Warriors topple DeKalb 18 to 13 in homecoming clash
Mitchell's Warriors halt DeKalb's 21 game streak with a hard fought 18 13 win. Key plays include Phelps drive to the one and Ramirez and Cameron touchdowns as Sterling seizes control in a tense first half and seals the victory late.
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Mitchell
Warriors
DeKalb
Sterling
Phelps
Vaughn
Mitchel
Ramirez
Cameron
Gonzales
SHS
Local sports notes spark season openers and talent mentions
The piece previews the 1953 cage season starting November 4 with two professional women’s basketball teams at Field House on November 25. It highlights SHS graduate Max Schmaling, Purdue All American prospects, coaching notices, and a 21 game DeKalb streak. It notes underclassmen notices and local team results.
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GAA
Lou Groza
John Marquis
Max Schmaling
SHS
Purdue
Petes
Musgrove
NCIC
DeKalb
Rock Falls
YMCA
Warriors Capture Revenge Over Hall Township 28 to 13
Coach Bernie Mitchell's Golden Warriors defeated Hall Township 28 to 13 in a tough NCIC battle. Alderfer scored twice with Marquis conversions, Hall answered with Pienta to Stewart and a late TD, while Ramirez and Kraft fueled the offense for Sterling.
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Bernie Mitchell
Golden Warriors
Hall Township
NCIC
Sterling
Hall
Kraft
Ramirez
Alderfer
Marquis
Pienta
Stewart
Sterling Defeated by Belvidere in Close 12 to 7 Loss
Belvidere Buccaneers edged Sterling Warriors 12 to 7 as Ron Dunbar ran 62 yards for a third quarter TD and Whitehead sealed the win with a fourth quarter score after a Dunbar decoy. Sterling led 7 nothing at halftime.
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Bernie Mitchell
Warriors
Bucs
Belvidere
Sterling
Buc
Kraft
Ramirez
Hernandez
Boom Boom
Alderfer
Marquis
Ron Dunbar
Bac
Dunbar
Whitehead
Geneseo Dominates Sterling Invite and Pee Wees Rout Dixon
Geneseo swept team honors with 75 points led by Dale Neville of Marengo the top individual. In 1.9 miles the winning time was 20.6 minutes as Geneseo placed first followed by Moline Dixon Rock Island Morrison Ottawa Sterling La Salle-Peru Cordova Princeton DeKalb Ohio with Marengo and Rock Falls also in the field. Gene Youngberg’s Pee Wees crushed Dixon 36 to 0 led by Don Seeley whose passing set up multiple touchdowns including plays to R Seeley R Anderson and Hester before intermission.
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Geneseo
Dale Neville
Marengo
Moline
Dixon
Rock Island
Morrison
Ottawa
Sterling
la Salle-Peru
Cordova
Princeton
DeKalb
Ohio
Rock Falls
Pee-Wees
Gene Youngberg
Pee- Wees
Don Seeley
R. Seeley
Seeley
R. Anderson
D. Seeley
Hester
Seeley Brothers
Sterling Second In Triangular Cross Country Meet
Sterling finishes second to West Rockford at Sinnissippi Park on a 1.95 mile course. Stern Culhane of West Rockford wins in 10 27.4. Reed leads Sterling with 4th place and several teammates score in the varsity race. A Sterling La Salle-Peru Frosh Soph dual follows with Allen Scham winning 1.4 miles in 7 26.8 and Sterling scoring Harrison Tillman Stanley Maxey Polzin Benson.
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Sterling
E. E. Small
West Rockford
Sinnissippi Park
LaSalle-Peru
Stern Culhane
Stern
Reed
Handel
Barajas
Baird
Loring
Walber
Haldeman
Larson
Wadsworth
Stevens
la Salle
Braves Fall to Ottawa Frosh Soph in 26 13 Setback
Braves coach Bob McMurray watched his team lose 26 to 13 to Ottawa Frosh-Soph. Bretag scored all of Ottawa's TDs including a two yard run in the first period. Jim Eshleman returned an interception for Sterling's TD and Pete Andrews added a TD plunge and extra point.
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Braves
Ottawa
Bob McMurray
Endgame Safety and Extra Points Highlight Dixon Clash
TD notes that the extra six points came via four extra points and a safety when Barlow and Flynn knocked the ball loose behind the Dixon goal line.
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Barlow
Flynn
Dixon
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