Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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First String Men ALLEN BOYER— G ( n •Tied was a good one hand artist. g:et- ting ' his sliots frtPin the outer free throw circle. Next year lie should carr ' on wtiere his brother, Max, left off. Junior. BARTON GOLDEN— Font ard Barty, seeing little action, proved his ability to develop into a good ball player in tile next two years. His long ' shots were his specialty. Sophomore. ROBERT DYGERT— G rfn Troj ' being tlie first sub and sometimes starting, stopped inan ' opponents by his defensive abilitj ' . Since lie is a junior and also a good scrapper, he shouhl do well next year. .Junior. JAMES KECKLER— G«rtr Keck was an nutstanding defensive plaj-er and also a good ball handler on of- fense. Since he is only a junior, he should be very valuable next year. Junior. WARREN BROWN— GiuirJ Zeke was a very good all around play- er and scored in the pinches. Unlike most players he preferred to handle the ball ra- ther than shoot. Senior. Pepper Uppers Our pepp cheer leaders ha e done nuicli during the school year to boost scliool spir- it and promote enthusiasm at all the bas- ketball games. The Friday afternoon pep sessions are also long to be rcnieniliered. Arnola Bell, Gloria Erhardt, Lynn Garn Junior Erbe, Betty Ensley

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Hornets Our Coach Coach Smith w.is born at Marshall, Illinois, attended high school at Marshall, and went to college at Indiana Central and at Indiana Univer- sity. He has traveled through various parts of Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Mr. Smith first taught school at Union Center and just before coming to Angola he was teaching at New Haven. He was assistant physical education instructor at Indiana Central College for two years. He says, Angola is a good place to be after all. DAVID EMEKSON— Manager ' C- ' uspie was tlie manayc-r of the Varsity squad all throiiK h his four yearK of higli Hfhool, In Ills ke« ' ping were the extra balls. tow -lH and all otiier equipment. His loyal sorvicf-s will be missed greatly next year, .Senior. ROY BLEDSOE— C ' cr Moose , not playi ij; until liis sophomore year, has already developed Into a valuable rebound arti.st. He oame into liis own the la«l of the seanon. He had aii un ' -nnn.N ' un- derhand shot. .Senior. WENDELL ZIMMEK— Forward ' ■Windy-. I -In; the hlc ' b .scorer of the team, waH a very valuable man. He de- veloped a ' ery trU ' ky fake as many an op- ponent dI,M« overed, He will be a j;freat los« to the team. Senior. JACK HOLWEKDA—Fonuiril ' ■Ja( ' k ' developed greatly in the last yeai-. He didn ' t see a wh()le lot of action, but when in the same, .Jack played for all lie WHS w(M-t h , Se n i o v. JOHN McBRIDE— -o uwr ( ' hii k , with his speed was used on the fast break and drew many foul,s. His ac- curate louK ' shots have helped us in many ■A. K ;i uic. Seni ' H-. ROBERT BLEDSOE— Cf 7 fr ' ,n i with his height and weif?lit proved very valual)le when his brother, Mo()se, couldn ' t seem to get goinpr. As he is only a freshman, he isbould make a name for hims ' -lf in latc-r years. h ' rcshnian. Page Eighteen

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Squad Season ' s Play The Hornets started the 1942-43 basketball season with a new coach and practically a whole new team. For the first game they traveled to Butler and were defeated with the score of 29 to 17. The next game, with Kendallville, was our first home game and the Hornets made a good showing, although they were defeated 28 to 20. Waterloo was the next opponent and the Wildcats downed us 45 to 42 in a very ' close and hard fought contest. Wolcottville having lost their gym, came to Angola for our fourth game. Here the Hornets broke into the win column by defeating them 3 8 to 3 6. The hard driving team from Auburn was next on the program. The Red Devils defeated us 41 to 3 3. The Hornets Top row: Jlr. Elliott, David Emerson, James ' U ' ebb, Coach -Smith. Second ro « ' : Jack Hol ' wer- da, John ilcBride, Roy Bled- soe, Bob Bledsoe, TVendell Zimmer,. Front rO v -; Barton Golden, Jim Keckler, TVarren Brown, Allen Beyer, Bob Dygert. traveled to Fremont to take the Eagles in their first game in the county. The Hornets won 24 to 14. Then came a small but mighty team from Albion. The Hornets were victorious in this game, the score being 41 to 3 8. The Garrett Railroaders were the next to encounter the Hornets and they went back to Garrett defeated 44 to 29. The next team was a new one on our schedule. The Hornets defeat- ed Pleasant Lake 34 to 3 2. The Hornets went to Ashley for the next game and defeated them m a double overtime 48 to 46. The county tourney was next up and the Hornets drew Fremont for their first game. They were defeated in the first game 40 to 34. Then the Hornets went to Garrett for their next contest and were downed 46 to 34 in an overtime. A very big and hard fighting team from Goshen defeated the Hor- nets 54 to 37. Hamilton came to Angola for a hard fought game but the Hornets were just too tough for them and defeated them 36 to 34. The Orland Tigers were the next opponents. The Hornets proved to be too much for them and defeated them 49-36. The Hornets went to LaGrange for their next game and ran away with them to the tune of 58 to 35. Avilla was the last game away from home. In this Page Twenty