Central High School - Optimist Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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4 da- - K Q I. .N f 1 r The 1949 edition of the Pirate football squad-back row: Assistant Coaches Loyd Fezler and Randall Barnes M Herrick, W. Green, P. Myrold, E. Montreuilg second row: R. Miller. J. Sprague, G. Pilger. I-I. Steinbrink, H. Manole front row: G. Ramberg, D. Bennett, J. Hovet. Q. Wood. B. Stadsvold. Thundering past the chalk stripes SEASON 'S RECORD Crookston ,....... 25 Crookston ....,,.. 12 Crookston ....,... 6 Crookston .,...... 20 Crookston ,..,.... 6 Crookston ...,,... 25 Crookston ......., 18 Crookston ,....... 20 Warren ...,................ Grand Forks .......... Devils Lake ..,........, Mahnomen .,........ ,. East Grand Forks ...... Grafton ............,....... Thief River Falls.. Red Lake Falls,..... 132 NORTH VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS Won Lost Tie East Grand Forks ...,,....,.,.,..,. 5 0 Devils Lake ........,...., ........,. 3 1 Grand Forks ...,........ .......... 3 2 Crookston .,.,............,.....,,........ 2 2 Thief River Falls ,,.,..,.....,.,,..,. 1 4 Grafton ...,..,..,.,........,. .......... 0 5 Under Coach Turner and his assistants, Mr. Fezler and Mr. Strand, Central High School's Pirates opened a successful season with a fine team victory over Warren. The following week the margin of an extra point spelled defeat at the hands of Grand Forks. Dick Morlan's 87-yard kickoff return high- lighted the game. The Bucs and the Devils Lake Satans played to a stalemate as the extra point again made the differ- ence between victory and a tie. Mahnomen's Indians fell before' the Pirate squad as they rang up their second shutout with good defensive play. Journeying to East Grand Forks the Pirates dropped the decision to the NVC champs in a game played under the lights. They recovered, however, and took the Grafton Spoilers in the Homecoming contest. Putting up a tough defensive stand on their own goal line the Bucs polished off Thief River Falls on a snow-covered field. Red Lake fur- nished some stiff opposition as the team rallied from a thirteen- point deficit to take the contest. Central linemen smear Grafton halfback as Bamberg 143, Hovet 1443, Torgerson 1433, Eide 1503, Morlan 1523, Olson 1413 move ln on the play. 42 1 iv-sms:

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The Pirate basketball squad-Dick Gillespie, George. Ramberg, Art Miller, Dick Morlan, Don Bennett, Jim Monroe, Jim Ristau, Co-captain Bob Stadsvold, Ronald Pavey, Co-captain Everett Eide, Coach Pat Turner. SEASON'S RECORD Crookston ........ 58 Crookston ..,...., 40 Crookston ,....... 35 Crookston .,...,.. 33 Northwest School .,...... Climax ..,,,...,...,,.... Red Lake Falls .. Fosston ,..........,.. . .,,....,.. , Crookston ..,..,.. 25 East Grand Forks ,.... Crookston .,..,,.. 41 Devils Lake ............ Crookston .,....,. 37 Climax ..,..........,,,,.,. Crookston .,...... 3 8 Red Lake Falls .... Crookston ..,,..., 34 Warren ...4.,....,....... Crookston ...,,.., 38 Grand Forks ..,......, Crookston ......., 28 Devils Lake ..........,. Crookston ...l..., 35 Grand Forks 4.......,. Crookston ........ 28 East Grand Forks Crookston ,....,.. 46 Crookston ,,.,..,, 26 Crookston .... ....43 Grafton .........,.....r,. Thief River Falls ....,.., Thief liver Falls Crookston ........ 62 Grafton .,,............,.. Crookston ........ 43 Northwest School ..,..... Crookston ........ 38 Faculty ..,,...,.......... DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Crookston ........ 46 Raed Lake Falls ...,.,...,,. 26 Semi-Finals Warren .........,........ 40 Crookston ,,,..,..,..... 31 East Grand Forks 59 Thief River Falls 32 Consolation Thief River Falls 46 Crookston ....,....,..,, 39 Championship Warren ..,..,,,............ 41 East Grand Forks 35 NORTH VALLEY STANDINGS Won Lost East Grand Forks ,.......,. ......... 9 l Devils Lake ....,.....,..., ,.... .... 8 2 Grand Forks ...,,.,.... , ,..,.,.. 7 3 Crookston ....,..,....,....,. ......... 3 7 Thief River Falls ........... ....... . 3 7 Grafton ........,,......,.., ,........,..............,, 0 10 INTERCLASS TOURNAMENT Sophomores .....,.... 37 Freshmen ....... ....... 25 Seniors .....,...........,,. 45 Juniors .....,.,... . .,... ,.,25 Championship Seniors .........,.....,,, 32 Sophomores .......,.. 31 Racing along the hardwood Starting with a nucleus of seven lettermen from last year's squad, Central got off to an impressive start in a 58-39 win over the Northwest School. However, the team cou1dn't put together consistent games and ended up with a ten win and eight loss record. Dick Gillespie led the Pirate scoring with 195 points. Everett Eide, Jim Monroe, and George Ramberg topped the 100 point scoring mark. Following their victory in the first game of the season with the Aggies, the Pirates copped three more in a row before splitting even in their next four games. A loss to Warren started the Bucs on a five-game losing streak, including four North Valley games. Two Conference wins over Grafton and a win and a loss to Thief River Falls brought the Pirates up to a fourth place tie in the Conference standings. A victory over the Aggies closed the regular season. The 62 points rung up by the Bucs against Grafton was their best offensive effort of the year. Red Lake Falls dropped a 20 point decision in the first district contest, but the following night Warren eliminated the Bucs. Thief River Falls took consolation honors with a victory the next night. Nine of this year's squad were seniors so next year's team will be underclassmen, who will gain experience for the coming years. Central's B team dropped four one point decisions and a two point loss in compiling a season record of four wins and twelve losses. The seniors, playing with only five men, copped the interclass tournament by a wide margin over the juniors and a close one point edging of the sophomores. 44