Fall Sports Shine at SHS with Strong Tennis and Busy Gridiron
The season highlights include girls tennis led by Miss Booth with three state qualifiers Jenny Hahn and the Erickson Eshleman doubles team. Football, cross country, golf, softball and others posted solid showings. A humorous touch football game featured SHS teachers versus elementary staff ending in playful chaos.
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Carr
Thornridge
Morgan Park
Sterling Five
Miss Booth
Jenny Hahn
Karen Erickson
Amy Eshleman
SHS
Harriers advance to sectionals for 1976 state bid
Sauk Valley College hosts a district cross country meet in cold calm weather as Sterling High School Harriers race for a top five finish to continue the season. Pat Cross leads Warriors to seventh at two miles and fifth overall, earning a sectional berth at Princeton while teammates Milne Seavey Metcalfe Landis post strong times.
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Sauk Valley College
Golden Warriors
Warriors
Rimers
Sterling
Sullivan
Golden Warrior
Cross
Dave Milne
Jim Seavey
Dave Metcalfe
Keith Landis
Milne
Metcalfe
Landis
Princeton
Girl Spikers Seek A Strong Volleyball Season
The season opens with a win over Hall as Miss Wurmle guides the team toward success. Junior varsity captain Sue Galloway and varsity leader Dawn Smith anchor a squad claiming strength to win. Schedule lists multiple away and home matches through December and January, including Rock Island Tourney and post season district and sectional rounds.
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Hall
Wurmle
Sue Galloway
Dawn Smith
Princeton
Rochelle
East Moline
Rock Island
Mt. Morris
Dixon
Ottawa
Geneseo
LaSalle-Peru
Kewanee
Sterling Golden Warriors end season with 18 13 win over Flyers
The Sterling Golden Warriors defeated the East St. Louis Flyers 18 to 13 at home to cap their season. Monte Eldert opened the scoring with a 52 yard interception return to the three yard line, setting up Red Anderson’s rushing score. A missed PAT left the halftime score at 6-0. In the third quarter, East St. Louis began with the ball following the break.
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Sterling Golden Warriors
East St. Louis Flyers
Monte Eldert
Eldert
Red Anderson
Warriors
East St. Louis
Blue and Gold Machine
Rod Anderson
Greg Alderfer
Sterling
Flyers
Anderson
Ron Hayen
Hayen
Sterling Warriors Football The Long Season Highlight
Sterling’s season featured wins over Moline 16-7 and Rock Falls 30-8 led by Red Anderson’s 235 rushing yards and 22 points. The march included a 22-8 win at LaSalle-Peru, a 3-0 nail biter over Dixon, a 30-8 loss to Streator, and a 22-20 upset by Ottawa before closing with an 18-13 comeback over East St. Louis Flyers. Rod Anderson piled 1,168 rushing yards, while Saul Rodriguez anchored the defense.
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Moline
Warriors
Maroons
Greg Alderfer
Saul Rodriguez
Arlington Heights
Cardinals
Rock Falls
Rockets
Red Anderson
Anderson
Jim Scott
Sterling
Kewanee
Jim Hart
Boilermakers
LaSalle-Peru
Scott
Cavaliers
Rod Anderson
Dixon
Dukes
Streator Bulldogs
Sterling Golden Warriors
State
Ottawa
East St. Louis
Flyers
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Jock
Phil Smith
Wylde
Heckert
Mr. Walton
Harriers
DeKalb
Belvidere
St. Charles
Harlem
Boylan
Sycamore
Freeport
Mendoza
Geneva
Pat Cross
Iinois
Mike Sullivan
Mr. Blue
Sterling High
East Third Street
Northland Mail
Illinois
King’s den
Ave. B&w
5Th St
W. River St
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