Marsing High School - Arrow Yearbook (Marsing, ID)

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M.. ,, f GIRLS The girls basketball team was championship QQ1 A M i 2'tff1'V V ..., ,,,, 5 'alt material this year. Five of the senior players have . . .- A ' ' T itii l been practicing together since the seventh grade. However, the S.R.V. dealt the girls a vicious blow. lt was decided that there would be no girls bas- ketball this year. By eliminating girls' basketball T more time could be devoted to the boys' lunior Varsity squad. A few schools decided to go ahead with girls games on a very limited scale, and Marsing A joined this group. Mr. George Merrick coached the eager Marsing players. They were allowed only two days a week in which to practice. With this small amount of practice these girls made a good showing in every game they played. ln their first game Iordan Va1ley's sextet tum- bled to the well aimed scores gained by Molly, Belva, and Ioyce. The line consisted of Helen, Arlene, and Carmen. The Marsing girls met defeat on the Melba court to the Melba six. ln the Middleton game the Mar- sing squad led through the first half. After that the scores went entirely to Middleton. Molly Panzeri led the total number of points made for the season with lOl points, next was Belva Larsen with 27 points, and Ioyce Muldoon with 24 points. So ended the basketball year for eight senior girls who gave their best athletic ability to Marsing High School for the past four years. These girls fear that this will be the last year for the Marsing gym to ring with cheers at a girls' game. During the history of the Marsing School the girls team has made an excellent showing. Trophies earned in basketball: l944gChampionship l948-Consolation at Notus l948eConsolation at Mountain Home l95lgRunner up. Lucille Don es, Forward M ld , F d loyce U Con Orwdr Carmen Usabel, Guard So passes a phase of athletics that appealed to many participants and viewers. Love of this sport kept many a girl in school who might otherwise have dropped out. lts scholastic requirements forced club members to make good grades. lt is to be hoped that some way can be found to keep girls athf letics in the competitive basis. Front row, left to right: Agnes Smith, Mary Subia, Glenda Lankford, Belva Larsen, Rita Bish, Arlene LaRue, Carmen Usabel. Standing, left to right: Lucille Dines, Evalyn Hunt, Donna Bish, Mary Ann Iohnston, Ioyce Muldoon, Donna Dines, La Verna Van Matre. Kneeling: Mgr. Elaine Blackstock and Carol Copley. -54-

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1 5 I T T T . T Back row, left to right: Roger Robison, Kenneth Emerson, lrvin Reich, Ross Curt, Roger Falen, Fred Edmiston, Eldon Townsend, Maynard Reich. Front row: Mgr. Wade Briggs, Ralph Herman, Iohn Mer- rick, Bob Caward, Ioe Arriaga, Steve Symms, Iay Buxton, Monte Parkins, Billy Haumann, Coach Bob Young. JUNIOR VARSITY A seasoned team composed mostly of sopho- mores started off the season with a bang by beating three out of their first four games. At I-lomedale the IV's met their Waterloo by get- ting their first and real moral defeat. Then they couldn't get started playing until the season was a couple of weeks older. ln the last two weeks ot the season they managed to win about half their games. The outstanding and main playersof this year's Soph-Frosh were sophomores. lohn Merrick, Bill Haurnann and loe Arriaga were outstanding as guards. Monte Parkins, Ralph Herman, Steve Symms and lay Buxton played a great deal at the forward and center positions. The Huskie-Pups downed Adrian and Iordan Valley twice, Fruitland ,Hornedale and Parma each once. Their record for the year was 7 Wins and 11 losses. -53-

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i i -.Rf A7 ' SPORT ' . Softball, the girls' major spring sport, was off to a good start with the return of fourteen girls who lettered last year. These girls were Molly 1 Panzeri, Helen Wilson, Lucille Dines, Ioyce Mul- ' 5 doon, Belva Larsen, Carmen Usabel, Arlene La- s 'Sl -AD, ?f4'fff- iiiiiirv A Rue, Rita Bish, Donna Bish, Io Anne Paine, Mary Marsh, Mary Suloia, Glenda Lankford, and Mary Ann Iohnston. The job of pitching went to Belva Larsen who aided the pitching line-up last year. Arlene LaRue filled in the position of first base, Lucille Dines took over second base, and Molly Panzeri played third base. Ioyce Muldoon was shortstop. ln catching position was Mary Marsh. Outfielders were Helen Wilson, Carmen Usabel, Cmd RUG Blsll- Coach George Merrick The girls were only allowed to practice after school. Coach Merrick worked hard with the girls team and soon many improvements were to loe seen. The girls wish to express their thanks for a good season to his able cociching. Trophies earned in Softball, l947e- Championship 1948-49W SW, Conference Championship l948f -Western Championship l948 District Championship l952' Championship , . i l I T' XXI! Front row, left to right: Mary Marsh, Io Anne Paine, Donna Bish, Lucille Dines, Belva Larsen, Rita Bish, Ioyce Culdoon, Carmen Usabel and Arlene LaRue. Second row: Ianet Sevy, Carol Summers, Mae Marsh, Donna DeCoursey, Violet Nelson, Dixie Eells, Glenda Lankford, Mary Subia, La Verna Van Matre and Evalyn Walker, Third row: Iackie King, Mary Ann Iohnston, Ieanette Gaines, Zella McClure, Sharon Malmberg, Claudia Young, Margie Gibbens, Mary Ann Armenta, Faye Nelson, Agnes Smith, and Coach George Merrick. -55-