West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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The Vanity Basketball Team is from I. to r.. first row: Tom Fisher. Jerry Fisher. Dave Shepard, and Diclc Green. Second row: Tom Young, Jim Groningcr, Gary Pittman. Bob Rea. Jeff Egolf. and Micky Wypych. Third row: Chick Manning. Coptain Denny Siebert, Tom Jones. Mike Heim. Frank Tumo. Gory Munn, and Coach Bob Knilons. HAWKS 2nd AT DEKALB Tom Young Mike Heim Although having a losing season with a record of 13 losses against only 9 wins the 1960-61 Blackhawk basketball team finished sixth in the Big 8 Conference with a 4 and 6 record and also captured second place for the second year in a row at the DaKalb Tournament during the Christmas holidays. Coach Bob Knilans in his first year as Varsity basketball coach had both the problem of height disadvantage and that of inexperience with which to contend. By the end of the season the team had come a long way and showed it in victories over East Aurora, Elgin, and the upset of the high-rated LaSalle-Peru team. Gary Munn Bob Rea Dick Green Page 16

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The 1960 Hawklets finished 7th in the Sophomore division of The Big Eight Conference. They had a record of 3 wins, 5 losses, and 1 tie. Until the final gun, the Hawklets were in every game. In their opener, the Hawklets came from behind with 14 points in the last quarter to beat DeKalb, 21 to 6. The Sophs bowed to a powerful Joliet team, 31 to 6, the following Friday. A week later, on September 30, although outplaying the L-P Sophomores, the Hawklets fumbled in the final period, enabling L-P to score and win 14 to 7. The Hawklets met Auburn on October 7 at our Homecoming and displayed a fine offense to defeat an inexperienced team, 25 to 6, to win their first conference game. At East Rockford, on October 14, the Hawklets still blazing from their win over Auburn, showed a fine defense and overpowered the E-Rab Sophomores 12 to 7 to make it two in a row. They returned to play the West Rockford team on a wet field. Meeting Freeport at home a week later on October 28, the Hawklets battled the Freeport Sophs to a 13-13 tie and ended up with the ball on the one-yard line when the game ended. On November 4, at Elgin, the Hawklets played the entire game in a downpour and hindered by rain dropped a 12-6 decision to the Maroon Sophs. The Hawklets finished off their season with a hard-fought battle which they lost 20 to 6 to a rugged Kitten Eleven. Howklct defenders Bob Speers (12). Dove Petree (19). and Paul Reedy (16) close in on on East Aurora back. Bob Popp makes a long gain against East Aurora Dale Storm charges into the East Aurora lino as the Howklet lino opens a holo. Page 15

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Chick Monning Gary Pittmon Jim Groninger Tom Jones Dave Shepard Jeff Egolf Mickey Wypych Tom Fisher When the State Tournament came, the Hawks, greatly outsized, lost to a tall Geneva team in their first game of the Regional Tournament. The score was 63 to 50. Led by Captain Dennis Siebert at center, the starting five usually consisted of Gary Munn and Tom Trotter at forwards and Bob Rea and Tom Young at the guard positions. Important replacements were Chick Manning, Mike Heim, Dick Green, and Jim Groninger. The Junior Varsity coached by Arnie Verbic showed great potential as they compiled the fantastic record of 13 wins with only 1 loss. Varsity Basketball Schedule November 25 Glenbard W. 73 WA 59 November 26 Batavia 79 WA 78 December 2 DeKalb 49 WA 43 December 3 Proviso E. 67 WA 52 December 10 Lockport E. Rockford 50 WA 66 December 16 68 WA 57 December 17 York 78 WA 62 December 22 E. Aurora 56 WA 53 January 6 January 7 January 13 January 20 January 27 February 3 February 10 February 17 February 18 Elgin 64 WA 53 Bloom 51 WA 49 Freeport 63 WA 58 L-P 80 WA 59 E. Aurora 52 WA 60 Elqin 55 WA 56 L-P 51 WA 56 W. Rockford 57 WA 56 Crystal Lake 56 WA 49 Tom Trotter and Dennis Seibert go high for a rebound in the East Aurora gome. Jerry Fisher Frank Tumo t i t Page 1