Minonk Dana Rutland High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Minonk, IL)

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The NlHODK Communlty Flgh school basketball team, coached by Lester Lange and managed by Davld dolfe, had a very successful basketball season thls year w1nn1ng twenty two games out of twenty nlne Of the game the Langemed lost those wlth Pontlac and Streator were well played and hard fought battles The twenty two vlctorles were close and well worth watch lHU The last home game wlth El Paso was the one ln whlch Mlnonk scored the hlghest nu ber of polnts agalnst 1ts opponent The four regulars were Mazzlnl wlth hls drlbbllng, Nelerhofer wlth n1s s1de shots, Cufaude wlth his rebound shots, and Zupanslc wlth h1s long shots The flfth man was lnterchangeable Glen Whlte, who later roved to Wenona started the flrst four gares In the Wenona game, Delbert Von Behren moved lnto posltlon as the flfth regular, there by helplng them to keep the Llttle Brown Jug Of our sub stltutes Dale Mc Keon and Dale Jan sen dld thelr part John Cunnlngham, always a steady member, played a commend able game agalnst Streator ln the Reglonal Tournament The Langemen topped off the sea on by wlnnlng the County Tournament CJan 25 281 for the flrst tlme 1D flve years For thls they were awarded permanent trophy and the travellng trophy After the thlrd quarter the ball u ed durlng the tournament wa auctloned off for the hlghest number of' War Bonds M Bruce Tallyn purchased 132600 worth of War Bonds and presented the call to the Champ ions 4lDOHK An all day celebratlon wa held at the Gym on the follovlng Monday A parade, danclng, and speeches 1D the mornlng, vacatlon 11 the afternoon Coach Mrs Lange and Davld entertalned the team vlth a chlcken supper on February 2 In the absence of thelr coach, due to hr Schnelder substltuted for hlm, dOlHU a Lange FELUTHSQ to coach the last to e game The boy showed thelr appreclation by w1nn a large mar 1U an appendectomy flne Job r wlth El Paso ng the game wlth T. . . C, I 4 A .L A ' T1 1 X , u - . - . ... .. -A . G . . O 1 , '. - . . - Q . w - Q LJ: X . - I . . . VE ' A A.. . a . 0 - . - Q V . . -. , . - . 'L 3 . . . Q 1 r ' A O I 1 - ' ' 1 u 1 I :L , 0 X . P ' .1 :L n A , - . . . . . , s 1 .l 1 5 - X P Q Q , . Q 0 , . F A x A C R . . . ' L. ' . . 0 Q . 3 O . . . 1 I A . .- . 0 ' ' 3 . L n a Q rw - N . f D f D J . TS. ' ' F' ' .. 1 A Y' ' Y ...-,rx . . ' S . ' . . V Ju 1 ' A . . . . . - J 1 . J , . , . . T '. . . . r . V r, I 1 . A ! r 1 . - . - . 'l 0 ' A Q c 0 ' 1 Q I C L In o P - 1 - . . ,n 0 1 rx D' 7 CD '