La Farge High School - Memories Yearbook (La Farge, WI)

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1956 Memories 555555 FINAL KICKAP00 VALLEY STANDINGS TEAM WINS LOSSES La Farge 15 1 Wauzeka 13 3 Viola 10 6 Soldiers 'Grove 10 6 Gays Mills 10 6 Readstown 7 9 De Soto 4 12 West Lima 3 13 Seneca 0 16 Final Kickapoo Valley High School League basketball statistics show why La Farge walked off with Championship fhon-ors witlh 15 wins and one loss and posted a 22-2 overall season record. Coach John Popenfus' Wildcats led the league on both offense and defense, scoring 1,238 ta new recordl while holdling the opposition to 890. Per- centage-wise the Wildcats scored at a 77.4 clip and posted a defensive mark of 55.6. INDIVIDUAL SCORING Individual Team fg ft tp tp tLeagueJ Season T. Olson West Lima 144 378 484 B. Hoffland Soldiers Grove 138 356 472 J, Lucey G-ays Mills 131 346 432 B. Trehey Wauzekia 141 342 424 J. Harris La Farge 143 337 510 R. Vangan De Soto 142 323 422 R. McNatt La Farge 115 309 472 I. Anderson Readstown 105 309 469 J. Dull Soldiers Grove 92 249 309 C. Lerum De Soto 101 246 309 D. Huston Viola 97 240 306 R. Kennedy La Farge 87 229 298 B. Kennedy 79 173 270 D. Steinmetz 27 86 157 J. Thompson 21 61 90 G. Hodge 8 20 23 L. Parr 5 12 16 J. Dempsey 2 7 7 L. Smith 1 2 2 All Star Game - North 77, South 70 March 3, 1956, at La Farge The seventh annual Kickapoo Valley Senior All-Star game was held at La Barge on March 3. This game is made up of ten seniors from the North and ten from the South to be divided among the nine member conference schools. The delegates from the winninlg North squad includedl: Bud Williams and the Leagues leading scorer, Ted Olson, from West Lima, B-urdell Smith, Dean Jacobson and Ivan Anderson of Readstowng Dale Hamilton and Bruce Hill of the Viola squad, and Bob Kennedy, Robert McNatt and Jim Harris of the Conference Champion, District Cfhampion La Farge Wildcats. Tthe 'South brought to town its fine array of Seniors in the persons of: Bob Helgerson and Larry Honzel from 'Senecag Big Harlan Lerum and just as big Raymond Vangan from De Soto: also Doug Petit and Jack Lucey, Gays Millsg Soldiers Grove sent Jerry Dull and high scorer Bill Hoffland: Gordon McCullick and Bill Trehey come from the second place Wauzeka Hornets. The North jumped to a commanding 39-25 first half lead but saw it dwindle away to a 67-67 tie midw-ay in the fourth stanza. It was here Bruce Hill and Jim Harris, who completed a beautiful night's work, wrapped up a 77-70 victory for t'he North squad. Harris led the pack as ,he tossed in 13 field goals and 4 free throws for 30 points. Ted Olson dumped in 16 markers and Bob Kennedy' tossed in 14 for tthe North. Jack Lucey led the South 'with 23 points andl Bill Trehey tired in 11. Between halves Mr. A. E. Oaklief, secretary of the Conference, made the presentations to the All-.Conference Ucoaches' dream team , which in- eluded: Bill Trehey, Wauzeka-most valuable player Bill Hoiiland, Soldiers Grove Jack Lucey, Gays Mills Ray Vangan, De Soto Ted Olson, West Lima Jim Harris, La Farge. Honorable mention went to Robert MoNatt, La Farge, and Ivan Anderson, Readstown. It is here that the .members of the team, coaching staff and all personnel concerned wislh to to thank' the community anidl student body for its fine support given us during the past season.

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1956 Memories Top: S, Molvin, N. Donaldson. R. XVallace. A. Oiuin liiglil. S, Hurt, P. Parker. S. Hollenbeck, J, Sanford CCD!lC0V!CC1L!UYS SCHOOL SONG At the head ot her still waters Winding Kickapoo Stands a. valiant valley high school Alma Mater true Sing her praises, let the chorus Ring down the Kickapoo Hail to thee, oh La Farge High School Hail! Hail! Hail! to Thee!