Rockford High School - Indian Rocket Yearbook (Rockford, WA)

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FOOTBALL Our football team wasnlt as successful as we had hoped for, winning only a few games. Our boys are all quite young having only one senior on the team. The team C0nSiS'Ced of the following boys: Don Christiansen, Kenny Purcell, Tommy Purtill, Eugene Weitkamp, Gerald Holcomb, Bill Goebel, Jime Ramsey, Lionel Young, Billy Adams and Alden Jorgensen, Ken- ny Purcell being the only player to graduate this spring. The football team should have a good season next fall be- cause all of the boys will be playing then, with the excep- tion of Kenny. Mr. Hlbbs is a very capable football coach, having played three years at college, being captain of the team his senior year. BASKETBALL Throughout the season the Rockford Indians played clean hard ball. ln the conference games Rockford didn't do so well winning one-third of their games. However it is with pride that Rockford can point to the game with Spangle. ln this game it took the County winners an overtime to defeat Rockford by only one point. At the Round Robin at Fairfield, Rockford lost to Latah by the close score 8 to 6, but easily won third place by de- feating Lindbergh ll-O. One of the bright spots of the Indians' season was the winning of the Latah Tournament. Rockford defeated Spangle, the County League Winners, Medical Lake, and finally Latah. Rockford received a very nice trophy from the sponsors of the tournament. who were the boys who carried the blue and white for Rockford? The lineup was Hickstein, Nulph, weitkamp, Pur- till, Drechsel, Holcomb, Olson, and Bill Goebel. No doubt the greatest member of our team was Leon Hibbs our coach. He was always on the sidelines, substituting when necessary, and encouraging the boys to play their fine est ball. we can't forget Mr. Hibbs, who sent our basket- ball team to the State meet in Seattle a few years ago. We appreciate the time and effort our coach has put in with our teams of the last four years. The only players of our team to graduate are Hickstein and Nulph who have received letters for the last three years for playing basketball. With six team members to return next fall, Rockford can look forward to a very successful season.