Memorial High School - Kodak Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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Jim Van Gordon Tom Garnett Guard Guard Jon H3218 Dave Huletr Genie' Forward Tom Sfelfef john Coggxns Head Coach Bob Stexdtmann CWM' Guard CCaptD Harry Glbbs Forward Purple And Whlte For 59 Forward Guard John Quella Forward H Dave Putney Forward

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9 M. BSQUAD Front Row D Kruger T Johnson B Hanson A Chrxstxanson S Stetzer B Rowlett L Shepler B Hanson J Novak Row Two K Garton A Arbs R Kruger N Bene dxct C Solberg R Warren J Close G Weber L Domer M Kohnen Row Three Coach B Nelson D Mmto W Dohms T Peterson M Soley B Denson B Matson B Thompson J Johnson D Carlson B Crookman Coach G Poquette Row Four R Veleke D Horstlck M Loomis B Schre1ber B Saxe D Schattte R Resha D Wrnrlch Bees End Season W1th FIVC 4 2 1 Record The 58 Old Abe B squad ended the season wrth a 4 2 1 record The jVs four wins were regnstered over Greenwood C36195 Blalr C36125 and Cornell C2405 In addmon to thexr ue wnth LaCrosse Central C12 125 the young Abes dropped games to a tough Wausau B team C24 195 and to Eleva Strum C20 135 The BEES played many scrnmmages agamst the Old Abes rn addltron to therr regular slate of season games These xntra squad games beneflt both teams and help VARSITY CCont from Page 235 ABES BEATEN BY OUTSTATE POWER 25 7 Homecommg festrvmes were marred by the Old Abes loss to top ranked Sloux Falls Although the Abes were rated nmth ln the state they could not cope wnth the bnnsmg ground game of the faster South Dakota team The Abes woke up m the thxrd quarter after a 11st less flrst half to march 60 yards for then' only TD John Coggms alternated passes and mnnmg for fxve fnrst downs and 83 yards durmg the game provldxng the only offensnve spark for the Abes sharpen thelr play Several B team members are ln lme for Varsrty berths next season Among these are junlors B1ll Lmd B111 Schrerber Pat OMara Mxke Soley sopho- mores Bruce Emberson Arlne Chrxstlanson Andy Arbs Larry Domer and Ron Veleke Under the gurdance of Gordne Poquette and Bernle Nelson the B squad blossomed mto a smoothly functxonmg unrt that wlll make rts mark nn Abe grrd hxstory rn years to come J 14.14 l is 4 ,. NUDDLE- 27 ' ,E ,..i Lmesx . -. ' - . ill lv: we X E f . l . A .. ' ' 9 ex A

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VARSITY From Rou Manager E Wahl G Weber R Smlth J Coggrns J Schaaf T Garnett J VanGorden Manager E Engelbretson Second Rau Coach Grbbs J Quella D Putney R Mac Kenzne j Harsh T Stelter J Haag D Hulett B Sterdtmann J Bowman Coach MCGIDDIS Purple Cagers Rack Up 14 5 Season Record After an opemng game defeat at the hands of the Rhmelandcr Hodags 77 72 the Old Abes won therr next erght games rn a row A w1n over con ference rlval LaCr0s e Central and double Vlctorles over Marlnette and Menomlnee Mlch threw the Ab s lnto a mrd season t1e wrth Wausau for f1rst place 1n the Blg Rrvers Conference Non conference Wl'1S over Tomah Chlppewa Falls Menomonle W1s WISCCJUSIH Raolds and a non conference loss to LaCrosse Logan accounted for thc Abes 97 season mark at the tlme of the crucnal Wausau Conference game Thls WHLISHLI game thought by many to bc the decrdlnv factor rn the Blg Rxxers title race pro vlded many moments of thrllllng prep ball thc Abes flnally lost to a fast wcll co ordlnated Wausau fue Although the Abes played good smoothly co ordlnated team ball w nth excry starter scormg well the sharpshootlng and reboundmg of the Lumber Jacks proxtd too much for thcm The rest of the scason seemed destxned to be antr cllmactrc Centamly the next three games were Winona Mmn met defeat at the hands of the tall hot shootmg Abcs 75 46 wxth two junrors Putney and Harsh leadlng the way In the next two games head coach Glbbs substxtuted frequently and Ch ppewa F lls and Menomonre W1s were handed dec1s1ve losses by the Purple and Whlte The next two games changed the whole season for the Abes Thc dlsclpllnary suspension followlng thc Chippewa Falls game resulted ln depletlon of both the A and B squads Despite the wallant ef forts of the Clbhf remalnlng Abes LaCrosse won the cruclal confcrcnte game thus makmg rt 1m peratue that the Abcs beat Wausau The weakened Abes tnumphed oxcr W1s Raplds the next even mg playlng on thclr home court at the Memorral Freld House - '. . , . , . , . , . , . , v ' 1- ' . . , . . . , . , . , . r 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - ' 1 1 . I - .- . . . 1 1 ' - . ' , . , A - . 1 - Y. . . -' 1 1 1 ' r r 1 -1 1 - 1 5 ' 1 - , 1 1 q 1 . . 1. , ., l 1 1 1 - . 1 -1 A 1 . 7 A , 1 I . . . . . , ... . 1 r 1 y r ' v ' - 7 1 1 I Q 1 r , . . - ' , 5 4 1 1 ' ' - . 6 'V . v , . . 1, , ' ' s 1. ' ' . , . -V v - . . l. . ' a 1 r , , V, - .