Moshannon Joint High School - Mirror Yearbook (Madera, PA)

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EWLQ! First row, Left to right Erv1n Rickard, Boyd Wasilko, Coach Close, Arthur Srock, Leonard Kost Second row John Kohan, Harold Rickard, Walter Mowchan, George McCoy, Victor Baron Third row Robert Greenaway, John Zedak, Stephen Matia,Joseph Syktich Fourth rows John Lloyd, Walter Luksic, Bill Reese, Pete Webb, Mike Mowchan Last row Robert Rodkey, Steve Klym The Green Raiders of 1954 finished the season with 12 wins and A losses, winning 10 straivht without defeat for the Moshannon Valley Championship and losing to Philipsburg in the finals of the post season District 6 play offs, 6-A at Osceola. R X fa' . ' ' I J X 'R il R X3 f ,- Af ,, if r A , uv , ff S I X H 3 . O : C : . . 4 O : . Q .

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056 d The 195A Moshannon Joint Green Raiders under coach Monty Close won the Moshannon Ja'ley League cup with 13 wins and O losses The over all record of the team was 12 wins L losses In the f1rst dame the ,reen Raiders played host to Curwensville Behind John Kohan, Madera responded with a vxctory The final score was 7 2 Leo Kost led the hltt rs at the pla e w th 3 L George McCoy hit a home run as did Kost Next Moshannon traveled to Huston, where the ureen Ra1ders once again won, 7 6 Lefty Mowchan Jas the winning pitcher Kost again was tle leading hitter wxth 3 L Madera made it three straight by beatlnv Osceola Mills 10-1 Gus Kohan wa the winning hurler Lefty Mowchan led Madera at the plate with 3 5 In the next vame the Green Raiders exploded for ll hits and 15 runs to wallop B C I 15 ' Steve Ma ia led Moshannon wlth 2 home r1ns and a slnvle Leo Most and Pete Webb chipped in with 2 hits each Lefty Mowchan was the wlnnlnd hurler After winning four strai ht, Madera lost a heart breaker to Phllipsburg L 2 The winning pitcher was Jim Dixon, the loser, Lefty M w nan John Rohan surprised e rfbody by tossing a neat ll O no hitter against Houtzdale Star second base man, Leo Kost, had A L lncluling 2 home runs to lead Madera at the plate H Rickard, W Mowchan, and Matla helped with 2 nits each Once again Philipsb eat Lefty Mowchan and Madera This tile by the score of 3 2 The winning run was scored on a wlld pitch Kost again led M J M S with 3 A McCoy and Mlke Mowchan each had two hits Next Madera traveled to Houtziale, where it won easlly 17 A Boyd Wasilko Jas the winnin hurler The sreen Raiders pounded out 13 hits, with dasllko wetting 3 4 to help his own cause Webb hit a hone run Moshannon lost another heart breaker, this time to duston 2 1 Gus Kohan was the loser, Ed Serafxni the winner Moshannon made it seven wins by beating Reade Twp 6v5 John Rohan, the winning pitcher, had a hone run and a slnvle out of 3 trmps to lead the Madera men at the plate Walter Wleftyn Mowchan hurled his first no hitter as Madera beat B C I 5 O Lefty also led at the plate wlth 2 3 Right fielder Joe Syktich made a marvelous catch in the second inning to help save Lefty' no-hitter Lefty Mowchan made it two HJ hmtters in a row by beating Reade Twp 7 2 Kost had 3 for 3 at the plate Kost and Steve Matia hit home runs for Madera Win number ten came at the expense of Curwensville The final score was 15 2 Kohan was the winning pitcher M Mowchan led Madera with 3 A Madera beat Osceola Mills 7 O Lefty Mowchan toa ed his th rd successive no hitter H Rickard and W Mowchan each had 3 hits out of three trips wlnning the Moshannon Valley League cup, Moshannon Joint Got a chance to participate in the District VI play offs the first round at Hastings Penna , Moshannon beat Spangler 3 O Lefty Mowchan tossed a one hitter to pick up the wln Leo Kost had 2 for 3 to lead Madera's hitters the finals Moshannon played their arch rivals, Philipaburg Again Philipsburg seemed to have all the luck as they beat the Green Raiders for the third time this season The score was 6-3 John Kohan was the losing pitcher Baseball Averages- By the Progress 5 Ko t QL? 3 ,J Mowchan 'AQ vlebb Rickard Matia M Mowchan amm McCoy Kohan Que! -' Total 271 Team averaged 8 lv T'-IHS Team averaged 8 3 hits 'ffa I per frame per game PITCiING AVLRA Mowchan Kohan Wasilko sreenway Srock 2 O 7 O 9 fTeamJ 15 A Q. 5, 1 -4 I , ' - . . . -.. n . Q . , -I -A A I 0 Q - Q A S By ' - - a - a In . . Q . - . . In ' '. ' A I . 2 Q4 9 -fl: , 'Nw ' ' ' i , W vo ' . ,Q ' 'l T? tr 47' A Pl8Yer AB H H AVE- I QQ ix 5,1 . .Y ,,e S 37 20 16 .43 ,V ' a s '1 4 7 1- , 1, , 36 5 ll. .399 5' , ., , , , I U re . 31 9 10 .323 aft. A rs ' .-:cf gi--ft-'ff ' mp 1 , 31 12 9 .29 29 13 8 .2 6 ,, 36 5 9 .250 H 16 3 1. -25 37 13 9 .2l.3 18 1. 1. .222 81. 83 .3'6 fe. . 1 ' A. , 'N-1 w. 6-2 VJ, KJV, J. 5-2 4 -r' 1 vi- 6. B. 1-0 I' xvv. X 3. o-o X fx A. ' .9 ., 4