Longfellow High School - Log Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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! yt: ' Daniels Yanney Nelson Detwiler .Carman '52 Bearcats ere Spirited, Determined Gridsters by Stan Tatum lnstilled in the hearts of many is that spirit of competition most easily satisfied in the field of sports. The cream of our athletes helped represent Kearney High in high school competition, while the greater majority of us found relaxation and pride in backing our teams in the well-rounded sports program offered during the year. lfead gridiron coach bloc tireeno found a difficult task ahead of him in late August, when practice sessions hegan. llc found his men had plenty of fight and determination hut were lacking in the experience division. lint he found that his hoys were always in there play- ing their hearts out and doing their lmest to gain victory. The 1951-52 gridironers found Assistant Coach Dick Gilley, Student Man- ager Bob Shields and Coach Joe Greeno discuss the forthcoming game before boarding the bus. Page 14 that though it is fun to win and sometimes hard to lose, the win-loss colutnn in the seasons records is not the sole determiner of that sea- son's success. Along with learning football tactics, they learned to work together as a unit. to put the team first and individual play second. Under the watchful eye of Coach tireeno, they were trained not only to win, but to lose, if neces- sary, like good sports. Yes, although they did not have an im- pressive record in the win-loss column, the team had a successful season from the stand point that every hoy on the liearcat squad developed hoth physically and mentally and profited per- sonally from his experiences on the gridiron They were a fighting eleven who played hard and played the g2l.l'llC right. Always in there doing their hest, this year's foothall squad had a tough season filled with many disappoint- ments, hut packed with exciting surprises as well. We were host to the North Platte liulldogs for the season opener. Our team played poorly due to first-game nervousness and lack of ex- perience. The Bearcats kept well within range of the Platters as far as yard-making goes, hut had to he content with punching it out in short gains while North Platte exploded with long runs. Hacks George XYright and Stan 'liatutn and tackle Larry Poffenherger provided the hright moments for the Blue and Gold.

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Henrietta, Bankson Keeping the students up to date on their Amer- ican history is Miss llankson. Being one of the head sponsors of Y-Teens explains why she is so interested in the club. She attended the University of Nebraska, University of Iowa, Grinnell College and Colorado State College of Education. Donna Neal Taking part herself is Miss Nea1's secret of success in teaching gym classes in both junior and senior high school. She spends a lot of time with the G.A.A. girls as their sponsor. A graduate of li.S.'l'.C., Miss Neal is working on her Master's degree. Amy Figard Keeping the books on the right shelves and fixing her watchful eye on students to make sure that they are studying are the jobs of Miss Figard, librarian. She holds AB. and Bachelor of Science degrees and acquired her training at Nebraska WVes- leyan University and Denver School of Librarian- ship. Richard Gilley beckons eagerly once more to the coffee pot while John Bjorklun, Eldon Hayward, George Brown and John Richman speculate on the having more after-class teas. 1. AQ Henrietta Bankson Donna Neal Amy Figard Helen Ogle gets down to the business of recording report card grades while Alice Par- sons, Amy Figard and Alta Kirsch reflect on the justice of it all. Pa e a S 3 if 3 E

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f ! Tatum Van Horne Brink Krumback Daggett Hansen lburg Wright , Our team matle the first trip of the season to Hastings anfl won the statistics hut lost the game 20-13. lt was a nip anal tuck hall game all the way with the lieareats trailing one point. l3-14, with 23 seeontls remaining in the game. XXI- saw, for the first time, our team work as a unit, anal hack Dick Xlayherry antl entls liavitl Brink antl .Klan llaggett turnetl in hril- liant games. Returning to the Kearney gridiron, we watehetl our team stop lloltlrege, 12-O, in a Southwest L'onferenee game, the lieareat win of the season. 'l'atum's pass interception anrl eight-yarcl return to the Duster's Z9 set up the first touehclown. l'ower-tlriring XYright then seoretl from the four-yartl stripe. Late in the fouth quarter, Tatum went over for the final tally. lYright's running and the tlefensive play of linehaeker Tom Shielfls antl guard lliek 'l'riplett paeetl out team. The varsity football team poses for a pic- ture in the bus just before leaving for Gothen- burg. .-..--- Junior halfback, Dick Mayberry, heads for paydirt after shaking a Lexington opponent. The light hut ruggerl Kearney Kats worriecl ancl heckletl much heavier tlrantl lslancl through forty-eight minutes of sloppy play on a water- loggecl gridiron, hut clroppetl a 7-tl tleeision for our fourth game of the season. Hn a fieltl that fensivelv l.lll'Ull llIllll thonffh tlisaster eaufrlit np . 25 ' A Pu with tackle l',l'1lllCl5 Kloes in the final quarter Nloes was a standout on both offense and cle- fense, hut was lost for the season with a lmroken leg. ,lirink also was lost early in the game with a leg injury, shattering the t'at's passing attack. Both teams were mumlclecl over from top to bottom. ancl iclentifieation of players he- eame cliffieult. Shieltls :tml liantly lirnmhaelt were among the tlefensive leatlers as lYright's running' sparked the L'at's offense. Page was a tluagmire, our team performetl well tle-