Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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In the second track meet the Warriors ventured to Sheldon. In this meet with Kentland, and Sheldon, we placed second. There were five boys who got first and they were Gregory, Schaumburg in the pole valutg Ferrero in the discusg I. Ash in the mile and Gonzales in the high jump. A Watseka came home from Gilman with first in a track meet with St. Patrick of Kankakee and Gilman. Ralph came through with first in the broad jump and tied for first in the 220 yard dash. Gonzales and Gregory tied in the high jump. Snedden got first in the high hurdles and Ferrero got first in throwing the discus. The Freshmen relay team also brought a first home. The Warriors traveled to Onarga Military, but after trying hard, found that the more experienced group from Gibson took first place. The county track meet was held at Onarga on May 4. The Onarga Military track men edged out Watseka for first place. Snedden got a first in the high hurdles. Ferrero got first in the discus with a throw of 127 feet 72 inches. Gregory got first in the pole vault at a height of 10 feet 553 inches. At the district meet in Kankakee there were only two boys from Watseka who placed. Gerald Gregory with third in the pole vault and Ronald Snedden with fifth in the high hurdles. At the annual conference track meet at Rantoul on May 12, Watseka came home with sixth place. 60

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1953 '74-ack '7eam .0 V , fb f-5 ,A fig fem ei 54 -1 K ilffig, Vi! ri Left to right: Top row-Boh Seggehruch, l'hil Grice, Varis Purkalitis, Lloyd Eastluurn, Bill Ash, Barry llynd, Torn Oherloh, Darrell Decker, Pete Ferrcro, and Iini Ehrhardt, manager. Seeonzl row-Nlr. Gordon Mt-Kenzie, coachg Bob Rhoadcs, Gary lioscnbcrgcr, Lester Merhlcy, jini lleinagle. Alan XVeidert. Kenneth 'l'mm'usend, Don Slater, Karl Oelke, Rudy Ahrens, and Bill Xfoliaggert, inauager. liotfom ron'-Charles XYalwcr, Chuck Sl. Cerniain. john Ash, Bob Grimes, Frank Schaum- hurg, jack lferrcro, Ronnie Snedden. Gerald Cregory, Marion Ralph, Toni Gonzales, and Cordon llhoades, niauager. During the first week of April, 1953 the first Intra-School track meet was held. XVhen the final results were tabulated it was obvious to Coach McKenzie that the juniors were going to he the hack-hone of his track team. The scores of the classes were .luniors 163, Sophoniores 36, Freshmen 34, and the Seniors 17 points. The coach felt that the hoys learned a lot from the meet. The W'arriors opened their track season on their own field in a triangular nieet against Iloopeston and Milford. The XVarri,ors took first honors in this meet with 5-1'g.while lloopestou and Milford tallied 5011. and 35 respectively. The men from XVatseka who placed first in this meet were: Snedden in the high hurdles. Ralph in the hroad jump, and low hurdles, St. Germain in 440 yard dash. Gonzales in the high jump and Gregory. Schaumburg tied for first in the pole Vault. 1 59 k'7'6lfl N

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