Northside High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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lsreal Harrrs frrst year letter man and forward rn hrs frrst year ofvarsrty ball add ed humor and fun as well as good ball handlrng to the team For Northslde Cogers Wayne Butch Bacon second year letterman and forward was the top defense man on the team and fought hard for those all rm portant rebounds He was seen ly mg on hrs back on the floor many trmesdurrng the season due to hrs matter what the score Brll Coleman frrst year letterman and for ward who played hrs frrst year of varsrty basketball thrs year has a remarkable fast eye whrch he puts to work fakrng out hrs opponents Clarence Kohlleppel second year letterman and center was absent part of the season due to a very serrous rllness but he always played a very sprrrted fame Pat Olfers frrst year letterman efforts I0 get Thai rebound U0 guard andhonorable mentron All Drstrrct playedhrs frrstyear of varsrty basketball thrs season He earned hrs letter wrth the help of hrs amazrng abrlrty to hrt from o ut Norwrr1Schrmcek guard playrng hrs frrst year of varsrty ball was always full of spurt and hustle Wayne Benke one year letterman and center who was absent part of the season due to other drffrcultres frnrshed up the Season ln g0Od fashron d as I .- H , , , X I - - ' ' I 1 . . r I I I . o 1 1 I I I . . , s , 1 I . I I I .

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-Q- BACK ROW Fred Vance Benny Sprrnger Richard Menn Curtrs Krueger George Wlllrngham Charles Lovell Fred Schmrdt Ken Grlmore Coach Grrmland FRONT ROW Randy Mackey manager James Dressen Lloyd Seller Roger Barr Bobby Prttman G1l Grllespte George Noble Jephtha Fator Ellrs Cornwall manager B Team 1957 1958 Coach Charles Grrmland and hrs managers Randy Mackey and Ellrs Cornwall worked hard to achleve success for the B team Norths1de s gym floor was pounded hard th1s year by the B basketball team Playmng rn the Bexar County classB league Northslde placed thrrd The team under the coachrng of Charles Grrmland worked out under very hard condrtlons Due to a lack of facrlrtres they were not able to practrce rn the gym every day The B team was seen outsrde many trmes durrng the season even rn cold and ralny weather practrcrng hard to set up defenses to enable them to conquer thelr next foe Keep your eye on the B team for the future xarsrtyteams of Northslde emerge from thrs hard worklng group 67 I 5 -I X 1 'V ' If Q ... 5.1