Emerson High School - Tattler Yearbook (Stevens Point, WI)

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BASKETBALL STEVENS POINT-23 SOUTH MILWAUKEE-19 A last minute lead by South Milwaukee was stopped with baskets by Bob Fisher and Don Stein. The Pointers led at every stage of the game until South Milwaukee came through with a flurry of free throws in the last few minutes, to tie the score at 19-all. Bandow paced the winners with seven points and Fisher trailed with six points. STEVENS POINT-Z 2 SHQREXVQODT3 6 Point lost its first game of the season to Shorewood Point played far different ball from that which they played against South Milwaukee. The ball just wouldn't go through the hoop. Bandow and Fisher again starred for Point. STEVENS POINT-19 ANTIGO-18 A long push shot by Don Stein gave Point its first Wisconsin Valley conference victory of the season over a fighting, unbeaten Antigo quintet to the score of 19 to 18. Don made his basket in the second overtime period. The Point had to win three times before being declared victor. The game was tied 16 to 16 when the gun sounded ending the game. Art Bandow shot from the side of the court to make the score 18 to 16. The time-keeper. whose decision was upheld. claimed that the horn had blown before the Point guard shot. In the first overtime Point made a free throw but the referee claimed that two points had to be made to win an overtime period. Stein's one hand shot in the closing minutes of the second overtime cinched the victory for Point. STEVENS POINT-2 8 WAUSAU43 0 Stevens Point High School watched a 24 to 16 lead slip away in the last quarter of a Wisconsin Valley conference basketball game and saw Wausau walk off with a 30 to 28 victory in as exciting a finish as ever witnessed by local followers of the cage sport. Siewert, Wausau reserve forward. scored 10 points in about 5 minutes of play to give Wausau their victory. Cashin. Point guard, scored 7 points to lead the scoring for Point. STEVENS POINT--22 MARSHFIELD-l 1 Point defense functioned fairly well against Marshfield as it held Marshfield to three field goals as Point won 22 to 11. Fisher, Point forward. was high scorer. sinking three field goals for six points, Olk and Knudtson made two field goals apiece. Ringdahl used reserves in a large part of the game so as to save regulars as much as possible for the game with Madison East the next night in the Wisconsin University Field House. STEVENS POINT-22 MADISON EAST-19 Point defeated Madison East, undisputed leader in the Big Eight conference. Z2 to 19. in the University of Wisconsin Field House as a preliminary to the Wisconsin-Michigan State game. East held a 5 to 4 lead at the end of the first quarter but Point tied it up at 5-all before moving ahead, 11 to 9 at the half. East tied it up at l2'all in the third quarter and the period ended at 14-all. East took a 16 to 14 lead as the fourth quarter started but Point tied it up and went on to Win by the score of 22 to 19. Bandow and Fisher starred for Point. PAGE 8B

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BASKETBALL STEVENS POINT 14 WISCONSIN RAPIDS 31 Point defense was unable to stop the sharp shootrng of the Raprds qumtet who hrt th hoop wrth unerrrng accuracy Pomt made 5 baskets rn 35 shots and Raprds connected for 13 rn 42 shots Bob Olk reserve forward prouded the Pornt fans wrth some consolation when he dropped rn two long tosses from the mrddle of the floor rn the closmg mmute of the g1me He sa cl after thc game that the baskets were just luck but they counted four pomts STEVENS POINT 17 NEKOOSA -1 Playlng an alrlrght brand of defensxye basketball Stevens Pornt 1-Irgh School defeated Nekoosa 17 to 4 rn a game rn the Papermakers gym at Nekoosa Because threc regulars vserc recoterlng from colds Rrngdahl used a makeshrft lrne consxstlng of Olk and Frsher forwards Srmoms center and Mayne and Cashm guards Although the scortng was lrght the game was rough wlth both teams foullng frequently STEVENS POINT 31 MARSI-IFIELD 21 Coach Harry Rrngdahl s cagers scored 24 pornts durmg a second half scorxng space after trarllng Marshfleld the flrst half 13 to 7 to XVIII by the score of 31 to 21 Bandow guard was hlgh scorer for the local cagers wrth three fleld goals and two free throus for a total of erght pomts Knudtson and Cashm scored srx poxnts each STEVENS POINT 37 WAUSAU 29 Stexens Pomt I-Ilgh School dlsplaced Wausau as the thrrd rankrng team ln the WISCONSIN Valley Basketball Conference Saturday mght at XVausau as they trrmmed 1.Vausau 1n a slow and rather hstless game to the tune of 37 to Z9 Art Bandow turned rn one of the best games of hrs hrgh school career and 1ed Pomt to VICIOIY vt 1th frve field goals and a parr of free throws for a 12 omt total Close behrnd were Stem and Pxsher who scored 10 and 8 poxnts respectn ely STEVENS POINT 31 WISCONSIN RAPIDS 28 Stevens Polnt got revenge on Raplds and evened thmgs up a lrttle blt rn an overtxrne game to the tune of 31 to 28 It was one of the most excrtxng games ever played rn the Pomt gym Coach Rlngdahl s cagers took a 6 to 4 lead rn the frrst quarter boosted rt to 12 to 8 at the half then let xt slxp to 19 to 18 rn the thxrd period Raprds started the frnal quarter wrth a 10 polnt scortng spree whrch gave xt a 28 to 19 lead wrth only three and one half mrnutes to play Pornt then caught up to Rapxds and the crowd went vuld The game ended after Bandow missed a free throw and Colher mrssed two As the overtrme started Bandow made a free throw Just as the overtume was over Frsher sank a beautrful hook shot STEVENS POINT 28 NEKOOSA 11 Art Bandow was the sparkplug of Pornts attack as Pomt defeated Nekoosa 28 to 11 Bandow sank 4 freld goals and 5 free throws It was an unxnterestxng game which dragged along Cash n and Frsher both played good floor gamts The reserves also played good defenslve ball STEVENS POINT 19 R1-IINELANDER 41 Stevens Pomt fell before Rhlnelander rn a game where spectators sat everywhere except rn the basket and Rhmelander was occupyrng that most of the txme so Pornt drdnt have much chance to score Pomt was behrnd Rhrnelander 6 to 4 as the frrst quartcr ended Rhrnelander then went wxld as they scored 15 points to Point s 2 as the half ended wlth Pornt 6 to Rhrne landers 21 Agaln rn the second half Rhnnelander scored 20 points to Polnts 13 as the game ended wrth us on the short end of -11 to 19 This was the last conference game for Frsher Bandow Knudtson Stern and Olk who graduate June 2nd PAG E 89 - 0 y. . , . ' ' r . 1 . tr- .. . e ' . . ' ' ' ' a v 1 . . , r Y . 4 T .-. V . . . . , 3 . . n . . . . . V ' . . . . . . . Y. , . Y ,A I . . . . A , .