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

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NIAIOR MERCHANT LEACIE lxront Row Erxln Luth Jerrx CHTIISIC Jlm Gneckoxx J1m Klkendall Don Inks Steve Games Don Exersoll Second Row George McMullen Duane Exexsoll Jlm Rxan Cecll Walker Larry Van BOQn1ng Stexe Hansen Galx Petersen John Mayer Back Rovx Ken Klostermexer Cuff 'Nielson Darrel Davls LQWIS Rohs Jerrx Herndon Dlck Stephens Rlchard Lammert League Gwcs 1 O Bo Appxoxlmately 150 Sen1o1 Hlgh boys xx hose DIGNIOUS basketball experlence ranged from gvm classes to some hlgh school ball pa1t1c1p'1ted ln an entertalnlng and memor able Melchant League basketball pxoglam Lll'ldQl the management of thelr nexx sponsol Halxex Leamons The boxs xxho xxe1e act1xe ln Senlol Hlghs mtlamulal cage set up plaved a 1ace holse stxle of basketball Games xxele cxc1t1nU mtnx txmes because of the sp111ted lace fox the league champlonshlps ll' ht doxxn to the xxne The boxs xxho pfutlclpated ln both lcx ucs pltxed b tskctb xll fox fun As thcn season progressed manx of the teams began to cllclx xxlth team xxonk sklll and hustle Thex took the p1oU1am se11ous1x bx shoxx Ing ref ulal attendance and good spoxtsman shlp Ex en xx lthout the SLIDQIXISIOI1 and tlam Pau x mg the othe1 cage crexxs have the boys nexextheless played an admlrable brand of basketball After refereemg the games many of the captains learned of the d1ff1cult1es other referees xx ork under Many of them bene flted fiom these experlences and learned to apply good sportsmanshlp to 1ts best adxantage Falmlen s xx on the major league champlonshlp xx hen they edged Dr Peppex Thxee teams Falmlen s Dr Peppex and DIQIS MOtOI completed then elexen ime slates tled xx 1th 9 and 2 records DICIS xx ts luled lnellglble to compete ln the plax off and an all star play off game xxas cancelled because of confllcts In the mlnor league the sole leade1 xx as Rox al C1 oxxn Cola xx ho xx on the tourna ment S . . l . J ,. Y O T T L L 1 Ar. I 1 - Y - 1 v , . V ' ! ' ' 7 - . . - . . xl. .' ' h E ly ' , L - ' , ' , v s .Y closeness of the contests. There was a 4-1-42. in an overtime play-off contest. b.. . .. . - . j 5 . v nl, . ,, ' ' ' ' . ' ., A 1, ' . . - HQ 1' z ' as 1 z ' . 3 1 'ff ' ' ' t ' ' 'J- L . L. . 7 . A-S , . I- , ' -5 ' - ' L' ., V . 5 1 5 -' 5, lv x .- ' v , ' 3 1 gr s 1 n L Q K - - D Av 1 v V v v - he 'll't'lIf ' six

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Grand Island varsity was led this year by 12 men who lettered and who worked hard to bring to the Third City the best basketball possible. Bob Schuyler was this year's team captain and the senior forward. He could be counted on for those needed points and was a steady rebounder. George Dunham, senior guard, a good man on a long shot, could always come through at the free-throw line. Larry F easter, sophomore center and the team's leading scorer, was a steady per- former, netting 213 points. Darrel Pinkston, junior guard, who was always hustling, came through with 196 points. Mike Lee was the other starter. A junior guard, he was rough on defense and always on the move. Walt Switzer, reserve center, was always able to come through with a hook shot when it was needed. Roger Roe, a fine guard, was accurate with his long shot. Terry True- blood, a quick-moving reserve, handled the ball well and had plenty of drive. Fred Gaines, who sprained an ankle Without these boys life would be misery for coaches and players alike. They are GI's basketball student managers. Darold Irvine and Jim Gneckow. Here they are shown get- ting equipment ready for a game. Bob Gregory. varsity coach. and Bert Alfrey. reserve coach. con- gratulate each other with a hand- shake after their successful basket- ball campaigns. Dozen Get Letters C11 just as he was hitting his stride, was a dependable player. LeRoy Maki, an accurate set-shot artist, was a capable ball handler. Dave Ely, a transfer from Broken Bow, proved to be a good all-around basketball player. Ronald Falldorf, the team's other sophomore, rounded into a good defensive player and ball handler. Page IIUOIIIYYIIIC

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Roberts Da1ry f1n1shed ln second spot Fmal major league standlngs vs ere vs hxle Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Wards ended 1n thlrd and fourth places respectlvely This lntramural league xx as orgamzed ln tvso d1v1s1ons major and mlnor wlth 12 major squads and four mlnor teams At the beglnnlng elght boys were on each major team and all of the 14 boys from the pool savx actlon Elght boys also were on the four mlnor teams and two more were added for tournament play Each boy was requlred to play at least one quarter each tllt Eleven games were scheduled for the major crews and the m1nor teams played s1x games each plus a tournament Two boys were selected to be captalns of each respectlve club when the program began These captalns refereed and kept t1me and scoxe for the t1lts Falmlen s Dr Pepper Dxers Kelley Grocery Walklln s Dltter s GI Sports Chrls Texaco Unlted Motors Jamson Duff Co Mmor league were Robert s Da1ry Sears Roebuck Royal Crown Montgomery Ward regular Chance at Basketball season results 'VIIINOR 'NIERC HANT LE -XGUE Front Row Bob Mader Rlchard Bauer Joe Walker Back Row Ronald Dold J1m Baasch Darvll Thavenet Fred Col well Don Inks 161 goes hlgh ln thc alr for two polnts m Merchant League play Other league players watch attentlvely Page lwenlv seven ' ' - W L . . , . I ,M 9 2 . Y . . . 1- . . T . ' 9 2 - - . 8 3 . . . . ' 1 7 4 , ' ' ' 7 4 y ' n 4 6 . ' 4 7 . ' ' 2 9 ' , 2 9 ' . Model Laundry 2 7 ' . 1 10 . ' ' 4 2 . - 4 2 . ' v . 4 2 ' 0 6 ,, , 9.