Thorp High School - Seniorian Yearbook (Thorp, WI)

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BASKETBALL Wlth hve returnmg lettermen as a nucleus Thorp looked forward to a topnotch season, only to have the team repeatedly knocked down by Hu and pneumonla After the boys lost a close 56 59 game to Altoona for the Cloverbelt Champ1onsh1p, the Hu bug left them alone long enough for them to w1n the Ladysm1th RICE Lake Reg1ona1 1n therr first outmg 1nto new terrrtory They entered the Spooner Sect1onal agam as und rdogs, and knocked off Ch 11 Lake The rnjury Jmx agam hrt Thorp and the team lost to Sup r1or Central for the rrght to enter the state tournam nt Although the Cards had tough luck 1n some of their games dur1ng the season they went farther toward the state tournament than any team thus far They were one of only srxteen teams left 1n tournament play before they bowed out Carrymg most of th burden rn scor1ng thrs year Don Rublsch proceed d to wrlte all new scor1ng records rnto the record book He plled up 439 pomts rn 23 gam s for a 191 per game scor1ng average to break Ken Bachmeyers record of 304 pomts scored ln 20 games He also broke Ken s smgle game record of 34 pomts by scor1ng 35 pO1I1tS agamst Altoona and Spooner He tled xt once agamst Black R1ver Falls Although the team w1ll b hard h1t by the loss of 1ts three S nrors Don Rubrsch ay Glasshof, and Bob Wojtalewlcz they wrll have a strong r turnmg lrneup w1th letter wrnners ake Ph11l1ps Tom ualle, Bob Mer tens and Roger Turenn Such stand outs from the B squad as B111 Urban Harley Nerdrum, Bob Badz1nsk1 Coach Steward North Arnre Zaborowskr Dcnray Izydorek Richard Alger and Gordon Hansen should also help to balance the team Therr complete s asons record 1ncluded 17 w1ns Hga11'lSE 8 losses as they scored at a 53 pomts per game average They held the1r opponents to a 46 7 pomts p r game average IHE A I1 AM 11 st Ruv ,Terr 11111 ps .11 Classhof Don 1iLl1Jl5L1'l Tom Ou111e Mr North Standulg Bob VXojt11exx1c7 Bob Badzrnslxr 1ogcr Turenne B111 Lrban Donny I ydorek Bob Nlertens Page 1 nty one 1 ' 9 , . ' ' o , ., U c . 2 . ' e , , . . -G . . . c . , . to . . . . . . We , . . , . . . 6 . . X , , , D . . . -1 a 9 . ,Q 13 9 V I ' r Q ' ' , ' Q . ,fs , . c , ... . ,, 1 , 4 ,. M, fr 1 : 'y 'fi , ry 1. , ' ' , N 1 , .11 . .1 Z ' 2 ., . ',3 , 7.., . z' , 1' .. It A .

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