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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1941
Page
4
The Scheidmen varsity football team braces for a series of tough opponents in October and November. Games loom against Belvidere on October 10, Princeton on October 17, Dixon on October 24, DeKalb on October 31, and Clinton on November 7, with key players and new coaching approaches noted for each matchup.
Sports column notes S H S defends last year title while loyal student support is tested for a potential losing team. Sterling travels to Belvidere in a non conference game with Belvidere seeking revenge. Freshman Stanley Ridge scores game tying TD against Rock Falls. Conference games list Mendoza at Sterling Dixon at DeKalb and Belvidere at Princeton in a non conference affair.
The board of education arranged to rent the former W P A office at the coliseum due to crowding in the high school. The first floor room will host all vocal and instrumental music classes, moving music instruction to the coliseum.
Twenty seven G A A members entered the tennis singles event with the first round under way. A new doubles tournament is active with semi finals set and finals next week. Stager acts as tennis manager, and extra credit is offered to participants.
Sterling High School loses 25 to 7 at Rock Falls as Rock Falls jumps to an 18 point lead in the first half. Hunsberger and Lane score for Rock Falls while Sterling’s Woodyatt punting helps limit further scores. In second half Sterling tallies on a Galloway recovery and Harry Woodyatt run. Sterling later falls 7 to 0 to Community team on Sept 27, while SHS shows improved play.
The Bud Terhune Frosh Soph football team battled Rock Falls to a 6-6 tie at Rock Falls on September 19. Bloom scored from the one after a 58 yard march, Sterling sparked a late rally, Engle connected with Stanley Ridge for a TD, and Nelson Engle Ridge and Hunsberger starred on defense and offense.
The S.H.S. grid warriors launch their 1941 North Central Conference season tonight at Mendota. Both frosh-soph and varsity see action as Mendota brings a 190-pound line and five returning lettermen. Sterling hopes to rebound after a rough start. last year Sterling beat Mendota 14-12 and has a 7-2-2 series edge this decade.
The cross country team of sixteen, led by E. E. Small, trains nightly at the stadium to prepare for long distance running in spring track. Sessions include calisthenics, varied-speed runs, and soccer, with top two mile runners advancing to meets. An invitational at Peoria on October 25 offers gold medals and a 2.3 mile course with hills, and Bradley College will host the squad for a football game.
Freshmen create ink blocks for designs on table cloths and napkins while advanced students mold clay models and finish them in plaster Paris.
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