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Newspaper
Sterling Script
Location
Sterling, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1967
Page
2
The Sterling Warriors opened the season with a 33-20 loss to Newman. Key players included R Jacobs and M Watkins on defense, D Kolb and B Hermes at tackles, and M Mumford scoring two Sterling TDs with strong running. The Frosh/Soph also fared better, winning 28-12, after Newman led 13-0 at halftime.
The Golden Warriors travel to Rock Falls Memorial Field to meet the Rockets in one of the area’s oldest football showdowns. Both teams seek momentum after tough recent games, with Rock Falls sharpened by a Newman game and Sterling aiming to erase last week’s scoring woes.
Coach Don Wigginton, of the S. T. H. S. cross country squad, says a well trained team wins. The Sterling harriers bring returning lettermen Mike Holber John Whitver Dana Stonesifer Tom Lawrence Scott Hitchcock and Weckesser with promising juniors and freshmen. Slow start due to delayed practice may push peak form a few weeks, but team foresees strong finish with Ottawa Pirates and Warriors as top North Central Interscholastic Conference contenders. To protect the squad the coach has dropped traditional football games.
A series of athletic meets and club activities scheduled at Sterling and nearby districts from Friday September 22 to Friday October 6. Highlights include football games at Rock Falls LaSalle-Peru Kewanee and Rock Falls, cross country at Geneseo and Dixon, and various club meetings in rooms 237 and the multi purpose room plus GAA events and Jewish New Year noted.
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