Wausa High School - Viking Yearbook (Wausa, NE)

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DaVLee Kieth V. Anderson, Mainquist. dauvt The Wausa High School Basketball team completed the season with a record of 9 wins and 10 losses. The regular season ended with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses. The team placed third in Corntassel Conference standings with 4 wins and 2 losses. Lettermen for the year were as follows: Seniors — Norman Creutz, Lowell K. Erickson, Lowell C. Erickson, Douglas Lindquist and Dennis Lindquist. Juniors - Vonme Beaudette, Junior Newman, and DaVLee Johnson. Sophomore - Frank Olson. Norman Creutz led the scoring column with a total of 216 points. Lowell R. Erickson was second with 214 points. Douglas Lindquist followed with 117 and Frank Olson w’ith 106. In the Knox County Tournament at Hartington the Vikings won in the first round from Center by a score of 38-23 but lost to Bloomfield, the champion, in the semi-finals 3—32. In the District Class C Tournament at Bloomfield the Vikings lost in an overtime to Coleridge 48—46 in the first round. Norman Creutz received honorable mention on the all- tournament team. At the end of the season Lowell R. Erickson, a three-year letterman, was elected honorary captain. SCORES Wausa — 28 Plainv iew Wausa — 16 Bloomfield Wausa — 27 Wakefield ftausa — 23 Hartington Wausa — 55 Osmond Wausa - 43 - (Two overtimes) Holy Trinity Wausa — 42 Crofton Wausa — 47 Coleridge Wausa — 27 W inside Wausa — 63 Randolph Wausa — 51 Wayne Prep Wausa — 65 Newcastle Wausa — 48 Concord Wausa — 53 Coleridge Wausa — 56 N iobrara Wausa — 56 Osmond KNOX COUNTY TOURNAMENT Wausa — 38 Center Wausa — 32 Bloomfield DISTRICT CLASS C TOURNAMENT Wausa — 46 - (Overtime) Coleridge - 64 - 36 - 55 - 60 - 28 - 45 - 37 - 43 - 56 - 26 - 53 - 47 - 43 - 59 - 54 - 40 - 23 - 73 - 48

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Came captain Creutz in before game conference of Niobrara game. Another basket for tlausa in Niobrara game. Jump, Lowell! Niobrara game.

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 . ior aCo t Marne - camina Freshman and Sophomore Attendants JaNelle, Terry, Yvonne, Malvern Kausa High School held its 1952 Home-coming on Friday evening, February 22. The Home-coming ceremony was held between the first and second team games which were played with the annual rival, Osmond. Mr. Johnson, before a large audience, announced that Shirley Swanson, a Senior, had been chosen Queen and Lowell C. Erickson, also a Senior, had been chosen King. The King and Queen were crowned by Douglas Lindquist, Student Council president. They received gifts from the High School which were silver bracelets inscribed, “Queen 1952“ and “King 1952“. Attendants to the Home-coming royalty were Connie Haley and Gerald Norman from the Junior Class, Y vonne Erickson and Malvern Seagren from the Sophomore Class, and JaNelle Fink and Terry Mainquist from the Freshman Class. The crowns and gifts were carried by Norman Creutz and Junior Newman. After the crowning ot the King and Queen, Marilyn Anderson and Lowell R. Erickson sang, “One Kiss. Members of the Viking Pep Club presented a series of drills and school yells prior to the re- cession of the royal party. The Viking Pep Club and their adviser, Mr. Vorce, were in charge of Home-coming. The stage was decorated in purple, gold, and white. Purple and gold streamers formed u background for the decorated chairs of the King and Queen, while the candidates stood before white streamers. A large replica of a Viking was hung above the center of the stage. The Vikings went all out to win their Home-coming game 56—40 from the Osmond IIigh Tigers.