Mount Cory High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Mount Cory, OH)

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Combination or no combination, they couldn't keep us from rolling up a victory over them, 39 to 35. Just another victory for the Green and White sefxtet. Vacation and then to return on January 4, to be defeated by the Onion County school, Alger. Their girls really displayed team work and took home with them a 36 to 31 victory. On January 10, Mt. Blanchard came to Mount Cory, only to be defeated 24 to 27. An exciting game and very interesting for the spectators. We journeyed to Arcadia on January 17, and again we were victorious, 51 to 26. An easy game in which the second team dis- played their talents. This added victory gave us hopes for the championship. Vanlue was our guest on January 28, and we came through N with another victory, 29 to 23. The game was scheduled for Janu- . ary 24, but due to snowy and icy roads the game had been , W postponed. We played a combination team on January 31, partly Alumni and part the Triplett team from the Bluffton Readrite Meter Works. Coach On February 7, we weren't building up to an awful let down, but we got it just the same. This was really our first real disappointment of the season. Our first league defeat. Even though we lost we fought to the finish, not giving up until the final whistle blew, 36 to 29, in McComb's favor. Our last league game was at Arlington, scheduled to be played February 14, but postponed because of snow and ice again. We finally went to Arlington Feb- ruary 17, and brought home another high score. We little feared the Red and Black team and easily subdued them 67 to 5, not bad was it? At the tournament we were destined to play Vanlue again and it was very evident that our luck was against us. We tried to put up a stiff fight, but it didn't seem to be stiff enough, for we lost 32 to 24. We still have the honor of beating Vanlue first. Turn about is fair play. This was our last game to be played together as Seniors, but we hope we have given our best to the team during the past year. Miss POOLE -Mary K. Haxrperr GIRLS BASKETBALL 32 Cory Harrod 41 Cory Van Buren 51 Cory Liberty 39 Cory Rawson 31 Cory Alger 27 Cory Mt. Blanchard 51 Cory Arcadia 29 Cory Vanlue 39 Cory Alumni 29 Cory McComb 67 Cory Arlington Tournament 24 Cory Vanlue Total 460 M. Inbody - M. Whislei' M. Harper - J. Kruuttcr M. King - R. Krautter Thirty-seven

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... Thirty-six Standing-B. Carr, Mgr.: A. Denny, C. Alspach, V. Crow, R. Cook, M. Stout, M. Light, E. Cupples, Miss Poole, Coach. Seated-M. Whisler, M. King, R. Krautter, M. Harper, J. Krautter, M. Inbody, L. Reese. A ll Stars Our girls's basketball season of 1935-1936 can be termed as a very successful one. We were under a new guiding hand this year when Miss Poole was appointed as our coach. The girls certainly showed splendid team work and cooperation with each other during the season. We had a fast and hard passing combination with an excellent guarding trio. Betty Jene Carr was our manager and proved to be a capable one through the entire season. At every game she was seen with her medicine kit, going among the girls and helping as much as she could. Her un- tiring services were greatly appreciated. Altogether, our girls were in twelve confiicts, and turned nine of them into victories. We finished second in the county league, our record being marred by a defeat by a single point. We feel that all our victories were earned by the good clean playing our girls displayed as they met each new arrival. For this reason the season was both pleasing and gratifying. For when the one Great Scorer comes To write against our name He writes not that we've won or lost- But how we've played the game. As reserves to our team, we find six very valuable substitutes. At guard there were Maxine Light, Arnetta Denny and Virginia Crow, all seniors. They were excellent defensive workers and could be substituted at any time throughout the game. Leah Mae Rees, Catherine Alspach and Maedonna Stout were held in re- serve for the offensive positions. These three forwards had plenty of scrap and will be valuable to the team next year. For the number of games played and the number of victories that we have turned in, the season may be considered a successful one but a bit disappointing, Out of the twelve on the squad, seven will be lost by graduation. The Seniors are: Maurine King, Mary K. Harper, Maxine Inbody, Mary L. Whisler, Maxine Light, Arnetta Denny and Virginia Crow. To the team of next year, Here's to success for your team. On November 22 we opened our successful season at home, playing a non- conference game with Harrod and we handed in our first victory, 32-11. This was an easy game and a good beginning . We met our first league opponent, Van Buren, on December 6. Our coach grad- Hated from Van Buren and so we had to show up her home town team. We had little trouble in subduing them at 41-28 and showed them Miss Poole really had a team. On December 13, we met once more our old rival Liberty. The Liberty girls had taken the county championship for the past several years and had won over Mount Cory for quite some years. We decided to give them a real Hght and finally gave them their first defeat in five years, on their own floor. The score was an interesting one, 51 to 32. We were all proud of this victory. The next week, December 20, after our great victory over Liberty, we journeyed to Rawson to put up a real struggle. We didn't have such easy going the first half, but came through as a second-half team and won 39 to 23.

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Standing---D. Harris. Mgr.: H. Welty, R. McVey, L. Dukes, R. Crawford, E. Inbody, R. Coleman. R. Morrison. J. Dukes, I. Fisher, L. Crow, A. Wagner, Mgr. Seated---E. Schafer, K. Bowersox, R. Hartman, Coach Hutton, W. Westall, N. Geren. W. King, Captain. Again We Meet The Champs The Mt. Cory basketball boys under their able and cooperative coach, Robert Hutton, have for the first time in several years, won the undisputed title County Champions . They have won all of their eight starts in the County League, an achievement that was remarkable and one of which we were very proud. Much can be said about the boy's good work, team play, sportsmanship, and the success they have attained through the guidance of their coach. The boys had the same Captain this year as they had last year, and he has proved to be capable and reliable both years. The boys played eleven games and turned in eleven victories. Good Record, Wasn't It? Our fast working quintet has been called the last quarter players because of their speedy scoring and playing the last quarter. Even though we didn't take the tournament, we had the honor of being County Champs . We must admit that since we won over all the other county teams, we still have a team of which we are proud and which we will always remember. . The varsity will lose two team members by graduation, Willis King, Captaing and Kenneth Bowersox, and five substitutes, Robert McVey, Richard Coleman, Irvin Fisher, Lewis Dukes, and Eldon Schafer. The team will surely miss the Seniors but we hope that the team will have the same success in the future as we have had this past year. We must not forget the Managers either, Aulton Wagner and Donald Harris. Aulton, a Senior, was always ready to lend a helping hand when needed. The boys have elected Wayne Westall as Captain for next year and we again wish them all the SUCCESS possible. On November 22, a non-conference game opened the season with Harrod and brought us our first victory, 22-16. The following week, basketball practice was in- terrupted by a final football game, played Thanksgiving Day, however, the interrup- tion made little difference on the success to come. We opened our first league game on December 6 with a great victory, 27-15, over Van Buren. The first half reminded one of a football game, but during the last half the boys forgot their football and really played basketball. December 13 found our boys at Liberty ready to bring home another victory. They certainly did and furthermore portrayed real team work. Another triumph with the score being 40-26. We went to Rawson on December 20 to meet our age-old rivals, only to down them by a 30 to 31 victory. What a thrilling game! Our boys had a hard fight to win that game and there was no winning assurance until the final whistle sounded. With only 45 seconds to go and Rawson with a 30 to 29 lead, Willis shot a field goal to give us our victory. With the second combination coming through with flying colors, our varsity basketball team, leader in the Hancock County Conference, handed Alger's quintet of Hardin county, a 43-31 setback, Saturday night, January 4, at Mt. Cory. Just an- other victory for us, even though it was a non-conference game. The varsity team played very little during the four periods. The second team composed of Morrison, Inltody, Schafer, Crawford, and McVey rolled up a majority of the points. On January 10, after the Christmas vacation, Mt. Blanchard came to Mt. Cory only to be defated by a score of 38-21. All five starters scored at least one point throughout the game. The second team again had their chance., We journeyed to Arcadia on January 17, and kept our record of the season un- blemished. The score was 48-41. Thrrty ezqht