Sunbury School - Owl Yearbook (Sunbury, OH)

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.mg T H E 0 W L LLL -LL - -L ...L GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Top row, from left to right-Francis Perfect, Helen Morris, Mabel Hill, Angeline Stan- forth, Viola Utley, Erma Anderson, Miss Huston, Coach Bottom row, from left to right-Janet Rogers, Mabel Loar, Edna A'Neal, Captaing Leota Domigan, Jessie Walker, Manager The Girls' Basketball team of Sunbury High School played an active part in the County Championship race, tieing with Radnor and Ashley for the honors. In the Championship series the girls eliminated Radnor, but lost a hard fought game to Ashley. This fast and hard fighting team re- mains intact for the coming season with the exception of one guard, Leota Domigan, by graduation. Therefore the hopes are high for bringing the cup to Sunbury next year. This team was coached by Miss Huston and played under the leadership of Captain Edna A'Neal. f A 1 nf, 9

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Q Y THE OWL thirty-eight i -- ' W BOYS' BASKETBALL TEAM Top row, from left to right-Frank Stelzer, Managerg Russell Cring, Ralph Piper, Lowell grayfl Earl Cline, Ellsworth Meeker, Lewis Duckworth, Mr. J. S. Goughnour, oac ' Bottom row, from left to right--Ralph Clark, Captaing Robert Allison, Raymond Jennings, Melton Rogers, Gerald Crowl, Craig Hicks No one can say that the 1921-22 basketball season was not a success. True, there are those Who think that anything which does not come close to the thousand per cent mark is not worthy of praise. Our boys were good losers as well as good winners. They played a clean game and never gave up until the final Whistle. They Went into the game with a spirit that you must play even better than you know how to play, never quit for one second but play yourself to a standstill,-remember that if you are hurt there is another just as good and anxious to take your place. The individuals on the team played exceptionally well. The center was accurate, for the ball came to the guards or forwards with the greatest regu- larity. Our forwards were unselfish and were exceedingly good in getting the ball by the opponent's guards. It was not so with our opponent's for- wards as they found it a hard task to get by our guards. We closed our season of 1921-22 by playing in the State Tournament at Delaware, Ohio. The first team we drew was Verona, a team that had not lost a game until we broke their record by a score of fifteen to twelve. We lost our second game to N. Lewisburg but all voted that we had a good time in Delaware and that every year would be a success if we would play as good as We did this year. ' CAPT. RALPH CLARK, '23 id

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fern, THE OWL BASEBALL AND TRACK ATHLETICS In the Spring a young man's fancy turns to love of baseball and other outdoor sports. Hardly had the snow disappeared from the ground until the crack of the bat and the spat of the ball was heard all over the lot. . Any doubt about the possibilities of a team soon vanished when the can- didates got into action, with a good man for each position and other good ones to spare, a team was formed. -Galena was first to try out the strength of our organization and lost 2-0, when rain stopped the game at the end of the fifth inning. Bad weather has prevented constant practice and play. However, we have between showers again defeated Galena and Orange High Schools and twice a picked local nine- Our next trip Wasmade on April 28th to Centerburg where their hfigh school team gave us our first defeat. The team played good ball, but with cold weather, the break was against us. We have hopes for better luck for the remainder of our schedule with Ashley, Hyattsville, and again with Centerburg. . The spring baseball season is too short to satisfy the desire for the game. This year a movement has been started to give the boys more baseball and to break the monotony of the country boy's summer life by having the County High Schools play summer ball. This will give the boys the Saturday half holiday as enjoyed by the city worker. The warm weather has also awakened the spirit of the trackmen. Every day these fellows may be seen running and jumping, getting into shape for the County Meet at Delaware on May 12th. There is no branch of school sport which takes the consistent training required of trackmen and much praise and comment are due those who so faithfully go on with this daily grind in order to be fit for the one dayis sport. Track, unlike most other sports, is unlimited in the number who may de- rive benefit from it. Any one may get out alone or in small groups and train for a few minute's each day. Other sports require a team and real training can be carried on only when the entire team is present. The track game is fundamentally an individual contest and teaches a person to rely entirely upon himself. i Our team made a creditable showing at Ashley May 3rd and expect to give a good account of themselves at the County Meet. Not only do the boys awaken to the call of spring but the girls have taken on the spirit of the Athletic Maid and are training for the girls' events in the County Meet. Some rare ability has been shown by the girls on the field and track. This is commendable and more girls should avail themselves of the opportunity to develop a sound body by indulging in systematic physical training. There would be less loss of time through illness if parents would encourage their daughters to engage in this healthful school sport. Too often we can see only the winning side of Athletics and overlook the personal benefit to be derived from the games. We say there is no use in try- ing because so and so can do that so much better than I. Not only do we gain physically from the training but we learn to lose. I do not mean to be a good loser to the point that we lose without effort. But we learn to go down fight- ing and that spirit often wins even in the face of defeat.