Altamont Community High School - Altois Yearbook (Altamont, IL)

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--'-- ---- .--- CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT The annual National Trail Conference tournament was held at Browns- town, December 17, 18, and 19. In this tournament, Altamont was successful in defending their championship gained in the tournament of 'the previous year, and again took first. place honors by winning out in. the finals against Neoga 33 to 30. Our basketball team won the tournament by defea'ting St. Elmo, Vowden, and Neoga in that order. Altamont fans saw the high school playing their best in the tournament and extended many congratulations. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT The Illinois High School District Tournament was held at Altamont on Feln-nary 25, 26, and 27. Teams who participated :it the district were: Shum- way, llieterieh, Watson, Beecher City, Montrose, Edgefwood, Mason, Bible Grove, and Sigel. Mason defeated Montrose 19 to 15 in the finals on Satur- day night, to win the district. These two teams took part in. the Regional at Effingham, March 4, 5, and 6. Mason played Teutopolis and Montrose met Altamont. REGIONAL TOURNAMENT Effingham won the Regional Tournament by defeating Teutopolis 23 to 18. Altamont defeated Mon.trose 62 to 21 in the first round of the tourney. but lost out in the semifinals to Effingham by the score of 22 to 31. INTRA-MVR-AL BASKET BALL Students interested in basketball were given a chance to play in. intra- mural basket ball. Seven teams were organized from the list of students interested, including six players on each team. During the season each team played one game with the other and a standing of the results were kept. The team that won the most games would receive metals for eaeh of its members. The final standings are as fellows: TEAM Won Lost .laek Leitzell's Team 5 4 Harry Fist-her's Team 4 2 VVarren. St'l1llIll2lCl!PI'lS Tc am 4 2 Vaal Tappendorf's Team 3 3 Charles Logue's Team 3 3 Edward Kli1zing's Team 2 4 Charles Seltzdr's Team 0 6 BASKET BALL- FIRST TEAM PICTURE TOP PICTURE Cheft to Rightj 1-Standing: E. L. Haag, eoaeh, H. Dunn. J. Rehwald, Q. Cooley, and H. Fischer and K. Schroeder. managers. Seated: O. Schroeder, M. Slone. W. Dunn, L. Devore, eaptaing A. Fer- chow, -l. Pearce. and H. Zander. BASKET BALL-SECOND TEAM PICTURE BOTTOM I'If'T'llRE flieft to Rightl :-Top row: Beccue, Tucker, Roefll. D. Taylor, Hankins, Koss, Stalling. Second row: Baker, Muehow, H. Klitzing, A. Burrow, A. Taylor. Davis. U. Klitzing. First row: F. Hasemeier, Bicknell. Devantier, Alwerdt. Morris, Charles Seltzer, W. Schumacher. 5

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s P o R T s The Altamont Community High School major sport activity is basket- ball. lt has been the drawing ticket in sports for ma11y years, and will probably continue so in the future. Mr. Haag, who has been coaching the high school sports for the past two years, was eagerly awaiting the present basketball season First practice was called about two weeks before the first game of the season, and the students 'showed their interest in the game, by having nearly fifty students out for the first night of practice. The squad was cut down after one week of practice to fifteen members. The local fans expected much from this years' high school team as t'our lettermen would return from last years' strong squad, to repeat their skill this season. The four lettermen around which coach would build up his team were: Captain L. Devore. VVarren Dunn. Alvin Ferchow, and Melvin Stone. These four play- ers l1ad played in many basketball games and know the technique from start to finish. Other players who made a good showing in the previous year, and' would be back on the squad again are: Howard Dunn, John Pearce, Oscar Schroeder, and VValter Cooley. A hopeful player from Beecher City, Harold Zander, would be out 'this Year to do his best to make the high school team. After two weeks of practice and severe training, the team was ready to face the outcome of their first game on November 7. This first game presented a double header in which two differenft high school teams would seek victory against the local high school team. The high school reserves defeated Edgewood high school and the first team defeated Mulberry Grove high school. Many fans thought that 'the team just couldn't be beaten, but they were given their first defeat by Greenup on November 10, by the score of 221 to 10. Our boys failed to take advantage of their free throws and, therefore. an- nexed their first defeat to their record for the year. A successful journey was made to Mulberry Grove on an unlucky day. Friday 13 of November, with a victory of 26 to 11. Ferchow realized l.is position as center, and made a majority of the points to complete the victory. The local high school team was to play the first conference game with Uowdeu on November 19, which resulted in a victory for the t'owdeu boys. Tl1e score was 18 to 22. The team 's fast break failed to connect and Cowden was capable of holding a small lead throughout the game. The Alumni lost a close and exciting game to the Varsity on November 25, by the score of 31 to 30. Alvin Ferchow, and tlapttain Dcvore were largely responsible for the scoring with 23 points between the two players. On December 1. the home team lost a hard-fought game to Kinmundy. with the score reading 2-l to 27. Kinmundy has a tall and fast team and these advantages somtimes account for the ending decision. High School lost another close game to Neoga. December 4. by the score of 22 to 25. This game was their second conference defeat in as many games. Their third conference game with Stewardson, on December 0, resulted in their first victory in the standings. Altamont won this game from Steward- son. 28 to 25 in one overtime. On December 12, the local team lost to the strong Centralia team, 21 to 43 and thus our team was onlv plaving 5f'0 nercent basketball as the Don- ference Tournament drew near. Coach Haag changed the starting lineup after this game. by moving Dunn to the forward position with Devore. and these two forwards soev- created a combination that was hard to surpass. After the change. the bovs won 10 games in succession. and then lost again to the s-eutherners from Centralir. The te-un eoinpleted its scheduled games by winning the last five an.d set a record of winning sixteen out of seventeen games.

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