East High School - Shield Yearbook (Bremerton, WA)

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Basketball f Coach Les Eathorneg Coach Lawrence Sampson: Lyle Bakken, forward: George Fouch, centerg Lowell Ma' hugh, guardg Ron Olson, forward: Dan Stautz, guard. By' BASKETBALL SEASON SCORE CARD EAST 68-PORT TOWNSEND 30 EAST ss-LINCOLN 67 EAST 65-SOUTH KITSAP 42 EAST S7-WEST BREMERTON 49 EAST 50-WEST BREMERTON 54 EAST so-BAINBRIDGE so EAST 69-CENTRAL KITSAP 40 EAST so-CENTRAL KITSAP so EAST ss-BAINBRIDGE zs EAST 90-SEQUIM 45 EAST 72HLINCOLN 74 EAST 64-NORTH KITSAP 44 EAST ss--SEQUIM 36 EAST 63-CAMAS ss EAST 76-NORTH KITSAP ss EAST 91 SOUTH KITSAP 39 EAST 71-CAMAS 49 EAST 70-PORT ANGELES 53 EAST as-PGRT ANGELES 59 EAST 62-PORT TOWNSEND as District Playoffs EAST 63fRENTON 40 EAST 75-KENT MERIDIAN vs EAST S7-LAKE WASHINGTON so EAST 78--FRANKLINPIERCE 61 State T-ournament EAST 61-MOSES LAKE so EAST 78-ANAGORTES 75 EAST 76-GONZAGA 61 EAST S9-ROOSEVELT sz East took to the hardwood in December like avenging angels and the Knight crusade didn't end until 28 games and 4 months later on the sunflit Hec Edmundson court. Spirit was high all during the long sea' son reaching classic proportions at the first EastfWest game. That game, though a losing effort, proved that a Knight never gives up. In the next meeting East earned a decisive victory. The Knights domif nated the All Olympic League Team with Bakken, Stautz and Olson making first squad and Fouch and Mahugh being nominated to Honor' able Mention. Finishing the Olympic League season with a 19f1 rec' ord thus tying for first East went into the West Central district in second league position on the flip of a coin. District play was rugged and revealing and saw the team gain third place in the district later to dominate the state finals. The drama overshadowing all others started on March 12 and reached its heighth tw-o days following when East, 12 points behind Anacortes in the last quarter, staged the great' est comeback in the history of the tournament. The record 34 points in those final 8 screaming minutes virtually assured East of its fifthfinf thefstate trophy. Lyle Bakken was named to the AllfState Basketball Team, Dan Stautz to the AllfState Second Team and Ron Olson ref ceived honorable mention. More honors came to East when Lyle Bakken was chosen most valuable player in the State Tournament and named to the AllfAmerican Basketball Team as the only representative from Washington State. It was a fitting climax to the season, an inf spiring show of teamfwork and school spirit long to be remembered.

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