Oak Harbor High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oak Harbor, WA)

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FRONT ROW: George Dyer, Jim Behlke, Dewey Cuthbertson, Joe Reinstra, Stan Mcliechnie, Don Boyer, Don Van Cleve. SECOND ROW: Jack Burnham, Don Aven, Rich Lange, Dan Koetje, Coach Crow.THIRD ROW: Bob Hemp, Hardy Gates, Elmer Lang, Ray Bowden, Don Looff. BOTTOM: Ed Mclieown, Don Olson, Don Alexander, Bob Walter, Bob Hemp, Dudley Johnson, Gary Love, Billy Davis, Charles Pakkema, Bill Hayward, Robin Howell, Virgil Larsen, .lack Hansen, Coach Martin. MISSING: George Lam. Football ' The Oak Harbor Wildcats had a very successful season considering that this is the first year they have participated in the Tri-County League and the first season that the Wildcats have play- ed under the new lighting system of the Memorial Stadium. They tied the first three conference games, won the next three and lost the last two. In the middle of the season the Wildcats lost two first string players-Don Boyer and Don Aven. The highlight of the season was the game in which LaConner was beaten 7 to 0. In the last seconds ol the game and the ball on the Cats 20 yard line, the Wildcats scored in the last play of the game. Jim Behlke and Joe Reinstra made the All Conference first team, Joe Dyer and Rich Lange made the second team, and Don Alexander, Don Boyer, Dan Hoetje, and Don Van Cleve made honorable mention. The second Team Boys should be the ones to get the credit for they are the ones who take the beatings every day of the week, but get little chance of playing in the games. Seasons Record Oak Harbor ..,.. Concrete 0 Oak Harbor Langley 0 Oak Harbor ..,.... Monroe 6 Oak Harbor 18 ...... ,........., ' Blaine 0 Oak Harbor ....... LaConner 0 Oak Harbor 33 ,...... ...,. C oupeville 0 Oak Harbor ...,......... Sultan 0 Oak Harbor 'I ..... ...,. T win Cities 19 Oak Harbor Lake Stevens 21 'Non-Conference

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FIRST ROW: Elmer Lang, Don Van Cleve, Don Aven, Don Looff, Rich Lange, Bob Ronhaar, Virgil Larsen. SECOND ROW: Johnny Wichers, .lack Burnham, Dewey Cuthbertson, Jim Behlke, George Dyer, Hardy Gates Danny Koetje. THIRD ROW:Stan Mcliechnie, Robin Howell, Bob Kemp, Joe Reinstra, Don Alexander. Letter O Club The Letter O club of 1947-1948 elected as its officers: .lim Behlke, president, Don Aven, vice president, and Don Looff, secretary. New members admitted to the club were Hardy Gates, .loe Reinstra, Robin Howell, Stan Mclltechnie, and Don Alexander. The initiation, as usual, caused much discomfort among these individuals. Among the activities of the letter club was the taking charge of the stadium concessions tor the student body.

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I FIRST ROW: Virgil Larsen, Henry Haga, Bob Ronhaar, Raymond Hulst, Gerald Toler, Bill Coffey, Jack Hansen, Don Aven, Joe Reinstra, Bob Kemp, Ed Vander Stoep. SECOND ROW: Eugene Hoppe, Bob Van Dyk, Elmer Lang, George Dyer, Ralph Kingma, Jim Behlke, Danny Koetje, Don Olson, John Fakkema, Hans Olson, Rich Lange. Basketball The Wildcats had a very successful season with eight wins and four loses in the tri-county league. They entered the Northwest B tournament as the fourth place team from the tri-county league. The first night they lost to Friday Harbor, then came back and beat Sultan, Twin City, Concrete, and Lake Stevens for second place in the district and a place in the State B tourna- ment. The Wildcats lost the first night to St. John 23 to 40 and the second night to Harrington 35 to 43. This is the first time in 17 years that the Wildcats have gone to the state tournament. Dan Hoetje made the first team for the District and Honorable mention in the State B tournament. Rich Lange and Hoetje placed on the All-Opponent Tri-County first team. The second team had a good season with 12 wins and 4 loses for the year of playing. Mr. R. Dean Martin, Coach, came to Oak Harbor to teach and coach Basketball. Before coming to Oak Harbor he was in the Navy. He graduated from Pacific Lutheran College. Oak I-Iarbor's Season Record Oak Harbor Meridian 20 Oak Harbor Darrington Oak Harbor Skykomish 17 Oak Harbor Concrete Oak Harbor Monroe 26 Oak Harbor Langley Oak Harbor Coupeville 23 Oak Harbor Skykomish Oak Harbor Meridian 19 Oak Harbor Monroe Oak Harbor Granite Falls 34 Oak Harbor Coupeville Oak Harbor LaConner 42 Oak Harbor LaConner Oak Harbor Twin City 38 Oak Harbor Concrete Oak Harbor Langley ' Overtime D1str1ct Tournament Oak Harbor Friday Harbor 36 Oak Harbor Twin City Oak Harbor Sultan 33 Oak Harbor Concrete Oak Harbor 46 Lake Stevens 45 State B Tournament Oak Harbor St. John 40 Oak Harbor Harrington