Alma High School - Yearbook (Alma, IL)

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vnIIsIIu suunn STANDING: BILL STUCKEY, MOR.g DON ROBINSON, DICK CooN, DAVE MCILRATHy JIM SENTES,ROSS MARZOLF, MGR.3 COACH Hlcxs. SITTING: BOB HARRISON, MARLIN STAUFFER, DUANE SIMMONS, TOM BEVIER, NORMAN THOMPSON, FRED SHULTS, GORDON HYDE, GORDON VLIET. VARSITY BASKETBALL THE I9N9-'50 PANTHERS HAD ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON. THEY ENDED Losses. PLAYING A I9 GAME SCHEDULE THEY HAD COMPETITION FROM ALL POINTS THEY woN THEIR FIRST sEvEN GAMES, INCLUDING TWO VICTORIES WHICH GAVE HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT. THE LOSSES INCLUDED TWO T0 cLAss A MIDLAND, TWO TO UP THE SEASON WITH I8 wINs AND 5 IN THE STATE. THEM THE 2ND ANNUAL MT. PLEASANT GODVIN HEIGHTS, THE LAsT ONE IN THE REGIONAL FINALS, AND ST. JOHNS. THEY WON THE DISTRICT TITLE FOR THE 6TH STRAIGHT YEAR- BIISIIEIBHII RESERVES THE BASKETBALL RESERVES HAD ANOTHER VERY SUCCESSFUL SEASON, THE TEAM, MADE UP ENTIRELY OF UNDERCLASS- MEN, HAD NUMEROUS FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES WHICH SHOULD INDICATE THAT WE SHALL HAVE THE SAME CALIBER TEAMS IN THE COMING YEARS. SECOND TEAM BASKETBALL BACK ROW: DuANE AXTELL, BUDLWILCOX, JUNIOR MAILAND, MARION VALLANCE, DENNIS PATTERSON, GORDON SMITH, Bos TOMLIN, RAYMOND BOVEE, COACH WALLY MOORE. FRONT ROW: WAYNE BROWN, JOE HARRIs, RICHARD WILLIAMS, DEAN REMs- BERG, DALE NARRAGON, DICK NELSON, GERRY MAYER.

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FUUTBHH TEHHI BOTTOM, LEFT To RIGHT: Ross MARZOLF, MGR., JIM JOSLIN, PAUL SCHNEIDER, DALE NARRAGON, GORDON SMITH, VINCE SPANO, DAVE GI..AzER,JIM HAHN, Douc. GROVER, Bun VAN ATTEN, Bos LIPPERT, MGR. 2ND ROW: MARLIN STAUFFER, Boa LEONARD, ToM BERIER. ED AXTELLg JIM MCCULLOUGH, TERRY WOLFE, Boa SINKO, GORDON VLIET, DICK COON, WARD YOUNGQUIST, GoRooN HYDE. TOP ROW: WAYNE BROWN, PAUL FAETI-I, DAN WALENTA, NORMAN THOMPSON, CHUCK SMITH. Dlcx BAINBRIDGE, PERTON WILLAMAN, JOE HARRIS, NED REINKE, VICTOR TORONGO, CHUCK HICKS. The Panthers had the real spirit and,but for numerous bad breaks and injuries, might have been unconquez-able during the course of the season. Injuries sidelined Baldy Narragon, 'Gordie Hyde, Bud VanAtten, Doug Grover, and Chuck Smith. Gordie Vliet missed the Traverse City game because of a 'bad knee,but most terrible of all, the dread disease of polio took the life of Dick Bainbridge. Because of the treat of polio, two games were cancelled. However, in the six games played, the Panthers won two, tied one and lost three. The season started with Traverse Citywhich ended in a scoreless tie. Then after a three weeks lay-off, Mt. Pleasant was played in the Homecoming game. The Oilers took this hard fought game 6-0. The next week, after leading three quarters of the game, the Panthers lost a heart- breaker to Bay City Handy .18-7. The following week, turning the- tables, and coming out strong in the fourth quarter, the Alma Panthers pushed past Fremont 19-13. Then, with their claws sharpened the Panthers took a good Flint Tech team 19-6. They ended their season against a very good Cadillac team and were decisively beaten 46-6. 37

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