Muscatine High School - Auroran Yearbook (Muscatine, IA)

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FIRST BOW: Gene Paetz, Kenneth McCleary, Sherwood Phillips, Iim Proffitt, Tom Bloom. SECOND BOW: Coach Lefty Schnack, Bill Sturms, Bob I-Ierwig, Kenneth Sturms, DeWayne McIntyre. THIRD BOW: Ioe Huff Cstudent managerl, Ted I-lahn, Bob lanes, Darrell Sharar, lerry Phelps, Kenneth Iames Cstudent managerl. Little Musl-ry Squad Uriheateri un Home Court An all-veteran quintet coached by Lefty Schnack this year gave Muscatine High School a seasonal record of I9 wins in 24 contests. The team had for its first six men Iettermen from last year's squad. The Muskies started the season in a very impressive manner by defeating Iowa City, the defending state champs, 41-20. In the very next game the Purple and Gold disposed of the present state champs, Daven- port, by a score of '34-30. The team this year had all its bad luck out of town, suffer- ing every one of the five losses on a foreign floor. The only losses in the regular season were to Clinton, Ottumwa, Davenport, and Webster City. The Muskies beat every team which had beaten them with the exception of Webster City, a team that was scheduled only once on the Christmas trip to the North. In conference play the team won I3 while losing only I. This record gave the Muskies a 'lie for the Little Six crown with Ottumwa. ln tournament play the team won the district played at Muscatine by defeating University I-ligh of Iowa City and Lyons of Clinton, but they lost to Davenport, the new state champs, in the sub-state. Page 18

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The six boys above were the nucleus of the team during the 1946-47 season. Top row Cleft to rightlz Gene Paetz, senior guard and captain of the squad, was given first team honors on the all-conference team and honorable mention on l.D.P.A. and Register all-state teams. lim Proffitt, senior forward, was placed on the second all-conference team and given hon- orable mention on the l.D.P.A. squad. Tom Bloom, senior guard, was the spot player of this year's squad. Bottom row: Kenneth McCleary, junior forward, is the only starter re- turning next year. Willis Valett, senior guard, was a first team all-conference player and was given second team l.D.P.A. and fifth team Register all-state honors. Sonny Phillips, senior center, was one of the hardest fighters on the sguad. Page lf? 'Tx