Houstonia High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Houstonia, MO)

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Girls' Softball Conference Champs

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7 Girls' Softball Team STANDING: Judy Blackburn, Alberta Smith, Jean Kreisel, Bernadean Coffelt, Coach Slankard, Nellie Walk, Dorothy Rayl, Irene Hunter, Doris Smith. SEATED: Barbara Schondelrneyer, Norma Bechtel, Margaret Kreisel, Betty Jane Walk, Barbara Reid. In the PBCAA Tournament the Houstonia girls drew the future champions, LaMonte, and were eliminated in their first outing by the close score of 4-Z.. Three starters, Jean Kreisel, Margaret Kreisel, and Alberta Smith will graduate in May, and Bernadean Coffelt, a Senior letterrnan, will also receive her diploma in May. Doris Smith, Barbara Reid, Betty Walk, Judy Blackburn, Barbara Schondelmeyer, Dorothy Rayl, Irene Hunter, Norma Bechtel, and Lula Belle Baker all earned letters and will return to form the nucleus of the 1952.-'53 Shamrock nine. Conference Champs STANDING: Dale Norfleet, Allen Dean Nutt, J. T. Smith, Coach Slankard, Harold Charles, J. C. Tuckwiller, Marion Gregory. SEATED: Clinton Reid, Harry Charles, Willis Charles. The Shamrocks climaxed a successful softball season by bringing home first place honors in the PBCAA Softball Tournament. LaMdnte dealt Houstonia its lone defeat of the season by the score of Z-1. The sting of this lone loss was later eased when the Shamrocks defeated the Vikings in a return game at Houstonia as well as in the Conference Tournament. In the PBCAA finals at Smithton the Shamrocks displayed a well-balanced attack and defeated Lincoln by the score of 10-0. Allen Nutt climaxed his high school pitching career by turning in a beautiful one-hit performance in the final game of the tournament. y J

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17 Junior High Boys' Basketball The Houstonia Junior High Boys played Warsaw in the first game of the Lincoln Invitational Tournament. After leading practically the entire game, Houstonia fell behind in the final minute and was defeated 30-Z9. BACK ROW: fFrom Left to Rightl: M. C. Cundiff, James Tindall, Coach Slankard, Lloyd Shireman, Dewayne Carver. FRONT ROW: lFrom Left to Rightj: Charles Walk, Frederick Borchers, David Harris, Frank Russell Charles, Robert Allen Wilson. Junior High Girls' Volleyball The Junior High Girls did their part in helping to fill the trophy case by bringing home a nice third place trophy from the Lincoln Invitational. The girls turned in two- nice performances in defeating Warsaw and Stover in their first two tournament outings. In the semifinals the Shamrocks were up against Hughesville fthe eventual winners, and were defeated in a thrilling game. In the game for third place the Shamrocks defeated'Smithton and were awarded a nice trophy for their efforts. BACK ROW: fFrom Left to Righty: Marlene Carver, Norma Bechtel, Shirley Martin, Frances Norfleet, Clara Tindall, Coach Slankard, Yvonne Bratton, Mary Tuckwiller, Lula Belle Baker, Mary Sue Lockney, Tiny Gerlt. FRONT ROW: lFrom Left to Rightlz Barbara Anne Reid, Judy Schuler, Virginia Schondelmeyer, Virginia Walk.