Fosston High School - Talisman Yearbook (Fosston, MN)

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On Friday, February 1, our team journeyed to Bagley and in one of the most exciting games of the season lost by a score of 35-34. The Greyhounds gained another victory, Friday, February 8, defeating the leading conference team, Clearbrook, by a decisive 35-17 score. McIntosh was all set for the Greyhounds Friday, February 15 and won by a 25-19 score in an exciting game before a capacity throng. A double header was played at our gym Tuesday, February 19. The Grey- hounds won both contests defeating Gonvick 59-28 and Mentor 39-25. Friday, February 22, Bagley came here and eked out a win in the final minute of play, defeating us by a 29-28 score. Tournament play started February 28, our first opponent being Clearbrook. The game was hard fought in that both teams had won a game apieceearlier in the season. Our team was defeated by a 33-29 score. The Greyhounds won the consolation honor by beating Mentor by a 44-28 score. So ended the season for the Greyhounds. Berglund and Hagen will be missing from the squad next year. Promising material and a year's experience will undoubtedly make the Greyhounds a strong contender next year. To next year's best team, best wishes for a successful season. ATHLETICS Page 45

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BASKETBALL RESUME The season officially began Tuesday, November 27, when Bemidji came to F osston and defeated the Greyhounds by 35-21 in an exciting ball game. Friday, November 30, our boys played at Thief River where they played the Prowlers in a close game, losing by a 33-30 count. Gonvick tasted defeat at the hands of the Greyhounds who beat them by a score of 55-23. lt was a big scoring night for the team. Coach Lagather was unable to accompany the boys on account of illness. A A big throng of enthusiastic rooters and the band accompanied our team to Crookston, on December 7. Our team lost by a 29-27. It was a thrilling game of good basketball. On December 11, the boys journeyed to Erskine where they gave last year's district champions a real tussle. Our team lost this one by a score of 35-27. Mclntosh invaded our court and caught our team in one of its off nights on December 14. We were beaten by 21-10, the lowest score our team was held down to all season. During Christmas season, Coach Lagather scheduled a game with a good Morris High School quint. They won the ball game, but had to give their best to do so. Mentor defeated our team on their floor Ianuary 9 by a score of 34-22. The Greyhounds came back and handed Crookston a 27-21 defeat the following Friday, Ianuary ll. It was a big night for Roy Bionerud who hit the net for a high score. Our team lost a heart breaker at Cass Lake the following Tuesday, Ianuary 15, when the Cass Lake aggregation nipped our team by a 29-27 score. Roseau was just too good for our boys the following Friday, Ianuary 18. Iourneying north, our boys came home on the short end of a 39-19 score. Erskine did it again defeating the Greyhounds on our court by a 35-22 score. And then Clearbrook followed suit by defeating our boys by a 39-33 score on their floor on Friday, lanuary 25. The inexperienced Greyhounds showed improvement in handing Thief River Falls a 31-27 defeat at our gym, Ianuary 29. Page 44 ATHLETICS

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G. A. A. President ..... .... D olores LaVoi Vice President .......... --,Alice Welte Secretary and Treasurer .... ---Dorothy Dahl Sports Manager ........ .... L enna Kringle Our Advisor .... .... M rs. Carman The Girls' Athletic Association of Fosston High School is a new organiza- tion established in 1946. ' The purpose of this organization is to set standards of sportsmanship and cooperation, to provide and to promote desire Within the high school for both physical efficiency and mental alertness. The means of obtaining this purpose is physical activities. r Officers are elected on the last meeting of each school year. Those elected, called the board, Will preside at meetings in the following year. A constitution has been adopted giving the duties of the o-fficers and also includes a point system. Rewards are given to those members who earn the sufficient number of points. These points are earned by participating in all G. A. A. group sports and individual activities. Membership is open to all girls attending Fc-sston High School from grades 10-12. Page 46 ATHLETICS