Hastings High School - Tiger Yearbook (Hastings, NE)

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lol: . . J. With the .lunior Varsity it's not whether you won or lost, but what did you learn? Many valuable lessons can be learned even when you are losing. And don't ever try to predict what a varsity season will be like from the record of the Junior Var- sity. This has often proved unreliable. And remember, little cubs grow up to be fighting tigers. Many times this happens between June and September. This year the Cubs fought back in their opening game to tie Holdrege 26 to 26. From there on out they failed to find the victory trail. But don't sell the Cubs short. Next year they will be a little taller, a little heavier, and with lessons learned from coaches Don Langdon and Dick Hlidek they will make names for themselves as fighting Tigers. BACK RONW: Coach Don Langdon, Mike Melneck, Don Udlock, Mike O'Neal, Chuck Andrews, Dean Doggett, jerry Baird, jim Penny, Gale Pax- ton, jim Hurley, Paul Stubbe, ,lim Rutt. Phil Klint, Dan Stauffer, Coach Dick Hlidek. MIDDLE ROXV: jud Morhart, Bob Bennett, DeW'ayne Kal- berg, jim Hunt, Bruce Lynch, jim Stutesman, Fred Durham, Gig Cassler, Gary Kluver, Ron King, Dale Fuller, Student Mgr. Dun Gray. FRONT ROXV: Student Mgr. Bob Bramble, Lee Saathoff, Bob Strickland, Ron Hin- richs, Dennis Land, Dennis Barker, john McLaughlin, Randy Paymall, Doug Cotner, jim Dobesh, Student Mgr. Alex Eckert if

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Slnto 40 A.ouL, fo get had acfwaa, qml Hastings High School Tigers under the direction of Coach Ollie Smith and Assistant Coach lfarl Applebee, rolled to al championship in the Mid-liast conference, finished third in the liast Big Ten. and were awarded eighth place in the Associ.ited Press standings. The Tigers opened the season with a close squeeze past lfairbury in which thev had to come from behind in the l.ist quarter to pull out a 7-6 win. The Bengals then traveled to the capitol city where the C0111- pletely improved Tigers dominated the play and romped over the South- east Knights 32-12. Back home again, on I3ad's Night, a previously hapless North Platte eleven threw a scare into the Hastings team. lt took two third period touchdowns to gain a I9-19 tie. Later this game became a 2-0 victory due to the playing of an ineligible player by North Platte. After the poor showing against the Bulldogs, Hastings missed with the strong Columbus team by .1 narrow 0-6 margin. Second and fourth period scoring caused the Tigers rout of Lincoln Northeast. The Rockets failed to threaten as the enthusiastic Bengals won 32-12. Norfolk invaded Tigerland but left on the short end of a 47'-15 score. lt was corcnation night and after the ceremony crowning Queen Grace Coldbeck, the queen and her attendants watched the Tigers add 20 more points to the score. Grand Island blasted any Big Ten hopes out from under the Has- tings team with an impressive show of power. lt was C. I. 34, Hastings O. But the Tigers bounced back and took the next two games in high scoring routs. It was Hastings 34, Beatrice 7 in a contest which gave the Tigers the Mid-East crown. Against lfremont the Hastings Tigers pounded the Fremont Tigers 41-6. Sixteen seniors saw action for the last time as Coach Smith cleared the bench. Dick May goes over to help rrll the final score up to 41-b against lsreniont CHUCK NIATZKI: was named as one of the ends on the Associated Press All State eleven. The choice is made by polling sports writers. sportscasters, and coaches. -IFRRY GOFDIQRT was honored by being elected a Co-captain for the season. He was selected as .1 guard on several All Mid-Ifast. and All Fast Big Ten teams ,ILRRY DOVVNING was also hon- ored by his team mates by being elected a Co-captain for the season. klerry was named a center on a number of Nlid-lfast. and Big Ten first teams ln.

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