Odebolt High School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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BACK ROW-Stanley Vernia, Manager, Leonard Zeigmann, Jim Hess, Kenneth Fertig, Charles Krusenstjerna, Cletus Wingert, Donald Gunderson, Jack Nuetzman, Jerry Reynolds, Eldon Oldnettle, Jim Brower, Donald Dreessen, Coach Forsythe. SECOND ROW-Donald Sorensen, Royce Hannel, Howard Hoefling, Bill Teaquist, Lavern Haradon, Gordon Friday, Dick Taylor, Tom Reynolds, Danny Hansen, Sidney Huff. FIRST ROW-Howard Einspahr, Walter Duffy, John Rex, Sidney Nelson, Joe Kipp, Donald Gunderson, Jack Gunderson Dcn Klus, Dean Nelson, Myron Dreessen. The Odebolt thinclads raced away for the second year in a row without being defeat- ed. They haven't been topped in two years in Class B competition. On April 30, Coach Forsythe took four boys to the state indoor meet at lowa City. Considering the short time for condition- ing they did well. Reynolds took second in the low hurdles and a strong fourth in the open 440 yard dash. The Sioux City Relays, held on the cold- est day of the year, was the first scheduled meet. Odebolt entered the mile medley, which finished second, and the 440 yard relay, that finished fourth. No team total was taken at this meet. Probably the biggest meet Odebolt en- tered, as far as number, was the Holstein Re- lays. At this meet Odebolt became the first team to win the title two years in a row. Ode- bolt had 32 points with Albert City far back receiving 22 points. The Pocahontas Relays fell on a music contest day so we could not participate, but we went to the Alta Relays the following week and gathered 56 points for top honors with Alta second with 40 points. Three records were set, Tom Reynolds skimmed the 220 yard low hurdles in 24.9 seconds to better Husman's record of Alta, Charles Kruser step- ped off a 220 yard dash in 24.3 and Kenneth Fertig beat the 880 yard run record held by Bob Hansen another Odebolt Ace of last year. Fertig's time was 2:l4,3 seconds. Undoubtedly the biggest meet as far as the Odebolt fans are concerned was the page forty-eight Maple Valley Meet held at Holstein. Odebolt had no trouble raking in lO2Vz points to Hol- stein's 66 points. Kruser romped home ahead of the field with a 23 second 220 dash to es- tablish a new record. Reynolds again came in first in his pet, the low hurdles, in 23.7 to put a new time in the books. Reynolds also won the high hurdles and broadjump. The Estherville meet was no easy one for the Odebolt boys, with Albert City a mere 8 points behind them. The only record for the day was that of the mile relay's time of 3 minutes 46 seconds. ln entering the district at Holstein all times were put down as new records because it was the first meet of its kind held there. Odebolt received 93 points for team honors. First and second place winners qualified for the state meet held at Ames on May 27. Qualifiers from Odebolt are: Reynolds, in high and low hurdles and the broadjump, Krusen- stjerna, in the 220 yard dash, Don Sorensen, in the l00 yard dash, Kenny Fertig, in the 880 yard run, Hummel, to throw the football and the discus. The Two Mile Relay came up with the surprise of the day with a time of 8 minutes 43 seconds to qualify for the state. Turner, Wingert, Nelson, and Fertig are the runners in this relay. The 440 and 880 yard relays placed first and second respectively. The Mile Relay consisting of Krusenstjerna, Hoefling, Hansen, and Reynolds raced the distance in a good time of 3:43. Other point getters are John Rex, Don Gunderson, Dick Swanson, Wally Duffy, and our high jumper Eldon Oldnettle.

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MARCHING BAND We members of the Marching Band were glad to welcome back Mr. Wicker as our director last fall but that joy was not mutual for he had a hard time teach- ing us a new type of drill. The cadence was increased to make us a snappier looking band. We started every football game with the Fanfare, which moved to form HI, In that formation the song Hail, Hail the Gang's all here, was played after the greeting of All Hats Off. From this position we moved so that we were in front of the flag pole, to play the Star Spangled Banner for the raising of the flag. During the half we formed the traditional letter for the opposing team. That was followed by o special performance, some of our favorites of which were the dances--the fox trot to O Dem Golden Slippers, A Waltz to Now is the Hour, and the Conga. Our exhibition concluded with the formation of a T for the Trojans. As the season progressed we as a marching band, did more difficult formations. One evening we had a revolving T which moved into a spiral. This was very effective so we were told, as it was done with the flood lights out, and the only illumination was provided by the flashlights carried by each member of the band. Our drum major was Jane Teaquist, with two Senior high majorettes, JoAnn Bye, and Joan Wilken. We also had three junior high majorettes who were Darlene Paul, Junith Gun- derson and Shirley Schomer. MAJORETTES Joan Wilken, .lunith Gunderson, Jane Teaquist, Shirley Schomer, Darlene Paul, Jo Ann Bye. page fifty