Spearfish High School - Spartan Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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Action on the Home Gridiron Spearlish Spearlish Spearfish Spearfish Spearfish Spearfish Spearfish Spearfish SHS Football Schedule 21 Sundance 7 Sturgis . l2 Deadwood , ., . . 6 Hot Springs , ,, U Belle Fourche . . l3 Custer A ,. , l3 Rapid City .. , , . 6 Lead ..,,.. Burning of the S takes place between halves of the Deadwood game 7,277

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Inexperienced Squad Takes Field TOP ROW: Strampher, Bauer, Hanson, Erickson, Russell, Salem, Copas, Henwood, Ingraham, Coach Don Young SECOND ROW: Opitz, Hurd, Cathey, Thomas, Dingeman, Kallenberger, Stearns, R. Andersen, Backens, J. Andersen FRONT ROW: Bryant, Dodds, Evans, Mueller, Keifert The Spartan grid machine failed to Click effectively and ended the season with two wins, over Sundance and Custer, and six defeats. Consisting of eleven juniors, six sophomores and six seniors, the squad made up for lack of experience with fighting spirit. Roger Andersen, tackle, was chosen captain of the '47 SHS squad. Five Lettermen Return For Track With five returning lettermen, lim Andersen, Roger Andersen, Gene Bauer, Myrle Hanson, and Pat Mace, the '48 SHS track squad will participate in the following track meets: Hill City Relays April lO West River Relays April 17 Northern Hills Meet April 23 Conference Meet May l Regional Meet May 7 State Meet . May 14-15 -26- '

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Spartans Are Runners-up in Region 8 BACK ROW: Myrle Hanson, Wendell Cathey, Bruce Hurd, Roger Andersen, Vern Backens, Marvin Kallenberger, Jimmie Andersen FRONT ROW: Darrell Mueller, Walter Henwood, Gene Bauer, Jack Ingraham Taking runners-up in the Region 8 tournament, the '48 SHS'basketball squad ended a fair season with a win-lose record of 15-10. To reach the regional playoff the Spartans roared through the District 32 tournament by defeating Newell, 31-245 Deadwood, 38-225 Buffalo 35-4l for the championship. A week later the Spartan cagers traveled to Philip for the Regional tourney where they dumped I-lot Springs 41 to 35 in the first game but fell before the rampaging Philip Scotties 46 to 34. ln conference play the Spearfish crew tied with the Deadwood Bears for fifth place with a conference record of seven wins and seven losses. The Spartan cage schedule was as follows: Spearfish Opponent 38 22 Dec. 2-Sundance . . here 5-Buffalo 3 . 3 here 25 13 9-Deadwood' ...,... , here 36 20 12--Rapid City' .,,,.., there 22 24 16-Gillette ...,,..i,..i..... here 35 37 Invitational Tourney Sturgis 18-Rapid City .............,...... 26 22 19-Sturgis ..y... ....,,,r..,r.,.. 20 37 Jan. 2-Rapid City' ......... here 26 30 13-Lead' . ,....,..,,..,,,. ,there 24 32 16-Sturgis' . .... ,.,. . ,there 31 32 20-Belle Fourche' . here 29 45 22-Custer' .... . there 51 32 23-Hot Springs' ,. there 44 33 27-New Underwood . here 62 32 Feb. 3-Belle Fourche' , . there 43 30 6-Sturgis' ..,,.....,..,..,.. here 36 38 10-Lead' . .,.,.,.,..,........ here 32 30 13-Custer' ...,...,4..,...... here 38 30 16-Deadwood' ...,..,... there 37 38 20-Hot Springs' ,...... here 34 29 ' Indicates conference games -28-