Vermillion High School - Tanager Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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Third row: Second row: Fzrst roy: vV F S Arthur Nissen, Burdette Sargent, Dale Firof, Warren Harris, Stanley Lundquist, ohn Armstrong, Ellis White, Gene Seiler, Bill Ufford, Wendell Clar , Tom Kaltsulas, Harley Boline. Ass't Coach Bajuniemi, Art Erickson, Lester Emerson, Wayne Wylie, Don Bensen, Wayne Merrigan, Kenneth Domlna, Donahue Evans, Don Bystrom Clayton Thompson, Don Morse, Tom Torstenson, Gene Owens, Bill Bergman. Coach L. A. Nelson. Manny Brown, Nels Brunick, Ardell Brown, Richard Lingberg, Don 0'Conner Robert Pet9f50l'l- Stanley Jensen Carleton Hoy David Edstrom Lowell Macy, Holly Swedeen, Leslie Slowey, Floyd Merrigan. ' V IIS 13 TYHDALL 0 The flrst game of the season was played on our own fleld with a victory over Tyndall 13-0. The gale showed Coach Nelson that with e little more work he would have a very good season. VHS 27 BERESFORD 0 After a good send-off of the 1943 football season the Tanagers ra- cked up thslr second win by de- feating Beresford 27-0. Having scored 40 points ln their flrst two starts and holdlng their opponents scoreless showed the Tanagers had plenty of scoring power besides a good defense. VBS 12 SOU.Tll SIOUX 7 Yllth 2 victories under their belts the Tanagers went to South Bloux City to pla'y their first night game of the year. This game was a closely fought battle until the final gun vlth Varllll ion edging out a la-1 victory over the Cardinals. F O 0 T B A L L VH S 14 LEEDS 27 The Tanagers recelved their first defeat of the season by the Leeds Lancers. Speed and all-around better playing by Leeds ln the first half proved the deciding factor of the game. ln the second half the two teams played on even terms but the Tanagers couldn't overcole the lead established. VHS 13 ELK POINT 0 With their flrat defeat of the year hanglng over their heads,the Tanagera went to lllf Point on the Pointers homecoming to prove the defeat hadn't hu.-t their morale any and forced s 13-5 victory over a very hard flghtlng Elk Pcln t teas. VHS 12 IIAWARDEW 0 By defeating llawarden 12-0, the Tsnagers won their homecoming game with plenty to spare. Play- ing good ball all t,he way., the Vermllllon footballers had little trouble ln scoring their too touchdowns. The winning of this gala placed the Tanegers on top of the Trl-State Conference stand ings . VHS G YANKTOII 13 Going to Yankton to play our old- est rival, the Yankton Bucks, in another thrilling game, was s battle between two very evenly balanced teams. The Bucks finally edged out a 13-5 victory over the Tanagers. The victor was not decided until the final gun went off. VHS 1 L! MARS l2 With only 2 defeats ln 1 games, the Tanagers journeyed to Lellars to a Trl-state Conference gale. The 'ranagers dldn't show up well under the lights that night. The Tanagere were edged out of the conference championship by a score of 12-8. VHS 27 CHITOI 0 The Tanmgers ended their football season with an easy victory over Canton 2'7-0- as the moore indlca- tes, Vermillion had no trouble and the reserves played a lot of the gale. During the season the Tsnagers scored 130 Pain'-I rv 55 for their opponents and ended with six games won and three lost .

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PLAY CAST Third row: Harley Boline, Stanley Lundquist, Craig Lien. Second row: Pat Frankenfeld, Barbara Bolstad, Miss Beis. First row: Marlys Hult, Carleton Hoy Gwen Leikvold. The all high school three act play this year was 'Good Gracious Grandma', under the direction of Miss Marie Beis. PRODUCTION STAFF Third row: Jean Geppert, Anna Mae Erickson, Twila Severson. Second row: Mary Schatz, Anne Teeman, ' Margaret Gronholz, Art Erickson. First row: jaqueline Jaquith. Bonnie Clark, Charlotte Kaltaulas, Marge Wagner. emma-.sm-m,Mm,aw14wr1www-mv-f.A, wfw. ,fw we , f , . C ,W f w.ma,mr-fn.umfvmawr.-mwykw

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Second row: Coach Nelson, Donald Morris, Ellis White, Stanley Lundquist, Warren Harris, Kenneth Domina, Art Nissen. First row: Art Erickson, Bill Bergman, Elwood Macy, Carlton Hoy, Don Bensen, Ardell Brown. B A S K E T B A L L Starting the season with four lettermen returning, prospects were bright for a good season, but misfortune struck at midseason and the Tanagers won but six of fifteen contests. A victory over Beresford 28-I9 and South Soo 46-19, and a defeat to the Yankton Bucks 27-17, showed on the Tanager slate before the holidays Squeezing by a tough Le Mars team 26-25, the locals met defeat at Sioux City 38-27 to Leeds. Victories over Elk Point 30-22 and Hawarden 32-27 on successive week-ends, before South Soo broke the streak by winning a thrilling 36-35 game at the armory. journeying to Elk Point, the Tanagers again downed the pointers, this time 38-27. The Yankton Bucks defeated a much weakened Tanager squad 45-30 before the Tri-State Champions. Le Mars, downed the locals 37-29. Pre-tournament games with Trinity, Sioux City, and Beresford were lost 38-18 and 30-16, respect- ively. The state 'A' Sectional Basketball Tournament was held in Vermillion this year at the armory. Sioux Falls, who defeated the Tanagers 53-24, and Yankton, who defeated the locals 29-27, represented this section at the State 'A' Tournament held this year at Sioux Falls VHS 29 Beresford 19 VHS 35 Elk Point 27 45 South Soo City Yankton I7 Yankton Le Mars 26 Le Mars Trinity 27 Leeds Beresford 30 Elk Point Sectional 32 Hawarden Sioux Falls 35 South Soo City Yankton