Stadium High School - Tahoma Yearbook (Tacoma, WA)

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Sports 23 W . O O ,,., i .,.,:,qq ' A f 'h 'B Q V -. Ya jx O A oin B N 9 l ,E , li E A' K l BOB SLOAN DON ANDERSON DON BURRELL BRUCE SANDERSON Fonfvard Guard Guard Center claim second in Capital League Sanderson jumps high for the opening tip-off. Bob Sloan, Stadium's high point man, scores a two-pointer for the Tigers, Sandergon shoots over taller defensive man.

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x..,.J' 30X J 40 gl :J RESERVE BASKETBALL L to R Bottom ROW: M. Irwin, M. COIit0, R. Smith, L. Brooke T. Winnmill, Coach DuBois. Top Row: R. Christiansen, P. Cole, J. Disney, R. Burgett, D. Rudell, T. Birge. Sports 25 RESERVE BASKETBALL . . . With the chief aim of developing varsity basketball material for coming years, Coach Max DuBois put his hoopsters through a season of rigorous train- ing and instruction. The Junior Varsity played before most varsity games, and opponents included all Capital and City League schools. The reserves employed the same fast- break type of offense used by the varsity. Coach DuBois capitalized on the team's speed and shooting to sweep the first six games and complete the season with a 12-5 record. High spirit and determined action were in- dispensible factors in these performances. The Junior Varsity worked out every day with the varsity, and because of the strong opposition, the Varsity was able to practice under game-like conditions. As the season ended, it was apparent that many promising sophomores and juniors will be instrumental to next year's varsity squad. SOPHOMORE GOLDS . . . The Sophomore Golds, coached by Mr. Joe Kosai, compiled a g,. 9-5 record and placed 4th in the league stand- ings. The Golds offense was spearheaded gf-gf Iuwuw MK .,- e?,w by Vince Cooke and,Gordy Sandstrom as they L lkiiiif batled teams from Lincoln, Wilson, Mt. Tahoma , 4 and Bellarmine. Y g ' T it 4 J Many of the boys had never played on a f , f i school team before, and sophomore basketball it Q 2 gave them the opportunity to develop their L it ' Q Q i i A 4 g skills and to play against boys with compar- E XS--Q' A W li X it W, 3 able abilities. Although the Golds began at . a slow pace, the boys were determined and thus, won the last eight of their nine games, including a 57-36 win over their arch-rival, the Stadium Blues . Coach Kosai worked to develop well-trained players, as he stressed team spirit, good sportsmanship, and basket- ball fundamentals. m y S ..tt t MA 'T' . 3 1 .f ff? as SOPHOMORE BLUES L. to R. Bottom Row: V. Clark, P. Thompson, R. Wasp, J. Merrell, M. Thompson. Top Row: Coach Westlin, M. Jackson, R. Smith, H. Walker, G. Dorsey. l SOPHOMORE GOLDS L. to R. Bottom Row: K. Sharp, E. Cain, G. Sandstrom, D. Marzano, R. Webster. Top Row: A. Anderson, V. Cooke, R. Birge, E. Morris, Coach Kosai. SOPHOMORE BLUES . . . As well as prepar- ing sophomores for eventual participation on the varsity squad, sophomore basketball serves the purpose of teaching boys the fundament- als of basketball. The sophomores learn the basic Stadium offense and defense and gain invaluable playing experience. Mr. Dwayne Westlin coached his team to a respectable 10-3 record and second place in the city Sophomore Basketball League. Out- standing efforts were consistently put forth by Roger Wasp, Reggie Dillion, John Merrill, and Mac Thompson. The Blues worked dilligently every night, and a very successful season was the result. Working with his team during the hoop campaign, Coach Westlin strived to improve the shooting, rebounding, ball handling, and defensive work of his sophomore squad. With the scores of 47-42 and 64-38, the Blues defeated their arch-rival, the Stadium Golds , in two out of three games played.