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

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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

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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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pucksters record second In conference ploy Assnstung goalne Bull Panst an turmng away an Edmno thrust are Jtm Arndt Dave Krause Quentin Perfect and Jerry Groebner Murray s defense ltrnnted the Edma team to 4 shots throughout the whole game For the tlrst tame slnce T951 the Murray Pllots reached the State Hockey Tournament Hard skating and determuned play gained Murray the Twun Cnty runner up title and a berth In the State Tournament representtng Reguon l Two Murrayltes earned places an the All Clty Hockey Team Wmg George Brnggs who led the team all season long and Quentrn Perfect whose 'ine defensive play helped stymne the Pnlots foes all season Jerry Zell ner was named to the All State team for has flne play at center during the State Tourna ment The Twln Cnty runner up game was a bug hurdle ID the Pilots path The team played one of thear best games ofthe season as they defeated Roosevelt 3 O Quentnn Perfect s slap shot at the beglnnnng was the tart of a thrnlllng nlght putting the Pilots ahead l O George Briggs the star ofthe game gave the Pllots two more for Insurance and the boys rolled unto the State Tournament Drawing for the flrst round an unheralded Roseau team the Pnlots were defeated 5 l as they were bllnded by the machtne like Roseau offense Rollynng after the tournament open Quentnn Perfect George Brlggs Jim Arndt Jerry Groebner John Hankensen Bull Pcnst Jerry Zellner Jnrn Zavoral Doug Wllkne Dan Shaules 9 Steve Magnuson Ben Pomeroy Llndell Hess Jurn Nelson Phll Bowman Tom Pavel Terry Wtlltoms Dave Krause Tom Foster Bull Freeborg ' Jerry Protexter Mgr Coach Bernard Brodertck Mtlo Peterson mgr Page snxteen O 0 0 1 I 1 1 1 . . , . . , 4 1 h - c 1 1 -7 1 1 1 I . l