Salem Center High School - Reflector Yearbook (Pleasant Lake, IN)

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Baseball The Cardinals played summer base- ball this year, ending the season with a .500 average in the won and lost record. They then went into regular seasonal games and ended the regular season with two wins and six loses. Then time for the county tournament came around, Salem, Orland, and Ham- ilton were in a three way tie for the fourth team in the tourney. Salem played Orland and whipped them, and went on to play the big Hamilton. After downing Hamilton, Salem challenged the favorite team of the tourney, Pleasant Lake. The duel between the Salem nine and the Pleasant Lake nine lasted for ten long innings with the final score being Salem 12-Pleasant Lake 10. Salem's Pictured above, FIRST ROW, left to right: W. Elkins, student man- ager, T. Kurtz, D. Boyer, L. Tracey, T. Mercer, L. Prentice, J. Emer son, D. Denison, student manager. SECOND ROW: Coach Smith, R. Phillips, J. Becker, D. Rowlison, D. Miller, L. Noll, J. Gaskill, T. Parker and J. Johnson. hard slugging team then challenged the victor of the Fremont-Metz game, which was Fremont. After their long, hard battle with Pleasant Lake, the Cardinals went down to defeat Fremont, 13-0, The Cardinals made a good showing in the tournament and should be tough to beat in 1957. The team contained two seniors, David Boyer, catcher, and Tom Kurtz, center field. Pictured below, SEATED: D. Nichols, T. Parker, D. Rowlison, D. Boyer, L. Tracey and J. Perkins. STANDING: D. Denison, manager, T. Kurtz, W. Shull, T. Mercer, J. Johnson, W. Elkins, manager and Fred Smith, coach. HOTEL HENDRY- -Angola Track Salem began their 1956 track season with a three way meet with Pleasant Lake and Orland. They came away with a tie with Orland. The team participated in meets with Fremont, Ashley, Hamilton, Metz, Pleasant Lake and Orland. They ended the season with six boys going to Elkhart to participate in the Sectional Track Meet at Rice Field. Salem has many good prospects for a successful track season in 1957. 45 HUDSON HARDwAP.E-..Hudson

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r K Booster Club The Booster Club began with seventy-two members this year. The club's main purpose is to help the cheer- leaders produce a good cheering section for the basketball games. In the spring, the club sponsored the Athletic Banquet, The officers for the year of 1956-1957 were as follows: Beth Emerson, president, Rosemary Nichols, vice-presidentg Charlotte Mercer, secretary and treasurer, and the advisor was Miss Dorothy Powell. Cheerleaders Varsity cheerleaders for the 1956-1957 bas- Reserve cheerleaders for the 1956-1957 bas ketball season were, left to right, Ruth Klink ketball season were, left to right, Jane Per- and Lilly Klink. kins and Paula Hose. FRETZ AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE--Hudson 44 ULRICH DRUG STORE--Ashley

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Junior High Basketball The junior high basketball team had an average season, winning about half of their games. They lost three of the players from last years' team to the high school squad. The team played a home and an away game with each county school. A My J W l FRONT ROW, Left to Right: T. Courtney, R. Kaiser, R. Boots, J. Hoyer, B. Hoyer and F. Elkins. MIDDLE ROW: R. Wren, manager, K. Parker, M. McLain, J. Ernsberger, D. Kurtz, R. Parr, Ernest Young, Coach. BACK ROW: D. Shively, H. Smith, D. Emrick, J. Smith, R. Parrish, S. McLain and M. Reddish. Shown here is the team of Emily Shaeffer and Cheryl Shepler, who were the junior high cheerleaders for this year. FRONT ROW, Left to Right: R. Boots, K. Parker and K. Pfafman. SECOND ROW: R. Parr, L. Phillips, B. Hoyer, M. Reddish, J. Hoyer, E. Young, S. McLain and F. Elkins. BACK ROW: Ernest Young, coach, R. Parrish, M. McLain, J. Smith, J. Ernsberger, D. Ernrick, H Smith, D. Kurtz and R. Wren, manager. Baseball Salem's junior high baseball team had a good season for 1956. The record of four games won and only two lost is in- dicative of the prospects for the years to come. The boys had a good spirit and some will be trying hard to make the high school team when the season begins next year. WATERLOO DAIRY coNn1A.NY--warer100 46 AUBURN STATE BANK--Auburn