Lyons High School - Lyonite Yearbook (Clinton, IA)

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,. -. , H' - . Q s . , 3 'O ei I 23 f '. ' i -, i f x x 'P I Y L pack : 'vu-Jael-c Ne:llul1:,l'a!Sl:lwx.Cl.rQ s sIwl1ris.wr1,sIxxiXN'.l.tl':I.HA1'Hl.lRwulivilllltl Securitl :ow-lJ.n..iOlis.uir1.Ste-vm' Butz. l'.l H1 :nom ri, Dirk NIA:-. Dirk Slum-lrls, Kennrtli Asmussen, Mr Crxmmlngs. Front :lm-Clzfl Ku:i1r:1n:er.G1'rlm' Vvt, l.: ..s KK:-irxlw-rl-c, Ganz' G.Ilwrtl. The varsity basketball team of 1953-1954 LYOHS 54 M1108 had a fairly successful season. The Wildcats 11150115 23 Zavxflm, . 1 A. l yous . t. ary 5 showed great potential but had their ups and Lyons 55 Fulton downs. The cagers won thirteen games and lost Lsnns 40 Dnwn, eight. with a conference record of eight wins and Lygng 52 Bgt!g'HLiOI'f' six losses. They tied for fourth place with I-YOHS 41 LOUIS Newman in the Illowa Conference. LWHS 76 Mlm . , Lyons 62 Savanna Coach Crimmmgs had a strong group of Lyons 52 SL Mins.-s players, as shown by the ten lettermen. From Lyong 65 New-,non a field of seven lettermen, Coach usually chose LYOHS 50 MOYHSOH the five starters. The 'Cats had balanced scoring EYOUS 39 Fulml' . . 48 L 1. wlth no standout players in every game. The 145222 40 Down! . -Y C squad was a fine unit that got along well and Lyons 60 Bmcnnnn- worked hard all down the line. The reserves had Lyons 63 Newman good spirit and pressed many regulars for LYOHS 59 M0ffiSOf1 starting positions all season. This all proves that eVefy win year WHS 3 teafn victory. SgjCliQng1lT0ufn31nQnt The members of the team were Kenneth LYOUS 48 LCCIHHC Asmussen, Steve Butz, Gary Gifford, Cliff Lyons 54 Sr- M3fy'S Kammerer, Dick Marr, Harold Roggendorf, and Louis Weinbeck, seniors: Charles Johnson, Pat Dismet Tournament Shaw, Dick Shields, and jim Waldorf, juniorsg Lyons S4 Durant and Ed Heinsen, a sophomore, Lyons 40 Dewitt F0ffY'e Eht CLINTON LINCOLN-MERCURY

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-Q X x i 4 l Ax. ld 1' -mf .fi , 4 , fx t y 1 v X N ' I l '. 'T r- .. .. R 4 v x 6 , - . 4 , - M Bark row-Phil 15:14-lle'..Ga: , fi arts, Kr-:ine-tli Kriiriedx, Stanlr, Havu-s,Trf1n Lyons. Irvzn Kane. J-ir Cavanaugli. Se: 'Intl iiuw-Ilvlniei Putintz, L:-str-r Hav.es,VVa',llr'1V1arx.Hill'lil1'llz'r.J1re'M1lle'1.Rex Mm:Clenir1. Mr Guult. Seatr-+i-Hol- linzniirr. Dirk M llrf Davzz Dffrsez. I'l.1l Lundquist, Ii.ll'.' R iqis. Wrestling The Lyons wrestling team is closing out its third season this year. Under the guidance of Mr. Gault. the grapplers have had a fairly successful season. Although the losses have out- numbered the wins, several of these matches were lost by a very close margin. It is very probable that nine of the boys will be letter winners in this the last year of wrestling at Lyons. Perhaps some of the fellows will be on the Clinton High team next year. The team included these boys and their weight divisions: Kenneth Kennedy - 95 poundsg Bill Rogis - 103 pounds: Phil Bradley - 112 pounds: Ervin Kane - 120 pounds: Tom Lyons - 127 pounds: Bob Eninger - 133 pounds: joe Cavanaugh - 138 pounds: Joe Miller - 145 pounds: Dick Miller - 154 pounds: Lester Hawes - 165 poundsg Bill Turner - 175 pounds: and Wayne Marx - Heavyweight. Several of the other boys who didn't get to wrestle in the meets regularly were David Dorsey, Stanley Hawes, Phil Lundquist, Rex McClain, Cliff Parker, and Gary Sievers. November 28 Geneseo 35 Lyons 11 December 6 Davenport Invitational Lyons - Fifth Place December 10 Fulton b Lyons 44 December 14 Davenport Sophomores 29 Lyons Z5 December 16 Clinton Reserves 18 Lyons 32 December 21 Maquoketa 27 Lyons 18 January 8 Rock Falls 26 Lyons 24 January IS Bettendorf 34 Lyons 9 january 21 Fulton 7 Lyons 50 january 28 Geneseo 26 Lyons 16 February 3 Rock Falls 27 Lyons 21 February 9 Maquoketa Z1 Lyons 22 February 17 Bettendorf 29 Lyons 13 February 2U District Meet Lyons - Fifth Place DR D E MCELENEY F0ff.Y'S9Ven

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L! tl f Basketball Lettermen There were ten letterinen in the 1953-1954 varsity basketball squad - eight seniors, one junior, and one sophomore. Ed Heinsen, the sophomore letterman, was an outstanding de- fensive player. He guarded our opponents main scorers under the basket. Ed was a good re- bounder and a fairly consistent scorer, averaging seven points per game. Dick Shields, the only junior letterman, was a good shot and a good rebounder. Dick came through whenever he was needed in a close ball game. He was a good defensive player and a fine ball handler. The remaining letterinen are all seniors. Gene Veit, the team leader, was an allbround player. He was an outstanding ball handler. Through his accurate shooting, Gene led the team with a game average of twelve points. Harold Rog- gendorf, the fastest man on the squad, was a dependable ball handler and a good shot. His SEFOND STREET CLEANERS speed aided him in being a good defensive player. While leading most of the team's fast breaks, he compiled an eight point average. Steve Butz, a very good shot, was the team's top rebounder. Steve-'s fine shooting percentage helped him to average eleven points per game. Dick Marr, the tallest squad member, played his lirst year of basketball. Dick improved greatly throughout the year. He was a good rebounder and shooter, averaging five points per game. Clif? Kammerer, a good shot. was able to fill four different positions for the squad. Gary Gifford, a good ball handler, was able to go into any game and do a good job. Gary was a good shooter. Louis Weinbeck was a good rebounder and shooter. Lou was hampered by injuries this year and missed quite a lot of action because of this. Kenneth Asmussen, a good shot, was able to fill any of four positions whenever called upon to go into a game. Forty -nine le Ii