Sterling High Opens Winter Wrestling Season 61-62
Sterling Township High School starts the winter wrestling season with the Golden Warrior squad defending North Central Illinois Conference honors. Eight returning lettermen, led by Gary Johnson and Doug Zemke, bring conference titles and a state qualifier to a seasoned team. Coach DeJarnatt notes potential weight-class imbalances due to summer growth, but expects another strong year.
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Sterling Township High School
SHS
Golden Warrior
Gary Johnson
Tom Kays
al Freeman
Doug Zemke
Roger Hunsberger
Jeddy Walker
John Niko
Frank Miller
SHS Golden Warriors Open Season Against Freeport Pretzells
Coach Gene Hall leads the SHS Golden Warriors in their first home game of the season against Freeport, a non conference clash that will reveal Sterling's rebuilding year after the loss of 6 7 center Big John Moore. Returning lettermen include Capt. Don Henson and Lee Johnson with Jim Wallace. JV seniors and a strong crop of juniors join the lineup.
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Gene Hall
SHS
Golden Warrior
Freeport Pretzells
Freeport
Sterling
John Moore
John Wendall
John Andreas
Jim Wise
Warriors
Hall
Don Henson
Lee Johnson
Jim Wallace
David Helms
Virgil Robinson
Jim Tanner
Ed Handel
Gene DeJarnette
Tom Schuneman
Bob Lorenz
Ronnie Borum
Steve Kannaka
Ronnie McClintock
Gene Kendall
Ed Beatty
Tom Andreas
Harvey Zemke
Bob Harms
John Zbinden
SHS 1961-62 Wrestling Schedule Grid
SHS 1961-62 wrestling schedule lists meets and tournament dates from December to March. Events include Pekin Rock Falls Granite City Ottawa Rock Falls East Rockford Dixon Kewanee Sterling Geneseo Moline DeKalb Rochelle NCIC Conference District and Sectional Meets, culminating in the State Meet with times noted for multiple duals and tournament slots. The text includes many OCR artifacts and inconsistent punctuation.
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Pekin
Peorin
Rock Falls
Rock Island
A&b
Granite City
Ottawa-Rock Falls
East Rockford
Savanna
Sterling
Dixon
Kewanee-Sterling
Streator
Geneseo
Moline
DeKalb
Rochelle
NCIC
Freeport
Sterling Sterling
Clinton DeKalb
Hall Sterling
Bobhins
Chicago
Genesee Kewanee
Newman
Ottawa
Galesburg
Peesseee
Accayee Morrison
Sterling Ty
West Rockford
Princeton
Mendota
Braves Set For Successful Sterling Campaign
Sterling Braves coached by Floyd Hunsberger prepare for the season with a similar strategy to last year. Team may feature Paul Lorenz, J Hatten, Daryl Buntley, Don Doty, Don Loos, Paul Zaeske, Jon Shaffer, Roger Woodyatt, Bill Beech er, Tom Speaker, and Charles Lapp as they aim to improve on a 17 3 record and seek strong fan support.
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Sterling Braves
Floyd Hunsberger
Braves
Hunsberger
Paul Lorenz
J. Hatten
Daryl Buntley
Don Doty
Don Loos
Paul Zaeske
Jon Shaffer
Roger Woodyatt
Bill Beecher
Tom Speaker
Charles Lapp
Freshman Basketball Team Eyes Winning Season
The 1961-62 freshman squad, coached by Glen James, trains for a new season after posting six wins and six losses. Roster includes Greg Kontos Ronny McClintock John Plummer Paul Osborn Jim Handel Alvin Norman Dave Farger and Dave Jones as the team builds toward a future Sterling Golden Warriors squad. Community support at home games is encouraged to back the young players.
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Glen James
Greg Kontos
Ronny McClintock
John Plummer
Paul Osborn
Jim Handel
Alvin Norman
Dave Farger
Dave Jones
James
Sterling Golden Warrior
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