Rankin Township High School - Mirror Yearbook (Rankin, IL)

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Haye F ster Ho Fxrst Ten To open the season the Rangers chalked up a v1ctory over Crescent C1ty 36 to 25 on November 4 Hankln s next game at Armstrong was a close game but the Rangers lost 33 to 30 E1ght days later the team toppled Hennlng 41 to 27 On November 22 Rankln won 1ts th1rd game of the season at Donovan, maklng a 3 won 1 loss record outstand1ng game of the year at ROSSV1lle on December 2 Play1ng before a packed house the Rangers won by only one po1nt 1n a double overt1me At the end of the f1rst half the Rangers held a three po1nt lead 14 to ll In the next quarter Hank1n ra1sed the score 11 po1nts end1ng the th1rd quarter 25 to 16 Rank1n after hav1ng a good lead slowed up ln the fourth quarter and wlth only a short t1me left to play Chrls t1ansen from ROSSV1lle made two free throws and t1ed the game 28 all ROSSV1ll6 Jumped to a three po1ntlead 1nthe fzrst overt1me but Bushue s free throw and Cornellus s f1eld goal 1n the last 16 seconds t1ed the game aga1n In the second overt1me Rossvllle s Beckley made a free throw and Rank1n s Cl1ft0H came back w1th a f1eld goal to w1n the game 33 to Among other good games of the year were the Loda game w6ll1HgCOH game and Stockland game A speclal hlghllght of the year was the n1ght Rank1n won the Loda Inv1tat1onal Freshman Sophomore Tourney on March 7 by defeatlng Melv1n S1bley 43 to 33 Inthe flrst game of the tourney Bank1n played Loda and eas1ly won 50 to 31 In the champ1onsh1p game the followlng even1ng the score was t1ed 16 to 16 at the half But 1n the th1rd quarter the baskets poured 1D for the Rangers and the 'Champs left Melv1n S1bley tra1l1ng by ten p01HtS 43 to 33 R T H S 1S very proud of the n1ce trophy awarded the team Cheerleaders for the tourney were Peggy Cox and Joan Cleary freshmen and Joan Holqulst and Ald1ne Bruens both shophomores. The reserves also posted agood season's record of 11 won and 7 lost. The llneup was not lntact throughout the season due to changes on the vars1ty squad. However, the reserve team IS the tra1n1ng ground for the V8TS1ty and 1n th1s respect our reserves are to be heart1ly commended for a Job well done. 5 , o , - fe r V ' ' ff . - , i i ' ' 9 After losing to Potomac on November 29, the Rangers played their , . U 1 Y ' . 1 ' I I ' i Y , - n s , - U . 1 1 ' . I . , . . . . . . , ' Y . , . . . . l 32. Y , . I I I . , . . . . n . - . . . , s . Q Q . . , . A : , I I

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SEATED H rvnn, arner o U Ll chaeffer endrxcks tarr Elliott STANDING Coach Colteaux vxn I lgghrg gy or us ue Exghner Symm0ndS oward l Butler RANGERS HAVE SUCCESSFUL BASKETBALL SEASON Rank1n enjoyed one of the1r most successful basketball seasons 1n many years as they posted a 9 won and 13 loss record oach W J Co eaux 1n h1S f1fSC season at Ran 1D had the fo lowxng players on the b k tball squad at the season s end Hofer C Schaeffer Starr Trlmble HCHdr1CkS Taylor H1ll Howard and Butler All of these boys w1ll return next year w1th the ex ceptlon of two sen1ors Garnex and Symmonds Manager for the team was JUHIOF lrv1n Cheerleaders th1s year were Nancy Hayes and Norma Foster and V1Fg1H18 Hofer SEASON S RECORD RTHS OPP RTHS OPP Crescent Clty Armstrong Armstrong Ogden Hennlng Donovan Potomac Rossv11le Blsmarck Mllford Loda Welllngton Henn1ng East Lynn Oakwood Crescent C1ty Loda Stockland East Lynn COUNTY TOURNAMENT 25 Potomac DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 44 Well1ngton 27 Potomac : o r. H. I ' G , t n, r e, . s Cv S , H ' , S , ' . : P JY- If I Kf', ' , T l , H. B h , ' 1 v' H , Hil , . C . . It , ' ' ' k' , l ' , as e ' : Garner, Symmonds, H. Bushue, R. Bushue, Clifton, Eighner, Elliott, 36 ' 25 32 43 30 33 41 45 41 ' 27 32 ' 38 l9 58 38 34 48 63 ' 32 38 55 ' 41 ' 33 38 ' 40 ' 28 . 36 . 62 ' 22 36 44

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F RST ROW rs Porter v sor r m Martln Has er Ho quxst Hubbell Creech SECOND ROW Carlon Johnson Cox Horton etchum, Taylor, rCarty rens, son, leary, Lync Nelson Christensen GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Early 1n September the f0110W1Hg members were elected to of f1ce Dor1s Hasler, pres1den1 Ruby Maskal v1ce presldent Joan Holqu1st secretary Margaret Mart1n, treasurer, and Mar1lyn Nel son, reporter New members ware 1n1t1ated the followlng month and membersh1p lncreased to twenty four Some ofthe Chlef act1v1t1 s 1D whlch members part1c1pated were a telegraph1c bowllng tournament 1n February a te1egraph1c basket ball shoot1ng tournament 1n March a spr1ng play day and a Mother Daughter Banquet 1n Apr11 To close the year s SOC1al 3CClV1t1ES a tea was held 1n May Letter, and numerals were awarded to deserv 1ng members for fulfllllng certa1n requlrements 1D sports throughout the year BOWLERS In February e G A A g1r s paft1C1p3t6d 1n a statew1de tele graph1c bowl1ng contest sponsored by the Ill1no1s Hlgh School Assoc1a EIOD Ten glrls formed the team w1th the flve hlghest scores belng sent to the Il11no1s H1gh School Off1ce to be rat d 1S 1S the f1r t1me the Rankln G.A.A- has entered the contest and the1r averages about equalled the average for the state As a part of the GIFIS, P. E. program bowllng classes were held tw1ce a week throughout the w1nter months. FIRSTROW Chrxstensen, Horton, Cleary SECOND ROW Hubbell. Creech. lartln. B. Smxth, johnson, Hasler. I : I . , , r , ve y th, ' , 1 , I I 1 I ' : 1 1 1 1 R. laskal, Swanson, Padgett, S. Haskal, Barbara Smith. THIRD ROW: K, H. , Beh O1 C hy 1 . : . . 3: Y . - . I l I ' I ' . . . Y . - - ' 1 ' r ' . , Y . . . . THE ch . . . ' 1 e . Th' ' ' st