West Point High School - Cadet Yearbook (West Point, NE)

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Frcnt Row: Cuane Fass. Kcnnath Paul, Harvey Ellis, Alfred Wickert, Lloyd Pospishil, Waiter Walla, Omer Brazda. Second Row: Lloyd Thompson. Raymond Fauminn. Erich Oelschlaeger, Fontyan Eoldt, Joseph Kraft, Lester Sellentin, Loy Thietje. Back Row: William Schinstock, Elmer Groene, Coach Schroeder, Richard Radler. THE W P CLUB OFFICERS President.............Duane Sass Treasurer..............Lloyd Thompson Sponser .................Schroeder The W P Club is composed of men from all branches of sports, who have won the much coveted “ W P.” This is one of the new or- ganizations this year. It was organized for the purpose of fostering a better athletic spirit at West Point, and to bring the men who wear the W P into closer friendship with each other in school life as well as in athletics.

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Standing: Boldt, Schinstcck. Ccach Schroeder, Sellcntin, Sass. Sitting: Thietje, Brazda, Captain Elect, Baumann, Captain Kraft. BASKETBALL The West Point Basketball Team has ended another season very success- fully by winning the Northeast Nebraska tournament held at Wayne. Within the last four years, West Point has gone to the finals four times, and won the Championship three times. This is a record that any town should be proud of, and winning the Championship shows that West Point puts out winning teams every year that play better basketball than any other team in this sec- tion of the state. After losing to Norfolk, Pilger, and Randolph during the season, West Point turned the tables at the tournament and defeated Rosalie 27 to 11, Pilger 24 to 20, Randolph 27 to 18, and Norfolk in the finals 18 to 16. West Point played a wonderful style of basketball, that always netted them a lead, that their opponents could never overcome. Wrest Point lost the first game at the State Tournament, losing too Gothen- burg 16 to 13, after being in the lead until the last few minutes. Gothenburg went to the finals, but was defeated by Indianola. Kraft and Thietje, forwards, were the strong scoring machine for West Point for the season, Schinstock, center, featured in floor work and was always in the heat of the battle. Captain Baumann and Brazda were the strong defensive pair that spoiled many dangerous shots, that often meant defeat for the op- ponents. West Point was a team that had five forwards and five guards, each of these five men not only played his own position, but also helped his team-mates in time of need. West Point had a winning team, because all five men worked together playing for the good of the team. Hilz, center, and Sellentin, guard, saw a great deal of service during the season, both playing a fine style of basket- ball.

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Back Row—Left to Right: Flores, Elliott, Kerl, Rader, Ccliir.s. G. Sass, I. Craunke. Middle Row: H. Hensel. Mocdie, Wostoupal. Leonaid, G. Oaks, L. Sass, Frankfurt. Front Row: Stewart, M. Graunke, Kcontz. M. Oaks, Jensen, C. Hensel, Baumann, Weller. GIRL’S PEP CLUB President.......... Vice President..... Secretary-Treasurer Cheer Leaders....... The Girl’s pep Club was reorganized at the beginning of the school year for the purpose of promoting friendly relations among other schools with which West Point High School has connections, and to keep up the school spirit and enthu- siasm toward all athletics. Any girl in high school who was interested in this sort of work was eligible for membership. At every home game in basketball or football, the girls wore red and white costumes, representing the school colors. At these games they all got together and cheered. At the West Point-Wakefield football game, some of the girls got an old horse and tied it on to the back of an old “Lizzie.” A blanket on the horse read, “Wakefield.” All the girls rode in the car and paraded through main street and down to the football field. Between halves of the game the girls rode around the field giving yells and songs. After the basketball game between West Point and the Wayne Normal Reserves the girls entertained both teams up in the Home Ec. rooms. They served a lunch, had speeches by the coaches and captains of the two teams, cheered and sang high school songs. The night of the West Point-Creighton Prep, basketball game the girls were all present dressed in red and white, and between halves presented a stunt on the stage. This organization, together with the W. P. Club sponsored a high school carnival. The funds of this carnival were contributed toward the athletic fund. ..............Catherine Moodie ...............Janet Wurzbacher ...............Wanda Kontz Eda Doeseher, Alice Baumann