Moundsville High School - Orospolitan Yearbook (Moundsville, WV)

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Z?a44ef4a! Moundsvdle 62 Bellcnre St Iohn 58 H1tt1ng the n. ts for 62 pornts the M1ghty Tro1ans went anead 1n the last rer1od to snap a seven game w1n streak of tne St lo ms of Bella1re 62 58 B111 Woods lo 1n Varlas Don W11son loe Ha1l and Donnle Chambers d1d t11 Trorans f1l'1I1Q as they poured the nets for 15 13 12 10 and 10 respectwely Moundsvllle 54 Wczrwood 47 T11e fast break proved too much for tre V1k1ngs of Warwood as we racked up our 13th w1n of the season w1th a score of 54 47 Wllson h1t the nets w1t11 14 po1nts Wllll loe Ha1l and B111 Woods markmg up 13 and 12 pomts Moundsvllle 49 Magnoha 52 The Pelaezmen traveled to New MGfl11SV1lG only to be defeated by the lvfagonha Blue Eagles The scor ended ID a narrow margm w1th the Eagles nosmg out 119 Tronans 53 49 Don W11SOI1 leaa tl1e Tro1ans w1th 14 13011115 wh11e loe Ha1l followed w1th 12 pomts Tl'l1s was the last encounter w1th the Blue Eagles before tne tournam nts wtth the Trorans havmg handed th Eagles a defeat ear11er 1n the season Moundsvxlle 47 Txltonsvllle 55 The Tro1ans couldnt f1nd the range to h1t 1n l1G1f last gam, as they lost t T1ltonsv1lle 55 47 T e Tro1ans were off the1r regular play1ng form as Me, were beat out 1n tne last few mmutes of the garn V1f1lSO1U had 14 Wood 12 Hall 13 po1nts for the losers Tournaments T e Tro1ans won t1e1r flfql game 1n the Se t1onal Sem1f1nals by beatlng tne Un od lronm '1 56 47 The Tro1ans were beh1nd 1n tne f1rst few m1nute but from tmeh on 'ney K ent a ead to stay that way tor t1e rema1nder of th game N1C14 lohn Varlas kept the team 1n the game w1th 1115 br1111ant aefensw play B1g Don W1lson Ho1y loe Ha1l and M1ghty B111 Wooa led the team Vllll t1er oomt play T' e Magonha Blue Eagles t ok a ay t e Tro,a11s rope of w1nn1ng tr Q Sect1ona1 by beat1ng 1 GH1 57 56 lr t e last few seconds th, TYOJCIUS lad a Hance of w1nn1r1g the game w e 1 four fouls were called agamst the Eagles Not one of tl ern was made t oug1 and th, Tro1ans hopes were erad1cated B111 Underdonk 1o1n Varlas Don WllSOI1 loe Ha1l B111 Wood played tl e w11o1e game and collected 13 10 12 11 and 10 pomts resrectwely . . 1 , ..t, , , e - 1 , , A L, A K, . 1 X, , ' . 4 1 ' 1 ' 'tx 1 1 , , , . ' 1 . . 1 , . I .I 1 , 9 , . . M 1 , ' . , 1 . . . Q Q , , 1, . 1 1 - e o , - . 1 A 1 ' , 1 D ,. 1 ,. , , I un F F . 1 . A, ,W. 1 .. 1 - 5 1 , 1 1 1 e., - . 1 3 . 1 . N .H , 1 A A 1 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 Q- s ,e 5, . , A , 1 1 T 0 ' Y P ' I l 1 4 V 11 ., V J. ' 11 1 1' - ' ' ' , . 1, . - C, , 11 , . . 1. 5 , . F ' 'A 114 , V 1 1 11 1 5, 1. r, e , 1 , . . , 1 , , 1 , . ' 4 Page S1xty e1g11.

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Kwelaf The Reg1onal champs tne year before t e Tro1ans started off tnetr seaso Wl n a b1g w1n over t'1e McK1nley team at tae Pr1son stad1um Madden and jones cornbrned mound efforts for the w1n w1th Madden gett1ng lU strrkeouts for the Tro1ans Frog Garc1a and S1d Ruckman w re b1g guns for the Trolan w1tn three 1ts eacn and Ruckman getttng a three run homer ln the b1g 13 ru 1 llfSl 1nn1ng The Trotans made 1t two stra1ght when they traveled to the Sherrard ball dlamond to nand the latt r a 23l lose Burley and Wtlsort shared mound dut1es for the lops1ded w1n Norman Crow and Charl1e Holdmsky were the h1tt1ng stars for the M1ghty Trolans as they banged out three ntts aotece Th1s game was played on a very cold f1 ld and 1t was really too cold for a ball game The Trorans lost thetr l1fSl game to a h1ghlysp1r1ted Tr1adelp11a team They d1dn t get to Schaub unt1l 1t was too late IH the game Platt s tr1ple scored Holdrnsky for Moundsvtll s only tally Warwood rnvaded the Moundsvllle stadlum only to IGCGIVG a 135 se back from the Tropans Frog Garc1a and Gene Gray led the batttng attack w1th two tr1ples and two slngles between th. m The Cameron Dragons proved to be tougher than the Tro1ans expected but they f1nally pulled through wlth a 61 w1n Pet, Iones p1tched h1s flrst game of the season and really looked good as he hurled the Tro1ans llfSl early 1n the game Frog Garc1a and lack Madden had two h1ts ap1ece Larry Burley hurled the Trotans to 20 V1ClOfY over the tough C, ntral Maroons of Wheellng He p1tched a one h1t game and was never 1n trouble dur1ng the game Charley Holdmsky bangfed out a double and a s1ngle to lead the Trorans attack Frog Garc1a h1t a boom1ng ball tn the f1fth 1nn1ng wrth two on base that would have been a home run for sure but was foul by tnches The Un1on lronmen were not tough nough to dent tre Tronans w1n ske1n and they were beaten 4 O lack Mart1n set them to the ground as he p1tched one h1t ball for the Men of Troy Th1s gam ended the Tro1ans regular season before the tournaments and they ended tt w1th an average of SIX w1ns and only one loss Thrs was the second best season that t Tro1ans ever had and they really showed 1t on the ball held Baseball Tournaments The Tro1ans drew a bye 1n the llfSl round of the S, t1on lV tournament and they watched Un1on trounce Cameron before play1ng them The Trotans never stopped as they lay d 1t on the lronmen l2 3 The Trolans were h1tt1ng everyth1ng trat day as every body h1t a slngl and a double ap1ece The Whee11ng Wlldcats 'ell befoq the Men of Troy at the Prlson Stadlum as they were beaten 12 l Th1s was one of the worst beat1ngs ever absorbed by the VVl'1GFllIlq W1ldcats from the Tro1ans lack Madden p1tched a three-h1t game for the Tro1ans and an error ln the last 1nn1ng stopped hrs b1d for a shutout game Frog Garcla n1t the longest ball of the day by hrttrng one through the barred w1ndoW rn left f1eld for a home run Wellsburg had th. Tro1ans beat for s1x 1nn1ngs then the Tro1ans Splfll came al1ve IH the last of the seventh to put them ln the Regronal Frnals Th ' ' A l , , h , 1 ' rt 1' ' ' Q ' I T ' . A . , A. , , . . . , 11 , ' ' A . y Q - A - .9 , A A . . 9, . ' ' ' ' I . K. ' ' ' e . no-hit game of the season. The Dragons scored on Pete's error to home plate ' ' - ' e - ' . ' e ' ' . ' 1 fe ' ' ' ' ec ' . ' H ' ' e ' . , . A 9 . . ' ' ' ' ' . e Page Srxty mne