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

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One Stevens Pointer, Art Bandow, Conference Team. Art was by far the He was the most consistent player and Bob Fisher was placed at center THEiMJ:CONFERENCE BASKETBALLTEAM throughout the valley for his Wonderful defensive play. was named as guard on the All-Valley outstanding player on the Point team. also one of the best ball-handlers. on the second team. Bob was known Donald Stein and Ellsworth Knudtson received honorable mention. KoTz ..., BANDOW REMBER SPEARS NIMZ .... VALLEY TEAM ........Center ........Guard ........Guard .. .....,.,ForWard ........Porward Rhinelander Stevens Point Wisconsin Rapids Rhinelander Wausau PAGE 90

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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 , .

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Tl-IE REGIONAL PLAY-OFF This year Stevens Point had to win only one game to go to the state tournament. They did this in the game in which Bob Olk scored a long one from the middle of the Rapids floor to put Point on the long end of an 18 to 17 score. Point lead all the way until about a minute was left to play and Rember dropped in a basket to put Rapids ahead. Bob Olk then grabbed the ball, took aim, and the boys were off to Madison. STATE TOURNAMENT Stevens Point went down to the state tournament with a good team and high hopes. They were first matched with Madison East whom they had defeated earlier in the season. The Point five started out with a very fast type of ball that kept Madison guessing. Ringdahl's men held the lead against hard fought opposition all through the first half. The half ended with Point 18, Madison 12, ln the sec- ond half the Pointers made four goals and three free throws while their op- ponents made only two goals. At the final gun the score was 29 to 16 in favor of Stevens Point. In the second round of the tournament the Pointers met the highly touted Beloit quintet. This was the team that had beaten them two years before. The score seesawed back and forth the entire first half. The score at the end of that half was Point 18 and Beloit 16. In the second half the Pointers started to make headway, helped by the brilliant playing of Knudtson, Stein, and Bandow. The famed Hooks Leffingwell and Eddie Polglaze made up Beloit's scoring combination and with a brilliant attack carried Beloit ahead. With two minutes to go Point closed the gap to 35-33. Simonis missed a side shot and Fisher's short shot rimmed the hoop and rolled out as the game ended with the Pointers still on the short end of the score. Beloit then met a great Rhinelander team and beat them by a large score for their state championship. The Point team was recognized for their brilliant ball playing and Knudtson was named on the All-State team. PAGE 91