Morgantown High School - Mohigan Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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1 if Forty-fighf WRESTLING There was a good turnout for wrestling this year with 34 boys partic- ipating. All of the champions were seniors with the exception of the heavy- weight champion. For the championship of the 105 lb. class Art Liberatore defeated Bob Wiley: in the I25 lb. class Red Martin defeated Bob Bowersg in the 135 lb. class Elvin Mollohan defeated Perryg in the l45 lb. class Mike Wilson defeated Lloyd: in the l55 lb. class Vic Bonfili defeated Pat Lynch: in the heavyweight class, Bob Brewer defeated Bill Wotring.

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TRACK The track team drew approximately fifty candidates this year, including six lettermen from last year, Keith Arnett, Charles Rice, and Victor Bonifili in the sprints, 'Sweden Koehler in the hurdles, Frank Lemine in the jumps, and Zeke Sine in the mile. Other boys playing outstanding roles in the Morgantown track combination this spring were Bob Romine, hurdles and high jumpg Dave Hall, shot put and discus throwg Regis Rehanek, Elvin Mollohan, Gordon Royer, and john Law in the mile relay. The track team defeated East Fairmont 63-Sl in a dual meet for their first victory. ln the next meet they captured the Big Ten Championship title by scoring 82 points to defeat Washington lrving with 77,72 points and East Fairmont with 7IjQ points. This was the first time they have had the title since I940 when they also tied Huntington's Pony Express for the State Track and Field Championship. Other important meets in which the Red and Blue participated were the Sectional and the State Meets. rllu-.w

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GIRL SPORTS The girls' physical education classes were under Miss Betty Aronson's instruction after Mrs. June Thorn's resignation in March. Six major activities - speedball, ball room dancing, volleyball, bad- minton, ping-pong, and softball - completed the year's schedule. Speeclball, a combination of football and basketball, was played on the Athletic Field last fall. ln ball room dancing instructions was given in waltz, fox-trot, tango, and jitterbug. Following the personality course, the girls took up basketball. There was no tournament but the girls had several teams which played after school. Volleyball. ping-pong, and badminton were introduced for the first time in two years. The last activity of the year was softball and when the weather permitted the girls ran the track. My