Coalinga High School - Petrolia Yearbook (Coalinga, CA)

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Page 58 The Petrolia June 1937 Teams Chosen For Volleyball Volleyball teams were chosen early in December for games scheduled for the 10th, 11th, and the 14th, to start the ball rolling for the girls ' athletic season. Those comprising the Senior team were as follows: Helen Dunsmuir, captain; Evelyn Glen- chur, Lucille Hicks, Aileen Rig- gin. Louise Robertson, June Mar- tin. Erundina Ruiz. Earlene Phar- ris, Jean Whitener. June Berman, Cay Priest. Nellie Mabrey, Dor- othy Odell. Selma Berman, and Winnie McDowell. Junior line-ups were: Mary Lou Abshier. captain; Florine Jordan. Marie Leahy, Theresa Serrano. Jeanette Callahan, Bar- bara Lathrop. Marie Georgatos, Margaret Gregory, Betty Norris. Helen James. Juanita Reser. Nor- ma Lee Madiera, Gertrude Snyder, Frances Leek. Jean Pressey, Joyce Hickman, and Eleanor Mar- tin. The Sophomore team was com- posed of: Velma Hanst, captain; Ruth Kitner, Betty Williamson. Mary Koda. Mildred Page, June Pascoe. Earldine Cavener. Eliza- beth Gay. Ruth Dickenson. Mary Alley, Ailene Braase. Naomi Pep- per and Verna Hanst. The members of the Freshman class who played on the team were: Nellie Patton. captain; J. Stansbury. J. Maitia, B. Van Atta. R. Whitener. A. Farley. D. West. E. Smith, M. Casner, G. Hasle- hurst. A. May, E. Smithson, and M. Harding. Soph. Girls Win Championship In Class Volleyball All-Stars Play J, C. Faculty In the final play-off for the champions hip title in volleyball between the Senior-Junior and the Sophomore-Freshman games, the Sophomores beat the Seniors on the morning of December 14, by a score of 38 to 35. Coaliuga High ' s all-star volley- ball team beat the J. C. team on January 7. by a score of 35 to 29. On January 13. in a roof-raising, clownish game, the high school picked team again came through ahead of the faculty team, with a score of 23 to 11. Members of the faculty team were: John Adams, George Ol- sen. Vernal Lander, Darwin Con- net, Wallace Hall, Charles Buck, Donald Rea, Harold Johnson, Earl Smith. Lee Ralston, and William Baxley. Out of the entire group of high school teams. Hicks, Pharris, Dunsmuir, Riggins, Pascoe, Pat- ton, Page, Abshier, W T est, Norris. Casner Georgatos, and Velma Hanst were chosen as the all-star team to challenge the Junior Col- lege and Faculty teams.

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June 1937 The Pelrolia Page 57 1. Aircraft marches on. 2. More out than in. 3. Where do you fly, little birdie? 4. Mere splashes. 5. Back to the crawling age. Baseball Teams Chosen For Championship Tilts; Seniors Forfeit Game Senior girls started their baseball season off with a bang with a forfeit of their chances at interclass championship to the juniors, because they failed to make previous arrangements with Coach Linse for postponing their junior-senior game scheduled for May 6, which v a s Senior Day . Due to the tact that the Pe- trolia deadline had to be met. the only game result w h i c h was known in time to be entered was the ninth grade defeating the sophomores by a score of 12 to 7. Those on the senior class team were: Helen Dunsmuir, captain; Marcella Ireland. Lulu Beckman, Khundina Ruiz. Christine Stines. Louise Robertson. Selma Berman, Dorothy Udell. Evelyn Glenchur, Aileen Riggin. June Martin. 11a Hensley, and Flossie Henry. The junior team consisted of: Mary Lou Abshier, captain: Mar- garet Gregory, Jessie Hunter, Marie Georgatos. LaVerne Spear. Jean Pressey, Frances Leek. Ger- trude Snyder. Juanita Reser, Hel- en James. Tessie Hunter, Marie Leahy. Barbara Lathrop, and Te- resa Serrano. The sophomores who made the team were: June Pascoe, captain: Mary Koda. Louise Hunter. Lu- cille Harrison. Yelnia Hanst. An- nabel Ireland. Leslie McKissick, Hetty Williamson. Mary Alley. Ann Alley, Dorothy Lathrop, Bet- ty Polack. Juanita Guthrie, and Wilma Sinninger. The freshman team was com- posed of: Grace Ann Goldbaum, captain; Ailene Farley, Natalie Burdick, Dorothy West, Norma Hoag, Betty Rae. Marsha Arlett, Lois Cooper. Helen Polack. Rob- in Fry, Maxine Casner, and Con- nie Cheney. AN ATHLETE ' S PRAYER Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life. I ask but a field that is fair. A chance that is equal with all in the strife. A courage to strive and to dare; And it 1 should win. let it be by the code. With my faith and my honor held high; And if I should lose, let me stand by the mad And cheer as the winners go by. (Favorite poem of Knute Rockne I

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June 1937 The Petrol ia Page 59 Girls ' Casaba Stars Chosen Girls ' basketball season began February 17 and after a month ' s practice, captains and teams were chosen. The senior team Included: Helen Dunsmuir. captain; Ailene Riggin, and Erundina Ruiz, cen- ters; June Martin, Eariene Phar- ris. Marcella Ireland, and June Herman, guards; Lucille Hicks. Dorothy Odell. Flossie Henry and Nellie Mabrey. forwards. Those on the junior team were: Mary Lou Abshier. captain; Jes- sie Hunter. Edith Macomber, and Theresa Serano, forwards: Marie [Jeorgatos. Margaret Gregory, and Prances Leek, centers; LaVerne Spear, Gertrude Snyder, and Jean Pressey, guards. The sophomore team members were: Velma Hanst. captain; Verna Hanst. and Earldine Cave ner, centers; Mary Koda, Anna- belle Ireland, Margaret Prenatt, and Agnes Falenzer, guards; June Pascoe, Loree Vergon, Louise Hunter and Betty Polack, for- wards. Tlie freshmen who made t h e team were: Maxine Casner. cap- tain; Myrtle Harding, Joyce Stansbury. and Ruth Whitener; forwards, Lois Cooper, Betty Rae, ind Merilyn Johnston, ' centers; Betty Van Atta, Juanita Lay, Na- talie Burdick. and Georgia Ha- slehurst, guards. Juniors Capture Girls ' Interclass Basketball Title Junior girls earned the title of interclass champions on April 5. When, in a rough and tumble has- ketball game, they defeated the ninth-graders by a score of 18-11. In the semi-final games the juniors defeated Hie seniors by a score of 12 i i . and the ninth grade edged out the sophomores by a score of 18-16. I luring the lirst half the fresh- Jaysee Beats High Cage Six By an 1S-11 victory the junior college girls took the high school ' s picked basketball team for a cleaning on April 7. Teamwork on both sides click- ed rapidly but it was the endur- ance of the opposition that the high school girls were unable to break. Those from the high school wlio were on the picked t e a m were: Verna Hanst. Velma Hanst. Helen Dunsmuir. Earldine Cave- ner. centers: Marcella Ireland. LaVerne Spear, Ailene Riggin. Eariene Pharris, guards; Jessie Hunter. Myrtle Harding. Nellie Mabrey and June Pascoe. for- wards. men led 8 6, hut in the last few minutes of play the juniors chalk- ed up 12 points to 3 for the frosh High scorer for tin- juniors was Jessie Hunter and for the fresh- men, Myrtle Harding.