Ogallala High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Ogallala, NE)

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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.

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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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 BACK ROW: FRONT ROW: Jack Caitscn, Clarence Davison. (Jordon Shafer, Komninc DeFord, Vera Chaney, Maurice Winter , Riley Burnt. Junior Chaney, Melvin Kulkowski.f B A J S R. K E H T I B G A Mr. HopiKick. • The real hall players in Ogallala this year were the lads who made up the Junior High Basket- ball squad. In 13 games, they were defeated once, by McCook 21-25. that being a tournament game. They accounted for 435 points to 177 for their opponents. These fellows swamped Grant 3-54: smashed North Platte twice, 28-2 and 30-9. Julesburg fell 36-13 and 47-21. Paxton dropped two frays 27-20 and 33-12. Oshkosh took two beatings, 31-22 and 38-18. Grant was humiliated 54-6. In the Lexington tourney. Ogallala heat Smith field 38-20, dropped one to McCook 21-25, but won third place by a 13 to 26 score. In conference games. Junior Chaney garnered 133 markers to lead the scorers. The Girls Athletic Association, under the sponsorship of Miss Lela HufTstutter, has a member- ship of 54 girls. Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month. The officers are: Presi- dent, Ellen Kenfield; Vice-President, Gladys Elders; Secretary-Treasurer, Jean Barnica; Rodeo Re- porter. Rose Ann Kosmicki. Volley ball, basket ball, hit-pin ball, Nebraska ball were played. Dur- ing the half of several of the varsity basketball gaames, the girls played games and put on stunts. BACK ROW: Catherine Wlnachin, Rose Ann Kosmicki, Nev.i Fedde, Virginia Turley, Elaine Wiest. Thelma Most. THIRD ROW: Lorraine Bishop, Arlene Cook. Mabel Feddc, Darlene Brown. Delores Stuthcit, Eulalia McCroden, daily Ehlers, Thelma Frerich , Arlan Wiest. SECOND ROW: Rutholen Alblston, Violn Brandt, Roberta Welsh, Marilyn (Hie. Verna Mae Woolsey, Dolore Wiest, Edithprn DeFord, Ruth Berry, Velma Fell. Wanda Mao Downey, Trcvn Kenfield. Eva Jane Rich. FRONT ROW: Dona Stanxbery. Lucille Donnhue, Betty Jane Dunwoody. Irene Brill. Betty Cordcr, Jean Barnica. Miss Lela Huffstutter, Ellen Kenfield. Joan Tilton, Janice Isley, Betty Jean Rich. Lornine Hildebrand, Malvcnin Adams.