Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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Front Row: B. Kuykendall, B. Hanen, VV. Arnold, Kelley, J. lYilson. Back Row: D. Belcher, R. Flock. B. Logue, P. Brumley, lf. Tsarefif, B. Roherts. 7wck Speedway's 1946 track and field hopes were boosted hy the return of hoth Coach Charles Nay and seven lettermen. Their experience was a deciding factor in the results of this year's meet. The letter winners from last year are: dashes, Richard Becher and Gene Tsareif: distance, jerry VVilson, Russell Flock, and Roh Kuykendall: hurdles. Boh Logue, and pole vault, lloh Hanen. Other boys expected to aid the thinly-clads this year were Charles Sutphin, Gene lYarren, Bill Roherts, Phil lirumley, and Duane Belcher. The Brown and Gold half-mile relay team, composed of Sutphin, Logue, Tsareff, and Bech- er, is reputed to he hetter than it was last year. This relay team ran the distance last year in 1 :-l2.2. The Sparkplugs engaged in only four meets this year. Their dual meet opponents were Dan- ville and Mooresville. A triangular meet was held with Franklin Twp. and the Deaf School. The Mid-State Conference track meet was held on .-Xpril 24 at the VVashington High School track. The thinlies' Hrst opponent in the l9-15 season was Mooresville. The Sparkplugs copped seven Hrst places to score a decisive 63-46 victory over the Pioneers. Speedway's runners won seven tirsts in the next meet, but Danville's Vllarriors gathered enough second and third place honors to edge out the Sparkplugs, 56 to 53. A poor fourth place tie with Brownshurg was all that the thinly-clads could earn as Lawrence Central's Bears walked away with the Mid-State Conference track title for the fourth consecutive year. Roh Huher sparked the Plugs with Gene Tsareff, Dick llecher. Boh Kuykendall. Jerry lVilson, and lioh Logue all scoring points. No records were broken, which was partly due to the poor weather conditions under which the meet was run. The last meet of the season was with the Deaf Schools Silent Hoosiers. The Hoosiers scored a stunning 70 2f5 to 381!3 victory over our run- ners. Boh Huher led the tracksters in scoring with SOM points and was elected the honorary captain for 1945.

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Spnfuii pafzacfe G3'3 zz: Our victories in the various fields of sports this year are largely X, due to the efforts of our coaches. Coach Ralph Johnson very cap- ' ably taught the football squad the fundamentals of the forma- tion to finish the season with four wins against three losses. Mr. .if johnson also coached the varsity basketball team in a very success- ? ful season with Clyde Sallee as his able assistant . . . Mr. Sallee, 3 a war veteran, taught at .Xlexandria High School before coming 5 to Speedway . . . The track team was assured of a successful g season by the return from the Navy of Charles Nay. Coach Nay Ay formerly coached at Central High School near Madison, Indiana. .9 The -lunior High and Intramural basketball teams were indeed X , fortunate to have Mr. Sallee and Mr. Nay as their sponsors. Our cheer leaders, jane Vtfagle, liatie Heaton. 10-Anne Hasey, and Norma Sauer, led our yells at the football and basketball games this year to inspire our athletes to their many victories. Long hours of practice and much brain work made our yell-leaders outstanding at the three tourneys in which our basketball team participated. Credit must go to the Speedway athletes for carrying out the orders of the coaches in our three sports. Our athletes were honored in many ways this year, the first of which was the football banquet at Kernels Lake. Later came the F.l3.I,..'X.'s Athletes' Dance. :Xt this dance many awards were presented. jim Crumley earned the Lions Club Improvement in Football award and the Basketball Improvement award was presented to Bob Kuykendall. Bob Cassaday gained the distinction of being the first Sparkplug to win both the Foul-shooting' Trophy and the coveted Blase award. All of the football. basketball, and track athletes were honored at a banquet on April 12 at Cumberland, Indiana. -lane XYagle and Mr. Sallee Mr. johnson Mr. Nay ,lo-.Xnne liasey and Katie Heaton Norma Sauer

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afuillfq Bon HARRAH-Senior guard on the first string, started oPf a fine season before leaving for Purdue. JIM CRL'MLEX'-SOpil0l1lOl'C. gained a guard position on the first five, thus earning his varsity award. .lim will be back next year to do even better on the rosin. Boa bvILSON1SClllOl', played at guard for the Spark- plugs. His accurate long shots otten saved the game for our boys when they were in a tight spot. JIM IQELLEY-A Senior, was just as capable on the hardwood as he was on the gridiron. jim played on the reserve team last year before gaining his varsity position. Bois CASSADAY--jXiSO a Senior, was the fan's player. Bob was adept not only on his long shots but also on charity tosses. The latter is proved by the fact that he earned the foul-shooting trophy. CHARLES SUTPHIN-:X junior. played at the forward position for Speedway. His outstanding play gained him a position on the All-Sectional team at Danville. JERRY VVILSON-SCIHOI' forward. was one of the two left-handed players of this season. His ability to hit under the basket won him and his left-hand fame throughout the halls. DICK BECHER-Senior. was capable of playing any position on the tioor. and he proved it. This and his well-used speed gained him his major award. BILL ROBERTS-S0pllOl'l'l0l'C, playing his first year on the varsity squad as guard, earned his award with his ability to dribble. BOB IQUYKENDALL-JLIIHOI' guard earned a position on the varsity after brilliant playing with the sec- onds. Bob achieved his award through his ability to hit the hemp. Next year will see this particular guard in even better form.