Litchfield High School - Wickiup Yearbook (Litchfield Park, AZ)

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Cover And Burns Lead Netters Only seven members composed the small but successful tennis squad this year. Hav- ing only three matches scheduled, the team came out with a 1-1-1 record. In the first match, Buckeye won 4--1 with Jerry Cover salvaging the only Owl win. Next, Scottsdale visited the Litchfield campus and lost to the Owl netters 4-2. Jerry Cover and Sue Ann Burns won the first place singles and Ruth Hancock took girls' second place singles. Burns and Hancock then teamed to win the girls' doubles match. In a match with the Tolleson girls, Sue defeated Butch Farley to give the team a tie. Two of the Owl netters reached the finals in the West Central District Meet with Jerry Cover copping first place to represent the VVest Central District in the State Meet at Tucson. Sue Ann received second place when she lost to Flossie Turner of Buckeye in the finals. Jerry defeated Franklin Carlson 6-2, 6-3 for the District Championship. Mr. Komadina was coach of this year's netters. Standing: Jerry Cover, Tony Aragon, Archie Tucker, Coach Komadina. Kneeling: Jo Anne Myers, Edith Scott, Sue Ann Burns, Ruth Hancock. 655

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-pq-v-wg f--1-ry., . Standing: Coach Garcia, Al Galindo, Paul Aragon, Richard Esquivel, David Johns, Bill Sweeney, Gene Jefferies, Mike Polley, Phil Tomlinson, Clyde Webb, Pug Wood, Larry Horton, Manuel Jimenez. Kneeling : Laddie Coor, Earle Rayner, Eugene Shroyer, Gerald Whaley, Howard Shelby, Billy Barnett, Bobbie Ludlow, Keith Duncan, Jackson Barnett, Jerry Brunken, Manager Henry Needham. SCORES OF '51 SEASON Owls. Opp. Peoria ...... ........,.......... 0 11 St. Johns ......,... . ........ 4 8 Gila Bend ........ ......... 1 9 13 Gila Bend ........ ...... 7 2 Ajo ..,............. ...... 7 18 Buckeye ........ ...... 0 11 St. Johns ...... .i.... 4 6 Tolleson ............ ...... 3 5 Scottsdale ........ ......... 2 15 Parker .......... ......... 1 4 2 Gilbert .......................... 1 4 Carver .......................... 4 7 J. V. SCORES Owls. Opp. Buckeye ........................ 6 7 St. Johns ...................... 4 6 Buckeye ftie, 8 in.J .... 4 4 El Mirage ...,................ 8 5 El Mirage ....... ......... 5 4 Tolleson ........... ......... 0 6 El Mirage ....... ......... 1 0 4 Baseball Season Brings Out Record Number On Feb. 26, practice for the coming baseball season began with throwing exercises to ready the boys' arms for the twelve game schedule they were to face. First game for the team brought Peoria to the home field to start the season on its way on March 9th, Before the final game of the season with Carver, the letter- men on the team held an election which chose Mike Polley and Phil Tomlinson as co-captains of the team. They are the graduating seniors of the team. At the end of the schedule the Owl nine had won 3 while losing nine, but experience was gained on the diamond by the prospects for next year's team. Returning lettermen are Jef- feries, Sweeney, Galindo, Wood, Esquivel, Horton, Webb, Barnett, B. Barnett. Polley slides safely into second after hitting a double to left field in an intra-squad game. Wood relays to Tomlinson in an effort to tag Polley for the out. .J 7

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Martelle Shears, Louistine Hurley, Betty Lee Dudley, The Owl-Jerry Brunken. Fight Team, Fight' l ':E.....,- '. lVIartelle, Louistine, and Betty Lee are the girls Who led the cheering, while the Owl further increased the spirit of the team with his antics. Trojans Win Intramurals For the lirst time this year the boys of Litchfield participated in an intra- mural basketball tournament. There were five teams competing for the championship and competition was keen. The Trojans came out on top with the Globe Trotters in the second bracket. Members of Pug Wood's winning Trojans were-Standing: Curt Stelley, Pug Wood, Richard Esquivel, Walter Reynolds. Kneeling : Manuel Jimenez, Laddie Coor, Keith Duncan, Billy Barnett. u a.1 4q n 1 q vu a7- Q-f.r