Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

Page 16 text:

413 xg, Q re Q F S Senior high cheerlead- ers C1 n picture above!! Marilyn Haskell, L u a n a Leininger, Anna Spangler, and Betty Eicher. Junior high cheerlead- ers Cin picture at leftlz Edith Haskell, June Gilson. Page 37

Page 15 text:

Jaaiar High Basketball Saaaa 1 Standing: Coach Springer, Glenn Davis, John Rychener. Ralph Gasche, James Waldelich, Richard Rupp. Sitting: Ralph Bruner, Paul Grieser, Gary Nofzlger. Absent: Roger Gilson. This was the first year for m a n y seasons that a regular practice and game schedule existed for a Junior high basket- ball team. In spite of this fact the lit- tle Blackbirde came through their season with the best record of all teams this year. They won four out of t e n games. For their tournament game they competed with Delta. who outscored them. . Members of the team and their. posi- tions follow: Roger Gilson, center: Dick Page 58 R u p p. guard: Glenn Davis, guard: Ralph Bruner, forward: and John Rychener, f o r- w a r d. Substitutes were Gary Nofziger. Paul Grieser, Ralph Gasche. Jim lhidelich. The boys who won junior high letters in basketball are as follows: Dick Rupp, Roger Gilson, Glenn Davis, Ralph Bruner, John Rychener, and Jim laidelich. The members of this team came from the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. The 1948 Lariat

Page 17 text:

B003 Standing! Marilyn Haskell, Betty Eicher, Sitting! Lucille Leininger, Betty Baker, ters Anna Spengler, luane Leininger. Joan Rupp. From 17319 P0115 of Vi-9' bf the 559' The mothers of the Boosters helped in ketball teams, the Booster Committee is the preparation of the meal. one of the most important organizations in the school. Before each game this Betty Baker served as head Booster srvur has the responsibility of prepar- for the 1947-48 basketball season. ing for the players colorful and suita- ble favors, bearing the sticks of gum which is an essential item of e a c h for a basketball game favors made this year especially interest- with the words Sock of black b o x i n g player's equipment Among t h e many were the following ing ones: a sock 'em hard!. a pair gloves w i t h Fight 'em! written in white ink, and a bowl and wooden spoon. carrying the words Beat 'emi' Large posters were made and put up in the dressing room to remind the boys to Break through that linel' a n d to give other encouragement to the players. Two feeds were given the team. A Christmas supper was held in December,at which time the Boosters decorated the home economics room with red and green crepe paper, fir branches, and colored candles. Soft music w a s played on a record player as the boys ate tasty food which h a d been prepared for them. A banquet was given the boys in' the audi- torium after the season was finished. Page 36 Four- girls were chosen as cheer- leaders this year, for the first time in the history of the school. This group was headed by Luana Leininger, The girls did an outstanding job of leading the cheering for the basketball boys, and they also succeeded in getting the school body to 'really yell' at pep meetings. At nearly every meeting the school song, 'Fight For Dear Old Pattis- v1l1e, was sung, They used many new yells and forma- tions which would have been impossible to perform without four leaders. 'How do ya like your cabbage? 'With an F' and Boom-a-chick-a-boom were three of the new yells used. The girls made for their cheering apparel white wool dresses, with full skirts. trimmed with the black letters P. H. S. on the left shoulder, Their tights were black. and they wore black and white saddle shoes. The 1948 Lariat