Roosevelt High School - Rohian Yearbook (Virginia, MN)

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Koyki D,i,.,, In. pq, Rifle, Rim, Up and Over in State Tourney REGULAR SEASON RECORDS Games Played 135 won 113 lost 2g percentage .8461. Virginia's total score 3485 opponents' total score 207. High-Point Men Pepelnjak, f. ..A..A...,....,,.,.,..,.,....... .,....,.,.. 8 8 points. Norlander, f. .......,..,.. ,.A.............,....... 5 8 points. Wilcox, c. ...,., ..,.4.,.. 4 9 points. Koski, g. ,....1,. ........, 4 3 points. Salmi, g. .....V....., ,..,..... 3 7 points. Hedenstad, f. ....,,.........,..,.V..................... 36 points TOURNAMENT RECORDS Games Played 85 won 73 lost lg percentage .875. Virginia's total score 2153 opponents' total score 169. Virginiafv flashy Guards. Dxstnct ana' Regional Trophies. Managers Boyle and llfe Pack.

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N I Feyon Cuppoletti l' Paulsen Salmi A brahamson F. Lind 0flf4AlL1f A 'f Virginia's football interest took a change in pace this year as new vigor was injected through the appointment of George Bebsy Pepelnjak as new head coach. Assisted by Archie Skalbeck and John Urick, Pepelnjak began a week before school started to mold a squad from eleven returning lettermen. Headed by Harold Paulsen, the Virginia squad gained a strong claim to a much disputed range football championship by virtue of winning five of its seven games. After losing the first game, 13 to 7, to a scrappy International Falls team, Vir- ginia came back with a surprise element to take Stan Kostka's Chisholm prodigees to the tune of 22 to 0. The next week, Pepelnjak' s boys traveled to Grand Rapids to win a 12 to 0 victory. The score, 26 to 6, proved to be Virginia's measure over a fighting Ely team. Virginia's gridders then continued their threshing by cutting down Eveleth, 13 to 0. On the following Friday night, Virginia, attended by a large delegation, took the measure of a strong Hibbing team on a snow-covered field by a 21 to 13 score. Playing under its new field lights, Virginia lost its final and homecoming game, 6 to 0, to Gil- bert, for the Blue and White's second defeat of the season. Paulsen, Hedenstad, and L. Thomas were placed on the mythical all-range first team. Vanecek

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F! 5 Tor Row--Mr. Urick, Dolan, Harper, Norlandn, Mr..Sknlbuk, Mr. Hunt. MIDDLE Row-Hill, Luoda, Lind, Hakala, Kaminxki. BOT- 1 'ron Row-Pzprlnjab, Hzderutad, Wilrox, Snlmi, Koxh. M 'af A season record long to be remembered in the annals of Virginia basketball was established this year as the local squad won the district and regional championships and was runner-up in the state tournament. In coaching his first season here, Mr. Slcalbeclc was assisted in his fine work by John Uriclc. During the regular season, Virginia won twin victories over both Ely and Evelethg single victories over International Falls, Au- rora, Chisholm, Biwabilc, Hibbing, Mt. Iron, and Towerg and lost two games to Gilbert. In the first game of district play, Virginia disposed of Ely by a 20 to 14 score. Mt. Iron next fell before Vir- ginia in a contest ending at 29 to 15. By winning the champion- ship, Virginia upset the favored Gilbert team in a 26 to 19 tri- umph, which indeed was a sweet victory for local fans. Followed by throngs of rooters, Virginia displayed grit and fight in nosing out a 25 to 24 victory over Keewatin in the final moments of the regional opener. The next night Virginia defeated Carlton 26 to 17 to win the regional championship. Again Virginia fans fol- lowed their team, this time to Minneapolis. There they experi- enced another thriller in winning from Rochester 28 to 26 pggg after being almost hopelessly behind. Virginia won the . semi-finals by easily defeating Thief River Falls 37 to I 17. Although swamped in the state finals by Edison s ft , High in a 37 to 24 tussle, the Virginia team was deservant of all praise for establishing itself in second-place position. Nick Pepeln jak was awarded the mythical all-state forward position. Scoring in Kcewatm Tlmller. After the Keewatm Wm. Captain Wilcox.