St Josephs College and Military Academy - On Parade Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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Above: Sgt. Vaughn and members of the rifle team coach beginners of the NRA club in handling a weapon. - Left: On' the indoor range, foreground, 1 to rz G. McCourt, R. Horinek, N. Gieblcrg rear: I. Gottschalk, Sgt. Vaughn, ibehind tele- scopey, I. Schmidt, H. Ruder. Below: The Hearst Trophy Teams: fl to rj: Front row: G. McCourt, M. Heble, I. Schmidt, I. Gottsehalk, R. H01-inek. Second row: N. Gieblcr, D. Schmidt, I. Pfunnenstiel, H. Ru- der, T. Goetz Kabsentj. Third row: L. Leiker, H. Koerner, C. Schroeder, R. Beecher, L. Von- feldt.

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SGT. RANDALL VAUGHN, ' W l rifle coach. Rifle Team Has A Busy Year The rifle teams were again under the coaching of Sgt. Randall Vaughn. The sport continues to be one of the most popular in the school. There is keen competition among the students for berths on the varsity teams, espe- cially the Hearst and Camp Perry. Among the matches completed at this time were: the Hearst Trophy match, results of which have not as yet been publishedg the Camp Perry Match at Boonville, Mo., in iwhich the team emerged fourth in the high school di- vision, and 24th in the entire competition. The NRA club fired a prone match, ten men shooting, the five highest scores being taken for record. The club won third place in the na- tion, scoring 1881 out of a possible 2000. The club sharpshooters go to Ellis, Ks., on April 1 to fire in the Midwest NRA match. Other local matches and some postal matches will round out the year's activities. Below: The NRA club lines up for a picture before re porting to the outdoor range. FE E3- - E ' , fviwv., f, Wy. . .... V . . f M fi 'TF'

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Z?6l5A2f6CL! CADETS HAVE MEDIOCRE SEASON Although the se-ason's results are by no means impressive, the Cadets played la- bang-up type of ball game. Coach Al Bi linger, in his first season at St.. Joseph's, had a tremendous Job on his hands 1n trying to mold his charges over to his type of ba l p ay. .That he has suc- ceeded to a arge extent 1S evident by the good showing made aglainst teams which had the ad- vantage in both elght and experience. The boys did not get to play on the new basketball floor until- February 8, when they climaxed the dedication with a win over the Sacred Heart team of Salma. WIN FOUR, LOSE THIRTEEN I The opening game of the season at Ness City augured wel for the te-am's record. Com- ing from behind at the half, 14-10, the soldiers got hot and came out at the long end of the score, 29-28. Plainville was the next victim. With Dave Sheedy dumping, 16 points, and Malone and Schumacher wit 14 each, the Cadets ran over the. Cardinals 71-25. Every man on the team saw action in this game. It was the first home game of the season and left the fans well pleased. SALINA KNIGHTS TAKE FIRST OF THREE Although they! played their best game of the season to ate, t e Cadets could not avert the final 56-53 defeat handed them by the Sacred Heart Kniihtsof Salma. Sheedy was hot with 23 points, ut It was not enough. Victoria pulled the early season surprise by dumping the Cadets 48-38 in the Victoria gym. The Ca ets had figured- to take this one easily, leading all the way until the last- quarter when Victoria opened the Jets and whlazed past the amazed soldiers. Sheedy was again high point man, followed by Don Schmidt. The intra-city tussle with- Hays High saw two cold teams 'Slaying an unmspiring game at the Coliseum. e ln ians led all the way, emerging a 39-21 victor. 3'i'S.'v- ..- , Lei - . .f 's--'nr-1'-.Tf -z . ,53 5-j,1iw.., .1221 5 Fig Ff a, ,. .itat iw -7 i.1h'i..+. fi 'I-3 'f , e1 1' ' ill-5,14-f Gan-Z . X 1,2 . '-Z-53,1322 jsiiu ' V ,Q E ,-.Sfl A ll , , - '.-fr lr L ., . - if fa 'E . 1 ,BL - 1 .jar ' JW. l 'u I K ' I fl 1i:lQj'5,j :H 2 . in -'QLL7 ,'f.:f 5-I ' EQ. -91 I rv-cf J H17 fl-5 i ..u.- f P K ' ' IEW '1' ai.. 'Q . ' 1 'iii' fi' . ' .1 A- , e. ...Y V. .-. if 4 ,fi . f- .: 1 r-' :EH -w'g'w '1rl-Ei 'ffl-'.' f -- ,J 1 -' -'f L . Q' L1- -:.'-5 Ag. ..'i:.y, '5 f 14' , sf 5 - ' ff:-I' ',- ul . . --'eh-,,4 .,- --1,f'1--LJ,-. f . 5, 3-sg 5.1, .fs - ' 12. .fa - + 1 ' -Ig-' ,fi COACH AL BILLINGER. The Norton Blue Jays, the -eventual state champions, showedlthelr superior caliber by downinalthe Cadets in a rather one-sided game, 61-22. olf, all-st-ate forward, scored 21 points for the victors. Osborne made it five in a row for the ill- starred Cadets at Osborne, when the Cadets ended up on the short end of a 48-31 battle. The Cadet high scoring man, Sheedy, was held to 8 points. A powerful Stockton team continued the pattern by defeating the sold1ers on their home court before one of the smallest audiences ever to Witness a game at St. Joseiph's. Since this was the first game of the secon semester, three transfer students, who had been ineligible until then saw their first action on the Ca et squad. Pat Smith, one of the new players, led the scor- ing with 14 points. Stockton .ed at the end of the first quarter, but the soldiers came back in the second and third stanzas to gp ahead, only tgosfimgter in the final period. The mal score was Below, left to right: Art Malone, Pat Smith, Doc Sheedy.