Sterling High routs Dixon in 五月 meet track clash
Sterling High defeated Dixon High 69 percent to 43.44 at Dixon on May 7. Notable results include Fenner tying the meet record in the 100 yards at 10.2, Ridge and Breed close behind, and Mantsch of Dixon breaking the discus mark at 127 ft 6 in. Rambo of Dixon won the 440 and 880 events, Ford and Williams among top finishers, with Sterling’s relay team of Fenner Easley Smith and Ridge posting 1 37.1.
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Sterling High Track Warriors
Dixon
Sterling
John Woodyatt
Brown
Vaughn
Fenner
Ridge
Breed
Ford
Weigle
Bill Woodyatt
Mantsch
Scheid's Boys Finish Second in District Track Meet
Sterling Warriors coach Ted Scheid led his team to a second place finish at the District Track Meet in Rock Island on May 11. Rock Island won, East Moline was third. Individual highlights include Don Ford's 4 43.23 mile win, Ridge third in the 100, Fenner fourth, Wolf 2 06.4 in the half mile, and Steadman breaking the high jump record without official registration.
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Ted Scheid
Sterling Warriors
Rock Island
East Moline
Quincy Wins Bradford Meet With Sterling Runnerup
Quincy captured first place with 699 points at the Bradford meet. Sterling High finished second overall, with the locals taking second in the distance medley and placing fourth in several events. Fener Easley Breed and Ridge were runners-up in the one lap, while Bogott tied for third in pole vault and Sier finished fifth in shot put.
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Sterling High
Bradford
Quincy
Fener
Easley
Breed
Ridge
H. Woodyatt
Hults
Nelson
Fenner
Bogott
Sier
S H S Thinclads Place Third in Tough Meet
S H S Thinclads finish third at the Gateway Classics in Clinton on May 4 with 31 points. Davenport led with 61, Clinton second 37. Sterling high two second-place finishes in the 880 relay and tied second in the high jump, with individual placings by Garrett, Ford, Wolf, and Speck among others.
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S. H. S. Thinclads
Sterling High Tops Tri Meet With 83 Points At Princeton
Sterling High won the triangular meet against Princeton and Kewanee on April 30 at the stadium, scoring 83 points to Kewanee second with 37 and Princeton third. Jim Brown led in high hurdles with John Woodyatt second. Fenner of Sterling won the 100. Berlin of Princeton won the 440, Harold Wade led the 200 low hurdles, Ridge and Fasley swept 220. Sterling relay team Fenner Easley Smith Ridge took first in the 1,837.2. Sier won shot put, Bogatt pole vault second, Steadman high jump, and broad jump placements spread among Sterling and Princeton forces.
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Mantsch
Dixon
Sier
Baker
Sterling
Steadman
McCleary
Sheaf
Brown
Williams
A. Hoeman
Bogott
John Gould
P. Hoeman
Rambo
Wolf
Ford
McDonald
Breed
Fenner
Easley
Smith
Ridge
Sterling High
Princeton
Kewanee
Jim Brown
John Woodyatt
Don Ford
W. Woodyatt
Berlin
Griesser
Hubbart
Carleton
Harold Wade
Fasley
Bobby Wolf
Bill Woodyatt
Larry Fenner
Bob Easley
Bill Smith
Erv Ridge
Bob Sier
Book
Bogatt
J. Woodyatt
MacDonald
Bud” Terhune
Leon Gould
Riser
Leonard
Neil Puckett
K.hunsberger
Gould
Beecher
Hults
Woodyatt
Corrigan
Keime
Rock Falls
Robinson
Ridge and Easley
John Q. Adams
Norm Bogott
J. Woody
Bob MaacDonald
Sterling Relay Team Ties for Fifth at State Meet
Sterling High tied for fifth as its relay team earned a half point at the Interscholastic Track state meet in Champaign on May 17 18. Maywood of Proviso won the state title. Ridge Fenner Wolf Kord did not place in their individual events.
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Sterling High
Champaign
Maywood
Proviso
Sterling
Ridge
Fenner
Wolf
Kord
Princeton Netmen Defeat Locals in 4 1 Victory
On May 3 at Princeton the Princeton Netmen won 4 matches to 1. John Ahrens secured the locals lone win in singles, while Seibel and Mercer beat Dick Ruhrer and Bob Phillips. Brown and Kuhn swept Bill Haglund and Bob Castendyck in doubles.
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Princeton
Gildermaster
Bob Hurts
Brown
Bill Haglund
Ahrens
Kuhn
Seibel
Mercer
Dick Ruhrer
Bob Phillips
Bob Castendyck
Freshmen Sophomores Take Second in Conference Meet
Sterling High thinclad freshmen-sophomores finish second at the N C I C conference track meet held May 18 at the stadium. Dixon High wins. Sterling athletes excel in sprints and field events with Leon Gould, Riser, Leonard, Hults, Woodyatt, and Gould earning multiple runner-up and winning placements including a relay victory by Beecher, Riser, Hults and Woodyatt.
Sterling High Freshmen Beat Rock Falls Minors in Track Meet
Sterling High freshmen defeated Rock Falls minors 62 to 50 at the stadium on May 11. Leonard and Nelson placed second and third in the high hurdles. Riser, Beecher, Hults, and Gould earned multiple places in sprints, hurdles, and field events. The Sterling relay won the 400 plus, with Reitzel, Hunsberger, and others scoring in middle distances and jumps.
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Sterling High
Rock Falls
Leonard
Nelson
Riser
Beecher
Hults
Dahlgren
J. Hunsberger
Woodyatt
Tampico Varsity Makes Things Hot For Local Minors
Tampico high school varsity defeated Tampico locals 67 to 61 in a close meet April 26 at the athletic field. Leonard won the 70 high hurdles, Fenner captured the hundred, and Yarde topped the pole vault. Tampico's Egert won the mile, Dietz the shot put, Peirceson the 440, Gould the broad jump, and Sterling led the relay victory.
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Sterling High
Tampico
Leonard
Nelson
Fenner
Riser
Egert
D. Dahlgren
Dietz
Gould
Ahrens
Peirceson
Hults
Woodyatt
Yarde
John Gould
Ed Radke
Beecher
Sterling
Brandau's 8. H. S. Tennis Squad Heads to Conference Meet
Coach Brandau's squad travels to Princeton next Saturday May 26 for the North Central Conference tennis meet. On Monday May 27 they compete in the final meet of the season at Rochelle.
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Brandau
Princeton
Rochelle
Whiteside County meet dominance fuels record run
In the Whiteside County track meet on April 27 locals amassed 6944 points, 38 percent ahead of Morrison, with Rock Falls third at 254 percent. Keime of Rock Falls won the 100 yard dash in 10.4 seconds, Sterling’s Woodyatt finished second. Sterling set a meet record in the 880 yard relay at 1 minute 35.3 seconds.
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Whiteside County
Morrison
Rock Falls
Sterling Golfers Beat Princeton Dixon In Season Opener
Sterling High golfers opened the season with an 11 to 1 win over Princeton at the Pereton Golf Club on April 27 as Bob Griesser, Bob Feldkirchner, and Ray Pettit each earned three points and Ernie Hubbart won two matches. Hubbart led Sterling with a 45, while Feldkirchner and Pettit shot 91 and Griesser 65.
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Sterling High
Princeton
Pereton Golf Club
Hoogeveen
Bob Griesser
Bob Feldkirchner
Ray Pettit
Ernie Hubbart
Sterling Dominates Dixon In Annual Golf Meet
On May 8 Sterling defeated Dixon in the annual golf meet. Sterling scored 18 points to Dixon's 6, with Dixon’s Witzleb posting 81 to beat Hubbart. Dixon’s McNichols contributed 214 points to Feldkirchner's 44, as Griesser beat Buchanan for Sterling. Sterling won remaining matches including Pettit over Hill, Van Patter over Marshall, Howard earning 2½ points over Clinker, Geyer over Evans, and Castendyck defeating Bunnell.
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Sterling
Dixon
Witzleb
Hubbart
McNichols
Feldkirchner
Griesser
Buchanan
Pettit
Hill
van Patter
Marshall
Ken Howard
Clinker
Geyer
Evans
Castendyck
Bunnell
Sterling High Takes Third At Geneseo Night Relays
Sterling High secured third place at the Geneseo Night Relays on May 12 in Geneseo. Several of Sterling’s top runners were competing at the state meet.
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Sterling High
Geneseo
Sterling
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Speck
S.H
Princeton Tigers
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Tampico Varsity
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