Albert Lea High School - Tiger (Albert Lea, MN)

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rAf'- -. ..:,4-6 -f' X-we V . f if GREGG SAINSBURY drives between two Mayo opponents for two The Tigers came from behind to upset Mayo 66-64. INDING HIMSELF inside his North- ield defender, Larry Brandt takes a hot. Albert Lea beat the Raiders by a core of 69-41. .gin i ff .v W ' r - --M45 -at - A27 ,Nad I L,., Laws IN A PRACTICE before the start of the ' V season, the cagers take time to work on free throws. Coaches watch on in sf ,l J the background. Basketball Cagers Losing Streak Stops With Fifth Game The Tiger cagers started slowly, losing the first four games in the 1968-69 season. They pulled out their first win in the fifth game by up- setting undefeated Owatonna. That was a turning point as they proceeded to win their next four games, includ- ing another upset over Nlayo. ln beating the Spartans, senior Jay Gustafson scored 36 points and the winning basket with only seconds left. The Tigers then tried to gather up enough steam to end up in first division. Six Iettermen including three starters, forward Gustaf- son, guard Gregg Sainsbury, and guard Ron Erickson, returned from the 1967-68 squad. Gustafson was the leading scorer for the Tigers. According to Coach Dick Nielson, the team ran the ball more to get a better shot. Because of a lack in height, they worked for good positioning for rebounding, bal- ance in scoring, and reliance on speed defensively and offensively. Sports - 123

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in-.., 95 ALBERT LEA has the ball, the score is tied 64-64, with 21 seconds r A A 3 left. Coach Dick Nielson calls a time out and gives his players a final bit of advice on how to pull this one out of the bag. AL won 66 to 64. e T Jllffffkn W-sz 'W M. ' 5 ? NNMWVM '4Qf- -,,,,....- ----4-..,,,,, FORWARD RANDY Bottelson scrambles after the ball during the Faribault game. The Tigers won, making it their second of a string of five wins. 122 - Sports 'fs E Q Hi ,.,,.p-PM mffEJ gf ,mf iii M ww I',3n-'M in gfk nf? has 2

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AN IMPORTANT victory for Steve Hen- drickson results from his win on the rings as the gymnasts avenge an early loss to Austin. A PROSPECTIVE A-squad gymnast works on his dismount as Assistant Coach John Kemen helps as a spotter. Gymnastics Four Lettermen Returng Team Faces Rebuilding With the return of only four lettermen, lVlr. Mark Wil- cox, gymnastics coach, faced the necessity of rebuilding a gymnastics team. Three hours a day were spent in pre- paring themselves for upcoming meets and competition. Assistant Coach John Kemen, helped greatly at workouts. Outstanding boys on the team were Doug Kenison on free exercise, trampoline, high bar, and tumbling, Rick Bangert and Paul Anderson on the side horse: Kevin Johnson on the parallel bars, Steve Hendrickson and Greg Lageson on the rings, and Dennis Boe in tumbling. Representing the team in all-around competition was Earl Neist. lt was a clean sweep on the trampoline for Kenison, champion at the New Ulm Invitational. Neist was free exercise runner-up. The biggest dual meet of the year was the second match with Austin. After losing to Austin' 55 to 50 in the first meet, the Tigers went on to victory, beating them by a score of 57 U2 to 471!2. The efforts of the seniors will be greatly missed, commented lVlr. Wilcox, but many B performers will add to next year's hopes. 124 - Sports l GYMNAST PAUL ANDERSON practices before the start of the home I with Austin. His routine won first place.