Titusville High School - Optimist Yearbook (Titusville, PA)

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B This was a year that the Rockets provided the fans with some of the smoothest basketball and most exciting contests since the Titusville District Champions of 1947. It was also our best season since 1947. The boys brought home the victory 15 nights while only dropping 4 contests. Nine straight wins started off the season before we were taken over by Cranberry and Meadville. From there on it was a nip-and-tuck race for league leadership among Titusville, Meadville, and Oil City. Never-to-be-forgotten games were the 57-50 victory over Meaclville and the season finale-a heart-breaking one-point loss to Oil City that gave the district crown to Meadville. We donlt see how any team-before us or after us-could provide a more thrilling season of basketball than our boys provided. Lost to the team through graduation will be: Jack Buser, Merle Dibble, Glen Dillon, Bob Gustafson, Cecil Harrison, and Don Bishop. BASKETBALL SCORES FOR 1950-51 Date Opponent Place T-ville Opp. Dec. 12 Corry Home 57 43 Dec. 15 Greenville Home 44 41 Dec. 19 Cranberry Home 59 46 Dec. 22 Corry Away 58 50 jan. VVarren Away 51 41 jan. Grove City Away 52 33 jan. 12 Franklin Home 52 42 jan. 16 Greenville Away 47 37 Jan. 19 Grove City Home 63 49 Jan. 23 Cranberry Away 39 60 Jan. 26 Meadville Away 37 59 jan. 30 Oil City Home 60 49 Feb. XAIZITFCII Home 51 41 Feb. Franklin Away 57 58 Feb. 13 St. Vincent Away 57 37 Feb. 16 Millcreek Home 54 45 Feb. 20 Erie Tech Home 53 37 Feb. 23 Meadville Home 57 50 Feb. 27 Oil City Away 59 61

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. Coached by Mr. Yan Horn and Mr. Blood, with Ray Erickson as Senior lllanager, the Rocket wrestlers this year had a very good season. This is a sport that1s really catching' on in a big way at Colestock, and we have a team to be proud of. Wie started off with a bang, pinning back Erie Tech 37-17. Season record was -1 matches won against 5 matches lost. Scores tell the storyfalmost every match was close and hard-fought. XYe were fortunate once again in having the District Semi-Finals and Finals in Titusville. Pride and joy of the locals was Louis VVagner, who reached the Finals in the 95 lb. class. As a Sophomore, wrestling in competition for the first time, Louis turned in an cxce1.ent performance. Sophomores and juniors made up the entire squad this year. Sophomores on the roster were Louis XYagner, 95 lbs.: Ronald Kerr. 112 lbs.: Russell llummer, 133 lbs.: Roger Ncflce, 1-15 lbs.: Roger Sterling. 15-1 lbs.: and llarold Knapp, 125 lbs. From the junior Class: Norman Nilson, 103 lbs.: Ronald Mclntyre, 120 lbs.: lidward XVheeling, 127 lbs.: and Carl Caron. 185 lbs. -SCORES- A Qpgioinent Tifiusvillc Opponent N gi, in-ie lu-11-11 37 17 K x , 4 XYarren---1 1 39 10 K .f X Greenvil1e'.X O 47 I Grove Citysk 18 25 xx on City--ll 22 23 lg X , X'Yarren-4,X 25 1-1 A , 1. 7 if 5 Greenville-111 7 33 5: l on city-.x Z2 20 B b 1 Grove City-v-11 ll 32 1