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

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ALTAMONT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL BA.SKET'BALL RECORD FOR 1936-37 Pts. Pts. A. C. H. S. 30 Mulberry Grove 26 A. C. H. S. 19 Greenup 22 A. C. H. S. 26 Mulberry Grove 11 A. C. H. S. 18 Uowden 22 A. C. H. S. 31 Alumni 30 A. U. H. S. 24 Kinmundy 27 A. C. H. S. 22 Neoga 25 A. U. H. S. 28 Stewardson 25 A. U. H. S. 21 Pentralia 43 A. ll. H. S. 31 St. Elmo 22 A. U. H. S. 49 Stewardson 26 A. U. H. S. 35 Kinmuudv 31 A. U. H. S. 32 'l'e11tonolis 19 A. U. H. S. 27 Brownstown 16 A. U. H. S. 32 Newton 15 A. C. H. S. 37 St. Elmo 25 A. U. H. S. 25 Uentralia 44 A. U. H. S. 48 Brownstown 27 A. U. H. S. 32 Neoga 26 A. U. H. S. 34 Vowden 15 A. V. H. S. 28 Greenup 23 A. U. H. S. 47 Telltopolis 28 NATIONAL TRAIL 'l'O1'RNAMEN'l' GAMES A. U. H. S. 41 St. Elmo 20 A. U. H. S. 29 Uowden 14 A. f'. H. S. 33 Neoga 30 REGIONAL 'l'Ol'HNAMEN'l' GAMLS . A. U. H. S. 62 Montrose 21 A. U. H. S. 21 l?ffingham 32 SOFTBALL 'l'he High St-hool Softball team was organized at the beginning of the school year. The first game was played with Beecher City. which proved to be an easy victory for the Altamont team. During the season we defeated Howden. Stewardson twice, St. Elmo, and lost to Brownstown and St. Elmo. F9l'l'llOXV, Devore, and Slone shared the position on the mound throughout the season. Other players and their respective positions are: Schroeder 3b. Dunn ss, Zander 2b, Ferehow 1b, Taylor rf, 'l'appen.dorf lf, and Oliver ef. Bicknell. Klitzing. and Seltzer were substitutes. On Saturday, October 3, Altamont was host of 3 high school softball tournament. Six sehools of the National Trail Clonferenee took part in the tournament. The first game was played Saturday morning, between Browns- town and St. Elmo and was won by St. Elmo 5 to 4. The seeond game was won by Stewardson, beating Oowden 7 to 5. St. Elmo then defeated Neoga by a score of -l to 2 and Altamont defeated Stewardson by the score of 4 to 3. In the afternoon, Neoga defeated Brownstown 4 to 1 and Altamont defeated St. Elmo. St. Elmo defeated Neoga in the semifinals and were now privileged to play Altamont for the title. St. Elmo won the championship by defeating our boys twiee, Saturday evening, by the Score of 14 to 10 and 7 to 4. After the tournament the softball season came to a close with the exception of some intramural games.

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' ---A M --4-'-----'- -':--: P 2'f -1':4 -11'- fffff- 1 f'f-'ff- 1 ALTAMONT HIGH SCHOOL SECOND TEAM RECORD 1936-37 Pts. Pts. Altamont Reserves 35 Edgewood H. S. 16 Altamont Reserves 22 Greenup Reserves 19 Altamont Reserves 7 Mulberry Grove Reserves 21 Altamont Reserves 13 t'owden Reserves 7 Altamont Reserves 1.6 Alumni Reserves 12 Altamont Reserves 22 Kinmundy Reserves 26 Altamont Reserves 16 Neoga Reserves 10 Altamont Reserves 16 Stewardson 6 Altamont Reserves 10 Fentralia Reserves 63 Altamont Reserves 17 St. Elmo Reserves 19 Nltamont Reserves 40 Sfewardson Reserves 16 Altamont Reserves 23 Kinmundy Reserves 16 Altamon.t Reserves 13 Teutopolis Reserves 32 Altamont. Reserves 14 Rrownstown Reserves 21 Altamont Reserves 18 St. Elmo Reserves 20 Altamont Reserves 28 Reeeher City H. S. 9 Altamont Reserves 14 Rrownstewn Reserves 16 Altamont Reserves 21 Veoga Reserves 23 Altamont Reserves 22 Powden Reserves 16 Altan-out Reserves 19 Creenup Reserves 21 Altamont Reserves 33 Teutopolis Reserves 29 A FEW BASKET BALL FACTS In the individual scoring reeord for this season, Alvin Ferehow led the team with a total of 326 points. Warren Dunn was seeond with 229 points. Captain Devore was third with 172 points. Altamont lligh Sehool Reserves played the preliminary games thoughout the basketball season. During the season, the second team won 11 games and lost 10. Although their reeord is not like the first team 's, these boys gained experience whieh will be lienefieial to them in their following years of hasket- hall. Most of the players who eomposed the seeond squad were underelass- iuen.,!who pi-olwhlv will he haf-li to show the value of their experienee gained through these second team games. On Mareh 11, the Junior girls won the elass haskethall tournament. NATIONAL TRAIL CONFERENFE STANDINGS Altamont again tied for first placehonors in the National Trail standings with Neoga. These two high school teams won 10 games and suffered two defeats. ' ln the previous year the conference ended in a deadloek between Altamont and Teutopolis high schools with 11 victories and one defeat. Al- tamont defeated Neoga, on tha loeal hardwood for Neoga's first eouferenee loss and a week later.Rrowustown. handed themwtheir second sethack, thereby eausing two teamstoshare first place. Teutopolis finished in second place with 8 victories and 4 defeats. '