McCook College - Chieftain Yearbook (McCook, NE)

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Indians Fall By Narrow Margin The McCook College Indians charged into the 1956-57 basketball season under the leadership of Coach Fred Nanni, who came to McCook from Holyoke, Colo- rado. He was football and basketball coach at Holyoke. The first five opened the loop season against the Otero Rattlers. In this fierce battle the score advantage varied by precious small points. The Indians fell 73-70. The Tribe, on the warpath, against Luther, won a 5-JC game. The Lamar Antelopes overcame a fighting McCook Indian team by the slim margin of six points. The Indians again lost when the in- vading Trinidad Trojans downed them 69-76. The Trojans took an early lead, 32-42, at the half-time mark. The In- dians scored seven points more than the Trinidad team in the third period to put them within three points of their opposi- tion. 1956-57 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENTS SCORE McCOOK December 10 Otero 73 70 There December 11 Lamar 75 54 There December 13 Luther 58 69 Here December 18 Pueblo 114 71 Here December 19 Lamar 73 67 Here January 12 Casper 76 57 Here January 18 Norfolk 75 63 Here January 19 Fairbury 71 77 Here January 25 Casper 73 62 There January 26 Scottsbluff 75 72 There February 1 Trinidad 75 69 Here February 8 Northeastern 92 79 There February 13 Norfolk 86 79 There February 14 Luther 46 53 There February 15 Fairbury 72 51 There February 22 Northeastern 77 60 Here February 23 Scottsbluff 64 77 Here February 27 Trinidad 87 69 There February 28 Pueblo 93 45 There NET ARTISTS. Back: Mike Fitzpatrick, Clyde Butz, Jim Koetter, Don Crumb, Bob Sughroue, Bernard Finch, Jim McNeill, John KraUenstein, Bill Carmichael, Don Hauxwell, Ron Hill, Byron Loescher, Gary Randolph. Front: Ron Baker, Coach Fred Nanni.

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PILE DRIVER. Jim App, 177 pound class, up- ends Sterling ' s Paul Wackholz and waltzes him around the mat in this strong man challenge. App decisioned Wackholz. SAY UNCLE. Boyd Oschner gets a point de- cision as he downs Bob Cox who wrestles in the 157 pound class. Boyd added three points to give McCook a 19-18 win. Wrestlers Grapple For Points Wrestling fans point with pride to the In- dian ' s new 1957 wrestling team. Coach Merle O. Confer, after complet- ing another championship football team, tackled the job of bringing wrestling to McCook College. Many of the outstanding wrestlers came from Kansas. The Tribe journeyed to defend an opening season against Sterling, then traveled to Hays, La Junta for a Confer- ence match, and Casper. Home matches included Hays, Kan- sas, December 10; Casper, Wyoming, January 25; and Sterling, Colorado, Jan- uary 26. WRESTLERS ALL. Back row: Ralph Sowers, Nason Wilson, Lynn Kurst, Charles Deyle, Boyd Ochsner, Myron Daw- son, Harry Bearley. Front row: Sherrod Hanson, Jim Mcllmoyle, Duane Purcell, Howard Taylor, Jim App, Ray Trail. L ki

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HEY, THERE! Bill Carmichael is having trouble getting two points air-wise as Cougar Tom Brown, 25, deflects the ball on its flight to the basket. WANNA RACE? And they ' re off as the ball gets away from Byron Loescher. Scottsbluff ' s Tom Brown scurries to take the lead in this sizzler. The Tribe ended the home season on a happy note defeating the Scottsbluff Cougars 77-64. Away from home the Indians closed the season with an 87-69 loss to Trini- dad and at Pueblo. GOOD FOR TWO. Sharp-shooting Bill Car- michael doesn ' t let Ira Weissinger stop him as he puts in two points against the Northeastern five. IT ' S MINE, ALREADY! The tussle is on as Bill Carmichael and Northeastern ' s Stan Lucket and Dick Kohlman fight for a rebound off the McCook board.