St James High School - Saintonian Yearbook (St James, MN)

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TRACK . . CROSS COUNTRY TRACK TEAM: A. Olson, B. Montgomery, R. Ouren, D. Radenbaugh, D. Mays, D. Sandmeyer, B. Loftgren, D. Back, D. Jensen, D. Fastenau, L. LaDuke, W. Sandberg, R. Jensen. J. Behrends. Row 2: G. Nelson, L. Eppeland, K. Rude, L. Sandmeyer, R. Curtis, L. Hudson, G. Tapper, L. Warling, L. Deao, B. Duncanson, O. Baade, A. Munsterman, A. Hurley, J. Swanson. Row 3: J. Erickson, M. Miller, B. Yock, B. Warling, E. Gardner, J. Kading, D. Johnson, P. Moody, R. Anderson, G. Quindel, F. Hammer, Mr. Haws. Row 4: Mr. Renner, N. Anderson, R. Hunstad, G. Kueker, J. Seal, J. Moltsau, H. Olson, K. Johnson, M. Engel, J. Frydenlund, K. Johnson, E. Johnson, G. Evers, M. Sieg, E. Saunders. In track last fall, the team opened the season by placing fourth in the Mankato relays, and then win- ning a duel meet with Mountain Lake...they won the South Central Conference Championship, a duel meet with New Ulm...the Region 2 Conference Championship...and tied for sixth in the State Meet ...the Cross Country teams' season started on October 2 and the results were as follows: won a quadrangu- lar meet at Garden City...a quadrangular meet at St. James...they lost to Minneapolis in a duel at St. James, and a triangular meet at Nakomis...they placed first in the District Six meet at Mankato, and placed 7th in the State Meet at Nakomis...with the first signs of spring, these teams were off with the determination to make the coming season even better than the last. CROSS COUNTRY: Row 1: L. Curtis, J. Klaras, B. Montgomery, L. Rentz, E. Munsterman, L. Sandmeyer, D. Radenbaugh, D. Jensen. Row 3: Coach Renner, J. Kading, B. Duncanson, K. Johnson, D. Sandmeyer, M. Engel, B. Loftgren, G. Erickson. R. Nelson, G. Munsterman, A. Munsterman, A. Olson, D. Johnson. 28

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THE FIGHTING SAINTS: Row 1; B. Yock, R. Hunstad, E. Peterson, N. Anderson, G. Kintzi, D. Petersoo, M. Burckhardt, D. Romsdahl, B. Warling, J. Monroe, J. Jackson. Row 2: D. Anderson, G. Siem, E. Gardner, J. Fry- denlund, D. Daniels, D. Hoffman, J. Seal, P. Moody, J. Frydenlund, J. Blackstad, G. North. Row 3: Mr. Cole, Mr. Woehrle, D. Mays, K. Rude, G. Deegan, E. Saunders, L. Jensen, M. Anderson, J. Swanson, L. Warling, F. Hammer, Mr. Haws, Coach Swanson. Under the leadership of captain Dick Peterson and Coach Ken Swan- son, the Saints proved their ability in the game of football by winning every one of their games . . . the team won the South Central State championship, and in December, the Fighting Saints were awarded the sports trophy by Ted Peterson of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, as the state's number one high school team . . . in November, Normie Anderson was picked as one of the all stars, while Gerrie Kintzi, Morry Burck- hardt, and Eldie Peterson were given honorable mention . . . the team totalled 412 points, with an average of 45.8 and the opponents ran up 19 points, averaging 2.1 ... Norman Anderson was named to the national All-Star high school football squad . . . his statistics were fabulous, in- cluding a 15.9 yards a carry average . . . he completed 18 of 30 passes for 500 yards, scored 26 touchdowns . . . and 42 conver sions for 198 points . . . the group who selected him said that if there could have been two from each school, Gerry Kintzi would surely have been picked too . . . the team's statistics are as follows: First downs, 139, opp. 49; total rushing 2,563 yds., opp. 979 yds.; lost rushing, 31 yds., opp. 250 yds.; net rushing 2,532 yds., opp. 729 yds.; net passing, 853 yds., opp. 198 yds.; and total net, 3,385 yds., opp. 927 yds. . . all in all, the whole school and the community was very much pleased with this year's football team. TWO OF THE TOP STATE CHAMPIONS: Norman Anderson and Gerry Kintzi. 27

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WRESTLING . . BASEBALL WRESTLING SQUAD; C. Dexheimer, J. Klaras, R. Jensen, J. Klaras, J. Warling, G. Deegan. G. Seim, D. Roms- dahl, D. Peterson. E. Saunders, D. Hunstad. Row 2; J. Jensen, D. Jensen. D. Randenbough, B. Montgomery, E. Munsterman. A. Hurley, D. Ouren, M. Seig, G. Tapper, P. Moody, G. Nelson. Row 3; Mr. Haws, D. Beck, W. Beckman, L. Warling, J. Swanson. J. Erickson, L. Hudson, D. Mays, F. Hammer, Mr. Whoehrle. Wrestling this year has become a very important and popular sport in St. James High School...This exciting sport has kept us all in suspense wondering if our team and under their captain Dick Romsdahl, was going to win...Through the halls was cried Did you see Dick pin his man last night? ...During the noon hour and activity period you could see these Musclemen practicing for one of their future bouts ...Three cheers for these boys who really did a won- derful job this year! Spring came and baseball was the sport... Foul ball! ... Strike out! ... You're out! ...These fa- miliar cries were heard by the cheering section as the spectators enthusiastically watched this fascin- ating game...Normie's pitching helped make this a very successful year...Who knows, maybe some day in the future you can see some of the Saints in the World Series! BASEBALL TEAM; G. North, D. Peterson, J. Blackstad. M. Burchkart, E. Peterson, B. Loftgren, Coach Veglahn, D. Anderson, N. Anderson, G. Payne, G. Kintzie, D. Hoffman. 29