Houlton High School - North Star Yearbook (Houlton, ME)

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With Gerry Kearney as the only veteran graduation: but with such a squad of re- serves as we now have, Houlton should turn out another good team next year. The Season's Record Houlton 32 Oakfield 8 Houlton 54 Merrill 16 Houlton 42 Patten 19 Houlton 22 Stearns 19 Houlton 46 Mattanawcook 14 Houlton 29 Stearns 3-I Houlton 33 A. C. I. 21 Houlton 26 Fort Fairfield 23 from last year's Aroostook Championship team, Coach Wood had the tough assignment of building up a strong girls' team, but he camo through as he always does. Houlton no Old Town 30 dei Houlton 34 Washburn 21 Houlton 35 Caribou 26 Houlton 14 Presque Isle 43 Houlton 34 Lincoln 35 Houlton 36 A. C. I. 26 Houlton 40 Old Town 28 Houlton 38 Fort Fairfield 22 Houlton 41 Washburn 2:2 Houlton 37 Caribou 39 Houlton 27 Presque Isle 47 Total 653 points Total 494 Girl's Basketball At the beginning of the season, Coach Wood discovered Elsa Bostrom, a lanky six- footer who during the 1939-1940 season dropped the ball through the net for a total of 170 points, high total for county league. GIRLS' BASKETBALL Left to right: ffront rowy Watson, Kelley, Kearney, Donovan, Mooers. Stephens: fbzuck row! Hovey, Gartley, Bostrom, Coach Wood. Anderson, Rossignol.

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downs. The points after the touchdowns were made on a pass from Donovan to Bell, and a line rush by Donovan. Through graduation, Houlton will lose Paul Ayotte, Captain Leighton Bell, Tom Donovan, Harold Helms. Harold Hoskin, Jim Madigan, and Jerry Fitzpatrick. The Scores Houlton Mattanawcook Houlton Stearns Houlton Dexter Houlton Orono Houlton points Opponents mg BOYS' BASKETBALL Front row: Logan, Stockson, Nason. Back row: Fortier fMgr.l, Wolhaupter, Donovan, Coach Peabody, Bell, Stoton fCapt.l, Myshrall 1Asst. Mgr.l. Boys' Basketball The 1939-1940 edition of Houlton High Hoopsters turned out an excellent perform- ance in winning 14 out of 19 games which featured plenty of tough opposition, and finishing second in the county league. The stars of this year's team were Carl Wolhaupter, who could be depended upon to pop one when it was most neededg Earl Stoton, center, a good rebounder who scored a good part of the team's basketsg Buck Logan, who showed the fans some speedy dribbling and line shootingg Phil Mason, a clever ballhandler and dead shot, and Leigh- ton Bell, a fast, hardworking, all-round man who was a constant headache to the oppos- ing coach. Houlton loses E. Stoton, C. Wolhaupter, L. Bell, W. Stockson, and T, Donovan through

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Considering the inexperience of this year's Houlton 11 Stearns 19 cluster, they made an excellent showing, Houlton 33 A. C. I. 11 winning 8 out of 10 Aroostook league battles, Houlton 13 Fort Fairfield 14 and finishing second. Houlton 37 Washburn 15 Through graduation, Coach Wood will Houlton 23 Caribou S lose the following girls: T. Gartley, G. Kear- Houlton 34 Presque Isle 23 ney, P. Anderson, J. Hovey, G. Stephens, J. Houlton 18 Lincoln 18 Donovan, and R. Mooers. Houlton 12 A. C. I. 8 The Season's Record Houlton 30 Fort Fairfield 23 Houlton 18 Oakfleld 11 Houlton 29 Washburn 30 Houlton 30 Merrill 19 Houlton 37 Caribou 9 Houlton 26 Patten 1-1 Houlton 24 Presque Isle S Houlton 4 Stearns 11 i 1 Houlton 11 Lincoln 19 Total 390 points Total 260 Tenms Coach Sherman has lofty hopes for an- proposed three-day trip down state. other tennis championship this year. With The Schedule several veterans back from last year's team, May 9 Houlton Fort Fairfield Home prospects are bright for another successful May 13 Houlton Washburn H. S. Home season. Two top ranking players who will May 16 Houlton Caribou Away lead the attacks are Tom Donovan and Joe May 17 Houlton Bangor Away Ward. May 18 Houlton U. of Maine Away The loss of such stellar performers as May 20 Houlton Presque Isle Away Frances Donovan, Dot Hawkins, Del Mar- May 27 Houlton Fort Fairfield Home tin, Jean Jackins, and Joyce Lambert will June 1 Houlton Bangor Home be felt greatly. June 3 Houlton Caribou Home A big feature in this year's schedule is a June 6 Houlton Presque Isle Home SENIOR DIVISION TENNIS SQUAD