Central High School - Optimist Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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Dave Larsen brings the Green Wave ball carrier up short ofter a small gain. RESULTS Crookston Opponent l 4 ..,,......,,., Grafton .,A,.......... O 7 .....Q. ..K.., R oseau ..,..,,, ..,.. 6 l 2 .,.,...,.,....., Fosston ....,V......,... l 2 I3 .,,..... East Grand Forks ,...,w., I2 6 ,.......a..,.,,. Bemidji ,,..........,.,. 31 I9 ...w...... Red Lake Falls ..,..s.s.. 24 O .,..,..w Thief River Falls ,..,.... 48 With strong interference Dennis Parkin slants off tackle during the Pirate-Red Lake clash. ww. F321 1 l Riser With a good start we led Fosston by twelve points, only to have the score dwindle down to a tie in the last quarter. The highlight was the 60-yard pass play from Hannah to'Pester . . .We really enjoyed downing East Side in our homecoming battle. Oustanding play of the game was the 60-yard run of Dennis Parkin and the hard running of Bobby Behr. The winning point come on an extra point by Par- kin . , . The "B" squad is made up of fresh- men, sophomores, and a few juniors, whose most heart-breaking game of the season was the loss to East Grand Forks in the last seconds . . . The outstanding player was Kenny Wold, Gerald Solheim, and Clifford Svedahl. .pw-

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, . M Qi!! Under Coach Bob Roy and Line Coach Don- ald Peterson ,the Pirate football squad this year made a strong showing in Region 8, with three wins, three losses, and one tie. Paul Wold, our captain, and Bob Tous and George Nelson, all seniors, were named on the North- west Conference first team. Other lettermen graduating are Dick Acker, Jerry Panzer, Mel- vin Walters, Ralph Svedahl, George Lawrence, Daniel Lee, Tom McCulla, Dean Ash, and Den- nis Ristau. Awards were given by the coaching staff to Bob Tous and George Nelson for the most tackles in the backfield and line respec- tively. Dave Larsen was voted the best blocker and Glen Hannah the most improved player. Spectacular play of the opening game with Grafton was a 70-yard pass ploy, with Pepper Lysaker throwing and Paul Wold receiving. Captain Paul WoIdfAll conference - state honorable mention. FOOTBALL SQUAD. Back row: Kline, McWaters, Slager, Tollefson, Skornicka, Olson, J. Lindell, Johnson, Jenson, Coauette, Cornelius, W. Ash, Droen, M, Larsen, Hayden, third row: C, Svedahl, Wilder, K. Wold, Kleven, Braden, Anderson, Stenseth, R. Hasbrouck, Cosmey, J. Orr, Hannah, D. Orr, Fish, Peterson, Lehrer, Roy, second row: D. Ash, Parkin, Thomforde, Borness, Behr, Lysaker, D. Larsen, Arch, Pester, Bakken, B. Liridell, Lyngholm, Solheim, R. Svedohl, first row: Tous, Nelson, Lee, Krogstad, Wolters, P. Wold, Lufkin, Panzer, McCulla, Lawrence, Acker, D. Hasbrouck, Ristau. Not in picture: LaHaise, Sage. Coaches: Mr, Roy, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Lehrer, Mgrs.: Mark Larsen, David Hayden. """, W.

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n seventh and eighth grade football, fifty-two boys were issued uniforms. Captains were chosen for the four teams, with Billy Taylor, for the Whites: Dean Lufkin, for the Golds, Roger McWaters, for i the Greens, and Dick Droen, for the Reds. ln league play Billy Taylor's Whites wound up on top, with five wins and one loss. The Golds were next with a three-win, two-loss, and one-tie record. The Greens and the Reds were third and fourth, with two wins, four losses, and one win, four losses, and one tie respectively. The climax of their season was a game between the Whites and Reds, and the Golds and Greens, presented as a half-time feature of the Thief River Falls-Pirate game. The teams were coached by Mr. Strand and Mr. Westby. One thought in mind, to win that game, Glenn heads for the field for the second half. JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL. Back row: Oliver, Berquist, Gordon, McDowell, Mioen, McWaters, Emerson, Erstad, Dahl, Norrie Olson Mr. Strand' third row: Mr. Westby, Reitmeier, Stolen, Gronbeck, Cash, Pester, Sauve, Lawrence, Radke, Krogstad, Brad- ley, second low: l3akken, Vandervort, Hannah, Owens, Johnson, Cornelius, Gorder, Droen, Boyum, Reese, Sieving, hrst row Hanson, Pikora, Hovland, Pratt, Hayden, Jensrud, MacGregor, W. Taylor, Knox, R. Taylor, Teal. Not in picture: Norby Wheeler, Sandburg, McWaters, Odegaard, Flom, and Hennager. Coaches: Mr. Strand, Mr. Westby. 68