Ada High School - Viking Yearbook (Ada, MN)

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65 l Sl l t'WX ILP, fs ws , Q J. l- ' I s Q f is ,Sign l 'M The 194 6 Viking BASKETBALL with thrills and excitement. they won the subdistrict title by stopping Fertile, 26-23. At the District. Ada met Erskine. who had a very fast team, and defeated the Vikings, 'il-24. At the Regional at Thief River Falls the Vikings played Bemidji. the regional favor- ites, and lost the game, 44-36. The last event of the basketball season was the interclass tournament on March 25-26. This revealed some very good material for future basketball teams. The Seniors won the championship title and the Junior High received the award for their decorations. The prospect for next year looks good, with six lettermen returning. Left side, reading down-Arne Garness, Michael Merck, Noel Haaland, Graydon Larson. Robert Merck, Ronald Johnson. Right side, reading down-James Schultz, Leslie Ness, Dwain Ness, Virgil Petting, George Gilbertson. Marland Klocty and Allan Ogard, Managers. I-'irst row-Leslie Ness, Robert Merck, Arne Garness Capt.: James Schultz, Michael Merck. Dwain Ness. Second row-Marland Kloety, Manager, Graydon l.arson, Ronald Johnson. George Gilbertson. Noel Haa- land, Virgil Petting. Dan Ruoff, coach.

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-1 . , 'F 0-Q Srtlmgfllobert Merck, 3 manager. y V lfronl rote' - Dwain Ness. Jack Spink, Gray- don l.arson. Marvin Teh- ven. l.eslie Ness. Michael Merck. Keith l7orsyte. .lack llvans. Setoml rote' - Duane Shelland. Raymond Jac- obson. Jerry Scott, Arne Garness. Noel Haaland. l,owell Storms, l.eo Bak- er. TRACK May IZ. 1945, was the day of the track and field meet held in Bemidji. The Ada con- testants. with their coach Mr. Ruoff, took an active part in the contests. l.owell Storms was captain of the team. In the shot-put and high hurdles Bud Garness placed fifth. In the one-mile run Storms placed first. He ran it in 41515, setting a new district record for the mile and the fastest time for the track at Bemidji. Scott and Shelland placed fourth and fifth in this event. ln the 440 Jacobson placed fourth and Forsythe came in fifth. Forsythe also placed fourth in the pole vault. In the 880 L. Ness placed fourth. Ada placed fifth in this meet with a total of 18 points. The regional meet was held May l8 at the Bemidji State Teachers College. The boys that placed first, second, and third were eligible to participate at this meet. l.owell Storms. the only Ada contestant to place first, set another new record. l.owell also went to the state meet at Minneapolis and made a very nice showing there. 1 Trophies 3 ln the wall cabinet across from Mr. Pe- derson's office are f the numerous tro- phies won by stu- Q dents of Ada High in years gone past. Stu- dents are frequently i seen standing before the case, admiring i the contents. gg 24 The 1114 is iwkmt,