Muscatine High School - Auroran Yearbook (Muscatine, IA)

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x . . J 1 ' ml ffl' ' -' , If 3 'L A l 1 It 11' 72W Y FIHST HOW: Ray Edgington, Ierry Grady, Tommy Thomas, Iohn Hahn, Bill lohnson, Harlan Phillips. SECOND ROW: Marvin Skolnick, Ivan Cochran, Cliff Freyermuth, Kenneth Riswold, Dale Schreurs, less McCleary. THIRD ROW: Marvin Hoeksema fstudent managerl, George Hahn, Bernard Benninger, Ed Negus, Bob Zwolanek, Dick Powell, Coach Bob Hanson. FOURTH ROW: Billy Dietrich, Ierry Boulund, Vernon Cochran, Gary Gordy, Bob Lick, Tom Johnson, Fresh-Sephs Play in Pteerqanized Conference With Coach Bob Hanson as the guiding hand, the B Squad finished the 1946-47 season with a record of 9 wins in 22 games. The team participated in the reorgan- ized Little Six Freshman-Sophomore Conference and gained an even split in the 14 games played as preliminaries to the A Squad conference battles. The B Squad started slowly, losing four of their first five games. With the return of Bill Sturms and DeWayne Mclntyre, former A Squad members, at the end of the first half of the schedule, they closed fast and finished the season with five victories in the last six starts. Among the sophomores who will be greatly missed are Ierry Boulund, lerry Grady, Bay Edgington, lohn Hahn, Harlan Phillips, Bill lohnson, and Captain Tommy Thomas. These boys will probably furnish valuable A Squad material next year. Freshmen who showed promise were Gary Gordy, George Hahn, and Robert Lick. The team played in the finals of the county tournament, but they were defeated by West Liberty's varsity team, 19-18. The freshmen played two games with lowa City, winning at Iowa City in a thrilling overtime battle, 33-31. Page 20

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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

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-N sxl X X. I l X Qt ls 5 is , ,fvfll FIRST ROW: Bob Iones, Robert Wagler, Ierry Newton, Andy Hibbert, Marvin Hoelcsema, Victor Ziegenhorn, Iohn Schwab. SECOND ROW: DeWayne Mclntyre Cstudent managerl, Warren Froehner, Bob Smith, Louis Polsky, George Wecksung, Lemuel Massey, Bill Duggan, David Kelley, Derrald Dietz. THIRD ROW: Neil Hyink, Ivan Cochran, Royce Hyink, Ray Edgington, Ierome Bueser, Don Marine, Don Mills. FOURTH ROW: Eugene Tompkins, Barry Brauns, Floyd Ziegen- horn, Kenneth Riswold, Herbert Bueser, Gene Mueller, Clifford Ross, Ed Negus. FIFTH ROW: Ierry Miller, Cecil Meeke, Paul Stumme, Harold Woods, Fred Hurlbut, Neil Fitzmorris, lohn Phillips, Richard Ianney. SIXTH ROW: Bob Hanson Icoachl, Harlan Phillips, Iohn Hahn, George Hahn, limmie Marshall, Robert Smalley, Marvin Cooney, Eugene Doyle, Tom Bruner tass't coachl. SEVENTH ROW: Gary Gordy, Ierry Boulund, Harry Lewis, E-arl Laws, Vernon Cochran, Bob Zwolanek, Billy Dietrich. Hansuirs Underclassmen Gain TWU Victuries The B Squad, under the direction of Bob Hanson and Tom Bruner, came through a tough schedule with a record of two wins and four losses plus a wealth of experi- ence and knowledge that will prove valuable in future years. The team was beaten by Wapello, Iowa City, St. Ambrose, and Reynolds, Illinois, while gaining decisions from Reynolds and Wapello. The team had a very satisfactory season, considering the fact that much of the squad was composed of freshmen. Boys who showed some promise for the A Squad next year were Andy Hibbert, Harry Lewis, Bob Iones, and Iohn Hahn in the line, along with George Hahn, Gary Gordy, and Iim Marshall in the backfield. The outlook for next season is very bright with so much of the fine material that was shown this year returning. Page 21