Mukwonago High School - Arrow Yearbook (Mukwonago, WI)

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BACK ROW—F. Ruppert, R. Jensen, W. Holtz, P. Neumann, G. Swan, L. Marquardt. SECOND ROW—Coach Kane, C. Hendrickson, L. Pagel, N. Barber, P. McKenzie, B, Oberholtzer, R. Bailey, K. Aplin. FRONT ROW—R. Dahms, W. Klix, R. Schroeder, J. Crittenden, K. Neumann, B. Smart, B. Peterson, D. Rintelman. feaAJzethcdl CAPTAIN BENNY PETERSEN Mukwonago started the 1947-48 basketball season by losing a lop-sided game to Hartland, 61 to 16. Rochester fell 42 to 40 in our first conference game. M.H.S. humbled Pewaukee 29 to 21, and then lost to Waterford, 31 to 26. Norris Farm, playing on their home court, defeated the Indians easily 45 to 30. The champion Wilmot team beat the Blue-Gold quintet 41 to 29 at Mukwonago. M.H.S. won a close game from Union Grove, 32 to 30, and then lost an overtime tilt to Wau- kesha F.F.A. 27 to 25. East Troy defeated M.H.S. 46 to 28, and Rochester avenged an earlier defeat by beating the Blue-Golds 39 to 28. An overtime game went to St. Mary's 43 to 42. The following game also went overtime and Mukwonago lost 37 to 36, to Waterford. The Indians beat St. Mary's 35 to 31, but Norris Farm's accurate shooting offset the Indians' fight to win by a 40 to 38 score. Wilmot smarting from their first conference defeat in several years, beat the Indians 37 to 26. Our Blue- Golds pushed Union Grove in the cellar for keeps with a 25-20 win and downed the Waukesha F.F.A. 31-26. Benny Petersen, a Junior, captained the team from his guard position. 18

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BACK ROW—J. Beardsley, F. Ruppert, G. Swan, R. Jensen, J. Jay. FOURTH ROW—D. Ulrikson, C. Hendrickson, R. Behling, B Bailey, R. Underburg, H. Porter, P. Neumann, T. Robinson. THIRD ROW—Coach Kane, R. Mules, B. Rolfe, C. Verburgt, G. Spleas, D. Ulrikson, J. Knurr, Mr. Lanis. SECOND ROW—R. Schroeder, L. Rolfe, L. Spellman, R. Craig, T. Feld, K. Neumann-, D. Greenwald, S. Krimmer. FIRST ROW—J. Peterson, B. Klix, D. Oberholtzer, L. Berlick, D. Rintelman, R. Dahms, E. Moore, fyoothcM. By placing second in conference play, the Indian Braves of Mukwonago finished a successful season in football during 1947. The first Conference game at Union Grove went to the Indians by a 7 to 0 score. The Aggies' game was a nip and tuck affair which ended in a scoreless tie. Against the East Troy team, our Braves suffered a 7 to 0 Home- coming defeat. Waterford lost to M.H.S. 7 to 0. The Blue- Golds scored a 19 to 9 victory over Walworth, but Wilmot successfully defended their conference title, by defeating the Braves 20 to 0. Senior Bob Schroeder captained the football team this year. 17 G. Hoffman. CAPTAIN BOB SCHROEDER

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BACK ROW—F. Theis, Manager; R. Zamonski, C. Eggleston. D. Pett, J. Maney, R. Armstrong, R. Dahms, Coach Laverty. FRONT ROW—E. Fintel, D. Shannon, T. Pagel, D. Ulrikson, L. Rolfe. C. Bos. 1947 Ha CAPTAIN DAVE PETT Our first victory, a 5 to 3 win over Waterford, was accomplished in spite of dreary weather conditions. Union Grove also succumbed to the Indians by an 8 to 2 decision. The tide then changed and we expe- rienced three successive defeats. Rochester beat us 11 to 4 and Norris Farm nipped our diamond stars 2 to 0. Wilmot, the league champions, piled up runs in the early innings to win 11 to 1. In the final game of the year and the final M.H.S. game for the Seniors and Coach Laverty, we trounced East Troy 9 to 5 to finish with three wins and three losses. This clinched third place for us in the con- ference standings. 19