Lacon High School - Tickler Yearbook (Lacon, IL)

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9 Total won--16 Total lost--5 Basketball dwg! Lacon has indeed had a successful basketball season. As a climax they won the District Tournament at Wenona, the f rgt time in the school's history. The season ,QQHEdfNo er 30, the day after T' nksgiving, wi'sfLov Point. Apparently the Thanks- vi1'1EJ dinner w,d 11o ciifj5'e5tagn the boys for they won easily, 35-l3.x.Thcir.ne5g, 'counter came with Hag- nolia whom our,boys defeated 35-12. Then came the Varna gazize. It turned outs to be more of a profess- icnal wrestling match, with the fur flying thick and fast. Lacon won 23-19 after much shoving, kicking, and clawing. The boys then travelled to Henry, some- what sore ron the preceding game, ready to do or die for the alma mater against our ancient up-river rivals. Lacon lost in a close game 17-16. Chillicothe was the next in line for the boys and the Curtin-men de- feated them, 10-9. It fes the first time in seven years that a Lacon teas had defeated a Chillicothe team in basketball. Then our team went to Washburn for the last game before Christmas where the boys lost 24-17. To open the new year Laeon travelled to Ucnona and won by an 18-10 score. Next in line was the Sparland team which fell a victim by a 20-ll score. Varna came next and thinking of the gene that these two had played before, the Lacon Lions gave then a sound drubbing, 34-17. Toluca next fell before La- eon's onslaught 18-16 in a most exciting affair. Laeon then went to Sparland for the return fracas and whipped the Hilltoppers easily, 34-7. Tenona cane back for a return gale and went back hone liter tak- ing a 34-83 beating. Then the big game with Ienry on the home floor! The gym was packed from top to bottom and when the final gun sounded, Lacon was in front 24-18. Then it was our turn to take a drubbing and they did. Toluc:.beat us 54-10. T0 recovered in time to get revenge on Washburn by decisively beat- ing them 38-18. Chilli was the last game before the District Tourney and Lacon nent down 80-17. That closed the season, with the exception of the District. Lnecn's first opponent was Mfgnolia and down they went, 33-5. Rutland next, and they like- wise went down in an overtime thriller 14-ll. Gran- ville camc and went, 18-9. And last but not least, Lacon beat their old rivals, Henry, for the champion- ship 16-13. The trophy was ours! In the sectional at Ottawa the boys lost their first game. DoPue won 39-18. and that closed the season for 1935.

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Baseball ' AB we go to press tho 'oa.scba11 team lanes played fxuolgaaos, winning three and 1osiD5'two. Tnorc QIQ5B?VOD gunna remaining on the schedule if they are UOt,rainod out. The first game was with LnR9sc which Lacon won lop-sidcdly 1?-5. Next camo the East Peoria game which ended up in a riot with Lnoon winning ll-8. L. H. S. than wont to Lahoso for n return nngngo- mont and camo back victorious 12-1. Princeville mot us and dofoatod us 10-9 after a last inning rally failed. Toluoa noscd out the Lions in an exciting 3-2 affair. The lino-up: Childs------ss. and 3rd b BIUCH' ---- -------------gg Orrison ------------- ---c Boers ------- -3rd b. and p Bortolotti ------ cf. nnd p Shnrick ------ -- ------- lb Taylor--f ------- - Waldo- ---------- - Schulte ----------- - ---- I Iurpliy ---- Laiblc ------- ------ab ------li TI -utiiity -Q---utility Gnrmcrs ----------- utility Echols ------------ utility Hnthcwson ---- - ---- utility Lillsr ------ ------ utility Koch -------------- utility Tlo picturc of tht townxtus taken boforo the season began union oxplnins tho incoiplotonoss of it. oovoral of the boys quit nnc others decided lator that they would oonn out for baseball.