Shafter High School - Laurion Yearbook (Shafter, CA)

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TENNIS With the addition of a new cement court this year, tennis enthusiasm rose to great heights on the Shafter campus. More interest was shown than in recent years, and after getting underway Shafter made great strides toward success. Coach Gates had little to work with at the start of the season, but results soon, began to appear. The team of '36, considered poor at first, really turned in some fine and hard-fought wins. The most spectacular victory was that over Bakersfield in which Shafter made a sweep of all matches. The team owes much of the credit for winning to its coach, Mr. Gates, who'practiced long and hard with the team practically every night. Shafter was again represented in the County Tournament this year by Gribble, Gaede, and C. Neuman. The team members are Gribble, G e, euman, Edwards, Kattenhorn, Siemens, Annis, and Uria , M7777 A I 5 PAGE FIFTY-ONE

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11 ww TBHCK Interest in track is gradually being developed in Shafter, with a result of better distance and times being made by the golden-clad cinder boys. The Sierra League Track Meet was held on the Shafter track for the second consecutive year, this time bringing together 160 cinder men from all league schools. Paul Van Gorkom is considered by Coach White as the finest C track athlete ever to run for Shatter. He was a double winner in the big meet, taking the 75-yd. dash in 8.4 seconds and winning the 330-yd. run in 41.9 seconds. Shafter proved too strong for McFarland and Delano in a triangular meet, winning easily with a total of 90 points. The Tehachapi Mountaineers were entertained in the last home track meet when again Shafter proved superior in dual competition by wimjing the meet by a margin of thirty points 1141 to 1115. This year's frosh class has contributed more good C track aspirants than any other in the 'schoolis history. Elmer Unruh, Marlient Neufeld, Adolph Goertzen, Frank Rosas, Bud Janzen, Ted Collins, and Powell McCoy made some outstanding performances during the season. Don Suydam, star B class performer, has been judged the smoothest runner developed in these parts for many seasons. Jack White, Waldo Unruh, E. Weidman, and Milton Koop were outstanding A men. PAGE FIFTY

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To 0 'cg INDOOR 'MQ This year we had tlx largest turn-out for indoor in the history of the school. A few regulars from last year's squad, and some good new ma- terial combined to make a fine team for Shafter. In the inter-class tournament the seniors were victorious and thus con- cluded their athletic season in triumph. One of the greatest discoveries of the season was the pitching arm of Ralph Lachenmaier. Ralph developed into one of the most vaiuable men on the team, both in. pitching and batting. It was no one man team, however. The fine cooperation of players was noted by all observers. The use of the smaller ball was introduced this year, much to the sat- isfaction of the players. This change seemed to speed the game up great- ly by improving the batting, pitching, fielding, and the handling of the ball. A trophy was donated this year by the Bakersfield Hardware Com- pany to go to the winner of the league. This put real fight in our boys, and they showed the student body that Shafter can and does put out a good ball team. One of the best games of the season was with the Bakersfield Hi-Y, who were rated the best team in the league. Shafter held the Hi-Y to a 3-0 score, which was the closest game had by the Hi-Y all season. Ralph Lachenmaier enabled the team to hold down the opponents by pitching an exceptionally fine game. This year's team will doubtless be remembered as one of our best. PAGE FIFTY-Two