Wauneta High School - Broncho Yearbook (Wauneta, NE)

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FOOTBALL SCORES Wauneta U Holyoke, Colo. 7 Wauneta U Benkelman 26 W'auneta U Cambridqe 27 Wauneta U Grant 33 Vtfauneta 6 St. Pats CSidneyl 6 Wauneta l3 Beaver City O Wauneta 2 Chappell 38 Wauneta l3 Trenton 43 Wauneta l3 Culbertson 6 Kenneth Denker scores at the McCook Frenchman Valley Tournament. The basketball squad was tall but in- experienced. Only Dale Einspahr and senior Richard Sandman were letter men. The teams participated in both the French- V man Valley and the South Platte confer- ences. The blizzard oi Ianuary 2 caused the postponment and cancellation oi some of the scheduled games. FIRST ROW: Don Jussel, John Oliver, Marlin Widger, Coach Robert R. Wachs, Rodney Harvey, Dale Einspahr. Richard Sandman. SECOND ROW: Robert Nichols, Gail Zimmerman. Leigh Gage, Robert Bartels. LeRoy Querry, Marvin Large. Kenneth Denker. Rodney Rowley, Zn 1 4, O

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The first string backfield: Rider, Denker, Sandman, Johnston. F if 4 ATHLETICS The season of 1948-1949 was a builder's year at Wauneta High School. Graduation in 1948 cost the football squad much of its former scoring punch and only two lettermen reported for basketball drills. Coach Robert Wachs, handling the Wauneta squad for the first year, found it necessary to work on funda- mentals with the light and inexperienced boys in both squads. Track was slowly being rebuilt from wartime neglect. Only the golf team was turning in fine performances. FOOTBALL Football was particularly difficult because of the calibre of the opposition. Wauneta became a mem- ber of the South Platte Valley Conference, and found rugged opponents in every game. Seven Nebraska teams played were listed at one time or another in Gregg McBride's Top Ten in Class C During the season. Bob Newman and Richard Sandman were Co- captains of the football team. Dennis Einspahr was named once on the OMAHA WORLD HERALDS Star of the Week roster, and was named on the Frenchman Valley Honorary All-Conference team. FIRST ROW: Newman, Sexson, Dennis Einspahr, Jussel, Harvey, Widger, Sand- man, Dale Einspahr, Miller, Maddux, Coach Wachs, SECOND ROW: McCallum, Rowley, Nichols, Gage, Denker, Beezley, Johnston, Redfield, Troxell, Walgren, Large, Rider, B. Kitt, Terry. THIRD ROW: Moody, Colson, Hill, Fanning, Hohl, D. Bartels, Querry, H. Kitt, G. Olmsted, B. Bartels, Hartzer, Graves, Mueller, Zarecor. ,22-

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Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta BASKETBALL SCORES St Pat s CS1dney1 Holyoke Red W111ow Trenton Oshkosh Stratton Imperlal Grant Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Waun ta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Wauneta Culbertson Pahsade lmp r1a1 B19 Sprlnqs Stratton Pahsade Trenton Madrtd TRACK Track prospects for the sprlnq ot 1949 appear much brtghter Etqht track lettermen headed by Arnold Sexon who was Waunetas most conststent po1nt qetter 1n 1948 are returnlnq for the present season These boys placed conststently ln the 1948 meets they Won a dual meet w1th Pall sade a trtanqular meet wlth Pall ade and Hayes Center and won the Wauneta 1nv1tat1ona1 Mee The 1948 team thus became the ftrst athletlc squad to Wm a trophy s1nce 1943 Early season performances mdtcate that the 1949 squad W1ll also make some notable marks GOLF The 1948 golf team also made a credttable showlnq ln the state Sand Greens meet ln the sprmq of 1948 the Wauneta team composed of Dennls Elnspahr Kenneth Denker and Dale Elnspahr posted a total score whxch qave them fifth place m the meet behtnd Grand Island Ord North Platte and York Dale Emspahr placed slxth m 1nd1v1dua1 scormq w1th a card of 76 for 18 holes All three boys are elxqxble for competttlon durlnq the 1949 and 1950 sea son The golf team dtscusses club loft 24 10 . ' ' , 37 14 13 41 37 ' 30 ' 34 28 e ' 31 57 e 25 ' ' 32 41 27 26 32 28 ' 24 ' 47 18 22 43 ' 19 ' '