Hopkins High School - Warrior Yearbook (Minnetonka, MN)

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Top. left to right—1948 All-state team. Vlrg and Gene wit h the state's best. Spider scores in the Excelsior game; Big Ed aiding our cause in Regionals finals. Second row—Charley Jurtsch grabs a rebound; Andy up to his old tricks; Mound game: Mine. says Ed. Third row—Andy docs it again! against Park; Gene rebounds!; For the state championship! Fourth row—Yells too, from the band; Familiar? Larry to Gene against Hlbblng's Knczovlch. —29—

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Top. left to right—With the greatest of ease . . . : Stop shoving; Homecoming parade. Second row—Football royalty; You can’t stop Ed that way; I got It? Mason stands by. Third row—Very good! Basketball royalty; After C-I game. Fourth row—Loose ball—Ed. Vlrg and Gene; Queen Helen; Football homecoming. —28—

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TRACK—Seated left to rlRht: Theis. Braatz, Luther. Hallcck. Larson. Plankers, Seely. Matteson; row 2: Krai, Dickey. Slyce, Schmidt. Johnson. Mr. Maetzold. Miller. Schneider. Wolfe: row 3: Alberg. Nelson. Warncs, Hanus, Bennett. CINDERMEN HAVE GOOD SEASON Warrior thinclads were barely nosed out of the District championship by neighboring Park in the 1947 competition—one of the hottest meets in years, according to Coach Maetzold. The former gathered 46.5 points, less than two under Park. The boys added a nice trophy to the already budging case and most of them won individual medals. Earlier in the season, the team won two dual meets. In the first they outscored Wayzata 70.5 to 21.5 with Braatz, Theis, Slyce, Schneider BASKETBALL—Continued. touch; hut it was the inexorable, not-to-he-denied rolling over of Hibbing that at times during the game reached brilliant proportions, that really woke the 17,000-odd to the realization that here was something new in high school basketball. Behind the 42-20 defeat of the Range team was the master-minding of the boys’ beloved “Coach”. The defeat by the “perfect-specimen” team from Bemidji the next night detracted not a whit from Hopkins’ prestige. The team went through the regular season in g(K)d shape, being forced to extend themselves very few times. Minneapolis West, Park, Mound, Excelsior and Wayzata fell in that order before the holidays by comfortable scores. The Conference schedule was completed with wins over Robbinsdale twice, U High twice, and Luther the heavy point getters. U High also, was badly outscored, with the same [xrsonnel in addition to Halleck, Larson, Seeley and Nelson. The Carleton Invitational Meet found Hopkins in the runner-up spot in its division with Braatz, Seeley, Larson, Halleck, Theis and Hlavacek getting most of the Warrior points. All in all, it was a satisfactory year in track, with good material holding over for the ’48 season. Park, Mound, Excelsior and Wayzata. In District play, Eden Prairie, Robbinsdale and Mound were defeated for the honor of playing Delano in the Regional tourney. With Minneapolis North out because of the strike, Hopkins’ 46-21 score was all the boys needed to get into the state. Warrior selections dominated all-star teams throughout the play. Miller, Schneider and Kors-mo were picked for the All-Conference team; Miller and Korsmo for the All-District; Miller, Korsmo, Jurisch and Wolff for the All-Regional; Miller and Schneider were honored with All-State selection. It was probably the most successful basketball season Hopkins has experienced, taking everything into consideration. —30—