Rock Island High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rock Island, TX)

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BOYS' SPORTS The Rocket basketball fans will not long remember THE 1947-1948 SEASON FOR ITS SUCCESS AS A WINNING SEASON. The MAIN REASON FOR THIS IS THAT THE ROCKETS WON ONLY ONE GAME OUT OF ELEVEN playeo. When the season began, not a single PLAYER ON THE ROCKET SQUAD HAO EVER SEEN A BASKETBALL GAME. S|NCE THE GYMNASIUM WAS NOT COMPLETEO, THE BOYS ERECTED TWO GOALS ON AN OUTDOOR COURT AND BEGAN PRACTICE THERE. The Rockets openeo their season against the Garwood 3 team in an afternoon practice game AND WERE SOUNOLY TROUNCEO BY THE GaRS. NOT LETTING DEFEAT OISCOURAGE THEM, THE ROCKETS CONTINUED TO PLAY, AND FINALLY ON JANUARY 23, THEY OEFEATEO GARWOOD WITH A SCORE OF 12-6. BESIOES THEIR REGULAR PLAY, THE ROCKETS ENTEREO THE ShERIDAN TOURNAMENT, WHICH THEY ENUOYEO PLAYING IN VERY MUCH. Since none of the '47-'48 squad are seniors, ANO THERE WILL BE A NEW OYMNASIUM FOR THEM TO PLAY IN, THE ROCKETS ARE LOOKING FORWARO TO A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN IN THE '48-49 SEASON. The boys began practice for the District 63-B Track and Field Meet to be held in Shiner on April first ano seoono. In preparation for PART I ClPATION IN THIS MEET, THE BOYS DUO A JUMPING PIT ANO FILLED IT WITH SAND FOR THE HIGH JUMPING, VAULTING, ANO BROAD JUMPING. SOME OF THE BOYS ARE PRACTIOINC FOR THE TRACK EVENTS, V E ARE HOPING TO TAKE SOME HONORS IN THE COMING COMPETITION. The softball team has also begun practicing, ANO IT HOPES TO SCHEDULE SOME GAMES WITH THE NEIGHBORING SOHOOLS. MOST OF THE PRACTICE SESSIONS THUS FAR HAVE BEEN DEVOTEO TO FIELOINO AND BATTING 8ECAUSE NONE OF THE BOYS HAVE PLAYEO ANY SINCE LAST YEAR.