Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

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Season’s Record Bancroft Opponer 69 West Point 57 67 Herman 35 49 Decatur 44 54 Rosalie 42 46 Lyons 56 75 Bee me r 50 61 Rosalie 43 76 Newcastle 41 33 Uehling 64 42 Walthill 32 41 Newcastle 38 41 Rosalie 48 74 Winnebago 63 63 Bee me r 42 70 Winnebago 44 54 Homer 65 72 Emerson 43 59 Pender 43 69 Bee me r 50 57 Uehling 46 38 Snyder 60 Panels moves for rebound as Simonsen shoots lay up. All-Conference Manning stretches for close shot. Ruehling takes shot from long range. ?2

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VICTORIES IN 66-67 Coaches discuss strategy of Winnebago game. This year's Bulldog gridiron season produced 18 lettermen out of a possible 26 eligible players. Throughout eight games, the ferocious Bulldogs gained 1254 yards during 323 carries for an average of 3.9 yards per carry. Paul Manning won honors this year as highest yard gainer with 632 yards. He was also the player tallying the most tackles with 103 and leading scorer with 5 touchdowns. Three senior boys—Kenneth Deer, Paul Manning, and John Ross, played their final game for the Bulldogs on October 26, as they tangled with the Winnebago Indians. Paul Manning was elected honorary team captain for the season. Paul was also elected to the Logan Valley All-Conference teams for outstanding offensive and defensive play. The mighty Bulldogs ended the season with a record of two wins, five losses, and one tie. Bulldogs charge into enemy territory. 21

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FIRST ROW: Douglas Mohl, Paul Manning, Joe Sorensen, Dale Ruehling, Alla 1 Roth. SECOND ROW: Student Manager—Larry Abendroth, Bob Sorensen, Randy Schilling, Alan Simonsen, Gene Pagels, Reg Roth, Coach—Mr. Robert Tushla. BULLDOGS CAPTURE FOUR TROPHIES Bulldogs take breather during Rosalie game. The Bancroft Bulldogs sported a very successful season in basketball as they won four new trophies to add to their collection. In the various tournaments, the Bulldogs placed first at the Rosalie Invitational, third at the Logan Valley Tourney, and second in the Class D Districts at Beemer. They also received another trophy for winning six out of a possible seven games in the Logan Valley Conference, losing only to Homer by a slim margin. The 1966-67 basketball season produced six lettermen: Alan Simonsen, who tallied 255 points in 21 games for a 12.1 game average and also led in rebounds with 17 per game; Paul Manning, who was selected for the first team Logan Valley All-Conference and also led in field goal shooting with a percentage of 39.6 ; Dale Ruehling who had the best free throw percentage with 63.8%; Gene Pagels and Alan Simonsen who placed on the second conference team; Reg Roth and Randy Schilling. The Bulldogs scored very well against their opponents as they totaled 1206 [joints in 21 games, while the opposition tallied only 1006 points. The highlight of the season occurred when we beat Uehling in the semifinals of the district tournament after they had beaten us in regular season play by a margin of 31 points. 23