Monroe Union High School - Dragon Yearbook (Monroe, OR)

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7aack '7eam fllacea In IV Mala This was the first year Monroe had a track team for some five years. Most of those parti- cipating were somewhat green with the excep- tion of Vern Steward. The team consisted of: Vern Steward: javelin, 440 relay: Vern Bittner: shot put, discuss: Frank Scott: relay team, 100 yard dash, Buz King: relay team, Bob Stroda: relay team, 220 yard dash: Ray Joyner: Broad jump: Carl Bak- er: high jump. Monroe entered in two meets, the VVillamette Relays at Salem and the Hayward Relays at Eugene. In the Wfillamette Relays, Vern Stew- ard took third place in the javeling Vern Bittner, second in the shot put: Frank Scott took fourth in one heat of the 100 yard dash: Bob Stroda took a third in another heat of the 100 yard dash. The relay team came in third. At the Hayward Relays Monroe placed in on- ly one event. Vern Bittner took third in the shot put. There were several other meets coming up as this went to press. One was a duel at Shedd, a district meet, and a state meet. llern Stevvard Sets Dievv State hdark hm Javeling Tosses Spear 168 Feet Vern Steward, one of the schools best all- around athletes, took first place and also broke the existing state high school class B Javelin record May 19th in Corvallis. Competing against a field which included the top men of Oregon's class B schools, Steward's winning toss was 168 feet, SM inches. BOYS' INTRAMURALS This was the second year for intramural sports. This year it was under the able guidance of Mr. DeLay, our coach. The results are as follows: Basketball: Seniors, champions: juniors, run- ners-up. Volleyball: juniors, champions, Sophomores, runners-up. Singles in Badminton: Billy Richards, cham- pion: Vern Bittner runner-up. Singles in Ping Pong: Don Lowdell, cham- pion: Frank Scott, runner-up. Doubles in Ping Pong: Larry Malcom and Don Lowdell, champions, George Daugherty and lion Oakes, runners-up. Foul Throwing: Juniors, champions: Fresh- men, runners-up: Vern Steward, individual champion with 40 out of 50 shots.

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fbaaqawi Win 864-BAG!! eaawn Front Row: Irven Smith, Larry Anderson, Carl Baker, Vern Steward, Dick McNeal, Lynn Wilson, Darrell Mc Bee, Mr. DeLay. Second Row: jack Ball Lloyd Vineyard, George Daugherty, Dick jones, Dick Wooley. Bob Bames Ray Joyner. Third Row: Jim Newbill, Richard Bradshaw, Bob Stroda, Frank Scott, jim Maxwell, Buz King Larry Malcom, Fred Foutch, Floyd Oakes. Monroe turned out with a very successful baseball season this year due to the constant and willing coaching for a grand team by Uon De- Lay, the Coach, and all the boys who are out for baseball. They really tried and had very good sportsmanship throughout the season, and so changed their hopes to a reality, taking first place in the county. The Lineup L. Wilson .............. L.F D. McBee .............. 1 B R. Joyner .......,.. 2 B.,P R. McNeal .....,,......... C B. Bradley ........,... S. S D. Jones .............. C. F L. Anderson .....,,... 3 B C. Baker ..,........... R. F V. Steward ..,........... P B. King .......,.. ....... P D. Wooley ...,........ 3 B G. Daugherty ,,........ C B. Barnes .....,........ 2 B Substitutes: L. Malcom L. Vineyaed J. Maxwell Managers: Irven Smith Harold Rictor

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'7enm2t aclllilfied .7 cf Front Row: Vernon Bittner, Don Gragg, Don Oakes. Second Row: Rex Mills, Remmy Davenport, Wesley Stewart Paul Daniels, Third Row: Everett Belvill, Wayne Ricl-cards, Robert Malcom. There was very much more interest in tennis this year than usual. The line-up in order was as follows: Vernon Bittner, Don Gragg, Rob- ert Malcolm, Remmy Davenport, Paul Daniels and Donald Oakes. The team played three matches at the time this went to the printer. They won one match with junction City and won one from the Salem sophomores. The next match with Junction City was a tie. The school bought new sets this year and was beginning to build new hack stops. They hoped to have new posts for the nets also.