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Senior Zain Khan fights against his opponent from Orion. This game was the boys soccer team's first game of postseason.

Boys soccer season comes to an end

Victoria Nguyen, co-Editor-in-Chief November 13, 2024

As they wrapped up the 2024 soccer season, the Golden Warrior boys soccer team moved their way into the postseason. The team ended their season with a conference record of 8-14.    The boys started...

Future Warriors Girls Basketball

Future Warriors Girls Basketball

Nia Harris, Photo Editor October 30, 2024

The Future Warriors Girls Basketball program has begun in Sterling, Illinois, for grades fourth through eighth. The goal is to help engage the youth in physical activity and teamwork. The program was initiated...

Camacho and Schwingle qualify for sectionals

Camacho and Schwingle qualify for sectionals

Evalyn Gaffey, Copy Editor October 30, 2024

 On October 7, 2024, the 2A girls golf sectionals took place at Rockford-Boylan. Junior Emily Schwingle and senior Carmen Camacho were the two qualifiers from the Sterling High School girls golf team....

Coach Jonathan Schlemmer claps after a big win against Pekin in 2018.

Football coach Schlemmer celebrates milestone win

Braden Birdsley, Sports Editor October 3, 2024

  Since 2012 Jonathan Schlemmer has been the head football coach of the Sterling High School Varsity football team. Schlemmer has one of, if not the most, prestigious careers in the history of Golden...

Meet the Warriors recap

Meet the Warriors recap

Hailyn Check-Garza, News Reporter September 3, 2024

  As the school year started, Sterling High School held their annual “Meet The Warriors” with a S.H.S. Block Party following after. This event was hosted on Friday, August 23, beginning with the...

S.H.S. Boys Track Conference Recap

S.H.S. Boys Track Conference Recap

Mason Emin, News Reporter May 22, 2024

  The Western Big 6 Boys Conference Meet was held at Galesburg High School on May 10. The meet consisted of each team's top three athletes for each event. The Sterling Golden Warriors had a total of...

Brecken Peterson makes S.H.S. Boys Tennis History

Brecken Peterson makes S.H.S. Boys Tennis History

Rowan Workman, Newspaper Reporter May 14, 2024

  S.H.S.’s star tennis player Brecken Peterson made an amazing accomplishment on Monday, May 6, 2024. He earned his 100th career singles win, which is also the school record for singles wins in S.H.S....

Sterling holds beloved Sterling Night Relays

Sterling holds beloved Sterling Night Relays

Laney Zuithoff, Copy Editor May 14, 2024

  This year marked the 72nd year Sterling has hosted Sterling Night Relays. Sterling High School has hosted this meet since 1950.  Due to the weather, the meet was held on Thursday, April 26, instead...

Softball kicks off their fundraiser

Softball kicks off their fundraiser

Brinley Francis, News Reporter May 1, 2024

 Each new sports season brings about new fundraisers and new opportunities for those in the community to support and give back to their favorite athletes.   The 2024 softball team chose to send out...

S.H.S. Boys Track attends Top Times

S.H.S. Boys Track attends Top Times

Mason Emin, News Reporter May 1, 2024

  The Illinois Top Times Championships Meet was held on Saturday, March 23 in the Shirk Center at Illinois Wesleyan University. The Illinois Top Times Meet consists of the top 12 athletes for each event...

Junior Braden Birdsley swings at a pitch during a game early in the season.

Spring Sports Preview

Braden Birdsley and Jubraan Alkhalaf March 15, 2024

Baseball: Head Coach: Darwin Nettleton Key Returners: Senior Garrett Polson, Junior Drew Nettleton, Junior Braden Birdsley, and Senior Dylan Ottens Last year's accomplishments: Made the regional...

S.H.S. Winter Sports Review

S.H.S. Winter Sports Review

Braden Birdsley and Yamaan Alkhalaf March 15, 2024

  Coming into the 2023-2024 year the boys basketball program had high expectations for the season at the varsity level. Coming off one of the best years in program history with a 24 win season...

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