Dakota High School - Talebearer Yearbook (Dakota, IL)

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L it u llizf' THE TALEBEARER Q- :ii u n 1 Back row: Moss, VVells, Kuhlmeier, Westphal, Thoren, Meinert, Coach Stitzel. Front row: Fisher, Lawler, Germain, Smith, D. Fehr, R. Fehr. Kittenball The athletic season of 1930 and l93l be- gan with kittenball, a much loved fall sport for -those who come out for practice regu- larly and really work conscionciously to- ward the goal of success. As practice ses- sions opened up the game was supported by a group of hfteen or eighteen good husky fellows all set to win some positions on the team. Aftei tryouts and substitutions, Mr. Stitzel, arranged a line up which played with a few changes throughout the season. Fehr soon won the catching position, one that few players, especially Freshmen, are capable of filling. He filled the position very well and was also a dependable hitter. Moss, the captain, continued to be pitcher. His pitching gave opposing batters plenty of trouble in connecting and they may be glad to see him graduate, but we certainly are not. Vvells is always appreciated when the bases are full and two down. He also made a line first baseman and is expected to lead next year's team on to victory. Smith filled his position at second and close inheld very well. i u ii u 11:11:19 1 Page twenty 93 Lawler can be counted on to fill the space around third base. Very few grounders escape him and when he's at bat the ball is usually in for a ride. Fisher had the pleasure of walking to first quite often because the opposing pitcher was unable to pitch low enough to meet his demands. Meinert usually played left shortstop. Al- though he has shown ability at this place, he will probably help fill the pitching posi- tion next year. Wfestphal was a dependable hitter as well as a good outfielder. I'm sure he'll be missed in next year's lineup. Kuhlemeier played left field but probably benefitted the team most when at bat. Felir and Germain were both Freshmen so they have a great future ahead of them. The season taken all in all was really considered a successful one. The players feel that they have been benefited and will even have a better team next year. 1 Q- nm u n n u

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I n in Nils, THE TALEBEARER -:fin n u ' o I Back row: Germain, Kuhlmeier, Kurtz, Ass't. Coach Stitzel. Front row: Fisher, liehr, Van Matre, Mitchell, Basketball About twenty-five games were scheduled, including all tournaments. Although the results show that we won only 50 per cent of total games played, we feel that the team played good basketball. It was Dakota's misfortune to lose by a point or two in sex'- eral of the games. , As the county tournament approached there was much comment as to champion- ship honors. Orangeville in general looked best. Dakota played Pearl City while Orangeville and XVinslow played together. Dakota won their game after a hard fought battle with an overtime attached to it. The next night the winners played to decide l:l1'St and second place and the losers to decide third place. XfYhen the final whistle blew in the Dakota-XVinslow game XX'inslow was four points ahead but Dakota was stead- ily gaining. ln the other game Orangeville received third place. The windup of the season came with the District Tournament at Freeport. :Xgain we played Winslow, losing this time by one point. It was an evenly matched game and a hard one to lose. I u u n 11:15:22 1 So ends the basketball season of '30 and ., . . . ol. VX e hope next year s team will be more successful in attaining championship honors. The second team is a first team in the making. Its main purpose is to keep work- ing in new material so that further teams will have something to depend on. The second team are confronted with a munber of obstacles not easy to overcome and those that stick right with the squad until their time comes to demonstrate ou the first team are to be commended for it. The second team this year was supported by a group who displayed some real ma- terial. XYoodrow and Howard will leave the game this year. They were both worthy players and close substitutes of the first team. Yery few opponent centers could outjump Kurtz at his position. Donald Fehr was a regular guard while Lester Yan Matre and Howard alternated as the other. Germain and Mitchell were most accurate on baskets so they were forwards. All of the boys on the team look good and with a little experience will come to the front. 1 '21 ZIEII ll ll ll I - Page nineteen

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l Il ll IE f 111 ll Il I 21, THE TALEBEARER 2: Hack row: Coach Alleman. Reimer. l.. Rleinert. K. Kleincrt. Lawler Front row: Darling tlennisl, Yehmeier. XXI-lls, Glover, Yan fllatre. Track The 1030 track team perlormeml in three Moss- meets hesicles the regular lnterfSoeiety 3111-lligli jump. Contest. '1'ier1 for filth in pole vault. 'l'he First meet ol the season was at l'eca- Reimer- toniea where about seven schools com- Sth-Mile run. peterl. Due to the scoring' elllorts of Glover, jjuwjm-A- to hnish in louith ' ' place Nleinert, Nloss anrl XYe1ls. Dakota was almle Zmjxjqmmiug- In-mul jump. ' Glover- 'l'he next contest was the District Kleet jst-jjiqj, jump. at Dixon. Our hoys participatecl hut mlicl jSt,-lquinniug ju-mul jump. '1Qj1WS 11Wf'f 1S Relay-Daliota, 2nrlflxurtz, l.awler, lhe mam feature ot the track season hows Xycjjsy Gpjwirl . ever, was the County Meet at lireeport. Special mention helongs to Glover who llere Dakota won seeoncl place, losing' onlv I 1 tl t I , I . I . I . . . . ' - fi . s v -is - 0- I to Urangeville. hy a niargin ol a verv lew will K 1011115 Mum m Hel Jmllll llll 'ming ' whose sensational run as anchor man tor Tl I I H 1 1 I I Dakota in the relax' enahlecl us to linish in 1' ' ' 1 f -' I 1 ll uw mlm ll Ml' 'l lull LN ll seeoncl place, losing' to l,ena. ows: Kurtz- Our tennis entrant was Xnclrew-Darling, grd IGOYCI dwgh who gave the opponents plentv ol opposi- n 'wi - C s ' Srcl-220 ycl. flash ' tion clespite his inexperienee. 5th-Stancling hroacl jump. Despite the loss of Glover hy graduation Wells- we feel that with such point winners as lst-Pole vault. XXX-lls. Kurtz, Meinert, Moss ancl l,awler. lst-Standing' hroacl jump. as a nucleus, a winning' team can he pro- Meinert- clueecl in 1951. 1lL'1'1U1'l1lZI.l1CCS at present in- Zncl-l'ole vault. rlicate that Dakota will he a strong' conten- 'l'iecl for fourth in high jump. rler for the Stephenson County title. i n n u 1:11:19 1 9 3 1 -c: 31:11 n in in I Page tzvviily-ozzc