College High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Greeley, CO)

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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

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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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SoftUM Softball came into the limelight as spring rolled around. This season, as something new in the way ot competition, the Bulldogs played members of the A. A.F.T.T.C.. winning 10-1 and 12-1. The team also challenged the tennis and track boys to a series of intra-mural games. Members of the softball team include Bill Ewing. Roy Johnson. Tak Murata. D. L. Hamilton. Merle Ladner. Tok Ishimoto. Clarence Schmidt. Roger Reeve. Ralph Reeve. Gale Nims. Glenn Humphrey. Harold Christian. Tom Kagohara. Manuel Andrade. Bill Haas. Bobby Slapper. and Harry Behring. The team was coached by Wendell Randall. %acA to right: Coach Doubenmiei David Kisslcr, Wayne Newlon. Phil Kirton. Glenn Humphivv l.i ! Hoke Wall) Widlund, Ronald Frakes Jack Williams Ben Ehrmann Charles Hambrick an I .ring 29