Cowden High School - Kaskadette Yearbook (Cowden, IL)

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gcwelall TOOTHMAN Pitcher ETHRIDGE Catcher HOLLEY Left Field BECK First Base TAYLOR Third Base MCELROY Center F1eld DENTON - Short Stop ROBERTSON R1ghr Field TUCKER Second Base

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JAMES FRIESNER Manager MR. ATCHLEY Coach BILLY JOE STAMPER Manager Cowden s baseball team started the season w1th 13 boys The fust game Don Thompson sprarned his ankle and was out for the rest of the season. Thts left 12 boys for the team Cowden now has completed 8 years rn the Natlonal Trarl Conference Our record for thrs season stands at 1 w1n and 6 losses Kenny Toothman and Donald McElroy d1d most of the pttch ing The records of the games are as follows Cowden Tower H111 Cowden 16 Teutopohs Cowden St Anthony Cowden 0 Stew Stras Cowden Beecher Crty Cowden 3 Fmdlay The Hornet s unlrke many of the schools ln the Nauonal Tra1l Conference will not lose many players through graduatlon Cowden wtll lose but three lettermen from the startrng mne Wrth seven lettermen returmng and w1th several good freshman prospects the outlook for the future and parucularly the 1956 57 baseball season looks very bnght Y A Standrng B111 Stamper Manager IerryEthr1dge Jun1orCarl1sle Marvin Beck Robert Denton Terry Tucker and Mr Atchley Coach Seated Vance Blrckem Terry McElroy James Robertson Kenny Toothman Robert Taylor Donald McElroy and Gerald Holley

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2 Cowden's 1955-1956 basketball season started with the Hornet's losing a close one at Mulberry Grove in the season opener. The Homet's played very good ball at times while at at other times their play was dominated by offensive and defensive errors. This of course was largely due to a lack of experience at several key positions. This season was highlighted with Cowden dropping two close decisions, One to Witt by one pointy a game in which the Hornets were ahead with 15 seconds remaining, only to lose the game in the last 5 seconds of play, A triple, sudden death overtime loss, marked the play of the second Tower Hill game played at Tower Hill, This game provided the fans with many anxious moments, both exciting and disappointing, as the lead changed hands on numerous occasions with the Hornet's finally succumbing by one point in the third extra period session. The prospects for the 1956-1957 basketball year looks brighter than they have in re- cent years, Losing but three members from the 1955-1956 squad and bolstered by several good freshman prospects, the Homets should have the added depth, experience and height to have a good season. SEA SONS SUMMARY- Games won 0 Lost 18 Points CCHS 832 Opponents 1318 Team Field Goal Perc 355 'lv 308 out of 867 shots att Team Free Throw Perc 5137: 330 out of 690 shots att Average Pts per game CCHS 44 Opponents '73 Standing Rodney Compton Robert Denton James Friesner Kenny Toothman Junior Carlisle Don Thompson Robert Taylor Ronny Bolt Jerry Ethndge Gerald Holley Donald McElroy and Marvin Beck Front row Bill Stamper Manager Charles McM1llen Manager and Mr Atchley Coach . . .'. , .'- , . . Z ' ' . ' ' . . l 9 v l n I 9 H ' : . 9 S ' . r I . , .