James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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BASKETBALL .-lborc-J. Merriman. B. Ferency, N. Medich, T. Kciser. Keiser. B. Hartman, D. Cubbison. The pressure of the community was on themg the fans just couldn't forget last year's team. Coach YVayne YVakefield and all the varsity Cats knew this fact very well when they began their campaign for '45-'46 hardwood fame. Considering that every other team in this part of the state was looking for Wildcat meat. the boys had a fine season. Opening the season against the Panthers from Washington, the Wildcats 1'e- ceived their first defeat in a double-overtime battle. Bob Hartman, starting where he left off last year, was high point man for the Cats. Led by Nick Medich and Jack Merriman. the Riley bunch hit the road for Ft. VVayne and copped their first conference win 37-25 over a strong North Side quintet. The Cats then rolled over two local foes in non-conference battles. Don Cubbison and Hartman led the way to a 36-32 win over Adams and a 41-38 conquest of the Bears from Central. Pounding the Mishawaka boys under their own basket with fast plays by Merri- man and Hartman, the Cats racked up conference win number two. Packing up their belongings, the boys went south. It was really a fine trip but the games-Bosse of Evansville, yes the same team that beat us in the finals last year, and Jetfersonville showed an exhibition of southern basketball and we came back home defeated in two tough games. The Holiday Tourney was really a joyg the boys looked fine, the weather was nice. and the nets looked swell draped in the Riley trophy case. The Cats ushered in a brand new year with thrilling confer- ence victories over VVashington and Central. Bob Ferency and Tom Keiser coupled with Bob Hartman were just too much for thc local rivals. The nights of January 11 and 16 were disastrous for the Riley cause. Both nights the team traveled, both nights they played tough games, and the team lost conference games to LaPorte and Elkhart-to the Slicers 44-23, and to the Blazers 38-32. Back on the victory path again. the Cats fashioned a 51-27 league win over Goshen while taking Plymouth and Rochester into camp in non-conference tussles. At this place in the season Jim Welch and Cliff Foster were installed into the Riley lineup and the Cats began to rebound-they tapped the ball around the backboard almost continuously. These tactics paid off with a 61-4.5 conference win over Adams, a 59-34 conference win over Michigan City and a 47-39 victory over Culver. ah yes. the same team that went to the Semi's. A league win over Nappanee concluded the regular season for the Cats. The boys looked great tuning up for the Sectionals. This victory put the Cats in undisputed second place in the Northern Indiana High School Conference. At 1:30 p. m. on the afternoon of February 22 the Wildcats met the Eagles from Adams in the first round of Sectional play. After a very close 36 minutes of play the score read 36-36. In the overtime the Eagles hit twice while holding the Cats to no score. This year Riley's basketball team played good, clean, deter- mined games. At no time did anyone show himself to be anything but a good clean sport. A bad break in the Sectionals left the team short of the glory of last year but there is always next year. The Cats and Wayne Wakefield will have Jim Welch, Tom Keiser and Cliff Foster back for another season. And there will be every player from Greg Parker's Bee Team.

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8' . . B TEAM BASKETBALL SQUAD: Top Row- J. Whitmer, C. St. Clair, R. Romig, L. Hodgen, K. Merrill, C. Chaney, B. Soos, R. Rieber. Bottom Row-A. Hays, B. Stout, L. Overholser, D. Camp- bell, S. Voynovich, P. Frazier, B. Scybert. Not Pic- tured: M. Hoffman, M. Kronwitter. Won 13, Lost 5, Won City Championship, Tied Conference. Riley Rile Riley Riley ' ,M .W-we Riley Riley Riley ...... Y ------ Riley ..,... Riley ...... Riley... Riley ...... Riley ..,... B BASK ETBALL Washingtolx Adams ........ Central ......... Mishawaka Washington . Central ..,...... LaPorte ......... Mis hawaka Elkhart .... .. B Tourney fChampi Riley.. ..... .,.,,, 1 5 Riley ....... .,..,, 2 2 Riley ....... .,.,,, 2 4 Riley ....... ...,,, 1 7 Riley. ...... ....., 2 4 Riley ....... ...... 2 5 Riley ....... ...,,, 2 5 Riley ....,,. ....., 3 0 Riley ,...... ...... 2 9 Riley ......, ..,,,. 4 0 Riley ....... ..,,.. 5 5 Riley .,,.... ..,,,, 1 6 Riley ......, ..,,,. 4 1 Riley ......, ..,... 4 1 Riley ....... .,,,,, 0 Riley ....... .,,,,. 2 6 Riley ....... ...... 3 5 Riley ..., .,.,.. 28 Central ..... Adams ..... onshipb Plymouth ...,. Goshen .i.... Rochester .. Adams ......... Culver ........... Michigan City Nappanee 1945-46 RESULTS-C TEAM BASKETBALL Riley... ,,.,, ,...... 1 5 .....21 .,,..Z4 4 1 .....23 20 tfinals ,.......Z6 ....,3H .....26 Nuner . ,,.. ..... ,. Lincoln .,,........,,,...., Central Catholic Madison ,,.......... Jefferson Lincoln ..,,. Harrison ,.......... Linden ....... ........ J. H. S. Tourney Nuner .,....,........ Lincoln ............. Central Catholic Madison ........... Jefferson ,,......... J 21 ,,....3l ,.....1R ......11 20 ...22 ,,...,22 , ...., 28 ......21 ......2A ......2S Greg Parker Guides Net Kittens C TEAM BASKETBALL SQUAD: Top Row- P. Ranick, D. Bohm, J. Krider, D. Merrill, C. Clark, Hal-ry Woodard T. White. Bottom Row-R. Winters, R. Boda, R. Directs C-Cat5 Barnhart, G. Chubbuck, G. Sauer.