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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
2
The Dixon game caps Sterling High football, with many players listed as last-time Blue and Gold wearers. Hors d oeuvres include a look at runners, lettermen, and scheduling changes as basketball looms and training rules limit social dates.
Rain and cold weather ended the G A A archery season with ninety five girls and Miss Turnell as instructor. Bowling started November 6 at the Coliseum with Donna David among players. Freshmen and seniors bowl Monday, sophomores and juniors Wednesday. six teams, five on a team. A weekly prize will go to the highest scorer.
In the 1939-1940 regional tournament, teams from Clinton Rockford Oregon Community Dixon Princeton Rock Falls Belvidere DeKalb Mendota and Mendoza compete across venues including Rockford Belvidere and Dixon as districts prepare for March 2 action.
Sterling High School reserve squad defeated Mendota High reserves 13 to 0 in a rain soaked conference tilt. Hubbart connected twice with Jones to Brown for Sterling's touchdowns, Fenner added 24 yard runs and Woodyatt kicked the extra point. Mendota showed little offense on the wet field.
Sterling trails 12 0 entering the fourth quarter but drives 86 yards as Betts and Hubbart advance the ball. A Jones to Brown pass finishes the rally with a touchdown though the extra point fails. Hubbart adds a 35 yard rushing score as Sterling secures a dramatic win.
Sterling High beat Savanna 12 to 0 before about 600 homecoming fans. Star wingman Jimmy Brown suffered a dislocated shoulder and was lost for the season. Hubbart scored twice from the six yard line and 26 yard Bob Easley run was nullified by clipping. Savanna fielded a strong squad.
Belvidere High overwhelmed S H S with a 19 to 6 victory before a large homecoming crowd on Friday November 3. Stan Reinman starred with two touchdowns including a 60 yard punt return. Belvidere’s B team then beat S H S B 31 to 6, while Beck and Funderburg led scoring. Coach E E Small’s cross country squad finished third at Kewanee in a five team invitational.
Coaches groom squads for the annual game between Sterling and Dixon set to start at 8 16 pm at the new stadium Two games are on the slate with the B team contending for second place in the conference and the varsity clash expected to be a thrill ride Key figures include Sterling Woodyatt Duhm Veile Proprieter and Adame Dixon lineup features Johnson Kelchner Gould Gearharadt Moser Hubbart Easley Mantsch Williams and Shoaf as coaches aim to outplay their traditional foe
Sterling High rallies to tie DeKalb on DeKalb field Friday night October 18. Hubbart scores the lone Sterling TD after repeated drives and a failed extra point. DeKalb answers with a second quarter TD on a Dillenbeck end catch and Ronan to Sawyer pass.
Sterling High reserve lightweights beat DeKalb reserves 7 to 0 marking the first victory over DeKalb by Sterling’s team. Fenner and Wolf advanced the ball, with Wolf scoring a third quarter touchdown and Gould adding the extra point. Earlier, first year Agriculture students were welcomed into the FFA as Green Hands on November 6.
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