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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...

Baker leads wrestling team for his first season as head coach

Baker leads wrestling team for his first season as head coach

Josue Arreola, News Reporter March 15, 2024

  The Sterling High School wrestling was led by a new head coach this season in  former Olympic wrestler coach Nolan Baker. Baker joined the Sterling High School staff last year as a government and economic...

A historic bowling season for freshman Sarah Doughty

A historic bowling season for freshman Sarah Doughty

Chavela Quintana, News Reporter March 8, 2024

 Freshman bowler Sarah Doughty quickly made a name for herself during the 2023-2024 bowling season. Despite her young age, Doughty set five program records already as a freshman. Doughty’s biggest achievements...

Previous leader Joseph Bertrand 09 with the new leading scorer Lucas Austin 24

Lucas Austin sets the new scoring record

Maddux Osborn, News Reporter March 8, 2024

  On February 6, 2024, senior Lucas Austin made S.H.S. history, becoming the all-time scorer for boys basketball.    The Golden Warriors were playing at Galesburg and seeking their 20th win. Meanwhile,...

S.H.S. girl wrestlers achieve success

S.H.S. girl wrestlers achieve success

Leora McCall and Alexa Montes February 22, 2024

  Although the Sterling girls wrestling team is fairly new and only has six members, the team had a great season with one individual qualifying for sectionals.   With it being some of the girls’...

Stanley bowls a perfect game

Stanley bowls a perfect game

Chavela Quintana, News Reporter February 9, 2024

  During a meet against DeKalb, senior Brenden Stanley bowled 12 strikes in a row making it a 300-point game. This was the second time in S.H.S. bowling history for a student to bowl a 300 during a meet.    “I...

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