Stewart High School - Gopher Tales Yearbook (Stewart, MN)

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FOOTBALL Row lg Billy Schulze, Alson Husfeldt, James Kirchoff, Arlen Kirchoff, Larry Lade, Earl Stockman, Jim Karg, and Don Streseman. Row 2: Carleton Hahn, Lawrence Lewin, Jerry LaPlante, Don Trettin, Maynard Boelter, James Freidrichs, and Alvin Holler. Row 3: Dennis Lenz, James Trettin, Norman Hahn, Tommy LaPlante, Rodney Vacek, LeRoy Karg, Arvin Buss, and Edward Kirchoff. ROW hz Mr. Pierson, trainerg Mr. Eskelson, Ass't Coach, Mr. Gulbranson, Coachg Donavon Mayersg Howard Victorian and Neil Palmer, mana- gersg and Tom Koopman. Am' 33 Winthrop o ' ' 147 aenvine 20 f Z 1 Danube 6 31 BTUlDtOn 6 ?ggT h 7 so H98I't 7 1 7 Hector 23 0 S and 3 8 E' Fife 4: 18 s. Lake 6

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EARL STUCKMAN All-Conference Chxard JAMES FRIEDRI CHS All-Conf. Honorable Mention DONALD STRESEMAN All-Conf. Honorable Mention JIM KARG All-Conference Fullback Stewart surprised Winthrop in the opening game by walloping the Warriors 33 to O. The Gophers inaugurated the split-'I' in this game. In the second game Renville's co-champions beat Stewart 20-7 after scoring two early touchdowns. Next came Danube and the Gophers got back to scoring ways by defeating them bl to 6. Everyone in uniform got into the Stewart-Brownton game as the Gophers won 31-6. Next came the homecoming game with Sacred Heart. Sacred scored on a pass play to lead 7-O. On the following kickoff, Jim Kirchoff picked it up in the end zone and returned it 103 yards for a touchdown. This run earned Poncho the State Prep of the Week award for the longest reported run in the state. Hector beat Stewart 20-7 after building a 20-O lead at the half. The co-champions were outscored and outplayed in the final half by an aroused Gopher eleven. Next came the heart-breaking loss to Buffalo Lake 12-6. Jim Karg, Don Streseman, Earl Stockman and several others were hurt in this game andtheir loss crippled the Gophers as they dropped a 13-O loss to Bird Island. The final game found the Gophers fired up for a win it for the seniors spirit and easily beating Silver Lake 18-6. This season was the best since 1950 and earned Stewart a reputation as a hard-hitting and dangerous football squad. All-Conference honors went to Jim Karg at fullback and Earl Stock- man at guard. They also gained honorable mention on the All-State team. Don Streseman and Jim Friedrichs earned honorable mention on the All-Conference team. Prospects are good for next fall with a host of veterans to be led by Capt.-elect Jim Friedrichs. 4 1 7 X 3 Pfw,z pb' 1 if-V 3 1 - t , QE, t f 5f?+QA3,x?' ' ' f if-Lk,.,Qqq,:b.w' sa. 'Q' m W' ' a 4- Q f--, - 'vm f , f 1,9 Z. : ,ogg 1 ' 'K