Rowe High School - Viking Saga Yearbook (Lakeville, OH)

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....TRACK TRACK TKAM First Row: Dean Beckwith, Richard Torrence, Robert Puffer. Bryce Bryant, David Jacobs. Robert Herb. Robert Frame. Second Row: Joe Schor, John Holdson, Clair Bunnell, Richard Olson. Mr. Charles Hir-shey, Russell Knauff. Third Row: Fred Hirslmaki, Allan Ritarri, Richard Wheeler, Bill Neal, Edward Mosio, Edward Stephenson, Kay CIraff. ...BASEBALL BASEBALL TEAM First Row: Harold Wiley, Richard Wheeler, Robert Puffer. James Walters. Second Row: John Holdson, Russell Knauff. Fred Hirsi-rnaki. Charles Sippola, Edward Mosio, Mr. Charles Hirshey. . . . .BASEBALL The hard playing Rowe Viking Baseball team, after losing to a slugging North Kingsville nine, really got hot and ended a successful season with five scalps out of eight under their belts. Having phenomenal success during the regular season, the Viking nine entered the A. C. H. S. A. A. tournament, and with Fred Hirsimaki’s shut-out pitching and Dwane Wheeler’s circus-catching battled to victory by crushing, in order, North Kingsville, Edgewood, New Lyme, and Andover in the finals. By virtue of their tourney victories, the baseball team is eligible for the Kent tourney. The eagle-eyed batters swatted the apple for a team average of .245 for the ’41-42 season. They were led by Harold (Dutch) Wiley, who slugged the ball to the tune of .318, and was followed closely by Rich Wheeler with .278 and Bob Holdson with .263. Lettermen were Rob Puffer, Holdson, Wiley, Dwane Wheeler, Rich Wheeler, Walters, Hirsimaki, Knauff and McCrone. 25

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BASKRTIIAM, Hack Row: Harold Wiley, David Jacobs, Charles Sippola, Frank Fogg, Coach Charles Hirshey, Richard Taylor, D w a n e Wheeler, Richard Wheeler. Fred Hirsimaki. Front Row: Richard Olsen, John Holdson, Philip Puffer, Richard Springer, Allan Ritar-ri, Robbie Puffer. Albert Hubbard. Tommy Kantola. . . .BASKETBALL 1941-42 BASKETBALL By adding a tournament trophy to their growing selection, the ’41-42 basketball Vikings did what no Rowe team did before them in the history of the school. The Viking quintet kept up the Rowe tradition of a spirited, well-coached basketball team, by winning 19 out of 22 games. Their defensive play was outstanding in that it held its worthy opposition to a 24.5 average per game, the lowest in the history of the school, while themselves rolling pp an average of 39.5 points per game. The starting lineup consisted of tour juniors and one senior plus several freshmen and sophomore prospects. Their excellent play revealed bright prospects for next year. The only two league losses came at the hands of Edgewood and North Kingsville, the latter went on to take the championship. Both losses were by close scores. In the tourney the Vikings showed their class by winning five straight games to take the coveted trophy. They gained it by defeating Colebrook, Pierpont, Edgewood, Orwell and overpowering the strong North Kingsville quintet in the finals. Thereby they qualified for the Orange sectionals. In the first game there with dark-horse Geneva, the hard-playing Rowe boys ran into some tough luck and were finally defeated 33-25. Duane Wheeler led the scoring for the year with 192 and was followed by another junior, Fred Hirsimaki, with 179; Wiley placed third with 104. Lettermen for the season were Duane Wheeler, Richard Wheeler, Fred Hirsimaki, David Jacobs, Robert Puffer, John Holdson, Dick Springer, James Walters, Richard Taylor, and Harold Wiley. The strong Viking Reserves, winners of 11 out of 13 games, give promise of strong teams in the future. Scoring was led by Charles Sippola, a junior. Thus Charles Hirshey, Rowe’s capable coach, ended another successful season. In the past four seasons, Rowe has won 72 and lost 15 games, scoring 3440 points to their opponents’ 2351. Rowe—44 Colebrook 16 Rowe—45 Kingsville 22 Rowe—62 New Lyme 17 Rowe—47 Edgewood 35 Rowe—22 W. Springfield 18 Rowe—39 Pierpont 29 Rowe—31 Austinburg 25 Rowe—33 Jefferson 30 Rowe—41 Pierpont 17 ♦Rowe—55 Colebrook 25 Rowe—33 Edgewood 34 ♦Rowe—35 Pierpont 21 Rowe—36 Jefferson 19 ♦Rowe—31 Edgew'ood 27 Rowe—47 W. Springfield 35 ♦Rowe—45 Orwell 31 Rowe—30 Orwell 19 ’ Rowe—38 N. Kingsville 27 Rowe—56 Kingsville 20 ♦Rowe—25 Geneva 33 r ''V Rowe—18 N. Kingsville 23 Rowe—855 Opponents 554 Rowe—42 Austinburg 31 ♦—denotes tournament games 24

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INTRAMURAL SPORTS Boys’ basketball—The winner of a hotly contested intramural basketball crown was a team lead by flashy Russell Knauff. It also included level-headed Chuck, pivot-man Bill Neal, dribbling little Jerry Puffer, and scrapper Edward Stephenson. Girls' basketball — The Sophomore girls showed their power by winning over the other class teams. They were led by versatile Mid Maki. The seniors came up a close second. Ping Pong—By virtue of his final game victory over Frank Fogg, little Robbie Puffer now wears the crown of “The ’42 King of the Table.” He won his title by defeating twelve other competitors entered in the tournament. Softball—-Wiley twirled his mates to victory in intramural softball. The winners received a softball medal. Football—The juniors triumphed over the seniors in a thrilling final game to nose out their upper classmen for the football crown. | CLASS POEM ; } Twelve joyous years have swiftly passed, Since first we entered Rowe. Our day of parting comes at last; { We’re going to leave you now. • We’ve studied hard yet had much fun, In classes and at play. Yea! Many victories have we won— ( That gallant Viking way! i Ere we depart we’ll drink a toast To dear ones who’ve ever been true; : Tis of our parents that we boast, : And of our teachers too. At last we stand at the threshold— I Anew our life to begin. ( With high hopes we part from Blue and Gold ( To face the world and win. Oh, one and all we bid adieu. Departing we’ll shed a tear; j But someday we’ll have a rendezvous At Rowe with classmates dear. I —Willard Puffer. 26