Sterling High Warriors Fall Short in NCIC Title Bid
Sterling High football ends season with two major wins and near misses. A 20-19 loss to Kewanee on October 25 cost the Warriors the NCIC crown, while a 19-13 homecoming upset over Ottawa on October 18 kept title hopes alive. The squad then beat Mendota 34-13 on November 1 to finish 5-1-2, with standout performances by Rich Seloover and Paul Lorenz.
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Kewanee
NCIC
Boilermakers
Golden Warriors
Paul Lorenz
Rich Seloover
Shsers
Warriors
Ottawa
Pirates
Sterling
Lorenz
Seloover
Stevenson
Warrior
LeBeau
Cross
Bernardoni
Battles
Ilinois
Ohio State
Braves Beat Mendota Fresh-Soph 138 to 0 in Season Finale
The fresh sophs of Mendota fell to the Braves 138 0 in the final 1963 game. Coach Jim McKenzie directed the team with Lee Gordy guiding the plays as Rodriguez scored on a first half 15-yard pass and a mid third quarter rush for a second TD. It marked the Braves first inter scholastic victory after beating the JVs earlier.
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Cross
Bernardoni
Stevenson
Gould
Colborn
Howard
Warriors
Trojans
Mendota Trojans
Cocaptain
Jim Wallace
Don Loos
Keith Bock
Sterling
Paul Lorenz
Wallace
Warrior
Bock
Loos
Fresh-Soph
Mendota
Jim McKenzie
Lee Gordy
Braves
Gordy
Rodriguez
Mendoza
Jv’s
Bradley
McKenzie
Lee Polhill
Wrestling Schedule Highlights 1969 to 1970 with Home Meets
The schedule lists wrestling meets from November 23 through February 29. Key events include home meets in Dubuque and Rock Falls with boldface indicating home status, plus tournaments at Granite City and Princeton. Other dates include clashes with Maauokata, Kewanee, Pekin, Rock Island, LaSalle Peru, Peoria, Savanna, Dixon, Moline, DeKalb, Geneseo Rochelle, IHSA Dist, and State Tournament.
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Newman
Maauokata
Dubuque
Clinton
Pekin
Kewanee
East Rockford
Rock Island
LaSalle-Peru
Peoria
Rock Falls
Granite City
Rockford
Savanna
Dixon
Moline
DeKalb
Princeton
Ottawa
Geneseo
Rochelle
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Sterling High Gradsters
Northwestern
Reovert
Ken Gould
Bob Colborn
Bob Howard
the Warriors
Newman Rock Falls
Bradley-Bourbonnais
Dixon Streator
Kewanee Mendota
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