Walnut Grove High School - Walnut Leaves Yearbook (Arcadia, IN)

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Ray Rogers High School Coach to represent Walnut Grove in recent years. pleted the season with a shooting percentage .Moo per game, finished second to Sheridan fensive averages in the county, and second to the Aitglaiiihfa Don Boze Jr. High Coach ---- BASKETBALL 195k-55 --- best teams They com- of almost in the de- Fishers in The l9Sh-S5 Walnut Wolves was one of the final county league standing. The regular season was completed with a record of 13 wins and 8 losses. The victories were over Jackson Central twice, Frankton, Carmel, Prairie Township, Wind fall, Maxwell, Westfield, Jefferson Township, Sharps- ville, Deaf School, Markleville, and Whitestown. Losses were at the hands of Western of Kokomo, Dover, Waldron, Fishers, St. Marys of Anderson, Fortville, and Sheridan twice. Two of these losses were overtimes. In both the county and sectional, the Wolves were defeated by Sheridan, the eventual winner. In the coun- ty tourncy, it was an overtime loss to the Blackhawks, and in the sectional, it was an eight point loss after the Wolves had led at the half and mid-way through the third quarter. The Sheridan Blackhawks were finally eli- miniatcd by Fort Wayne North in the Semi-Finals of the State Tournef, The 195K-55 schedule was the toughest schedule in the school's history and the boys are to be commended for a job well done. The Walnut HBM team finished the year with 15 wins and 3 losses for an outstanding season. Many thanks ge to Mr. Bozc, assistant coach, and to Mr. Badgley, scorekeeper, for the fine job they did dur- the l9Eh-55 season. Reese House and Kenny Harvey worked hard during the year keeping the equipment in order as student managersp Our yell leaders were Ann Nance, Marina Davis, and Dennis Knapp. They are to be congratulated for an out- standing job, along with Miss Thornburg and the Boosters Club, ' ing ---- BASEBALL 1951+-55 -- During the year l95h-S5 the Wolves played baseball during the spring, summer, and fall. The record for the entire year was 22 wins and 9 losses. This was the first year that Walnut became a member of the Tri-County League, which included eight teams

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from Hamilton, Hancock, and Madison counties, The teams participating were Carmel, Westfield, Walnut, Lapel, Ht. Comfort, Wilkinson, Fortville, and Narklevilles The Wolves failed to lose a game to a Tamilton coun ty team, defeating Carmel and Noblesville three times and Westfield twice. The Wolves also defeated Elwood two out of three games played. The pitchers were Dick Mosbaugh, Marion House, Nick Reith, Larry Kaiser, and Preston Rinker. Other members of the team were Bill Barnard, Paul Lively, Kevin Mos- baugh, Tom Tharp, Bob Gordon, Ted Wilhoit, Larry King, Dick Webb, Gene Dent, and Dick Leach. --- TRACK 1954-55 --- For the first time in several years Walnut partici- pated in track. Meets were scheduled with Frankton, El- wood, Jefferson Township, Waldron, Noblesville, and a triangular meet with Carmel and Noblesville. A great deal of interest was shown as twenty-three boys came out for the sport. The boys did an outstanding job for the first year, and it is hoped that with more experience, Walnut will again be a contender in track in Hamilton County Following is a list of boys who participated: Dick Mosbaugh, Charles King, Paul Lively, Marion Kaiser, Nick Reith, Kevin Nosbaugh, Kenny Tharp, Ted Wilhoit, Bob Gordon, Larry King, House, Larry Harvey, Tom Bill Haworth Keith Bowers, Wayne Schulenburg, Keith Schulenburg, Dick Webb, Gene Dent, Jack Dent, Don Delaplane, Dennis Ryan, Dennis Overdorf, and Dick Leach. ---- JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS l954-55 ---- The 1954-55 Junior High basketball team, with its coach Don Boze, had another fine season,winning l4 games and losing 5. The little Wolves were defeated in the championship game of the Lapel Invitational Tourney by Sheridan. Dale Caylor received the sportsmanship award for the tourney For the second straight year J. W. Men- denhall won the award for the best free throw percentage for the year. The Junior High B team had a very suc- cessful season, winning ll and losing 4. The Junior Marcia Myers. High yell leaders were Judy Gunning and