Meadows High School - Vespa Yearbook (Vancouver, WA)

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B Cl' 'N -a- Fust l'0WZ W':.1rner Cook. Gerald Larkin, Dan Yvnlker, Darrel VVnoLl, Mike Fishex lun Gaines Second row: Lester Feldman. coach: Bill Barnes, Dick l-lurdy, lluvial Grumman le Prrl mson, Rivlmiwl Vun Buskirk, .Tim Jolm:-ion, mzumger. afedomwze 2?a46eZfa!! The first sophomore basketball team was formed at Ogden Mead- ows in '47-'48, and they initiated hoop play in the city-wide teen-age league. With Coach Les Feldman at the helm the Ogden Meadows Wasps fought their way to second place in first round competitionsg a tie for first in the second round 5 and an undisputed first place in the third round. The Ogden Meadows team lost the succeeding tourna- ment, but the fire and determination shown in winning league tilts off- set this defeat. The Wasp roster was as follows: Jerry Gaines, Gene Pyles, Jerry Parkinson, Gerald Larkin, Dave Creagan, Warren Cook, and Bob Crockett. Jerry Parkinson was voted all city teen-age league cen- ter. Top clash of the season was a championship battle with Fruit Val- ley. A goal from the field with ten seconds remaining in the game netted Meadows a narrow 40-39 victory. 58

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liist row: Doug Force, Euaszenc lionwtacl, Duane Fre-dcrickson, Kenneth Mendenhall, Gilbert ei Curl YVillixlms, Keith lslaim-rs. Secolul row: .lim Johnson, nmnaigerg Pat Coleman DILK Nrl'-son Art Kegler, Bula lvlorris, Clyde lfahlxnan, Lawrence Nash, coach. Zcweezffadd Zen The O.M. junior varsity Bees under the leadership of Coach Larry Nash had a successful slate, winning fifteen and losing eight hoop contests. The Bees had a .400 percentage in their first year of play in the S.W.W. league, winning four and losing six games. The O.M. aggregation opened the season with a 39-32 win over Rainier Junior varsity on the home maple and a return match on the Columbian court ended in exciting fashion with the Bees on the win- ning end of the 36-35 margin. These tilts were the beginning of the O.M. B squads winning ways as they were victors in nine consecu- tive contests. A 48-27 victory over the Concordia J ayvees and two nar- row wins over the touted Kalama B squads highlighted this winning streak. The Bees opened S.W.W. league action with a thumping 51-34 cage win over the Camas Papermakers junior varsity. The second tilt between the two squads was a spine-tingling affair as a last second bucket gave the Bees a 46-45 win. They ended a good season glori- ously toppling the Hill Military Cadet Jayvees 59-32. The B squad roster was: Duane Fredrickson, Ben Mosely, Dick Nelson, Gilbert Miller, Clyde Fahlman, Keith Haines, Pat Coleman, Eugene Bomstad, Jim McDowell, Bob Morris, Eddie Ellison, Carl Wil- liams, and Jim Bacon. 57

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I list row: William Collins, coach 1 Arthur Wolfe, Don Dineen, Ken Abernathy, Darrell Stutes mftn Leon Sheppler, Bud Hamilton. Second row: Clifton I-Iegstad, Boyd Compton, Jarvis Haugen Dem Weilitel, Mike Dineen, Pete Cabiale. The O.M. wrestling crew with Coach William Collins at the helm had an action-packed season scheduling some of the top grappling teams in Oregon and Washington. Thirteen boys received letters as wrestling became a major sport at Ogden Meadows. The wrestlers and their fight weights were: Art Wolfe, 1035 Don- ald Dineen, Ken Abernathy, 1125 Bob Turner, Clifford Hegstad, 1205 Darrell Stutesman, 1275 Leon Sheppler, Bud Hamilton, 1333 Rashie Boling, 138: Jarvis Haugen, Boyd Compton, 1453 Dean Weibel, 155, and Mike Dineen, 165. The O.M. '47-'48 wrestling team had a three win, seven loss season. Coach Collins scheduled strong teams to give the Hornets added ex- perience. With only three letter winners graduating this year, the out- look for future teams is bright, Coach Collins said. Ken Abernathy, Bud Hamilton, and Jarvis Haugen, graduating seniors will be missed next year. In the opening tilt, Meadows lost a close 28-20 decision to the Park- rose Broncs. The Hornets lost a 35-0 match to Canby, the Oregon cham- pions, but in a return match, the margin was narrowed to 25-16. A visit from two Tacoma teams netted a split for the Hornets. Lincoln high defeated them 26-5, but the Hornets came back to edge Stadium high school 15-13. Green and white wrestlers ended the sea- son commendably with two trouncing wins over the Hill Military Cadets. The scores of the two matches were 34-0 and 26-0. 59