Sidney High School - Trail Yearbook (Sidney, NE)

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ctytot 560 ti Sidney started its basketball season early by taking on the power' ful Sterling quintet. Although Sid- ney led most of the game, the final score was Sterling 32- Sidney 31. ln the following games, Sidney proved that they had a ball club. The team won from the Platters 22- 15 and then lost to the Curtis Aggies 22-232 after leading for three quar- ters. ln the following two games, Sidney didn't have much trouble disposing of Alliance 33-21 and Kimball 37-25. Scottsbluff, a very determined team, came to Sidney and gave Sid- ney the hardest game of the season. Tl1e game was a thriller from start to finish with Sidney stalling to win from the Bluffs 25-23. Then we won from llodgepole with a score of 33- 10, and won another easy victory from Chappell. Sidney 539-Cliappell 21. After playing these two games, the Naroons again tangled With the Scottsbluff quintet. Both teams seemed to be off that night and Sid- ney lost 16-19. After losing to Scottsbluff, Sid- ney had a winning streak and did not lose another conference game. live took Oshkosh 36-22, Bridgeport 43-37, and Kimball 45-30. Although Sidney had been scoring in the for- ties in its last few games, it seemed to save plenty of scoring ability for the Bridgeport gaine. Sidney 60- Bridgeport 25. The Maroons again defeated Alliance 42-23 and Chap- pell 27-23. Sidney went to the district tour- nament as a seeded team and a like- ly champion. The first three games were won by Sidney without much trouble. But they met Scottsbluff in the finals. Sidney was playing not only for the tournament cham- pionship bnt also for the conference championship. Sidney lost 19-25. As a runner-up, Sidney was qualified to go to the state tourna- ment. The team had a fi11e send off by the Pep Club a11d Band. Sidney won the first game, walloping North Platte -1-5-20, but lost in the second round to Jackson High 18-39. Jack McCann, Kent Kratz, Jack Bentley, Christyfilayter, Dean Kratz, Coach Reed, Bill Sack, Dick Ellsworth, Lennie Durnell., Lloyd Frahm, Virgil Hengl Page 23

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022 tgs 79 Q gfzicfifzon BACK ROW-Coach Brown, Wayne Swenson, Howard Simms, Kent Kratz, Lee Green, Floyd Bayne, Jack Bentley. SECOND ROW-Bill Sack, Jack McCann, Jack Curless, Lloyd Frahm, Edwin Well- ner, Edward Liebendorfer, Don Heath. FRONT ROW-Christy Slayter, Thomas Poquette, Bill Rezac, Lennie Durnell, Merle Pearson, Rolland Darby, Leon Lar- son. It was a well balanced team that opened the football s e a s o n against the Sterling Tigers. As the gun sounded the seore was 13- 13 which was a mi11or victory for the Maroons, It seemed as though the injury jinks had again overtaken the Ma- 1'oons when they lost to Ogallala with a score of 13-0. Sidney once 1nore got under way as they turned back the Bridgeport eleven 7-U, but were crushed by a fast Oshkosh team 15-7. 'With Sidney's injuries fairly well take11 care of, it was a differ- ent team that met Bayard. The game was a thriller from start to finish as Sidney dropped the game 7-6 Page 22 The injury jinks again appear- ed in the Alliance game when Dur- nell and Pearson were taken from the game beeause of injuries. Al- lianee won -ll!-G. Un Armistice Day the Maroons met the Kimball lionghorns. Al- though the liongliorns scored three times in the first half, the Maroons showed they still had plenty of fight as they took the play away from the Kimball crew and kept them from seoring in the second half. Kimball l8aSidney 0. lVhen the Klaroons met Scotts- bluff, they were up against one of the best teams in the state. Although the score was 51-0, the Sidney subs were given a ehanee to gain some much needed experience. Thanksgiving Day the Maroons were rated as the underdogs, but the Sidney boys thought different- ly, and from start to finish they hannnered the Chappell eleven never giving them a rest. The Ma- roons lifted Chappell's scalp as they won 6-0.

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914. ami HCS can Back Row-W. Busacker, M inson, M. Ells, J. Gross, J Radcliffe, E. Merrick, B Hardy. Second Row-M. Thomas, D Brown, B. Furer, J. Perry, M Lundberg, M. Stephens, S ker, B. Simodynes, P. Martin D. Wolff, H. Goodwin. ner, H. Lockwood, E. Maring B, Hansen. G. Moore, H Taylor, D. Hansen. Wait, D. LeSueur, B. Taylor J. Miles, D. Lafler, Miss Rob- Keith, J. Ackerman, D. Re, Front Row-H. Nielsen. B. Ty- Serviccs oi' the Pep tllulu girls are many. Their niain purpose is to proniote enthusiasm for Sitlney's athletic teanis and a feeling of soli- darity on the part oi' the stutlent hotly. This group also gives its services as ushers, ticket sellers, ancl organizers of rallies. During the first part of the year the tllulm sponsoretl a snake clance. lYhen the foothall season closed, a festive banquet was given. Then along with leap year canic Yalentinels clay ancl the annual hox social. Un March lil an all-school party was given, The basketball boys brought home second place in the district tournanient anal the g'irls rewarclecl theni with another glorious banquet. The S 1 luh is one ol' tl1e real live-wire organizations in our high school. .lts nienihership is nnatle up oi' inajor winners in hoy's athletics. Early in the year a very hilarious initiation was heltl forthe new lllilll- 40 nienihers. These initiates soon found out what is expected of a true sportsnian in Sidney lligh School. The organization sponsorenl several parties cluring the year. Une ot' the most outstanding social func- tion was an olcl-time mlance given in honor of the Pep Cluli girls. livery- one present found that the tlances of the tgay nineties' were real fun. Although this cluli was re- organized just one year ago, it has taken its place anioug the various organizations of the school. Page 24 Kratz, R. Agnew. Back Row-D. Heath, L Durnell, V. Hengl, E Wellner, B. Rezac. Second Row-R. Darby, L Larson, T. Poquette, B Sack. D. Ellsworth, J Bentley. Front Row-H. Simms, C Slayter. F. Bayne, D