Canby High School - Lancer Yearbook (Canby, MN)

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Madison Beaten 5 -46 Not being able to get in a close the Lancers had a field day from outside. Christianson ahd Blankenfeld hit consistantly from the circle. Olson again turned in a goodfloor game Mikaelson led scoring with 22. Clayton Bertamus put in a good show as a reserve. Lancers Outclass Glenwood 57-J6 The Lancers, employing the fast break, rolled over Glenwood. The fast break became another effective weapon as Canby led 25-15 at the falf. The reserves went in midway in the third quarter and gave 12 points to their own 6. Nearly Upset by Trojans 57-56 A tall powerful Ortonville squad almost dumped the Lancers. The lead changed hands serv- eral times in the final quarter. It was probaly the most exciting game of the year with the big Ortonville boys playing a terrific game. Tigers Caged 59-44 The gane started out to be a thriller with first one team scoring and then the other. Blankenfeld had a scoring rampage in the Lecond quarter to put the Lancers well into the lead at the half. Mikkelson and Christianson each ahd 15 for the night. Dragons Slain 55-57 The Dragons suffered their second loss of the season to the Lancers, being completley outplayed. The Lancers led 50-9 at half and the reserves finished the game. Mikkelson poured in 19« Hendricks Bows 45-54 The Lancers hit the Hendricks five on a hot night and it looked for a while like the Lancers could've lost. It took a hot second quarter for the Lancers to pull ahead 18-16 at inter- mission. Blankenfeld was high with 11. Lancers Lose 41-54 With !ikkelson and 31ankenfeld on the bench with colls the Lancers couldn't do to much Willmar's great height advantage was another downfall of the Lancers. Dolver hit 25 for the winners. Marshall Again Defeated 50-44 The Lancers jumped to a 10 point first half having a hot spell. In the second half it was a different story as the Tigers and a hot spell. The Lancers widened the margin lat in the fourth quarter to win. TOURNAMENTS« Lancers Defeated in First Round 41-59 The Lancers encountered a surprise wlen they met Balton. Having the coldest night and playing their worst game of the year the Lancers didn't have a chance. Dahlstrom, Balton's star, was literally throwing them in from anywhere. Mikkelson truned in a good last game, putting in 25 points. All DISTRICT TtftlYl 29

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Back Row: Coach Ike Isaacson, R. Blankenfeld, J. Leverenz, E. Kikkelson, J. Christianson, D. Olson, Neal Davis. Row 2: R. Ormseth, C. Bertamus, D. Gubrud, L. Pertl, S. Hanson, Front row: P. Gubrud, R.Nelson, E. Ma- rne r, D. Benson, Manager. Canby Opens Season With Win The Lancers hit a scorching against the Montevideo Mohawaks to open the season. Kikk- elson started the season right by dropping 24 points to stun the Monte attack. The home boys took the lead from the beginning and never relinquished it. Score-Canby 45,Monte 55 Cold Lancers Dump Eagles The Iyanhoe boys were able to keep the Lancers in check during the first half due to cold shooting by the locals. The Lancers power showed up on the second half and they pulled through 50-22. Kikkelson hit 22 with Blankenfeld getting lb. Aces Fail to Crack Zone Even though the Lancer offense was poor,their defense was beautiful and Appleton could't do anything. Almost all scoring was from out on the floor. The final score was Canby 28 Appleton 21. Kikkelson again led scoring with 15. Leverenz did a good rebounding job. Canby Tops Kato The Lancers, the darkhouse of the tourney, won over Kankato, the favorit, in the first round. It was a well contested game all the way with Kato leading as the last period got under way. But the Lancers came to life to win47-42. Blankenfeld turned in a beautiful display of ballhandling. Canby Cops Tourney With the score tied at the end of regulation time the game went into overtime. Canby held the ball, but it was stolen by Wells, they missed the shot. The ball was rifled to Erv. Kikkelson under the basket who laid it up for the winning score. Lancers Top Clarkfield The Canby boys proved to be too much for Clarkfield right away. They jumped to a 15-4 1st quarter lead and never lost it. It was the 5 d game for the Lancers in the 4 days. Erv. Kikkelson held scoring honors with 18. Kinneota Trounced The Vikings started out with a hot streak in the first period. Every time the Lancers scored the Vikings would take it down to their end of the floor and get the two points back. From then on it was no longer a contest. The reserves played the final quarter.The score 60-26 Dawson Easily Beaton 54-19 Dawson proved to be no match for the Lancers. The score could have been whatever Ike wanted it to be but he chose to put the reserves in midway in the Jrd quarter. Winning Streaks End Granite1s power was just too much for the Lancers as the Kilowatts hit consistantly from out on the floor. With three men on Kikkelson the Lancers were more or less bottled up. The Lancers cut an early Kilowatt lead to 18-17 t the falf. Tjosvold put in a beautiful game and had high scoring honors for Granite with 14. Kikkelson had 18. Lancers Down Morris 51-5 Morris was determined to give the Lancers a game and that is just what they did. It was interestingly close until midway in the fourth quarter when the Lancers pulled awny. Morris pulled up to within 2 points in the fourth quarter, i ikkelson led scoring with 26 28

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Janby over Kato, 47 -4Z l M he Lull Before... GRANITE ►a: i danger.. 1A With about two and one-balf ! minutes to play the Lancers ved down the pace which drew i out the Kato defense and allowed Olson and Christianson to drive in for layups and the score now :ead Canby 42, Mankato 35. Ol- son added another two pointer and Mikkelson a free throw at he 57 second mark when he uled, out as had Leverenz rtly before. Kato boosted their Htl to 40 and Blankenfeld toss- e STORM 6 o a field goal in the waning ipXs before Mankato tallied pnal two points in the last V econds. •ran Piet Ins •ible ght w if bout 140 erhaps the strongest ikest basketball teams o .cer schedule will be in e in the next two eve n Granite Falls and Dj ve to engage the locals. Granite Falls, a team th lecting press notices as f the hottest shooting the state this year, will dr wares Saturday. Fr II be looking for their n. They are reported as awfully small with of an all ago. as rer. 1 comers ■ i ltv place UGH ISTS EAD Win Twelv 28 rkfield, Minnr ta, wson and Granite re in Busy Week games in eleven days will » case of the basketball ers when old man Time sume action on the local cou this Saturday evening again ( larkficld. On Tuesday. Mi ueota will come to town will Dawson on Friday a Granite Falls on the next e ning. ZJerom£ clips xvt i Ids. Agj I were int ori IrcentsH artant two pointer lied hearts of whom ,d slraigh Mankal cnt. Wed - eliminat to 12 an rburn t :ed So. S' round an c finals. mmmm . During the first quarter of pk j it looked, as it had the night b fore against Mankato, that tl were going to make tl they pulled awi ee and ip. J hi Cng i A rsecont match or on at nev points ,nd chang seve Av 4 L them. hit from the hi rnf.r i iu-m— — — — le for the losers. by quarters, with J;-'in lead, was: 13-12, wn . ... 1 P , -- 40™ 37-36. feet but d»d not 0 . ing the speed advan- -nson came up with ¥ k'id u .c pOim -a6rv.c, »,« ir bigger, slower riv- ’ as time was fading o«- i changing At the 20 second mark they hoped I int adva: e third qua icter by 01s i . Blankenfe r51 . knotted tl center, Bruei all. Mikkelsc Bruendorf ai ie point lead ar Ison got t loose - — id layed one io t three poii Meyer of Wei cam's score by tw j and Blankenfel My toss to restor J point lead 36 to 3 an hit to tie it ui • minutes remained the last seconds whe to sink the winnin