Spearfish High School - Spartan Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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' i-. BACK ROW: Edsel Olsen, Leonard Walter, Sherry Schaub, Charles Matson, Melvln Shuck, John Lund, Dennis Steens- goord. MIDDLE ROW: Coach Neil Hart, Pat Goodwin, Monty Newman, Harlan Lahti, Wayne Jeffery, Clarence Riqgs, Leslie Tenke, Coach Gene Smith. FRONT ROW: Robert Peterson, Richard Meyer, Fred Sipe, Jerry Ellingson, Donald Ainsworth, Harlan Draine. B Squad Despite a winless season, a small and inexperienced Spartan B squad showed ability and desire to become a winning team. The team, composed of freshmen and sopho- mores, was coached by Gene Smith and Neil Hart, Coaches and Managers Shown at right is head football coach Herman Boner, conferring with assistant coaches Roger Denker, Gene Smith, and Neil Hart, while student managers Dennis Bekken and Jack Betts look on. .h0mi ' Lettermen LeRoy Draine John Kinyon Carroll Hurd Jerry Trier Richard White $ ♦f»f

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BACK ROW: Coach Smith, Gerald Mclnerney, Jim Matson, Jim Anderson, Tom Campbell, John Kinyon, Jerry Ains- worth. Coach Denker. MIDDLE ROW: Coach Hart, Bill Brown, Tom Matthews, LeRoy Draine, Charles Matson, Dick White, Ed Baker, Coach Boner. FRONT ROW: Jay Betts, John Matson, Carroll Hurd, Morris Mikkelsen, Jerry Trier, Wes Orr. NOT PICTURED: Roger Bell, Mike Butterfield, Spartan Gridders Fourth in B H Conference A record of four wins and four losses gave the Spartans fourth in Black Hills Conference football standings. Two seniors, John Kinyon and Roger Bell, gained honorable mention for the All-State football squad com- piled by the Sioux Falls Argus Leader sports staff. 1956 SCHEDULE Gillette Lead SHS 12 6 Opponent 7 21 Sturgis Hot Springs Deadwood 6 8 42 7 Custer Belle Fourche 48 26 Provo 34 12 Senior Jerry Ainsworth Bill Brown Roger Bell Mike Butterfield Tom Campbell

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BACK ROW: Coach Gene Smith, Jerry Trier, Tom Campbell, Gerald Mclnerney, Charles Matson, Jim Dorsett, Eddie Baker. FRONT ROW: Joe Termes, Larry Roberts, Roger Bell, Jerry Ainsworth, John Kinyon, Jim Matson. Spartan Cagers Finish Third Finishing third in the Black Hills Conference, the 1956—57 Spartan basketball team ended its season with fifteen wins and ten losses for a successful season. The Spartans outscored their opponents in total points 1365 to 1254. The team added a trophy earlier by taking runner-up honors in the Sturgis Invitational Tournament. Leading scorers for the season were: Total points Roger Bell 274 James Matson 244 Jerry Ainsworth 223 John Kinyon 213 Larry Roberts 200 J Bell Given All -State Honor Roger Bell, Spartan high scorer for 1955—57, pictured at right, was chosen a member of the second squad in the all-state basketball selections in 1957. Bell is the only member of this year ' s SHS team to be selected for all-state honors. —10—