Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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 Basketball GEORGE BKCKJUS and DALE CHINGREN Student Trainers WAYNE CLINK Junior, Forward DON SHIVELY Senior, Guard ED HOPKKN Senior, Forward BOB POUNDS Freshman, Forward BILL LYNES Freshman, Guard The O.H.S. “hoopsters” experienced a quite successful 1940 basketball sea- son. Aside from tournaments, the In- dians won nine games and lost six, one of these in an overtime period. The Indians poured 426 counters through the baskets against 358 for their op- ponents. The North Platte Bulldogs opposed the Indians in their first game; North Platte won 39 to 33. George Thorpe made 8 field goals. Sutherland was stopped short by Ogullala, 36 to 22. Julesburg had little trouble, winning 36 to 14. Grant was annexed 29-18 as also was Lodgepole 27 to 18. Oshkosh took a severe setback a week later, 37 to 26. Thorpe fooled the Eagles as he ac- counted for 23 counters. Imperial lost out 33 to 17, while Paxton’s Tigers nosed out a 24-20 victory. The Tigers earned the victor)’, since they were continually shadowed throughout the game by the speedy Ogallaliuns. Ziegcn- hagen arched” the bull for nine points. Chappell, who has always been respect- ed by the Indians for their ability and sportsmanship, downed the boys from O.H.S. by a score of 34 to 24. Bob Pounds led the local scorers with eight points. The Farmers from Grant surprised with a 22-20 victory over Ogullala dur- ing a return engagement. At half time the Indians were out in front, 14 to 5;

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iJtootball SI evietv ( continued ) ers held the long end of a 13-7 score card. The Indians outyarded their opponents, hut were unable to convert repeated gains into touchdowns. Shively accounted for the the lone Indian tally. Those Swedes from Gothenburg upset the local outfit another Friday afternoon to the tune of 31-0. The Indians couldn’t seem to get into “high gear.” as they chased the Swedes across the field. Oshkosh, the F.agle's nest, squeezed out a narrow victory over O.H.S. in the annual Turkey day “gridiron classic.” The scoreboard read 13-9 even though the Indians twice trod on pay dirt only to have the touchdowns annulled on various technicalities. The Indians fine blocker and line plunger. Don Shively was chosen honorary captain of the 1939 football eleven. Squad £!3asketUl Although the Ogallala Indian Reserve “hoopsters” broke even in 1941) scheduled games, win- ning six and losing six games, they out-pointed their opponents 326 markers to 270. Little Frank Thorpe dropped 103 counters through the basket, scoring nearly a third of the Indians' total tallies. North Platte first swamped the B’s 28 to 10. Sutherland then bowed 21 to 4 to the Indians, with Thorpe netting 17 points. Julesburg won 26 to 14, while Grant lost 29 to 18. Lodgepole squeezed out a 21 to 20 victory, but Oshkosh and Imperial were annexed in rapid succession 50 to 23 and 34 to 21 respectively. The B’s scalped Paxton’s Tigers 44 to 27; were beaten by Chappell 22 to 15, and stopped Grant 22 to 17. In an overtime period, Paxton nosed out Ogallala 33 to 31. In their final debut, the Indian Seconds dropped the closest fray of the season by losing out to Sutherland 21 to 20. ) Left to Right: Harold Magee, Edward Schindler. Russel Jackson, Melvin Sen .ig, Joe Fleshman, Frank Thorpe. Raymond Martin, Coach Amman. Glen Geisert, Kenneth

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 Basketball » t however, Price of Grant pot 5 field poals in the last stanza, lying the score 20 all. In the overtime period, this same Price won the game. The Indian forces rained accurate, shots against Paxton in revenge for a preceding defeat, trouncing the Tigers 38 to 28. Pounds garnered 14 tallies for the Indians. Journeying to Kimball to collect another scalp, the Indians were nosed out by one point. The hosts led 13 to 7 at the rest period, but due to the efforts of Thorpe and Pounds, the visitors pulled up to within one point of a tic. A gift toss won the game for Kimball. George Thorpe again led the scorers with 13 markers. Sutherland succumbed to u terrific bombardment by Indian sharpshooters, as Ogallala blasted their opponents 55 to 13. Zicgenhagen got 12 points and Shively 11. In the final encounter for the Indians, a highly favored Cozad quintet was beaten by Ogallala. Thorpe was “hoi as he poured tallies through the hoop. Thorpe scored enough points during the season to hold undisputed honors as high point man. Second high was Zeigenhagen with many counters. COACH WILCOX JACK ECONOMOS Senior, Forward GLEN ZIEGENHAGEN Senior, Forward KAY DITTMAR Senior, Guard DON THOMPSON Junior, Guard GEORGE THORPE Senior, Center