Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Varsity Cagers First row, Moore, Spaulding, Kelley, N. Smith, Fate, Le Valley, Van Vleck; second row. Coach Lori, C. Stanton, Mellinger, Neuman, Harder, Kitch, R. Green, Coach Wiles. Fair Success For Ionia Quintet In Dramat ic Court Season With only six practices behind them, the Ionia courtmen barreled over the Fowler five by 1 point for the season ' s thrilling opener. The excitement piled high for the remainder of the season as the Bulldogs showed hot and cold playing. When the curtain closed on the season, the final scores showed a fair year of 6 wins and 7 losses. The second team, composed mostly of young aggressive freshmen, gained valuable experience although they won but two games. Their coach, Ray Wiles, developed a lot of hidden talent dur- ing the year. Coach Lou Lori awarded 7 coveted letters. Vet- erans who received awards were John Moore, Howard Fate, Nathan Smith, Dick Kelley and Dick Spaulding; reserves Doug Neuman and Max Van Vleck earned their letters by their untiring efforts. Nathan Smith and Howard Fate were elected honorary co-captains for the Ionia quintet of ' 44- ' 45. In February, the season looked dull when Coach was called by the army, but Uncle Sam had a heart, and Lori received a deferment which carried him through the athletic season. Next year ' s team will drive down the floor to victory with the loss of only one regular, Nat Smith.

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Bullpups First row. Funk, mgr. ; Second row. Coach Lori, Harder, Hod- son, Bricston, Kohloff. Langdon, E. Nelson, Spencer. Coach Wiles; Third row, Harley. Tafel, Neustifter, Tuller, Totten, C. Stanton. Bleacher Strategists — While Rooters Cheer ! Not to be left out of the picture are the Bull- pups who deserve a lot of credit for their hard work and diligence. These boys, coached by Ray Wiles, showed a lot of spirit and should be the bulwark of the teams to come at Ionia high school. The two co-captains, Bob Whitesides and Kent Raymor, along with the team ' s most valuable player, Bob Kenny, made the All-Conference teams. Raymor and Kenny placed on the first team, and four men made second team berths. They were Fate, fullback; Haas, halfback; Schwab, tackle; and Whitesides, end. Two banquets feting the gridiron stars were held. One was the annual football banquet spon- sored by Hilers ' December 6, and the other was sponsored by the Moose organisation February 6. Letter winners were Bob Whitesides, Kent Ray- mor, Bob Kenny, Keith Dickerson, Stanley Kitch, Leonard Schwab, Chuck Perrien, Wayne Douglas, Clarence Haas, Stanley Thomas, Howard Fate, Dick Kelley, Tom Sullivan, Dick Spaulding, John Moore, Dick Le Valley, Royal Kirby, Burton Essex, Douglas Benedict and Roger Buxton. The two managers, Donald Funk and Richard Burns, also received awards. Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 18 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Ionia 1944 Football Schedule Carson City .... 19 Ionia Lowell Ionia Belding 20 Ionia St. Johns 19 Ionia Lake Odessa .... 6 Ionia Stanton 7 Ionia Hastings 19 Ionia Greenville 14 Ionia Totals 104 25 13 14 7 7 6 72

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Stand-ins First row, Gustatson, Hawley, McKcndry, Gierman, Wilder, Hod- son. Second row, Coach Lori. R. Christenson. Spencer, Hat- inger, Langdon, Kohloff, Dawson, Coach Wiles. Amateurs Prepare For Future Roles As Flashy Cage Stars The team as a whole scored a total of 466 points against 494 for opposing squads. High scorer, Howard Fate, had 111 points for the sea- son. Second in the scoring was Nat Smith, flashy forward, with 80 points. Just behind Smith was John Moore, towering 6 ' 5 center, with 78. The guards, Dick Spaulding and Dick Kelley, scored 68 and 47 points respectively. In the first tournament game Ionia led Lowell until the last second and lost in an overtime to end the cage season. Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia Ionia 1944-1945 Schedule 28 Fowler 27 23 Belding 25 18 Hastings 56 23 Carson City 29 23 Hastings 42 50 Stanton 32 17 Greenville 45 56 St. Johns 15 30 Greenville 36 60 State Hospital 54 35 Belding 50 31 Lake Odessa 22 42 St. Johns 27 30 Lowell 34 Total 466 Total 494