Hinckley High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hinckley, IL)

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Athletics is a very important part of school in the eyes of the girls, as well as the boys. As the last few grains of sand slip through the hour glass, we once more call to mind memories of our High school days, and this time it is athletics. fav W lllt Q Q i 1.15 'M A

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ROW 1: Allan Wielert, John Davis, Robert Anderson, John Voss, Toby Warne, Bob Dwyer. ROW 2: Curt Sharp, Coachg Bill fandt, Jim Engel, Dean Petsrhke, Jerry Jandt, Chuck Mack, Jerry Richards, Manager. Hawks Show Vast Improvement Basketball Scores 1955-56 Hinckley Opponents 72 Waterman 64 69 Big Rock 64- 72 Leland 61 45 Somonauk 52 76 Elburn 85 51 Earlville 81 75 Maple Park 87 73 Sandwich 63 4-5 Genoa Kingston 62 79 Yorkville 81 84 Paw Paw 57 51 Somonauk 60 54- Waterman 60 93 Malta 77 79 Plano 80 96 Big Rock 75 60 Shabbona 59 67 Serena 92 60 Waterman 63 This season the Hinckley Hawks spurted forward with 8 wins and 10 losses for their season record. The basket- ball season of 1956 was a tremendous success as far as the preseason expectations were concerned. John Davis and Dean Petschke tied for the free-throw trophy with identical averages of 66.6 per cent. John Davis had the best field goal shooting average of 4-3.7 per cent. Toby Watne led the team as top scorer with 323 points and an average of 17 points per game. The team voted John Davis as honorary captain and Bob Dwyer as most valu- able player forthe 1955-56 season.