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

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The up and coming Varsity Jackets! Larry Stahl, Louis Emge, Jim Kneeling i is Richard Forhan. Giving the fans a look at the Newman, Eugene Napier, Coach Ed Thies, Assistant Coach Joseph Jackets, these players take the floor before the A’ team Pieron, Cletus Miller, David Roth, Marvin Kaiser, Larry Phillips. except in tournaments. GAME WE THEY Lebanon 67 53 Waterloo 51 53 New Baden 51 48 Freeburg 55 70 Waterloo 47 49 Fight New Baden 65 62 New Baden 79 61 O’Fallon 51 84 Red Bud 66 43 Rebound Bed Bud Valmeyer 60 83 39 73 O’Fallon Columbia 64 68 67 56 Drive Dupo 27 41 Mascoutah 60 71 Mascoutah 45 47 Valmeyer 73 52 Lebanon 59 45 Dupo 45 86 Columbia 71 52 Lebanon 65 54 Bed Bud 53 44 Freeburg 46 40 Waterloo 45 43 Marissa 71 62 Aviston 56 49 Steelevillc 44 54 To get more fun out of noon hours and Jo encourage good sportmanship and more sports participation, Coach Ed Thies and Mrs. Dorothy Oclrich formed girls’ volleyball teams and boys’ basketball teams. Teams were made up of boys who did not participate in varsity basketball; all girls were allowed to play. During December and January, the boys’ and girls’ teams alternated the use of the gym.

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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.

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Strike one! The Yellow Jackets’ batteries were well prepared for the 1955-56 season. Pitchers were as follows: John Main, Louis Einge, Dale Meyer, Richard Forhan, and Larry Stahl, hacked up by catchers Jim Woods and Jim Newman. Batter Up! Batter Down! With the return of Clint Keck, John Main. Dale Meyer, Bob Wilderman, Otto I tollc, and Jim Woods, six lettermen from last season, the Yellow Jackets looked forward to a thrilling baseball season in 1955-56. Even at times when victory seemed impossible and the team was doomed with a defeat the boys did their best. The Yellow Jackets showed ability to drive and win ball games and entered each game with determination and enthusiasm. Eugene Napier, Leroy Dinges, and Eddie Armstutz stop for an ice cold drink before returning to their duties in the outfield. The students of New Athens Community I ligb School are proud of the players for playing to the best of their ability and for their example of good sportsmanship, even though they couldn’t win every game. Marvin Kaiser, Clint Keck, Jim Newman, and Fred Keck wait to take their positions in the infield for another inning. so