Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

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THE TALEBEARER Basket Ball LINE-UP CAPTAIN RALPH Moss .... ---Guard ALBERT HUGELSHOFER --- ---Guard ADELBER1' WEAVER --- --Center YVILBUR GOEKE --- Forward JEROME LENTZ -------------------------------------- Fomvowd CLIFFORD WELLING, KENARD LINCOLN, GLEN SI-IIPPY AND LOYAL ANDREWS-SMbSfitut6S. MR. C. L. HILL, Coach A brief personal mention of the team: Ralph-He was indeed a star . Albert-Little, but a regular streak of lightning. Adelbert--Something substantial. Wilbur-Light, but of a non-crushable nature. Jerome-A fast player at forward. Clifford--Known as the jumping guard. Kenard-A meteor of the Basket Ball floor. Glen-An apt substitute for Ralph, Loyal--A good basket shooter. 14

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.gg THE TALEBEARER C,-:gy Basket Ball Tournaments The district basket ball tournament was held in the new Freeport High School gymnasium on March 4 and 5. Dakota's first game was with the Rockton High School on Friday afternoon at two o'clock. The numerous Dakota rooters encouraged their team enthusiastically, but tlfe game was won by Rockton by a score of 18-6. Aside from the district basket ball tournament in Freeport, a county tournament was held at Dakota on March 12 and 13. Four schools were represented, these being Dakota, Pearl City, Orangeville and Winslow. On the night of March 12, Pearl City Won its game from Winslow, and Orange- ville defeated Dakota by a score of 38-2. The finals were played the next night, Winslow winning from Dakota by a score of 26-13, and Orangeville winning from Pearl City, thus giving Orangeville the cham- pionship. They were awarded a large silver loving cup. Basket Ball Season Review Our basket ball season this year did not come up to the standard of previous years due to illness of the coach, Mr. Hill, and to the fact that one of our veteran players of last year was disabled by a broken ankle, leaving but one experienced player on the team. Although the scores may not have been in our favor as often as we desired, our team, in cooperation with the entire High School, maintained its splendid record for clean playing and good sportsmanship. The opening game of the season, which was with Pearl City High School, was held at the Dakota High School Gymnasium on the evening of December 18. The cheer leaders, Helen Buethe and Bonnie Butterfield found it easy to keep the enthus- iasm of the rooters at the screaming point. The Pearl City team made the first basket and the score remained in their favor until the last quarter, the final score being 16-15 in Dakota's favor. The second game, again with Pearl City, was held there on January 8. Both teams played their best throughout the entire game, but when the final whistle blew, the score was in favor of the Pearl City Quintette 11-3. On January 15, the Orangeville Pickerings won from our Hillsmen a hard battle, the score being 8-2. The game was held at Dakota and was perhaps the fastest game ever played on that floor. On February 5, the Dakota team met the Forreston team here, and they proved their well matched strength by a tied score of 17-17. Overtime period gave Forres- ton the lead, and the final score was 18-17 in their favor. A scarlet fever epidemic made it necessary to change the schedule of the next few basket ball games. No new cases being reported during the week, Forreston played Dakota at Forreston on February 12. The game started with a bang and at the end of the first quarter the score stood 6-6. During the second quarter Forreston gained the lead and won the game by a score of 22-11. On Tuesday, February 16, the Dakota fans escorted their team to Winnebago. Both teams worked hard and when the final whistle dismissed the players from the floor, the score stood 22-11 in Winnebago's favor. The sportsmanship of both teams was exceptional. On the next Friday night the return game was held at Dakota, a hard battle resulting in the defeat of Dakota by' a score of 11-10. The next night the Dakota team was again defeated by one point, this time in the Orangeville-Dakota game held at Orangeville. The scores at the close of the quarters were: 4-9, 6-9, S-11, all in Dakota's favor, and the final, 14-15 in Orangeville's favor. The Winslow team met our team here on February 23, and were defeated by a score of 16-12. On February 26, the return game was played at Winslow, Dakota again winning the game, this time by a score of 15-13. 'Aff 13 cle?-

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, M THE TALEBEARER QE, Inter-society Field and Track Meet On Friday, April 23, the Lakohi Literary Society challenged the Dalitonian Society to an inter-society track and field meet to be held on May 3, at 2:20 o'clock at the school campus. The challenge was accepted and both sides immediately began their preparations for war. At the time designated, both societies were waiting anxiously, but peacefully, for the opening event. Mr. Vernon Toelke announced the events and the resulting scores, Mr. Hill acted as starter, and Jerome Lentz, Vernon Messman and Mr. Stephan acted as judges. The events were as follows: V Events Winner of 1st place Winner of 2nd place Winner of 3rd place Shot put Ralph Moss QLD A. Weaver QDD V. Toelke QLD 100 yard dash K. Lincoln QDD A. Weaver QDD J. Andres QLD Pole vault R. Moss QLD L. Moss QDD J. Andres QLD 220 yard dash J. Andres QLD K. Lincoln and L. Moss tied. High Jump J. Andres QLD L. Moss QDD R. Moss QLD Running broad jump J. Andres QLD R. Moss QLD C. Welling QLD Half mile run Goeke QLD Hugelshofer QDD Andrews QDD Mile run Hugelshofer QDD D. Phillips QDD R. Lentz QLD Standing broad jump C. Welling QDD R. Moss and J. Andres tied. First place counted five points for the society to which the Winner belonged, second place counted three points, and third place counted one point. So the meet ended with a tied score of 42-42. This, however, did not close the contest, for the tennis tournament was held on May 7th and 10th. Kenard Lincoln, a Dalitonian, won over Gerald Iserman, a Lakohi, and Loyal Andrews, a Dalitonian, won over Joseph Andres, a Lakohi. Since first place in each case counted one point for the Dalitonians, the final score was 44-42 in their avor. Annual Track and Field Meet One of the most interesting events of the athletic year is the annual field and track meet. Seven school have organized for the purpose of promoting this activity. Those schools are: Dakota, Davis, Orangeville, Winslow, Pearl City, Lena and Cedarville. The events of the weet are: 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 880 yard run, mile run, relay, standing broad jump, running high jump, shot put, pole vault and tennis. The field and track meet of 1925 was held at Dakota High School Athletic Field on May 23. A very large crowd filled the bleachers, with rooters from each High School participating. The exciting contect closed with Lena in the lead. Two of the Dakota High School representatives won first place. Jerome Lentz won the mile and the half mile, while Ralph Moss won the pole vault. Requartte Tracy and Clifford Kortemeier won second and third places in the shot put. Field and Track Meet The annual Stephenson County track and field meet for 1926 was held at Winslow on Saturday, May 21. At 10:30 in the forenoon, the tennis tournament was opened. While it was in progress, the heats qualifying the participants for the afternoon events were run. Of the Dakota representatives, Kenard Lincoln and Joseph Andres qualified for the 100 yard dash, and Clifford Welling qualified for the 220 yard dash. Dakota failed to score in the tennis tournament. At 1:30 the afternoon program was opened. Dakota's champions in pole vaulting, Ralph and Lester Moss, took first and third places in that event. Dakota came in third in the relay, giving Dakota fourth place in the contest. Lena received the award of merit, the huge loving cup. 05? 15 055'