Walther Lutheran High School - Remuda Yearbook (Melrose Park, IL)

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INJURY HITS BRDNCOS FADE Walther's Varsity football team ran into a rough mid- season opponent, iniuries. The loss of Tom Standke, Dan Naiiar, and Lon Andrews caused the Broncos to lose momentum. After dropping the opener, the team won three consecutive games, then lost a heartbreaker to Luther South, the P.S.L. Champions. The Broncos lost three of their next four games to finish the season with a 4-5 overall record. The Broncos' league rec- ord of one win and four defeats put them in a tie with Wheaton for ifth place in the P.S.L. Red Division standings. The first game of the season pitted Walther against Hales Franciscan, a Catholic League team. This game, won by Hales, served to prepare Walther for future games. The Broncos learned much from this game and used their knowledge to beat Marist, their next op- ponent. The Marist game was well fought, with Walther hang- ing on to gain its first victory of the season 13-7. This victory instilled the Broncos with needed confi- dence. The Broncos walloped their next opponent, Fran- cis Parker, 34-7. In this game the Broncos put on their biggest offensive show ofthe season gaining 337 yards total, 136 yards passing, and averaging 6.3 yards per play, all high marks for the season. The next week the Broncos knocked over North Shore, the P.S.L. White Division Champs. The Broncos, who controlled the ball well, moved for 16 first downs but totaled only eight points. The final score was 8-6 in a fine defensive game. The fired-up team underwent a rough week of practice in preparation for the Luther South contest, the turning point in the season. South scored a TD early in the game which turned out to be the winning margin. The Broncos put up a good fight but lost 14- 7. The Hnal victory of the season came at Wheaton. The Broncos again piled up 16 first downs in the game and won 14-O. The Homecoming game against Morgan Park com- pletely exhausted the green and white. The Broncos had gained a 13-6 margin, but George Kumis of Morgan Park scored two quick touchdowns in the final minutes of the game to close out the Broncos 19-13 Walther could not regain its strength, losing the final two games 12-6 and 19-O to North Park and Luther North respectively. The Broncos set a new school record by totaling 1,902 yards rushing and passing. Individual team members also brought never-before-received honors to the school. .lim Kalzow was unanimously chosen to the All-Conference team at right tackle. He was also selected for the State-Little All-Star team. This is the first time in the history of the school that anyone had been honored in this fashion. Carl Schroeder, Tom Standke, and Don Happel received the title of All-Conference second team. Dan Noiiar and Mark Kammrath were awarded Honorable Mention. State Little All-Star Team, Jim Kolzow.

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SPORTS

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