East Grand Forks High School - Memories Yearbook (East Grand Forks, MN)

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FIRST ROW-Ralph Larson, Don Wavra, Captain, Merlyn Abel. SECOND ROW-Rollie Baln, Bill Rand, Jim Stewart, Roy Surprenant. THIRD ROW-Coach H. E. Hanson, Frank Scheible, Harold Springs. Merriam Erickson, Dwayne Parlluw. The Wave played the longest and the hardest basketball schedule in the history of the school during the 194445 season. Twenty-five regular season games were played with the strongest teams in this area of Minnesota and North Dakota. Of these, twenty were victories, which is the most games ever won by the locals in a single season. Only one defeat was by a Minnesota team. The Wave was undefeated in District 3l competition, Another record was broken when Captain Don Wavra scored 249 points during the regular season. Of this year's squad tive men were seniors, two were juniors and three sophomores -- so that pros- pects for a strong team next year are bright. Season's Record for i944-45 B k b Our Score Opggglfdihl 3- 3: gIiTl.x N D as wTff::' ' ' 19 The Wave came through to win the District 3l champion- 18 Park River, N. D. 40 Crooklton 27 Grand Forkx, N. D. 39 Sacred Heart 1E.G.F.b 44 Sl. James Academy iG. FJ 4 W en 0 arr 30 Thiel River Falls 42 Red Lake Fall: 39 Climax 26 Mlnut, N. D. 39 Crookston A. C. 48 Thiel River Falls 17 Grand Forks, N. D. 32 Sacred Heart iE.G,F.j 36 Fisher 26 Fargo, N. D. 28 Crookllon 28 Devils Lake, N. D. 37 St. James Academy KG. FJ 45 Red Lake Fall: F Q 32 on on 31 Crookston A. C. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 33 Oslo 48 Fisher 42 Thiel River Falls REGIONAL Eaxl Grand Forks 18 Bemidji CONSOLATION East Grand Forks 37 Erskine ship and went to the regional at Bemidji. The opening game against a strong Bemidji team found the team in the poorest physical condition of the year - Captain Don Wavra, with a broken thumb, and Ralph Larson, third high scorer for the sea- son, with an injured leg which didn't allow him to dress for games. This, together with perhaps the poorest played game of the season on the part of the Wave and a stellar performance by the Lumber Jacks, spelled a decisive defeat. 'iw , X T f e330

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Pep Rall BLOOMER GIRLS GERMAN BAND TOY SOLDIERS AND AUDREY GAME BETWEEN EAST SIDE AND NEIGHBORING FIVE 0 u

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FIRST ROW-Leroy Stavig, Bob McGarry, Don Wavra, Jim Stewart, Al Maloney, Bill Skoczylas. SECOND ROW-Bill Rand, Charles Larson, Harold Spriggs, Coach H. E. Hanson, Harvey Christianson, Frank Goodrich, Roy Surprenant. Track Despite the worst weather conditions that we have ever encountered there was consider- able interest in track. Three meets were attended, the Beaver Relay at Bemidji, the District 31 Meet, and the Regional Meet. ln the Beaver Relay Harold Spriggs broke the discus record with a heave of I34' 3 . The 880 relay team placed fourth. The Wave took second place behind Thief River Falls in the District Meet. Spriggs was high point man for the meet with l4V2 points. Jim Stewart, Wave dash star, took firsts in the IOO and 220 yard dashes and anchored the relay team which won first. The following men qualified for the regional meet and also won their letters: Bob Spriggs, Jim Stewart, Bob McGarry, Don Wavra, Al Maloney, Billy Rand and Harvey Christianson. a34l