Stillwater High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Stillwater, OK)

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' 2? Beginning his third season with the Stillwater Pioneers is basketball coach Martin Lop- er. Stillwater high school is Martin Loper The Pioneers opened the 1956 season with a very impressive 69-26 victory over. the Perry Ma- roons in the first round of the pre-season North- ern Eight Conference tournament at Ponca City. Cushing also fell victim to the powerful Still- water five 60-49 in the second round but a de- termined Ponca City Wildcat team edged the Pioneers 39-37 in an overtime battle for the tour- ney crown. In their first regular season game the Pioneers fought off a late bid by the Shawnee Wolves to cop a 47-41 victory. The win moved Stillwater into the No. 3 position in the state prep cage rat- ings. Drumright, a team that Stillwater had never IIO proud of the outstanding rec- ords made by the Pioneer squad under Lopefs direction. During his first year here as coach I9 games were won with the loss of only 5. Last year I7 games were won with the loss of 7. beaten since Coach Martin Loper took over as head mentor of the Pioneers three years ago, found this year's edition too much to handle as the lo- cals brought home a 41-36 victory. After along lay-off, the Pio n e e r s bounced Cushing from the state ranking with a 71-56 con- quest over the Tigers who were figured to be one of the top teams in the Northern Eight conference. This was the first league clash for Stillwater, the top seeded quintet in the loop. Following the Cushing clash Stillwater went on to down the Shawnee Wolves for the second straight time 54-49 on the Pioneer's home court. The Pioneers were rated in the No. 1 slot in state ratings.

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Enid was the next team to be downed by the Pioneers in the District finals held at Stillwater 8-3. From here the Pioneers went to the 'semi- finals against Capital Hill, a Class AA school. The Redskins proved to be too much for Still- water and defeated them I3-2. Capital Hill went on to win over Norman to win first place in the state. A Norval Rassmussen, the Pioneers centerfielder, was chosen to the All-State team. The Pioneers have 16 returning lettermen from last year's club. These boys are Rex Stockard, 2nd base, Bruce Andrew, ss, Bob O,Donnel, 3rd base, Donnie Rex Stockard Greene, outfield, Kent Davis, pg Montie Greene, pg Bryan Collyar, outfield, Gene Colasacco, Ist base, Russell Williamson, outfield, Cecil Epper- ley, 3rd base, Glenn Denny, cg Tom Holland, ss, Carmon O'Donnell, outfield, Bob Erickson, ss, Ioe Horn, 2nd base, and Lee Roy Daniel, p. The leading hitter for the Pioneers was Bruce Andrew, a four year letterman, with a batting average of .415. Bruce got 22 hits for 53 times at bat. Montie Greene led the Pioneer hurlers with a 7-o record. In his first outing of the season he pitched a no-hit no-run game against Blackwell. Bruce Andrew if al? ,ae ,iv Glenn Denny ratl is , are s Q X 'i' TT TV li . f Bryan Collyar S A N I z Q Kent Davis I Q n sv Montie Greene - pl. IO9