Walla Walla High School - Royal Blue Yearbook (Walla Walla, WA)

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Billy Weber Wayne Berry Polly ' Yeend Keith Griffiths An Exciting Moment in the Everett Game Freshman Team: John Cameron, Bob DeWitt, Bleakncy Bishop, Dick Schick, Coach Paul Manager, Gordon McCoy Mac Gown, Jack McMann, Frank O ' Dell, Curtis Bowers, Eugene O ' Brien, Basketball Scores Wa-Hi Opponents Date 25 Yakima 27 Jan. 30 n Prescott 18 Dec. 5 18 Mac-Hi 20 Feb. 2 56 Kennewick 21 Dec. 11 25 Dayton 27 Feb. 11 41 Dayton 21 Dec. 12 38 Lewiston 17 Feb. 13 23 Pasco 11 Dec. 16 34 Hoquiam 42 Feb. 19 34 Hoquiam 26 Dec, 18 37 Bremerton 34 Feb. 20 20 Hoquiam 21 Dec. 19 Sub-District Tournament 63 Pomeroy 30 Dec. 22 39 Yakima 26 Dec. 26 65 Clarkston 11 Feb. 26 32 Lewis Clark 22 Dec. 29 40 Dayton 36 Feb. 27 37 Kennewick 13 Jan, 2 District Tournament 73 Pasco 16 Jan, 2 34 Colfax 21 Mar. 5 24 Mac-Hi 25 Jan, 5 46 Dayton 29 Mar. 6 32 Washington Hi 20 Jan. 9 44 Lewiston 24 Jan. 14 State Tournament 46 Clarkston 15 Jan. 15 41 Castle Rock 29 Mar. 17 38 Pomeroy 22 Jan, 16 35 Anacortes 26 Mar. 18 45 Everett 27 Jan, 22 39 Wenatchee 35 Mar. 19 45 Prescott 17 Jan, 23 40 Everett 32 Mar. 20 Page Twenty-Five

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EXIT Seitz Gentry Sba Wmv Keyes Coach Dimick Squad—Billy Tm, Solomon Frank, Nor man Tran«th } Jack Jackson, Coadi r Pplly” Anderson Ralph tstes Ue.in Rogers, Harold Benzol, Marion Dimirk. Winning This year’s team suffered only six defeats out of thirty-two games, and then more than made up for their losses by winning the State Championship. They played a good brand of ball all season, but it was not until the Hoquiam-Bremerton trip near the end of the season that they really began to show championship form. Then, after the sub-district and district tournaments, in which they won handily, the Blue Devils went to the state tourney in top shape and with a will to win which brought them out on top Ball-hawkers of the championship team were: Clayton Shaw, All-State forward, captain, and the most dependable shot; Jimmy Seitz, forward, a dead-eye at long, looping shots; Keith Griffiths, steady and dependable guard; Billy Weber, cool and shifty guard, with a good one-hand shot; Charles Weaver, All-State guard, also center, with long, lanky arms; Paul Yeend, smallest but shiftiest one on the team, good at intercepting passes; John Adams, southpaw forward, and exceedingly hard to guard; Don Keyes, center, whose bewildered look catches opponents completely off balance; and Wayne Berry, a cool¬ working and steady guard Two other members of the team who did not go to the tournament were Dale Gentry, tall, point-getting center, who graduated mid-year, and Don Brumbach, sophomore center Page Twenty-F ouir

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Wa HPs Trophies The Gym is Dedicated Th? Realization of the Dream The Rooting Section at Any Game Dreams Come True The new Wa-Hi gym, dedicated and opened for use last December, has many new and convenient features which are outstanding in themselves. The gym has two hardwood courts, the larger for the boys, and on which the varsity games are played. The boys’ floor has six adjustable baskets, and can be fixed so the floor is regulation college size. For the spectators 3 benefit an electric scoreboard is used. The girls ' floor is separated ftom the main floor by sound-proof folding doors, and has lines for shuffleboard, badminton, and basket¬ ball, The girls ' lounge room has been tastefully furnished by the Girls Federation, and contains a ping pong table. The basement has showers, lockers, and equipment rooms. There is a room for boxing and wrestling, and a large classroom for the health and physical educa¬ tion classes. The gym was built for community interests, too. The bleacher ' s seating capacity is 1600, and the boys ' floor may be covered with folding chairs, and the girls ' gym used for a stage. To the side of the girls ' gym is a large, modern kitchenette for use at banquets. Other fea¬ tures are the large lobby, with its trophy cases, and special sliding compartments for folding chairs. The students of Wa-Hi are justly proud of the new gym, the fulfilment of a dream of many years among sports enthusiasts of Walla Walla,