Grand Island High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (Grand Island, NE)

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nxiously wailing I it the tiraimt ISl.llNl B l for the rvliound 'uri' the mem emu ziml Elbus first 52 to 55. Again leaving their home stamping grounds, the lslanders tamed the Kearney Bearcats. 52 to 26. Returning to their end oth the conlerenee. the Third City boys held true to the pre- game dope and tmounced Columhus '55 to 22 and then upset the dope huclcet in howing the Tigers ol Fremont. 21 to 20. Talcing a non-contierence hreather the ls- landers entertained the North Platters hut not in too hospitahle a way as they stepped on the Bulldogs 47 to 21. The Islanders then played host to Geneva only to tuounce the Vvildcats haclc in their own county lay a score ot' 53 to 33. The crucial game ot the season then liollowed. the Purple and needing a win to stay in the conterence lead. were edged out ldv a strong Nortollc quintet. 30 to 28. The lslanders. the third place team ot the con- terence, wound up their season with two wins and one loss, treating Lincoln North- east and Fairhury 34 to '30 and .13 to 23. respectively, and tmowing to a medioere Lexington team. K1 to 35. For the lslanders diploma presentations will mean the loss ot Fred Vandegritt, Paoli Horstman, and Gene Post trom the starting quintet and Allen Dunn and Carlyle Vvilliams trom the second live. S AFl ER-Forwarrt, 5310 TfiFT'GllilFIl, fi'-IKM VANDEGRlFT+Forw:lrfi, 5'-11 WILLIAMS-Forwnril. 5'-il Twenty 1

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Tuwrnly four Another basket for Grand lslzunrl is rorornlml as the camera Stops a thrillinz momont. It I5 at lvnsv svvuml uw tlw plnyvrs lulluw Ill after n field Qual has lmcvn shut. All eyes fnllnw thc' hull in nm' nf thc- many fivlrl Qnznls for Grand Island flurinu tht- Grand lslzmd Fairhury gmnv. Bob Horstnmn, numhvr 44, we-uns to haw th:- mlqs' as thx' plzlyvrs jump for Ihr hull with mztwtrn-trhwl arms.

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