Huron High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Huron, IA)

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H4f .aaa V J 4 All ' A.. lix FRONT ROW Gary Peterson Harry Eisenmann Wayne Vierling Ronnie Gerst Jim Schrock Roger Hadler BACK ROI Ted Nelson CManagerJ Leon Kuntz Jim Anlicker Larry Holsteen John Steiner Crafton Meeker Kenneth Grinstead 1CoaLhJ ounty G amps County Tournament BURLINGTON SOPHS YARMOUTH Record Of 1953 54 Basketball Season INDIANS Following a very successful fall baseball season, the Indians opened from last year's squad bolstered our anticipation for a good year Three other boys who had seen considerable action the previous year added to the over all team strength Lacking organization in our first game, we lost to Wyman 41 42 but came back strong in the next two games to win easily over Mt Union and Denmark We were stopped by Danville 56 36 but whipped Sperry and Oakville in succession before falling to Morning Sun The team won the next three games in order before falling to Danville again After vacation we won three before loosing to Morning Sun a second time The Indians entered the county tournament with a 11 5 record, and earned their way into the finals by beating the Burlington HSophsH, 52 51 in a thrilling come from behind battle won in the last second In the finals we hurried past Yarmouth 47 43 to take the county championship for the first time since 1948 In games played after the county tournament, we won over Mt Union and lost to Yarmouth We carried a record of 13 wins and 6 defeats into the sectional tournament to be played at Mediapolis IJ ll U 52 51 47 43 the 1953-54 basketball year with high hopes. Three regulars returning . - , . . -

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gjfrfw . Qclsfcftfnrlll , 5 .A-ul .Ah A- ' FRONT ROW Yvonnxe Gerst Joanne Gerst Ruth Frank Bertha Wagenbach Esther Poggemlller Marcia Balley BACK ROW Judy Sm1th CManagerJ Joyce Hardxn Patsy Schnedler Arlene Sxegle Helen Duval Eleanor Schrock Juanlta Flchthorn Kenneth Grxnstead fCoachD RECORD OF 1953 54 BASKETBALL SEASON Wyman Denmark Mt Un1on Danvllle Denmark Sperry Danv1l1e Oakvllle Sperry Morn Sun Oakv1l1e Med1apO11S Med1apo11s Mt Unlon Yarmouth Yarmouth CU CHS Basketball practlce for the g1r1s got under way 1D early October Three veteran forwards of the 1952 53 team returned along wlth four other members of last year s squad Due to graduat1on the back court was lackxng 1n ex perlence but 1mproved rapldly to g1ve the team 1ts needed balance Openlng aga1nst Wyman, the g1r1s won eas11y 61 38 to start a seven game w1nn1ng streak Play1ng on the Med1apo11s floor we suffered our flrst loss 47 42 In the next game we lost to Yarmouth but bounced back to take two games from Danv1l1e and Denmark Fo1low1ng Chrlstmas vacat1on we lost to Sperry and Oakv11le before return1ng to the w1nn1ng column by downlng Morn1ng Sun and Med1apo11s In the flrst round of the County Tournament we lost to Sperry the eventual county champ1ons R6SUm1ng our regular schedule we beat Mt Un1on and lost our f1na1 league game to Yarmouth We entered the sect1ona1 tournament w1th a 12 6 season record At Mt Un1on the Maxdens blasted the1r f1rst round opponents, Wapello 70 to 53 and earned the rlght to meet Yarmouth 1n the Sem1 f1na1 round The1r loss to Yarmouth 49 to 68 ended their current season They closed w1th a standing of 3rd in the Lemosa League 61 38 80 71 47 . ' 37 74 ' 56 63 53 56 67 77 ' 62 50 ' 62 53 51 58 . 48 38 ' 31 50 ' ' 46 65 Morn. Sun 51 52 Sperry 63 42 ' ' 47 55 . ' 45 49 68 49 60