Monroe City High School - Panther Tracks Yearbook (Monroe City, MO)

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Kaye faith? iliiililkilflllilivlrlllillllilililillilriliriililirlklkliliiliilililiilliifllli iffiitfffffffifi?ififiifflffifffftffffflflf With a record of 31 victories and six de- feats, this years boys basketball team had the best cage record of any team in the school's history. Championship trophies were brought home from the Quint City conference, the Paris and Shelbina Tournaments and the State Sub Regional at Clarence. A second place Trophy was won by the boys 'B' Team in the Paris Tournament, and the 'A' Team placed first. Third place trophy was won in the Monroe City Invitational Tournament. In the State Regional Tourn- :aing played at Shelbina they again placed r . After winning their first eight games in- cluding the finals of the Paris Tournament the Panthers slumped and played 500 ball, winning 5 and losing 5 up to the Christ- mas vacation. With the coming of the lew Year however turned over a new leaf, winning l8 of their remaining 19 contests being defeated only in the Semi-finals of the State Regional at Shelbina H5 to 39 by the champions to be, University High of Columbia, Missouri.

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6401! The girls basketball team compiled another outstanding record this year when they mat ched the record of last year in winning 23 games against one loss The girls won champ ionship trophies in the Salt River Conference and in the Shelbina and Monroe City Tourn aments On the record of these championships and the basis of the season's total record our girls were topped by no other team in this section of the state. Over a period of time the girls won 41 con- secutives games without a defeat, and won 29 consecutive tournament games over a three year period. In this same period the girls were undefeated in all games played in 1950. At the conclusion of the season, the girls were awarded miniature gold basketballs in recognition of their championships, and the Lions Club honored them with a banquet, and presented them with white sweaters in recog- nition of the undefeated season in scheduled games this year. Anna Marie Dusenberry is captain Of the team and the coaches are Mrs. Burkhardt and Mr. Gottman. 41