West Bend High School - Bend Yearbook (West Bend, WI)

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i-'vpnrt-lighting Thr Ham A gimose info rhe pas+ of afniencs reveals many unusual records and amusing incidenrs. XNe discover how 'reams were formed by +he s+uden+s +hemv selves and games played wirh meager iacili+ies, how civic- minded men volunleered fheir services in ihe absence of regu- larly paid coaches. As we glance Jrhrough ihe hisfory of each sporr we can see +he gradual developmeni of our wide aihleiic program. Baslcefball has always been popular. In +he early years of fhe Jrweniiefh cenfury fhe boys oflen chose Their own capfain and found fheir own games. La+er Man. Regner coached several Teams. 'Der Pilgerf' an- nual of l909, lells us Thai 'rhe- baslcefball +eam was very aciive fhai year, playing fhe Wild Cafs. Cardinals, and olhers. In Athletics - Page Tweny-Trou'

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dn illllvmnrwm To lose a classmale IS To lose par? of one s class an lraendshlp and memories There ns a void an The semor class whuch carmor be fulled On January I5 I936 Mae Joeclcel of lhe class of 37 was Taken from us By all her classmales she wall always be hed an Tender memory Faq T er' .ff 1 A - . , l ' X e W 'y-three

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I929 WesT Bend l-ligh ioined The LiTTle Ten Con- Terence wnicn had been in exisTence since I926. ln l93! Qow and Runkel became head coach and Trained severe- Teams. The second Team Took hrs' 'n The conlerence in I932-33. ln Tne eary n7sTory oT our school The TooToal siTuaTion was very similar To ThaT oi baskefball. 'l'naT There was greaT maTer'al is noT doubTed. ln I907, under Coach lvlaTT. Regner, WesT Bend i-lign scored loo poinTs To Their opponenTs' lO ooinTs. ln I927 TooTball was revived aTTer an eleven-year lay OTT. Coach Gunderson TaughT The TundamenTais ol The game To an eager squad, who hir Tneir sTride in l928 and won several games. ln i929 aTTer only Two years, The Team Took Third in The l.iTTle Ten, The nexT year The coaching of Runkel and Schuelke resulTed in a TasT Team. ouTsTanding deTensively. ln l933 under Nello PaceTTi The boys wiTh The pigskin were co- champs and The nexT year undispuTed champs oi The Li+Tle Tern WiTh The experience gained under Coach lvlichuTa This year, The squad shows promise ol a successlul season nexT Tall. Our record on The gridiron is more Than saTisTacTory. ln The Tew years ThaT we have belonged To The LiTTle len ConTerence we have been champions Twice. AlThough Track work has never belore been as exTensive as in The lasT Tew years. iT has been rominenT in mani wa s Throu houT mos? oT The f Y 9 nisTory oT Tne school. SuTTering Trom a ack of iaci iT7es and coacnng in early days. iT nas grao- ua y overcome rnosf el These obsfacles. AT various Times lcca men expefenced in Track work Trained The soued. lr is inTeresTing To neTe Tna' back in l9l7 'he boys pracTiced every mornfng ar sk ocock. When The oresenr school was builT, ample crovisions were made Tor Track work. These eTTorTs culm'naTed in The sTaTe cham- pionship under Coach Runkel in I934. Tennis and golT are Tne mosT recenT adoiTions To our Tis? oT maior sporfs. Alrhough Tennis nad been enjoyed by many sTudenTs Tor many years. only recenTly did inTer-school conTesTs Take place. ln The TirsT year oT a heavy schedule, under Coach Hildebrand, The Team Took every honor wiThin iTs reach in The LiTTle len. GolT is now increasing in popularify, and wiTh regulary scheduled pracTices Coach Gvrignon expecTs The Team To sel' a high mark. Thus, we see The developmenl and The high- lighTs ol our various sporTs. ln all OT Them we have done remarkably well. . - - - Qs... '- ' ' z all .managing- Page Twenty-live