Lincoln High School - Prowler Yearbook (Thief River Falls, MN)

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I THE PROWLER The following Tuesday the Greenbush quintet, later champions of District 32, were handed the short end of a 24-29 score. On Friday, january 20, East Grand Forks played host to the Prowlers and, with a lucky second quarter, pulled out a 23-16 win over the locals. Rockwood was the outstanding player for East Side while Vic Jung and Captain Mickelson were the high scorers for the Gold and Blue. A week later at Crookston, the Lincoln quint, with Ade Lorentson out of the lineup, was humbled by the Pirates. Barnes and Panzer were the main- stays for the jolly Rogers while Mickelson and Bud Nelson vainly held up the big end of the Prowler cause. The score was 16-25. Probably the closest Plummer will ever come to defeating a Thief River five came on February fourth when the Prowlers trailed all the way until a few seconds before guntime. The first half saw the Plummer outfit leading 9-3. During the third period, they still held a comfortable lead. Then the Prowlers clicked. Don Olson threw in a coupleg Art Nelson bagged a pair. But still the home team was leading. Into the last period with six points to overcome-due to the long range shooting of E. Langlie the Prowlers cut loose and tied it up. VVith the score 20-20 and a minute to go, Art Nelson eased one in from under the basket to give the Prowlers the privilege to stall away the rest of the play- ing time. The score was 22-20. On Friday, the Warren Ponies came into another haircut. after holding tlse Prowlers down until late in the third quarter. In the last period, the Prowlers put on a burst of speed to cage fourteen points and still hold Warren with a single free throw. At closing time, the Prowlers had a 32-18 victory to their credit. The little green Waves blasted the Lincolnites for twenty-one points in the first half of the next game to seven for the Prowlers. Roger Peterson dropped a quintet of field goals to head the first half scoring. The second half was decidedly the Prowlers. for they held the East Side to one lone field goal and two gift shots, while bagging twelve points for themselves. But fourteen points was too much for the Prowlers to overcome and they finally lost by six points, 25-19. The Crookston Pirates met an entirely different Prowler quint on the fol- lowing Tuesday. They dragged along behind the locals for three and a half quarters and then threw in several wild ones to bring the final tally to 23-24. still behind. Ade Lorentson and Captain Mickelson bore the brunt of the Prowler scoring while 'Captain Panzer and Barnes were the big guns of thc Pirate ship. The Prowlers finished out the week with a two-day trip with Bemidji and Cass Lake as hosts. At Bemidji, with the crowd definitely counting on a onc- sided affair, the Prowlers swept Bemidji ofi' its feet to lead at the end of the first half 13-8. In the second quarter, Captain Mickelson scored three baskets and a field goal for seven points, while Bud Nelson tossed in a setup under the basket to complete all the scoring in that period. Through the third and most of the fourth quarters. the Prowler lead varied from one to four points, but with less than a minute to go, the Lumberjacks got two lucky longshots from the center of the floor and a gift shot and tied it up. In the extra period. johnson of Bemidji dropped two gift shots to give Bemidji a lucky 22-20. The next evening at Cass Lake. the Prowlers couldn't handle the big fel- lows on the narrow floor and were given the short end of the 29-21 tally. At the end Cass Lake led by one point. and never in the last half had more than a four point lead until a few seconds before the game was over. -I 28 1-

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THE PROWLER The return game with Grand Forks Central was postponed because of blocked roads and later cancelled. DISTRICT TOURNAMENT The District Tournament was- held at Crookston in their new High School Gymnasium. The Prowlers drew a bye in the morning round, while Crookston had a field day trouncing Fisher 67-20, and Warren downed Plummer in the final minutes. The score was 32-26. In the evening, East Grand Forks tied for three long quarters before get- ting comfortable lead over Warren to win. The Prowlers and the Pirates went into the ring, each with the hope of tossing the other one out of the district title. Crookston started scoring with three free throws, two field goals, and another gift shot to lead 8-0 early in the game. Mickelson dropped a free throw, Lorentson. a short shot, Bud Nelson converted from charity lane, and Vic Jung scored two short pivot shots to tie at 8 all as the quarter ended. Vordale opened the second quarter with a free throw and a field goal, close- ly followed by field goals from the hands of F. Panzer and Barnes. Bud Nelson and Vic Jung scored the only points for the Prowlers Cfree throwsj and half of the playing time was gone with the Gold and Blue trailing 15-10. Vordale repeated his second quarter scoring and added an extra field goal for good measure. Milt Nesse and Ade Lorentson dropped gift shots and Helquist slipped in one from the corner. With free throws by Crookston sprinkled in here and there. the quarter ended 23-14. Barnes. Vordale, and the Panzer brothers did all the scoring for Crookston in the last period, while Ade Lorentson, Vic Jung, and Milt Nesse baffged singles and Loren Stadum made a name for himself by dropping two field goals and a free throw in less time than it takes to tell! The gun ended the game and the Crookston Pirates had the right to meet the Little Green Waves in the finals by virtue of a 34-22 win. Friday evening the Prowlers made it three in a row over Warren, this time tanning their hide with 25 counters to 21 'for the Ponies. Playing with careless abandon. the Gold and Blue outscored Warren easily in the first period and sailed through the last three periods on the blast of early scoring. Loren Stadum again played marvelous basketball under and around the basket, scoring six field goals to lead the locals in the box score. In the finals of the district play. Crookston lost a heart breaker to the Little Green Wave in a story-book finish. The Wave led all the way until. with twenty-five seconds to go, Vordale of 'Crookston was awarded two gift shots, enough to tie. He made the first one! The crowd was wild. Then he sank the second one and the Crookston boys were uncontrollable in their burst of joy! But-and herein lies the rub-an East Side guard had whipped the ball down the fioor to Peterson who drove into the basket through the surging crowd to score the final basket and give his team a 19-17 victory! ALL DISTRICT TEAM Forward .... ..................... E . Panzer, Crookston Forward .... ..... R . Peterson, East Grand Forks Center .... .... L oren Stadum, Thief River Falls Guard ..... ................ B ossman, Warren Guard .... ........ K irnbllin, East Grand Forks -I 291-