Blaine High School - Borderite Yearbook (Blaine, WA)

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llll-CH MPIU S mgklilf' ' tru we-Qi' limb! stem hw T we ,, IHS te-as W IP? fir 'r-W' ,7 i 1 H-X ' LEFT TO RIGHT: Iini Odle, Walt Blauser, Bob Sherby, Wayne Oertel, Don Fine, Arthur Nyhus, Barrie Hull, Denis Durnan, Joe llallson, Bob Robbins, Coach Gale Bishop. KNEELING: manager, Ronald Cadman, not shown manager Bud Gudmundson, Coaches Gale Bishop and Phil Claymore. The basketball squad, coached by Gale Bishop, had a very successful season. In County League play they had 9-I record and tied with the Lynden Lions for the league title. The competition they met out of league play proved a little tougher and their seasons record was I5 wins against 7 losses. The Blaine Borderites got off to a bad start with a loss to the South Burnaby Quintet. Jim Odle and Joe Hallson were high for Blaine with Il and IO points. The Borderites played Bellingham in the Jamboree and hung a 29 to 26 defeat on the Red Raiders. The next game was played on the local floor against Duke of Cannaught. The Dukes played well but the smooth ball handling Borderites came through with their first victory of the season. The first league game was against the Ferndale Eagles. The Ferndale team was up and gave the Borderites a fight from the start, At the first quarter it was IO to 9 Ferndale, at the half 30 to 22 Blaine, the third quarter 39 to 35 Blaine and the game ended 45 to 39 with Blaine on top. Walt Blauser, sophomore guard, did an outstanding job in this contest. Meeting the Belling- ham Red Raiders next the Blaine five received their second defeat of the season. Blaine couldn't seem to get rolling and Bellingham piled up an early lead which they held throughout the contest. The Blaine reserves played very well during much of the second half. A capacity crowd filled the Blaine gym to watch a thrilling contest between the Borderites and the Lyden Lions. Don Fine, a junior, sparked the blaine Club, Fine was high with 20, followed by Odle and Robbins each getting IO respectively. Blaine lived up to it's preseason rating in this game,

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IIHAMPIIINS i 69 3 'K 75? , fm X, TOP ROW: Coach Phil Claymore, Ass't. Coach Gale Bishop, Russ Thomas, Glen Eastman, Ralph Johnson, Denis Durnan, Barrie Hull, Dick Hull, Dick Markusen, Don Fine, Bob Sherby, Gordon Easterly, Wayne Oertel, Ass't. Coach Bob Nunnamaker. MIDDLE ROW: lack Odle, Joe Hallson, Jim Odle, Bill Baldwin, Russ Johnson, Walt Blauser, Dennis Olason, Glen Steinbach, Manager Bud Gudmundson. FRONT ROW: Manager Bob Thomas, George Kanekkeberg, Dennis Gudjonson, Ted Bylsma, Le Roy Ahrens, Herb Dahl, Roger Kunnap, David McGinnis, Bernie Durnan, Bill Schauer, Dale Kruse. Blaine Z5 Vancouver Col. 0 Blaine Z6 Mt. Baker 0 Blaine Z5 Bellingham B 0 Blaine 19 Nooksack Val. 13 Blaine 33 Meridian 13 Blaine 19 Lynden 0 Blaine Z0 Ferndale 13 The 1952 football season saw the Blaine Borderites, coached by Phil Claymore, capture the Whatcom County Football Championship. This was the first champion- ship for Blaine since 1944. In 1948 they tied with Mt. Baker for the county championship. The orange and black were led by ten seniors, with a fine showing from the underclassmen. This is the first year Freshmen have been given a chance to play high school football. The Blaine Borderites finished their 52' football season undefeated. They scored 176 points, while their opponents managed to score 39 points against them. The stubborn Lynden Lions proved the mettle of the Borderites and in the last game of the season the Ferndale Eagles made the traditional battle a real football game. This team will long be remembered for their fine team spirit and great defensive play. Like all championship clubs, they played heads up ball all season. Graduating members of the team are: Russ Thomas, Glen Eastman, Denis Durnan, Barrie Hull, Dick Markusen, Wayne Oertel, Joe Hallson, Jim Odle, Russ Johnson, and Bob Sherby, Losing these men will make the going rougher next year but the nucleus for a good squad still remains. Joe Hallson was chosen captain of the year and Jim Odle was presented with the Al Anderson Inspirational Award. On November 18, a banquet was given to honor the team by their mothers. Many thanks to the town's people and students for their fine support and best wishes to next year's team. ' 56

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liASKHBAll The Blaine club took the next game from Mt. Baker, at Mt. Baker High. For Blaine was Hull with 13, Durnan followed with II . At Blaine, in a jammed packed gym the Borderites lost a tough one to the Bellingham Raiders. The Borderites took the lead in the second quarter but just couldn't keep the pace. The raiders took the lead in the third quarter and went on to win the game by four points. The Borderites came back to defeat Meridian and thus racked up their fifth victory. Blaine took a trip to New Westminister to defeat the Dukes without too much trouble. Hallson was high for Blaine with 20, followed by Fine with 13. At Nooksack Valley the Borderites ran up their highest score of the year, Though Blaine came through on top, the Nooksack team didn't let down and fought hard all the way. High point men were Durnan and Fine with 20 apiece. Led by Bob Sherby the Borderites outran Oak Harbor on the local floor. Although behind at halftime a third quarter scoring spree sent Blaine on to victory. Sherby and Hull had Il apiece. The U.B.C. Jaycees handed Blaine their fourth defeat with a one point decision. The following night the Borderites played what was considered by Coach Bishop one of their best games when they defeated Victoria High School. The quarter scores were 20-20, 33-33, 41-40, and Blaine moved out to win 65-58. The Borderite quintet, hampered by injuries and sickness, traveled to Lynden and met a red-hot Lion team. Lynden evened up the series and at the end of the season the two teams were tied for the Championship, Blaine took the next four games in succession over Mt. Baker, South Burnaby, Meridian and Nooksack Valley. In the last three games Bob Robbins, a junior, was high with 16, 17, and I2 points, In district play the hustling Borderites lived up to their name by coming from a IO point deficit to defeat the Everett Seagulls 54-52. This win put them into the semi-finals where they dropped a hard fought game to the host Bellingham team. Barrie Hull and Don Fine fouled out in the third quarter severely hurting Blaine's chances. The Blaine five returned the next night and met a red-hot Mt. Vernon team which eliminated Blaine with a 72-54 score. Throughout the year, Blaine reserves, Wayne Oertel, Dennis Olason, Art Nyhus and Dick Hull contributed much to the successful season. COACH'S COMMENTS: By Gale Bishop Blaine will be hit hard by graduation, losing four of the first six men, and six out of ten. We will certainly miss the seniors in basketball and all other school activities. I want to wish the best of luck to Durnan, Hallson, Odle, Hull, Sherby and Oertel. We hope to overcome some of the loss of this year's team, by the height we will have next year. Blaine will have three very capable starters back in Fine, Robbins and Blauser. Art Nyhus, Dick Hull, Dennis Olason, Bill Baldwin and some others should develop to make Blaine a threat. 'M ,lv 9 1 so 1 I will he make it- I had it firstl' He s not so tall. 58