Castle Rock High School - Rocket Log Yearbook (Castle Rock, WA)

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I K i 5' , F TOP Row-left to right-Bill Dunbar, Dwight Cranston, Richard Elliott, the managers, and Eddie Ayres. FOURTH and Jim Quick. SECOND ROWQ-L60 Bolar, Coach Ted Hippi, ROW--Jim Dunn, Chris Wahl, Don Taylor, and Marvin and Bob Strain. T1-mm Row--jim Titus, Dick Pananen and Sides.

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KK .-...N On December 6 the Castle Rock Rockets began their 1950- 51 basketball season. From the opening game with Winlock the Rockets went on to win 9 out of 12 practice games and 6 out of 8 league games. In league play Castle Rock was stopped only by Kalama Xi winner of the 1949 and 9 A State Class B tournaments and second place winner of the 1951 State Class B Tourna- ment. At the Trico League playoffs at Vancouver the A Wards . if A pay,-is , dh af 'Ht l , ,, , ,il we A .3 A ,, , 'Q wb in I . Q ya 1 f ff iv. a Q XXL j 1 pw, E V tif V f is f 5 .f l f or , 8 l Q , , p C at M p an I 11 - 1 103' K 1 -ii.: S r' ,nz I , S , 'fy . . L. xx' . L c AV., ag 2,1717 . , .. ' gf Rockets defeated Ridgfield gaining third place in the Trico League. In the Southwest Washing- ton District Tournament at Centralia, Castle Rock emerg- ed with third place. The Rock- ets achieved the right to attend the State Class B basketball tournament at Tacoma. Al- though Castle Rock played Well they Were beaten by Che- lan, winner of the 1951 Wash- ington State Class B Tourna- ment, and Zillah, fifth place winner of the State Class B Tournament. The Rockets' B Squad went through a season winning 19 out of 20 games, displaying good sportsmanship and ex- cellent ball-handling all the way. , i Upper--Bill Dunbar, Izspiiatiosnai Award Winner and Dwight Cranston, Honorary Captain. Left-Second team ready for action. Right- Coacfv Ted Hippi and the first team talking it over at the first Kalama game. Middle left-Kalama. Center--Kalama game action. Lower left-Scoreboard keeper, Marilyn Swift and time keeper, Emmabelle Canger. Center--Kalama game action. Lower right-Sleep and one of the new jacketr.

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-1 'his year's baseball season started off with a bang as a npionship team got under way. The Rockets have thirteen Ers turning out along with two managers and a score keeper. practice games the Rockets have played some of the better is of other leagues such as Kelso, Toledo, and Toutle Lake. :ague play they have beaten Kalama 11 to 3 and Cathlamet J 7 and they stand a good chance of taking the Trico League npionship for the second consecutive year. s there are a number of Juniors and Sophomores on the li, next year's prospects also look good. VI oNr Row-left to right-Ron ine, Bernerd Elliott, Bob Long, Ayres, Lewis Barker, Marviri , Leo Bolar, and Jim Strain. Row-jim Quick, Don Taylor, Faultner, Jim Dunn, Marvin Bob Strain, Bob White, Veril , Dick Benston, and Richard ABOVE-Lewis Barker sliding. UPPER mc!-rr - Bob White itching. RIGHT--Don Taylor batting. FAR rucm'-Bob Long bat- mg-Diclc Benston catching. Baseball 'swf ill.-f,-I7 24,41 nf' I Playing catcher for the Rockets is Dick Benston with Jim Quick, Gene Faultner, Bob White, Jim Strain, and Bob Long as pitchers. First, second and third bases are played by Don Taylor, Bob Strain, and Marvin Sides, with Leo Bolar at shortstop. Jim Dunn plays center field and Quick, White, Faultner, Long, and Strain alternate at left and right field positions. Richard and Bernard Elliott also play the outfield. For scorekeeper the Rockets have Kent Kilbourn, with Marty Martinson and Ron McKone as managers. 4 Y Y