Blooming Prairie High School - Schooner Yearbook (Blooming Prairie, MN)

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.! SENIOR Marlene Borchert, Vice President Betty Lund, Treasurer Ronalci Turner, President Dean Milton, Secretary JUNIOR Clair Coughlin, Secy-Trea S 1 Kenneth Magnuson, President Roger Ille, Vice Preside SOPHOMORE nt Marjorie Nelson, Vice President Maynard Schoenrock, President Marguerite Morrison, Secy-Treas. FRESHMAN jean Christianson, Treasurer Evelyn Jacobson, Vice President Clarence Wincentsen, President Albert Walz, Secretary SEVENTH AND EIGHTH Dale johnson, Vice Pres. Sonja Stensrud, Secy-Treas. james Pirkl, Treasurer Marilyn Rye, President Frank Plotts, Vice Pres. Sonja Harms, President Barbara Kubicek, Secretary 7th 7th Sth 7th 8th 8th 8th

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FO0TBAll TEAM ffst VOW P to fl oach Carey D Shelgren D Mxlton D Carlson U1 ef Ufner Hel es R Long C Coughlrn Coach Frl z Second POW Plotts J Srsen H Underwood R johnson K Wrnzenburg R Hun er rsen ar rn Var 1 F Decker B McDona Thlrd row S S 91 ren e ac u 1Ce e Co 1ns Wxncen sen G o e son H rnzenburg 61 es ra lssen Turner D M11 er Included xn the vxctorxes were lopsxded wxns over Emmons 24 0 New Rrchland 30 O and a partxcularly xmpresslve conquest of prevxously undefeated ayf1eld 25 Durlng these games the Blossoms flashed a spectacular offense featured by long runs and passes and sparklrng defens1ve play so on the plus side were an 0 wxn over Freeborn and a 20 7 conquest of Ellendale n the dark s de o the picture w re losses to t u ustxne 33 an anesvn e 3 7 er losses were to Alden 14 and St Charles 1 2 There were seven sennors o thxs year s squad e Muller guard and co capta1n was a ballplayer s ball pla er Always alert and aggressxve he could be counted upon to play 48 mxnutes of top football each game Don Carlson rnght half and co captain, thrrlled us wrth hxs long runs off reverse plays from hrs wlng back spot More than once hxs southpaw prtches caught the opposxng secondary nappxng and went for a touchdown a Turner eft a as e trxp e threa of the backfxe Lad was a heady player who surprnslngly enough gave hrs best performance in the losxng effort at Alden George Hexkes tackle, was one of the steadnest players on the squad He was a tower on defense and on offense opened gapxng holes for the backs Dean Mxlton end turned xnto a truly flne defens1ve w1ng and when the occaslon arose a rn e a le ame u xe passes lxke a bxg league outfxel er Ron Pogones, tackle was out a considerable part of the season wxth injuries but developed into a fxne defensive llneman and came through wxth a sterlxng performance ln the Ellendale game Dale Hanson halfback broke hxs nose rn the early part of the season just as he was showrng promxse of becom1ng a valuable addrtxon as a defens1ve halfback Bob Long, tackle came xnto hxs own this year as a defensrve player but just as the bxg fellow was begrnnrng to frnd h1mself a shoulder xnnurv shelved hxm for the season 4 g1-H ,,,,,. , AJ , g l '1 H- f- Q-Ty, A Y r' , F' . L,ft 'ght: C y , , . - y . L.M1,R.r ..c. 'k,. ,. -, -t, H- v - , - , - . - ' , . t , G- S - J- H d' g, R. 'tl, . , . 1d. ' : , h - E 1 D- B 91 h, B- K b' k, R. 111 , J- gg' ,c. ' t , . T 1- 1 f . . w , H. H 'k , R. D y, H. Th' , L, , , ' 1 , The 1951 season was one of ups and downs as evidenced by the five wins and four loss- es- . . . . . ' - : . ' -1 . . . . H . ' -0' . . . . Al . 18- . - . O i f ' e S . A g- ' , -0, d j 'll , 4- . Oth , -13, . , 8-1 . ' n ' ' ' . Lyl , , - ' . ' y . ' , L d , l h lf, w th ' 1 t ' ld. , S' th 'H yfl' ld g , cold f' ld ' ' ' d . .. 2 .-