Cotter High School - Embers Yearbook (Winona, MN)

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Robert Tropple Romuald Rutter Regional John Sanders Robert Welch Donald Snnuth Page 68 Robert Srnec Wnllram Schrenber

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TOURNAMENT TIPS Sl' Felix On February 23 Cotter Hugh School s Ramblers earned theur rught to defend the state tutle defeatung St Felux s Yel lowjackets at the Terrace Heught s gymnasuum by l2 pounts 3 to Duck Grood paced the vuctoruous Ramblers wuth 27 pounts whule Bob Welch and Don Smuth had ll and l2 pounts respectuvely The furst half was an even bat tle and the State Champs left the floor uust two pounts ahead ferent story and the Ramblers went on to outscore theur op ponents by lO pounts un that The Tournament en X -.-:L gif f -Q, h Robert Welch Danuel Shrake Wulluam Pellowsku Robert Srnec Wulluam Schreu a ber James Langowsku Donald Smuth Wulluam Rutter Ruchard DeGrood James Schernecker Coach Mr Robert Modde Followung the game awards were guven to all reguonal players Selected from Cotter are Duck de Grood and Bob Welch Bethlehem On Fruday afternoon of February 27 the Cotter Ramblers opened theur defense of theur State Catholuc Hugh School Basketball Cham puonshup record at the St Paul Audutoruum facung a powerful Bethlehem Academy un a game that was rated a toss up The game proved to be just that as ut ended wuth the score readung 47 al' To start the overtume BA scored from the fueld But Cotter got that shot back un no tume on a nufty hook by Bob Welch from the free throw lune Wuth about seven seconds left Don Smuth took a uunnp shot from approxumately the same spot and the Ramblers were on their way to theur second straught tutle Don Smuth paced the Ramblers wuth I7 pounts and Duck de Grood auded the cause wuth l2 The funal score found Cotter on the long end of a Sl to 49 ball game Cathedral The next day runner up St Cloud Cathe dral led by Don Plombon s 25 pounts lout standung player ot the tournamentl lowered the boom on Cotter s tutle hopes as they de feated the Ramblers 59 to 49 The Ramblers wuth Welch s l3 de Grood s and Smuth s l2 pounts apuece trued untul the end but the Crusader s heught told un the end and the Ram blers were out of the runnung Loyola On Sunday afternoon March l the Ram blers met Mankato Loyola for the thurd place trophy Due to the letdown as Coach Modde put ut of the prevuous day the Ramblers lost agaun thus tume by 54 to 45 Duck de Grood Cotters all stater had l9 pounts but thus wasnt enough and Loyola took thurd place Cotters season un basket I f ball was a good season and the Ramblers had a seasons m r of l3 wuns agaunst ll losses As the Coach put ut lm very well satusfued wuth the fune bunch of boys who trued hard all year At the furst pep meetung of the season sux cheerleaders were elected by popular vote of the student body The sux gurls elected were Margaret Ramsden, Nancy Haley Joanne Bul der Patrucua Vondrasek Mary Mc Shane and Jane Snyder who assusted the veteran cheerleaders Merlun Duellman and Thomas Slaggue Page 67 YH Y I I . , If . I . I - 1 - '-6 l. A A ' V A X 7' . I I 4 -X., X ,gr ' X X U Yx X X I X 'X A , ' ,.. --.:: 9 - , ', ',,. ' - 6 Sl, ' de ' T ' -' i-'2 53! C: 5 I I , 5 2? 57 I l u 1 ,ur J 5 J ' l l 1 1 ' , ' L11 Lal! l Q gl . , I 1 V ' 7 K! h ,Q , ' , ' E ' . But the second half was a duf- 1 Q 4 5 1 , A A e f ' , ua 5 - Y ' , V 2 Q lf. 1 . 1 . . 1, . f ' . I , II ' II 1 - I ' V - I I . V , . . v . I , I V I I . I I , . . I, , I - , 1 1 I . C I4 . ' D 1 1 ' I , ' ll II I 4 ' ' ll ' II ' 4 I . . . I . . . I , I I , y ' ' ' 1 ' 1 1 , . , . ,,,, i I ' ' - a k ' ' II I t ' ' ' I ' II

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