Homer High School - Homerian Yearbook (Homer, IL)

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BAQKETBALL VARQITY Kneeling: Manager Louis Kuhnen, Coach Hughes, Manager Jerry Berbaum. Standing: Tuf Reynolds, Larry Frick, Bob Brewer, Dick Felgenhour, Dan Mullis, Ron Hart, Charlie Danner, Les Filonowich, Larry Hart, Gene Jones. Monday, November 16, the Panthers began the '59-60 season. There were twenty-five boys out for the first practice. Coach Hughes planned his team around these boys: Tuf Reynolds, Charlie Danner, Dan Mullis, Ron Hart, Bob Brewer, Larry Frick, and Les Filonowich. The Homer cyclone's leading scorer and rebounder of the year was scarecrow Dick Felgenhour. The Champaign County Tournament was held here at Ozland palace this season, and the Oz citizens took home court advantage. In the first game, against Uni High, the Ozland inhabitants squeezed by in a thriller by a score of 46 to 44. The following night, the Panthers tangled with the Fisher Bunnies, but they lost by a score of 42 to 39. Fisher went on to win the tourney. In the District Tournament, also held at Homer, the Oz clan lost the opener to Catlin by a score of 68 to 40. Catlin won the tournament. The team of the Land of Oz ended with a record of two wins, nineteen losses. Kneeling: Sara Danner, Sharon Chism. Standing: Judy Fish, Janice Magers, Jean Magers.

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TRACK Sitting: Dick Felgenhour, Charlie Danner, Bob Jones, Bob Brewer, Bob Henderson, Dan Mullis, Gene Jones. Standing: Manager Louis Kuhnen, Paul Ridinger, Larry Frick, Ron Hart, J. D. Griswell, Forrest Chism, Tom Kern, Coach Root. Members of the squad not present are: Jerry Morgan, Bob Armes, Harry Hough, Les Filonowich. The Homer track tornado started on its stormy way with a meet competing against Jamaica and ABL. Homer won the meet with a total of 99 points to 49 for Jamaica and 8 for ABL. The second destruction point was the Paris Relays in which Homer placed second. There were twenty-one Class B teams which participated. The Munchkins' 880 relay took a first place which set a new record. Boys who participated in this were Forrest Chism, Tom Kern, J. D. Griswell, and Paul Ridinger. Homer 87 1 2, Uni High 58 1 2 Homer 73, Potomac 31 Homer 86, Uni High 36, St. Joe 25 The sixth storm with Ridgefarm and Ogden was very mild, but Homer managed to take first in the mile relay, to give us a total of 56 1 4 points, Ridgefarm 52 1 2, and Ogden 47 1 2. The Ozland Panthers clawed their way back into a first-place East Central Conference championship after trailing ten to fifteen points throughout most of the contest. The Panthers finished violently in first place among all nine other cities of the East Central Conference in this, the young Conference's third annual meet. Homer also finished first in 1959. The fol- lowing boys were outstanding for Homer. Charlie Danner, setting a new conference broad jump record of 20' 1 , taking second in the pole vault, and anchoring both the 880 and mile varsity relays. Bob Jones, taking fourth place in the 120 yard high hurdles, second in the 180 yard low hurdles, and fifth in the discus. Dick Felgenhour, taking second in the discus throw and third in the shot put. Gene Jones, setting a new East Central record in the mile and winning first place in 5.03.3. Dan Mullis, capturing fourth in the 880 yard run. Bob Henderson, doing the same in the 440. Paul Ridinger, tying for fifth place in the high jump. Bob Brewer, Paul, Larry Frick, and Charlie, delivering the baton safely in the 880 varsity relay with a winning and record-setting time of 140.7. All Homer boys, winning first place with 53 1 2 points to 50 for Rossville and 47 1 2 for Ogden. The Ozland had a very successful year in track, and it is hoped that the nextyearthe storm will rage as violently. 9