Starbuck High School - Chippewan Yearbook (Starbuck, MN)

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Page18 CHIPPEWAN 1941 ix-Man Football Back row-left to right--Luther Nelson, manager, Ellsworth Thompson, Maynard Dahlseng, Herbert Nordstrom, Ortmand Disrud, Ernest Ranum, E1lIng Brevig, May- nard Vinge, Harold Hagen, manager. Front row-Fergus V. Nygaard, coachg Chester Olson, John Evans, Norris Evien, Henry Nodland, James Erickson, Elwood Wollan, Thomas Hagert, Robert Schroeder. Football Schedule September 27 ,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,... ..,.............,,,,.,,, C y r us there October 4 ,,,,,, ,,,.,. G raceville there October ll , .,,, ...,.. H ancock there October 23 .........., Alberta there November 1, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,.,.,o,,,,,,,,, .,........., M i lan at Starbuck Football Summary The 1940 football season was one of the most suc- cessful that Starbuck High School has experienced, with five wins and no losses. The team with its crisp blocking, hard tackling, and hard driving stood out from its opponents. With only one year of experience the boys did remarkably well in the fundamentals, blocking and tackling. Nodland, Evjen, and Hagert were the only three re- turning lettermen and around these men Coach Ny- gaard developed a well-balanced, hard driving team. All the games were won by large margins which gave all the boys out for football an opportunity to play. Henry Nodland was chosen captain. This year's team showed a fine cooperative spirit, with every man fighting for a position. During the first part of the season the team showed a lack of polish which Coach Nygaard quickly remedied. The following men reported for football: H. Nod- land, N. Evjen, T. Hagert, J. Erickson, J. Evans, E. Wollan, B. Hagen, R. Schroeder, C. Olson, H. Nord- strom, E. Ranum, E. Brevig, O. Disrud, E. Thompson. M. Vinge, M. Dahlseng, T. Ross, R. Berens. Starbuck 42: Cyrus 19 Starbuck opened the 1940 season with a decisive vic- tory over Cyrus, although inexperience in several positions showed up quite clearly. After a slow start which usually accompanies an opening game the team came back and really got the pigskin moving in the second half. Nodland and Hagert played fine offen- sive games with the latter contributing three long touchdown runs. Erickson, Evans, Hagen, Evjen, Nod- land, and Hagert made up the starting lineup. Starbuck 60: Graceville 0 The Starbuck gridders took their second game by running wild over Graceville. This proved to be an easy victory, as the Graceville lads could not keep up with the grueling pace set by the bucks. An outstand- ing feature of the game was the fine blocking done by both the line and the backfield. The rough spots and inexperience which showed up in the first game were greatly improved. The linemen gave a good ac- count of themselves by permitting only three first downs in the entire game. Starbuck 64: Hancock 14 Hancock was the next to go down to defeat at the hands of Starbuck. The first quarter was 1'ought on quite equal terms with the scoring being 13 to 7 in favor of the local team. The Bucks, however, settled down and played better football as the game progress- ed. The Bucks, although outweighed by Hancock, proved to be in better condition and wore down their opponents as the game went along. Both of the Owlfs touchdowns were made on passes. tContinued on page 275

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awfz F1-'f F ,J A.. nf W ,. Hx 5 .1- , 1 1941 ' CHIPPIEWVANA Pageltl v U Basleetlnall 1940-1941 Back row-E. Brevig, R. Schroeder, N. Evjen, H. Nordstrom, P. Berg, H. Nod- land, J. Erickson, A. Opheim, C. Gorder, H. Hagen, Coach Nygaard. Front row-O. Thompson, L. Nelson, H. Larson, C. Peterson, E. Thompson, T. Ross, D. Hagen, J. Quanbeck, E. Wollan. 'l'he basketball schedule for 1940-41 season was one of the longest and toughest that Starbuck has had in its history. A total of 24 games were played, including the Alumni game, besides the tournament games. The team was well balanced along with having good height, There were five returning lettermen, namely: ficniy Nodland, Aldrid Opheim, Jimmy Erickson, Perry Berg and Norris Evjen. Henry Nodland and Al- L rid Opheim were chosen co-captains. The first game was played at Osakis, with Osakis on the long end of a 30-36 score. The unusually small gym slowed down the Starbuck boys considerably. After their first setback the Bucks came back to play a good brand of ball against Elbow Lake, leading by 10 paints up to the last few minutes of play. The final score, Starbuck 31, Elbow Lake 29. Breckenridge, 1940 State Champs, was the next to go down in defeat at the hands of the local basketeers. The game was played on even terms, but at the final gun the score was Starbuck 35, Breckenridge 33. After defeating Wheaton 35-23, the Bucks, on an off night fell victims to the Benson quint. Before a capacity crowd at Starbuck, the Bucks were defeated by Glenwood 26-24. The game was closely refereed, with two veterans being put out on fouls early in the game. The Alumni went into the lead, by winning their 7th game of the 13 game series. 28-32. ln the first game after Christmas vacation Barrett defeated Starbuck in three overtime periods, 39-37. The locals then won eight straight games, defeating Hancock twice, Herman, Alberta twice, Wheaton, Mor- r.s, and Benson. The Morris game was one of the best games played on the local floor in recent years. The game was unusually well played, with Starbuck emerg- ing the victor by a score of 42-43. For the last 30 seconds of the game, the Bucks fairly made the ball siz2:1c with an excellent stalling game. The prepsters reached a peak at Benson defeating the Plowboys handily by a score of 47-28. Mr. Nygaard was taken ill during the game and was absent from practice for ten days. The team, lacking his guidance, went into a slump, from which they did not fully re- cover for the remainder of the season. The winning string was broken when Barrett invad- ed the local court, the score being 26-31 in favor of Barrett. After an easy win over Cyrus the strong Elbow Lake aggregation defeated Starbuck 33-48. We defeated Cyrus next by a score of 33-58. The last week of the regular season was marked by two losses and one win, Morris decisively defeating us 28- 42, and Herman winning by a score of 29-31, Starbuck margin of 14 points, in the defeated Glenwood by a final game of the regular schedule, the score 35-21. The following week the Bucks entered the Sub-Dis- trict tournament at the A. C. gym in Morris. Hancock This proved to be an easy seeing service. The final on Page 205 was our first opponent. victory with all ten men CContinued

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1941 CHIPPEWAN Page17 Girls' Giee Club Back row, left to right--Mary Jane Lynch, DeLois Dahlin, Verna Landmark, Betty Mae Forde, Evelyn Lorvig, Maiie Lingen, Ruth Olson, Bernice Miller, Valborg John- son, Lillian Mortenson, Sylvia Nelson, Lorraine Brenden, Joan Hagcrt, Grace Sanvik, lone Sylvester. Second row--Eleanore Pederson, Carolyn Kjera, Dorothy Finstad, Vivian Amund- son, Eleanore Sylvester, Rosella Nordaune, Ruth Boening, Olive Lingen, Doris Olson, Janice Miller, Ruth Larson, Olive Smedstad, Sylvia Ramstad, LuVerne Dalva, Sylvia Ronnei, Shirley Berg, Dorothy Hanson. Front row-Leonora Berg, Alice Newberry, DeLoris Pederson, Muriel Kjera, Doris E. Hagen, Lorraine Gaarder, CR. S. Forde, directory, Sylvia Berg, Sylvia Lorvig, Nora Alice Forde, Gladys Van Luik, Mildred Olson, Emily Johnsrud. The Girls' Glee Club consists of 44 girls who gained their entrance to this organization by their musical ability, This organization has met every Tuesday for one hour. It has appeared on the Christmas Program and the Spring Festival at the High School Auditorium and at the District Music Festival at Glenwood. Due to the excellent direction of Mr. R. S. Forde, the Glee Club has been very successful. On April 26, 1941 our group attended the District Contest at Glen- wood at which we received a B rating. At the con- test the Glee Club personnel was attired in blue and white sailor dresses. The number we sang was Salutation by Gaines. The following are the officers: Pre-'ident , . , . ,, Sylvia Ramstad Vice President ., Doris E. Hagen Secretary-Treasurer , , Eloise Hagen Librarians , Alice Newberry and Ruth Larson N