Sprague High School - Viking Yearbook (Sprague, WA)

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i - l 1 Fronl row, lei? To right Miss O'Brien, Jane? Engles, Shirley Esslinger, Grefa Coffman, and Belly Baldwin. Las? row: Joy Archer, Charles Miller, Jerry Fox, Lloyd Bourne and Delberr Wilson. Junior - Senior Play The Junior-Senior play, Moun'rain Gal, was produced on November 22 and was well received by 'fhe public. The play was also financially suc- cessful, neiiing approximalely S80 which was splil beiween 'rhe Juniors and Seniors. The play was a hillbilly comedy, +he plol cenfering around an orphan girl, Deedee, played by Belly Baldwin. Aclopled by an old mouniain couple, Ma and Pa Lindsay, played by Grela Coffman and Jerry Fox, Deedee desires an educaiion which she is unable 'ro achieve. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, rich iourisfs, played by Delberi Wilson and Shirley Esslinger, mee? Deedee, become inieresled and persuade ihe Lindsays lo lei Deedee go io Their home +0 acquire an educafion. I+ is laier discovered Thar Deedee is really 'lhe C5ordon's own clauqhler whom lhey had losf many years before. Good comedy siiualions were well handled by Sophie, Oby. and Caialpa, played by June Busse, Charles Miller, and Jane? Engles and lhe dashing hero is McKay, a lawyer, played by Jay Archer who wins The heari and hand of our heroine, Deedee. As in all cases of make believe -everyihing ends happily for everyone.

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Foolball This year 'rhe Bi-Counlry foofball league was splil' wiih fhe schools of grea+er affendance playing Jrogefher in one league and 'rhe schools wi+h smaller alrendance in anolher league. The winners of each lague were fo engage in a play off 'For +he coun+y championship. l Wi+h our enrollmenr 'rhis year dropping 'ro 38, we were auiomafically in 'rhe smaller school league and H' was obvious +ha'r Almira would be our loughesl' compelilion. The Vilcings, carrying on 'rheir winning sfreak of lasl year, won five slraighi games before losing a reiurn game +0 Almira by a score of 27 fo 20. ln +he play off game for +he, small school oham- pionship, ihey losl' +o Almira I2 'ro O al' Davenpori in a game which was scoreless un+iI 'rhe las+ five minules of play, The Bi-Coun+y championship was won by Lind, who defeaied Almira in lhe play off. The Vikings had weight depfh and experience This year wi+h a sfrong line and a 'iasl' baclcfield. The line averaged approximaiely l75 pounds while The baclacield averaged a lillle under I5O' pounds. Wilh The excep- 'rion of Almira, our opponenfs +his year were 'foo weak for our veferan squad. We lose 'From fhis year's squad Jay Archer,-honorary cap+ain, who was selec+ed on 'rhe Bi-Counly all-s'rar leam: Don Fries, who did a s+ellar job al lei? end and Delber+ Wilson, lhe sca+ back who was confinually puffing our opponenfs off balance. Gary McGinnis has qui? school and will no? be eligible nex+ year, so an enlirely new bacldiield will be neces- sary. The eniire ve-+eran line, however, will be in+ac+ and should be power- house in +he league. Keifh McDonald. Lloyd Bourne. Charles Miller, and Jerry Fox will provide plenly of opposilion for any feam. This year's sub- s+i+u+es were able 'ro ge+ valuable experience and nexl' year will 'Fil' easily info 'firsf siring compelilion. SCHEDULE Sepiember I8 Sprague 69 - l-larringion a+ Harringfon 25 Sprague 59 - Harlline al' Sprague Oclober 2 Sprague 24 - Almira ai Sprague 9 Sprague 37 - l'larring+on al' Sprague I6 Sprague 56 - Cresfon af Sprague 22 Sprague 20 - Almira af Almirg 3l Sprague O - Almira al' Davenporf Sprague 265 - Opponenls 'ia 2424 ,as