Kent High School - K Yearbook (Kentland, IN)

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YELL LEADERS Row One: R. Lutz. P. Murphy. E. Armold. J. Goldenslcin. D. Woodruff cwfiifg joofgaf Although the football squad only lost two skilled players from the l947 squad. the 1948 season was not too successful from the standpoint of games won and lost. The team won two games, tied one. and lost seven games. Most of the team had little experience and Coach Turpin used many freshmen a11d sophomores in the games. Schuh showed much promise as a sophomore. Robert Sell and Marvin Hougland did unusually well as freshmen. All the boys practiced well and trained zealously. They fought hard and nevel grave up trying. The sportsmanship shown at all times was of the highest ealiher. The followinw ho s were awarded K sweaters: Livn J. Flinn Hensley New- s Y I 1 . Q land, Parr. Perkins, Prue. Reed. and Taylor. Donald Perkins was chosen foothall captain at the end of the season. Underclassmen winning awards were: Hougland, T. Mullen, Sell, Schuh, Memer ing, Dennis. Walke1'. Beekman, a senior. was lllLll'li1gCl' and received a sweater award. Page forty-eight

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laorfa A. J. Kent High School. the ll0lllC of the Kcntland Blue Devils. lVhcn a person hears tl1is they tl1i11k of foothall. haskethall. or track. But really there arc many other sports activities i11 our school. Kcntland ticlds a foothall team every year and is o11e of the major six-man foothall powers in the state. The llOlll0 games are played at Dixon field which is a well lighted illlfl nice green Held 011 the east side of our scl1ool. Our hoys also play the 11et sport. which is the main sport ill Indiana. As a rule Kentland has a good hall cluh ill haskethall. hut llllflllg the past ten years have hecn handicapped hy the lack of a gylll. lit llllZlINl llilS captured two Sectional Chanipionsliips. the last of which was in 1937. two years previous to tl1c loss of the gym. Track is the other major sport at our school. with our hoys standing o11t ill the cindcr sport. Kentland l1as a yery fine track which is around Dixon Field. Night meets are held two or thrce times a year alltl large crowds attend these as wt-ll as the night foothall games. During the SllIIllIlt'l' tl1e l1igl1 school usually has a softball team in thc sunnner league. The girls had a two team girls' league last year and also played some out of IOWYII games. Un the campus there are also two tennis courts and an outdoor haskethall court. Also in the SlIIlllllC1' many of the Kentland students swim at the Brook pool. In our many physical education classes, wc have such games as volley hall. dodge-hall and other SllCl1 games in hoth girls' and hoys' classes. The hoys also have hoxing. wrestling, and gymnastics. Many classes in the school have howling parties or else a roller skating party. Many of the kids enjoy ice skating at Kent's pond during the winter lIlOlltllS. Kentland has 111a11y sports and students have a good chance to develop their hodies as well as their Illllldi at Kentland High School. Page forty-seven

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Row One: R. Taylor. H. Hensley, J. Parr, D. Perkins, T. Limp. J. Prue, B. Reed. J. Newland, J. Flinn Row Two: Coach Turpin, B. Menler- ing, .l. Dennis, B. Wzllker. B. Sell., M. Hougland. B. Hougland, J. Mullen. C. Dinwiddie, T. Mullen. D. Beekman Row Three: J. Murphy. S. Walsll- burn, R. Brown, D. Murphy. M. Hen- derson, M. Yegerlehner. C. Johnson. N. Krull, J. Schuh, A. Maguire. R. Reed, D. Board joofgaf Due to a small enrollment Kentlancl plays six-man football and in years past has won its share of conference games. We are sure that l1IlClC1'Cl21SSll16I1 who will represent the varsity next year will be contenders for the conference chanipionsliip. We shall miss all the Senior boys next year. Page forty-vzioze