Madison High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Madison, OH)

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LON WIRTZBERGER —center —very oggressive player — good on catching rebound —excellent on pushup shots —mode second team on the Western Reserve League oil- star team. LEN ZNIDARSIC — center —his specialty o tricky left bonded hook shot—ployed c good defensive game also. STEVE RUZICK—right guard —an exceptionally good ball handler—did well at long shots. HOWARD LUSE —left guord —good on dofense—did o good job of covering his man. BILL MacBETH—right guard —good on short shots and played o fine defensive game. JOHN HENNINGE — right guard—used his height lo good advantage in catching rebounds and in passing NIEL SKINNER —right for ward — a smooth ball handler and o fast and shifty dribbler — speed was his strong point — mode honorable mention on the Western Reserve League all- star team. ORTON COWLES - left for ward — one of the Streaks' best boil handlers—always a constant threat to oppo- nents — good at both sta- tionary and running shots. i..«nty-nine

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’football 'z 3 - 'ifif The opening of school in September brought with it the first football practice. The shortage of man power, as in the previous year, was again seriously felt. Coach Trescott met a squad of twenty-three fellows, who were eager to start the year out right by adding a victory or two to the credit of M. M. H. S. Among the members of the varsity team were eight seniors, namely: Captain Lon Wirtzberger, Len Wirtzberger, Leonard Znidarsic, Niel Skinner, John Spaulding, Sheldon Whipple, Walter Neubert and Don Plants. The other four were John Henninge, Steve Ruzick, Ed Plants and Roy Whip- ple. The remaining team was made up of the following: Bill MacBeth, Jim Harmon, Dick Emmett, Jerry Craft, Jim Reger, Tom Cspegi, Sidney Harper, Jack Stanton, Don Grabski, Kenneth Brockway and Stanley Martin. The Blue Streaks worked hard and faithfully the first few weeks and finally, under the lights at Hickok Field, they opened the season by playing their first league game with Chagrin Falls. Although the Streaks took the lead up until the half with a 12-0 score, the Chagrin players rallied in the second half and came out victorious with a score of 14-12. The following week the Blue and White traveled to Perry to battle it out with the Pirates. Again the Streaks led at the half with a 7-0 score. With good offensive passing the Pirates overwhelmed the Blue Streaks and won with a score of 19-13. With two losses the Streaks traveled to Mentor to match wits with the Cardinals. The powerful Mentor team led the scoring all through the game. In the finol quarter Madison scored two touchdowns in spite of the disadvan- tage of being outweighed. The 40-14 score was a victory for Mentor. Next the team met Kirtland in a home game played, much to our dis- may, in a sea of mud. The Streaks scored a touchdown in the first seconds of the game and led all the way through. This resulted in a full-fledged win for Madison with a score of 19-0. The week of October 22 found the boys again in home territory. The first touchdown was scored by Fairport in the second quarter. In the fourth quarter Fairport lined up in punt formation but turned it into a running play around their right end for a touchdown, ending the game 12-0 in Fairport's favor. Chardon, another home game, resulted in a 14-0 victory for Madison. The first touchdown was made in the first quarter. Chardon was kept clear of the goal throughout the game. In November the team met Wickliffe for an afternoon game. Two touchdowns scored by Wickliffe made a 14-0 win for them. The final game of the season was held at Geneva. The Streaks held their own all through the game with Skinner intercepting a pass and run- ning 65 yards for a touchdown. In the last five minutes Geneva pushed ahead for the final touchdown, defeating Madison 13-7. twenty-eight

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SasketL all '43-’4 4 Alumni 21 Madison 16 Geneva 73 Madison 42 Kirtland 39 Madison 34 Chagrin Falls 41 Madison 15 Thompson 12 Madison 35 Alumni 52 Madison 26 Perry 25 Madison 24 Chardon 39 Madison 26 Kirtland 29 Madison 28 Wickliffe 51 Madison 26 Perry 49 Madison 27 The Streaks opened the '43-'44 basketball season with a game with their former team-mates, the Alumni. The Alumni seemed to be too much for them and the Streaks lost with a 21-16 score. For the next game the Blue Streaks traveled to Geneva and, with lack of experience and man-power, came back defeated 73-42. The next game was a close game with the Kirtlond Hornets. The scor- ing was very close all through the game, but near the end some of Madison's valuable players went out on fouls and the Hornets won 39-34. The next week the Blue and White traveled to Chagrin Falls. Again the opponents proved to be the better team and came out on top with a 41-15 score. This same week the Thompson team paid Madison a visit and went home defeated with a score of 35-12. This was Madison's first victory of the season. Again the Alumni proved to be a better team than the Streaks, the final score being 52-26. With their spirits at their lowest ebb the Streaks put up a trying battle with the Perry Pirates. The scoring was close throughout the game but with a few seconds to play the Pirates made an extra point, thus becoming the victors by one point. The score was 25-24. The ever-trying Streaks traveled to Chardon the next week to be de- feated by the Hilltoppers. The score was 39-26. Determined to win, the Streaks welcomed the Kirtland Hornets to Madi- son for their second game with them. Although the scoring was close and the Streaks did their share of the leading, they were again defeated by one point. The score was 29-28. After the Kirtland game the Streaks were host to the Wickliffe Blue Devils, the champions of the league. They played an exciting game, but fought a losing battle and bowed to the Blue Devils by a score of 51-26. For the last game of the season the Streaks traveled to Perry to be de- feated again by the Pirates, the score being 49-27. thirty