Pekin High School - Pekinian Yearbook (Pekin, IL)

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VARSITY Seated: B. Strode, R. Shelton, M. Beasley, C. Wubben R Sandrock N Hoffman C Baker Standing: Mgr. P. Campbell, B. E. Taylor, R. Bailey B H Taylor J Hurley D Smith Coach SQUAD jim Custer. Pekin 24 Urbana P ekin 44 Manual P ekin 19 Champaign P ekin 15 Moline Pekin 37 Woodru ff Pekin 17 Tilden Tech P ekin 22 Urbana Pekin 35 Danville P ekin 31 Woodruff- P el-:in 16 Rock Island P ekin 36 Manual P ekin 26 Champaign Pekin High's wrestlers gest years by capturing a state tourney at Proviso. lers were the power of the the title from Champaign 12 BIG 12 - Pekin first O SECTIONAL - Pekin third 17 STATE - Pekin fourth 21 17 3 WRESTLING 11 3 CRAIG WUBBEN C12OD 3 Big 12 Champ 18 Sectional Champ lg State Champ CSecond con secutive yearj climaxed one of their big- tie for fourth place in the Coach jim Custer's wrest- Big 12 Conference, taking in the first tourney ever held in the Celestial City. They compiled a regular season record of ten wins Cincluding two over Cham- paign, perennial Big 12 leadersj against two defeats, both inflicted by two of the state's top five teams, and oddly enough, both on the home mats. The '49 schedule provided a number ofintersectional matches, the top match occurring in Chicago as the Chinks deadlocked mighty Tilden Tech in its own back yard.

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,aa 27 25 24:26 ao Jef? ll -4,4 if if Front row. Mgr. J. Scamp, L. Conover, G. Newell, L. Sullivan, D. Lee, Mgr. J. Lienhard. Back row: C. Lienhard, K. Klagg, K. Karnes, T. Trumpy, D. Summers, H. Brown, J. Nack, Coach john Moss. SOPHOMOBE SQUAD 1949-'50 F ROSH-SOPH RECORD P ekin 35 Kewanee 33 f Pekin 41 Woodruff 26 9 Pekin 38 Mattoon 35 l Pekin 28 Canton 48 Pekin 45 Streator 30 Pekin 45 Central 32 Pekin 49 Decatur 46 Pekin 50 Bloomington 4 3 Pekin 55 Manual 47 Pekin 50 Lincoln 35 Pekin 59 Canton 3 2 Pekin 5 3 Galesburg 37 Pekin 33 Manual 39 Pekin 47 Streator 43 Pekin 65 Danville 27 Pekin 54 Spalding 35 Pekin 36 Central 39 Pekin 30 Lincoln 47 Pekin 48 East Peoria 35 MANAGERS Front row: George Wubben, jimmy Lee, jim Scamp. Row 2: Bill Scheeler, Tom Shirley, john Andrae. Although pictured here with football gear, they continued to manage the cagers. l

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RONNIE SHELTON C1121 Big 12 Champ ROLAND BAILEY C1655 Big 12 Champ C Second consecutive yearj Team Captain CHARLIE BAKER fl38D Big 12 Champ BOB TAYLOR CHwt.j Big 12 Champ Sectional Champ Second in State Meet THE B SQUAD Kneeling: P. Shannabarger, D. Strickfaden, G. Thacker, D. Hauser, K Sharp, D. Sandrock. Standing: D. Gianessi, B. Meskimen, C. Lauss J. Carrington, G. Gruber, D. Williamson.