De Smet High School - Bulldog Yearbook (De Smet, SD)

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 A” BASKETBALL SQUAD Left to right: Collin Harris, Ronnie Wynn, Jim Clark, Marlyn Kruse, Wes Me- Caskell, George Wehrkamp, Pete Kruse, Orlin Brown, Neil Carpenter, Don Conner, Donald Hendricks, student manager and Bill Smith, assistant stu- dent manager Kneeling: Don Mohlenhoff, coach and Gale Dutcher, assistant coach Season's Games Flandreau Indians, we 35; they 51 Doland, we 41; they 56 Lake Preston, we 60; they 38 Volga, we 52; they 61 Arlington, we 43; they 42 Oldham, we 61; they 42 Blunt, we 51; they 56 Hayti, we 44; they 69 Flandreau, we 47; they 53 Iroquois, we 61; they 59 Dell Rapids, we 54; they 74 Bancroft, we 30; they 33 Erwin, we 39; they 26 Carthage, we 49; they 36 Wolsey, we 32; they 39 Volga, we 38; they 35 Oldham, we 47; they 31 Iroquois, we 48; they 59 Redfield, we 43; they 35 Agar, we 43; they 42 Yale, we 43; they 59 Arlington, we 47; they 52 Tournament Games East Central Conference: De Smet 67, Bancroft 42; De Smet 49, Arlington 46. Championship: De Smet 57, Volga 39. District 15: First game, De Smet 72, Tulare 35; second game, De Smet 44, Iroquois 54. The “A” squad played a total of 22 games and closed the season with a 10 won and 12 lost record, not including tournament games, of which they won four out of five. TWENTY-THREE

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 6-MAN FOOTBALL SQUAD Back row, left to right: Gale Dutcher, assistant coach, Lyle Kellar. Don Timm, Wayne Meyers, Don Hendricks, Collin Harris, Henry Albrecht, Bill Smith, Orin Brown, Dallas Freeman, Don Freeman, Don Mohlenhoff, coach Front row, left to right: Lowell Richards, student manager, George Wehrkamp, Wes McCaskell, Ronnie Wynn, Lonny Chase, Don Sprang, Gus Jacob, Pete Kruse, Verle Conner, Neil Carpenter and Don Conner 1952-53 Football Summary October 31, 1952 brought to a close the last football game for the season and also the last game for nine of the senior boys; maybe some will play later in college and maybe even in pro football—only history will tell. There was only one casualty this year and it was not during any of the games— it happened shortly after practice began this fall. We were all hoping that Don Russell could come out again and resume practice but through no fault of anyone he was not allowed to do so. The season turned out to be a very successful year with only one loss, although we had some very close ones, as those who saw the game with Chester know, which was a hair raiser. The points of the season were made by the eight following men: Wes Mc- Caskell lead with six touchdowns and one point on a conversion for a total of 37 points. Ronnie Wynn and George Wehrkamp tied with six touchdowns apiece for a total of 36 points each. Don Conner ended up with three touchdowns for a total of 18 points. Gus Jacob was next with two touchdowns for a total of 12 points and Pete Kruse with one touchdown for a total of 6 points. Neil Carpenter picked up, or sliall we say kicked up, three conversions for a total of 6 points and last is Jerome Van Ningen with one point on a conversion. The total points scored this year add up to a total of 152. De Smet had a total of 1007 yards made in rushing, 258 yards in passing, for a total of 1265 yards gained. The opponents made a total of 626 yards in rushing and 329 yards by passing— a total of 955 yards. From those of us that will not be back next year we wish the squad of 1953-54 a very, very successful year. TWENTY-TWO

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 B” BASKETBALL SQUAD Standing, left to right: Gale Dutcher, assistant coach, Larry Jensen, Verle Conner, Paul Widman, Donald Buchele, Don Russell, Don Freeman and Don Mohlen- hoff, coach Kneeling, left to right: Kenny Heuther, Don Conner, Jim Clark, Collin Harris, Marlyn Kruse and Orlin Brown ' Sitting, left to right: Donald Hendricks, student manager and Bill Smith, assistant student manager Results of Season's Games Doland, we 17; they 25 Lake Preston, we 40: they 36 Volga, we 31: they 36 Arlington, we 20; they 26 Oldham, we 24: they 34 Hayti, we 32: they 48 Flandreau, we 38: they 43 Iroquois, we 35: they 39 Dell Rapids, we 51; they 40 Bancroft, we 30; they 33 Carthage, we 40; they 25 Volga, we 30; they 41 Oldham, we 34; they 29 Iroquois, we 29; they 24 Redfield, we 44, they 28 Agar, we 25; they 37 Yale, we 27; they 34 Arlington, we 19; they 24 The “B” squad played a total of 18 games and ended the season’s competition with a 7 won and 11 lost record. All of these games were played as preliminary games to the “A” squad games. TWENTY-FOUR