Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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Track The members of this year's track team participated in four meets. Two triangu- lar meets were held with Archbold and Fay- ette, in which the local thinclads cap- tured second place once,and third the next The half-mile relay team, composed of Ed Grime, Louis Haskell, Russel Liechty, and Jim Grieser and Ernie Fowler alternat- ing, pounced on two first places by win- ning in the triangular meets. Liechty, the fastest man on the team, took first twice in the 100-yard dash and once in t h e 220-yard dash. Fowler was able to take two firsts in the pole vault. Haskell. Schmitz, and Grime each usually brought home a second place or two. Team The Fulton County track meet,held May l7 at Delta, was won by Delta with 76 points. Swanton had 74 oints, Archbold meet was 442, and Pettisville 173. The postponed from May 11 because of rain. Although the local team won no firsts marked up one second and two thirds were to their credit. Grime shared a three-way tie for second place in the high Jump, and placed fifth in the 100-yard dash. The half mile relay team w o n third place. L. Rupp w a s third in the 120-yard high hurdles. W. Nofzlger took fourth in the shot put. The mile relay team place d fourth. Haskell won fourth place in the broad Jump and fifth in the 220-yard dash. Fowler tied for fifth in the pole vault. Standing: Coach Springer, Edward Grime, Louis Haskell, William Nofziger, James Grieser, Richard Schmitz. Sitting: Ernest Fowler, Bob Eicher, Glenn Davis, Richard RHPP. Kenneth Nofziger. Not on picture: Bzssel Liechty. Lowell Rupp. Baseball Although the Blackblrds came close to winning a couple of games this year, their season was made up of defeats. One of the most exciting games was the 2-l decision made between the Blackbirds and the Fayette Eagles, in favor of Fayette For their tournament games this spring, the Blackbirds competed with the Lyons club--and lost by a score of ll-3. Boys who saw the most frequent action were lllliam Nofziger, part time pitcher and catcher: Ed Grime, pitcher: Ed Short, part time catcherg Louis Haskell, first base: Richard Schmitz and Dick Rupp, al- ternating at secondg Bob Eicher, short stop: William Nofziger and Dick Sherman at third base. The outfield was composed of Ernest Fowler, l e f t field: Russel Liechty, center field: and Kenneth Nef- ziger, right field. Hr. Springer coached the team. Sahball The Junior high softball team, which was made up of seventh and eighth grade boys, won its first game by defeating the Tedrow nine 7-5. The boys played four games during the season. Two were with Tedrow the second of which they lost. The two other games were with Chesterfield. Coach Ray reports that the boys have shown great improvement and that he sees great prospects for next year's team win- ning a good percentage of their games. Pett1sv1lle's batteries for the team were John-Rychener, pitcher e n d Gerald Nafziger, catcher. Other members of the team were Jim laidelich, Gary Nofziger, Donald Burkholder, Ralph Bruner, R a l p h Gasche, Lowell Ayers, James Davis, and Darold Riegsecker. standing! Coach Springer, Edward Grime, Louis Haskell, James Grieser, William Nofziger, Edward Short, Russel Liechty, Norman Riegsecker. Sittings Glenn Davis, Richard Rupp, Bob Elcher, Kenneth Nofziger, Richard Schmitz Ernest Fowler, Clarence Bruner. . The 1948 Lariat Page 41

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I Page 42 hfnrcwnurcd Sports The intramural sports committee, com- posed of Louis Haskell, Russel Liechty, Helen Roth, a n d Virginia Nofziger, ar- ranged for five sports to be played this year. Volley ball, ping pong, horse shoe, soft ball, and basketball were all enjoyed by anyone who cared to participate. Basketball, the first sport played, kept boys and girls alike from the fifth through the twelfth grades occupied for a good share of the winter. The champion- ship games were very exciting. The junior boys beat the senior lads by a score of 20-15. The senior girls came out on top. however, by beating the Junior girls 23 to 22. Much class spirit w a s aroused by these contests. Volley ball was not played as a reg- ular intramural game, but anyone who cared to join a game at noon was welcome to do so. During the same time volley ball was being played, a tournament of ping pong was set up. Anne Spengler a n d Richard Schmitz were the champs of the girls' and boys' tournaments. The sophomore girls' softball team was the undisputed champion o f the noon games. Arleta Miller, Bueta Yoder, Mary Alice Nofziger, Lois Beck, Anna Spenglen Lois Merillat, Marilyn Haskell, Imogene Beck, and Luana Leininger played on the team. Umpires were Glen Miller, Lowell Rupp, and Richard Grieser. A horse shoe schedule was arranged, but was not completed before publication. All winners were awarded letters that the Student Council bought. Junior boys' basketball team: Back row: Ed Short, Robert Miller, Lowell Rupp. Front row: Baa r r y Bruner, Richard Grieser, Ed Grime. ,Senior girls' basketball team: Back row: Evelyn Merillat, D o r 1 s Waidelich, Helen Roth, Ada Miller. Front row: Virginia Nofzlger, Paul- ine Beck, Edna Kline, Virginia Rupp. Ping pong champs: Anna Spengler, Richard Schmitz. The 1948 Lariat

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I Track Team I I ' I I I I I I I Baseball Team : I Page 40 'Exe 1948 Lariat