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

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9 0144611 .4 Miss Sonja Manson has directed the women's athletics during the past two years. Miss Manson, a senior, was granted a fellowship in 1936 and attended the University of XVisconsin's summer session in Physical Education. VVhile training in physical education at SFC has been centered to a great extent on highly organized activ- ities such as basketball, baseball, volleyball and soccer, interest is becoming more and more apparent in games of individual skill such as tennis, badminton and ping pong. Since one's daily routine today does not provide vig- orous activity, it is essential that there be conscious plan- ning for it, and that is one task of physical education. The classes opened in the fall with soccer and tennis forming the major sports for the first six weeks' session. After having participated in vigorous soccer games for six weeks the girls enjoyed playing volleyball which does not require as much physical prowess in perform- ance. During the winter months two-court basketball became the predominating and most favored activity among the classes. Near the close of the season class teams were selected and an inter-class tournament was held. The freshman girls emerged victorious by defeating the senior girls, 27-22. Regular VVAA basketball practice was held on Tues- day and Thursday evenings. Mercedes Hubbard, Osage, Iowa, head of this sport, was in charge of selecting a VVAA team chosen from the girls who reported for these practices. Two games were played with the VVashing- ton high school senior team. The SFC coeds were de- feated in the first game on the high school court. The second game on the home court was won by a score of 27-18.

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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

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Jlflfefza VVith the close of the basketball season and the advent of spring, one could find balls flying back and forth over nets, balls hit out into the kittenball diamond, and ping-pong and badminton rackets in full swing. Badminton, which was an entirely new game to most of the girls, is gaining in popularity. It has a healthv inHuence on girls outside of classes as well. Simultane- ously with badminton came ping pong, which was taught in the classes at the same time. Tournaments in these two sports are held in the spring. The greatest group interest is shown in kittenball. It is conducted in connection with these other spring activi- ties in the physical education classes. Other activities included on the program for the year are: Gymnastic exercises, Stunts and tumbling, Hiking, and Simple games such as dodge ball, hit-pin ball and vari ous relays. Volleyball Ruth O'Connor Avis Hubbard Marion Hubbard Mercedes Hubbard A june Shakstad Eunice Edwards Avis Jones Corienne Elliott Ruth Rice Ruth VVestera Helen Kasten Emily VVhitby Lucy Edwards Dorothy Setchell Estelle Alf WINNING TEAMS Freshman Basketball Ruth Westera, Captain Estelle Alf Lucy Edwards Helen Kasten Muriel Ullom Dorothy Baily Eleanor Rundell Ernestine Long WAA Basketball Team Marion Hubbard Ruth OlConnor Gwen O'Connor Eunice Edwards Mercedes Hubbard Ruth Rice Corienne Elliott