Stillwater High School - Kabekonian Yearbook (Stillwater, MN)

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fm Z If QS NN 1 O ll Hen Heuer and Glen x Welshons, Basketball managers. 131 i , I Y ' ., 1,6 Qi? REGIONAL TOURNAMENT The victorious Pony quint came up against a much weaker St. Peter aggregation in the Region 4 opener, toppling them 51-26. However, the finals almost spelled disaster for the Croix as they met and barely defeated Anoka 31-29. The Ponies completely outplayed the Torna- does during the first half, but Anoka came back dur- ing the second half to turn the tables by holding the Ponies scoreless and at the same time almost equal- ling Stillwater's score. STATE TOURNAMENT Entering the state tournament as a dark horse, the Stillwater team defeated the strongly favored Washburn quint by one point. The Ponies led by a healthy margin during the first three quarters, but a Washburn scoring spree cut the lead to one point. A final Washburn basket was ruled out as having been made after the gun sounded, and the game ended 37-36. B TEAM Row 3: Wilbert Kern, Vernon Dahl- ke, Tom Klein, Mer- vyn Welshons, Coach George .lan- SPH. Row 2: David John- son, David Speich, Bob Madden, Don Buege. Row 1: Bill Powers, Bill Wieden, Neil Smith, L','nd's style of ball proved too much for the Ponies. In a thrilling and hard-fought contest, Still- water led for the first three periods only to bow in the fourth quarter, as Lynd, showing an amazing burst of speed, forged ahead to a 46-39 victory. The tournament ended with Austin, Lynd, Moun- tain Lake, and Stillwater the four top teams. The 19-t5 46 Stillwater team, coached by George Nielsen, was a team of which the school and community are justly proud. 'B' SQUAD For the second straight year the local 'B' squad, coached by George Jansen, has been undefeated in conference play. This year's team lost only one game, a non-conference tilt, to St. Louis Park. The club showed a good offense and a good defense, and their record augurs well for the future.

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Hardwood Bro Ves For the fourth time in local history and the second time in three consecutive years, Stillwat- er's Ponies clinched the District 14 and the Region 4 titles to earn a berth in the state classic. Down- ing Washburn of Minneapolis, but bowing to Lynd and Mountain Lake, the Ponies, after the smoke cleared, ended up fourth best in all-state competition. Although getting off to a slow start, the Pony quint developed into one of the best all-around teams ever to come from the halls of S.H.S. Led by senior veterans .lim Buege, Bob Daniels, Charles Fredriclcson, and Joe O'Brien, and juniors Clayton Schad and Prank Stewart, with able re- serves in Mark Crimmins, Bob Sundin, Tom Por- ter, and Tom VanSteenkiste, the Ponies developed into a team that gave the fans plenty of thrills. Stillwater opened the season by soundly trouncing Humboldt of St. Paul 46-29 in a non- conference game. White Bear, traditional rivals, proved to be a stumbling block, as they tripped up the Ponies 45-50 in their first conference game, Recovering, the locals came back to score wins over Hastings 139-381 and Anoka 163-501, only to fall be- fore a powerful Red Wing quint 144-551. A greatly improved team defeated Columbia Heights 37-31. This victory raised the prestige of the local club as it was the first defeat of the season for Columbia Heights. Picking up speed and form, the Ponies went on to defeat North St. Paul, Hastings, and South St. Paul in successive games, and gain revenge for earlier defeats bv vanquishing Vlfhite Bear 50-39 and Red Wing 61-51, A 42-35 shellacking by the Packers from South St. Paul left Stillwater in second place in the Subur- ban League, with Columbia Heights the champions. ..... . ...........,.... .. . . .... a,..r..s,w.........,.. ,.,. .-.1 fi I oi A XJ V ' 10 1 ,A 'Q l I Basketball Coac-lies Jansen and Nielsen. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Stillwater qualified for a berth in the District 14 tournament as a result of their victory over White Bear 134-321 in sub-district competition. Play-offs to determine position in the district, found the Ponies winnng from Columbia Heights 45-41, ln the first round of district play, the Ponies had no trouble defeating St. Paul Park 52-24. ln the semi-finals, the Stillwater team, although compara- tively fresh, had a hard time defeating the favored Red NVing five, 41-33, in a thrill-packed game. Stillwater became district champions, defeating their old rivals, Columbia Heights, 36-25, after hav- ing set the pace for the entire game. 1 V 'T ' Q TEAM Gi 'Vit'ls1'li, vnu vlil Kimi Ixus zirlc Qiimniius. loin V!lIlSlt'l'Il- . , - Roh llzinie-ls, Ke-li He-ui-i', iiixiiiugur, G l 1' Il W'vlsliulis, inzimigi-i'. l-'rimt Row: Tom Purim-i' Claivlmi Sr li 1 rl lf i n Sle,w:11't, Clizirlvs l 1'vcli'i1'ksmi, Roh S u ii rl i li, .I i ni Hiivgv.

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J 1-rf! gwx, ffl' X Q 0 v Mfs,,fs1li?f'7 'W I ,wswagff Q s V Jim, Joe, Clayt, and 'Stewie' size up Chuck's number thirteens. 'Histe', Tom, Chuck, and Clayt break training by 'guzzling' a few sodas before leaving tor the tourna- ment. 'Satchf 'Sodaf 'l iiste,' Mark, and Tom read the latest basketball news. 60