Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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Ou r Coach Richard (Dick) Haselton, coach of all athletic activities, came to Byron High in the fall of 1946 immediately after graduation from Northern Illinois State College. A young but energetic coach, Mr. Haselton has in the past three years not only built up an enviable athletic record, but has taught the importance of conditioning and sports- manship to the high school boys. It is in basketball that Byron athletes have shown particular power during Mr. Has- elton’s coaching. During the three-year span the varsity team has won 70 games, losing only 7. Only twice in the past three years has a conference team beaten the Tigers and each time by the narrowest of margins, one point. During the past three years Byron has lost only one game on their home floor. Other fields have not been neglected, however. In 1946-1947 Byron won the Route 72 Softball Championship and was barely nosed out of the Track and Field title. In 1947-1948 the track team ran off with the conference meet. In both 1947 and 1948 Byron was represented in the State Track Meet by an in- dividual performer. These are records set up in competitive sports. In the regular daily athletic pro- gram Mr. Haselton is cognizant of the students unable to compete against other schools and has built much of his gym work around those people. For the clean sportsmanship and championship caliber of competition which have been a part of the school program during Mr. Haselton’s three years, we, the stu- dents, are appreciative; and we proudly dedicate to our coach, the athletic section of our book. TWENTY-SIX

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Athletics

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First Row: Piper, Haters, Hogan, Himes, R. Myers, Moline, Swanson. Second Row: Mgr. Showaltcr, C. Dillow, Forbes, Weaver, Rowland, Noyes, Henson, D. Smith, Mr. Haselton. Third Row: Helsdon, Harding, Norcn, Hagan, Boyer, Wiley, Faulkner, Keber, J. Myers. Track 1947-1948 With several record breaking seniors leading the way, the Byron Track team swept aside all opponents in dual and triangular meets and went on to win the 1948 Track and Field Championship of the Route 72. The squad was not too well balanced, but deficiencies in such events as the high jump and pole vault were counteracted by exceptional strength in the dashes. “Moose” Cassell, 440 specialist, and Bill Ashelford. weight man, were the most consistent point-getters. Cassell’s best day was at the con- ference meet where he tied his own record in the 440, broke the record in the 220, won the broad jump, and ran on the record breaking relay team. Ashelford also had a good day, breaking the shot put record, winning the 100 yard dash, taking second in the discus and running on the relay team. Ashelford also gained prestige for the team when he won the shot put in the dis- trict at Rockford, thereby qualifying for the state for the second consecutive year. The schedule for the year was: April 24—Palatine Relays; April 28—Triangular Meet with Winnebago and Leaf River; May 1—East Rockford Relays; May 5—Triang- ular Meet with Ashton and Monroe Center; May 8—District Meet; May 11—Dual Meet with Oregon; May 14-15—State Meet; May 18—Route 72 Meet. Placing at Conference Meet: 100 yd. Dash (Frosh-Soph) Broad Jump Swanson 5th Cassell 1st 100 yd. Dash (Varsity) Discus Ashelford 1st Ashelford 2nd 220 yd. Dash (24.2 New Record) Shot Put (Frosh-Soph) Cassell 1st — Hogan 2nd Himes 4th 440 yd. Dash (54.7 Tied Own Record) Cassell 1st — Hogan 2nd 880 yd. Run Champion 2nd — Piper 5th 110 yd. Low Hurdles (Frosh-Soph) Swanson 2nd 220 yd. Low Hurdles Daters 5th The 1949 track team is pictured above, other successful year is expected. Shot Put (Varsity-46’ 3s” New Record) Ashelford 1st — Hogan 3rd 880 yd. Relay (1.42 New Record) Byron 1st 440 yd. Relay Byron 1st Total points............63 Although weakened by graduation, an- TWENTY-SEVEN