George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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UPPER LEFT — Captain Don Poppen and Coach Ed Shields diagram a play. UPPER RIGHT — GRC ' s capable mana- gers, F. Sharkey, A. Schuhrke, B. Sutherland and R. McCampbell, look over error chart. LOWER — E. Ranostaj, C. Barrix, D. Poppen (captain), T. Burosh. PIONEER NETMEN BOAST BEST SEASON IN EIGHT YEARS Coach Ed Shields and his 1951-52 netmen had their best season since 1944 when the Pioneers captured the Conference title. The 1951-52 cagers placed third in the Western Division with an 8-3 mark and ran the season count to 15-9- In the year 1951 the Robertsdale lads won only four while dropping five, but when the bell tolled and 1952 rolled in, the Pioneer machine began to move. First they checked Tolleston, Wallace and Whiting from climbing too high on the Western Division ladder, before they tumbled to Johnny Barrato ' s league-leading Senators. Valpo, Fort Wayne South and Gary Horce Mann were the next to try, with no avail, to stop the red-hot” Shieldsmen. The basketeers closed the season with a loss to the Wildcats, a win over Emerson and a defeat to second-place Froebel. 22

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HOMESTEADERS BAG HAMMOND HIGH VARSITY PASSING STATISTICS Passes Passes Attempted Completed Yardage Cudek 63 30 417 Companik 4 2 70 Carpen 3 1 9 Busick 7 1 -11 Muta 1 0 0 Poppen 1 0 0 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE George Rogers Clark’s youngest gridders, the Homesteaders, had a successful season, bagging three wins against one setback. Coach Dave Hein and his footballers opened their campaign with a 7-0 win over Irving. They kept pace and rolled over Hammond High, 13-6, and Thornton Fractional, 8-6, before they fell to the Tigers of Tech, 24-7. CLARK 7 Irving CLARK 13 Hammond High .... CLARK 8 Thornton Fractional CLARK 7 Tech 6 24 ROW 1— T. Leimbach, G. Gradek, D. Burosh, P. Stanish, B. Zajac, C. Talabay. ROW 2— G. Brazina, R. Kuzma, J. Walker. R. Zuk, G. Petrin, B. W.I- son. ROW 3 — A. Economou, F. Pasko, B. Leith, R. Williams, B. Kelley, N. Raymond.

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UPPER LEFT — Forward Tom Burosh puts on brakes trying to evade Tolleston ' s guard. Clark won, 48-42. RIGHT— Another shot of the Tolleston classic at Whiting ' s Memorial gym. Kristoff is jumping. LOWER — B. Kristoff, T. Czyz, B. Varshal, D. Daugherty. The Pioneersmen gave GRC boosters the usual fine Sectional showing. They began with a thrilling 53-51 victory over Whiting. The Clarksters outscored the Oilers 13-2 in the last three minutes to notch the win. Clark beat fundamental sound Merrillville, 54-48, in the evening session and edged Noll, 37-30, in the semi-finals. It was then that the Pioneer machine began to falter. But it didn ' t run out of gas until the final half of the Sec- tional final against Hammond High. The Shieldsmen held a half-time three point margin, but dropped the classic by a 51-41 decision. WESTERN DIVISION STANDINGS W. L. E. C. Washington 10 1 Froebel 9 2 Clark 8 3 Hammond High 7 4 Valparaiso 7 4 Lew Wallace 6 5 Whiting Tolleston., Emerson... E. C. Roosevelt Gary Horace Mann 2 Tech