Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL)

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Page 20 QW 5 Varsity Basketball Season . . . Hampered by the fact that there were no returning Iettermen and only a few veterans, DeKalb suffered a sixth place rating in its con- ference this year. The first game the Barbs played was with the alumni. This game was a benefit game played for the Parent-Teachers Association. The entire squad played in this game, for the game showed which boys would play during the season. The Barbs lost this game by a score of 32-21. The Treesmen started the conference sea- son bv' being defeated at Sterling 42-16, De- cember 13. Two weeks later they came back to beat Geneva 40-13 in the Holiday Tourna- ment, December 26. The Barbs couIdn't get started after the Holiday Tournament and dropped four confer- ence games to Belvidere 28-15, Dixon 39-15, Princeton 39-29, and Sterling 51-30. Later in a return game with Mendota, DeKalb was edged out by one point in a hard-fought game which ended 39-38. -ln the final game of the season the Barbs went to Sandwich for an invitational game which Sandwich won 29-19. Freshman-Sophomore Season . . This year the freshman-sophomore ruling went into effect in all the North Central Con- ference schools. The rule limited each school u.nderclassmen for its lightweight squad. Al- though Coach Kittleson had to pick a younger group of fellows than in previous years, he went through an average season of play. The squad started the season with a bang by defeating the alumni 27-25, November 29, This game was of the experimental type: from it Coach Kittleson picked his future team. The fellows went into a slump for two weeks and lost two games to Shabbona 21-16, December 6, and to Sterling 34-28. Finding their mark the next week they defeated Men- dota 23-14, December 20, and in a return game DeKalb beat them again 26-14 Two weeks later the team went to Belvi- dere where DeKalb suffered a defeat of 30-16. The following week they showed more scrap but also lost that game to Dixon 32-17. After two defeats from Sycamore they came back to beat Princeton 32-14. The next week they played an invitation game at Sandwich. hitting their stride to beat their opponents in orange 32-15. This season was packed with thrills from the opening game to the final bell of the last one. DeKalb, abiding by the new rule, com- pleted a good season in which it placed fourth in the conference. At the annual Regional Tournament the Barbs went on a scoring splurge in which they defeated Maple Park 40-23. The next night the Treesmen lost a hard fought game to Sycamore 32-31 in the semi-finals. ln this game there wasn't a dead moment. The Barbs held a two to four point edge over Sycamore until the last thirty seconds when the oppon- ents made a basket to tie the score. In the final ten seconds a personal foul was called which enabled Sycamore to defeat DeKalb by one point. si i ,ft ' A .f l 1' fl, V FJ! fl l r 5 1J ,tru ,gn r I ' . ' fr 'f., , , -. .1 .,. , H 4 .h . 1 ,AJ F -if I ,- ' A ., ff-1 4' . -1 J,-al 'Q 9' ie . 1' , f 1 X5 --f . ,fi , 1, . -, ' -. I . I ' q ,A :stun '. nv, I V, if, 'K' . ',.i.. , ' ' - ' J .4 ' 1 ,-A-..,., K- .' . . . dp-3 A 1 -j.. ' 1 ,g P. 'i ,l 5 , - .V . 3. fi-L I , ,.: ,. , ., 'VP .rf 1 ,pi ' .wi if -' . --1.4.1. ' -kb' S q i in ,f P' . x - ' E ,YQVAQ h ' l,-f.'1'2ff23ljQf.ff' if

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Qwcf Jfealie if WW rrrmfm-J Girls goljng lout-foglfswimming kthis year-5. f Q, swam spee re ays in I erent stro es, tryin? to make and break records. 0L1'C4f' Rf' 34? 4'4,5-C X ,cj Any girl having spare time could enjoy it44,fCQC bicycling, skating, hiking, or horseback riding and still be earning points for her coveted awards. Both the tennis courts and the bowling alleys were crowded by girls talented in either sport. The GAA, through the various activities offered, promotes healthy girlhood, comrade- ship, sportsmanship, and cooperation. Upper left: Baseball. Upper right: Archery. Center left Golf Instruction Center right Baseball Lower left: Archery. Lower right: Golf. Upper center: Swimming G.A.A. HOCKEY-l R TEAM GROUP PICTURE-On Floor: M. lenks, A. Carstedt, B Rowe V Bielk L Bi lk On Bench Gi I Crego, I. Pooler, B. Gonterman, D. Mabel, E. Wolff, I. Fant A Boyes

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. I , VARSITY BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: E. Metcalt, W. Diedrich, Howard Littlejohn, Coach Trees, M, F. Plesa. Capf,, I. Lincoln, C. Davis, R. Mosher, L, MacKain. ROW 2: L. Blight, C- Peterson, E. Anderson, R. Courtney, W. Bryan, Harold Littlejohn, P. Vitkus, Mgr. FRESHMAN-SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: R. Fitzgerald, R. Killian, C. Wisdom, I. Ebbesen, R. Wedberg, Co-Capt., R- Oberlin, Co-Capt., R. Wagley, D. Barr. ROW 2: Coach Kittleson, M. Hrnjak, L. Matevich, R. Cunz, R. Brakey, E. Riippi, D, Newquist, M. Mikez, Mgr. DeKalb Freshmen Opponents Varsity Opponents Alumni, Nov. 29 .... 27 25 2l 32 Shabbona, Dec. 6 ...... I6 2I I9 22 East Aurora, Dec. 7 .... I3 I8 IO 36 Sterling, Dec. I3 .... 24 34 I6 42 Ottawa, Dec. I4 .... 34 35 I9 34 Mendota, Dec. 20 .....,........................ 23 I4 20 40 Holiday tournament, Dec, 26-27-28-Waterman Pala- tine, Hebron, Sycamore. Belvidere, Ian. 3 ..., I6 30 I5 28 Dixon, Ian. I0 ..... I6 42 I5 39 Sycamore, Ian. II .... . 24 34 22 33 Princeton, lan. I7. .. . 2I 25 29 39 Sterling, jan, 24 ...... I4 42 30 5I Mooseheart, Ian, 25. . . I8 24 28 35 Mendota, Ian. 3I .... . 26 I4 . 38 39 Belvidere, Feb. 7... I2 I9 25 29 Dixon, Feb. I4 .... . I7 32 23 59 Sycamore, Feb. I5. . . . 25 32 24 30 Princeton, Feb. 2I .......,.................... 32 24 36 46 Sandwich, Feb. 28 .............................. 23 I5 I9 29 Regional tournament, March 4-5-6-7-DeKalb 40, Maple Park 23, DeKalb 3I, Sycamore 32. Page 2I