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

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BASKETBALL STARTED SLOWLY BUT DESIRE AND VARSITY SQUAD: KNEELING; Coach Veglahn, Joe Torkelson, Clarence St. John, Noel Dodge, Captain Mishler, Steve Strommen, Jim Luther, Lyle Schroeder, Bob Friesen. Cliff Anderson, Don Anderson, Mike Zender, Mike The Jim basketball season started rather dismally this year with only 1 win in the first 10 games. Playing with members that were much shorter than the opponents, they none-the-less ran most games right to the final second before losing by the narrowest of margins. Captain Bob Freisen, with his ball hawking, and Steve Strommen, with his accurate shooting kept most opponents ‘’honest.” Losing by such narrow margins would have dis- heartened most boys, but Saints kept plugging away, and managed to come through with wins in 5 of the last 8 games, and they lost to Mankato in the District 6 finals. With a fine nucleus to start next season with, Captain- Left: Hypnotized?? No, just Luther, Schroeder, and opponents sweating out the rebound of an unseen ball. Right; They weren't all as easy as this basket, but Steve Strommen captured the conference scoring title, with a 19 point average. 24

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 Practice makes perfect. Our wrestlers worked hard to prove this point. Coaches Sohn and Sponberg demonstrate a hold for our wrestling scientist, Jerry Spitzner. continue to develop as they have this year, coaches Sponberg and Sohn promise that next year’s opponents are in for a surprise when they tangle with the Jim matmen. Next year’s varsity will draw heavily from these eager boys, and it promises to be an interesting season if they can continue their winning ways. If they Once again the B squad came up with an undefeated season, winning every match with apparent ease. The match with Mankato proved to be a toughy, but thanks to the build-up of an early lead, they came through. AS THE BY ... . WRESTLERS: FRONT; C. Bowers, R. Hagen, M. Ayres, W. Zam, L. Olson, G. Curry, J. Bowers, L. Dreke, G. Nelson, G. Frisch. ROW 2; T. Anderson, J. Rognlie, D. Miest, D. Monroe, D. Engelking, L. Vogt, C. Nelson, R. Sturm, R. Helling, E. Melheim, ROW 3; J. Ouren, M. Zender, D. Schiller, H. Anderson, J. Warling, G. Veith, D. Hammar, C. Greig, R. Warling, G. Wolner, M. Froslan, ROW 4; L. Christenson, B. Westman, D. Bonkoski, C. Sorenson, S. Benson, L. Seig, B. Bemdt, A. Firchau, C. Berlin, G. Mays, W. Pierson, ROW 5; D. Jamieson, M. Voosen, S. Hage, M. Bjerke, H. Brekke, J. Sandmeyer, B. Sands, T. Domino, G. Rettke, J. Spitzner.

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DETERMINATION PROVED THEM CHAMPIONS Ballet on the Basketball floor--Jim Luther seems to have this lesson mastered as he grabs a rebound from his opponents, with St. John adding his support too. MANAGERS: FRONT; Joel Hultgren, Lyle Sandberg, Bob Westman, Charles Lind. ROW 2; George Chalmers, John Jacoby, Leon Olson, Ken Klutz. elect Strom men and Coach Veglahn are looking to better times next year. However there still will be a lack of height. This season proves that desire can compensate for this disadvantage. losing only to Fairmont and Jackson in the season's play. Playing with only Sophomores and Freshmen, our Bs demonstrated that they will furnish next year’s A squad with some more hot shooting to help out Conference scoring champ Steve Strommen. The ”B squad once again had a very successful season. B BASKETBALL: KNEELING; Coach Wilkinson. Roger Peterson, A1 Graupman, Carl St. John, Jim Gay, Bob Panzer, Mike Larson, Don Kiem, Merle Anderson, Bob Truman, Lowell Peterson.