Colusa High School - Colus Yearbook (Colusa, CA)

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TOP R 2 .!. , J W W g v WMM, MJ, rww... , ---.M L Y ow-Torn Snider, Kirk Me.vsirk, Stanley Kozloflqig MIDDLE Row-Tom Rutledge, Jack Triplett, erry Hllff, Fenton lWcCullougl7, Clair Slvippen, Meredith Cl Rzlnh Fusam, Don Vetlo, Bob Snider, Tea' Shellooe, Carman Fusaro. Bloclc fc, The Block C has been extremely active this year. Starting the year with a deficit the group worked until they had come out way on topn. A few of their methods of raising money were: the Block C sticker sale, a pie sale, a turkey raffle, a dance and a very clever and successful election of a Block C Queen, Nlary Keller. New Year's Day the Block C attended the East-Vllesr football game in San Francisco. The hoys left here Friday evening and didn't return until Sunday evening. This past school year several boys have hecome eligible to join the Block Cv through football, haslcethall, baseball, tennis and track. The officers for the year were: Barney Brown . . . President iVlereclith Clement . . . Sec.-Tres. .lack Tripletr . . Sergeant ar Arms RICHARD RAMOS ementg BOTTOM now-Logan Arla, Richard Ramon

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Top Row-Lois Hutsell, Barbara Guiliani, Velma Justice, Mary Keller: sECoNo Row-Ioan Sivley, Betsy Davison, Lorraine Pleard, Mattie Zurnwalt, Helen Weast, ,loan Flintg THIRD ROW'-LOTFffd Lecce, Marjorie Crane, Barbara Burleson, Ida Bertram, Marna Silvertlzorn, Plroebe Davison, Thelma Weastg BOTTOM Row- Maureen Riley, janet Clvenowellz, Barbara Berkey, Helen Lange, Joyce Braly, Dolores Moore, Nancy McNary G.A.i. ln spite of somewhat curtailed activities there still is interest in girls' sports. The girls started out the year with volleyball, having very active games and much enthusiasm. In the G.A.A. inter-class compe- tition the Seniors came out on top. There was a game between Nlargaret Watt's team, the champions of the sixth period class, and Helen Lange's team, the champions of the seventh period class, that ended in victory for the sixth period. The next sports of the year were badminton and archery. In the badminton ladder the top four were Dolores Nloore, Janet Chenoweth, Barbara Berlcey, and Phoebe Davison. Dolores and Janet won the championship. An outstandinq feminine brave in true Reclskin tradition was Claudine Tolson, who topped them all in archery. Basketball was the next major sport and the competition ended with the Seniors again talcing top honors. The best forwards were Lois Hutsell, Helen Zoller, Elsie Westfall, and Deadeye Ruby Berry. Some of the outstanding guards were Elizabeth Ash, Jean Hicolc, Joan Sivley and Lorraine Farnsworth. The sixth and seventh periods had a championship game in basketball too. This game was played be- tween Claudine Tolson's team from seventh period and Ida Bertram's team from sixth. The sixth period team again came out victors. On the days when the girls were able to use the turf without fear of playing water polo they played speedball. Helen Weast, the Bruggman Twins, Marv Keller and Mildred Nordyke excelled in this rugged game. Vfhen warmer weather came along the thoughts of the girls turned to tennis and tumbling. In tumb- ling the girls had lots of fun making pyramids and doing individual stunts. Two of the best tumblers were -loan Flint and Nancy McNary. Baseball and swimming were the two last sports and everyone strove very hard to hit at least one home run during the season and to improve her swimming strokes. The social activity of G.A.A. this year was a Girls' Date Dance that turned out to be one of the 'best dances of the year. The officers of the Girls' Athletic Association under the direction of their able advisor, Mrs. Frances Vllhite, were: Helen Lange . Janet Chenoweth . . . Vice President Barbara Berlcey . Joyce Braly . . Dolores Moore . . . . . President . Secretary-Treasurer . . . Yell Leader . Yell Leader

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BOYS' SPORTS This year has been one of the outstand- ing years as for asgsports are concerned at Colusa Hi. Although no exceptionally fine teams have been turned out, approximately 90 per cent of the boys in school have signed up for at last one sport during the year, and in the long run Uncle Sam doesn't care about the number of games won or lost but he does care about the physical fitness of the men of this na- tion. For this reason and others the ath- letics of '43-'44 have left little to be de- sired in the way of preparing the boys for the future which is in store for them. As the year started out football suits were issued to twenty-eight men and of this number twenty-four completed the season. Although the team didn't win any games it was still better than average. The T formation which was used was best adapt- ed for the material that was brought our by long and grueling practices and although at times the offense was stopped cold the defense of the team was superb. In foot- ball Colusa had a defensive team that was hard to beat. After the struggle on the turf more than twenty-five boys tried their hand a basket- ball. In this sport, the teams won more than 70 per cent of their games. The Var- sity team used their height to great advant- age but there wasn't enough fight on the teamg consequently they were ahead at the half in most games but when they came baclc during the second half they usually stopped being aggressive and turned into a defensive team and if the half score didn't give them a big enough lead they lost. The B Team played an entirely differ- ent brand of ball. They combined speed and fast ball handling as their scoring threat and on the defense they used their speed again on a full court man to man. The Bee's were easily the outstanding team as far as baslctball goes and although they missed winning the championship by a nar- row margin they showed that they had the stuff it takes to fight right up until the final whistle was blown. The C Team fa combined C and DQ won the county championship and although they didn't play in league competition they might well have come out on top in that respect also. They were an aggressive team and displayed some spectacular shooting which was one of their high points. Twenty-five boys were issued baseball uniforms at the beginning of the season and from all indications this year's teams should be one of the best we have ever fielded on a diamond. There is something unusual about this team: it is composed of eight Juniors and one Senior. In their first game of the year, the team defeated Yuba City, making a good showing both in the field and at the plate. The tennis team, with ten men wield- ing raclcets, has turned into a well develop- ped team and although there will probably be no out of town tournaments the inter- class competition will be something to lceep your eve on. Although little is being done in the way of traclc, some of the boys have taken it upon themselves to limber up their muscles and in the inter-class meet the contestants will be offering each other a lot of compe- tition. In swimming as in the past there will be an inter-class meet on the last day of school and here also there should be some hard fought races. One thing is certain about the sports in the past year. The boys have learned that being a good loser is as important as being a good winner. They have devel- oped sportsmanship within themselves. MEREDITI-I CLEMENT