Cresco High School - Spartan Yearbook (Cresco, IA)

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.cg Q,,Q,CQAc,d,,fbo,s9,o DQJQ- O Top Row: Donald Byrnes, Robert Layton, Jack Layton, Lawrence Hayes, Lester Bareis, Albert Rix, Dan Kennelly, David Loughrey, Edward Pollock. First Row: Mr. Ryan, Herbert Hanneman, Kenneth Burr, Allan Shackleton, Raymond Harnoss, Carl Tuerk, Daniel Chehak, Stanley Kvam, Mr. Thompson. Basketball Graduation last year took a huge toll in basketball regulars and reduced the prospects for the 1933-34 team. Kvam, a regular, and Harnoss, a second-string man, were the only letter players. The new team made a slow start, but gradually improved, In the Northeastern Iowa Conference, by rating 500 per cent, Cresco finished fourth among the ten schools. Two thrillers were won from Decorah and two games from Waukon. Defeats were registered at the hands of Osage, New Hampton, and Charles City. In non-conference competition, games were lost to Elma and Mason City-two teams that went to the state tournament. Cresco defeated Lime Springs in an early- season game, but went down before Riceville in an upset. The lettermen ending their competition are: Loughrey, Captain Hanneman. Five lettermen carry over to next year: Layton, and Tuerk. Scores of games: Elma 47 ................... ......... C resco Lime Springs 14 ...... ......... C resco Waukon 12 ............. ......... C resco New Hampton 25 ...... ......... C resco Mason City 28 ....,.. ......... C resco Decorah 17 .......... ......... C resco Charles City 31 ..... ......... C resco Elma 32 ............... ........ E lma Decorah 23 ....... ........ C resco Osage 24 ........ ....... C resco Waukon 19 ..... ....... C resco Riceville 25 ............ ....... C resco New Hampton 37 .... ....... C resco Nashua 19 .................................... Cresco lSectional Tournamentl Charles City 29 .,...............,........ Cresco 1 Sectional Tournament Q Twenty-live Bareis, Harnoss, and Kvam, Burr, Chehak. 12 35 15 24 24 13

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.Ox Qsasexod 0 50101040.10- Standingf: Coach Thompson, Byrnes, G. Hercli, Maland, J. Layton, Hayes, DeNoyel.ef:, Phillips, Shackleton, V. Hercld, Harnosg, Connolly, Tuerk, Thomas, Van House, Loughrey, Burns, Miller, Powers, Coach Ryan. Kneeling: Burr, Zbornik, Jones, Kapler, Nelson, Merrill, Peckham, Kvam, Wren. Football Mr. Thompson found it necessary to build a team around two regulars from the undefeated team of 1932, Zbornik and Harness. The opening game with Monona found the boys playing fair football and they eked out a 13 to 0 victory. The next week was the low point of the season. With Mike Zbornik on the sideline nursing a wrenched ankle, the boys were no match for Oel- wein, and went down to a 53 to 0 defeat, the worst in Cresco's recent history. The real spirit of the team showed itself the following week when the strong New Hamp- ton outfit was outplayed in a 6 to 6 deadlock. This game, which was the first a local team ever played at night marked the turning point of the season. After a scoreless tie with Sumner the following week, the Spartan offense began to function smoothly, West Union, Waukon, and Osage were defeated in succession by scores of 31 to 3, 14 to 0, and 33 to 0. The final game with Decorah, who had an impressive record, and on paper they were much stronger. when the game was over, Decorah had won 7 to 0. Harnoss, captain and tackle: Zbornik, fullback: Merrill, guardg Thomas, quarter, Burns, end, Kapler, back Phillips, guard, Van House, backg and Loughrey, end, were lost by graduation. Twenty-four

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9 .Lx Q,gC,gCfxCff , bo,o,9..0,0- Tcp Row: Eugene Olson, Arthur Aegler, Joseph Drtina. Vlrigil Novak, Thomas Moen, Lester DeNoyelles, Victor Miller, Charles Salisbury, Jerry Kennelly. 'Ihird Row: Edward Sobolik, Richard Young, Harold Nichols, Nevin Johnson, John Connolly, Stanley Jones, Edward Merrill, R. J. Peckham, Henry Tuttle, Walter Bateman. Second Row: Dale Hanson, Edward Lybbert, Earl Hilke. Earl Thomas, Donald Nichols, Donald Maland, William Burns. F'irst Row: Mr. Bartelma, Kenneth Natvig, Roger Halweg, Robert Vagts, Gerald Reutlinger, Roland Lickteig, Gareth Vagts, Clarence Heide, Mr. Schroder. Wrestling Five lettermen returned to school as a nucleus for the 1933-34 wrestling team which went through another undefeated season by winning five dual meets, thus ex- tending the winning streak of the matmen to 28 consecutive victo1'ies. The teams de- feated were: Dubuque. 30 to 63 Clarion, 24 to 123 East Waterloo, 1825 to 15V2g New Hampton, 2495 to 1195 and 2112- to 12 1-2. Cresco won the Northeast Iowa district tournament, gaining 39 points. Dale Hanson, Earl Hilke, Earl Thomas, Donald Maland and Nevin Johnson won district championships, with Harold Nichols and Edward Merrill second. Cresco placed third in the Fort Dodge State meet with Dale Hanson, Earl Thom- as, and Donald Maland as champions. Earl Hilke and Harold Nichols won third places. Several members of the squad competed in the Waterloo Northeast Iowa Y. M. C. A. tournament, Dale Hanson and William Burns winning first Dlaces in the 85 and 115 pound classes. Donald Maland and Earl Thomas, by winning first and second places in the Midwest A. A. U. tournament at Cherokee thereby qualified for the National A. A. U. 'tournament at Ames. Maland was unable to compete because of illness but Thomas won the national title in the 118 pound class. Donald Maland has been state champion three times, won thirty-eight consecu- tive bouts, and has never been defeated. He was elected honorary captain of this year's team. Thomas has been a consistent winner throughout his four years in high school and won the highest national honor possible for an amateur to attain by win- ning the championship in the National A. A. U. tournament. Thomas, Maland, Harold Nichols, Nevin Johnson, William Burns and Edward Merrill are senior lettermen who are going to be difficult to replace next year, Twenty-six