Sebewaing High School - Echoes Yearbook (Sebewaing, MI)

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Top Row: fleft to rightl-F. Bergman, F. Martini, W. Brown, D. Mu-enftener, P. Harmon, H. Volz. Second Row: fleft to' rightl-S. Lupp. R- Gaeth, V. Umbach, W. Lobdell, W. Lennox, R. Kinde. Third Row: tleft to rightj-K. Geiger, Managerg D. Rocha, R. Denner, K. Marotzke, M. Kling, T. Armbruster, Manager. Fourth Row .tleft to rightl-P. Schweitzer, S. Kling, T. Kundinger, R. Loeffler, J. Mischung, Coach Lane. BASKETBALL Class ' C Upper Thumb Cfhampions and Area Champs. Yet, it's true and not just a good dream either. Our basketball team won for themselves Class C honors. by defeating Pigeon 45-14, and became Area Champs also by defeating Unionville 27-12. This is the most successful basketball team. to rbe turned out by Se-bewaing H.igh. The team after losing 'its first two games, partly because of lack of practice, went on to win twelve straiglht games ifn the regular season and two more in tournament competition. The Indians won six straight games in league com- petition which puft them'way ahead of the field. At first Coach Lane th-ought that rtihis feat would not be recog- nized by the usual trophy, but when all the coaches got together at Cass City to vote on the subject tlhey voted in favor of giving a trophy to Sebewain-g. The students can be very proud of the trophy when it arrives in school. Sebewaing 'has always been known as a football town but it is gradually c-hang-ing into a basketball town. The first five that usually started every game w-ere: Paul Schweitzer, guardg Sam Klling, forward, Tom Kundinger, centerg Bob Loeffler, guard, and John Mis- chung, forward. They proved to be the winning combin- ation. They always had that extra push when they needed it and in tlhis way pulled a few of the games out of the fire. The reserve five, who saw service were: Dave Rocha, forward, Mike Kling, forwardg Bob Denner, guardg Herman :Nast, guard and Kenneth Marotzke, center. Paul Schweitzer was elected captain of the team. Sam Kling. took high scoring honors with 142 points scored in tlhe regular season. Letter winners returning next year are: Tom Kun- dinrger, Mike Klinlg, Bob Denner and Dave Rocha. Those who will ,be lost through graduation are: Sam Kling, Echoes of nineteen forty-three . Paul Schweitzer, Bob Loeffler, Herman Nast and Ken- neth M-arotzke. Johnny Mischung 'will play for Uncle Sam next year. The first team was invited to several dinners. The Rotary Club had them as guests as' did the Chamber of Commerce. The second' team was also invited by the Chamber. The boys also were the, guests of the Home Ec. Club at the Athletic Banquet. The first team received awards from the State for being Area Champs and Class C Champs. In past years the play-ers on championship teams received medals but because of the metal shortage it was impossible t-o do this. The second team produced many a good basket- ball player. Next year these boys Will help toward re- taining the championship. 'Their season proved successful with six wins against eight defeats. Scores of Basketball Games for 1943 Season Dec. 8-Se-bewaing Elkton .......... 21 Dec. 1'5 -Sefbewaing Unionville ...... 27 Dec. 18-Sebewaing 'Caro ....... ...19 Jan. 12-Sebewaing Akron . . . .. .19 Jan. 15-Seabewaing Pilgeon ...19 Jan. 22-Sebewaing Caro ...... . . .25 Jan. 29-Sebewainlg Bad Axe . .. ...37 Fe-b. 5-Sebewaing . Cass City ....... 23 Feb. 9-Sebewainrg Pigeon ..... ...20 Feb. 12-Sebewaing Bay Port .. .20 Feib. 19-Sebewaing Bad Axe .. .32 Feib. 23-Seb-ewaing Unionville ...... 18 Feb. 26-Sebewaing Akron .......... 20 Mar. 5-Selbewaing Bay Port ....... 20 Page nineteen

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V PHYSICAL FITNESS BASEBALL Top Row Cleft to rightj-D. Volz, K. M-arfotzke, F. Mar-tini, F. Shope, F. Galiow, H. Koch, H. Volz. Middle Row Kleft to rightj-M. Kl'ing, S. Kling, R. Loeffler, P. Harmon, C Rummel, D. Rundell, K. Geiger, F. Bergman. Bottom Row -Kleft to rightl-T.Arn1bruster, F. Avery, W. Lennox, R. Denner, V. Umbach, C. Brenner, R. Schmidt, R. Kinde, A. Bauer, D. Brenner, D. Rocha, Coach Lane. Page twenty Echoes of nineteen 'forty-three