Edgar High School - Edgar Echo Yearbook (Edgar, WI)

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Seasons Summary Continued Failure to play thirty two minutes of good basketball caused another defeat for the Wildcats. For three quarters Edgar had complete control ofthe game, but Marathon came back' in the last quarter to eke out a win over the local boys. Edgar just didn't have the zip down at Mosinee and as a result they bowed to the Papermakers to the tune of 24 to 10. Er--'4- The Wildcats proved to be too much of a superior team for Unity as the score indi- cates. Capitalizing on fast breaks and smooth ball handling, Edgar easily outscored Unity and when the final whistle blew the score read Edgar 42, Unity 22. Playing in the semi-finals of the district tournament at Abbotsford the Wildcats almost turned the tide against Stratford. Leading the game untilthe last few seconds of 2 play it appeared as though the Wildcats were cinched for the finals, but a basket by Stratford snatched victory from their grasp in the last few seconds and Edgar's 44-45 season came to an end. ' Basketball Boys Row 1: 1. Ludkey, R. Uekert, B. Hafner, I. Halverson, D. Witeling, K. Straub, G. Fergot R. Ludkey, I. Ioswiak, I. Greisch Row 2: F. Stark, L. Niewolny, N. Untiet, W. Puchner, D. Warosh, 0. Halverson, F. Kreft R. Betzner, E. Witzeling, G. Lierman, D. Guralski, Mr. Humke

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Season Summary E --' -- The Wildcats opened their season by smashing Birnamwood in a handy fashion. 27-17. Good basket shooting decided the victory. ,Edgar -32- Abbotsford -20- Slick ball handling and shooting ability enabled the Wildcats to coast to an easy victory over the orange and black from Abbotsford. Playing against an aggressive and hard fighting aggregation the Wildcats barely eked out their third consecutive win. The Spencer boys out-fought our boys but failed to record a victory. E - - - - Things looked pretty bad the first half, but the Edgar quintet got up enough steam during the last sixteen minutes of play to march to a 27-15 victory. E ..- -- For the second time the red and white of Spencer proved to be a tough customer for the Wildcats. The game was a nip and tuck affair downto the last whistle, but the green and white again came out on top with a 28-24 victory. .Edgar -26- Athens -15- Edgar opened up its conference schedule with a well-won 26-16 win over Athens. Bob Ludkey provided most of the punch for the Wildcats as he poured in 10 points. Edgar -2.7- SQaIi0rd -3.1: A The Wildcats fought an up-hill battle all the way but they could not overcome Stratfords early lead. Early in the fourth quarter the boys tied the score, but Stratford threw in three quick buckets to Edgars one to win the game. With Marathon leadingthe Edgar boys at the half time mark 13-8, it looked like anyones ball game. However with the loss of Ken Straub early in the third period, the Wildcats lost all of their pep, and as a result Marathon coasted to a 46-23 win. Edgar -24- Mgsmee -23- lt appeared as though the Wildcats were going to snap out of their slump after they led the Mosinee quintet at the half 12-8. With the aid of two sub-forwards, however, the Mosinee team acquired the spark that enabled them to outscore the green and white during the second half. ' Er-- r-- . Again lack of scoring punch in the second half spelled defeat for the Wildcats. The Edgar aggregation could garner but six points during the second half while the Abby quintet fired in 21, which was more than enough to provide a victory for them. Edgar -39- Birnamwggg -14- The squad displayed some of their early season form as they got back into the win column by defeating Birnamwood 39-14. The team was wide awake and as a result they played one of theinbest games of the season. Edgar -39- Athens -33- Playing heads up ball throughout the entirevgame, the Humke-coached team slammed Athens for the second time to the score of 39'-33. Poor defense, poor shooting, and poor basketball playing spelled Edgar's fourth con- ference setback. Everything seemed to go wrong for the Wildcats and as a result they received the worst licking they ever got from a Stratford team.

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Row 1: M. Eberhardy, L. Kaiser, E. Berg, N. Schulz, G. Wagner, B. Hornung Row 2: K. Straub, J. Ioswiak, B. Ludkey, G. Fergot, N. Schmidt, Miss Merkel KNOTHING TO LOSE Ted Belden comes back from the Pacific a war hero to recover from a wound and finds that he is engaged to two girls at the same time - Vicky Durande and Beverly Day. Convalescing at a lakeside resort, he meets Chuck Baker who, through force of circums- stances, is making love to two girls at once. When the four young ladies involved show up at the inn, Ted and Chuck endeavor to help each other out of their dilemmas. The more they struggle, the more hot water they get into. Vicky's former suitor, a fiery young man from Brazil, causes the boys more worry when he challenges each to a duel. Jean, a newspaper reporter, is right in the middle of a hot-bed of news but finds she can't print any stories without involving herself. Ben Huggins, noted as an inventive genius and ladies' man, perfects a revolutionary device for airplanes and then has the plans stolen much to everyone's consternation. Characters: Ted Belden - Kenneth Straub Beverly Day - Elaine Berg Edith Day - Bette Hornung Ben Huggins - Gordon Fergot Zelda Garland - Lanie Kaiser Ieffsy - Neil Schmidt Chuck Baker - Bob Ludkey Jean Lamar - Nanci Schulz Vicky Durande - Mary Eberhardy Juan Rolando - Iohn Ioswiak Gwen Callfield - Germaine Wagner