Park Rapids High School - Panthers Yearbook (Park Rapids, MN)

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1' Lam F I 4 1 sf l I it 1 M vw' ng-4:52 A,,.,, mryg,-xr M- 15 FRONT Row-Mr. McDowell, Delmar Zeller, Don Schmider, Harley Rex, Gordon Henry, Carl Maas, Mr. Mathre. SFCOND ROW-Allen Kruse, Charles Smith, Larry Cheney, Dick Sunde, Gary XY'oodward, Russell Hovdestad. Coach McDowell's boys flashed through a successful ason regardless of a lack in height and experience. A keen -nse of sportsmanship and fair play kept the Park apids Five from being overwhelmed by greater odds. Captain Rex did his part in making the '49-'50 season successful one as did fast breaking boys Gordon Henry d Don Schmider and bucket getters Carl Maas, jerry psal and Delmar Zellar. One thing could be said about the Panthers Five, it d the will to win. They never gave up fighting, al- ough being the underdog in almost every game. Due to e fact that the Panthers were short of height, this d to be made up by scrappy ball-players, with loads of termination. The Panthers rose to the occasion more than once this 'ar, in displaying good basketball. Probably the two best games the Panthers played this ar were against Bagley at Bagley, and against Blackduck re at Park Rapids, when smaller by about Eve inches r man, the Panthers defeated Blackduck, 44-40. Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Park Rapids ....... Rapids .....,. Rapids ....... Rapids ....... Rapids ....,... Rapids ........ Rapids ........ S4 Nevis . ...,, ., 42 Blackduck 61 Akeley 45 Wadena 37 Cass Lake 45 Walker 45 ' . ..... .. Nevis . ........ .. Rapids ........ ........ 4 7 Bagley .......... Rapids .4v.,... ........ 2 9 Detroit Lakes Rapids ........ ..... . . 36 Bemidji ....... . Rapids ......., .,..... 3 9 Frazee ............ Rapids ........ ....... 3 6 Walker ........ Rapids ........ ....... 3 7 Bagley ........ Rapids ...,.... ....... 4 7 Perham ........ .. Rapids ........ ..,.... 4 4 Blackduck .,.. Rapids ...,.... ..,.... 4 o Bemidji .,..., Rapids ....... ....,.. 4 5 Akclcy .......... Rapids ...... .. ....... 43 Cass Lake .. Rapids ...................... 53 Frazee .,....,. Rapids .,.................... 34 Wadena ...... I TOURNAMENTS Rapids ...................... 52 Red Lake Fnorvr Secorw Wilkna

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z ji PDF' WFP STAR 1 MILE i Pffn-J 71' :Null L Q U'5c if xggf Coach Connelly was rn a fog about the time of last years Beaver Relays The Class of 48 had graduated with a good share of the squad and had fairly well broken up the relay teams Although there was still a foot or so of snow on the ground Connelly had last years prospects out warming up for the time trxals After a month of trammg the squad was ready to travel to Bemidji for the Seventh Annual Beaver Relays Park Rapids got a fourtn place out of the meet with fifteen composed of Captain Stewart Tim Larson Drck Wyland and Rollxe johnson We also took third rn the 880 relay fourth rn the one mule relay and Leonard Schearer got us a hrst place rn the pole vault The next week end Park Rapids traveled to Fergus Falls for the mvrtatron meet then on to St Johns where Park Rapids got a fifth place with the honors going to Robbrnsdale The region 28 meet took us back to Bemrdlr where we placed at least first or second rn seven events to score a total of Efty one points and a second place The final meet of the ear saw a perfect day As we Bucky takes a jump Y closed the season at Bemrdp in the Region erght meet wrth a first rn the pole vault by Schearer and sixteen points for a fifth place Punk goes over Rollne nn the half' mile Wall without a shirt f F9 1 Q3 cy mf D 'I points, taking firstjin the two .mile relay with a team Q .... ..