Delano High School - Del Hite Yearbook (Delano, MN)

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'E QMQF Standing-Coach Harold Petersen, Harlan Scherer, Donald Eckhoff, Eugene Neisen, Wally Johnson, James Mooney. Seated-Ralph Scherer, Nolan, Eddie Muckenhirn, Robert Schumacher, Ed- ward Leuthner O EXW!!! iff! Front Row-Lyle Veaderko, Richard Ditty, Louis Eckhoff, Robert Bauman. Back Row-Wayne Keplinger, Bobby Hayes, Paul Elsner, Bobby Weihe, Jackie Dains- berg. Not Pictured-Donald Epple. Psxix x

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REGIONAL BASKETBALL RUNNERS-UP Coach Harold G. Petersen started the 1947-1948 basketball season with six lettremen re- maining from last year's District Champions. They were Eddie Muicketnhirn, James Mooney, jim- my Nolan, Harlan Scherer, Donald Eckhoff, and Eddie Leuthner. Other players on the first squad were, VVally Johnson, Eugene Neisen, and Ralph Scherer. Eddie Muckenhirn was elected captain of the basketball squad. With these players, Coach Petersen developed a well-balanced team. The height, which is essential to a good team, was evenly distributed with all of the first five reaching the six-foot mark or topping it. - Playing a very tough schedule against such opponents as Edison, Vocational, Mound, and Deephaven-the Tigers came through the regular season with a record of twelve wins and five losses. Delano again defended its sub-district title at Dassel-succesive wins over Howard Lake and Cokato gave the Tigers the right to enter the district tournament at Litchfield. In the first game at Litchfield, Delano defeated VVillmar and advanced to the semi-finals against the Litchfield team for the district title. Litchfield, a heavy favorite because of heir im- pressive record of having lost only one game in twenty-two, was defeated by the Delano quintet in one of the biggest upsets of the state. Four of the Delano players were placed on the all-dis- trict teamm-Muckeinhirn, centerg Mooney, guardg Johnson and Eckhoff, forwards. At the Minnesota Field House, Delano played its opening game against St. Cloud Tech. Although Delano did not play .as good a game as they had formerly played, they defeated St. Cloud Tech. This was the first time in the history of Delano High School that any Delano team has advanced into the finals in the Region 5 tourney. Delano played Hopkins the next night and was defeated in their attempt for a state tournament berth. Hopkins became runners-up in the state tournament. I , ' lfddie Muckcnhirn and Donald Eckhoff were placed on the all-regional team for their out- standing play in the tournament. Although Delano loses three of its starting players, the team of next year, with the aid of some of the outstanding players from the second team, should have an- other successful season ahead of them. The season was cliniaxed with a banquet sponsored by the Delano Civic Club. ++ JUNIOR HIGH BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS OF CROW RIVER LEAGUE This year the Junior High Basketball tournament was held at Delano.- Delano outscored Maple Lake in the opening game and advanced to the finals by defeating Cokato. The opppsition was VVatertown who had won over Dassel and Buffalo, In the championship game, Delano's Jun- ior High team came through with a win over VVatertown and they were awarded the champion- ship trophy,

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REGIONAL PLAYOFFS ST. CLOUD HOPKINS Eckhoff and Leuthner Cheer As Delano Runner-Up Trophy