St Mary High School - Marian Yearbook (Marion, OH)

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St. Mary 58-Caledonia 46 Caledonia Cinderella team went down before the onslaught of a fast breaking St. Mary team 58-46 in the semi-finals. Wensinger and Kilbury paced a well balanced Irish attack with l7 and I5 respectively. St. Mary 57-Ashley 65 Once more St. Mary reached the final game of the district tournament only to fall before Ashley's fourth quarter spurt 65-57. St. Mary led 20-14 at the first quarter but fell behind 35432 at the half. The Irish led 49-48 at the third quarter but loss of Jerry Wensinger, Dave Krigbaum, and Jim Finnegan weakened the offense and Ashley pulled ahead to win. BASKETBALL HONORS DICK GUNDER -- H.M. OHIO I.N.S. JERRY WENSINGER - FIRST STRING ALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT TEAM i

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St. Mary 53-Mt. Gilead 31 St. Mary coasted to their fourteenth win of the season with a 53-31 win over a hapless Mt. Gilead team. At no time were the Fighting Irish pressed. Gunder led with 14. February 14 St. Mary 56- Newark St. Francis 55 Gene Patton, an Irish substitute, proved his worth in this contest as he stepped to the foul line in the final seven seconds of play and sank his only oint of the February I6 p even- ing. St. Marys game was part of a double-header with Harding, the first to take place in Marion history. Both teams were victorious. St. Mary 94-Columbus Holy Family 43 February 23 St. Mary was looking ahead to tournament play at Westerville in winning their final game of the 1950-51 season over an outmanned Holy Family team. The record of 91 points established against Mt. Gilead this year was broken as the Irish scored over 20 points each quarter. Pace-setter for the Irish was Patton with 21. TOURNAMENT GAMES St. Mary 52-Millersport 50 Trailing 29-27 at halftime, the Fighting Irish came back to drop a fighting Millers- 1 por team. The Irish had an eight point lead with two minutes to play when five foot Jan Ditwiler hit for three baskets. Gunder led with 16. St. Mary 58-Columbus St. Mary 44 St. Mary marked up their second straight victory in as many nights with a 58- 44 win over a stubborn Columbus Team. The first and fourth periods showed a power- ful attack as Finnegan led the Irish with 16. CHEERLEADERS Marilyn and Martha McGinnis, Annette Gorton, Linda Gilmore, Connie Finnegan, Angela Krigbaum

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HENCEFORWARD... When high-school's done and years have f Frank has a station of his own. Our crystal ball shows one sure thing, That Ted is now another Bing. When television needs a whirl, We see our Dick replacing Berle. Eleven years have flown away, And Donald Simmons's baling hay. In ten years hence we seem to see, The dog's been saved by Doc. Korte. What's this we see? There's been a Sam Nicolosi owns the Thrift. In every book on every stand, We find .lim T's artistic hand. Many feet up in the air, shift, lown Where roofs are fixed, Bob Kenyon's there. If a lawyer's needed any place, Call on Gene to take the case. Then Ted whose math was always tops ls out-of-doors surveying lots. Dressed in white and marking charts, We find Dave Krigbaum checking hearts. Amid a pile of bank accounts, We see Chuck Andrews add amounts. Working hard with gun in hand, Ed Gaylk serves his Uncle Sam. We see a plane deserving fame, And find Bill Wagner built the frame. Jerry's known for all his wealth, By keeping patients in good health. Shoie found his best delight, Was coaching football teams to fight. Joe is still behind the lens, And taking pictures of his friends. Bobby Schroeter's working hard, Routing trains through the railroad yards. Santo Rizzo next we see Behind the mike a star M.C. Jimmy climbed to the top in a hurry, Now he's teaching Arthur Murray. After years of learning how, Mert and Mart are nurses now. We find in looking through our list, Christine's a concert pianist. lf the patient seems to grow much worse, Then call on Vivian to nurse. Working morning, night, and noon, Anne will take Frank's over soon. While hearing Eddy Arnold croon, Nancy sings a hillbilly tune. Swiftly taking shorthand notes, Rosie pencils her boss' quotes. Donna's selling more and more, Managing the best department store. Beverly Burke does quite all right, Singing over Horace Heidt. Jeannine has taken quite a stride, From chemistry to saving lives. Barbara plans vacations now For people who do not know how. Who's this coming on the double? Franny's here to mend the trouble. Every secretary of the land, Calls on Gertie to give a hand. Fashion speaks of the Kerrey gown, They're on display in New York town. Many an ad demanding art Annette arranges part by part.