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

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First Row: D. Smith. Wiley, Forbes, Weaver, Himes, R. Myers. Second Row: Rowland, Meline, C. Dillow, Datcrs, Hogan, Swanson, Noyes, Helsdon. Third Row: Coach Haselton. Mgr. Showalter, Henson, Harding, Faulkner, Boyer, Piper, Hagan, Reber, J. Myers, I). Palmer Byron started the softball season hopefully and in the first game of the season de- feated Forreston with the winning score of 16 to 5. To the fans and team members this seemed a favorable indication that Byron might emerge victorious at the end of the season. As the season progressed, however, hopes were lowered. Byron lost to Winnebago, 7 to 0 and to Stillman Valley with a final score of 10 to 0. The 16 to 4 victory over Pecatonica presented a slight compensation but was fol- lowed by two defeats, one at the hands of Monroe Center 6 to 5, and the other to Leaf River 10 to 7. The season closed with two wins and fo ;r losses for Byron. The regular lineup for the season was as follows: Dick Swanson .. Bob Meline .... Fran Noyes .... Fran Hogan Cecil Dillow .. Vernie Daters Ronny Helsdon .. Ronnie Faulkner Kenny Boyer ... .... Pitcher Catcher First Base Second Base Third Base . Short Stop Left Field Center Field Right Field Jerry Piper, Elwood Himes, and Allan Forbes were the main reserves, all seeing action in many games of the season. The boys with the highest batting averages were Cecil Dillow .470, Dick Swanson .375, Vernie Daters .368, Bob Meline .350, and Fran Hogan .333. The rest of the boys had an average of .200 or more. TWENTY-EIGHT

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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

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First Row: Hosan. C. Dillow, Melino, Haselton. Second Row: Swanson, Hardine, Piper. R. Myers Cross Country Early last fall, as a part of the conditioning program for basketball, Coach Hasel- ton introduced a new sport at Byron High, Cross Country. Every evening approxi- mately twenty-five boys left the high school, jogged past Steven’s, over the Milwaukee tracks to Lovers’ Lane, and then came down Tower Hill—a jaunt of two and one-half miles. Records were kept and toward the end of October the seven fastest runners were chosen for a cross country team. Due to the limited number of schools in this area with a cross-country team, Byron was able to schedule only one dual meet. In this meet Stillman Valley was victorious. The first Byron runner to get across the finish line was Jerry Piper. Byron’s team entered the district meet at Sterling. The seven boys making the trip were Jerry Piper, Cecil Dillow, Bob Meline, Jerry Harding, Roger Myers, Dick Swanson, and Franny Hogan. Approximately fifty runners were entered in the meet. Piper, Byron’s top runner, became a medal winner when he finished in ninth position. The next Byron runner to finish was Bob Meline, running in sixteenth position. In this meet Byron triumphed over Stillman Valley, thereby avenging its earlier defeat. Erie High won the district and took its runners to the State meet where Paris again carried off top honors. Of the seven runners for Byron, Meline, Swanson, Dillow, and Harding are back next year, and it is felt that with the experience gained Byron may field a strong cross country team in another year. TWENTY-NINE