Odebolt High School - Trojan Yearbook (Odebolt, IA)

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Back row: Jim Brower, Manager, Kenneth Fertig, Cletus Wingert, Richard Taylor, Jerry Rey- nolds, Gene Gunderson, Donnie Gunderson. Second row: Dick Swanson, Joe Kipp, John Rex, LaVern Haradon, Vern Ogden, Danny Hansen. Front row: John Miller, Jack Nuetzman, Howard Einspahr. lllllill It was fifty days after the last basketball game that the Odebolt thinclads were able to skip over the cinders in competition. Bad weather forced postponement and eventual cancellation of the annual Holstein Relays which was the first scheduled meet, April l3. We did not enter the Pocahontas Relays, scheduled the following week, because on that date most of the boys went either in the State Speech Contest at Oskaloosa or to the F.F.A. Convention at Sioux City. The Holstein Relays new date was April 24, which was the date set for the Trojans to run at Sac City in the Good Indian Relays. We withdrew from the Good Indian Relays, and foul weather forced a final cancella- tion ,of the Holstein Relays. On April 27, a warm, southerly, gulf breeze brought mild temperatures to lowa and at last made conditions favorable for a meet. A squad of fifteen, only six of whom were veterans, gave a good account of themselves in the first meet of the year, the Alta Relays. Kenney Fertig ran the half-mile at a record clip, but had to settle for second place a stride behind Rapp from Aurelia who broke Ken's record of two yieagslago. The old record-2:14.35 the new record- Danny Hansen also was headed for a record in the 440 yard dash, but faded the last,thirty yards t0 PAGT FIFTY finish just behind Brownmiller of Aurelia who broke the old record of 56.2 by .3 of a second to establish a new record of 55.9. Vern Ogden had a new record all sewed up in the broad jump, besting the old mark by 6 inches, but a leap of l9 feet lO inches by an opponent made Vern's jump of l9 feet l inch second best. Dick Swanson won his heat in both the low and high hurdles, but his steps were off because of lack of practice and the other heats took honors in those events. Don Gunderson threw the discus llO feet 4 inches which was second only to the record smashing toss of l30 feet. John Rex anchored the 880 yard relay team, the 440 yard relay team, and won his heat in the 220 yard dash for a big afternoon. When the points were totaled for the afternoon, Aurelia led the field with 66 points, Pocahontas was second with 47 points, Holstein, third, 34 points, Prim- gahr, fourth, 33 l!3 points, and Odebolt, fifth, 22 l!3 points. At the time this account is being written-May l -it appears probable that the strength of the track squad will come from those fellows and events mention- ed above, with much help coming from Cletus Wingert, Dale Richardson, Lowell Brower, Gene Gunderson, and Howard Einspahr.

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JIM BROWER Senior Center, guard. A ter- rific floor man, Jim, as well, held top hon- ors in scoring for the record average of l9.- 9 points per game. His effective jump shot and defensive timing puzzled all o o p o n e nts. Brower was honored on the all county team and received state wide recognition. JOHN REX Junior Forward. A key man in Odebolt's fast break. John meshed a total of 315 points for the season, an even l5 pt. average per game. His ball hawkinq tactics and his hard-to-master push shots from the corner broke the backs of many en- vious opponents. VERN OGDEN Sophomore Forward. A southpaw with plenty cf finesse and basketball savvy. Developed an effec- tive fadeaway shot and was a consistent- lv good floor man. Never relinauished his starting berth in his first year of regular varsity competition. KENNY FERTIG Senior Guard. Kenny was one of the guiding hands in bringing Odebolt a winning season. A terrific rebounder-he was never bested ir- this dept. Might be considered the most improved plaver on the squad since in winning his first let- ter he was also as- signed a first team berth on the All- County team. GENE GUNDERSON Sophomore Guard. An aggressive, spirited player whJse greatest value came as a rebounaer and defensive man. Gene was given the bulk of the responsibility cf stopping Lange of Sa: City in the Sectional finals. Everyone ex- cept Sac City players and fans were delight- ed with his work. His drive-in shots, tip-ins, and fine floor play were extremely instru- mental in bringing the Trojans a i9-2 record DICK BERNHARDT, Senior Guard. ln his first and last year at Odebolt, Dick took a back seat to no one. Despite his lack of height he grab- bed his share of rebounds and could always be depended on to put on a steady performance. DICK SWANSON, Senior Center, guard. A very dependable re- serve. Dick saw limited action, but was always there when he was needed most. A good defensive player, Dick also scored 8 quick points in the Early game at the County Tourney. LOWELL BROWER, Sophomore Center. Lowell gave the Trojans added strength on the side-lines. After starting the season at a regular guard position Lowell was shifted to what seemed to be a more comfortable position. He tackled the job of doubling for his brother at center. Lowell, along with Ogden, Rex and Gunderson should give the Trojans another great winning combination. PAGE FORTY-NINE

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Vern Ogden, Coach McLaughlin, John Miller, Cletus Wingert, Donnie Gunderson. Kenneth Fertig Note: lt rained-or Snowed-the day the pictures were to be taken and the track squad was driven indoors. Hence the piano. The boys don't run to music. At the Maple Valley Conference Relay at Holstein on May l, a squad of fifteen Trojans capped six first, five second, four third, and two fifth places for a total of 78M points, just l4 points short of Holstein's first place total of 92. No records were broken because of a short downpour of rain just before the preliminaries. An all-out performance by every participant gave an indication of good team balance for meets to come, DICK SWANSON KENNETH FERTIG DICK SWANSON DANNY HANSEN JOHN REX DANNY HANSEN PAGE FIFTY-ONE