Bancroft High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bancroft, NE)

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Dale Ruehling letters in the mile run. Through long hours of preparation under the supervision of Coach William Petersen, the end of the 1967 Bulldog track season found six squad members with letters for their efforts. Paul Manning lettered in the high hurdles, low hurdles, and mile relay; Alan Simonsen in the discus, shot put, and mile relay; and Gene Pagels in the 440-yard dash and mile relay. Jim Fuller qualified for a letter in the shot put; Dale Ruehling in the mile-run, high jump, and mile relay; and Charles Tietz in the 880-yard dash. This year's track season was highlighted by five major meets; the Midland Relays at Fremont, the Decatur Invitational, the South Sioux City Invitational, the Logan Valley Conference Meet at Wayne, and the District meet at Fremont. The climax of the season came prior to the district meet when an interclass meet was held. Each class showed strong competitive effort, but the juniors were the victors by a wide margin of points. The senior squad members placed second, the sophomores took third place, and the freshmen finished fourth in the meet. Swing the arms, grit the teeth and keep your balance are with his great form and desire placed in a number of the hurdling secrets Paul Manning keeps in mind as he meets this season to earn a letter in high and low' hurdle takes each hurdle in stride. Sure-footed senior Manning competition.

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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

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SUCCESSFUL SEASON FINDS SIX LETTERMEN The approaching finish line is all that anchor-man Alan Simonsen has on his mind as he sprints toward it in the mile relay at the Logan Valley Conference meet. Gene Pagels gasps for air after a satisfactory finish in the 440-yard dash at the Midland Relays. Straining every muscle, freshman letterman Charles Tietz competes in the 880-yard dash at Fremont. 25