New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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The Big Wheels of Basketball in New Athens High School — Coach Ed Thies, John Main, Fred Keck, Don Wilson, Dole kaskia and New Baden Invitational Tournaments. The squad was defeated, in a close game, by Steeleville in the final game of the District Tournament, ending the 1955-56 season. The Yellow Jackets provided Solid’s the Word Meyer, Jim Woods, Clint Keck, Donald Spalt, Jack Behnken and Assistant Coach Joseph Pieron. a thrilling season for their numerous, cheering fans. 1 he leading scorer for the year was Jim Woods with 516 points followed by Clint Keck with a record of 422 points. Don Willie” Wilsons onthusiom was a desirable asset to the team. Jack Jackie” Behnken was known as the squad's safety-man. Donald Sid Spalt always entered the game with fight and scrimage. John Johnny Main, with speed and drive, was the team’s best ball handler.

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 With o plan like this we will sure have the next game in the bag!” says Coach Ed Thies to Daniel Knewitz, manager, Clint Keck, Jim Woods, Jack Bchnken, and David Hager. The Yellow Jackets, of whom NACHS is very proud, have completed a successful basketball season with a record of !7 wins and 10 losses. With the return of only six lejttermen, a rough and trying schedule confronted the Jackets, but the bovs had the drive and sting which was needed to insure many victories. Although competition was keen the Jackets brought home first place honors in both the K;is When We Say Our Team is Good Clint Hero Keck possessed the needed spork both defensively ond offensively. Dale Kicker Meyer had the rebound powers needed to gain control of the ball. Calm, cool, and collected describes the attitude of Fred Fritz Keck during a game. Get up and go were the key words of Jim Woody Woods basketball ability. 26

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To these girls belong one of the high honors and privileges in school — that of being a varsity cheerleader. Sondra Becker. Carol Stange. Carol Leinecke, and Frances Emge have proven worthy of this honor by their display of school spirit and sportsmanship, which has helped to maintain a winning team. Go Fight Win Barbara Cole, Sandra Kraus and Ruth Ann Muench will always have the honor of being the first B Team cheerleaders of NACHS. T he experiment was very successful because of their spirit anti eagerness to cheer the team to victory. Wow! what a shot! The victory smiles of coach and team after winning the Kaskaskia Tournament. Tenseness and excitement are experienced in the shower room before game time by the team as a whole. The trophy won bv the Yellow lackets in the New Baden Invitational Tournament is being accented from Cheerleader Carol Leinecke bv Jim Woods and the rest of the team.