Huron High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Huron, IA)

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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

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QI 080601, .Cn X iv' virxs ',f,, X 4' FRONT ROW BACK ROW Wayne Vxerlin Darrell Fenton Gary Peterson Roger Hadler Jim Schrock Ronnie Gerst Ted Nelson CManagerJ Leon Kuntz Harxy Eisenmann Irvin Seering Crafton Meeker enneth Grinstead CCoaLh7 Qasebafl gfzgfllzqhts The 1953 Fall baseball season opened with the following positions to be filled catcher, lst base, second base and center field As the season progressed the team made rapid improvement and moved into tournament play with a 3 2 record In the sectional tourney, held on the home diamond the Huron boys pounded out three 10p sided victories over Yarmouth, Wyman, and Denmark, earning the right to meet Montrose in the first round of the District In one of the best games ever played on the Huron diamond, the Indians were defeated in the 8th 1nn1ng 6 5. We congratulated our opponents and watched with interest as they swept through the district, sub-state, and state play before losing in the state finals. The team finished the season with a 7-4 record. Huron -- 18 Huron -- 2 Huron 10 Huron -- 12 Huron -- 1 Huron -- 3 Huron -- 18 RECORD OF 1953 FALL BASEBALL SEASON Yarmouth Oakville Sperry Yarmouth Letts Oakville Sperry --o -- 6 Huron -- 8 Huron -- 0 Huron -- 6 -- 19 Huron -- 12 Sectional Tournament -- 17 Yarmouth - -- 12 Wyman - -- 10 Denmark - District Tournamant -- 5 Montrose