Matewan High School - Magnolian Yearbook (Matewan, WV)

Page 72 text:

7th Grade Science Shorthand I Class i ,MWVPM ,sf Iv - eg, we .rsl:eSs ffi:2?'1' , .,.-k .,,.. I , fy- ff' ' rf, ,, f r American History Typing ll Home Economics Cooking Band Class

Page 71 text:

Give Me A Chance!! l i l rr rg KNEELING: Lillian Ferrell, Georgianna Mounts. STANDING: Louise Kennedy, Gloria Stone, and Barbara Christian. 67

Page 73 text:

Football hogged the spotlight from the other two sports in '56-57 the first as a result of the Tigers' victory over the Williamson Wolfpack in the history of the school The highlight of a great 8-I -I season under Coach Ellis Fields was the tallying of the lone score by senior Ron Whitt with less than five minutes to go for the coveted Victory over the Wolfpack. This year's team, destined to live in the memories of M.H.S. students for many years, scarcely knew the meaning of the word losers. The scores for the best re- cord in recent years were: Matewan I3 Elkhorn City 6 Matewan l 8 Liberty 6 Matewan 7 Wayne 6 Matewan 2l Guyan Valley 7 Matewan l3 Man 6 MATEWAN 6 WILLIAMSON O Matewan I4 Burch 0 Matewan 26 laegar 2 Matewan 0 Ceredo Kenova 0-Tie Matewan 6 Van 7-Loss The lone loss came at the hand of Van on a mud-laden field . Ironically enough a former coach at M.H.S. was the winning coach. This team assembled, in this writer's estimation, the greatest forward wall ever controlled by a Matewan coach. Coaches Field and Hugh Miller had nothing but praise for boys like Jim Keatley, Alben Warf, Jim Marshall, Lewis Ball, E. Miller Cope, Scrappy Johnson, Dallas May, Larry Williamson, Ted Murphy, and Joe Opauski who composed the line. The backfield, not as highly publicized but deadly in its attacks included Ronnie Whitt, Craig Mankin, Arnold Norman, Pete Akers, and Jim Bailey. As a result of their team play, three boys were placed on the first all-area team and one on all-state. Practically every starter received numerous votes in the all-area selections. The boys mentioned above were Ron Whitt, Jim Keatley, and Scrappy Johnson. Jim Keatley became the first Tiger gridder to be named to a first team berth on the All-State team. In Jim's junior year he was listed on a second team berth. Jim Milmige, former great at Magnolia, coached the youthful Basketball team which finished the regular season with a 9-I2 mark. With only one senior listed on the squad, Melmige, evidently decided to plan for the future as numerous sophomores dotted the line-up from time to time. Roy Phillips and Sonny Hatfield polled positions as regulars although only sophomores Scrappy Johnson and Larry Williamson represented the juniors, and Ron Whitt the only senior. 'Taking a foresight into the coming baseball season, this writer sees the passi- bility of a state championship. With such veteran pitchers as Craig Mankin, Ronnie Whitt, and James Clark, coupled with some timely hitting, the Tigers could very easily rack up an unbeaten season. Coach Melmige is relying heavily on the hitting of Fred Tiller, Jim Keatley, Al Warf, and Craig Mankin in quest of his first suc- cessful season as the new mentor of the hardball sport. 'The annual went to press before the baseball season started. 69