Oakfield High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Oakfield, WI)

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BASKETBALL Left to right: D. Flury, D. Collien, D. Case, F. Wagenknecht, R. Collien, Mr. Droegkamo, G. Geisthardt, A. Reetz, A. Culver, A. Vincent, D. Parduhn. Basketball Stock Rising . Despite the loss of three lettermen, our boys improved considerably over their 1946-47 record. Oakfield can be truly tabbed the hard luck or almost team of the conference this year. We had the distinction of losing four conference games by a total of eight points. We started the season off very well by winning our first four non-conference games, but from then on until the end of the season we had our ups and downs, ending the season with a record of 9-7. The highlight games of the season were the defeat of Brandon, 36-28, which broke their five game winning streak, and the almost upset of the conference champs, Ke-waskum, here at Oakfield. Robert Collien again had the honor of being placed on the Second All-Conference team. Season Record Opponent O.H.S. Opponent O.H.S. Alumni 30 34 Brandon 28 35' Fox Lake 21 42 Hustisford 35 48 Random Lake 8 30 Kewaskum 23 19 Hustisford 23 38 Random Lake 11 37 Campbellsport 29 28 Campbellsport 28 30 Kewaskum 56 32 Brandon 25 22 Lomira 22 21 Rosendale 41 26 Rosendale 36 21 Lomira 21 40 Page IS

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FOOTBALL Back row: J. Rhode (Mgr.), C. Zimmerman, M. Chadwick, A. Reetz, F. Wagenknecht, D. Case, L. Collien, Mr. Droegkamp. Middle row: R. Ropp, D. Collien, R. Collien, G. Geisthardt, A. Culver, A. Vincen . Front row: D. Parduhn, J. Kruse, D. Flury. The 1947 football season showed definite signs of being both successful and disappointing. We started the season with only two experienced men, and one of them playing a new position. We traveled to St. Mary Springs Academy for our first game and absorbed a 32-8 defeat. The game was played in a 90-degree temperature, which didn't help our small squad. Red Granite felt the wrath of our revenge to the tune of 42-12. The boys definitely showing signs of class. We played our first conference game at Camp-bellsport, and we rang the victory bell to the score of 28-12. The Kewaskum Indians furnished the next opposition for us, and bouncing back after their defeat by Lomira, whipped us 50-14. The major disappointment of the season was displayed on the Brandon gridiron the following Friday. The team lacked their usual zip and confidence and went down to a 48-20 defeat. The Mighty Lions proved to be just enough to spoil our homecoming. An underdog team, Oakfield, played fine and inspired ball the first half, holding the favored Lions to o 13-8 score and actually outplaying them in every department but the score. Our same team will be back in 1948 and we are hoping for a better campaign. Our starting line-up usually was as follows: Gerald Geisthardt, End Art Culver, Center Lyle Collien, End Darold Collien, Quarterback Albert Vincent, Halfback Robert Collien, Halfback (Captain) Maynard Chadwick, Foster Wagenknecht, David Parduhn, and Robert Ropp also saw considerable action. Art Culver, Gerald Geisthardt and Albert Vincent received honorable mention on the Tri-County All-Conference squad. Page 12

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CHEERLEADERS Left to right: J. Culver, D. Dethardt, G. Heimerl, N. Heimerl. • At the beginning of the school year, the election of the cheerleaders was held once again. Two groups tried out . . . Myra Butler, Delores Redmann, and Eloise Boevers were in one group, while Gloria and Naomi Heimerl, Joan Culver, and Donna Dethardt were in the other. Both groups performed well, but the latter group seemed to be the most successful as they were chosen the winners. This group has led the student body in many cheers, and we wish to congratulate them in their fine work. Here's wishing loads of success to each and every one of them. Page 11,