Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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CHEERLEADERS Back Row: Nancy Childress; Joe Gestner; Joan Gestner. Front Row: Kathy McCarty; Elaine Nomanson; Joan Erb. VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM Top Row: Kenny Johnson, manager; Jerry Stew¬ ard; Robert Feddeler; Jack Hawkins; Reid Hay¬ den, manager. Second Row: Bill Hurr; Ronald Bruce; Norman Love; Bob Reed; Marvin Scheidt; Tom Burgess; Forbes Fairchild; John Kirkus. Third Row: Carl Nelson, captain; Lonne Wilson; John Schrum; Charles Reed; Dick Strickland; Stan¬ ley McGehee; John Bruce, most valuable player; John Little. Bottom Row: Jack Nomanson; Ronald Woodke; Jim Rust; Pat Sharkey; Bob Black, best defensive; Don Tilton; Clayton Grossman; Mike Milakovic, coach. At eight o’clock on the evening of September 7, 1951, Low¬ ell’s new gridiron was played on for the first time. Initiation ceremonies were performed before the game with Mr. James E. Little as the speaker. Lowell suffered a loss to Dyer in the first game of their sea¬ son by a score of thirteen to nothing. Dyer had a very hard play¬ ing football team. The next game was played on September 14 at 8 o ' clock, again on Lowell’s new football field. This time Lowell’s oppo¬ nent was none other than Crown Point. Again Lowell lost, this time seven to nothing, but everyone gave the boys credit for a very good try. The next Friday, September 21, Lowell left their new field and journeyed away from home to Hobart, where Lowell finished another scoreless game with a defeat of 14 to nothing. Things were beginning to look dark after this next game with Merrillville. Lowell played another scoreless game and lost 6 to nothing.

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fi, ru Ce tEeam Carl Nelson Jack Nomanson Tops Tiny Terrific Reid Hayden ‘Talk It Up, Let’s Go!” Kenny Johnson Doctor Fix’um a r “We Beat Crown Point” Don Tilton John Kirkus Big Burly Blocker Ready for Anything Lowell 6 7 14 0 6 Rensselaer Valparaiso Crown Point East Gary Griffith Opposition 12 16 6 6 7

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MIKE CY Mike and Cy both devoted most of their energy toward practicefor the CROWN POINT game. Something had to be done, and it was, in the next game, which was played October 3 at Rensselaer, Lowell lost the game, yet won a victory. An end by the name of John Bruce caught a pass and ran it for a touchdown, Lowell’s first score. The next game, played on October 12, was back at Lowell. Valparaiso was the opponent. In this game Lowell scored again, but lost 16 to 7. Crown Point was going to “skunk” winless Lowell, but they got the surprise of their lives. Lowell won 14 to 6, most of the sorrows of the previous games were forgotten with this victory. The last game of the year was played at Lowell at 7:30 on the night of November 2; Griffith was the opposition. This game was lost by the very close margin of one point. The final score was 6 to 7. So ended the football season of Lowell High School with a record of one win and eight losses; but all who saw the games agreed no one could have tried harder than those Red Devils. JUNIOR VARSITY Top Row: Edward Feddeler; Jerry Sund; Arthur Collins; Marvin Miller; Reggie Brown; Herbert Crisp; Edward Kormendy. Second Row: Culver Gross; George Schutz; Felix Wilson; Bill Burnham; Kenny Fetsch; Orland Voight. Bottom Row: Lloyd Spry; Donald Long; Bill Sis¬ son; Richard Bechman; Floyd Scroggins; Charles Larson; Larry Littlefield. fSf o o