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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1953
Page
4
The SHS Golden Warriors beat Wells of Chicago 19 to 13 in the final home game of the season. John Wolf opened with a 55 yard score, Hastings tied it, Hussang added a TD, and Johnson closed Wells’ scoring with a late 1 yard run.
Dave Stern of West Rockford won the district 1.9 mile race at Morrison Country Club in 9 52. Bob Schwab Carl Antonious of Rock Falls and L and D Wigginton of Dixon also raced. Stern and Schwab previously qualified for State. Dixon led with 415 points and East Rockford 74 earned spots for the November 7 state meet. Rock Falls 80 W Rockford 85 Sterling 133 Cordova 158 followed with Fulton and Morrison. Sterling's best were Loring 16 agajas 25.
Cray of Rock Falls won the 1.2 mile race in 6.32 with teammate Otten close behind. Sterling scored 32 points led by Gutensohn 9 and Polain 10 as Rock Falls built a 23 point tally with 1 2 5 7 8 and Knapp Allen Sink and Gonzales also competing.
Sterling 183 Fulton 196 with victories over De Kalb Princeton Serena Cordova Morrison Mendota. Sterling’s Haldeman 19 Barajas 24 Loring 28 Harrison 55 Swehla 57 led scoring in a meet featuring multiple area teams.
Geneseo takes first place with 53 points as Dixon, Rock Falls, Princeton, Sterling, DeKalb, Ottawa, and Mendota finish in order. Byrd of Princeton wins the 1.8 mile race in 9:43 with Schwab and Antonitis from Rock Falls close behind. Minor, last year's winner, drops to fourth as Sterling runners place in the top 34.
Dixon team Dukeletts captured first place with 36 points at the NCIC cross country meet held Saturday October 24 at Plum Hollow Golf Course. Ottawa finished second followed by Geneseo Prince ton Rock Falls and Sterling in order.
Sterling runners Tillman tenth Polgin twenty second Sippel twenty six Turner thirty four Gutensohn thirty six participate in a time trial with uneven splits.
Ottawa and Sterling battled to a 7-7 tie as Ottawa tied late in the third after Gerry West's 67 yard run set up a 2 yard TD. Merle Johnson and Hussung keyed drives for Sterling but Ottawa’s defense held in a tense second half.
The Golden Warrior football team finishes 7-1-1 and ties for second in the NCIC, with losses to Hall and a tie with Ottawa. Coach Mitchell will lose 12 seniors. credit to Tusi Tauaki for solid toe work. Cross country finishes 4-2-1 and places fourth, sixth, fifth, and fifth in multiple events. Senior runners are listed, and a young season awaits basketball and wrestling starting November 27 and 28.
Halfback Bill McAdams scored three touchdowns to lead Hall Township to a 32-7 victory over Sterling in the North Central Conference northeastern division championship deciding game on October 31. He opened with an 86 yard TD setup by a Fusinat pass, added a three yard run, and found the end zone again on an 11 yard burst after a Sterling fumble. Jim Eshelman added a third quarter quarterback sneak for Sterling, Tauaki added the PAT, and Hall sealed two more TDs in the fourth.
Mendota Country Club hosts a sectional meet on November 3 with Sterling 38 Rock Falls 40 Princeton 44 and Mendota 102. Bryd of Princeton wins the 1.9 mile course in 9 53 ahead of Schwab Antonitis of Rock Falls and Wessel of Princeton. Sterling runners place Baird 5 Loring 6 Barajas 7 Reed 8 and Haldeman 12 Swehla finishes strongly ahead of Rock Falls fifth man to aid Sterling in victory.
The Braves clinched their first crosscountry victory at Mendota Golf Course on November 3 in a meet against Rock Falls and Princeton. Sterling led with Clark sixth and Polzin seventh among individual placements as Reed from Princeton and Cory from Rock Falls also featured in top positions.
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