Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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J in '. Simp At the first of the year thirty-eight girls enrolled in the gym. class, twelve of these trying for places on the bas- • ket ball team. In November six of these girls obtained places on the team, and with only a few changes in the lineup won the championship of Northwestern Nebraska and Northeastern Colorado in girl's basket hall. Only four games were played but they were with teams organized for the past three years who held their respective championships. Of these games the first one was with Sidney High school on their floor. This game was not played until December 11, as the first game had been scheduled with Bridgeport for Thanksgiving, but for some unacconnt-uble reason, Bridgeport was not able to meet the A. H. S. girls, thus Alliance won her first game by a forfeit of 2 to 0. In the game with Sidney none of the players were particular stars but each worked steadily to the end. When only four minutes were left the score stood h to 13 in Sidney’s favor. From that time till time was called every girl proved herself an expert until the score was changed to 14 to It in the good old A. H. S.' favor, Alliance having made eight points in four minutes, On the whole this was the most exciting game of the season as the others were complete walk a ways after the first few minutes. This was the first time Sidney had ever been defeated on her own floor. The next game was played against Sterling on the Alliance floor. February 12. Nettie Nation who had been on the team only a short time proved a valuable addition, making seven baskets. Boys' rules were used with the exception of having a second centre. The winners were apparent at the end of the first half when the score stood (5 to la in favor of A. H. S. At the close of the game the score read Sterling 12: Alliance 21. In the third game our girls went up against a harder proposition than they had ever formerly experienced. Such they found in the return game to Sterling. Katie O'Donnell was the star of this game making one field goal and five points on foul throws. Strict lx ys’ rules were used in this game to which Sterling had always been accustomed. In spite of this fact the score stood 9 to 4 in favor of Alliance at the close of the game. In the last game which was played against Sidney on the Alliance floor, March 19, A. H. S. as usual came out victors with a score of 1 to 9. The Sidney team gave Alliance a great sur prise, having improved immensely since the first game was played. Their guards were their strong points as were Sterling's but they could never come up to Ruth and Elsie. Everybody wore badges with the motto, “We must beat Sidney”, and we certainly lived up to it. Next year there will be almost an entire new team to work up as three’of the best players are of the TO class. ft is with great sorrow that the rest of the team watch these three girls leave the II. S. Blanche Kibble, .Tosie Hampton and Nettie Nation. «9

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] in SiTh REVIEW OF BOYS' BASKET BALL BASKET BALL has proven the most |H pular sport in the High school. Perhaps no other High school activity has oc- • easioned so much student enthusiam or created so much interest among the citizens of the city. The basket hall team this year had its fidl quota of hard luck. At the beginning of the season, the prospects were good for a marvelous aggregation. Shay, Nohe, Mewhirter, Carlson, of last year’s team, were in school. But Shay dropped school before the season began. This deprived ns of the services of the best center in Western Nebraska. After the tirst two games. Nohe was compelled to go to Colorado Springs. This was in deed discouraging to the followers of the sport in Alliance for Nohe is the fastest man. the surest goal tosser, the most consistent team worker that has ever played on the Alliance floor. But the loss of these two men was not enough to discourage the loyal workers who remained. Burris made good at the center position, and Nolan stopped into tl)e position made vacant by Nohe's departure. Mewhirter continued to hold down the for ward position which lie cinched earlier in the season, while Carlson and Parker completed the aggregation that worked in the majority of games. Betebenner and Root two fast men held down positions a part of the season, but here again our hard luck came upon us, Betebenner was compeled to quit the game and Root was taken ill in just the critical part of the season. In the first game. Scottsbluff was defeated by a score of 44 14. Nohe, Mewhirter, and Carlson played a remarkably fast game, and had the Bluffs guards guessing all the time. Parker and Betebenner played a strong defensive game, permitting only three tiekl goals. In the return game, the Bluffs almost turned the tables on us. by virtue of their strange lloor, as well as strong playing. Gothenburg was next taken into (tamp. In this game. Burris played center and guard, throwing three goals. The fast Peru state normal team was held to a score of Kt-10. ('hadron Was again defeated. The most exciting game of the year was played at Ardmore. Ardmore had previously defeated Alliance and the ta ys were there to got revenge. Burris distinguished himself by winning the game with a field goal after time had been called, and tin score tied Jit-i'iJ. The championship was won however when Sidney was sent to defeat. Carlson. Nolan, and Mewhirter played whirlwind games. Parker held his man to little or nothing as usual. As a defensive guard. Parker was the superior of all guards of tie season. As captain of the team, Carlson was a leader in respect to eliminating everything that would deteriorate from the success of the team. Let us go after the basketball championship for 1910-11. 2 I