South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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I Advance To State Tourney Finals In Indianapolis sectionals. South met North after edging Central and then smashing Central Catholic in their earlier sectional games. Jim Wallis, Dan Nolan and Willie Long, proudly accept the sectional trophy presented after the game against North Side. The first-string players and the coaches seem to be entranced with the tense action on the floor at the Hinkle Fieldhouse. It is an excited, happy, and worn-out Jim Wallis who climbs the ladder to cut his well-deserved piece of championship net. Fans at Hinkle Fieldhouse cheer the team to a hoped-for victory-but ultimately shed a few tears in face of defeat. nil'

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Victorious Archers Beat No. 1-Ranked Red Devils, Indianapolis Hinkle Fieldhouse-the dream of Hoosier Hysteria. Everyone said South could do it again in 1967. After eliminating a tough Central Tiger Team, the Archers won sectionals and regionals. Then came the miraculous victory over number-one-ranked Michigan City - and the semi-state crown. The Lafayette Bronchos became the team to beat. In the second game of the afternoon at Hinkle Field- house, the tension and excitement reached a feverish pitch-to the climax of an unbelievable defeat. Through it all, however, there remained in everyo-ne's mind the conviction that the 1967 state champion team attended South Side High School. As they leave the bus at Baer Field, the squad is met by a crowd of fans. .. , f f fr, -1 1 ' i , r . f :iq Kelly rebounders try to gain control against Lafayette. The Archer basketball squad poses for its victory picture after defeating North Side 39-36 in the final game of the The boys make their way through the well-wishers' praise as they ride the firetruck to the giant Southgate celebration.

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