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

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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'

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