Junction City High School - Junco Ed Yearbook (Junction City, OR)

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BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: Wrentt, Captain first squad: George Stovel, Coach. SECOND ROW: Holms, manager: Eubanksft, Freelif, Mikklesentit, McCumseyt1t, Larsent, Etchisont, Gribskov, manager. THIRD ROW: Browntt, S. Baileyt, Borgaard, Rogerst, Pitney, L. Baileytt, Mortensen, Gravnlle, Seigman, Lednickey. :1:Seniors. The third and most successful basketball season since the introduction of that sport in our high school saw a potentially great team, under Coach George Stovel, twice defeat Eugene High School and down St. Mary's once. Getting off to a slow start, it looked like another season of defeats but the team responded late in the season by winning two games and bettering its record, The 1940 squad was a team of iron men. earned first string Only seven players letters this year. The leader of the squad was Blaine Freel, a guard. Butch was a a good ball handler, six foot, one inch big rugged player, a change of pace dribble-r and a very good shot. He was third highest scorer in the district with 86 points. Freel's outstanding playing earned him a berth on the official District 7 All star team. George Mikklesen was the field general on the squad. Mikk knew how to use his six feet and three inches to advantage in his center position. George was listed in 24 the District 7 Honorable Mention. Frank Wren was named Captain of the l94U squad.Frank was the scrappiest, fight- ingest defensive player on the team. He was always at the center of the defensive work. Louis McCumsey used his height of six feet two inches and was the best defense man under the backboard. Although a great potential scorer off of set-ups in his corner, Mac was mostly a defense man. The best shot of the team was Otto Larsen, a five foot lU inch forward. His unorthodox shot across the key hole start- ed many rallies for the Tigers. The two steady substitutes of the first squad were Fred Eubanks and 'Wayne Etchison. 1940 Basketball Record We They lan St. Mary's ............ there A lan. l2AUniversity High here lan Cottage Grove here lan. 23-Eugene High there U'0Iltll1llr'll on pzigx- 455

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FOOTBALL FIRST ROW, LEFT T0 RIGHT: Schirmer, Huddleston, Anderson, Flanagan, Rogersffi, Etchisonlfi, Perry. SECOND ROW: West, L. Baileyli-, Patton, E. Graville. Sei man, Bishop, Mosegaard, FreeI'1', Mikklesenit. THIRD ROW: Kelso, Hicks, McCumseyit, Larsenft, Eubankslt, S. Baileytft, J:1ckson,Barnford. FOURTH ROW: H. Mortensen, Mgr., Wisdom:-f, Hill, Cliff Mortensen, Neilsen, Gribskov, Jonesft, Stovel, Coach. BACK ROW: Clarence Mortensen and Ray, Mgrs. -:Played final year for Junction City. During the first of the l939 football sea- son only a small number of aspirants turn- ed out to seek berths on the team. Despite the small size of the squad, practice con- .inued and by the time of the first game, the turnout had increased twofold. No overwhelming victories were scored in the first few encounters, but the Tiger team usually gained more yardage and made more first downs than its opponents. Dur- ing the latter part of the season, a marked improvement was evident with the team finding the push necessary to cross the goal line. The improvement on timing and fundamentals can be attributed only to good coaching. As a result of the keen sense of cooperation and fellowship on the gridiron the team did everything as one complete solid unit, accepting, with equal aplomb, the defeats and victories. Season Record-Football--1939 Date Opponent Place We They Sept. ASweethome there. ,,,,,, .. U l3 Oct. 6--Springfield there 6 l 8 Oct. -Waldport there 27 O Oct. fToledo here 6 l 4 Nov. Newport there ....... .. 6 l2 Nov. eePhilomath here 33 i3 Nov. l7fUniversity High Cliugenel there ...,.,,. ,. U i3 Nov. Cottage Grove here 6 l2 23

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fi BASEBALL as fc 0 L A L ,signal FRONT ROW: Coach Stovel, Barnes, Siegman, S. BaiIey ', Flanagan ', Smith, Koon, Rogers . BACK ROW: Mortensen, Mgr., Borgaard, Pitney, West, C. Mortensen, MikkIesen ', McCumseyi', Wren , Larsent, L. Baileytt, Parsons, Mgr., i'Seniors. The 1939 baseball squad, led by All- Stars Otto Larsen and Bun Barker and eight to ten other fellows who played heads up ball under Coach Lee Weber, placed second to Eugene High in the final district standings after a highly successful Season. 1939 Baseball Record May12-Iunction City 5 Eugene High 6 lV1ayl5-Iunction City 8 University Hi 2 'No hit-no run game pitched byBunBarker. With the exception of Barker, 'Wilhelm and Weist, the entire 1939 squad returned for the 1940 season under George Stovel. The prospects for the new season were bright but instead of an expected Weak- ness in pitching material, the fielding de- fense was Weak. Apr. 7-lunctionCi1y 3 Springfield ..l2 Apr. 14-Iunction City 10 University Hi 9 Apr. 18--lunction City 5 Springfield, 9 Apr. 21-lunction City 7 Eugene High 9 Apr. 25-Iunction City 8 UniversityHi U' Apr. 28--lunction City 10 Springfield .. 3 May 2-Junction City 10 Eugene High 9 Iunction City 0 Eugene High 6 May 5--Iunction City 5 University Hi 2 May 9-lunction City 2 Springfield .... 1 1940 Baseball Schedule and Record Apr. 11-lunction City 3 UniversityHi 14 Apr. 16-Iunction City 3 Springfield .. 6 Apr. 23--Iunction City 7 Eugene Hi 18 Apr. 25-Iunction City 14 St. Mary's .... 0 Apr. 30-Iunction City 2 Universityl-fi 18 May 3- lunction City 9 Springfield .... 13 May 9-lunction City May 15-Iunction City Eugene High - St. Mary's .... - 25