McLeansboro High School - Pyramid Yearbook (McLeansboro, IL)

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Date Opponent e They November 29 Norris City 74 73 December 2 Mt. Carmel 80 74 December 3 Christopher 71 36 December 9 Carmi 61 66 December 13 Sesser 70 68 December 16 Fairfield 92 61 December 20 Benton 51 62 December 28-29-30 Centralia Tournament Ianuary 3 Norris City 48 49 Ianuary 6 Eldorado 54 52 Ianuary 7 Carrier Mills 65 69 Ianuary 13 Carmi 48 64 Ianuary 17-18 McLeansboro Tourney Ianuary 20 Lawrenceville 66 72 Ianuary Z4 Sesser 76 70 Ianuary 28 Alton 81 97 January 31 Fairfield 86 46 February 3 Zeigler 75 56 February 10 Carrier Mills 80 65 February 17 Eldorado 60 63 February 21 Wayne City 89 73 February 24 DuQuoin 68 80 Huskies Under the leadership of a new coach, Leroy Siville, this year's Huskies had a very successful season with a 13 and 7 Win and lost record. The Huskies were very much strengthened by a strong freshman team, and as always, are looking toward future years, in havng a fine team when this year's Foxes have graduated. ' lst row: Hall, Deen, Digby, Dale, Ventress, Hosea, Ingram, Webb, Lasswell, Jordan, Ritchason, Mr. Siville. 2nd row: Daily, Webb, Hughes, Endicott, Tucker, Page, Iohnson, McDonald, Reed, Prendergast, Walker. 3rd row: Edwards, Huffstutler, Busby, Eaton, Upton, Daniel, Digby, Denny, lohnson. 4th row: French, Hart, Braden. i KBS?

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90355 lst row: Mr. Siville, Thomas, Bell, Gateley, Iones, Tyler, Sandusky, Mr, Staff. 2nd row: Prince, Deitz, Hall, Millenbine, Sloan, Lee, Mansell, Robertson Foxes The 1956 basketball season, was cut short of wins in the won and lost record as compared to some of the teams of the past two or three years, but the Foxes, have this year, met some of the tinest teams in Illinois. The Foxes played in the Centralia Holiday tournament, where sixteen teams were entered. The Foxes made a very good showing as Pinckneyville only beat them 49 to 49. The Foxes went into the consolation bracket, defeat- ing Benton by 19 points. Quincy, a highly rated team, eliminated the Foxes by only eight points. The Foxes were invited back and are expected to put Mclseansboro on the map, as most of the Foxes are juniors and sophomores. They are looking forward to next year's tournament, so let's all go with them and cheer them on. The Foxes got off to a flying start by winning four out of their first five starts, but then it seemed the tide changed as they only won three out of the next ten games. The remainder of the schedule was somewhat even as they won five and lost four. The Foxes next year are in a conference with three other schools, namely Eldorado, fohnston City, and Metropolis. A name for the conference was chosen by the student body of each school. The schools will be competing against each other in not only basketball, but in football and track. The Foxes will lose only two seniors next year. If they keep up the spirit they had this year, the Foxes will be dreaded by all teams in the state. K642

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ls! row: Iordan, Hall, Deitz, Thomas, Lee, Luelce, Webb, Lee, Gateley, Sandusky. 2nd row: Mr. Staff, Daily, Schuster, Harrelson, Moulding, Kreher, lanes, Tyler. Baseball At the end of the season, the Foxes have a record ot three Wins and six losses. Out ot 245 times at bat, M.T.H.S. had 67 hits, giving them a total batting average of .277. Out of 27 times at bat, Bob Lee had 14 hits for the highest batting average of .5l8, out of 25 times at bat, Doyle Lee had 9 hits for a batting average of .36U. Dick Deitz also had a batting average of .360 with 9 hits out of 25 times at bat. Leon Hall had a battng average of. 321 for 9 hits out of 28 times at bat. Coy Webb and Don Kreher followed with batting averages of .266 The first game was with Galatia and won 6 to O. The Foxes traveled to Norris City next and lost by 2 to l. Then to Harrisburg, 4 to 2. The Foxes took Norris City by a score of 10 to 6, but only to lose the next three to Carrier Mills 3 to 2, Mt. Vernon 5 to 1, Carrier Mills 6 to O. Then to come back to beat Galatia, for the second time, 1U to 1. The Foxes participated in the Harrisburg Tourney and drew Shawneetown, and lost 3 to 2. 46627