Gilman High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Gilman, IA)

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THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF EACH PLAYER J E Paul Jim, a senior was our high scoring center A re gular for 2 years, scored 221 points in 19 games for a ll 6 average Being on the squad 3 years he has received l previous letter Jim is 6 ' 2' tall Besides being a pivot man, Jim is also an outstanding rebounder Robert Stonewall A stellar guard and a senior, Ji gs ls 5 105' tall and a very fast man, he has been on the squad years and has received l previous letter A regular for 2 years, he is a good passer and a fast dribbler Also a hard driver who scores consist ently Kenneth Lavender Kenny, a 2 year regular, is a good one hand pump shot and Jump shot man A squad member for all M years, he is a good ball handler and scorer He has one previous letter and is 5' 10 tall Frank Patterson A senior 5' 10' tall, Frank is a good steady ball player who is always in there fighting when the chips are down He ls a good shot from the field who has hit a good per centage of his shots, Frank has also been on the squad four years and so far has one letter to his credit James L Paul A little man but a reliable man is 5 95 two handed set shot and a one handed push shot Dale Stonewall Another set shot man He has been on the squad 3 years and is a senior, 5' lOl' tall Dale is a hard worker and an aggressive ball player with plenty of fight Don Crawford A senior, 6 2' tall and has been on the squad 3 years He received his first letter last year Don is a hard worker out on the court Bob Carey A senior, 2 years on squad, he ls 5' 9i' tall Ham- pered by a weak heart, Bob did not Join the club at the first of the season but came out for the squad before the County Tournament Virgil Peterson Virgil is only a freshman Although he is only 5' 5i' tall, he is a promising basketball player and has proved to be one of our best reserves B111 Spencer Bill is a Junior He has been on the squad 3 years Bill, 6' tall, is a good rebounder and should play good ball next year Paul Johnson A sophomore, 5' 8' tall This is his second year on the squad Paul is a good ball handler and team man David Paul Another sophomore who shows promise of becoming a good player, Dave stands 5' IOQ' and has been on the squad 2 years He is a good player in the pivot post position J - I E H l 5 . O ' e ' ' tall, a senior and has been on the squad 3 years. He shoots a good , I

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BOYS' BASKVTBALL The Gilman Cougars, winners of 12 of 1? games, started their basketball season October 29 1947 The Cougar's had five returning lettermen They were Jigga onewall, Kenneth Lavender, James E Paul, Don Crawford, and Frank Patterson All five of these lettermen are Seniors BOYS' BASKETQALL RVCORD Gilman 44 Gilman 25 LeGrand 48 Gilman Gilman 2 Gilman Gilman Gilman LeGrand 52 Gilman Gilman Gilman Gilman Newburg 51 Melbourne 57 Baxter 16 Newburg 24 Gilman 57 Rhodes 18 Ferguson 24 Qhodes 18 Laurel 25 Van Cleve Cllman 29 Green Mount Laurel 14 ain 'reen Mountain 19 Van Cleve Gilman 21 Gilman 54 TOURBAMENTS Varshall County, Class A Gilman fell in the first round of the county to a good State Center team by a score of 55 to 29 Scoring honors went to Baumgart who hit 14 for State Center while J E Paul tallied 15 for the Cougars Sectional tournament at Tama, Class B In the first round Garwin fell to a strong Gilman oulntet by score of 52 to 29 After a close first half Gilman pulled away to finish victoriously The next round the Cougars met the Red Hawks from Chelsea After leading most of the way Chelsea put on a strong finish and won by two points The final score was 45 to 41 This ended a very short but successful high school basketball career of the following seniors Bob Carey, Don Crawford K Lavender F Patterson J Pa 1, J L Pa l D Stonewall and R Stonewall 92 sn . ' 24 8 28 . 55 . 40 . 24 59 J , 22 42 64 G 46 . 19 State Center 55 Gilman 41 . , a , . , . E. u t . i u , . 1 :

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GIRLS' BASYVTBALL SQUAD First Row Cleft to rivhtb Jo Ann Lovig, Faye Vatney, Jane Sears, Janet Gunderson, Jean Peterson Second Pow Coach A1 Nelson, Father Hobbs, Kelleen Quit, Lovig, Donna Voyer, Miss Meda Mohler, 'haorone CHF'RLVAD'RS Nancy Spencer and Margaret Carlson 24 T , ,1 Norma Lavender, Norma Stonewall, Trene De Witt, Jeen 4 ' .J .J