Sterling Drops Dual Meet to Freeport on Slow Track
Sterling lost 72 to 41 at Freeport as Dietz and Hussung starred with seconds and firsts. Stokes Theilen Girton and Hussung claimed four firsts for Sterling while Hussung won the high jump and finished second in the 220. Theilen tied for first in pole vault and Cowan led Freeport in the 120 yard low hurdles.
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Freeport Stadium
Warriors
Stokes
Theilen
Girton
Hussung
Sterling
Dietz
McClanahan
Freeport
Tom Stokes
Jim
Glenn
Dick Theilen
Denster
Kaehler
Albers
Cowan
Rover
Behrens
Over
Dave DeWind
Phussing
Pete Casey
Tony Williams
Jr Rotarians Lead May Rotary Meeting
The May 20th Rotary meeting hosted Jr Rotarians and Rotary Anns as guests. Roger Larson served as president, Carl Over as secretary, and Miss Kehternach plus Miss Peterson thanked the club for the students' attendance. A boys quartet led by Phil Hey performed with Dick Hikenberry on piano, and remarks from Roger Larson and Mab Zigman closed the session.
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Dick Eikenberry
Ray Heilener
Jim Dies
Tarry Hubbard
Dick Hikenberry
Roger Larson
Mab Zigman
Mar Seades
Club
Pianist Hacker Performs Varied Recital for Assembly
William Hacker, pianist, composer, and conductor, presented a recital for faculty and students on Thursday afternoon May 8. Fresh from a Brazil tour and conductor of the Arkansas State Symphony Orchestra, he opened with Beethoven and Chopin, offered modern pieces including Cooburg and De Bussey works, and closed with a boogie woogie encore.
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William Hacker
Clair de Lane
de Bussey
Delulla
Mr. Hacker
Librarians Honored With Banquet At Lincoln Hotel
Twenty librarians were honored for a year of service at a May 26 banquet in the Lincoln Hotel. Nut cup book shapes decorated tables as Miss Lehu maker presented each woman a bookmark reading Librarian 1947. The group later watched the film Stallion Read at Sterling Theatre.
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Lincoln Hotel
Sterling High Announces Camp Representatives
Jeanette Over wins the badminton tournament while Lois Pfundstein and Pat McBride are chosen to represent Sterling high school at the G. A. A. camp. They depart June 8 for Lake Geneva and return June 15 after supporting G. A. A. sports for three years.
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Lois Pfundstein
Pat McBride
Sterling High School
Lake Geneva
Dixon Frosh-Soph Lose To S H S Track Team
Dixon frosh-soph track loses to Sterling High School 65 to 48 in a dual meet. Fish of Dixon wins the 100 and 220 and broad jump while John Bowman breaks the conference mark in 5 00.4. Sterling dominates with multiple event wins and a pole vault sweep.
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Chester Sherman
Dixon
Latters
Frosh-Sophs Overwhelm Milledgeville Varsity
The Sterling frosh-sophs defeated Milledgeville varsity 1124 to 54. Coach Chester Sherman led Sterling notables Baumgardner Ward and Norton swept sprints with Crossland Bowman Prophet top finishers. Sisson won high jump and shot put. Puterbaugh won discus and broad jump.
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Milledgeville Varsity
Sterling Places Fourth In District Track Meet
Sterling finished fourth at the district track meet in Rock Island on May 17 with 15 1/2 points, narrowly behind Kewanee. DuWayne Dietz set a 200 yard low hurdles record of 23.1 seconds and won the 100 yard dash in 10.2 seconds, while Dick Theilen tied for first in pole vault to earn a state bid alongside Dietz. Don Girton took discus fifth, and the Sterling relay team placed fifth in the 880. Hussung and Mellinger DeWind joined Dietz in the relay scoring, with Hussung fourth in the 220 yard dash.
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Rock Island
Sterling
Kewanee
Galesburg
DuWayne Dietz
DuWayne
Dietz
Ile
Dick Theilen
Champaign
Rush
Aledo
Theilen
Behrens
Keith
Don Girton
Hussung
Mellinger DeWind
MD Hussung
A& Rra
Geneseo
Over
Tony Williams
Glenn
Stokes
Hussing
Gassett
Albers
Ray Kenaga
Casey
Sterling Dominates Triangular Track Meet With Nine Records
DuWayne Dietz led Sterling with three new marks including 100 yard dash 10.4 and 100 in 3.8 off McConville. Md Hussing added two records in high jump and 220, Behrens and Theilen each set personal bests. Sterling won 9 of 13 firsts, Rock Falls second, Community last. meet under threatening weather.
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DuWayne Dietz
Community
Rock Falls
MD Hussing
DuWayne
Behrens
Theilen
Sterling
Dietz
McConville
Hussung
Wolf
Dick Theilen
Gould
Moore
Rockets
Licocci
Hussing
Mellinger
DeWind
Miss Echternach Farewell Note Highlights Long Service
A tearful farewell honors Miss Echternach who taught beginning Latin and served as senior advisor at the high school. Her years of teaching and mentoring freshmen and sophomores are praised for significant contributions to the graduating class and past cohorts. The message wishes her happiness and success in the future.
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Miss Echternach
Echternach
Sterling Falcons Take Fourth at Kewanee Relays
Sterling placed fourth among ten teams at the Kewanee Relays with Peoria Woodruff first and Kewanee second. The High Hurdle shuttle relay set a meet record 45.2 by Sterling Thinclads. Dick Theilen won a first in a field that included Keith Albers as the runner up. Sterling edged Galesburg by under a point.
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Sterling
Kewanee
Peoria Woodruff
Galesburg
Rock Island
Mellinger
de Wind
Hussing
Dietz
Monmouth
Glenn
Dick Theilen
Bernie Mitchell
Sterling Second in Triangular Meet With Rock Island
Sterling placed second to Rock Island 97 to 58 in the first home meet. Geneseo finished last with 33 points while DuWayne Dietz won two events and took third in another. Behrens, Over, and Dietz contributed multiple points in sprints and hurdles amid a rain soaked, cold day.
Varsity Conference Track Records and Times Listed
A collection of track records from the Varsity Conference with event names, distances, and record holders. Notable names include W. Terwillinger of DeKalb and I. Wolf of Sterling, with marks ranging from 100 yards to relays and field events spanning 1934 to 1944.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jr. Rotarians
Sr. Rotary
Librarians
Jeanette Over
Puterbaugh
Ward
Baumgardner
Fish
Jack Bowman
Sisson
Ashford
John Bowman
Carriott
Ford
Kenaga
Ohda
Kachler
Puter- Honvtageh
Sterling Frosh-Sophs
Milledgeville
Norton
Crossland
Bowman
Prophet
Garriott
Oval
Wright
Roger Puterbaugh
W. Terwillinger
DeKalb
I. Wolf
R. Gebhardt
C. Hussing
J. Woodyatt
J. Vaughn
Pat
H. Mantsch
Jones
Ottawa
K. Gould
K. Freeman
J. Jenson
C. Strong
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