Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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The basket ball season was opened Dec. 5 after a few weeks of practice. Calvin Rivals gave us the first try out at our own gym where we were defeated by the close score of 14-15. Dec. 12 marked another spot on our record when we were beaten by the Grand- villi tes at Grand ville. The score stood 14-15. Dec. 19 we journeyed to Spring Lake, only to be defeated bv the Independents of that city. Score 15-14. Now McKinnon, Getty, Comstock, Wolbrink and Van Allsburg decided they could still play basket ball, and on Dec. 30 after a very hard battle they defeated us 16-32. Jan. 9. The first game of a new year and the team, with a determined spirit, set out for Union High where we were met and defeated by their Reserves. Score 1 (5-14. Jan. 30. Ravenna High appeared on the battle field of C. H. S., only to take their annual beating. The game was fast and rough, C’ville taking the long end of the count 13-18. Feb. 3. We journeyed into foreign lands again, this time to meet the Catholic Central High quint at the K. of C. gym. C’ville made a fine start in the first half, the score standing 11-2 in our favor. Hamilton received a broken ankle and was removed from center. C. C. 11. S. took advantage of our loss and scored a 17-25 victory. Feb. 6. Sparta High came to Coopersville. The game started with a rush, which never ceased until the finish. Although C’ville outplayed the Sparta boys, we were out-pointed. S. II. S. 18, C. H. S. 8. Feb. 24. We faced the Union Reserves. With plenty of pep we were called to our stations. The first half was a good showing for the Orange and Black, but we did not hold our pace and so were defeated 20-25. Feb. 27. We were defeated by one point at Sparta. March 9. Our bitter rivals, Grandville, appeared. They were accompanied by a large, enthusiastic crowd of rooters. Of course they were confident of win- ning, but when Simpson, their star, failed to shine it was different. They could not score and so the first half ended 3-6, C. H. S. in the lead. C. H. S.. not being satisfied with the small margin, set out in the second half with a terrific pace with no less good results. The outcome of it was that Grandville could not stop us and the final score was 6-18, C’ville’s favor. M arch 12. Goaded on by the victory over Grandville, we made our way to Ravenna. Although R. H. S. gained a two point lead on us in the first half, 6-8, we did not lose our nerve. We came back strong in the second and scored a 26-9 victory. Ravenna’s only point in the last half was a free throw by Lang. March 16. We faced the Spring Lake Independents at C’ville. The game was a close and exciting one, but we were one point in the lead when the whistle blew, 16-17. Dear Reader, this game was announced as a defeat for us, but upon check- Page Twenty-seven

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Photo by Faingold Base-Ball Team lop Row, Left to Right—Elmer Lee. Left Field; Clarence Schestag, Catcher; Charles Allen, Manager; Myron Albrecht, Pitcher; YVarren Wallis, Center Field. Bottom Row, Left to Right—John Wolbrink, Right Field; Glenn Taylor, Second Base; Wayne Murray, Captain, Third Base; Harold Bargwell, Shortstop; Alden Sawyer, First Base. Page Twenty-six

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ing the scores we found the mistake, Sawyer and Hinken having caged two field baskets each, Albrecht one, while Capt. Brecken looped seven of his ten free throws. Thus we closed our season with three successive victories. The Reserves deserve due credit, for in seven games played they emerged vic- torious in all of them. The team of ’21 will see all but Albrecht and Capt. Brecken at their old posts. TRACK April 14th a meeting of the A. A. was called to arrange for the annual track meet. H. Brecken was elected Captain. The meet is to be an all day affair, to be held May 21, 1920, at Coopersville. The prospects of a good team are favor- able. With a little effort C. II. S. will bring home the cup. The girls will also participate this year. Mildred Russel was elected Captain. BASE BALL, '19 Owing to the shortness of the season and the scarcity of recruits, the base ball squad did very little last fall. Four games were played, two of which were carried off by C’villites; the other two were left to our worthy opponents. Judging from the number of recruits now seen in the field, C. II. S. will be well represented in the base ball circle this spring. Capt. Wayne Murray is working his men as fast as the weather permits. GIRLS' BASKET BALL, '19-'20 The Girls Basket Ball team played nine games during the 1919-1920 season. On Dec. 12 they went to Grandville, hoping to make a good showing against that strong team. At the end of the first half the score stood 10-8 in Grandville’s favor, but the Coopersville rooters declared that the Coopersville girls were putting up a good fight. At the end of the game the score stood 28-8 in Grandville’s favor. A week later the team went to Spring Lake. At the end of the first half every one was wildly excited, the score showing 6-6. But in the last half luck went against our team and they went down to 18-6. The next game was against the alumni. The High School were determined to win against the last year’s team and the final score showed victory 9-4. Every player on the team did good work. On Jan. 30, Ravenna visited Coopersville. The excitement grew intense as the game progressed. The girls were showing excellent work. The final score showed 10-0 in favor of Coopersville, but Ravenna showed good spirit and we had a jolly time. Feb. 2 the Sparta High School teams visited Coopersville. Coopersville was defeated 26-2. The next game was against the Grandville team. The result was 22-6, with Grandville holding the larger score. This game was played in Coopersville. The next game was at Sparta. They played a hard game and at the end of the first half the score was 0-0, but in the last half the Sparta team had the privilege of using their own ball and they made 19 points to Coopersville 1, thus earning their victory. Ravenna was our next opponent, but luck was against the Coopersville team. The team played a good game, but they could not make the basket as often as necessary and they were defeated by a score of 12-6. Then came the last game. Spring Lake visited Coopersville and the girls determined to finish the season with a victory. It was one of the most exciting games of the season. At the end of the game the score stood 13-11 in favor of our team. The first team was supported by two second teams, who were of great help. Page Twenty-eight