Wallace High School - School Daze Yearbook (Bristol, VA)

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WASHINGTON COUNTY TOURNAMENT The annual Washington County Athletic Tournament was held at Emory and Henry Col- lege November 20 and 21, 1936, of which the Wallace boys emerged Champions. The first victims of the Wallace boys were the Fen- dota High School boys. This score v as 29- 14 in favor of Wallace. The next opponents were the Cleveland boys, with a score of 30-15 in favor of Wallace. The next day Wallace encountered the strong Damascus team. A hard battle was fought, ending in a score of 19-16 in fav- or of Wallace. The final game to deter- mine the winner of the trophy was played against Greendale, Again Wallace played a hard game and won a 26-21 decision from Greendale o In the girls’ opening game they en- countered the Bethel sextet. This seemed a certain victory for the opponents until after the first half. Then the tide turned and Wallace claimed a 23-10 deci- sion. The final game for that day was against Greendale. This score was 31-16 in favor of Wallace. The next day the girls lost to Damascus with a score of 14-13. Although they lost, we are proud of them for the fine work they did and their determination to fight to the final whistle. THE DISTRICT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Washington County was represented by Wallace in the District Tournament held at Emory and Henry College on December 4th and 5th. The winner of this tourna- ment has the privilege of representing our district in the State tournament, which

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is held at the University of Virginia. Our team made a splendid showing in the first two games, defeating Dante by the score of 25-16. Wallace played Plat Gap in the finals, the score being 18 to 14 against us. This defeat did not prove to be a serious blot on our record, how- ever, since Flat Gap had little trouble in taking the State Championship at Charlotts- ville . COUNTY TRACK FEET Wallace High School placed fourth in the county track meet at Emory and Henry College, April 16, 1936. Individual hon- ors went to Zeffic Smith, who came first in the girls’ one-hundred yard dash, se- cond in the basketball throw, and third in the baseball throw, Winfreid Miller came second in the one-hundred yard dash. Joe Swift came third in the boys’ four-hundred- forty yard dash. In the girls ' quarter- mile relay Wallace came second, and third In the half-mile relay for boys. VOLLEY BALL The girls’ volley ball teams were organized early in the fall with Jane Ad- dison and Ruby Branson Captains of the two teams. These teams had four practice per- iods a week in which they engaged in con- tests. Real fun was enjoyed by the teams as they improved more and more in the sport.