Fowler High School - Prairie Gold Yearbook (Fowler, IN)

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM

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PRAIRIE GOLD BASKETBALL The basketball season '27-'ZS opened and in rushed thirty-two athletes ranging from Freshies to Seniors and from Clint Cozad to Bus Daily in size. Although the squad was not cnt. it gradually diminished to about eighteen men. who played for our colors the rest of the season in both first and second team games. Fairly sad looking scores were made but we know that Coach lidwards is building a team for the next seasons. XN'e ran through the season with the following games : Nov 4,-. XX illianisport .,................ ' F 24. Fowler ........, At XN'illiamsport Nov --Oxford ............ ...... F owler ...,,.........., 25 ................ At Oxford Nov -Boswell ....,. 2nd Fowler .,...... 7 .....,...,.... At Boswell Nor Nov lb-Hoswell ,,.... 23-Raub ....... Fowler .......,. Fowler ..... ......... Boswell Fowler Nov -Raub .......... Fowler ...... ............... A t Fowler Nov ---XN'adena .... Fowler ...... ..........,... 1 Xt XVadena Flor -Sheldon ...... Fowler ................ .....,..... A t Fowler lieu 2-Kentland ...., ....... l :owler .......,. .......,....... . At Fowler Dec. Qwfltterbein .. Znd Fowler ....... .............. A t Fowler lieu. 9--Otterbein ....... .,,.... F owler ................ ......,,....... A t Fowler Dee los-Goodland .,,,, ....... C 13 Fowler ...,............ ...,.,.......... X t Fowler Dec. 23-Kentland .... Fowler ....,.... ........... A t Kentland hlan. o--Ranb ..r.... Znfl Fowler ....... ........... . .At Raub jan. o-Raub .... Znd Fowler ........ ir, ....... ....... A t Raub plan. Ambia ......... Fowler ..........,..... lo ....... ...... 1 Xt Fowler jan. 15-l'ine Yillage Fowler ................ l3 ...,....,......., A t Fowler Ian. ZOwOxford .......,... .,..... 3 0 Fowler ,..... .............. f Xt Fowler jan. Remington ., Fowler ............,,,. -. ......... 'Xt Remington Feb. Earl Park ....... ....i.. Z 8 Fowler .,.............. 30 ......,.,. At Earl Park Feb. tioodland ,,.. Znd Fowler ..,.... ...,.V A t Goodland Feb +UoodlanCl .. Fowler ................ 13 ........,.... at Goodland Feb --Sheldon ...... Fowler '... ...,......... 9 ,..,..... ...,. A t Sheldon Feb Freeland ...... Fowler ................ l-l ....... ...... f Xt Fowler Feb tiilboa ...., , Znd Fowler ....... ....... ....., . 1 Xt Fowler Feb. lioswell ......., .....,. 3 4 Fowler ..,........,.,.. 16 ....... ......i A t Fowler Feb. Brook Znd .. Fowler ................ l9 ....... .......,. A t Brook Alum ni ,,.,.,.................,..,.., 29 Fowler .....,.. l'he fonr izzen who got 2nd team or numeral sweaters were: Dale Ford, tilt-nn Richmire. Fugene Baxter and Leonard Edwards. No first team sweaters were given tcomplications having arisenj. Morine was high-point man with 9-l points. Price followed with 75 points. The first eight men and Coach Edwards attended the State Tourney at lndiaanpolis not with the idea of a good time, but of learning something in order to play better in the e THE TEAM First Rmiw-L'nlbertson, forward: Gilbert, guard: Murine, forwardg Hoyle, guard: Price, guard. - Second Rowfwliichnlire. guardg Ffleeger, forward: Baxter, center: Cota, guard: ljidwards, center: Edwards, coach. fn t n re. l 9 2 8 Page seventy-three

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PRAIRIE GOLD GIRLS' BASKETBALL l or thc first time since 1923, Fowler High School organized a girls' bas- ketball team. .-:X large number of girls went out for it but it required a great deal ot' patience and hard work to wear off the first coating of awk- wardness. However, through Miss lioddard's coaching and plugging, and faithful practice on the girls' part a team was gotten together which did not make a half bad showing. jan. lan. lfeli l' eb l' eb llcb 'l'hc schedule for games -lffliaub ,,.,........,,Y.....,... . 20-t iilboa ....,,.,. -l-lientland ...... l0-Raub .w....,...,..,,.....,c 17-Fowler 7th and Sth Z5-Kentland ,,....,.., .,,,,. was as follows: ........ll: Fowler..,,..., .....At Fowler ,.,.t.,,-l3: Fowler........ Gilboa .,..,,,,l4: Fowlerm... 3.......,...,At Kentland 6: Fowlerm... .,,.,....At Raulb 2: lfowlerw., Fowler Fowler ...,.......c.... 7 ,... ,........ i Nt Fowler The last girls' game was the curtain raiser for the final games of the Inter class Tournament, March 8. The High School girls played the 7th and Sth grade girls, heating them, 32-2. ,.. Considering the short practicing and thc newness of basketball to the gills th did I 'tc all XV l linf for year. ey Klll ' VV ' . C Zlfff 'IOJ a real, sure enough team next 5.,.xx ng L G.5Y4A' AL' 'tis' dlifgklflv J.-l9all 'iL' '-Lao 'Left to right-Irene Burroughs, guard: Katherine Price, guard: Cecelia La 33 13 b l'lante, forward: Jeanette Gilbert, running center: Doris Gunnels, guard: lda 'llllUI'lllll'Ul1gll, guard: Martha Swope, forward: Jeanette Comley, jumping center: Gladys llenriott, forward: Miss Goddard, coach. l928 Page seventy-five