Rockford High School - Rocketeer Yearbook (Rockford, MN)

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A A ,A A if Q f 9 f f f X A d T . QM.. , s -v 2533 A ' f egi ,gf ' ft fr i Q, fi S Q, g r T KI DSTRAND W BQEQ-2 d ' Stopped opposing 0' de f if LIGGETT forwards an as Alternatgd at dcenter an guar POLASKI Developed into an excellent guard After a whirlwind start, the heavies suddenly weak- ened and the Maroon team took another victim into camp. The Beloit-Rab game saw the passing of Cassioppi and another victory for the Line City, 20-18. With the return of Bloniquist in the Belvidere galne the heavies suffered another defeat, 35-15, but showed signs of rejuvenation. Following the hectic Belvidere game the Rabs defeated Freeport, 212-21, in the first of the three game series. Seizing a slen- der margin and keeping it throughout the game, the Red and Black warriors took the Elgin tilt 19-16. Stopping DeKalb's well known stalling game, the Laudemen defeated 21-17 but not before the Barbs had given the home-towners a real scare. Coming back in the second half, as they had done in the past three games, the heavies conquered Joliet, 19'-17, go- ing into fourth position in the conference standings. Rockfordys ability to stall was one of the main rea- sons for the victory. The Rabs' fight and determina- tion in the overtime period climaxed victory from the Freeporters by 24-23. The tournament squad won its way to the finals in the district by defeating Dakota, 46-213 Harlem, 31-29, and Durand 46-ll. But the Rab luck failed and Free- port trounced the locals in the finals, 27-23, at zafr-W ni K Aff . l. v ' ta ttf L ii ..,, MAHLBURG Never lacked his iight 5 W MacCullum Beynon one hundred seventeen

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- '- MARLOWE Was a dependable guard JOHNSON Always played his best , ,,-k, .. , . 1 ,a. k::?s.'5R- I ' CASSIOPPI Basketball closed his career PALMER Won coveted manger's R The Rab majors coached by James Laude tied for second place with Freeport and Joliet in the Big Seven conference. The closing of the 1928-29 season saw the passing of the co-captains, Frank Johnson and Tony Cassioppi, two exceptionally fme athletes. The team captured nine out of sixteen games after an erratic start. , In the opening fray of the season the Laudemen trounced Rochelle, 28-23, an excellent exhibition of basketball being given by the Hub city. Iourneying to Belvidere, Rockford lost a closely contested game, 21-17 to one of the best Boone county teams in recent years. The Alumni were administered a cage lesson in the score of 33-19 in the annual fray. Rockford swamped Carl Schurz of Chicago 33-27 in a hard fought battle. The second defeat of the season was taken from the Beloit aggregation, 14-15 on the lat- ter's floor. In the opening conference game Rockford suffered defeat at the hands of East Aurora after battling to the utmost during the four quarters by a score of 19-24. Led by Tony Cassioppi the Rabs defeated West Aurora 21-16 in one of the roughest games of the year. The Rochellites obtained revenge on the following Saturday night, easily winning, 27-15. 2 , . l .fl -. 5, f 35 L if BLOMQUIST Supplied the needed points Hutton Beynon Whitfield Z! one liundred sixteen i

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A 1 Jill X 'rv , ir 1 I W f-,,: vw, it 1 ' K 'L wi if 1 . Q A W 1 gs - 3. 2. ,W 1.4 -., ,H ia 5 jig 1, 2 r x - J' Came through with honors a' 'Sl KING ARFSTROM Managed the lights The Rab lightweights closed the Big Seven con- -- ference in a tie for third place with Freeport with three defeats and the same number of victories. The , A 1927-28 team having mostly seniors left Coach Arthur ff-H 1 i i- Lundahl in a difficult position, but he turned out a fighting and determined team that won eight games out of a possible fifteen. The entire team with the exception of Charles King will be back next year. The Lundahl ive started the season off in good style by outscoring the Rochelle aggregation 16-10. Gilmore starred for the Rablets. The first journey of the season proved disastrous, when Belvidere nosed the ponies out by a score of 9-6. With Kermit Zipse of the victors starring and the Rablets being sorely off, the alumni game proved another dismal night. Pecatonica with its heavyweight team came, saw, but did not conquer the Rablets. Carl Rohlen was hot at the hoop and won scoring honors. In the first tl 1 4 K ,f iw , f fi -Y ' .mix 5 -K x - gr We .,. . conference game. the local ponies upset the East EQIQEAEIIL high lights 34-16. Jack Beynon and Chuck King height completely baffling the Auroran guards. The Rock- ford lightweights' fouls lost the game for them with West Aurora, but nevertheless they were a deter- mined team from start to finish. Q WHITFIELD Elected honorary captain 1- BEYNON Exhibited real iight and spirit Championship Intramural Squad Holmin Braid Hamer Gripp Rees Rohlen Carlson , - ff f one hundred eighteen