Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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TROPHIES! Bob Urquhart, Stillwater Valley League; John Schwepe, Exempted Village and Parochial; Delaine Gehle, District Runner-up; John Brandt, Stillwater Valley Sportsmanship; John Mills, Ansonia Invitational; Mr. Cline. LETTER MEN First Row: Eddie Keihl, Duane Berger, Jerry Oliver, Dick Kueterman, Bob Ehlers, Donald Baker; Second row: Bob Urquhart, John Schwepe, Delaine Gehle, John Brandt, John Mills, Mr. Cline. —A—

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R. URQUHART COACH CLARENCE CLINE J. BRANDT D. GEHLE J. SCHWEPE J. MILLS —3—

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TROPHIES! Trophies! Trophies! Trophies! Trophies! Trophies! That’s right, five of them all in one school year! But they weren’t easy to acquire! Coach Clarence Cline has built up this splendid team from eighth graders. Of course the boys are to be commended on their wonderful record of twenty wins and two losses. They have been apt pupils of the popular hardwood court sport, as well as outstanding advocates of good sportsmanship. Coach Cline started the season with Ansonia, and a win! However, the local squad was to taste its only defeat during regular play with the second game at Minster! St. John, Bradford, Greenville, followed in winning succession for the fighting quintet of John Brandt, Bob Urqu-hart, Delaine Gehle, John Mills and John Schwepe. They were capably assisted by Dick Kueterman, Duane Berger, Jerry Oliver, James Deagle, Bob Ehlers, Eddie McEldowney, Ramon Nickol, Carl Bauer, Bob Brown, Jack Bilger, Eddie Collins, and Vernon McEldowney. Came the holidays, and the Ansonia Invitational Tournament! Union City and Jackson fell to the growing list of Versailles victories. Also fell the handsome Tournament Trophy, the first to be won by the local contenders. This Trophy must be won three years before permanent possession may be claimed. Second semester, and the second Stillwater Valley League game. Newton, this time, with both the preliminary and the varsity games real thrillers! The Tigers won both games by one point! Jackson, Piqua Catholic and Covington next on the docket, and all Tiger wins. January 22nd brought the famed St. Henry quintet to our gym floor. Standing-room only, and not much of that. The Tigers gave the vaunted Redskins their first defeat of the season in a marvelous display of close teamwork and fast thinking basketball. The resounding win over St. Henry spurred the Versailles boys on to victories over Newton, Bradford and Covington—all League games—and gave them undisputed possession of the coveted Stillwater Valley League Trophy as the regular season came to a close. The Non-County Tournament lighted up the sports scene for the Tigers after the close of regular play. Piqua Catholic, Covington and Bradford again fell to the Tiger onslaught. Six-foot four-inch Delaine Gehle scored the remarkable total of thirty points against the Bradford Railroaders. The third trophy, that of the Pai'ochial and Exempted Village Tournament—Non-County—became the proud, and again undisputed, possession of the Versailles Tigers. Also the right to enter the Springfield District Class B competition at Wittenberg field house. The average points scored for the tournament were: Versailles, 65 1 3; Opponents, 40.2 On Monday, March 3rd, the annual Stillwater Valley League Banquet was held in the Versailles High School gymnasium. This honor always falls to the winners of the League, and we were only too glad to be the hosts! The Future Homemakers prepared the, food and saw to it that the decorations and entertainment were appropriate to the occasion. Miami University’s Track Coach, George Rider, was the principal speaker, and gave an interesting and enlightening interpretation of sportsmanship as being “character”. Bob Ungericht, Sports Writer for the Troy Daily News presented the Sportsmanship Trophy to our Versailles High School for their outstanding display of sportsmanship— “character”—as judged by the members of the Stillwater Valley League Association. Perhaps a word concerning this trophy would be advisable. The points considered are: attitude of general attendance of fans, courtesy of cheer-leaders in sharing court with visiting cheer-leaders, and the sportsmanship of the team members. Booing or cat-calling the opposition or officials is unsportsmanlike conduct. Versailles fans are to be (Continued on page 79) —5—