Grant Union High School - Prospector Yearbook (John Day, OR)

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icmnni The Grant High Letterman Club started the year with 19 of last year’s lettermen and initiates. Ray Sanders was elected President, and Bob Willey, Sec-Treas, The ‘48-49’ lettermen are: FRESHMEN Deuane Van Leuven SOPHOMORES Lyle Buchanan...................................1 yr. Richard Craven..................................1 yr. Bob Rider.......................................1 yr. George Kern...........................................2 yrs. Bob Trafton...........................................2 yrs. Henry Wah.............................................2 yrs. Alva Conlee...........................................2 yrs. Irvin Daniels...............................1 yr. mgr. Ron Rickettes...............................1 yr. mgr. JUNIORS Mark Carpenter..................................1 yr. Jerry Hogan.....................................1 yr. Vernon Kimmell........................................2 yrs. Dennis Smith..........................................2 yrs. Bob Larkin............................................2 yrs. Myron Buchanan........................................2 yrs. Richard Parrett.......................................3 yrs. Amos Cardwell.........................................3 yrs. Eddie Wah.............................................3 yrs. SENIORS Reed Hansen.....................................1 yr Bill Ford.............................................2 yrs. Bob Willey..................................• • 2 yrs. Oliver Keerins................................... yrs. Leonard Rider.........................................2 yrs. Jim Sproul............................................3 yrs. Ray Sanders...........................................3 yrs. Dick Ingalls..........................................3 yrs. Pat Mulcare...........................................4 yrs. 9

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jfiSV' MV BflfldVftMk With a nucleus of nine lettermen Coach Johnson startedbasketballprac- tice late in November in preparation for the tough 1948-49 season, embrac- ing one of the toughest schedules a Grant Hi team has ever had to face. As far as the record goes, won, 17, lost, 11, and tied, 1, the team was not too successful, but quite a few games were lost in the last minutes where a few breaks might have turned the tide. Grant closedthe regular sea- son with an impressive 40-23 victory over Arlington, and then swept the Sub- District tourney at Grant, although Prairie City gave the Prospectors a rough time in the last two games. Sickness took its toll on Grant in the District tournament at Echo when the Prospectors dropped a second round game to the eventual champions, Umapine, but rallied to take third place. Thirteen boys received letters for the season. They were: Bill Ford and Sonny Rider, seniors; Eddie Wah, Rich Parret, Amos Cardwell, Bob Larkin and Dennis Smith, juniors; Alva Conlee, Bob Trafton, Henry Wah and George Kern, sophomores; and Deuane VanLeuvan, freshman. Ronald Ricketts was awarded the manager’s let- ter. At the end of the season Bill Ford was elected honorary captain for the 1948-49 season and Eddie Wah was elected captain for the 1949-50 season. Bob Trafton was awarded the Free Throw Trophy, presented by Coach Johnson, with an average of Ca.pt. 46-49 10