Selah High School - Fruitspur Yearbook (Selah, WA)

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McClain guards the hot corner. Seibly waits for a roller. Breeding backstops with McClain First row-Breeding, Mead, McDonald, Stephens, Klang, Epperson, Bunger, Seibly. Second row-Thomas, Conkey, Swanberg, Daly, Watkins, Williams, Anderson, Englund, Bob Stephens, Farley, Peterson, Crowley, Shepherd, McClain, Overstreet. Baseball The Selah Hi baseball nine brought the winning streak up to 26 consecutive victories in North Central District competition. The 1937 edition of the Viking diamond warriors was composed mostly of sophomores and juniors. Sev- eral veterans, however, reported for duty this spring. Ralph Seibly, senior, was the hustling second sacker, and the hot corner was held down by Jim McClain and Lester Watkins. Bill McDonald, smooth-fielding shortstop, was also one of the team's heavy hitters. Don Williams, flashy-fielding first sacker, led the Viking plate attack with a .357 average. The outfield was patrolled by Roy Stephens, Don Klang, and Dwayne Daly. The Viking pitching staff was composed of 'Lefty' Bob Stephens, the No. 1 hurler, Dwayne Daly, senior right hander, and Dale Anderson, sophomore fireball ace. Other players included Kevin Shepherd, left-handed first baseman and Bob Mead, freshman utility player. The Vikings expect to continue their baseball championship record next year with the return of a veteran team. Page23

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First row-Overstreet, Williams, Stephens, McClain, Seibly, Bob Stephens. Second row-Watkins, Burgner, Eustace, Tyrrell, Bergren. First row-Shepherd, McDonald, Mead. Second row-Ward, Johnson, Breeding, Collition. Third row-Chilcutt, Overstreet, Hardy. Manager Bob Milne renders first aid. Basketball The Selah Vikings clinched second place in the North Central District Conference, and won the play-off from the Naches Rangers. The Vikings lost the game with Cle Elum, the victory entitling Cle Elum to represent their dis- trict as second place entry of the valley. The defeat by the Cle Elum Miners was no reflection on the ability of the Vikings, as Cle Elum later won the Valley championship. The Selah Hi hoopsters gave the Cowiche Redskins, runner- up to the valley champions, a harder struggle than many of the tournament favorites did. Louis Tyrell, six-foot senior center, served as the Viking captain and was one of the outstanding players on the team. Tyrell was the best passer on the team and also one of the leading scorers. Bob Stephens, flashy junior guard, was a consistent high scorer and an excellent all-around player. Jim McClain, junior guard, was one of the team's best checkers. Fred Bergren, tall forward, tipped in many shots on rebounds from the backboard, while Ralph Seibly, senior forward, was one of the team's best long shots. Bob Burgner, a senior, played all three positions equally well and at the close of the season was chosen honorary captain. Other members of the team included Douglas Eustace, Roy Stephens, Don Williams, Lester Watkins, Bill McDonald, and Frank Hardy. Nine of the first twelve players will return for next season. Ira Overstreet coached the Vikings for his third season. Pagf'22

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First row-Jones, D. Odman, Johnson, Farley, DeVore, Cavanaugh, Burgner, Tyrrell, Bergren. Second row-Lundberg, Pickens, McLaughlin, Bennet, Golob, Odinan, Hammerstadt, Page, Dochow, B. Johnson, D. Johnson, . Thomas, Shearing. Milne, Mr. Quall, Zeller, Ringstad, Collition, Eustace, Ward, Montgomery, Burgner winds up. Track The track and field men of Selah Hi turned in a creditable performance for the 1937 spring track season. Under the able guidance of Mr. Shearing, who made his debut as track mentor, the Viking Cinder artists acquired their sec- ond consecutive North Central District title. The outstanding track star on the Selah squad was Don Johnson, crack miler, who won first place in every meet he participated. His time for the mile event is 4:50.8. Johnson will probably win the valley title and qualify for the state meet. The Viking sprinters are Hamerstadt, Cavanaugh and Jones. Cavanaugh, a sophomore, is a great prospect in the broad jump and sprints. Bob Burgner and Louis Tyrell, seniors, represented Selah in the javelin and high hurdles, respectively. The North Central district relay champions are Hammerstadt, Jones, Cavanaugh and Farley. Farley also captured the district pole vault title. DeVore won the dis- trict half mile title in 2:13. Fred Bergren, Viking high jumper, cleared the bar at 5 ft. 3 in. to place first in the Yakima meet. Racquet Men The 1937 spring season proved to be the best in several years for the Selah Hi racquet wielders. The male net- sters have won victories over Yakima, Ellensburg, Wapato, Cowiche, and tied matches with Sunnyside. The squad consists of Ward and Collition, singles playersg and Eustace, Milne, Ringstad and Zeller are the doubles players. The boys have an excellent chance of producing a valley champion this year. Tom Ward, diminutive senior red-head, employs a blasting drive and smashing service which has carried him to victory over the leading players of the valley. Collition, junior ace, uses a less spectacular, but none the less effec- tive offense, which leading valley netsters have found hard to penetrate. Page?-1