Sioux Falls College - Sioux Brave Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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the perplexing schedule wore on, the Purple and VVhite amassed increasing strength and determination to win the title while at their best, from a host of strong challengers. It was the Braves' second conference crown in four years, the other coming in 1935 under Coach Wfells. After a tune-up game with the Yankton Greyhounds, the Olsenmen opened fire in. the Sioux Falls Invita- tional tournament by taking third position for the second successive year. The Morningside Maroons, winner of the North Central conference, out-passed and out-shot the Purple and VVh1te in the first.round to triumph 34 to 24, but the Sioux retaliated from this dismal exhibition to overpower the Augustana Vikings on the fol- lowing evening, 42 to 37. Coach Olsen's Tribe did not look too brilliant in their initial tests although there ap- peared an undeniable element of power which, if realized, would make for a strong quintet. U . After easily downing the Harlem Hotentots in an exhibition game, the Sioux Falls college cagers partici- pated in the Morningside tourney and, without the services of Earl Sheggrud, advanced. to the final round where they again lost to Morningside, 35 to 28. A 43-to-27 licking handed to the Worthington Junior college Jaysees well exemplified the calibre of ball displayed at Sioux City as did the Sioux's second-round victory over Western Union, 23 to 18. Olsen's lads held the Maroons at bay during the major portion of the final classic and led almost throughout the entire engagement until the closing moments when the host quint Hnally blasted their way to the lead and the tournament championship. The Braves entered the circuit race on January 6 and 7 against the Yankton Greyhounds. and Southern's Pointers and emerged the victor in both contests. At Yankton the Sioux delayed little in signifying their loo , P intentions as they quickly attained big leads of 17 4 and 2614 and then coasted handil to victor 43 - - . y 'y to 37. The Pointers were the second successive victim of the Braves' onslaught as they yielded to the Purple and White 42 to 34. Captain Jensen tallied 31 points in these two first games. The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers gave the Braves their first conference setback, on the former's court, 35 to 32. The score was knotted at the intermission, 19-all, and neither quint gained a marked superiority at any stage ex- cept in the final minutes when the Tigers found the hoop to stage a closing rally which nipped the Tribe. A nicely balanced scoring punch and an alert defense was the medicine handed to the Braves' arch rivals th A V'k' ' ' 9 e ugustana i ings, when the two teams met at the Coliseum for their Hrst league match. The Braves outclassed the Norsemen throughout, led 21 to 17 at half and turned on the heat to arner ra id b k ' g p uc ets in the closing minutes as the Viking defense crumbled to allow the Sioux to win hands down, 51 to 33 The Eastern Normal Trojans pressed the title-bound Olsen lads in the next encounter and seriously threat- ened to throw a wrench in the Siouxs' drive for the thwart the Trojans, threat and they continued to win The highly touted Northern Normal Wolves were ination and fight gave Sioux Falls victory only after a loop crown. But a late time-out aided the Braves to the close and exciting game, 42 to 37. the next in line for the Purple and White. Dogged determ- bitter struggle. Goodbarn tallied 14 points to lead his mates in this crucial win over the Wolves, who were the early title favorites. The game ended none too soon with the Tribe in front 36 to 33. A let-down in the team morale following the close Northern tilt almost spelled defeat at the hands of the lowly School of Mines Hardrockers, but the scoring punch of Jensen and Goodbarn, who garnered 20 and 14 points respectively, was too much for the midget invaders who finally succumbed, 53 to 42. Next came the .Usuicide tour, on which the Braves met and defeated their two closest rivals, Northern and Huron. . The Sioux exerted every ounce of fight and determination to eke out a narrow 38-to-37 win over the Wolves. in what later proved to be the game of the season. Every player performed superbly to rally from a late deficit and triumph, .aided by the fine play of Rookie Bob Misner and largely from the foul stripe. On the following night, 'the Sioux slaughtered the Scalpers' defense to score almost at will and win, 64 to 39. Coach Olsen's cagers decisively outclassed Huron in this encounter to take a firmer hold on first place in the stand- ings which they did not relinquish thereafter. A somewhat anticipated relapse followed the success of the suicide tourn and the Braves bowed in their :fact gggne to the Vikings, 39 to 33, but came back in the next game to thoroughly trounce the Eastern boys, ffl . The.Sioux were forced to wait ulntil the final game of the league schedule before they could clinch the Hag aga1nst.the strong Wesleyan Tigers. This contest was another dog-fightl' the whole route, with the locals emerging victorious. 36 to 34-the conference ,pennant under their belts, The Sioux massacred the Sioux Falls Stockyards, 56 to 34, in a post-season tilt to gain city superiority, and the Brauves journeyed to Kansas City to participate in the national college tournament, but were defeated in the initial round, 39 to 27, by Maryville, Missouri Teachers college. Eight letters 'were' awarded by Coach Olsen to the following men: Captain Russell Jensen, Albert Lea, John Manderscheid, Sioux Falls, Bob Goodbarn, Humboldt, Earl Sheggrud, Albert Lea, Grant Larson, Sioux Falls: Wendell Webb, Spirit Lake, Bob Misner, Hurley, George Houk, Oldham. Larson has been elected cap- tain of next year's cagers by his teammates. THE RESULTS S.F.C. Morningside . ...... 34 S.F.C. .... . . .44 Western Union ... . . . .32 S-F-C Augustana .... 37 . .36 Northern ....33 S.F.C Worthington . .. .... 27 .... . . .53 Mines .... . . . . .42 S.F.C Western Union . .... 18 S.F.C.. . . ...3S Northern . . .. .37 S.F.C.. .. .... Morningside .. .,.. 35 fS.F.C. ..., . . .64 Huron ..... . . . .39 :S.F.C.. .. .... Yankton ..... .... 3 7 .... ., .33 Augustana .. . . . .39 .. .... acautiiern .... .... 3 2 fS.F.C. .... . .41 Eastern ... . . . .20 ---- eseyafl-H .... fS.F.C. .... .....36 l .. ... fS.F.C. Augustana .. .... 33 -. Wes eyan '-ff 3ifS.F.C.. .. .... 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I 1 I Q Jnftd- 14733 Z for the championship. QW! IQB7 The 1937 track campaign of the Sioux Braves proved only one thing-that Sioux Falls was suffering from the absence of track and pit men. There was a time, not long past, when the Purple and White tracksters were conceded to be the most serious threats to the high-flying Greyhounds on the cinder path, but with the juggling of the athletic department, track took a subsequent nose-dive to near the cellar position in conference standings. Last yearls season did, however, reveal some potential winners. Approxi- mately a score of aspirants reported for the initial workouts but the number soon dwindled to half. A contingent of the SFC athletes represented the school at the Yankton invitational meet, Aberdeen Relays, Dakota Relays, and the state conference track meet. There loomed no particular standouts for the year except for Kenneth Weiting, team captain, who placed in the 440 and low hurdles, and Carroll Chaplin and Owen Rundell, dash men, the latter whipping off the century in 10.2. - Seven letters were awarded those placing in individual events or with relay teams. Receiving letters were Kenneth Weiting, Tulare, Owen Rundell, Hurley, Harold Wik, Norbeckg and Carroll Chaplin, Merle Dunn, Luther Kilness and Joe Foss of Sioux Falls. Only two men, Foss and Dunn, are on hand for the current track campaign under Coach Olsen. emfria X93 7 . The 1937 tennis season was the most successful for Sioux Falls college in intercollegiate competition, for the Purple and White net-men banged out a successful campaign characteristic of previous court seasons. The tennis athletes, with a record far superior to those of other league colleges, clung tenaciously to their claim of never having lost a dual, triangu- lar or quadrangular meet and consistently producing champions in the state tournament. The Braves had only one dual meet during the year, defeating Northern normal S matches to 2. Sioux Falls college won three singles matches and two doubles while Northern was taking measure in two singles skirmishes. The summary of the meet: Aberle def. Stahl, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, Van Ausdall def. I-HY, 7-5, 6-3, Sheggrud def. Herrett, 6-4, 6-4, Boelkelheide QNorthernj def. Jensen, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, P61166 fNO1'th61'DJ def. Ru.-b, 6-1, 6-0. In the two doubles matches, Aberle and Van Ausdall def. Stahl and Lay, 9-7, 6-45 and Sheggrud and Jensen def. Herrett and Boelkelheide, 6-1, 6-4. .Continuing their practices, the Braves sent their largest delegation, two 51122168 entries and two doubles teams, to the state meet, held in Sioux Falls this YC2111 Aberle and Van Ausdall were the singles entrants and paired for one doubles team, while Sheggrud and Jensen formed the other duo. Aberle was defeated, 6-4, 6-4, by Lang of State, ultimate winner of the singles honors, llflii Van Ausdall was downed by Bennett of Yankton, 6-4, 6-2 after having defeated Christenson of State. In doubles competition, Van Ausdall and Abefle Captured the championship by defeating teams from State and East- Cfrl. and won the final go 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 from Bennett and Gardner of Xankton. Sheggrud and Jensen won their first match and dropped the second. l ' X . K. N..-sw: - Under the tutelage of Russell Jensen i - , representing the campus YMCA, 21 hlghly successful intra-mural basketball league was Conducted duflflg the snowy months. Five teams the F e h 9 I' S IIICII Independents, Phys-eds, Freshmen Flashes, Junior Hopefuls, and the Freshmen donned their gym to f f 1 t h gs or two games weekly to vie 01 OP onois. The Freshme Independents nosed out the Juniors 7 . 9 aw 6 'ewmuwwmwb , Maw-M ,, W--.s..... -.I .M-udsfv KD' I 6 L