Carroll University - Hinakaga Yearbook (Waukesha, WI)

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boys were handicapped not only because of the long trip but by a shortage of players. In the opening game the Pioneers lost to Calvin College in Grand Rapids 52-39. The following night our cagers dropped their second game of the trip to Kalamazoo 54-47. Ending the three game series, the Pioneers defeated Albion 62-60, With AI Hanke and XVillie Weins leading the scoring list. The team traveled to Ripon, but only to see the Redmen take the second win of the season over Carroll 53-46. Carroll being behind in the first half, came back in the second to tie the score. The score Changed hands several times, but Ripon made four consecutive baskets in the last minute to ice the victory. The Carroll College orange and white closed the season by being defeated by Carleton 52-49 in a close campaign, and then the following night came back and upset the Lawrence Vikings 59-56. Lead- ing by only one point at the half, Carroll rallied in the last period to give them a decisive victory over the Vikings.

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The following week the Pioneers played one of the finest games of the season against Ripon before a capacity Russ Coley N ight crowd. In an overtime thriller, the Redmen defeated Carroll 51-49. W ith sec- onds remaining in the overtime period with the score tie, Bob Kloss 0f Ripon put in a push shot from the free-throw circle to give the Redmen another victory. Huddlestods Pioneers then took to the road, but only to suffer their worst defeats of the season. The victory of Platteville Teachers and North Central over the Car- roll live evened the season's series between the Pioneers and these opponents. After being defeated for the second time by Lake F orest 42-41, the Pioneers traveled west to play a favored and too confident La Crosse Teachers College team. With Carroll leading at the half, the Pioneers upset the Teachers 60-58. On February 24 the Carroll Cagers in- vaded the state of Michigan on their long- est trip of the season. XVith only eight players able to make the trip, Huddleston's

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Standing: Manager Dick Hinehcliffc, Pete Dellios, Jim Davis, Don Schulz, Dick Winthers, Coach Chuck Heyer Second Raw: Charles Foster, John Schedler, john Rose, Jerry Dwyer, Manager Bob Norcross Fin! Raw: John Byer, Jim Vetta, Christ Christ, Paul Mueller Carroll's Frosh basketball team showed that it contained promising material for next year's varsity. Under the coaching of Chuck Heyer, the team went through a successful season with six wins and two losses. Some of the Frosh players came from winning teams and played under pressure basketball in Re- gional, Sectional, and Final games in the State High School Basketball Tournament. The frosh not only showed their remarkable ability with the scrimmage against Carroll's var- sity, but also against other frosh teams. They won with comparable ease the freshmen of Milton, Law- rence, Ripon, and the Del Trucks team. The only two defeats Which they had were againstBeloit and Mar- quette. These teams only beat the frosh by two points This years team consisted of Christ Christ, Jim Davis, Pete Dellios, Jerry Dwyer, Charles Foster, Paul Mueller, John Rose, John Schedler, Don Schultz, Jim Vetta, Dick VVinther, and John Byer who joined the team the second semester. Page Fiffy-six