Ellendale High School - Raider Yearbook (Ellendale, MN)

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Basketball . . . - - L J 1 1 1 First Row: Coach Olson, Wayne Wodrich, Robert I-Iumburg, Ralph Randall, Ross Anderson, Clarence Eggers, Allan Berg, Wyman Jensen. Second Row: Kenneth Lunning, Marvin Folkestad, James Grunwald, Donald Jensen, Duane Willert, Seth Crabtree, Rudolph Anderson, Larry Olson. First Row: Coach Olson, Elton Ehlert, Orville Langlie, Marlyn Grunwald, Amold l-lalversen, Donly Cromwell, Paul Toft, Eugene Comelius, Quentin Knudsen. Second Row: Edward Anderson, Wayne Wodrich, Odean Vangen, Bruce Jensen, Roger Mickel- son, Morris Shaw, Warren Larson, Leo Zeman, James Vangen, Gary Hanson, Wyman Jensen, Wayne Brooker.

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Sfarting Eleven . . . To begin our 1950 season Gene 0lson's Raiders traveled to Waseca where they were defeated by the score of 18-6. Next the team made the trip to Hayfield where they played a much better game than they did at Waseca with the game ending in a 0-0 deadlock. Alden was next on the schedule for the first conference game of the season. The Raiders showed fine teamwork to defeat the Blackhawks, 12-6. Homecoming! This was the big event of the year. There had been much excite- ment all day, which was climaxed with Ellendale defeating Janesville. The Raiders scored early in the game on a nice punt return by Lunning. The rest of the game was a defensive battle with most of the playing being done mid-field, with the final score 6-0. The game was marred by frequent showers for the first three quarters. The entire last quarter was played in a steady dofwnpour. After being handed their only conference setback of the season by a highly spirited New Richland team, 6-0, the Raiders played host to Freeborn. In the first half the Raiders were down by 7-0, but in the second half they came back strong to score three quick touchdowns and won 20-7. Ellendale won its last home game of the season by defeating a strong Emmons team, 12-6. In the final game of the season the Raiders defeated Blooming Prairie. This was a hard played game, with neither team scoring until the last play of the game when Dale Cromwell carried the ball o'ver for Ellendale. Ross Anderson made good the try for the extra point, making it 7-0. Thus ended a successful season for Coach Olson and his team as they were tied with Janesville for the championship. 'I'he following members of this year's squad will graduate: Bruce Mclntyre, Ronald Christensen, Olai Underland, Dale Cromwell, Seth Craabtree, Roger Jackson, Rudolph Anderson, Marvin Folkestad and Ross Anderson. Those earning letters in football this year were: Paul Connor, Phillip Olson, Ken Lunning, Duane Carlson, Bruce McIntyre, Ronald Christensen, Olai Underland, Dale Cromwell, Seth Crabtree, Robert Humburg, Roger Jackson, Ross Anderson, Marvin Folkestad, Roger Sward, Gene Cornelius, Gary Underland and Rudolph Anderson. +45-

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Basketball . . . On November 7, 1950, Ellendale High School started its 50-51 basketball season with 25 players trying out for the team. There were only three lettermen back from last season and they were Ross Anderson, Clarence Eggers, and Allan Berg. During the weeks of practice that followed, Gene Olson molded this group of boys into a fine high-spirited basketball squad. As the firs-t game drew near, Ellendale looked as if they would 'have a winning squad. The first few games showed that this prediction might come true. The next few games were lost, but then Ellendale came back very strong toward the end of the season. Ellendale stood out well offensively by scoring 810 points to the opponents 674. Ellendale will lose two of its best scorers and team men when Ross and Clarence graduate this year. Though we didn't win the championship this year, Ellendale has one thing to be proud of, and that is their fine sportsmanship. The sportsmanship of the players and fans was of the highest caliber during the entire basketball season. -SCORES- ELLENDALE OPPONENTS 52 ............. .......... R. ose Creek 41 44 ...... .........,............. W aseca 43 41 ...... ..... B looming Prairie 39 34 ...... ....... N ew Richland 30 ' 36 ..... ............. Fr eeborn 37 37 ...... ....... E mmons 49 40 ...... .... M edford 31 59 ...... .......... A lden 43 44 ...... ............ J anesville 39 61 ...... ................. Fr eeborn 54 48 ...... ..... B looming Prairie 85 47 ...... .............. Ermn ons 64 56 ...... ....... N ew Richland 51 67 ...... ........... M edford 40 59 ...... .......... A lden 36 43 . ..... ..... J anesville 63 -4UB-DISTRICT- OPPONENTS 41 ...... ..... CB looming Prairie 59