Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Varsity grappler: are, Row 1: Amos, Schrader, N. Grimes Ioe Cress and T Brook: Row 2: Russell Miller, lim Cress, R-eclrnon and Penn How 3: Coach Ploss, D llgirhrtian, Lantz D. Bakehorn and Gochenour Sub-varsity mcitmen are, Kneeling: Foreman, Carriger T lone: and Dinsmore Standing: T King, McGinnis, I Cover and D Grimes Jim Cress Carries OH Honors In State Championship Peru Highs wrestling team took a state championship this year lor the tirst time in PHS wrestling history when lim Cress won in the l38-pound division, A great deal of prestige was given to sports in PHS when lim won the state championship. The scores ot the three matches were as tolf lows 42, 52 and 5-U. This year was the best allfround year for wrestling, with the team winning 6 matches, losing 5 and lighting to a draw with left ot Lafayette N 'u,,, Receiving maior awards are seven of the most outstanding wrestlers ot this season, They are' Terry Brooks, Nestle Grimes, lim Cress, Dick Harshman, Russell Miller, Buddie Penn and Dale Bakehorn, High scorers on the team were Iim Cress, 42 points, Dick Harshman, 37 points, Terry Brooks, 36 points and Nestle Grimes, 32 points. The tournament matches are not included in these scores. Coach Ploss has worked hard to make the wrestling team what it should be. Getting the advantage on his opponent is Tiger grappler Dick Harshman Dick is a senior and rounded out his Wres- tling career at PHS this year Dick was second in the total number of points earned during the year

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Graduation Claims Three Cooch loe Soine's rocquetrnen, olthough hindered by cr lock ot experience, come out of the 1955 seoson with ct tour won, eleven lost record. Scrm Gruwell, lohn Briggs oncl Don Oury were the only seniors on the teom. The Tiger netmen deteoted Wdbotsh, Bochester, West Lofoyette ond loeot Fort Wctyne Centrcrl in the lost mottch of the secrson. Iohn Briggs wcis delecrted in the finols of the CIC meet in Wcrbosh, while Cx poir of fresh- men, Butch Sorenson cmd Lcince Middlekoutt, ploiced third in doubles. lohn Wold ond Som Gruwell olso pctrticipoted in this tournoiment. Severol boys were out for the tecim, so be- tore eoch mcitch they would chollenge eoch other tor positions. This wcty competition wos keen ond it wos olwciys cr bottle to see who would get to pldy. Seeing oction during the secrson were Som Gruwell, lohn Briggs ond Don Oury, seniors, Iohn Wold wos the only junior represented on the teorrn. Sophomore netmen were Sylvon Polk and Terry Cfrcty. Fred Bouch, Vernon Sorenson ond Loince Middlekoutt were the lreshmen netmen. T P - . Q 4 , , .,,. .I X, Iohn Wold, senior netmcm, is shown here cis he is obout to hit o torehond shot s The iorehcxnd, ci lundcrrnentdl stroke,1s shown here by cooch lcc S-:une Kneeling ore Lcmce Middlekoutt, S ci rn Cruwell ond Iohn Wold Standing ore lohn Briggs, Butch Sorenson, S y l v g n Poll-: and Dun Oury. L Y .

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. i, m 1531 ' nj X g., 1 r 1, . I- .'., ,. h L' - -ff' 1 . Q ' +61-I f . ,fl::,'i1:'whr , Q5 PHS Scoreboo BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY Team PHS Opp. Team PHS Opp. Alexandria , 58 35 Alexandria 15 46 Plymouth , ,, , 42 51 Wabash . H 41 16 Mississinewa , , , 46 78 MO1'tIiCG1lO H 21 42 Humingtqm ,,A,, 46 56 Logansport ...... 24 31 Muncie Burris , , 55 63 Elwood . 15 73 Hartford City , , 55 71 Rochester . 30 27 Marion ,V 59 78 Wabash , 37 20 1-OQCIUSPOY1 -,,,- V 47 66 Three Way Meets Auburn ..,.... ..,.,., . . , 55 52 Peru V 23 Rochester . ,, ,,..,, , A RQYQ1 Cgnfef V Ft. Wayne Central 63 61 Mgmlcello ,,,,,,, 55 Tmlon ' ' ' ' 65 54 Winamac , 22 Elwood , , ,, . 46 52 Rochester Y 50 Wabash ...... , ,, , Peru Kokomo , i,,,,,,, ,, ,, . 51 82 West Lafayette ......, , 43 54 TRACK Warren Central . . 63 Bl Team PHS Opp. Monticello ., ,,,,..,., , ,, , 47 72 Wabash V H Q0 39 Huntington 4-Way Toumament 111191011 f f f 69:74 5974 Wabash 1 oo.o..oo 1 1 ei 56 M9n11C'?'11O 3 58 51 Huntington H W Y 45 56 Mississinewa 64172 64172 Logansport ,. 55172 53172 Sectional Tournament Alexcmdrig ,A V 78172 50172 Macy .,,',,,,YAAV,,, V 2 A Q1 36 Rochester ,...., . 54 55 22111 ' H 29 Z0 Three Way Meets ron ' 6 4 Peru , , , ,,., 54172 Logansport ...... , 47 Delphi ,,,,,. 35172 Team PHS Opp. Huntington 75 175 Kokomo Y V V V U 27 Peru , . ,, ,.... .. 48 275 Loggnsport Yryryr 7 38 Hartford 'City , , 37 275 Hartford City ,,,... , 25 S Plymouth oooicc . 0 13 WRESTLING Monticello ......., A , 19 19 Team PHS Opp. Wabash , 0 20 Howe Military Academy 27 33 Tipton ,, , .. , 13 0 Shortridge ,, . , 8 33 Elwood , ,,,,,,, , 20 27 Lafayette leff , ,, 22 22 Huntington .,,.,, , 6 27 Broad Ripple ,, 21 25 -99 rd Manual ...... 9 37 Bluffton . . , 40 7 South Bend , 16 30 West Lafayette 40 10 Kokomo ,, , 17 25 Bluffton , 39 ll Royerton , 35 13 TENNIS Team PHS Opp. Wabash , 4 2 Logansport 2 7 Rochester , 9 0 Fort Wayne South , l 6 Marion . 2 6 Bluffton .,,,, 0 6 Lafayette Ie-ff 0 5 Muncie Burris 0 6 Muncie Central , l 5 Wabash , , 2 4 Logansport ....., 2 7 West Lafayette 8 0 Kokomo , .. . A 0 7 Bluffton ,, , , 3 5 Fort Wayne Central , 7 1 GOLF Team PHS Opp. Kokomo ,, ..... 8172 3172 Monticello , 9172 2172 Lafayette 11172 172 Tipton , 8172 3172 Monticello , 12 0 Logansport , 3172 8172 Three Way Meets Logansport , 19172 Peru , ,,,, H , , 12172 Plymouth ,, , , 4 Peru , 15172 Rochester 173 Tipton ...... 0