Gering High School - Kennel Yearbook (Gering, NE)

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iering Loses k79l ll'lg and lIC 1 Crete al: Lincoln Vlelm TQlm9Y CUP , I Gering and Mitch ll hlgl 9 Bulldogs Upset by Torrlcl 0 d :hools meetmhere-wiiighva . 5 :om-an f ls fth 194: Third Quarter Spreep Cook's 5 trict C1325 Biasfetbalf ton, Performance IS Praisecl L 'e G'e ng seeking fo 'e ring fell in the first round e state class B high school ftball tournament at Lincoln iesday night, victim of the upset of the tournament in to 44 loss to Crete. :te came back in the third er to overcome a 17-24 de- and scored 23 points before rame was over. In a tele- 3 conversation, Don Baker of ig said the Crete team was hottest thing I ever saw on a etball floor in my life. Crete ihead 40 to 39 when the final 2 opened and outlasted Ger- comeback attempt by out- ig 7 to 5. That was really basketball, and both teams d good, Baker reported. - .coln newspapers hailed lstenecl Bulldogs ri Comeback Try 4 Bayard Tonight astened-and that's putting it y-by last Friday's 18 point ping at the hands of Mitch- 3ering's high school basket- team travels to Bayard tp- 1 for the first game lfl HS maign to erase two losses. - ach L. J. Fitzgibbon said he'd ably start Baldy Garretson Doug Bott at forwards, Bob 1 at center, Bob Gentry and Raymond as guards. Gering be hampered by the small ard floor. The reserve game begin at 7 o'clock, the first i game at 8.- Mitchell last Friday, the, rs took over on the opemnga l l iff and ran things to theirll advantage by the simple pro- of out-playing Gering. Tom- Ledingham with 14 points led Mitchell attack. Cook scored n for Gering. ie Mitchell reserves won a 6 decision. over G9FlIlg'S nds. , Gering freshmen and reserves ated Liberty school of Morrillli reserves downed Liberty! ars 40 to 19 and the Bulldog 1 won over Liberty's second 5. Marvin Bott tallied 1 ts in the reserve-varsity gamed scoring seven for Libertyl : Woodward outpointed Ted? games here Tuesday night,i fosh ll to 10 in a race for theL ing freshman scoring honors.1 Ferber scored 13 for the Liber- eserves. - period that the eastern tearn's a tack began to click. Don Neiha in its 1947 title and erase th. iemory of two previous defeat Jis. Season by the Tigers- litchell trying to stretch jt it wasn't until that torrid thi? a sparked the attack, accounting fel 19 points. , Duane Rundell pulled Geri out of danger for a moment in t third quarter when his field go made the count 36-34, but Wrig of Crete tied the count with t free throws. Gering and Cre, matched points to 38, then Wrig sank a field goal. to put Crete front forhthe first time 40-3, Cook Shhlf 3 FYI-XP flnrnvr -:se 1-Pl l l 1 shooting by Dick Matula ' bring over Gering to three ann Q gain the coveted berth in thi late finals at Lincoln nex mek- Gerins beat Mitchel 1-22 last year in the distrlc nals. With the top -favorite Gering - and'Mitchell teams seeded at op-. l . U posite ends of the bracket, SidneyQ CQPHC-lfy Crowd shrieked 1 F' lf G me liand Bayard in a dark horse role fllement Thursday flight ill fl a earin ca able of u settin the U1'f1Ua1S HS Mitchell steadie pp g p p g gm a shaky first half to triumg r Gordon 41 to 34 and Gerir bbed a 58 to 35 decision fro. ball. Kimball and Gordc t at seven o'c1ock tonight 3 third place playoff. fering. hit a blistering pace i first quarter,,, romping to to 5 margin before the peric ..,. ed. cooled off somewhat irrtl Gering Bulldogs to Play Chappell Here this Evening Gering high school entertains panhandle powerhouse tonig when Chappell, traditionally basketball titan, comes here f a game. The game is schedulf for 8 o'clock. At 7 o'clock' tl Gering freshmen will meet' dope and the home town fans ..-1..,.,.J..1-..1 L, ...-- L1....1v. Agfa' Q-niqm es B :C- :ld he ly, V18 e- HY a 52 ar- nd nt he you Gently .,....pp..o. ...W ..... .ff- fensive starring role as he led Morgan' , ering with 11 points. All of, the Mitchell, however, roared b players on the Gering tourna- in the second half with Tom L inghamleading the way, took ' vantage of erratic Gordon passi and drew out to a 32-23 lead , end of the third quarter. Mitch kept Matula bottled up most fthe fourth quarter, but the G don star netted a total of 19 oi , P ll to 15 for Ledingham, the Mitc high scorer. - ment squad figured in the scoring. Mitchell opened its tournament competition with a decisive 46-24 victory 'over Bayard in a rough and tumble tangle. Ledingham, Mitchell's No. 1 man, accounted for 16 points, Holm netting 12 for Bayard. Gordon opened up in the team from the southeastern Scott bluff recreation center. - Coach L. J. Fitzgibbon said l probably would start his 1115211 regulars: Bob Cook at ce he ug Bott and Baldy Garretson 'wards, Bob Gentry and D1 mond at guards. Chappl nt to semi-finals of 1947 sta ss C tournament before losiz hamps. The Chappell team h n seven straight so far tk son. ring takes to the road ne: k,. playing at Chadron Thur night and at Gordon Frida ering's basketball 'fortun ed much' better during the pa k. At Bayard Friday nigl ing won a rough and tumb ir with Bayard by a 34 tdi e. Trailing 20 to 19 at the hai ing used accuracy from tl throw line to pull aheadrlz final half. In the last quartt 1ng,converted all its free thro nces, seven, making its pe tage for the day 14 of 21. Bo: bk h ld l second half to overpower Sxdneyih fl? l?oiEtS,t1:iIE,:?ge?:lgg'ifif 9

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ht STRING FOOTBALL From Left to Right - Bottom Row: Dick Gentry, Virgil Brown, Charlie Baker, Teddy Miller, Bob Schrock, Bob Reitz, Bill Herdt, Fred Brown, Vernon Sinner, and Manager Earl Allison. Second Row: Student Manager Dick Orr, Rodney Garretson, Homer Schembeck, Jim Ross, Elmer Stoble, Jack Hawkens, Gregg Giess, Arlie Schembeck. Third Row: Assistant Coach Bill Taylor, Dick Lamm, Pat Martindale, Richard Johnson, Ray Fulton, Duane Rundell, Ken Howard, Fred Erhman, and Coach Fitzgibbon. Fourth Row: Don Raymond, Ray Eisnach, Clarence Margheim, Albert Dorn, Douglas Bott, Jim Nichols, Curtis Bennet, Keith Hulbert, and Ronald Garretson, Fifth Row: Bob Gentry, Bob Cook, Richard Fulton, Bob Warner, Albert Young, and Tom Bolin. JR. HIGH FOOTBALL From Left to Right -1- Bottom Row: Dennis Donwen, Gary Wiberg, Gary Bower, Melvin Glanz, Marvin Carmody, Harvey Dutton, Marlin Glanz, Gordon McKenzie, Wesley Langley, Larry Lowe. Second Row: Gordon Snell, Gary White, Arthur Garretson, Rex Coppom, Jerry Barton, Richard Hall, Harold Wilkins, Harlan Hessler, Elwin Olson. Third Row: Gary Lane, Dick Whiting, Jimmy Peterson, Melvin Carmody, Arne Landsberg, J. R. Rogers, Mickey Reavis, Ardth Shaw, Dick Amen, Larry Dunham, and Earnest Jeter. Fourth Row: Jack Cowden, Bob Mitchell, Joe Joder, Charles Howard, Jack West, Don McCosh, Gary Sinner, George Bott, Duane Edgar, and Mr. Coover. ll