Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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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

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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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iJjiack The 1940 track squad at Ogallala High was under the direction of Coach Ernest Collins. Only two veterans returned. Edward Schindler, miler. and Edwin Hopken, hurdler, and pole vaulter. New boys out that attended the meets and showed lots of ‘‘stuff” were Glen Gibson, Joe Thalken. Hob Sheldon, Jack Economos, Chauncey Walker. Don Thompson, Gerald Thalken, Hay Harter and Jim Bush. Also promising Freshmen are Dwight Donahue and Buss Jackson. The Indians were nosed out by Imperial in a triangular meet at Grant on April 5, 60 points to 41. Grant tallied 29 points. Economos won the discus throw with a 101 feet 4-inch toss, the high jump at 4 feet 11 inches, the broad jump at 19 feet 1 inch, and third in the shot with a heave of 37 feet. Schindler won the mile easily in 5-16:7. Sheldon placed second in the high jump and 880 yard dash. Harter placed third in the javelin. Hopken won both hurdle events and tied for second in the vault. At a quadrangular meet at Oshkosh on April 9. Ogallala laced third, when Sidney and Oshkosh nosed out the Indians with some stiff competition. Economos repeated again accounting for nearly half of the Indian points by winning the shot put at 39 feet 4 inches, and taking second in the broad jump. He ran third in the 100 yard dash, and fourth in the high jump. Joe Thalken and Glen Gibson improved rapidly winning third and fourth respectively in the 440 yard dash. Schindler came in second in the 880, and third in the mile. Hopken vaulted 10 feet 4 inches for second berth, ran the 60 yard high hurdles, coming in third, and fourth in the 100 yard low hurdles. The relay team placed third. The Indians attended a triangular meet at Big Springs on April 18, the Sidney Invitational on April 24th and the Kearney College Invitational on April 26th. They figured in the S.P.V.A. at Oshkosh on April 30. and at the State Track Meet on May 10 and 11. i Rack Row: Johnny Walker, Milton Senzig, Clyde Eggers, Gerald Thalken, John Kildare, Wayne Antrim. Second Row: Don Thompson, Glenn Peterson, Glen Gcisert. Raymond Harter, Emanual Klein. Dwight Donahue, Jim Bush. From Row: Mr. Collins, Jack Economos, Chauncey Walker, Russ Jackson, Glen Gibson, Boh Sheldon, Edwin Hop- ken, Ed Schindler, Dale Chingren.