Anchorage High School - Anchor Yearbook (Anchorage, AK)

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Q The Anchorage Eaales captured two out of three coveted awards during the l954-1955 basketball seasong nainely, the Railbelt and Westerii Alaska Championships. The Eaqles lost the All-Alaska Championship to a very determined group ot southerners from Iurieau. Spearheadinq this year's team were Fred Batson, captain and two-year all- tournament niemberg Wayne Bowers, star ball-handlerg Duane Schneider, re- liable and ever-hustliriqg Dick Ianiqo, set-shot acey and Bob Rude, the sopha more sensation. The Eagles started out the '54-'55 season with a win-ininded team. An- chorage beqan practice early this 4Top7 We won ts the cry :Lx Conch Ottmar cum down tim not. of the homo bzmkct, nftor the Western Alaska Cluiniptunshtp gxuim. thowvr lm-fm Suzxtinwk Pom Wagner trlcn Lo cluwk Engle- 1'r1-it Butrmn an hu goes up for Il brmknt. rlmwfrr Ylbfhll Gvnn J:tnt1,go pnunma nn Ray Winn' pg:u'ncr of l':ulmm' imminiri to 11110111132 I1 piggy buck.

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season and had several practice games under their belts before iourneying to Palmer for the first game of the confer- ence and their first loss, 5l-47. The following week Anchorage hosted Fair- banks and evened up their win-loss column by taking the Pups, 51-42. The Seward Seahawks traveled to Anchorage for a two-game series. Anchorage won both by close margins, the first being quite tense and nearly going into an overtime. The final score was 50-48. The second game in the series promised to be an exciting one with both clubs evenly matched and with much depending on the outcome. However, the Eagles displayed ct little too much sharp shooting for the Sea- hawks and edged them out 57-52. tTopy Vic Klem of Palmer appears to be directing Gene Janigo in the art of shooting a lay-in as Bowers and Campbell watch intently. CLower lefty Dick Janigo eyes the action as John Nielsen checks Fred Batson. tLower rightj Bob Rude and Jerry Williams strive for possession of the ball in :L game at Fairbanks. vi' get 'ali I. ' tx