Albert City High School - Echo Yearbook (Albert City, IA)

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Back Row Coach O C Selgelid, Folke Anderson, Eldon Erlandson, Frank Goerner, Everett Blomberg Front Row Roger Satory, Eddie Hibbs, Marvin Miller, Delwin Ottemen Majorie Harkness, Patty Brown, Norma Jean Johnson, Lenore Larson, Marilyn Miller, Mary Lou Thiemen Front Row Gladys Sheppard, Maxine Thiemen, Arlene Thiemen, Mildred Dusing, Mary Dusing, Marlyss Johnson 20 Back Row: Miss Hanson, Janice Johnson, Dorothy Ann Thiemen,

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The Sectional Tournament was held at Storm Lake Albert City beat Alta 23 to 17 to get in the finals while Storm Lake beat Marathon 26 to 17 to gain the final round Would Storm Lake again upset the Hurricanes? Everyone felt that they would because of their size That night brought forth the finest exhibition of basket ball ever witnessed on the Storm Lake floor and the winner was Albert City by a score of 41 to 18 Every boy was a ball hawk and everyone of them gave his best It was the worst beating any Storm Lake team had ever taken on their home floor and a game that shall be long remembered by all Albert City The District Tourney was held at Spirit Lake The Hurricanes ran over Aurelia 40 to 19 ln the opening round, had to overcome a l3 to 5 disadvan tage to beat Hawarden 38 to 34 in the semifinals, and led Spirit Lake all the way to win 27 to 23 and thus represent District 8 in the State Tourna ment With this win the local boys had complied a record of 26 victories against 2 losses Albert City was going to their first State Tournament and local interest was nothing but basketball Captain Miller, Eddie Hlbbs, and Folke Ander son were named on the first Twin Lakes Conference Basketball team Miller and Hibbs received the same honors ln the County Meet Otteman played consistent ball all season and was the star of the locals in the sectional Blomberg was hampered a creat share of the season with boils but was going strong in the final tournaments and looked very good against Ames Satory, Sundstrom, and Jafvert saw a lot of action, especially Satory, who was used at both forward and guard Miller lead the scoring for the season followed by Anderson, Hibbs, Blomberg and Otteman The Albert City seconds also had a good sea son winning 14 and losing 3 Much of the success of the first team was due to the tough competition giv en by the seconds in practice The outstanding sec ond team boys were Jafvert, Sundstrom, Pete John son, Kischer, R Goerner, Erlandson, and K. Johnson -19- MJ vnf4fl FM IJ Ufolfjal SJ DJ..,.,, 'WV !7'Mmm Ellflh 'Zak'

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1940 TRACK TEAM Delwin Otteman Hurdles and relays Roger Satory Dashes and relays Edwln Hlbbs Dashes and relays Marvin Miller Mile run, discus, Javelin, Q high Jump Frank Goerner Shot, discus, and Javelin Eldon Frlandson Q mile run and relays Folke Andersen Pole Vault and relays The 1940 prospects for track are the brightest they have been for a number of years A fourth man added to Satory Hiobs and Otteman will make one of the fastest 440 880 relay teams in this section of the state Miller and Goerner should have a big year in the weight events SGHEDULE Pocahontas Relays Twin Lakes Conference Meet Buena Vista County Track Meet Big Four Relays at Fonda Alta Relays Tomahawk Relays at Cherokee District Track Meet GIRLS' BASKETBALL A new organization in the school this year has been girls' basketball, coached by Miss Hansen Despite a late start, with a consequent incomplete schedule of games, considerable progress has been made by the girls Only one IBHDBP of the squad will be lost this year through graduation, so the chances are we should have good material to develop next year Some of the schools we played were Linn Grove Hayes Con solidated School, Roesie, Sulphur Springs, and Brooke Consolidated School Our first victory was over Rossie The girls' county tournament was played in Albert City on January 29, 30, and 31st Three trophies were won, but Albert City failed to place in the consolation game, and was overtaken, with a small margin, by Brooke The finalists were Hayes and Sulphur Springs, the former team winning the county championship. The sectional tournament was held in February in Storm Lake and we participated. The team was somewhat liakened by the illness of Evelyn Frykberg, forward, during an important part of the season. Outstanding high-point player was Maxine Thleman, sophomore. Those on the squad include: Maxine Thleman, Evelyn Fryk- berg, Mary Dusing, Mildred Dusing, Gladys Sheppard, Arlene Thieman, Marlyss Johnson, Patty Brown, Marilyn Miller, Dorothy Ann Thieman, Mary Lou Thieman, Janice Johnson, Rosalyn Olin, Ruth Frykberg, Marjorie Harkness, Lenore Larson. -21- 1. --- 2. ----- 3- ' ------ 4. ---- 5. ---- 6a 4.4 ' 7. Everett Blomberg-Hurdles and relays 80 ' 1. 2. ' 5. . . 4. 1 5. 6. 7.