Rockford High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rockford, OH)

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Pigskin Devotees The Rockford Tigers of the gridiron were composed of a line of ganite and a speedy backfield. The team was formed around seniors hut several under classmen were valuable assets to the team. Many of the boys were inexperienced in actual inter-scholastic contests. In spite of the fact, they played very good football and showed an amazing defensive ability for such a small town. The two outstanding games of the season were the 7-7 contest with Oak-wood and that never to be forgotten game at Piqua. The teams were evenly matched but Piqua got a break in the last few minutes and defeated us 7 -0. The following was the Tiger schedule of 36-37: Team Played at Oakwood .................... Rockford Versailles ................. Rockford Elida ...................... Rockford Paulding ................... Paulding Holy Angels .................. Sidney Antwerp .................... Rockford Piqua Catholic ................ Piqua Bradford ................. Bradford First Row: Glenn Proffitt, Paul Becker, Ted Kolter, Frank Shint.ledecker, Keith Dull, Lloyd Leininger, Paul Martz. Second Row: Max Butler. Kenneth Myers, Chester Carr, Jack Hays, Charles Frye, Blair Smith, Bevan Fetters. John Schwarck, Third Row: Mgr. Bill Chivington, Stanley Bricker, Bob Purdy, Clifford Va-iden, Coach Hinkle, Charles Nuding, Wilbur Snyder, John Nuding and Manager, Lawrence Wick.

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1. Just before the battle, Mother. 2. Careful, Zeke. The score is tie. 3. Shing. ” 4. Dorothy. 5. “Marj” 0. Captain Hileman. 7. Firsts. 8. Glen can jump, too. 9. “J ust me, ” says Ted. 10. Make it good—Stan. 11. Wearer of the DERBY. 12. Fightin’ Frye. 13. Tip, the quarterback. 14. Mary—Our star forward. 15. Captain Snyder.

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Fighting Tigresses Rockford Hijjh School’s Fighting Tigeresses were worthy wearers of the Red and Black this year. Miss McMahon sent a scrappy and determined group against the opponents and they fought every minute of the games in which they participated. The girls saw more action this year because of the numerous non-league games and practice games in which they participated. They played in many exciting games but the free for all scoring contest against Ft. Recovery was the “thriller” of the season. R. H. S. defeated Ft. Recovery by the score of 24-23. Girls receiving letters this year were: seniors, Jean Hileman, Mary Helen Fast, Wilma Thompson, Marjorie Graham, Ruby Lantz; juniors, Ruth Wilges, Bhylliss Shindledecker, Dorothy Freewald; sophomores, Jean Frysinger; freshman, Ruth Hileman. The following are the scores of this season: Rockford Opponents 15 Neptune 29 23 Washington Twp. 29 18 Ft. Recovery 12 11 Ohio City 37 13 Alumni 12 19 Mendon 23 10 Mendon 17 24 Ft. Recovery 23 15 Neptune 27 14 Willshire 28 24 Washington Twp. 35 18 Neptune 33 19 Mendon 16 ““Tournament Games First Row Mary Helen Fast, Ruth Hileman. Dorothy Freewald, Ruby Lantz Marjorie Graham, Alma Hinton, Phyliss Shindledecker, Miss McMahon, Wilma Thompson. Second Row: Jean Frysinger, Ruth Wilges, Rosemary Hull, Jean Hileman, Rosabell Boyer. Mgr. Ruth Shaffer, Bettie Van Fleet