Murray High School - Pilot Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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basketball team wins first district For the hrst time in Murray's history, the basketball team won a District i5 championship. They gained this distinction by defeating Johnson, Humboldt, and Vvilson in the three games of the district playoffs. The game against Wilson was unquestionably the most exciting ond crucial of the series. The Pilots and Redmen, city co-champs, battled nip- ond-tuck through most of the game. The game wasn't decided until the last minute with the Pilots winning -45-43. Einar Gustavson was Murroy's high scorer in this game with l5 points, followed by Bill Wayrie with l3. As District champs, the Pilots entered the Region 4 playoffs. Murray met Montgomery in what proved to be an exciting clash. The game was tied 49-49 at the end of the game, but the spirited Pilots pulled the game out in the overtime period 5553. Murray's string ol victories was tinally broken when the Red Wing team overpowered the Pilots to win the Region championship. Starting the season as a young and underrated team, the Murray quintet progressed steadily throughout the season to end up as co-champions of the city conference, District l5 Champions, and as runner-up of Region 4. After a somewhat mediocre record in non-conference games, the Pilots faced Wilsoit, a pre-season favorite, in Jim Ullyot Murray s consistent guard drives around a Monroe defender to score two more points for the team as they beat the Green Wave 62 25 O Einar Gustavson waits for the precise moment to go up for his favorite lump shot in the Mechanic Arts game O Play maker Carl Giertson is about to set up one of the Pilot forwards as he skirts the defense of the Central team in the Pilots only lo ing tilt Fog l Ea ,f 1' , . , . . . I 1 , ' - l I I 1 S . c- czurieirt

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tcmkmen capture third in city Front row: Torn Salmon, Roger Sargent, John Freeman, Peter Arny, cagp.aln, Gary Olson, Tim McArdle, Lyle Slifer, Karl Borgeson 9 Bill Torgcrson Jan Sarneclcr, .lohn Healy, Albert Stoskopf, Norm Olson, Bruce Kendall, Jim White, Chuck Gronberg, Jerry Glaeve, Tim Tousley, Howard Mrelke Murray tankmen enjoyed one of their best seasons in many a year as they won seven out of their eight meets losing only to Wilson s city champs The Pilots started out their season by swamping Mechanic Arts 64 l2 Harding 43 34 Johnson 55 22 Humboldt oO l7 Central 42 33 Washington ol l4 but Wilsons champs then defeated the Pilots 57 20 The team vvon the season s tlnale by beating Monroe 56 lo The city meet was next for the Pilots who captured third place, Pete Arny, lone senior on the team, won first n the diving event Jan Sarnecla and Bruce Kendal placed second in the 200 yd freestyle and lOO yd breast strolce respectively Th ZOO yd medley relay and the QOO yd freestyle relay brought thirds and Al Stoslcopf and Bell Torgerson took a third and a hfth in the lOO yd freestyle respec tively Losing only Peter Arny the team has expectattons for a great season next year cross country makes third spot The harriers started the season by beat ing Johnson l5 44 low score wins Th Pilots toolc the top hve positions in thrs meet with Stan McFarlin Jim Arndt Norm Olson Jim Otto and Jack Kollmer sweeping th field ln the meet with Alexander Ram ey Stan McFarlin flnished the race with a beau tiful sprint and managed to place a hal second ahead of Ramseys Dave Van Den Boom Although Murray captured tlrst place the meet went to Ramsey The boys from Central upset the Pilot ha riers lf? 39 Murray racked up tts second fvin of the season by defeating Humboldt lf? 65 M rray placed ll th city meet lr clinching the number three spot The tean also made a good showing in the regional meet by ending up in ftth place The prediction on the outcone of rrx year S Schedul are dimmed slightly with tl' loss of three seniors Stan M Fo lin ar Grertson and George Tselos V Mly . . , . . . , , I . r . , , , . ' , ' , - , G ' . ' . A I - I - 1 V ! ' I . , . . . , . 4 . . , - 1 0 1 , I . . F , s ' Q ' ' C I u we in e ' by . . .J X . . X, - , ' ' S t tif ' E 1 l 'P' Front raw: Kev' r' .C'rsz , Bon l a:':, K :V Bofq-Ascn S :'t MiF'1'l 'W Cv Cv'-'til' C r C l ' JL cred Cnucl B':zeff't Clmzl 'f.::'x'. Gravy' Ts'-le: sic, Kgtnrr-r .rr Qrw CCTC Lv' :rw Bwclf-' ri Pug'-' G-':'r rf-rr Ee-nun, rr Porn'-ra, T-fr, '- 'ir' Prt f ' 'f Jn 43rm ,xgtlrt t P-t-rggr' Bl' P127 ,rr Arid'

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championship in school's history senior squad their first conference game The Pilots come out victorious 54 50 un on excutung overturn tult Cc1rlGIertson Bull Wayne ond Einar Gus tavson sparked the team by hitting lo l5 and I4 points respectively Carl Glertson led the team un the Central game with l8 points but this wasnt enough as the Minutemen overpowered the Pilots 55 47 Selected to represent St Paul an the Twm City Game the Palots met Minneapolis Roose velt one ofthe top teams In the state Murray mode o good showing the Hrst halt being only four points behind at half time However Roosevelt s superior height and bench strength proved too much tor the Pilots to overcome as they were downed 55 32 During conference ploy the Murray quun tet was victorious over Mechanuc Arts 62 54 Monroe 62 25 Woshrngton 7l 50 Harding 55 38 Humboldt 47 88 ond Johnson 52 48 Bob Sands Bull Wayne Ennor Gustovson Curl GI rtson Bob Lundsay Jnm Ullyot I rn Mozzrtello mgr 9 Conch George Rose Dennis Srebold mqr Terry Newell Steve Frcxuershuh Jack Stclngrnber Chuck Nelson Doug Kluge Bob Surnu lson Ron Sand qu st Chuck Brrssett Surn Stclzlg rngr young pilots possess height and finesse Besides garnlng valuable experience the Junaor Var stty Cagers captured cr conference record of 5 wins ond 3 losses The Pilots played theur best game of the season against Wilson Al Vuehl and Art Johnson sparked the team to victory over the lst place Redmen by hitting lo pornts apiece The team ended the season by defeating Washington 50 48 rn the second overtime period The I ng strrdung Murray center Bull Wayne puts U rf-n Dressln may rr Jrson Dck H mfmefvskt Br: humself rn positron for one of his scoring plays and 1 Don Nixburq An sow 9 Cr cn leaps upwards to slip nn two more points an this crucual ! ehl ss 4- on game Tgm M011 ellO mqr Page fftee I . , F . . . . G ' I I T . . . , . , - , . 1 , . . , ' 71, I ' ' 4 . v , . . y -v ' ' ' r r r 5' f f , 0 , - 2 A , - Q ' , ' 'f ' f - -P f I . Q . . , . I . - . ,. . . . F R 4 . . I . V N - ' 1 K L a X r U f c ' ' , ' , W f - r , ,, Jw r Pe' , r l Y X ', ' Ulf,-y Pos: Pwr: ' I I I I 4 Hifi, l L , JCJ-n r ,fl Pom-rt Prttf-r, Pvt-:v If rg Allfzr' ' I I I ' ' '. Ru ell Smrth one vaslw Roqg-rt on Dm cfmw Q-,, em. E I. t n