Dawson High School - Reflector Yearbook (Dawson, MN)

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i -- c Y g ,,, R I 1 I f , ,:,77Y LY ,iff - -Y ---1-fi ,-.,....,::l,,1'v- K BASKETBALL SEASON ENDS IN BLAZE OF GLORY After two-or more years of desultory results and bad breaks, the Dawson High School basket ball team,in their 1956-57 season, finally reached a good deal of achievement. Starting early in December, the brange and Black of Dawson gave the first indications this season was to be an important one in the history of the school. Victories before Christmas vacation over Boyd, Glarkfield, and Milan were chalked up for Dawson, while a defeat by Monte showed D.H.S, boy that all would not fall before their conquering stride. ' The post vacation games were again a repetition of victory after victory except for the always trouble- some invaders from the east, Montevideo, who tallied their second victory over Dawson and gave Iawson its second defeat. This, however, again quelled any over. assurance and confidence which might have arisen in the team, as did also the stupifying defeat of Dawson by an inspired and spry little Granite Falls team which downed Dawson, the strongest team in the district with a one'point victory, This defeat nevertheless, settled down the Orange men and from this point on steadier, finner, and more finished form of playing began to appear in both offensi and defensive attacks. The final game of the season, through a victory, in which Dawson quelled the ravaging Appleton basketters, proved nothing more than an added VG

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P incentive to ntake the district tournamentln 'Since it was chiefly a game between the Dawson first team and the Appleton HBH team. Tournament time found Dawson fans in a frenzied and feverish mood, as day after day they followed their team Hin massn to the Madison Armory. Evident now was the fact that the Orange and Black had all the earmarks of a championship team. In their exciting games against Madison, Appleton, and finally the Hold nigger in the wood pileu, Montevideo, the Dawson team romped, battered fought, and battled its way to the district championship laurals, bringing once again a splendid trophy to the halls of our school. 1 Almost as many fans then followed their team to the regional tourney at Glencoe where the Dawson Orange men, now considerably slowed up by a serious leg injury on Pearson, the Dawson center, engaged in their first game with Tracy, champions of district 9. But for the first time in many games bad passing, off-form in shoting, and lack of coordination kept the Dawson team from play- ing its best, as well as the evident handicap of Stubbie in playing with a crippled leg. And so regional champ- ionship laurals were lost in their defeat by Tracy by the small margin of 19-16. To prove to all spectators that the Dawson team' was a championship team in spite of its first defeat, the Orange and Black wave came back in their second game with Hutchinson to display as fine a brand of ball playing as could be seen at Glencoe. A steadier, more spirited, and surer team took the floor and with effective passing was able to win the third ranking position in the 'region and take back to Dawson a basket ball as a prize and recognition for this position. Although Dawson will have a number of seasoned veteran letter-men as the nucleus of its team next year, graduation this spring will make serious invasion.in the squad. Those who have played their last high school game are Captain HRinkH Heieren, Whose speed, height, and ability will be sorely missed, Lloyd Dahl. a steady player, a scoring threat, and example of the fine sports manship of the Dawson team, Sonny Vane, a key man and shooting ace whose work under the basket helped build up many a winning scoreg and Stan Trotter, a consistant guard who has been a valuable player on the Dawson teams for several years. Among those who played for Dawson this year and will be on the squad for next year are Stubbie Eearson, center. James Christiansen. Ernie Lundquist, Uhed' Nelson, as well as several members from the HBH team: Donald Emerson, Ivan Togstad, Lyle Thomp- son and Orville Vaneu - L .