North Freedom High School - Torch Yearbook (North Freedom, WI)

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Athletics In many respects, and from all standpoints, our athletic season was one of outstanding success. Our school has always been somewhat active in Basketball, but this year our energies were more materially rewarded than they had been in the past. The treasury in connection with this sport was also in a very healthy condition. The team did so well that it was found logical to equip the team with brland new four-piece uniforms of a beautiful orange and black color scheme for next year. Track was more fully developed this year than previously. More boys took part and gained benefit from the sport. Although no foreign Eaurels were won, the boys showed excellent physical development and a very fine spirit. A great revival took place when baseball was introduced as a major activity. At the time of thi.s publication we are unable to record a single victory, but where a sport develops clean playing, good team work and conscientious attention to weaknesses, victories can be sacrificed. We look for a winning team next year. Basketball Basketball was the outstanding activity of the year. This was due to the fact that efforts in that line were more materially crowned with success than were others. A league was formed this year, of which La Valle, Cazenovia, Lime Ridge and North Freedom were members. At the close of the regular season, La Valle and North Freedom found themselves tied for first place. A game played at Reedsburg to decide this tie was won by North Freedom. The victory gave the winners a beautiful trophy which now stands in our main room. On March 21 the team went to the Reedsburg tournament where they did the most brilliant piece of work of the season. The first en- counter was with Kendall, whose six-foot team looked like winners, but soon after the whistle blew it was evident that size was no match for the North Freedom half-pint forwards. Kendall was held throughout the first half, to only one basket. Our boys succeeded in piling up twelve points. At the close of the game, the score stood in our favor, 28 to 8. On the second day of the tournament we met the exceptionally tall Norwalk team against whom all teams lost. With a center so tall that once the ball was in his possession, no one could reach it, Norwalk walked away with the tournament. We are proud to say that our team gave the Norwalk her biggest scare. They won all their games by big margins, but we came within one point of defeating them. The score stood 11-12. The personnel of the team was, forwards: E. Schara, P. Lange, A. Johnson, C. Ristaug guards, R. Griep, W. Schmidt, Center and captain, W. Schara, Coach, Mr. Goodrich. Page Twelve

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Tennis An indoor sport that was introduced into our school this year is tennis. No sport ever became popular so instantaneously, nor did any remain popular so long as this one., It was thought that tennis would be a pleasant pastime for the students during the winter months, but up to the last week of school we found students playing this game in the gymnasium. Several tournaments were staged in which Carl Ristau and Philipp Lange emerged as tennis champions for the boys, and Rita Griep stood supreme among the girls. - Now that the game is thoroughly understood, and as it is so popular, some preparations ought to be made for the construction of outdoor tennis courts. Track Earnest effort marked the track work this year. Almost every day one could see Mr. Goodrich and his boys practicing the several feats called for in this work. At the track meet in Baraboo, Walter Schara was successful in getting a first in the half mile. In view of the fact that this was the only iirst that Prairie du Sac failed to get at the meet in which four schools par- ticipated, Walter's .accomplishment is outstanding. The boys are now more familiar with the several phases of track work, and much improvement is looked for next year. An inter-class track meet was staged at the time of the carnival, but as this book was in the hands of the printer before that time, we cannot state results here. Baseball All glory that was to be won in baseball this year had to be done by a very inexperienced team. As no baseball team had been sponsored by the school for a number of years, the boys were not so familiar on the diamond as they were on the basketball Hoor. Consequently all games this year went against us. But the future looks much brighter. Several promising players have been unearthed, and coming seasons should bring more victories. Page Fourteen