El Paso High School - Cometeer Yearbook (El Paso, IL)

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BASKETBALL 1st Rowi L. Raber, B. Nohren, B. Poorbaugh, K. Weasel, B. Burroughs 2nd Rowi Mr. Seoord, K. Burroughs, L. Morgan, L. Weasel, D. Letsinger, B. Donze, J. Wilson 3rd Row D• Coyle, G. Hall, B. Dixon, D. Toole, B. Bennett, G. North, G. Burroughs, R.Dehority FLASHBACK OP 1945-46 The El Paso boys had a great year in Basketball through out the scheduled games, winning 21 of 26 games. The Comets played excellent ball against Metamora to win the WOODFORD COUNTY TOURNAMENT as they had done in 1944-45. El Paso and Metamora tied for first in the PRAIRIE CONFERENCE, each winning 10 and losing 2. In the REGIONAL TOURNAMENT the El Paso COMETS got knocked off by Lexington, a team that the El Paso boys had twice beaten before. Coaoh Jack Secord replaced Vincennes Bowers during the football season. Coach Secord came through with a winning team, consisting of five Seniorsi Bill Nohren, Bill Poorbaugh, Bill Burroughs, Kenneth Wessel, and Lloyd Baber. Two other Seniors and two Juniorsi Byron Donze, Lewis Wessel, Eddie Martin, and Kaywin Burroughs, played a lot of basketball on the first team and helped win many tough games There are several experienced underclassmen who will be baok for sport and next year's basketball season. BASKETBALL HISTORY OF 1945-46 El Paso—45. •• .Lexington—21 El Paso--59...•Chenoa- -34 El Paso—41....U. High----45 El Paso—36.••.Metamora-—40 El Paso—44....Chenoa-----18 El Paso—41... .(Dridl ey——34 El Paso—43....Washington-32 El Paso—41. •• .Washburn 30 WOODFORD COUNTY TOURNAMENT El Paso—66 •• .Low Point—34 El Paso—31....Washburn—28 El Paso—38....Metamora--32 Si Paso—36....Roanoke---?9 El Paso—47. •• .Alumni-—--43 El Paso—32. •• .Metamora-—33 El Paso—37. •• .Benson——35 El Paso—60. • • .Minonk—-39 El Paso—66. •• .Eureka——22 El Paso—67... .Lexington--39 HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT El Paso—44.. • .Maokinaw——36 El Paso—27. •• .Washington—29 El Paso— 34. •• .Roanoke——27 El Paso—35. .. .Gridley-32 El Paso—38.•• .Eureka---—27 El Paso—36. •• .Minonk——30 El Paso—37... .Washington—36 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT El Paso—28....Lexington—37 All Season Sooringi El Paso—1099. •• .Opponents—832 Individual Sooringi Bill Poorbaugh—266, Bill Nohren—254, Lloyd Baber—162, Bill Burroughs-158, Kenneth Wessel—117 -26-

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BASEBALL 1st Row: L. Weasel, J. McWilliams, B. Nohren, B. Donze, L. Raber, D. Toole. 2nd Row: Mr. Secord, D. Letsinger, L. Morgan, B. Eennett, S. Strouse, R. Gar-rels. 3rd Row: D. Oltman, D. Koch, J. Wilson, K. Burroughs, R. Dehority, P. Wessel. BASEEALL The 1946 Baseball season began with only two lettermen back from last year's varsity which, during a shortened rainy season, found the COMETS winning 5 games while losing 2. Bill Nohren at short stop and Byron Donze, pitcher, were the only regulars to answer the call when baseball began March 18. Competition against such teams as Bloomington High, U. High, Lexington, Eureka, and other strong teams will attract many of the promising underclassmen who will form El Paso's baseball teams of the future. Experienced men back included: B. Nohren, B. Donze, J. McWilliams, LeRoy Wessel, L. Raber, D. Toole, D. Koch, B. Oltman, R. Garrels, S. Strouse, J. Harvey. P. Wessel, E. Heller. B. Dixon, W. Nyberg, C. Cox, J. Eastman, and D. Letsinger. Baseball, as a national pastime, proved very popular with the El Paso boys last year and is becoming a fixture at El Paso High as a full-time season sport. -28-