Mendota Ends Season With Home Football Fight
Mendota faces Rock Falls in the season finale at Mendota after a 6-0 loss last week dropped them to third in the NCIC Southwest division. Key Warriors listed include Wise, Ziegler, Heffelfinger, Wire, Summers, Sinroll, Ahling, Turner, Davie, Andreas, Stewart, and side players Zaeske and Beatty. Senior sendoff capped by a determined home matchup as injuries loom and fan support grows.
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Trojans
Rock Falls Rockets
Mendota
NCIC
Warriors
Rock Falls
Jim Wise
Don Ziegler
Lynn Heffelfinger
John Wire
Gordon Summers
Phil Sinroll
Jim Ahling
Jim Turner
Fred Davie
John Andreas
Paul Stewart
John Zaeske
George Beatty
Terry Taylor
Doug Banes
Denny Stewart
Jim Loos
Fred Davis
Phil
Kewanee and Ottawa Hand Sterling Tough Conference Losses
The Sterling Warriors fell to Kewanee 26-7 as the Boilers opened with 67 73 and 93 yard drives and John Peden added a 49 yard score. Sterling also lost 33-13 to Ottawa, with R C Johnson opening Ottawa’s scoring on a 63 yard run and Paul Stewart tying the game at 6 6.
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Sterling Warriors
Kewanee Boilermakers
Sterling
Kewanee
John Peden
Warrior
Jim Turner
Andreas
Jim Wise
Golden Warriors
Ottawa
Sterlingites
R. C. Johnson
Warriors
Paul Stewart
Carson De Jarnatt Named New SHS Wrestling Coach
Carson De Jarnatt, active in SHS Athletic Department, named head wrestling coach. He coached freshman football and was assistant wrestling coach under Musgrove. Debuted wrestling programs at Earlville and Kankakee, led Morrie High wrestling, and plans a strong season with nine returning lettermen.
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Carson DE Jarnatt
SHS
de Jarnatt
Musgrove
PeeWees End Season With 3-2 Record Over Rock Falls
PeeWee squad led by Coach Carson De Jarnatt posted a 3-2 finish after beating Rock Falls 7-6. They lost to Morrison and Dixon but defeated Morrison twice in A and B games 7-0 and 26-6, gaining valuable game experience.
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Carson de Jarnatt
PeeWee
Rock Falls
Morrison
Dixon
Braves Rally Past Kewanee in 14-0 Conference Clincher
The Sterling Braves defeated Kewanee 14-0 to share the NCIC title with DeKalb as Butch Turner tallied two scores, a 16 yard run in the first and a 19 yard dash in the second. Ottawa Corsairs suffered a 6-0 loss the prior week when Herman Rodrigues recovered a fumble in the end zone. The team closes the season tonight at Mendota seeking a victory for a strong finish.
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Sterling Braves
Kewanee
DeKalb
Fresh-Soph
NCIC
Butch” Turner
Sterling
Braves
Ottawa Corsairs
Herman Rodrigues
Ottawa
Mendota
Ottawa Triumphs Over Sterling 33 13 in Tough Battle
R C Johnson scored from the 18 to boost Ottawa early, with two first half drives giving Ottawa a 20 to 6 lead. The Pirates added two late scores in the third, while Sterling could not convert after long marches. Gordon Summers added a late touchdown and extra point as Ottawa held on 33 to 13.
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R. C. Johnson
Ottawa
Pirates
Sterling
Fighting Warriors
Gordon Summers
Pirate
Prentice Leads Warriors in District Meet Effort
In Geneseo last Saturday Sterling's Chuck Prentice narrowly missed a state bid by finishing sixth as Geneseo won the district meet with DeKalb close behind. Tom Moore placed tenth for Sterling, followed by Dave Kreider and Martinez. Sterling earlier won a triangular at Sinnissippi Park and a later triangular with Mendoza and Morrison, led by Prentice’s 11:27 1.9 mile win.
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Geneseo
Warrior Warriers
Chuck Prentice
Tom Moore
Dave Kreider
Martinez
Warriors
Sinnissippi Park
DeKalb
Sterling
Addly White
Rock Falls
Sterling Braves
Joe Martomez
Dave Jones
Gary Martin
Mendoza
Morrison
Bill Davis
Pete Barajas
Milledgeville
Princeton
Roc Falls
White
Definitions: Commentator an ordinary spud and farmer
A playful regional saying redefines common terms. It humorously labels a commentator as an ordinary spud and a farmer as a man outstanding in his field with a punny twist on familiar phrases.
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Mr. de Jarnatt
Prentice Places
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