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

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THE BOMBERS REMAINED UNDEFEATED, B team football: S. Stromen, J. Luther, C. Anderson, D. Hammer, A. Firchau, W. Kuyper, H. Anderson, C. Sorensen, R. Perrier, T. Running, D. Jamison. MID- DLE ROW: R. Witheral, W. Behrends, L. Seig, C. Greig, B. Sands, M. Bjerke, G. Wolner, G. Rettke, T. Lastine, L. Christenson. TOP ROW: Manager, K. Klutz, E. Milheim, D. Dreke, L. Sandburg, L. Dreke, S. Benson, T. Homquist, T. Smith, W. Pierson, Coach, G. Auringer. Under the expert guidance of coaches Auringer and Stoesz, the Bomber Bees produced an unbeaten, untied season. The B's were victorious over four conference foes plus two others. Sweet revenge was gained over the Lake Crystal Lakers, as they avenged their only loss of the preceding season, 27-7. In the second game the locals had to rally after being down at the quarter mark, 6-0, on wet, muddy turf at Blue Earth. Statistic final: St. James 19, and the Bucaneers 6. After being victorious in the first two struggles, the Jims were on their way, as they successively whipped the Windom Eaglets, 33-0; New Ulm, 21-6; our arch-rival Mankato, 31-0; and the most memorable for next year's varsity members, the Fairmont Cardinals, 19-12. Experience is what counts in football and these boys received a lot of it, which should be valuable on the varsity roster. Class and ability should make next year’s A team a standout. RIGHT: Just in time, Butch Coleman hurls the pigskin to his distant ends. LEFT: Out in the clear, Roger Love races for the goal, his opponent in hot pursuit. 17

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AS VARSITY OVERCAME OBSTACLES, LEFT: Let's not get grabby! RIGHT: Football Coaches and Captains, L. to R.: Coach Sponberg, G. Lunz, Coach Wilkenson, D. Coleman, Coach Auringer. Hut one! Hut two! Hut three! Two weeks be- fore school started, the team was already at work getting ready for the first game. St. James came up with a good season, winning five games and losing four, to place fourth in the South Central Conference. Although there were only five returning letter- men: Gary Lunz, Daryl Coleman, Jerry Gay, John Rude, and Dick Peterson, the team made up for its in- experience with spunk and determination. The Saints rolled up a season's total of 136 points to their opponents' 82. The gridders started the season with a 32-18 loss to a powerful Redwood Falls team. The Saints went on to win the next four games, trouncing Madelia, 33-0; Worthington, 12-6; Blue Earth, 14-0; and Win- dom, 19-0. Roger Love was injured in the Blue Earth game and was unable to play for the rest of the season. It's always nice to win the last game of the season, and the Jimmies did just that, felling the Waseca Blue- jays 33-7. Our head football coach, Keith Wilkinson, and assistant coaches, Adrian Sponberg and Gene Auringer, put in a lot of hard work getting the team up to par. The skill and spirit of the Saints and of the student body did the rest. ROW 1: L. Schroeder, P. Laingen, D. Davis, R. Peter- son, G. Lunz, D. Coleman, E. Banse, J. Rude, D. Ol- son. ROW 2: D. Schiller, J. Warling, C. Anderson, J. Spitzner,R. Perrier, C. Sorenson, R. Hoppe, D. Jamie- son, J. Ronglie. ROW 3: Mr. Sponberg, Mr. Wilken- son, J. Luther, S. Strommen, M. Torkelson, W. Kuyper, T. Running, T. Lastine, A. Firchau, Mr. Auringer. 16

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JR. HIGH GAINED EXPERIENCE ROW 1: T. Burke, D. Peterson, O. Nelson, B. Bem- loehr, G. Wang, D. Mathistad, L. Nelson, L. Olson, C. St. John, L. Coleman, B. Butzlaff, D. Knutson, D. Gruis, B. Butzlaff, D. Ferris, V. Johnson. ROW 2: C. Berlin, S. Jamieson, D. Hanson, K. Anderson, B. Friesen, T. Anderson, T. Ouren, W. Larson, D. Olson C. Zender, D. Moody, K. Henderson, J. James, B. Offerdahl, J. Peterson. ROW 3: L. Marsden, D. Junior high football players gain experience valu- able for later play on the Frosh , A , and B squads. Although the seventh and eighth graders do not play any out of town teams, Coaches Strommen and Crosgrove teach them the all-important fundamentals. Highlight of the year was the Junior Jamboree, which was held for the first time on October 21st this year. Two seventh and two eighth grade teams were formed to pair off and play under the lights with their parents invited to watch. There were just as many Trickel, B. Erickson, R. Madsen, L. Larson, B. John- son, W. Bertilson, K. Nelson, L. Helling, R. Laiger, A. Harstad, J. Keech, C. Olseth, R. Mielke, R. Lar- son. ROW 4: Mr. Strommen, T. Nelson, L. Bohm, J. Lorenz, D. Knutson, D. Howe, D. Broste, J. Smith, K. Sorenson, J. Clark, L. Froslan, R. Gaalswyk, T. Daniels, C. Ostberg, Mr. Crosgrove. bumps and bruises as in varsity play. The players showed real grid-iron spirit. The freshman squad, coached by Jake Stoesz, finished the season with a perfect record. Thirty-two freshmen made up the team, with some outstanding eighth-graders also suiting up. The Frosh defeated Lake Crystal 6-0 after a spectacular fourth quarter pass interception. Fairmont also tasted defeat, losing by a score of 13-0. ROW 1: G. Veigh, M. Anderson, A. Graupman, C. St. John, B. Truman, R. Sanns, D. Westman, J. Gay, M. Larson. ROW 2: D. Burger, S. Hage, P. Schmillen, T. Domino, D. Keim, R. Needham, G. Bowers, R. Warling, Coach Mr. Stoesz. ROW 3: W. Zarn, L. Murphy, D. Keech, B. Voosen, C. Berlin, A. Askevold, D. Sandman, D. Kintzi, J. Jacoby. 18