Sidney High School - Cowboy Yearbook (Sidney, IA)

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G1RL's TRACK TEAM 1951 Left to right Ruth Fellows, Maelee Hatten, Marlan Grudle, Beverly VanArsdel, Beverly Thompson, Mae Henry SPONSORED BY J R WITKINS CO T D JOHNSON, Dealer The Sldney glrls track team of 1951 d1d a fine Job in the County Track Meet Seven girls entered track Margaret Mlncer was the only one who was graduated The Sldney g1rls were entered in these events Soft ball Marlan Grudle and Ruth Fellows Nelther girl placed Basketball throw ---Marian Grudle was the only g1rl out for this event She placed fifth 1n the sport High jump---Maye Henry and Beverly Vanarsdel Bev got second and Maye came along w1th fourth place Broad Jump -Maye Henry and Margaret Mlncer Maye managed to get third place Margaret d1dn't place whlle Margaret placed fifth 50 yard dash Ruth Fellows and Bev Vanarsdel Ruth sled the record of Brown from Farragut that was made the prevlous year Beverly was ln flfth place 75 yard dash Ruth Fellows and Beverly Thompson Ruth broke the record for first place Bev failed to place Relay team Maelee Hatten,Beverly VanArsde1,Beverly Thompson and Ruth Fellows The team took second in the county I . If l X Shot put----Beverly Vanarsdel and Margaret Mincer. Bev threw for fourth place,

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Not many State Championships in track and field events have come to Sldney H1gh School The Victory of the above gold-medalist at Ames, Iowa on the Cyclones CIowa State CollegeD field is very significant in that the event was run and completed 1n a heavy drizzle of rain Eleven feet in height proved a barrier to all Th1s plcture was given to Sldney Sidney's first high school field event championship came 1U l93h to James Eaton who at the age of sixteen jumped 21 feet or better in flve consecutive meets, one of which at 21 feet five crowned him State Champion Best Record 21 9 The next State Champion was Norman Pullman who breezed through to victory 1n the 120 yard high hurdles in 1939 This race was so close that it was necessary to resort to viewing the motion pictures to determine that Norman CNow Dr Pullmanj was first Hs was later a letter winner at the State University Another medal winner of years since lorld War II was Rae Keller Keller placed in finals of the high hurdles Keller is now in the Armed Forces of his country High School by the World Herald of Omaha. It is a wire-photo picture.