for top individual honors as Amboy trailed with 6 points.
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Sherman Baldwin
Dixon
Gebhardt
Hussing
Blake
Mt. Morris
Mr. Morris
Amboy
Sterling Boys Track Second in NCIC Meet at Mendota
On Saturday May 65th Sterling's track team placed second in the North Central Illinois Conference meet held in Mendota. Dixon won the meet with 52 percent of points to our 45. Four previous records were broken, three by Sterling. Captain Baldwin won both hurdle events and Hussing took the mile setting a new mark. Gebhardt claimed first in the 440 and half mile, both new conference records.
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Sterling
Mendota
Dixon
Captain Baldwin
Hussing
Gebhardt
Sterling and Dixon Duel Ends in Close Track Meet
Sterling's track team traveled to Dixon High on May 8 for a dual meet at Dixon's track field. Sterling showed weakness in field events and lost, though Dixon won most events. Sterling aims to rebound next year with a decisive score, hoping to outshine Dixon.
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Sterling
Dixon High
Dixon
Sterling Stars Set District Marks at Rock Island Meet
May 12 Hussung and Gebhardt lead Sterling with new records in the mile and half mile while Hussung adds a 4 38.8 mile. Irary of Prophetstown tops shot put and Yager wins high jump as Prophetstown notes district marks. Rock Island wins with 44 points, Moline 27, Sterling 24. many records broken.
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Hussung
Gebhardt
Sterling
Rock Island
Sherman Baldwin
Campbell
Geneseo
Moline
Bob Gebhardt
Irary
Prophetstown
Praetz
Yager
Fast Moline
Sterling Routs Rock Falls in Dual Meet Show of Strength
Sterling defeated Rock Falls 78 to 44 in a dual meet winning all running events and the relay. Rock Falls had promised tough competition making the meet look closer, but Sterling prevailed with strong performances in flying colors.
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Sterling
Rock Falls
Gags And Giggles At A School Assembly
A collection of light hearted jokes from a school lecture including quips about clocks calendars Patrick Henry and a misheard Liberty or Saturday Evening Post. Students deliver cheeky answers to questions and a joke about oleomargarine comes up along with a pun on viaducts.
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Mr. Robbins
Patrick Henry
Jimmy Vipond
Give
Liberty
Saturday Evening Post
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Mr. DeVoe
Bob Clark
L. T
Mr. Scheid
Jack Gleason
Mr. Eades
Father
Miss Lovrien
Herb Straughn
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