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Sterling (H.S.) (34-6)


School Information

Name: Sterling High School
City: Sterling
County: Whiteside
Classification Enrollment: 1021
Nickname: Golden Warriors
Colors: Navy/Gold
Conference: Western Big 6
Superintendent: Dr. Tad Everett
Principal: Jason Austin
Athletic Director: Greg King
Head Coach: Dale Dykeman
Assistant Coaches: Barb Wolf, Morgan Johnson, Crystal Rodriguez, Tami Borum
Athletic Trainer: Andi Sumerfelt
Captains: Bree Borum, Grace Gould, Alexis Rodriguez
Managers: Stephanie Gibson, Karley Koch
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Belleville (Althoff Catholic), 25-21, 25-22, in State Championship

Roster

  
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
2 Riley Dittmar DS-S 5-6 Jr.
4 Macie Gebhardt MH 5-8 Jr.
5 Grace Gould OPP 5-9 Sr.
8 Alexis Rodriguez L 5-6 Jr.
9 Xia Harris DS 5-6 Jr.
10 Brook Borum OH 6-1 Jr.
11 Kate Rowzee MH 6-0 Fr.
12 Amaya Hernandez DS 5-7 Jr.
13 Grace Egan OH 6-0 Fr.
14 Jordan Bryant DS 5-6 Jr.
15 Kierra Collins MH 6-0 Jr.
16 Hailey Ceruzzi DS 5-6 Jr.
17 Bree Borum S-OPP 6-0 Jr.
18 Hannah Jacoby S 5-7 Jr.
24 Serene Criss OPP 5-10 Sr.

Statistics

  
  Season Totals Single-Match High
Name Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig Kill Blk Ace Ast Dig
Bree Borum 262 41 36 751 272 15 5 3 39 16
Brook Borum 332 15 23 16 157 25 3 3 2 20
Jordan Bryant 0 0 11 2 26 0 0 3 1 6
Hailey Ceruzzi 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kierra Collins 37 34 0 5 35 5 4 0 1 4
Serene Criss 7 8 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 1
Riley Dittmar 2 1 9 113 53 1 1 3 10 6
Grace Egan 339 35 51 21 239 15 4 6 3 8
Macie Gebhardt 33 48 0 2 19 5 3 0 1 3
Grace Gould 134 7 16 4 175 11 2 2 1 7
Xia Harris 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Amaya Hernandez 2 0 21 39 171 1 0 3 4 7
Hannah Jacoby 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Alexis Rodriguez 12 0 31 214 387 2 0 6 15 28
Kate Rowzee 21 16 0 2 19 3 2 0 1 2

Scores

Date Opponent W/L 1st 2nd 3rd
8/29 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) W 25-14 25-15  
Metea Valley/Oswego East Invite
8/30 Yorkville (H.S.) W 20-25 25-14 15-10
8/30 Naperville (Central) W 27-25 25-27 15-7
8/30 Addison (A. Trail) W 25-13 25-17  
8/31 Chicago (Whitney Young) L 25-12 19-25 18-25
8/31 Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep) W 25-19 25-23  
9/3 Moline (H.S.) L 18-25 23-25  
9/5 Sycamore (H.S.) W 18-25 25-22 25-8
9/7 Quincy (Sr.) W 25-17 25-13  
9/7 Geneseo W 25-22 25-19  
9/10 Rock Island (Alleman) W 25-8 25-15  
9/14 East Moline (United) L 20-25 25-15 28-30
9/14 Galesburg (H.S.) W 25-18 25-19  
9/17 Rock Falls L 21-25 19-25  
9/19 Rock Island (H.S.) W 25-7 25-20  
9/24 Yorkville (H.S.) W 25-16 25-19  
9/26 Moline (H.S.) W 25-18 25-10  
9/28 Galesburg (H.S.) W 25-11 25-19  
9/28 Rock Island (H.S.) W 25-19 25-16  
10/1 Rock Island (Alleman) W 25-3 25-11  
10/3 Pleasant Valley, IA L 18-25 25-22 23-25
Sterling Invite
10/5 Rockford (East) W 25-11 25-8  
10/5 Rochelle W 25-12 25-12  
10/5 Fulton (H.S.) W 25-12 25-11  
10/5 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) W 25-20 25-18  
10/5 Pecatonica W 25-3 25-9  
10/8 Geneseo W 25-11 25-14  
10/10 East Moline (United) W 25-7 25-11  
10/16 Belvidere (North) W 25-15 25-22  
10/17 Stillman Valley W 25-9 25-13  
10/19 Quincy (Sr.) W 25-11 25-10  
10/21 LaSalle (L.-Peru) W 25-18 25-15  
10/24 Woodstock (North) W 25-19 25-23  
10/26 Normal (University) L 18-25 18-25  
10/26 Belleville (Althoff Catholic) W 25-18 25-18  
Rock Island (H.S.) Regional
10/29 Galesburg (H.S.) W 25-9 25-11  
10/31 Dunlap W 25-10 25-12  
Metamora Sectional
11/4 Metamora W 25-15 25-12  
11/6 LaSalle (L.-Peru) W 25-21 25-19  
LaSalle (L.-Peru) Super-Sectional
11/8 Belvidere (North) W 23-25 25-15 28-26

Head Coach Dale Dykeman

  
Year W-L-T
Sterling (H.S.)
2012 34-3
2013 29-8
2014 28-11
2015 31-7
2016 32-5-1
2017 35-3
2018 39-1
2019 34-6
8 yrs. 262-44-1

Tournament History

2018-3A           2-0 (41-1-0)   1st  Dale Dykeman
W  27-25, 25-20         Joliet (Catholic Academy)
W  25-21, 25-22         Belleville (Althoff Catholic)