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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1953
Page
4
North Central Illinois Conference clash sees Sterling beat Dixon to claim the Traveling Trophy for another year. Coach Mitchell’s squad extends a string of wins despite injuries and penalties, with touchdowns by Hussing Wolf and conversions by Tusi Tauaki. Score 6 7 0 0 6 Dixon 0 0 0 0 0.
Sterling freshmen sailed to a 13-0 victory over Rock Falls on Sept 25, scoring in the first and last quarters. D Seely connected with Gehlsen for the opening TD, Kindle added the extra point, and the squad listed key töse players for the season under coach Bob Mc Murray.
On September 25 D Wigginton led the Duke cross country team to a 20 to 37 victory over Sterling Varsity with Duke taking the top five places 1 2 3 5 9 while Sterling’s J Baird placed fourth. Dixon also won the fresh soph meet 18 to 43 behind Sterling’s Tillman taking third and Dixon's 1 2 4 5 6. It was Sterling’s first meet of the year.
DeKalb routed SHS 37 to 0 at DeKalb as Miller and Pevonka each scored three touchdowns. Pevonka added the extra point.
In a terse exchange a recruiting sergeant questions a would be soldier about fitness. The applicant replies he is a track athlete. The sergeant warns not to run when a gunshot sounds.
Sterling Warriors defeat Morrison and Fulton in their season opener with a 29 to 45 to 544 scoring. Morrison's Kuehl led with 9.55 on the 1.8 mile course at home as Sterling's top finishers included Reed, Baird, Haldeman, Barajas, Loring, Harrison, Swehla, Wolber, Lund, and Small.
On October 6 at Sinnissippi Park Sterling and Dixon tied with Fulton last. D Wigginton led the field around the 1.75 mile course in 9 20. Reed of Sterling and Dykstra of Fulton followed. Dixon placed 1 D Wigginton 4 Gann 6 L Wigginton 10 Glenn 12 Winder for 33. Sterling placed 2 Reed 5 Baird 7 Haldeman 8 Barjas 11 Loring for 33. Fulton had 68 with Swehla and Harrison placing 13 and 18.
Dixon Frosh Soph Warriors win with top times on a 1.2 mile course led by Cox in 6:30. Halverson Till Polzin and Clark paced Sterling. Fulton runners posted 3 13 14 18 19 67 with Dixon taking overall meet honors at the October meet in the park.
Sterling dominated Newman 40 to 6 as new quarterback Sterling showed accuracy and pace in a game highlighted by long runs. The Sterling lineup featured end N Brown and back Pough among others with a strong forward showing from the line.
West Rockford defeated Sinnissippi Park meet with Sterling 82 and Rock Falls 60. Dave Stern of West Rockford won the 1.9 mile race in 9 44.2. Sterling scorers were Loring Barajas Baird Swehla and Haldeman with Harrison 25th a fifth place summary.
Our Golden Warrior football team with 4 wins earns school pride as the cheer section faces questions. The Thin-clads improve ahead of the Sterling Invitational tomorrow morning. Congratulations to Coach Mitchell and the football team for winning the Inter-City Title with Sterling and Hall tied for NCIC lead. Homecoming with the bucs tonight.
The Golden Warriors defeated DeKal Barbs 35-0 on October 9 at DeKalb to surge atop the NCIC standings. Chuck Peugh and Hussung scored twice each on short runs after Eshelman connected on two touchdowns, with Galloway and Tauaki contributing late.
The Sterling Golden Warriors defeated the Rock Falls Rockets 27 to 6 on September 25. Harold Ossung sprinted 90 yards for a kickoff return TD after Rock Falls’ lone score. Scorers included Hussung Gebhardt Wolf twice and Mc Glashen for Rock Falls.
In the fall fresh-soph contest on October 2 the Dukelettes built a 12–0 halftime lead and the Braves rallied to reduce the margin to 12–7 behind Dixon with two McCleary touchdowns. Sterling scored the lone TD on a Seeley pass to Bryant and Kindle added the extra point.
Newman High School Fresh-Soph defeated Sterling Freshmen 21 to 0 on October 1. Two Newman touchdowns came via passes and Sterling’s lone score was a 30-yard run by Jim Farrer. Sterling played a solid game overall.
In a brief exchange, Joe asserts his knowledge and claims he attends school, while Jack confirms Joe goes home the same way. The dialogue depicts a simple argument over education and daily routine.
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