South Bend High School - Carcowan Yearbook (South Bend, WA)

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At the end of the season the boys select a mem- ber of the team that fulfills the requirements of leadership during practice and games, loyalty to the team, and attitude towards athletics. The basketball honorary captainis award is highly valued by the boys participating in basketball. The team selected Jim Spooner as basketball captain during the past season. The award of the most inspirational basketball player was made at the annual banquet honoring the players of the A and B squads. This award is presented to the player that shows the most in- spiring type of play during the basketball season as well as cooperation with team mates and coaching staff, Bill Pratt was selected by the team as the most inspirational player, Jim Spogner Jack Horne The honorary football captain's trophy was awarded jointly to Jack Horne and Jim Spooner at the annual football banquet honoring the football squad. The requirements for this award are team spirit, loyalty to school, and leadership on the field. Jim Spooner was selected by his team mates to receive the inspirational football trophy award for the 1957 season. The football player who re- ceives this award must show outstanding sports- manship, loyalty to team and school, mental as well as physical courage, and endurance. 'Lf Jim Spooner Mill Pratt

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IJ., 94. Sept Sept Oct. Oct. Oct. COACHES: Bill Uskoski and Bill Weisel. F JUNIOR HIGH OOTBALL SEASON RECORD . 21 Montesano ........,..... 0 South Bend ..... . 26 South Bend ...,........ 13 Raymond .... g .... 5 South Bend .,.....,....,, 20 Hoquiam B' , 12 South Bend ..,.........,. 13 Montesano .,..... 17 Raymond .....,......l..... 3 South Bend .,... 26 Hoquiam B ..,... 0 South Bend In the second year of Junior High Football, the team had an undefeated season. Playing six games the future Indians scored 86 points while holding their opponents to only 13 points. The team included mainly ninth grad ers with eighth and seventh graders filling out the squad Coaches Uskoski and Weisel accomplished a fine job of developing a team from the green and awkward boys that turned out at the beginning of the year. FRONT ROW: Bob Woodard, Mike Ryan, Fred Rye, David Minks, Joe Pulyan, Leroy Lorton and Tim Bond SECOND ROW: Melvin Reed, John Revel, Roy Davis. Darvie Oblad, Jim Balcom. Bob Kolcz, Norris Petit Larry Lunke, Harold Barnum, Jeff Smith, Monte Kinney, and Wes Clark. I , M Ill mar ,.l....---4 4 X WL' I Ill n UI.

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Bill Pratt. Wayland Ginther, Tom Bearman, Jim Spooner. Herb Hathaway, Mel Frank, Gary Johnson Gary lthoades, Jack Horne, and Keith Senior-kneeling Dewey Doe. BASKETBALL Champions of the Pacific League! The first year of the six team ieague, South Bend won the league championship. The overall season record was 15 wins and 6 losses, with two of the losses in Southwest Washington tournament play. The Indians won their first seven games of the season. Wins were recorded over Elma. Raymond, Montesano, St. Martins. llwaco, and two from Winlock, before the Cathlamet Mules moved into town to defeat the Indians 50-46 in a well played league basketball game. Later in the season Naselle defeated Doe's warriors 46-39, also on the home court. These two defeats were the only losses on the Indians' league record.. Raymond and Elma registered wins at the expense of the Henry Hackadoo's team. Raymond won in an overtime game 61-59 again on the local court. Elma's Eagles won over the Indians in an exciting game at Elma, The victories were earned by team effort. Every game had a different high scorer with Jim Spooner, Gary Rhoades, Herb Hathaway, Bill Pratt, and Mel Frank sharing honors. Double wins over Winlock, Ilwaco, Ocosta, Valley and single victories from E1ma,,-St. Martins, Raymond, Montesano, Cathlamet, and Naselle accounted for a successful season. Outstanding games of the season were the uphill victory over Cath- lsamet 83-62, the second victory over Valley 50-41. and first victory from Winlock 4-46. South Bend won their way to the Southwest District B Toumament, where they defeated Rochester 75-54 in the first game of the tournament. On the following day Toutle Lake beat the Indians 43-35. Then Onallaska outlasted the Benders in a sudden death double overtime 41-39. Bill Pratt