Denison High School - Monarch Yearbook (Denison, IA)

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. . . baskefball lil '9 e- p ppppp yy - lf First Row: Lett to right - Bob Kruse, Bob Brannon, Blair Baugh- man, Dan Hanlian, Dave Duncan. Second Row - 'ddle Ballen, Andi MeMinlmee, Charles Dixon, Bo Brandt, Jim Kregness, Jlm Munson, Richard Clarey. Thlrd Row-Coach Wendall Woodall, Manaier Dale Slemer, Dale Huebner, Die Walker, Dlek Suntken, Dwayne Sturtevant. Roger Jaacks, Manager Jesse McCul- lough, Asslstant Coach Max Liggett. rf llli mirror of 1053-54 reflected a group of excited stu- dents gathered around the Victory Bell when the hardwood boys handed lllissouri Valley a 39 to 35 loss on the home floor. .Xfter a season of discouraging football results, hopes were high that the picture of the basketball season would prove a little brighter. In the following game, however, these hopes were abruptly halted when a fast Carroll team invaded the local gym and knocked the Monarchs for a ful to 32 point loss. llopes became dimmer as Klapleton downed the lXlon- archs 47 to 38, jefferson took their measure 51 to 42, and Sac City followed by beating them 5l to 38. The results of the next two games told the same story, as lXlanning and lda tlrove beat the local boys 54 to 45 and 45 to 32 respectively. The surprise game of the season came when the Mon- archs pushed over the llarlan Cyclones 42 to 38 for the only conference win of the year. ln the lfoone contest the Mon- archs played a brilliant first half. llowever, lloone won the game 55 to 41. The following game with Logan was won by the boys in purple and gold, 55 to 31. The remainder of the season proved to be dismal for the home team. In sectional play Denison pulled a surprise victory over a rough Manilla outfit by the score of 39-30 in what was considered one of the best games of the season. Two nights later when the team took on lX'lanning, a new type of basket- ball was introduced. Coach XYendall XVoodall, knowing that the Manning team had too much height and speed for the Monarchs, slowed the ball down and kept it away from Man- ning 23 of the total 32 minutes of play. Manning fans were hysterical, llowever, the llulldogs finally won out 19-9. .364

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V... JM, .-L. wx. .- JVM. -Q I 9 M ,HJ- 1 U football .J . . Denison's only threat as he intercepted a pass and raced 65 yards to the l'lawk's 12 yard line. An undefeated Logan team upset the Monarchs in a close one, 14-13. 'llob Kruse scoredthe Monarch's first Tr D. as he plowed over from 10 yards out. A few minutes later Bob Brandt took a bad pass from center and went around end tp score. , Denison's Homecoming hopes were shattered by Carroll 39-6. The Monarchs were held scoreless until, the fourth quarter when Brandt flipped a pass to Don Beck in theaend- zone for their lone score. i Sac City, the number one Class A team at the time, handed the Monarchs their third conference loss of the sea- son blanking them 26-O. The Missouri Valley Big Reds also upset the Monarchs by another one-sided score 29-7. Dick Suntken scored Denison's only T. D. and also made the con- version good. The Big Red's star, Jim Frazier, was Denison's biggest threat. The jefferson Ramblers' handed the Monarchs another defeat 20-7. Richie Clarey passed to jim Kregness with only six seconds left, and Jim scored the lone T. D. of the evening. An inspired team of seniors, playing their last game, were handed a heart-breaking defeat by Harlan 26-7. The Cyclones were powered by Skip Louis. Richie Clarey flipped a short pass to ,lim Kregness, who raced 47 yards to pay dirt, thus ending Denison's most dismal season of all time. ,Q-2' JUNIOR mol-1 SQUAD First Bow: Lett to right - Billy Monaghan, Jackie Naslund, Carl Fye, Gordon Gosch, Tom Koch, Sammy Delorla, Dennis Zea, Emest Segebar , Jackie Bascom, Bobby Krapf, Frank Retman, Steve Jones, Warder Hill- house, Eddie Millard, Gene Schlltz, Eddie Weiss. Second Row-Bob Pes- ter, Lee Harker, Michael Champion, Larry Monaghan, Dick Stebbins, Ed- die Van Bramer, John Walker Cary Sievers, Larry Crouse, Paul Guyett, Eddie Hlllhouse, Richard Dixon, Ed- die Willroth Bob Tibbetts. Third Row-Mr. Riek, Keith Duncan, Don Belersdorf, Ross Johnson, Louis Chandler, Jim Davis George Crouse Marvin Dixon Earl Justice, David Johnson, Dale Millard, Dennis Schraeder, Loren Thomsen, Bob Pet- erson, Richard Savery, Mr. Jacobs. .35-

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EFLFCTIONS in the windows of the gym in 1953-54 showed a squad of sixteen boys working out for track in early March. The squad included five lettermen-Bruce Gary, who ran the 440 yard run and competed in sprint relays, Mickey Clarey, 100 yard dash and sprint relays, jim Kregness, 440 yard run and sprint relaysg jerry O'Connor, 100 and 220 yard dashes and sprint relays, and Don Beck, distance relays, dis- cus throw and 'football throw. Along with these boys, john McMini1nee specialized in the 880 yard run and distance relays, Dale Siemer, pole vault and distance relays, Paul Olsen, distance relays, Bob Harder, distance relays and football throw, Dick NValker, sprint re- lays, hroad jump and hurdles, Hob Brandt, 120 yard low hurdles, 60 yard high hurdles, high jump and the mile rung l--ouis Chandler, sprint relays, Rich Clarey, sprint relays, Roger hlaacks, 880 yard run and distance relays, Bob Kruse, 880 yard relay, 440 yard run, shot put and discusg Andy Mc- Minimee, 880 yard run, distance relays, and discus. The schedule for the year included eight meets: Hol- stein Relays, April 9, Carroll Triangular, April 13, Qnawa Relays, April 203 Carroll Relays, May lg Sac City Relays, May 73 Midwest Conference at Carroll, May 11, Iowa Dis- tricts, May 14-15, and the Iowa State Meet, May 29. 13 frack . . . 3 5 x First Row: Left to right - Bob Kruse, Jim Kregness, Mickey Clarey. Second Row - Dale Siemer, Jerr O'Connor, John McM1nimee Diclii Walker. Third Row- Coach Max Liggett, Larry Zea, Bob Harder, Ed Bailen, Blair Baughman, Bob Brandt, Paul Olsen, and Coach Wendall Woodall. 137,