The Plains High School - Yearbook (The Plains, OH)

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Basketball Varsity 1st Row: James Radcliffe Vcrn Stage Charles Beard Carl West Joe Charney 2nd Row: Harold Oliver Gene Sharpe Tom Slater Don Poston Mr. Wood Basketball Reserves 1st Row: Bernie Boyer Coulter Meek Ronnie Way Carl Michael Gary McBride 2nd Row: Bob Hanning Ralph Goldsberry James Ewing Jon Tipton Gordon Knowlton Wendell Calendine Mr. Wood 28

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Jean Gabriel, Nancy Douglas, Mary Jane Powell, Elizabeth Johnson. Our Cheerleaders Dressed in their blue skirts and yellow sweaters, The Plains High cheerleaders made a vivacious picture as they led the crowd in snappy cheers. The cheering squad consisted of four girls; Mary Jane Powell, Nancy Douglas, and Jean Gabriel were chosen at the beginning of the fall term. Elizabeth Johnson, head cheerleader, has been leading cheers for three years. The squad introduced various new yells which were helpful in winning numerous victories for our team. The entire school congratulates these girls for their efforts and marvelous work. Dolores Novotni and Roger Tinkham, members of the Senior class, were cheerleaders for one and three years respectively during their earlier high school days. The Seniors are proud to have had two of their class leading the yells. 27

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Basketball Team of 1950-1951 The Plains High quintet has had a most successful season. We started the season holding first place in the Athens County League. We could always depend on our boys to come through with a hard-fought contest. Our starting five this year were the fol- lowing boys: Forwards, Vern Stage and Carl West; Center, Charles Beard; Guards, Jim Radcliff and Joe Charney. Charles Beard Charlie's main asset to the team was his height. He was good on tip-offs and rather good on rebounds. He could hit well under the basket. He has played only two years (last year with the reserves). This year he was one of the starting five. Jim Radcliff Jim is a transfer from Rome-Caanan High School. He is a four-year letterman. His importance to the team was that he was a very scrappy player and handled the ball well. Tom Slater Tom was also a very good ball passer and handler. He has played with the re- serves for the past three years, but plays with the varsity this year. He is good on tip-offs and rebounds. His passing ability made him a valuable player. Vern Stage Vern was a four-year letterman. He is well known for his famous jump shot which has made him our highest scorer. His point average per game was about 16. He was good on rebounds. Roger Tinkham Roger is another of the good players. He is to be remembered as the “morale booster of the team. Roger is another of the graduating Seniors. Carl W est “Westie was a good ball player in whatever position he played. He could hit the basket from nearly anywhere and was good on rebounds and tip-offs. He is another of our tall boys. We shall miss this left-handed player next year. The boys who played varsity this year whom we shall be seeing a lot of next year are Joe Charney, Wayne Williams, Gene Sharpe, and Don Poston. Joe especially saw a lot of action this past year when he played first-string. He was another of our high scorers. Joe was a fast man on the court. 29