Leroy Ostrander High School - Leroyan Yearbook (Le Roy, MN)

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Back Row left to right—Coach Haines, Eugene Halver, Keith Morse, jerry Helgeson, Frank Roper, Russ Sorenson, Chuck Martz, Wendell Meyers, Dick Larson, Don Mossyge ,, Middle Row, left to right—Dick Triplett, Bob Oshiea, Don Aide,vu • Don Hanson, Grant Hawkins, Dean Despard, Bob Mahoney, Don Olson, Willard Johnson Front Row left to right—Kay Stiles, Worth Stiles, Bob Westfall, David Malcomson, Don Crowe, Don Regan, Kent Vatne. LE ROY UNDEFEATED-UNTIED ELEVEN Backfield, left to right—Grant Hawkins, Dean Despard, Don Mossyge, Dick Larson. Line, left to right--Keith Morse, Jerry Helgeson, Don Hanson Eugene Halver, Chuck Martz, Frank Roper, Russ Sorenson(Capt.

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1943-44 BASKETBALL SEASON The Scarlets started the season expecting a banner year with the whole squad from last year back, but fate stepped in and spoiled the season. First Bob Mahoney had to quit because of a heart ailment, and then Bob Oshiem enlisted in the Navy. This left Hawkins, Martz and Sorenson as a nucleus to rebuild a team, but we never recovered from the loss of the two Bobs. The season opened at Adams with the Scarlets bowing to a rangy Maroon and Gold quint 29-20. The next week, on the hone court, we got in the winning groove by trampling over Elkton p6-l6 and over Spring Valley 43-33. After Christmas vacation we traveled to Stewartville to take a 30-23 decision. The following Friday LeRoy played host to Grand Meadow. They trod on their old foe 38-24 for their fourth win of the season. Our second loss of the season came on a foreign floor at the hands of Spring Valley. The Valley boys upset us 33-19. We came home to play Lyle the next Friday night, but lost 46-51 in the best home game of the season. The Scarlets journeyed to Elkton, but could get only a one point decision, 23-24, over the team they had beaten by 40 points on their own hardwood. Adams came to the LeRoy gym to engage the Scarlets and walked off with a 32-2' victory. This was the second time Adams had defeated the locals this season. From here we went on to lose to Lyle on their floor in a thrill packed 39-37 contest. This evened the count for the Scarlets at five won and five lost. After having two games canceled the LeRoyans took Stewartville into camp on the local hardwood 35-20. The last game of the season v as played on the local floor with Rose Creek. The Scarlets pulled out an eight point victory 30-22. The Sub-District Tournament was held at LeRoy on March 1, 2. and 3. The locals lost their first game to Spring Valley 30-24, but won the consolation game from Elkton 35-2o. Martz was the scoring champ with 113 points while Sorenson was close behind with 111.

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THE 1943 FOOTBALL SEASON LeRoy started the season with about twenty eight fairly well experienced players and a new coach, Lyle K. Haines. The Scarlets had a full schedule of eight games this fall. Five were played on foreign fields and three on the home gridiron. The season opened at Harmony on September 18. The Scarlets were off to a good start, by romping over Harmony 37-0. The following Friday we traveled to Blooming Prairie to engage the Blossoms. Again we triumphed; this time the score was 33-0. On October 2 we again traveled away from home. We played St. Augustine in a night game in Austin's Stadium. The first opponent's touchdown of the season was scored on us, but we won 21-6. On Friday night the 9th we had our first home game with Stewart-ville. A large crowd was on hand expecting a good game because both teams were undefeated. LeRoy was victorious in a 6-0 knock-'em-down-and-drag-'em-out ball game. The next Friday we traveled to Grand Meadow. We scored thirteen points in the first half and had 12 scored on us in the last half, but we were strong enough to hold the precious one point lead. The Scarlets came home for the next two engagements. The first was with Hayfield under lights. At the half the score was 6-0 for the locals, but it went on to reach a 25-0 victory for us in the second half. The last home game was played with Spring Valley on October 31. The half time score was 0-0, but the powerful LeRoyites pushed over a touchdown in the fourth quarter. The final score read 6-0 for the LeRoyans. The season closed at Riceville on November 6 with the surging Scarlets taking an easy 56-0 victory. That's the whole season in a nutshell. The powerful Scarlets rolled up 197 points to their opponents' diminutive 18.