Valier High School - Northern Lights Yearbook (Valier, MT)

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FIRST ROW: Bud Campbell, Don Crumpacker, Albert Van De Kop, SECOND HOW: Jim Crawford, Jim Tidyman, Billy Wright, THIRD ROW: Tom Briden, Earl liatthaea. Bob Wenzel, Darrell Grilley, Chuck Raster Valler high school ‘'Panthers won their first football encounter of thew season before a very large crowd of students and town people last Friday afternoon on the local field, winning over Brady high 32-6. OUmont high school will make their bid for the district championslilp here Friday afternoon when they meet the Valler Panthers.’ Each school has won two games and the oil drillers from Ollmont Intend to strike oil again The grades are to be congratulated on their fine support at the football game last Friday—about 99 per oent attendance. The Valler high school Panthers moved one notch closer to the district football championship last Friday In winning over Sunburst 27-19. Sunburst had a good team but superior blocking, tackling and team work by Valler high school won out. The local team slowed down too much In the last half and Sunburst scored all of their points. The first half ended 21 to 0 In favor of Valler. Balt High School won the District Championship title from the Valier Panthers in the Great Falls emorial Stadium by a score of 28 to 8. Valier made their score in the last half of the game against the heavier, more experienced Belt team. Our Pep Squad gave the boys their whole hearted support at the game. Valier high school football •quad won the north section championship last Friday by defeating OUmont high 56-7. They are now in line to play the wlnnea of the southern section for the district title. This game will likely be played with Belt No definite arrangements have been made between the schools as to time or plane for the contest

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Dolores Henneman Reita Geiger Eileen Graham Russell Hostetter Howard Bowman Tim Brophy Mildred Roberts Beatrice Brophy Lois KJose Betty Brodln Richard Monroe Boyd Henneman Wayne Dean Glenn Hartwell Donald Llghtner Louise Graham Everett Barendsen, Dorothy Johnson, Nancy McLaughlin and Vernon Fitzpatrick arc not pictured. Kim Nelson Topi Tidyman Richard Grllley John Stokes Dorothy Brodln Marjorie Christlaens Dorothy Christlaens Neil Kovatch Jenny Lou 0l3en Bob Kewgard Walter Sill Dessa Hale Louise Hancock Dorothy Brophy Wayne Campbell Wanda Cronk Rose Brophy, Donnie Wentworth and Charles Leet are not pictured

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Fir at Aov Second . ov Third flow Don Crumoacker, Can. Ton - rider. :(alph Crr Pud Cannbell din Tidy-nan Don Dean willy Wrirht DoV: V.enzel Darrel Crilley Jin Crawford Albert Van De Kop Chuck Kester Earl Jotthaes Dan Stokes Jim Powers Oilmont won the Little Pour championship held at Sunburst last weekend by defeating each of the other entrants In the Round Robin Invitational basketball tournament. Valler, Brady and SuDburst each lost two games each and all three tied for second. The tournament was well attended. Next year It will be held in Valler. This concludes the basketball activities for the high school boys for the current school yeer. Letters were awarded to members of the football and basketball teams on Wednesday of this week as follows: F o o t b a 11—Don Crumpacker. Bud Campbell. Jim Crawford. Earl Mathaes. Jim Tidyman. Albert Van De Kop. Tom Bidden, Bob Wenzel and Bill Wright. Basketball—Tom Bidden, Jim Tidyman. Albert Van De Kop, Bill Wright. Jim Crawford. Earl Matthaes, Don Crumpacker and Bud Campbell. Jim Powers was awarded as manager In each sport. Valler Panthers won their last home game of the season last Friday against Brady 39-24. The Panthers dominated the play throughout th game, the first quarter ending 10 to 1. the half 20-14. During the second quarter Brady played their best brand of ball. It has been recommended that awards be made to the girls for tumbling. yell leaders and for band work. Valler lost their first game to the strong Conrad team last Thursday afternoon in the second game of the district tournament at Cut Bank by a score of 36-24. This matched them with Oilmont for Tuesday afternoon at 2:30. Oilmont won this game by a score of 41-31. At the end of the third quarter the score was 26-28 in favor of Oilmont and only two points difference at the half in Oilmont's favor. It was a good game all the way, the Valler boys played good ball but Oilmont got the breaks in the last quarter and out scored the Panthers 13 to 5. Valler high school basket ball team defeated the Sunburst Refiners in a thrilling basketball contest here last Saturday evening. During the first half the scope seesawed back and forth but at half time stood with Valler 11 and Sunburst 10. During the second half Capt. Crumpacker went wild and threw in one basket after another and when the game ended the score stood 26 to 21 in favor of the Panthers.