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

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First row, left to right. Cleo Rhoades, Allan Punkar, Tom Kantola, ('lair Bunnell, Ted Hirsimaki, Jerry Puffer. Second row, left to right. Charles Hirshey, coach; Rob Puffer, Richard Olson, Frank Fogg, Dick Chambers. Clarence Kennedy. Basketball With but one returning: letterman back in action, Mr. Hirshey and a very determined but inexperienced group of cagers battled their way to a fifth place tie in the county league play. Upon completion of their league play our Rowe Vikings weathered four tough foes to capture tohe County Tournament at Jefferson. This marked the third straight year the Blue and Gold have come through as tourney champs. The three previous years the Rowe Vikings had taken the league title as champs thus stands as the number of years in succession our Rowe squads have brought home a title in either league or tournament play. The Rowe Vikings saw Rich Olson, Tom Kantola, and Jerry and Robbie Puffer all win recognition in the Ashtabula County Tournament and in the Sectional Tournament. Robbie, a guard of the past four years, was given the highest honor possible, that of Captain of the Ashtabula County All-Star Team. Jerry was given honorable mention as a forward. Dick Olson and Robbie Puffer made the Edgewood Sectional Second Team with Tommy (hustler) Kantola gaining an honorable mention spot. A big feature of Rowe’s play was a man-for-man defense. It was first used to good effect in the Spencer game on the first of February. All games except the last were played by the Vikings, with such defense. Never before had Coach Hirshey called upon it for consistent use. With only two boys absent at the start of the next year Rowe will have all kinds of experience and a victorious year is expected. Continued on Page 26 Shall see thy virtue witnessed everywhere. 24

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SPORTS What shall be our sport then? 23

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BASEBALL With but two letter men back from last year the Vikings pounded their way to three wins and one defeat in pre-tournev games. After winning their first game in the tournament over Kingsville our boys ran up against North Kingsville whom they had twice beaten already. The Vikings’ lack of power and errors made it possible for the N. K. boys to win out, 3 to 1. Robbie Puffer in leading the team in hitting established a new school record with an average of .632. Games are listed below: ROWE 3 N. KINGSVILLE 0 ROWE 10 ALL-STARS 2 ROW E 13 N. KINGSVILLE 1 ROWE 4 WEST SPRINGFIELD 7 ♦ROWE 11 KINGSVILLE 3 ♦ROWE 1 N. KINGSVILLE 3 ROWE 4 WEST SPRINGFIELD 6 ♦Indicates Tourney Games. BASKRAMi First row. left to right, Ted Hirsimaki. Ray McVoy, Edward Moisio, Robert Parker, Jerry Puffer, Allan Punkar, Clarence Kennedy. Last row, left to right. Coach Charles Hirshey, ('lair Bunnell, Earl Healy, Thomas Kantola. Robert Puffer. Richard Olson. Allen Ritari, Richard Chambers. THICK First row. left to right, Ted Hirsimaki. Ray McVoy, Jerry Puffer, Robert Parker, Howard Irish, Kay Graff. Second row. left to right. Coach Charles Hirshey, Clair Bunnell. Earl Healy, Thomas Kantola. Robert Puffer, Allen Ritari, Richard Chambers. Third row. left to right, Robert Schlaich, Dean Beckwith, Robert Crawford, Frank Fogg, Donald Ranta, Bruce Harvey. TRACK Lettermen on this years track squad included A. Ritari, R. Puffer, C. Bunnell, T. Kantola, F. togg. D. Schlaich, J. Puffer, R. McVoy, K. Groff, I). Armstrong and H. Irish. D. Punkar was awarded a letter for his managership. The Vikings after losing meets to Spencer and Conneaut went to the county tournament and did eveything but beat their rival Spencer. The final standing found Rowe 1 1-2 points behind and in second place. The following Saturday due to the effects of the Prom our Vikings finished third To the last gasp, with truth and loyalty. 25