Hutchinson High School - Allagaroo Yearbook (Hutchinson, KS)

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O SALT HAWK B TEAM-Front Row: Rodney Bemis, Gary Marshall, Barry Greenfield, Richard James, Mel Howell, and Erland Crupper. Back Row: Roger Peterson, Gary Markle, Steve Bernard, Tony Dean, John McShane, and Tim Kitch. The Valley was already won but there was no let- down. The Salters dropped El Dorado 69-48 in a hotly contested game. Winfield became number nine, the ninth win in the Ark Valley and number nine in the win streak. The Hawks finished out the regular season with a 67-42 victory over the Vikings. The regional tournament at Great Bend started Mar. 2. The Garden City Buffaloes were completely buffaloed as all ten Hawks figured in the scoring in the 74-46 victory. Reserves played half of the game and iunior high-point man, Bill Darnell, scored 16 points although he was a non-starter. Liberal was next on the list. The Hawks defeated the Redskins 68-60, putting Hutch in the finals. Fred Littooy hit 18 points for his best scoring effort of the year. Stu Steele and Bill Darnell were close behind with 16 and 15 points respectively. The Cadets of St. Joseph's Military Academy from Hays put the Hawks down to stay. Trailing only one point at half time, the Hawks, in the second half, went scoreless while the Cadets bagged 12 quick points. The deficit was too much to overcome. Hutch lost 42-65. The Salt Hawks of '60-'61 had accomplished a desire of every team for 21 years before them, beating Newton twice and winning the Ark Valley. SALT HAWK C TEAM-Front Row: Dell Paschal, Bill Terry, Van Clark, Jerry Forney, and Frank Stanfield. Second Row: Steve Howey, Bill Davis, John McShane, Ron Werner, and Tim Richards. SEASON RECORD 1960-1961 45 Wichita West ............. .... 6 1 48 Newton ...... . . .34 35 Wellington ......... .... 4 8 53 Wichita Southeast. . . . . . .57 43 Ark City .,...... .... 2 8 58 Great Bend, . , . . . .45 47 EI Dorado. .. . . . .40 75 Ward .......... .... 6 2 51 Lawrence ......... .... 6 7 46 Wichita Southeast. . . . . . .45 49 Winfield .... .... .... 3 6 43 Newton . ....., .... 3 7 76 Wichita North .... . .56 55 Wellington. . . . . . .50 57 Dodge City.. . . . . .52 46 Ark City ..,. .... 3 8 69 EI Dorado , . .... 48 67 Winfield ..... .... 4 2 74 Garden City .... .,.. 4 6 68 Liberal ....................... 60 42 St. Joseph's ................... 65 ARK VALLEY LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Won Lost Hutchinson 9 1 Ark City 5 5 Newton 4 6 Wellington 4 6 Winfield 4 6 El Dorado 4 6

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SALT HAWK A TEAM-Fred Littooy, Doyle Brightenburg, Bill Darnell, Paul McShane, Finders keepers, thinks Stu Steele as Stu Steele, Tim Kitch, Richard Smith, Gary Markle, Van Thompson, Bruce Swinney, he battles .an Ark City player. Look- Richard Perry, and Erland Crupper. THQ on IS R'ClWGVd PQVVY- Wichita again proved a iinx to the Salters as the Southeast Buffaloes dropped the Hawks 57-53. Hutch traveled to Ark City and whipped the Bull- dogs 43-28, starting a nine-game Valley winning streak. Senior Doyle Brightenburg came off the bench to score l2 points and spark the Hawks. Great Bend was next as guards Richard Smith and Richard Perry each scored T5 points in the 58-45 de- feat of the non-league Panthers. It was Friday, Jan, l3 when the Hawks dropped El Dorado 47-40 and found the unlucky day to their liking. The Emporia Tournament was a rerun of the previous year. Hutch outscored Ward High of Kansas City 23 to 5 in the second quarter and coasted to a 75-62 victory. The championship game was frustrating as two Lawrence High players scored within two points of the total Hutch score. Stu Steele hit l8 points in the 5l-67 loss. Bouncing back, the Hawks went hunting and shot the Southeast Golden Buffaloes in a thriller going down to the last second. Doyle Brightenburg hit a lO ft. lump shot with 4 seconds remaining to give the Hawks a 46-45 victory. Balanced scoring was too much for the Winfield Vikings. The Hawks dropped the Southern boys 49-36. Littooy, Steele, Darnell, Perry, and Smith went all the way, defeating Newton twice in one year, the first time in twenty-one years. Behind 7 points, Hutch caught fire and pulled it out, winning 43-37 for the highlight of the year. In the best played game of the year Hutch ran the Wichita North Redskins back to the happy hunt- ing grounds. The Hawks worked the fast-break con- tinually as they outscored the Red Men 28-l3 in the last quarter. Stu Steele led in scoring with T8 points. Richard Smith hit 7 for 7 field goals and scored i6 points. The final score was 76-56. Revenge was in order when the Salters took the floor Feb. TO at Wellington. The Crusaders fell before the soaring Hawks, 55-50. Dodge City rode many miles to the Sports Arena and rode back with a 57-52 defeat hanging over them. Stu Steele hit his high of the season, and for an individual, with T9 points. The Ark Valley title was clinched Feb. l7 when Hutch defeated Ark City. Newton was defeated to ice the crown. A 46-38 defeat was collared to the Bulldogs in the last home game of the season.

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Have u seat, says an El Dorado player, but Doyle Brightenburg hits two more points. Richard Smith led the team in tield goal percent- age. Smith, although playing guard, hit lOO per cent of his shots on two occasions. Smith also led in tree throw percentage. Top scorer was Stu Steele as he consistently scored in the double figures. Top re- bounder was Fred Littooy. Richard Perry was voted the most inspirational player on the squad. Junior postman Bill Darnell was voted the most improved player. Fred Littooy and Stu Steele were elected co-captains ot the squad. An all-opponents team was chosen bythe Salt Hawks. Lawrence High placed two boys on the team. The team consisted ot Rinney Lockman, Wichita North, Jerry Thornton, Wichita West, Larry Weigle, Hays Cadets, Bill Royer, Lawrence, and Phil Luian, Law- rence. Coach Joe Kratels lettered seven seniors and one iunior. They were Fred Littooy, Stu Steele, Richard Perry, Richard Smith, Paul McShane, Doyle Brighten- burg, and Van Thompson, seniors, and Bill Darnell, iunior. 2 Let's all loin hands-Fred Littooy and Doyle Brightenburg tight for the rebound in the title game with Ark City. f'That's all, buddy, says Fred Littooy as he blocks a shot in the Winfield game. Watching are Bill Darnell and Richard Perry.