Lincoln County High School - Lincoln Lion Yearbook (Eureka, MT)

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2' 1 Biff! , , -P ,Q J T T 6 ... . t 1 . 1 4. -L lg , H MLC CLUB Back Row, left to riqht: Hubert McKenzie, lim Kuchenski, Dale Holder, lack Feraer- son, Don DeShazer, lim Peltier, and Leo Peltier. Front Row, left to riqht: Coach Larry Buckley, Robert Mclienzie, Georae Drake, Art Purdy, Duane Meuli, Euqene lohnson, Gale Holder, and Orvil Richards. ,ln this club the boys who are members have earned the letters in the various sports, basketball, football, and track. ln order to become an honorary mem- ber of this organization the fellows of Lin- coln County Hiqh School must play half the quarters of the seasons qames in foot- ball or basketball or in track. He must have made five points in the county track meet or any one of the first three places in the district meet, or any place in the state meet. This year the LC Club, the shop de- partment and the band put on the annual carnival held in the Community Hall. The LC Club ran the dice game, fish pond and checking room. The Club made S65 on Friday and Saturday night. The officers of the organization for this year are: President, Arthur Purdy: Vice President, Robert McKenzie: Secretary- Treasurer, Duane lvleuli-all seniors and four-year lettermen. The adviser is Coach Larry Buckley, i947-1948 LCHS LC Club members who have won -letters in the various sportse basketball, football and track-are: DUANE MEULlfearned four letters in foot- ball, four in basketball and three in track. ARTHUR PURDY- earned three letters in football, four in basketball and two in track, ROBERT McKENZlEeearned three letters in football, four in basketball and two in track. IAMES KUCHENSKL-earned one letter in football and two in basketball. GEORGE DRAKE--earned one letter in football and two letters in basketball. HUBERT lVfcKENZlEfearned one letter in football, two in basketball and two in track. EUGENE IOHNSON -earned one letter in football. DUANE PURDY-earned one letter in foote ball. IAMES PELTlER-earned two letters in football and one in basketball. LEO PELTlER-f-'earned one letter in foot- ball. DALE HOLDER-earned two letters in foot- ball. GALE HOLDER--earned two letters in fact- ball. DONALD DeSHAZER-earned two letters in football, ORVIL RICHARDS-earned two letters in football. IACK EERGERSON---earned one letter in football. Page 45

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mms 'swan ESX BASKETBALL MA SQUADP' Back Row, left to right: Norman Erie, Eugene Iohnson, Iacl: Bright, lim Peltier, Hubert McKenzie. Front Bow, left to right: Coach Larry Buckley, Duane Meuli, Robert McKenzie, Art Purdy, George Drake, lim Kuchenslzi, and Leo Peltier, Manager. LCHS LIONS 1947-48 The Lincoln County Lions basketball team of 1948, the defending Northwestern Montana Champions consisted of six re- t'.1rning,lettermen and four members of last years B team, The returning letterrnen were Art Purdy, 3 years, fames Kuchenslci, l, year: George Drake, l year: Robert McKenzie, 3 years: Hubert McKenzie, l year. The other four were lack Bright, Iames Peltier, and Norman Erie. The Lions played l2 conference games, of which they won nine and lost three. This cut them in second place for the confer- ce cup, with Bigforl: first, losing only QUTFAQS. The games that were won were: Bigforlz, 4l to E75 Poison, 22 to 655 Libby, 40 to 415 Vfhi'-efish, Bl to 57, Troy, 24 to 535 White- fish, 35 to 52, Libby, 22 to 497 Troy, l8 to 225 Columbia Falls, 29 to 54. Games lost were to Columbia Falls, 40 Page 46 to 335 Bigforlz, 50 to 41, and Polson, 44 to 42, As defending champions of last year, the Lions had a hard fight at the District Tournament at Columbia Falls, Bl losing the first game with Whitefish by a score of 38 to 24, they had to go around the long way to reach first place by playing six games. The games and scores were: Co- lumbia Falls, 25 to 37: Libby, 28 to 29: Troy, 27 to 315 Bigforls, 36 to 41: and the last game for the championship, LCHS 4l, Whitefish 37. Winning first place in the District Tourna- ment enabled the Lions to participate in the Divisional Tournament at Deer Lodge. The first game the Lions played was with Anaconda Central and was won by Ana- conda by a score of 42 to 38. The Lions then played Plains, losing ot them 40 to 4l, and putting the LCHS team out of play for the rest of the tournament.