Lewisburg High School - Oneida Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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1 962 Row1 - llelt to rightl - Book, Hater, Hendrickson, Keister, Rote, Hunter, V. Powell, Rogers, DeWlre. Row 2 - Odell, Krihbs, J. Mathias Troutman, Swartzlander, Thomas, Burns, Noll, Murphy. Row 3 - Candrick, Weller, Boyer, Altemus, Denius, Kilolo, Walters, Bromlleld Grove. Row 4 - Rohland, Gemberling, Chalmers, Moyer, Zimmerman, Berger, Stolz, J. Powell, Auten. Row 5 - Corle, G. Mathias, Marlin Nesbit, McDowell, Boob, Heim, Kmiecinski, Hassenplug. L.H.S. attained a winning record for the first time since 1957, and the Dragons have never had a losing season from 1962 to the present. The Dragons went 6-3, which included a tight victory over Mifflinburg and a big victory over Selinsgrove. The Dragons downed Milton 32-0, the first time Lewis- burg had beaten Milton in a decade. Another first in 1962 was the Sunbury game, which was to mark the first meeting between the two teams since the Dragons reopened football in 1945. The Dragons defeated Sunbury 7-6, which helped Lewisburg take second place in the Susquehanna League, their best finish since 1957. Senior halfback Joe Keister won honorable mention on the All- League squad. ln addition to Keister, seniors playing for coach Bill Lane were: Ken Dewire, Bill Hunter, Hank Hendrickson, Bob Rogers, Larry Noll, John Book, John Hafer and Vincent Powell. The 1962 Season Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg 32 Lewisburg , 12 Lewisburg 6 Lewisburg 14 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 20 Lewisburg 25 Lewisburg 6 21 Mifflinburg 7 Milton 0 Bloomsburg 24 Jersey Shore 24 Penns Valley 7 Sunbury 6 Danville 46 Selinsgrove ' 6 Central Columbia 0

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1 961 Coach Bill Lane had 58 young men report for the first practice session of the 1961 season. These included returning Iettermen Eric Brouse, Myles Crebs, Dan Schnure, Flalph Fleish, Bob Strassner, Bill Earnest, Mel Noll, Dave Weary, Walt Castleberry, Jim Frey Jim VanBuskirk, John Hafer, Bob Fiogers, Walt Berger, Bob Weller and Bob Elliot. When the season ended, the Green Dragons had a 4-4 record. Eric Brouse, now on the engineer- ing staff of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, won honorable mention on the All- League team and was voted top back of the team. In addition, underclassmen David Swartzlander, Walt Berger, Bob Weller and Larry Noll were cited for their outstand- ing play, which included a Little Brown Jug victory over Mifflinburg and an upset win over Selinsgrove. The 1961 Season Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg 19 Lewisburg O Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg 20 Lewisburg 18 Lewisburg 20 Lewisburg 19 Mifflinburg 0 Milton 41 Bloomsburg 14 Jersey Shore 34 Penns Valley 0 Warrior Bun O Danville 42 Selinsgrove 13 Row 1 - llelt to rightl - Strassner, Earnest, M. Noll, Elliott, Brouse, Crebs, Miller, Reish, Johnson. Row 2 - Pyers, L. Noll, Weary, Frey Erdley, Casselberry, Schnure, VanBuskirk. Row 3 - DeWire, Hunter, Hendrickson, Keister, Haier, Weller, Kilolo, V. Powell, Burger Walters. Row 4 - Mathias, Troutman, Kribbs, J. Powell, Swartzlander, Voneida, Doebler, Boyer, Burt. Row 5 - Odell, Rowe, Darmon McFaIl, Candrick, Franquet, Fairchild, Hassenplug, Corle, Myles, Rodgers, Heim, Murphy, Kmiecinski. 20

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1 963 Row1-llelt to rightl-Meachum Kribbs Altemus J Mathias Berger Swarlzlander Powell No Ie T t D ' C , I l If 1 3 - , , , , 9 , rou man, enius, andrick. Row 2- G. Mathias, Martin, Nesbll, Kilolo, Qoebler, Helm, S. Moyer, Bromfield, Holley, Zimmerman, Walters, Odell. Row 3 - M. McDowell, Kmiecmski, Burns, Ferris, Golder, Aikey, Schmittel, Lane, Gemberling, Thomas, Boyer. Row 4 - Mr. Polllos, Denius, Nell, McCoy, Wilson, G. McDowell W l I B , e ze, oop, Hamm, Hector. Row 5 - Mr. Thomas, Coach Lane, Boehmer, Hassenplug, Murphy, Aulen, Rote Grove, C. Moyer, Mr. Glennon. The Dragons dropped their affiliation with the Susquehanna League and went independent. They turned in a 5-4 record, but, with afew breaks, they could easily have been 7-2. Lewisburg lost two heartbreakers in the final minutes to Jersey Shore and Milton, but came back in the final three games of the season to take impressive victories from Selinsgrove, Central Columbia, and Towanda. The Dragons convincingly outscored their opponents, 146-121. Seniors ending their careers with the Towanda game included Dave Swartzlander, John Powell, Walt Berger, Bill Kribbs, John Mathias, Bill Denius, Rich Altemus, Russ Meachum and Flay Nogle. The 1963 Season Lewisburg 0 Lewisburg 8 Lewisburg 25 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 28 Lewisburg 7 Lewisburg 13 Lewisburg 32 Lewisburg 20 22 Mifflinburg 20 Milton 13 Bloomsburg 14 Jersey Shore 13 Penns Valley 13 Sunbury 26 Selinsgrove 6 Central Columbia 7 Towanda 7