Valley City State University - Viking Yearbook (Valley City, ND)

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s E-:S-:Y-1 ,ar 1 , 3 fiifiik' '.-'of' -'T ' Y-T 'T' T I Isa? ,e-- fi.: .. A he so if s o is ' rare .2 ,CV -..if . . so s Ce-- M Url A T1 Q ll ,gi .N .H I 51 ! l 1 . 3 i. l X 1 1 BASKETBALL 1925 As a preliminary to the basketball training, the intra-mural series was held. This afforded an op- portunity for Coach Hurst to size up the various men, and to get some idea as to the possibilities for t .l another conference championship team. l N. A record sized squad of men responded to the' hrs! call for basketball practice. The mosl outstand- , W ing and promising among these were the veterans Hanna, Kirkness, and Burchill of the '24 champion- l 5 l, ship aggregation. Ridgeway of the North Dakota University was in a class by himself for the center l position. Thayer, Ployhar, and Maresh, the stalwarts of the Valley Cit High School team, also made l y Q strong bids for regular positions. I H Ridgeway was elected captain, and proved himself a steady and consistent player during the entire 4 season at center. His stature enabled him to record very regularly a goodly number of the field goals in every game. The ability of Hanna and Kirkness showed them to be the two best guards in the con- ference. The two forward wings were held down by Ployhar and Thayer, a pair of previous high r W school notables. ' I, 3 The first two college tilts were with the Mayville and Dickinson aggregations. The team worked I remarkably well, and showed mid-season form in both of these contests. The Aberdeen and Moorhead r ll quints followed in rapid succession: although offering stronger opposition, they also fell before the , ll attack of our onrushing Vikings, The other conference winnings were with the Ellendale, the May- r l ville, and the Minot teams. These victories clearly showed that our Vikings deserved to be conference 9 champions. ll il The climax of the basketball season was the much anticipated two-game series with Jamestown I College. The much coveted Championship for S. T. C. could not be possible until Jamestown was l defeated. This task, of course, was not an easy one, and to attempt it required the support of every I I college student. Although the spirit and cheering were present, we failed to gain a victory. That the I l college cheering body were behind the team was shown when a special train was again secured, and ' l four hundred students accompanied the team to Jamestown. It was their presence that helped the ' , Vikings to do as well as they did. hlamestown's revenge was complete when they succeeded in de- . feating us the second game by a I3 lo 12 score on our floor. The last game will always be remembered 1 by the State College rootersg it was all the more spectacular for the reason that the Conference l l rested on the outcome of the contest. It was a real climax for the linal home game of the season. V The State Teachers College can be assured that if the team that represented us this year returns, i In it will be one of the best in the history of the S. T. C. .I I H 1 V SUMMARY Mayville Normal . . . ..... 20 S. T. C. . . . . . . .39 Dickinson Normal .....23 S. T. C. .---4l ' Aberdeen Normal ..... .... 2 l S. T. C. . . . .. . .33 i Moorhead Normal .... ..... l 9 S. T. C. .. . ....3l l Minot Normal ....... ..... l 9 S. T. C. .. . . . . .39 l Moorhead Normal .... ..... 2 2 S. T. C. . . . . - . .29 H l Jamestown College .. ..... 2l S. T. C. . .. . . . .l6 r i Ellendale Normal . . . .... 26 S. T. C. . . . . . . -4l 1 - Dickinson Normal . .. ..... I6 S. T. C. . .. . . . .36 ' Y l Jamestown College . . .... I3 S. T. C. . . . ....IZ 1 l Minot Normal ...... .... l 0 S. T. C. .... . . .25 l 1 Ellendale Normal ... .... I5 S. T. C. . . . .....23 sf W - - l Total .... ...24s Total ....347 llflzl 11' fl lt V ' ' ii' ' ' ' ' 7715- f s -3' 3't!'i.i',..Y7 A ef scsi s H 159

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' cssnqlgz THE RESERVES The men who faxled to make the first squad stlll had opportumty to show thelr basket ball abllxty by maklng a showlng ln the Reserves The young team th1s year was composed of exceptlonally good basketball talent the yalded materially IH the development of the first A separate schedule was made thus arousmg more Interest and enthuslasm All of the men who composed the team were prevlous hugh school stars and had an wlll help ln the building of future teams I I l , excellent foundation upon which to work. The experience of this season I 7 5 . ' 0 2 - ' A ' 14:33:11 l58

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SCS!!! 2 :trail Anderson, Charles Bachman, Kenneth Bahmer, Clifford Barringer, Arthur Bignall, Russell Bjorgen, Oscar Bublitz, Wilbur Bublitz, William Burchill, Herman Busdicker, Harold Clavadetscher, Ed. Conrad, Donald Dale, Kenneth Darkenwald, Gorden Davidson, Walter Eggert, Walter Ford, Melvin Gunderson, Martin Hanna, Glenn Hansen, Carl Hutchinson, Jesse johnson, Lawrence Kernkamp, Allan Kirlcness, Arnold Koeneke, Alfred Krogh, Vernon 1924 1924 1924 1925 1927 1923 1928 1926 1928 1928 1928 1928 1927 1924 1925 1923 1924 1924 1927 1924 WEARERS Captain '23 Captain '2 1 Captain '24 OF THE S Kurth, Alfred Larsen, John Larson, Walter Luessen, Fred McCormick, Lyle McFaclgen, James Moflitt, Arthur Nelson, Alvin Noltimier, Charles O'Neill ,William Personius, Myron Ployhar, Earl Reed, Charles Ridgeway, Morse Rustand, Walter Seymour, Allison Soroos, Adolf Taber, Fred Taber, Lawerence Thayer, Lester Thompson, Mirl Tobias, Herbert Tollefson, Lester Wallace, Harvey Wertin, George 1924 1922 1924 1924 1927 1925 1928 1924 1924 1928 1928 1926 1924 1926 1924 1924 1928 1924 1928 1924 Captain '23 '24 Captain '22 Y Y 160