Bloomington High School - Bear Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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Top: (Loft to right) Don Campbell. Rood Olion, Richard Koiiow, Larry Linvillo, Phillip Johnson. Petor Smith. Micky McDonald. LoRoy Mollinson. Guy Chorp, Bob Turnor, Rodney Aaberg. Manager John Ludvigson, Coach Gerald Molosky. Second: Bobby Hinck. Oscar Amell, Goorge Cummings. Orlin Tromsness. Ross Olson. Dwayne Wise. 8ob Kobs, Pat McDonald. Neal Johnson. Don Ondich, Jim Pepin. Front: Lester Novak. Gene Wiso, Dick Wogomon, George Miller. Chuck Cummings. Al Burke, Tom Mann, Don Clark, Fred Nielson. CHAMPIONS! BLOOMINGTON CAPTURES VALLEY CONFERENCE CROWN After a very successful season the boys emerged with an undefeated, untied record, to be the first team in Bloomington history to achieve this honor. The conference honored Bloomington by placing five men on the All-Conference team. It consisted of Charles Cummings, Ross Olson, Pat McDonald, Tom Mann, and Neal Johnson. Shakopee and University High, strong rivals for the valley crown, finished the season in second and third places respectively. The coaching position left vacant by the illness of Mr. Kolesar was filled very efficiently by Mr. Molosky, a graduate and freshman coach for two years at St. Thomas college. Although the team will be losing eleven seniors next year's team may be fairly good. 29

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THE CHAMPIONS!

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light Wins In Eight Starts NO. ... OSSEO 52 - 0 The Osseo game started a season of play under our new coach. After a grueling pre-season practice the boys were ready to commence with an undefeated season and began by “Laying the Wood” to Osseo 52-0. NO. 2... UNIVERSITY HIGH 14-7 This game started out with Bloomington scoring on a pass from Cummings to Amell. University High tallied one and converted, but the stronq line and backfield of Bloomington care through and won 14-7. NO. 3... DEEPHAVEN 39-0 The Deephaven game was played at Excelsior and the Bloomington eleven again came through with a marginal victory. The game was sparked with the drive of Chuck Cummings at the full back position. NO. 4... WACONIA 27- 12 Bloomington came through with its third conference win. The lack of reserve strength was evident in this game. Coach Molosky let the second team play, but had to return the first sauad to the field to quell the Waconia rally. The first team's hard hitting in the line brought the game through to victory. NO. 5... WATERTOWN 68 - 0 This game was played on the Shakopee field. It was the tune-up for the championship battle the following week with Shakopee. The Bears were an aggressice group that night and Watertown became an easy win. NO. 6... HOMECOMING, SHAKOPEE 13-0 On October 14. 1949. Shakopee played the Bears fo rthe championship. It was the biggest event in Bloomington High School athletics. Everyone who saw the game will never forget it. The Bears had gone along winning every game. Shakopee had done the same in league play, but had one tie with a non-conference team. These two school who are traditional rivals were to meet for the second time in a battle for glory. Last year Shakopee had emerged the victor but the tide was to change. Johnny Kolesar, Bloomington's previous coach was ill but was given permission to attend. The feeling of the school was win for two great guys: Mr. Kolesar and Mr. Molosky.” The tension was at its peak, and the game that was to follow was later described by Mr. Molosky as one of the hardest hitting high school games he had ever seen. Shakopee lost five players by injuries as the boys hit hard and fair. Many came to the game with the idea of seeing a rough and tumble game but the clockwork by which it went off should have shown the superiority of the Bloomington eleven. The first score was made when Cummings face-kicked and scored and the game was clinched when Ondich scored on a pass, the final attempt to convert was good and the final score stood 13-0. NO. 7... CHASKA 24 - 6 This was to be the final game of the conference. Only non-conference Edina was left unplayed. It was caining and a miserable day for play. The boys were still tired from the hard game with Shakopee and a definite let down could be noticed. Chaska. who was playing their homecoming, fought val-iently but the final score showed them behind 24-6. NO. 8... EDINA 32-0 This was the last game the senior boys were to play together. The boys had the urge to really have fun. The spirit that was missing the week before was back. Edina, even under the influence of playing their homecoming game, was no match for the hard-hitting line and fast stepping back-field of the Bears. Edina, a new team to the district. was supposed to give Bloomington a hard game, but it was easy to tell who was superior when Bloomington came through winning 32-0. 30