Kerby Union High School - Trail Blazer Yearbook (Kerby, OR)

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BOYS' SPGRTS . ' I n 4 . -X 1 l BASKETBALL The Kerby Badgers of 1941 and 42 began the basketball season by having a game with Grants Pass. The game, which ended in defeat for Kerby, marked the beginning of an unusual season of poor luck for the Badgers. All through the season the lack of sufficient players for the team held the Badgers down to all defeats. At the beginning of the year, we lost one of our most valuable players, Tom Walton. This loss made the team try harder than ever, but it was no use, they could not overcome the great odds against them. The members of the team were: Captain ..................,..... LYLE FREITAS Substitutes were: Forward ............ LAURENCE LOOPER Forward ............ EDWARD SANTOES JACK SOWELL Center .,.......... H ............ JIM BALDWIN ORVILLE LOOPER Guard ........ WESLEY VAHRENWALD GLENN HHLM Guard ............................ ' JOHN PRENTICE The high point man for the season was Laurence Looper. He, Edward Santoes and Lyle Freitas will be the only first team members not to return next year as they are graduating. We hope wholeheartedly that next year's team has more success than the last year's team has had. ASHLAND TOURNAMENT Our basketball team left Kerby High shortly after 12:00 o'clock noon, on March 4th, 1942, for the Invitational Tournament at Southern Oregon College of Education, with high hopes for the games ahead. The boys leaving were: Forward ....,...,... LAURENCE LOOPER Center .....,.......... EDWARD SANTOES Forward ,,........,........... LYLE FREITAS Substitute ........ ............. G LEN HALM Guard .......................... JIM BALDWIN Substitute ,.,............... JOHN PRENTICE J Guard ........ XVESLEY VAHTRENVUALD On the night of their arrival the fearless Badgers met the Jacksonville team. f' After several minutes of exciting play, the opponents rose victorious with the scor 5'-. 88 to 17. Lyle Freitas drew high score honors for the Kerby team. f AQ, Scheduled for the next day, was a drawing between several schools to see -ia mat 3 J iz' l 2. tv N. - . i i , ' iq- ' xx l '., ' ' f 'Q H . .r- A .in KN .- Sz . - 'X -4 me ,+, ' Vqpu W V A ,V 'ing-'l ' ' A f s , ' I Qr'V137' ' t

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would be left out of the next days playoff. With luck in favor of Kerby, our coach, Mr. Hansen, drew the By for the Badgers. After enjoying a full day of leisure in the Ashland Hotel, our men came to battle with the mighty Langlois team. In spite of the courageous battle on the part of K. U. H., they were again out-scored 29 to 13. Edward Santoes was high score mary in the Langlois game. The team and Student Body thank Mr. M. Sachse for the use of his car in trans- porting the boys to and from the tournament. IMPROVEMENT OF BASEBALL DIAMOND . This year the Kerby Shop Class made the following improvements on the school ball diamond: They set new poles for the backstopg stretched and patched up the wire. Wings were added to the bacl-:stop to prevent the ball from going into the bushes. A bench was constructed on one of the wings for the convenience of the team. The ball diamond itself was laid in a slightly different direction and was lined out with lime. Applying the new 1942 rules, the base lines have, after some deliberation, been laid out with the exact proportions, a new home plate and bases were put in place. The improvements were completed by clearing the out and infield of the numerous small and large rocks. BOYS' SOFTBALL TEAM The Softball Team was successfully coached by Mr. House and Mr. Hansen. Influenced by both advisors good judgment, the team was expected to go far, which we are sure it would have done, had it not been for War priorities. Due to this, how- ever, they were unable to arrange a game with any other school. The boys on the team were: Catcher .......................... ..... E DWARD SANTOES Pitcher ............., ....................... L YLE FREITAS First Base .,.,.... ................ L AURENCE LOOPER Second Base ......... ......... L AXVRENCE ANDERSON Third Base ....... ................... G ILMAN SQUIRE Short Stop ........ ................... T OM WALTON Left Field ............ .......................... I IM BALDWIN Center Field .......................... WESLEY VAHRENWALD Right Field It is hoped that the next years team does not have this to contend with. JAY HAYS V C. iq Aw 1 y W We gggg g gg g H g