Spearfish High School - Spartan Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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B Team Ends Season With Five Wins BACK ROW: Lee Thomas, Marvin A. Erickson, Dick Miller, Don Moorhead FRONT ROW: Billy Evans, Billy Bob Leeper, Don Ward, George Fassbender, Jerry Willard, Jimmy Corean, Harold Crane, Kenneth Burnham, Stephen Salem The Spartan B squad ended their season with 5 wins and 8 losses. They chalked up Wins over Belle Fourche 23227 Sturgis 31-215 Rapid City B , 27-265 Lead B , 29-275 and Deadwood B , l9-l6. Leading scorer for the Spearfish second squad was Lee Thomas, lanky pivot man, with 63. Action in the Lead High School Gym -29-

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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-

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Lettermen's Club Honors Top Athletes STANDING: Mr. Young, Jimmie Andersen, Gene Russell, Pat Mace, Vern Backens, Lee Thomas, Roger Andersen, Kal Kallenberger, Marvin J. Erickson, George Opitz, Wendell Cathey, Mr. Rygg SEATED: Jack Ingraham, Walt Henwood, Darrel Mueller, Myrle Hanson, Myron Stearns, Don Moorhead, Paul Dingeman, Gene Bauer, Clifford Caffrey Twelve new lettermen have joined the '48 SHS Lettermen's Club, an honorary organiza- tion of letter winners in at least one sport. The officers elected were: Roger Andersen, Manager president: Myrle Hanson, secretary. li '. . A , Wi. Clayton Strarnpher, a sophomore, has com- pleted his second year as student manager of the basketball, football, and track teams. Clay- ton checks out equipment for the local athletes and assists in keeping the athletic office in order. -30-