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Basketball BASKETBALL FORTUNES Shortly after football season, the Midwest crew donned their 'shorts and shirts, and started to work out on the hardwood. Everyone felt that good things were in store when w-e started the season with wins over Riverton, the Midwest American Legion, Douglas, whom we soundly trounced, for they spoiled our football record, and Lander, rumored to be strong. Things were still looking up as the traveling' team played return games with Riverton and Lander and defeated them again. Next came two conference games with Buf- falo and Newcastle on successive week-ends. The ball was really rolling now and two more games were put on the agenda as decisive victories. The game of the year that everyone was working towards proved too much in scoring. However, Nottingham charged down the floor and hit the loop for 22 points, while the rest of the team also played hea-ds up ball. Back in the win column the following week, the Red and White chalked up a win over Wheat- land and a happy crowd saw the ball tipped in more by Midwest than Gillette, in the always interesting game between the two teams. With a large crowd following them, the bas- ketball quintet eked out a victory from the Sheri- dan Broncs , but once again thundered back by walking over Douglas and the Buffalo Bison . The next week-end proved disastrous as Sher- idan invaded the Oil City and barely topped our scrappy five. Gillette, too, journeyed her-e for a non-conference game, and thanks to the accurate shooting and luck of Stopher, Gillette sharpshoot- er, they won by two points. All eyes were glued to the ball in the last two seconds, when Stopher, shooting from mid-court, tossed a high arched ball that barely touched the net as it went through. Basketball was at its height when we once again regained our balance, and quickly ticked off wins over Glenrock, Sundance, Newcastle, and Gillette. A non-conference trip was scheduled to Lar- amie and Wheatland which wound up a loss and a win respectively. March 1, all Midwest turned eagerly to the long awaited return game with Casper's Mus- tangs. Again Casper won, but not until the Mus- tangs knew they had played a ball game. Fight- ing every inch of the way, the Oiler quintet lost by three points. The regularly scheduled season ended and after a brief rest, all ways pointed to Gillette and the District Tournament. The red and white captured third place in a tournament with many upsets. They defeated Buffalo, Gillette, and New- castle, but lost to Sheridan, who, incidentally, took first place. Two weeks later the district winners traveled to Laramie to battle it out for the championship. Midwest surprised the State by winning from Afton, the highly favored team from the south- eastern district. Losing to Thermopolis and Green River eliminated the Oilers , but Hendryx won many tournament honors and Nottingham re- ceived honorable mention on the All-State team. From the first jump until the final whistle, the Midwest team played good ball. The 1947 season ended with 18 wins and 5 losses, also with Jack Hahn, Norman Carter, Verne Hansen, Dick Moore, and Clifford Hen- dryx wearing the red and white for the last time. BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Score Midwest Opponents Riverton, here ......,........,.... 49 39 Midwest Am. Legion, here.. 33 22 Douglas, here ...................... 42 21 Lander, here .,.,.. ..... 5 4 27 Lander, away ....... ..... 3 6 32 Riverton, away ..... ..... 5 1 41 Buffalo, away ..,.... ..... 3 9 26 Newcastle, here ..... ..... 3 6 29 Casper, away ......... ..... 3 0 36 Wheatland, here ....... ..... 3 7 31 Gillette, here ......... ..... 4 9 40 Sheridan, away ...... ..... 4 5 42 Score Midwest Opponents Buffalo, here ......... ....... 3 7 18 Douglas, away ....... ....... 5 3 29 Sheridan, here ..... ....... 3 5 36 Glenrock, here ..... ....... 6 3 51 Sundance, away .... ....... 4 2 27 Newcastle, away ........ ....... 5 1 36 Gillette, away ......,., ....... 3 6 34 Laramie, away ..,.... ....... 3 0 36 Wheatland, away ................ 28 26 Glenrock, away, Mid'st B 43 66 Casper, here ........................ 39 42
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Football liack Row-left to right: Clifford Hendrvx, John Maher. Tommy Lee Jones, Ivan Million. liill Nick- erson, Coach Bays, liarncy Hoy, David Adams, Buddy Wilson. Verne Ransen. Middle Row: Donnie Shoop, John Mulnix, Allen Griffin, Everett Chaffin. Bill Dalev, Richard Moore. Bob Nzurel. liob Wo fe. Front Row: James Scofield. Gavlord Brow. Wallv Petersen, Manager U'Connor, Hill Pike, lark llahn. Keith Bien, Vic' Nottingham. PIGSKIN ON PARADE Nine lettermen answered the call for football early in September. Working around those lettermen the Oilers soon developed into a small but fast and smooth working team. To prove this they opened the season with a six to nothing win over the unusually large Wheatland eleven. The following week they had things their own way when they romped over Upton on the home field. Variety was added when early in October, the Casper B squad journeyed to Midwest and battled for four quarters in a blinding snowstorm driven by a stiif wind. The Colts went home defeated. The next game proved somewhat difficult as the Buffalo Bison furnished competition with their powerful line, however, the Oilers held together and came from behind in the last quarter to win by five points. Then the oil field eleven buckled down to thoroughly trounce Sundance. Midway through the season with no defeats, the red and white tackled the Newcastle Dogies . They, too, fell before the grit and drive of the mighty 0ilers . For the first time in several years the Bays' coached team played Lusk high school and continued their winning streak by rolling over the Bobcats with a large score. Morale was high as the season neared an end with no defeats. The 'tOile1's con- fidently lined up against the Douglas Bearcats , but, after battling hard all the way, they admitted defeat by a one point margin. Smarting under the only defeat of the year, and playing one of the best games of the season, the Midwest Oilers finally overcame an unorthodox defense, late in the traditional Armistice Day game with Gillette, and the Camels conceded the game. This game gave Midwest their second straight Powder River District Championship and also saw Seniors Verne Hansen, Everett Chaflin, George Slaughterbeck, Cliff Hendryx, Dick Moore, and Jack Hahn carry the ball for the last time. At an assembly a few weeks later, Jack Hahn, speedy quarterback, and three- year letterman was awarded the Casper Tribune-Herald medal for copping All-State honors. Dick Moore, senior half-back, a four-year man, was given honorable mention.
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