Port Byron High School - Echo Yearbook (Port Byron, IL)

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- - v -.pn-:.T--ny:--mann f.,. with Marguerite Lamb CFritsJ, Barbara MathesCGaston7, Beverly Pannell and Marilyn Sidlinger cheerleading.u With John Nelson, Augustana student, pinch-hitting in the ath- letic department, the 1944 season opened late with little prac tice. First game with Atkinson resulted in utter defeat Cagainl 33-0. NCar trouble on the way over-we're jitteryu were offer- ed as excuses for NTaking it on the chin.N But the team Ntook itn again in the next skirmish with Atkinson, 33-O and in the next, 26-O. Must be Atkinson's good, eh? The team lost to Alpha, 42, 26. WToo bad you hurt your shoulder, Flip. Who hit you in the nose, Bennett?N Next we played Hillsdale-nThey beat us by a couple of touch-downs. Flip's afraid he'll hurt his shoulder-shucksl We could use him to bust up those end plays, Bill Earhart isn't doing so badly. Too bad he's got a rin in his pants! iWForget the pants and play, Bill,U says coach,D Lost to Alpha, too, In 1945, Paul Munson succeeded Nelson as Coach, Practice started early with twenty out. Out of five games, we lost three Still dreaming dreams of Conference Championship and All-State honorsl Competitors were Hillsdale, Annawan, and Atkinson. Our victories were over Annawan both on their field and at home. Football resume' for the season closed with WWe'll be stronger next yearln Came 1946 and Coach Hoff! All dreams came true, hopes became realities-the long quest ended-Championship: In a series of Conference games with Annawan, Prophetstown, and Hillsdale, our six-man football team scored six successive victories on the home field and out of town, becoming.NUndefeated Two-Rivers Conference Champsn and were presented with the conference Trophy given for the first time to a winning.team. Cheers! Congratulations, B oy we're proudi The Pep Club and G.A,A. jointly gave the boys a banquet,with proud Coack Hoff acting as toast master. More felicitationsi More congratulations! We found Nvictory sweet.n Muggs Warren had served as Captain of the squad, On the first team were Atkinson, quarter-back, Warren and Johnson, half-back, Sullivan, center, W, Bull, right endg Eckelberry, left end. D. Frits, Earhart, D. Wuehle, B. Frits, E. Bull, and Whitesides comprised the second team. Cas- ualities among the third team prevented active participation on the part of three members, Carlson suffered a collar bone injury, Wainwright found it necessary to protect his nose, in- jured previously, Nose had a broken shoulder. Hull and Peter- son were intact, however, but did little playing,-

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Port game thre givi seas they meri firs Two-Rivers Conference Football Games Competitors: Annawan-Prophetstown-Hillsdale 1946 Byron's six-man football team, in a series of Conference against Annawan, Prophetstown, and Hillsdale, scored successive victories on the home field and out of town, g them the Two-Rivers championship for the 1946 football n. Under Coach Hoff's capable and inspiring leadership, earned the title of TWO-RIVERS CONFERENCE CHAMPS, and ed the award of the Conference Trophy presented for the time to a winning team. The ear 1946 marks the beginning of the presentation of a foot all Trophy to the winners of the Conference competition, and ort Byron is therefore the first team in the Two-Rivers Conf rence to be thus honored. At an all-school pep-meeting, Octo er 21, Muggs Warren, newly elected Captain of the team, pres nted the Trophy to Coach Hoff, he in turn presented it to Prin ipal C. S. Hall who accepted it on behalf of the school. The first game of the series was played against Annawan on our home field, September 20. Annawan's Coach felt the need of disc plinary action, it seems, and his first team therefore Hwar ed the benches.N Our first team scored 14 points in 3 minu es against his second team and Hoff's Reserves finished the ame with a victory---35 to O. Touchdowns were made by Jo on, Atkinson 2, Wainwright, and Bull, points after touch- dow by Atkinson, Johnson, Frits, and Warren 2. ptember 27, Port Byron Gridders downed Prophetstown 33-7 On S on Part Byron's field. Prophetstown's team had a heavy ex- Le per ning the whe Touc mad touc On dal bei Thi Red Cha dal rec nced line but our first team had little difficulty run- up 19 points in the first quarter. Our second team played emainder of the game except If minutes in the last quarte it was neccessary to put in the first team to stop scores downs in this secong Conference game of the season were by Warren 2, Atkinson, Earhart, and Frits. Points after downs by Frits and Johnson, 2. tober 18, Port Byron won a 28 to 24 victory over Hills- on Hillsdale's field, the four-point margin of victory g two drop-kicks by Warren for the point after touchdown. was a great event in Port Byron's football history as the evils thru this victory became the WTwo-Rivers Conference psn-having won all three competitive games. Both Hills- and Port Byron were over anxious at the gun. Port Byron ived and after three plays was forced to punt. Johnson I'