Hastings High School - Tiger Yearbook (Hastings, NE)

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num, 700 fam maj' Juuqhton, pup Records tumbled and Hastings gained sweet revenge as they crushed Creighton Prep 80-57 in the ' ' Th first round of the State Tournament in Lincoln. e most points scored by the winning team, 80, the most points at the halftime, 44, and the most points ' d scored by both teams, 137, all went into the recor book. Hitting an impressive 50.8 of their shots the Tigers averaged 20 points per quarter and only . . . . . . d' E t missed getting 20 points in the final perio xcep in the early minutes the Tigers never trailed, lead- ' 23 14 at the end of the first period and 44-28 at ing - the half. The Bengals kept rolling the second half taking a commanding 65-41 lead at the end of the h' d uarter Most of the students returned to the t ir q . chartered train with one thought-COME BACK TOMORROW! JM ' taljrgnm, Hastings played a pretty good game against Omaha Tech, but it wasn't good enough to offset ' h O aha the fabulous playing of Fred Hare on t e m team. The Trojans defeated Hastings 63-53 and for the second straight year the Tigers were eliminated ' ' h othin to be in the semi-finals. But Hastings as n g ashamed of. Reaching the semi-finals of the State Tournament by winning from such teams as Grand Island and Creighton Prep is something to be proud of, and Hastings is proud of Earl Applebee and his 1962 Tigers. L..

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wel , -I ca il 8, x. . , . W X 3. in in 45, , I if g ag! K ,H 1,1 and 5 .e315k'f'f'affi's. 'N ui F mug' .mm - ff fffw s-Jr a.5.f'?'f1 as Aendolf. - .4.v.:g'fhg Q Agia' s .. ':f'?lGif5f3.9if.'i Q2 W pil ' iff- f d? 94, . i a . 3,5 . if-1 ag: The week of March 5, was packed with We Th 'xl -'-:ff l iifiwmm Wi' activity. First thing Monday morning there was a convocation honoring the team Early Thursday morning the Burlington station was overrun with nearly 700 stu- dents, teachers, and friends of the Tigers, all eager to get to Lincoln and get it started. Again on this trip, as on the one to North Platte, Miss Moore's Snack Bar proved one of the highlights of the trip. Pictured here are the food bar and the adult's car where Miss Moore and one of her helpers are selling sandwiches . . . You can be certain of one thing-ir was a mighty happy gang that made the return trip on Thursday afternoon. The 1962 Tiger Page 20 for winning the District crown. Miss Beez- ley received the trophy for the school from Al Motley and Mr. Keating started the ball rolling for a special train. For the next few days the office resembled a railroad ticket office more than a school. Wednes- day afternoon there was a rally at which Mr. Keating and Mr. Seikman gave talks. The school was keyed up for this one. The team was ready and anxious to get another crack at Prep. The students had their tickets bought and were impatient for Thursday and the start of the tournament. A large group of Tiger fans came back later to see the team off and wish them well. .7fwMdfUf-- ,t .Iuzco ' s s , V. ix, mfn, Maj 6, -i1,ff-gff, ,Lf llldftf. ,I I V t,,4Vj4J, 7,A,j:-., ffwtfif. 'Vfc ,!f,flZ.f'. iff!! 479' 'T , f ,- 7' 1,1 ,fjk-fy, .C ff. fl. a ff 1,711-Q' ff . .ford C ft 71:4 -L if 1 K 'f ,H ,-9 71

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new E... Even before the start of the big basketball tournament in Lincoln the call went out for trackmen, golfers, and tennis players. Because of the weather, there is not much time for prac- tice before the first meets. While they're warm- ing up the debaters get busy on a crowded spring schedule . . . Committees get busy on the junior- senior prom . . . A lot of students take a national math test, which incidentally, was won by Hal Smith . . . The District NFL Tournament was held in Hastings again and Bud Kimball and Bob Koepke were first in debate, while ,Io Wunder- lich was first in original oratory . . . Seniors tried out for, and then got busy practicing on, their class play The Night is My Enemy. . . . The Flamingos put on a Water show UA Whale of a Tale. . . . The school came out with some pret- ty strict rules on how to drive and park around school . . . The Student Council voted to spon- sor, or adopt, a foreign child-the students raised the money . . . The first track meet finally comes, but my aching back, we got clobbered by G. I. 135-74. ,lack Giddings was hig'h point man for Hastings. Henry Dilly took second in the shot, and looked good for a sophomore ...R I un- iors can now order class rings-if they have the S5 down . . . Want to study the Russian langu- age? If enough do they'll teach it . . . Vicky Weidenkeller is new captain of Tigerettes. The tennis team opened by blasting Fair- bury 12-0 . . . Golfers lost to Kearney 9-5 . . . Hastings entertains G. I. at orchestra clinic . . . East patio is now open to students . . . The army took over the lounge for conferences . . . On the 13th there was track at Kearney, golf at North Platte, and a compact auto show in the auto shop by the FATA . . . Girls are practicing for cheer- leader tryouts . . . The juniors govern the county for a day While the student body hears of This Atomic World in a special convocation . . . On April 19, Hastings loses golf and tennis matches to Southeast and North Platte-on the 20th the track team runs a poor second to G. I. in the Cen- tral Nebraska meet . . . After an Easter convoca- tion school is dismissed from Thursday to next Tuesday . . . Not very long, but better than nothing.