Oregon High School - Little Blackhawk Yearbook (Oregon, IL)

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Athletic Review Boxing and Wrestling Completing their first year of regular competition in the boxing and wrestling field, the Pioneer squad established an enviable record. The wrestling team displayed unusual strength, and won five out of six matches from their opponents. Although the number of boys composing the boxing squad was comparatively small, they were able to win a large per cent of their bouts. A greater number of boys have signified their intentions of turning out for next year's mitt squad, thereby assuring Coach Mayfield of a competent team. With the fine accommodations to be available in the new high school the two squads will have better facilities for proper training. The 1936 Track Season During the 1936 track season, the Pioneer track and field stars showed considerable improvement over their debut in 1935. The returning lettermen were: Tom jones, sprints and broad jump, Rudy Fortuna, mileg Charles Mulvey, distance: Otto VVehling, pole vault, Harold Burgess, javelin. ln the first meet of the year, the local track and field men bowed to a bigger and a stronger squad from the lndian school of Chemawa 73 to 49 in a dual meet held on Kelly Field, Friday, April 17. The Pioneers took six first places, three on the track and three in the field. On the Canby track, the Pioneers had little difficulty in winning 84 to 38 in a dual meet with the track and field stars of Canby. The locals captured nine first places and the relay making a clean sweep of the high jump and shot-put. The Clackamas County track and field meet was staged on Kelly Field, Saturday after- noon, April 25. The Milwaukie Maroons placed first with 55 points, West Linn second with 35 points, Sandy third with 32 points and Oregon City fourth with 23 points. Pioneers who won medals were: Tom Jones, first in 220 yard dash, second in 100 yard dash: Rudy For- tuna, first in mile: Bill Lockington, second in low hurdlesg Howard Eberly, third in high hurdles, and Otto XN'ehling, second in pole vault. Running up a total of 47 points, the Milwaukie Maroons won the annual Big Nine track and field meet for the second consecutive year. The meet was held on Kelly Field, VVednes- day afternoon, April 29. Hill Military was second with 345 points, Gresham third with 28 points, Sandy fourth with 252 points and Oregon City in fifth place with 18 points. The local track and field stars who succeeded in winning medals were Tom Jones, second in 100 yard dash, second in 220 yard dashg Rudy Fortuna, first in mileg Bill Lockington, third in low hurdles, Otto VVehling, second in pole vault. Displaying one of the strongest all-around teams to be seen on Kelly Field in recent years, the Salem track and field aces walked away with the District No. 7 track meet held on Kelly Field Saturday afternoon, May 9, when they placed men in all but three events. The Salem boys scored 49M points with the Milwaukie Maroons in second position with 23 counters. The scores of the other teams entered were: Hill Military, 20 pointsg Gresham, 18 points, VVest Linn, 18 pointsg Oregon City, 6 points, Chemawa, 5 points, and Canby, 2 points. Oregon City's six points came on two second places-one by T. jones, when he garnered a second in the 440 yard dash, and the other, a second, in the mile by R. Fortuna. Both of the boys competed in the State Track and Field meet held at Corvallis on Friday and Satur- day, May 15 and 16. Jones placed fifth in the 440 yard dash but Fortuna failed to place in the large field of runners. The following boys received their Pioneer track letters: Tom jones, Bill Lockington, Charles Mulvey, Bill McBurney, Rudy Fortuna, Bill Estes, Otto VVehling, Bernard McCudden, Harold Burgess, George Philbrook, Bob Barnum and Harvey Losh, manager. Page Forty-jirfe

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Athletic Review Football HE 1935 Football Season which was the first year that the Oregon City Pioneers entered the Multnomah-Clackamas lnterscholastic League competition proved to be the silver lining in a dark cloud. At the start of the season, Coach Leonard Mayfield had only four lettermen to work with, two of them backfield men and two of them linemen. However, Coach Mayfield had a large turn-out from which to choose and all the boys were willing to work and learn and they knew nothing of defeat. The dogged fight and determination of this grand combination which never gave up hope carried them through many stiff games and finally their do or die spirit was rewarded with the championship trophy of the Big Nine League. The untried and green eleven won five out of the nine scheduled games. The season's play on our own Kelly Field was much improved by the moving of the gridiron closer to the grandstand and an improvement in the lighting system. This season was the second for the Pioneers playing their home games at night. under the fioodlights. Oregon City 6 Hood River 31 journeying to Hood River for the second game of the season, the locals received their worst set-back of the year as they were unable to stop the veteran Applepicker aggregation. The Pioneer lone score came when Burgess scored on a pass. Oregon City I3 Gresham 2 This game was one of the most thrilling football battles seen on Kelly Field last year as the locals trailed 2 to 0 until the last three minutes of the final quarter when the Pioneers pushed across three touchdowns one of which wasn't counted. Oregon City 0 Milwaukie l9 The first real stunning set-back the locals received was at the hands of Milwaukie on Kelly Field as the Maroons were unstopalmle. This game was a double tragedy since Otto VVehling, letterman blocking halfback, and stellar performer for the Pioneers, broke his collar bone late in the game and was eliminated from further play. Oregon City 20 Hill Military 6 On the Rock Butte gridiron the red and white local eleven had little difiiculty in downing the Hill Military Academy Cadets to win their third Big Nine contest. Oregon City 7 St. Stephens O The deciding contest in the championship play was the one in which the locals defeated St. Stephens. The game saw brilliant offensive and defensive work contributed by Ben Gawlista, newly found hard plunging fullback. Oregon City 0 XVest Linn 12 For thclfirst time in' six years the roaring West Linn Lions defeated their hated rivals across the river. The Pioneers were unable to stop the bigger and more experienced west side eleven on a field of mud.- Oregon City 7 Sandy 6 The most exciting and thrilling game seen on Kelly Field for many a year saw the Pioneers win a lone point margin game over the high stepping Sandy boys. The locals played brilliant ball and again it was Gawlista that scored the touchdown and converted. Oregon City 0 Hillsboro 19 ln the final game of the year, the Pioneers were unable to stop the hard charging, fast stepping, Hillsboro eleven on the latter's field amidst a downpour of rain, There were twenty-two boys awarded letters for their performance during the season, they were: Alford, Barnum, Buck, Burgess, Cushing, Deklacon, Estes, Gates, Gawlista, Greenslitt, Groener, Heiden, Jeffries, Johnson, Lind, McCudden, Mrak, Quinn, Rost, Snidow, Wehling, and Vvoodward. Of these twelve boys will return for action next year. Dave Lind and Vincent Mrak, were voted the outstanding players of the year. Page Forty-four

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Athletic Review Basketball HE 1935-36 edition of the Oregon City Pioneer basketball quintet turned out by Coach C. E. Hudson, had the responsibility of defending the coveted Big Nine Basketball Cham- pionship won the previous year by the locals in their first year of Big Nine competition. As fate would have it, Lady Luck dropped out of Pioneers' pockets and they were unable to repeat the championship being defeated by Gresham and Milwaukie in the same week. How- ever, the locals did not hit their stride until after they had lost their Big Nine title. Coach Hudson did not have a single man returning from his veteran regulars that won the Big Nine title last year but he did have one boy, Vincent Mrak, who earned his letter and around him Coach Hudson formed his team. Two other lettermen, Ed Heiden, letterman forward from his Sophomore year, and lilave Lind, two year letterman at the guard position, a transfer from North Bend, Oregon. Coach Hudson also had a wealth of material to choose from in the Sophomore squad of the preceding year who also won their Big Nine junior championship. Stepping into the vacated shoes of Malcolm Herd at the center position, Howard Eberly became one of the most outstanding ball players for the locals along with Klrak, Eberly proved to be the highest scoring man of the season for the Pioneers as he gar- nered 190 points of 80 field goals and 30 free throws. Eberly enjoyed a 19-point margin over his closest rival who was Mrak with 171 points on S0 field goals and ll gift shots. Eberly and Mrak led their team-mates in the number of quarters played, both playing in 93 quarters in 21 games. The total points made by the other team members were Dickson, 162 points on 62 field goals and 38 free throws, Klaulding, 153 points on 67 field goals and 19 free throwsg Lind, 87 points, Heiden, 78 points, Sturdivant, 71 points, and Freeman 69 points. ln Big Nine competition, Coach Hudson used a combination consisting of four juniors and one senior, with Maulding and Dickson in the forward berths, Eberly in the center circle and Sturdivant and Mrak in guard positions with Mrak the lone senior. This combination with a few variations won seven Big Nine tilts and lost two. As the season neared its Finish Coach Hudson revised his combination and included in it four seniors and one junior, with Freeman and Heiden playing the two forward positions, Mrak and Lind at the two guard posts and Eberly jumping center with Eberly the lone junior. This fighting combination breezed fairly easy through the Clackamas County tournament winning three games and annexing the county championship by defeating the Milwaukie Maroons in the first game 26 to 22 in an over time period, squashing Sandy 43 to 32 in the semi-finals and then trounced the green shirted Estacada Ranger quintet 46 to 22 in the finals. They continued their good ball playing and hard work as they won the district No, 4 hoop title winning two games and thus earning the right to represent that district at the State tournament at Salem. ln winning the district crown, the Pioneers were called upon to defeat the Columbia Prep quintet again and they responded by licking them 35 to 22 in the first game. ln the finals the locals were brought together with their arch rivals, Gresham, the team that handed them their first Big Nine defeat. Oregon City gained sweet revenge as they won a thrilling decision 19 to 13 in a hard fought game. This yearfs Pioneer hoop quintet was the second one to make the journey from Oregon City to the state tourney. At Salem the Pioneers won their first game when they came from behind in the second half to win from the large La Grande Tiger quintet 37 to 29. They were defeated in their second and third encounters with McLoughlin High and Tillamook. However they have the dis- tinction of going farther than any previous Oregon City quintet. During the season, the Pioneer quintet enjoyed two trips that proved to be very enjoy- able. The first journey was made to Tillamook on the week-end of Feb. 7-9. The second to Bend on the week-end of Feb. 28-29. ln playing these 34 contests, the locals scored 1032 points, while their opposition accounted for S72 points. Eight Pioneer hoopers received their letters. They were Ed Heiden, Melvin Freeman, Howard Eberly, Vincent Mrak, Dave Lind, Wayne Sturdivant, Adrian Dickson, and Delosse Maulding. Of these lettermen four will return to see service next year. The season's results of the games played are as follows: Page Iiarly-.rz'.z'