College High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Greeley, CO)

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' z4 et z£l Alter .1 slow and disappointing start, the Gods ol Fortune at last smiled upon Dobby and his Mighty Mites of College High who formed the amaz- ing 1942-43 Bulldog basketball squad. Even fantastic may be too mild a word when used to describe the teats ol the Blue and White Cagers. Losing five out of nine pre-conference games, including two poorly played contests with Greeley High which cost CHS. the City Series, could hardly be classified as a promise ol much future success. But then, from somewhere out of the realm of the unexpected a new spirit irore which carried our boys through the storm to the Northeastern conference championship, and on to the State Basketball Tournament. In conference play. College High defeated Fort Morgan. Sterling and Brush in four closely played games before hitting a temporary slump, and losing 10 the Fort Morgan Maroons 21-26. Nevertheless, on the following week in the annual Homecoming game, the Bulldogs swept from behind to overcome a fine Brush outfit 16-25. and annex the conference championship for the second straight year. Going into the Colorado state high school basketball tournament as a definite underdog. College High caused quite a luror in the Nation ' s basket ball capitol by defeating the defending champions from Longmont. 29-21. 1 he following night, in the semi-finals, the hard fighting Blue and White team overcame an eight point lead held by Fast Denver, pre tourney favorites, only to lose in the last minute of play 26 50. 1 ast then went on to win the tourna- ment by defeating their cousins from West Denver High 10-28 in the finals. Chiefly responsible lor his team ' s excellent showing in the State coach Dobby was credited by the Denver newspapers with having the best coached team in the tournament. 27

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1942-43 BASKETBALL TEAM First row: Gale Nims. Glenn Humphrey. Bernard Johnson, John Rugg, Deane Carson, and Bob Schmidt; Second row: Neil White. Phil Kirton. Morris Dickhaut, D. L. Hamilton, Jerry Donahue, and Jack Ridgcway: Third row: Bert Ehrmann. Ronald Frakes. Charles Buckingham. Wayne Ncwlon. and Bobby Slapper; Top row: Coach Doubcnmier and Jim Miller, student coach. SCORE SHEET FOR 1942-43 SEASON College College College College College College College College College College College College College College College gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh gh MR. J. S. DOUBENMIER 26 College High College High 39 Ault 38 Ault 33 Eaton 23 Ft. Collins 20 Loveland 22 Greeley 17 Eaton 32 Greeley 25 Loveland 23 Sterling 24 Sterling 23 Brush 17 Ft. Morgan 23 Ft. Morgan 36 Brush TOURNAMENT 29 Longmont 26 East Denver 28 29 6 36 25 38 11 35 31 22 22 20 25 26 25 21 30

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' Wie tUay First roa ' : Jim Donahue. Billy Ewing. Tom Kagohara. Tak Murata; Second row: Chuck Stott, instructor: Roy Johnson, Lee Bauer. The 1942-43 wrestling team was of the hot and cold type. After losing several early engagements, our boys turned the tables on a highly favored Fort Collins team, winning 24 to 23. In this meet they were truly the masters of the grunt and groan department. Tak Murata, a 1 12-pounaer, and Roy Johnson, who wrestled in the 154 pound division, were entered in the state wrestling tournament at Denver. Murata. a sophomore, copped the runner-up spot at his weight. Su cuciiiciCi First ron ' ; Merle Ladner. William Haas. Andrew Root. Jack Clough. Lindy Swanson; Standing: Jim Wailes. instructor: Calvin Burroughs. Jim Newlon. Charles Hambrick. Jack Williams; Not in picture: Jack West. 28