Sebewaing High School - Echoes Yearbook (Sebewaing, MI)

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Top Row, left to right-P. Mischung, R.. Finkibeiner, R. Hartman, J. Kroll, W. Engelhardt. Third Row- B. Mueller, B. Graves, F. Volz, J. Jahr, K. Easlick, A. Lenox. Second Row-Coach Ramsdell, K. Schram, R. Ziehm, F. Marquardt, R. Gaeth, A. Reinhold. Bottom Row-R.. Rievert, F. Bergman, B. Kundinger, R. Abbott, G. Easlick, R. Lenz, E. Mast. 8 The 1945-'46 basketball season saw a fairly hot Sebewaing High School basketball team. During the season the team won 11 out of the 15 games scheduled. Eight of these 'were in a row. These were enough to clinclh the Huron County Basketball Championship .and second place ifn the U. T. A. A. league. The season started rather slowly. Sebewain-g worn its first contest 125-171, with Union-ville supply- ing the opposition. But nofw t-he story changes. The next three games came out with Sebewaing on the short end: Pigeon 127-351, Caro 123-441 and Vassar 140-461 were the usnlucky ones. These defeats put Sebewaing near-ly to the 'bottom of the league standings. The only thing to do now was to start to work up again. Starting the New Year right the locals defeated Harbor Beach 136-231. A non-league game was played at Akron on their crackerwbox floor. A rafter-shaking crowd roared the team- on to theilr third victory 127-201. This made it three wins against three defeats. Caro, the league champions, handed Sebewaing their fourth and final defeat off the season 125-411. Caro was the only team to defeat Sebewaing twice. This put S.H.S. in fourth place. Bad Axe was next and here a spark was created. We never again- were defeated in the regular sea- son. It was eight straight. Bad Axe was easy 139-211. Cass City went into overtime on-ly to emerge de- feated 137-351. Harbor Beach 144-3613 and Akron Echoes of 1946 144-261 'h-it Sebewaing when Sebewaing was hot. Bad Axe lost in a very tight game 138-371, a foul shot beating them in the very last second. Vassar lost in the most thrilling home game when a last- second bucket won the game 136-341. This clinched second place in the league. The last regular game was nearly snowed out but enough Unionville play- ers were gathered for S. H. S. to defeat 137-201. In the tournament at Elkton, Sebewaing, the most highly tavored team, lost to Pigeon in a defensive battle 16-14. Coach Lane Ramsdell who came to Sebewaing only this year, really brought Sebewaing out of the dumps from last year when only one game was won. His team employed a man-to-man defense and a fast-breaking offense. The -regular team lined up as follows: Bergman and Lenz, guardsg G. Easlick and Kundinger, for- wardsg Aibbott, center. On the reserve squad were Red Reinhold, who started the season late because of la broken leg, Frank Marquairdt, Dick Ziehm, Ray Gaeth and Ken Schram. High scorers for the season were: G. Easlflsck. 154: F. Bergman, 143 and W. Kundifnger, 123. W. Kundinger had the honor of being chosen- as a mem-ber of the U. T. A. A. All-Star team. Gor- don Easlick was honored by the Detroit 'Hmes in the State Prep Hall of Fame. Fred Bergman was honored by .being chosen captain of the team. Page Twenty-one

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k , ,i Tuq'hRow, leit to right-J. Otto, R. Gettel, K. Schram, F. Bolzman, J. Stoeckle, M. Armbruster, J. ede, L. Gettel, -R.. Finl-nbeiner, M. Ha-ag, P. Mischung. Second Row--Coach Ramsdell, R. Gettel, J. H-aist. R. Gaeth, J. Jahr, F. Marqu'ard't, R.'Abb0tt, W. Myers, C. Bush., J. Armbruster, V. Bates, Mr. Krause 1asa't coachj. Bottom Row-R. Rievert, W. Kunding-er, K. Easlick, R. Lenz, F. Bergman, G. Easlick, R. Ziehm, D. Henderson, R. Eiebig, A. Lenox. 07 The beginning of the school year not only brought euthusiasm for school., but for most of the boys, brought enthusiasm for football. About 40 players reported for the opening practice. The boys were really confident. Too confident as a matter of fact. Pigeon, with whom we play our first game nearly every season and usually beat, took advantage of our over-confidence and ripped off two touchdowns the first half. Realizing that they were over-confident the Sebewaing squad went out determined to win the second- half. They scored a touchdown-, but that was not enough to win the game. The next two games the boys were determined instead of over-confident.. These were with H-arbor Beach and Bad' Axe. We defeated both of them. Both of our touchdowns were scored on passes. When the game ended Bad Axe was on our three- yard line. The next game was with Cass City. This was our hard luck game. Red Reinhold broke his leg. and that was a determining factor in the rest of our games. We lost them all. Fred Bergman was the only member of the team Page Twenty who was honored by being selected on the Upper Thumb All Star First Team. Red Reinhold was selected flor the All Star Second Team. Gordon Eas- lick and Charles Bush were on the honorable men- tion list. Gordon Easlfick was our captain. Senior letter- men not returning are: Fred Bergman, Gordon Eas- lick, Raymond Gaeth and Walter Myers. Our starting line-up for most of the games was: L.E., Bill Kundingerg- L.'I'., Ray Gaethg L.G., Jerry Haistg C., Charles Bushg R. Gz, Vernon Batesg R.T., Jim Armbrusberg R.E., Walter Myersg Q.B., Arthur Rleinholdg RH., Ray Lenzg L.H., Fred Bergmang F.B., Gordon Easlick. Scores of the Football Games: We They Sept. 21-Pigeon There ......... 6 13 Sept. 28-Harb-or Beacih Here .. 9 0 Oct. 5-Bad Axe. There ........ 12 7 Oct. 12-Cass City, Here ........ 0 7 Oct. 17-Vassar, There .... .. . 0 37 Oct. 26-Caro, Here ...... .. . 0 26 Nov. 2-Pigeon, Here .... .. . 0 27 Echoes of 1946

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