Deadwood High School - Bear Log Yearbook (Deadwood, SD)

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'. A, s 'Ti l SENIOR FOOTBALL BOYS AND TROPHY: Left to right--John Smiley, Reece Palmer, Eddie Mor- ris, Al Johnson, Billy Jones, Coach Stewart Fer- guson. Not pictured: Don Gabel. FOOTBAU REVIEW The Bears turned in their most successful football season this year. They were undefeated and won the conference championship for the first time in the school's history. During the season the Bears won five and tied one. The Bears scored a total of 195 points and only had 59 points scored against them. Six seniors are leaving this year's team and they can certainly feel proud of their record. These seniors are: Reece Palrner, Bill Jones, Eddie Morris, John Smiley, Don Gabel and Al John- son. Bill Jones, one of the Bears, had a great honor bestowed on him. He was made captain of the All-State T6 m. I jjj? , 1953 Foofbau schedlne g OPPONENT WE THEY N W , - Gillette 24 7 pd' I ,fri Springs 13 7 My JJ? Belle Fourche 33 7 WV, Q pearfish 12 0 I ji! Sturgis 26 Z6 W M uster 42 6 Lead 45 6 43

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BZACK HIUS 6'0Nl-'ERENCE CHAMPIONS - 5,,, l '5,:-4-,w,1.n,.N- lk FOOTBALL: lst row, left to right--Willis Steinlicht C h , oac Burgess, Coach Ferguson. Znd row--Don Gabel, Richard Sears, Don Sonne, Jerry Fternad, Bill Beshara, Larry DiSanto, John Smiley, Eddie Morris, Reece Palmer, Bill Jones, Gene Whitelock, Al Johnson. 3rd row--Gale Fox, Woody Williamson, Merlvyn Mevcrden, Donnie Gross, Merno Stalder, Tom Gorder, Larry Mitchell, Jerry Pontius, Tom Perrett, Charles Edmo d . 4 -- n son throw Jerald Perrett .Terry Harmon He b' l , , r ie C ark, James Buckmas- ter, Arne Sjomeling. 42 wus-asffuuunu

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55f T5All REVIEW W a s were r5 succe 1 i their basketball season this year for e n all time ord f the school. The Bears also won the Sturgis ' ional To ent l the Scoopers have won for the past 8 years. I taying near he t uring the season the Bears ended second place ' n the conf c 't e defeats, two losses to Rapid City and one loss -jj to Belle Fou che. ears won a total of 18 out of Z2 games in the season. W . Their conferenc record was ll wins and 3 losses. The Bears were also rated as third in the State Other than the conference games the Deadwood Bears traveled to Miles City and Forsythe, Montana and to Pierre, South Dakota. The top honor for this year's teana came when they defeated-Belle Fourche at the sectional tournament held in Lead. This win enabled the Bears to travel to Huron to represent the Northern Hills at the State Tournament. Results were not available at present time. Next year the Bears will be minus four seniors in their starting lineup. They are Reece Palmer, David Klein, Eddie Morris and Bill Jones. 4404, I A O I - ff 5' Wmflr A. ?V 7 awe JJ! ,fad AO 7 I Q16 M F . .A 5 P'LL AW' . ,fad LQ ffl' sua. 1953-1954 Basphl A ' 'ff-ffl ,T . OPPONENT . , E THEY 4 5 ' , Hettinger 7 7 ' 43 Gillette ' 38 Lead l , 29 Sturgis Invitationalh ur me . Belle Fourc ' 0 M6143 Spearfish ff ' 3 Sturgi 5 Forsythe S 9 40 Miles City ' 4 51 Hot Springs W fd, if pl Spearfish 5 Belle Fourchqf 0,214 y46 EDDIE MORRIS, Center Sturgis 54 50 BILLY JONES, Guard Custer 69 59 Rapid City 50 68 Lead 65 49 Hot Springs 64 59 Spearfish L 67 45 59 52 72 66 53 61 58 61 66 53 Sturgis Pierre Belle Fourche R 'd C't 05.10 62518, 'Y GG' 1 Jbkw 1 M Q3 MA ' f,,.4,yn, .ICG-b 44 , DAVID KLEIN, Forward QW REECE PALMER, Forward