Frackville High School - Mountaineer Yearbook (Frackville, PA)

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HHSHW MQ Wrrh baseball rnght around the corner Coaches Stanley Rakovw sky and Stephen Bobnk readxed all the dxamond eqmpment for the approachnng 18 game schedule Approx1mately 35 candxdates reported for practlce Thxs lnst was eventually cut dom n to 19 1n preparatlon for their first game which was sehed uled for Aprll 5 Robert Zexgler Ch1rles Lmden muth Charles Herb NV1ll1am Andrews Jack Buren Donald Dznems and Frank Holowlty were the Sen1or members on the team The l'r1cks were very sue cessful agamst GllbClIOD and Gnrardvllle as they de feated each of them twxce West Mahanoy Twp was the only hardball nme to hand the Fracks a double setback hven spllts agamst Butler Twp Mahanoy Cnty Ashland Shenandoah Mahanoy Twp and St Clanr gave the Fracks a seasonal log of 10 w1ns and 8 losses The Fracks rolled to 7 VICIOYICS at home but could salvage only 3 wlns on the road Seated Prom B Cuztc manager Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Mzy May Ma May May May May May May VARSITY BASEBALL Butler Twp Away Gnrardvxlle Home Shenandoah Away West M Twp Home St Clanr Away Ashland Away M1hanoy Clty Home Cnlberton Home Mahanoy Twp Home ButlerTwp Home Gxrardvxlle Away Shenandoah Home Mahanoy Twp Away West M Twp Away St Clalr Home Mahanoy Cxty Away Ashland Home Gllberton Away Prst Rom Comb S Bobak S Tymo R Zxegler C L de muth P Squ erdo F Holovxaty C Herb W Andrews I Costa Cfldfh S Rakowsky Back Row E Shult7 W Murphy D Wood N1 lloxa R Cure L D en I Kat la Buren 29 iam H Page thu ty four g ' ', ' ' . 51 ., .. , ' ' ' - , . 71 2' ' , ..... V .... l Q ' .191 . ., ' ' n ' ' ' - .201 . ', .,,.,.,.4, . .. . ' .... I , . ' - .251 , , ., . , , ' ' ', . , .261 . ' , . ' I, ' . 4 ' . 281 2' ' , ..,.,,,..,, .. . , , , , Ng - .291 ., . .. .El ' ' '. ' - 2 31 ., . ' .... . 51 I A , . ' y l0- , ,.,....,,. B ' A ., . 121 1 ., D , , . , ., . 131 . ., ,. ' ' 171 . I, ............,., . . . . ' ' ' 231 l , A . 241 , ,.,............,.. . 251 ' , .....,........ , ' : . i, Y Ai ': ' , . i 5 , 'g . ' ' 5 . in n 3 . i g . ' 'g , 5 ': . .5 . 5 . g . . 7 .' g . N eneg . Zi isg .. i sg .f f 445.22 Q' I ,

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JHH-VH Wllliillill ml. Y. IS.-XSKIi'l'li.XIl Kneeling: ll. llarliiglig .-X. liurslsyg li. Stliuelierz I. ltidulei Al. Snokusg li, Dixon Standing: ffrilifi, S. llobiakg li. Sineasage: Ci. Harris: ,l. 'I'i'eeellasg .'X. Kesselring: .X. Sisadeg liludasli Ci. Cheskog ffnilifi, S. Ralxowsky Hlliill HHlllllllBE HISPLHH HEHHHB Wlllll . . . The V. squad was composed mainlv of freshmen and sophomores .... Timing, coordination, ball- handling, teamwork, and shooting were taught these boys by our able mentors. Stan Rakowsky and Steve Bobiak, who witnessed, the previous year, how a lack of good reserves can hamper a teamis winning effort. . . . Both coaches were thinking in terms of the future. . . . After weeks of endless practice, the sl. V. squad awaited their seas0n's opener against Pine Grove .... XVith the aid of a few of our varsity, the Frack V.'s whipped Pine Grove. 27-23 .... The liraeks lost their winning habits as they proceeded to drop 9 straight before tripping Gilberton. 45-35 and Vest Xlahanov Twp., 38-32 .... The lfraeks lost a ehanee to make it 3 in a row bv losing 7 consecutive games .... XYest Nlahanov Twp. fell prev to the lfraeks. 54-28. . . . Two more losses and another win over Ciilherton. 34-27, gave the Ifracks .1 seasonal record of 5 and 18.

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Gill? ElllllllE Clear the way. Here eome the girls for their XY'etlnestlay, three o'eloek session of haskethall which hegan in lleeemher. lDI'CYl0LlS to this. other games were playetl in their regular gym classes. Among them were softball. ping-pong. volleyball. matwork. .intl archery which has been atltletl this year. .Xlthotigh other games are enioy etl. basketball is prevalent oy er all. ilillis year's haskethall season was terminatetl hy a tournament with seyen teams par- tieipating. They were as follows: XVolf Pack. eaptained by Phyllis Barnett. Senior team: Bloomer Girls. cap- tainetl hy Nlarion Davies, .Iunior team: Red Sox. eaptainetl hy .lean Livingston. Senior team: Hot Shots, eaptainetl hy Anna Nlae llouser. Sophomore teamg Ciilmos. eaptainetl hy Nancy Sullivan. Soph- omore team: l,inky's. eaptainetl hy Laroline Benen- sky, Sophomore team: and Dare Devils. eaptainetl by Lois Eyans. Sophomore team. The Wolf Paeks have heltl top honors during their four years in lligh School. ln 1947 they took first plate in the l reshman tournament. In '48 they took first place in the Senior tournament. il-his was the hrst time that a Sophomore team took top honors in the Senior tournament. ln '-W they tietl for first place yy ith the South lzntlers. a Senior team. In 'SU onee again they took first plaee in the Senior tournament. Runners up were the Bloomer Ciirls in seeontl plate antl the Retl Sox in thirtl plaee. I