Kingfield High School - Abram Breeze Yearbook (Kingfield, ME)

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WESTERN MAINE INTERSCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS CLASS S 1949 On March 5, at two o'clock in the afternoon the boys played Schenck High School of Millinocket for the State Championship and lost with a score of 46 to 48, Although this winter has been a rather poor one for Winter Sports, Kingfield was represented by several boys in carnivals at Rangeley, Wilton and Farmington, Kingfield won the County lnterscholastic Ski Nleet at Rangeley, between Rangeley, Farmington, Wilton, and Kingfield, A few practice baseball games were played last fall, Because the entire team that won the championship in 1948 are still members of K, H, S,, Kingfield hopes to have another successful year in 1949, Mr, Graham called the boys to- gether for the first time this spring on March 25, A schedule of games is being worked out with other schools, Last spring, the baseball squad consisted of Howard Dunham, Richard McLaughlin, Eugene Wing, and John Winter, from the Class of '493 Lewis Brackley, Wendell Dunham, james McLaughlin, Burchell Morrell, Russell Riggs, and Austin Thompson from the Class of '50g Robert Niemi and Martin Sillanpaa from the Class of '51, The manager for the season was Leland Huntington '50, Following is a schedule of the games played last spring: League Games Non-league Games Stratton 1 Kingfield 1 1 Strong 6 Kingfield 7 Rangeley z Kmgfiem 1 1 Phillips o Kingfield 8 Stratton 1 Kingiield 18 jay 5 Kingfield 9 Rangeley 1 Kingfield Z2 jay 10 Kingfield 9 For the Championship of Franklin County Small Schools League the team played Strong and won 6 to 2, Boys interested in track answered the call for assembly, March 25, As soon as possible they will be practicing outdoors for their various events, Plans have already been made for them to enter the County Track Meet at Wilton and the State Track Meet at Portland, 28