Rushford High School - Valley Legend Yearbook (Rushford, MN)

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i HiEMESH-The Valley Legend - it; ■tj gtl M Iti iti Iti iti it! iti iti iti iti iti iti iti Itf iti sc iti iti iti James, Schoonover, Jaastad Quarve, Mr. Hanson (Coach I SwiKfrum. Anderson, Hiirhlcn (Captain). Overland. Enurrav Boys’ Basketball I HEN THE basketball season for 1930-31 opened, four lettermen in a large squad ’ reported to practice. The squad was soon cut to twelve and hard earnest practice set in. The lettermen were: Captain Gilmer Highlen, James Engrav, Nordahl Overland, and Justin Swiggum. The prospects at the start of the season were bright and Rushford looked forward to a winning team. In this we were not disappointed, for Rushford finished the season second in percentage and carried off third place at the District Tournament. The season was as follows: On November 26 Mabel visited Rushford and was defeated by an 18 to 10 score. December 5 Preston came to Rushford for a practice game and the green and gold was defeated by a 15 to 14 score. In a practice game Rushford defeated Lanesboro 23 to 11 on December 12. Rushford played Peterson here on December 19 and held the up-river boys to one basket by a 31 to 2 score. The strong Alumni team defeated the High School on Dcember 30 by a 23 to 12 score. Houston was defeated by the green and gold team on January 9 at Houston by a 27 to 5 count. On January 16, Preston again defeated Rushford by a 17 to 12 score. Rushford went to Chatfield on January 23 and emerged with a 19 to 11 victory over the Fielders. ■'! ■li!T i ■ u i ■ ii■ ■■'■'ll■ ii■ ii■ n■ ii'bii iTii■ n■ I,■ m■'■■ ■ m | PAGE TWENTY-FOUR 1

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iRiTBiir iT iTiTiiTSTiiTBTiil ilSTin r n iTi 1 ,,c Valley Legend — jSnHWHHSSlimS m m m n id id id 141 m id id id iH id fits id id id id id id id id Rushford was in scoring- position when the gun sounded. In the last game with Plain-view, the Plainview team won by a 6-2 score. The following won letters in football this year: Capt. Elmer Bidwell, Robert Bid-well, John P. Anderson, James Engrav, Einar Erickson, Gilmer Highlen, Axel Jaastad, Mart n Kjos, Nordahl Overland, Arthur Peterson, Palmer Peterson, Walter Quarve, Lyle Schocnover, Robert Schoonover, and Justin Swiggum. TABLE OF SCORES TEAM PLAYED OPPONENT’S SCORE RUSHFORD’S Chatfield 0 6 Preston 14 0 Lanesboro 18 7 St. Charles 37 0 Lewiston 0 32 Lewiston 0 12 Lanesboro 0 0 Plainview 6 2 TOTAL SCORES 75 51) SCORE THE PLAYERS CAPT. “DUTCH” BIDWELL made an excellent leader by combining his natural ability with earnestness of purpose. His line smashes could be counted upon every time. ROBERT BIDWELL was an immovable object to the foes. His great weight and power made him valuable. JOHN P. ANDERSON proved to be a fast charger in the line and excelled at stopping plays behind the line. JAMES ENGRAV at center was the mainstay of the line. Steady on defense, passing true on offense, he was one of the most reliable players. EINAR ERICKSON had plenty of fighting spirit and ambition. Hard work and sticking to it won a letter for him this year. GILMER HIGHLEN’S unfortunate injury caused the loss of a valuable player. He was especially effective in end runs that could always be depended upon for gains. AXEL JAASTAD at end was one of the best tackles on the team. When end runs came his way, he could be depended upon to stop them. MARTIN KJOS at the other end got a late start but soon developed into a dependable player. Grabbing passes was Martin’s high art. NORDAHL OVERLAND was one of the huskies in the line. Driving on offense and defense was an art that he excelled in. ARTHUR PETERSON, playing his second year of football, although only a Sophomore, was one of the big factors at plugging up the line. PALMER PETERSON won a place on the squad by driving power and hard work. He has two years left to play. WALTER QUARVE proved to be a good ball carrier with a knack of following his interference closely. He has two years left. LYLE SCHOONOVER had an art of mixing the plays and confusing the enemy. His interference paved the way for many yards. ROBERT SCHOONOVER was one of the most valuable men on the squad. His trickiness and headwork left many a would-be tackier empty-handed. JUSTIN SWIGGUM was the mainstay of the team when it came to getting extra yards. His l'ne drives and end runs always brought gains. iH Id Id Id Hi id id itf Sfi it Hi Hi Id Hi Hi Hi -HI □J» ill Hi id Hi id id id id id id Id ■Ji id id g;—19 3 1 — n ■ n«ni im'b'.i ■'ill [ PAGE TWENTY-THREE 1

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Ir!asaas»sa-The Valley Legend - SgMOn si: ;4-: 1 m m Hi m it- iti in it- in m it! in III iti iti iti in in iti in 1 in iti iti in iti On January 27, Lanesboro played at Rushford and the local boys were defeated by a 12 to 9 count. In a return game with Peterson on Jan. 30, Rushford eked out a 13 to 12 victory. On February 3, Spring Grove came here and was met with a 26 to 13 onslaught by the Rushford boys. In the third game with Preston on February 6, Preston won again by a 16 to 13 score. The return game with Houston on February 10, ended in a 29 to 11 victory for the green and gold warriors. Spring Grove took a 29 to 24 victory from Rushford on the following week. Rushford took Mabel into camp on February 17 by a 27 to 12 victory at Mabel. In the third game with Lanesboro on the 20th, Rushford took a 21 to 19 victory home with them. In the last game of the season with Chatfield, Rushford won by a 20 to 12score. In the tournament games Rushford defeated Harmony 24 to 16, was defeated by Lanesboro 10 to 6, and defeated Chatfield 28 to 25. Lettermen are: Gilmer Highlen, James Engrav, Justin Swiggum, Nordahl Over- land, John P. Anderson, Axel Jaastad, Lyle James. Schoonover, Walter Quarve, and Gordon TABLE OF SCORES Opponent Opponent Score Rushford Score Opponent Opponent Score Rushford Score Mabel 10 18 Preston 16 13 Preston 15 14 Houston 11 29 Lanesboro 11 23 Spring Grove 29 24 Peterson 2 31 Mabel 12 27 Alumni 23 12 Lanesboro 19 21 Houston 5 27 Chatfield 12 20 Preston 17 12 « Tournament Games Chatfield 11 19 Harmony 16 24 Lanesboro 12 9 Lanesboro 10 6 Peterson 12 13 Chatfield 25 28 Spring Grove 13 26 Totals 281 396 Free throws attempted 171—Made 88. THE PLAYERS CAPTAIN GILMER HIGHLEN was the leading scorer on the team. He led the offense besides scoring 157 points himself. JAMES ENGRAV at center proved to be a steady reliable player and could always be counted upon for his share of points. He was second in scoring with 105 points. NORDAHL OVERLAND proved his worth by playing equally well at center, guard, or forward. He gathered in 61 points. JUSTIN SWIGGUM was the backbone of the team on defense. Beside being a tower of strength on defense, he scored 38 points. JOHN P. ANDERSON was a fast guard with accuracy at stopping passed balls. His scoring was confined to free throws of which he made 3. LYLE SCHOONOVER made a place on the team by hand work and continuous trying. He scored 18 points. AXEL JAASTAD showed some snappy passing of the ball to win a place on the squad. He scored 7 points. WALTER QUARVE and GORDON JAMES, both sophomores, made their letters by continual working. These two each have two years left to play. HI iji Hi Hi iti I I Hi ill Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Iti Hf HI Hi Hi HI Hi I Iti iti Hi Hi Hi Hi im iTO iiTCT iTCTr5 r5t;r» iiViiVirstirsTirt — i -j i nrenrirn ■i.i.ur [ PACK TWKNTY-K1VK I