West Salem High School - Neshonoc Yearbook (West Salem, WI)

Page 24 text:

 Road To Glory Back tow, lell to right: Mr. Glasrud. H. Olson. W. Horstman. R. Selbrede. D. Ender. S. Syver son. S. Fischer. R. Sprain, R. Slorandt. D. Thompson, D. Wehrenberg. Front row. left to right: R. Dovenberg. F. Newburg, C. Carlson. Captain T. McEldowney. D. Diekroeger, D. Cassel, H. Caulum, R. Groth. Once again the West Salem High basketball team earned the titles of Coulee Conference and District Champions. This is the first time in the history of the school that we have won both championships for two consecutive years. Throughout the season West Salem amassed a total of seventeen wins, and only bowed to defeat three times. The three losses were at the hands of Westby, the Central sophomores, and Independence. Besides winning all their conference games, the Salem boys also defeated Westby, Virogua, and Cashton. Probably the reason for the outstanding record set by Mr. Glasrud's boys was the good teamwork and uniform playing ability. Although some games were better played than others, there were no very great extremes in performance, which is so often noticeable in smaller schools. The team was also fortunate in that there were no serious accidents to hamper their playing ability, as there were in the previous year. In the twenty games played. West Salem piled up 597 points, against their opponents' total of 448. SEASON'S RECORD West Salem 31 Cashton 24 West Salem 25 Cashton 15 West Salem 33 Westby 17 West Salem 25 Bangor West Salem 26 Onalaska 18 West Salem 27 Virogua 23 West Salem 32 Galesville 21 West Salem 33 Holmen 21 West Salem 18 Westby 27 West Salem 27 Viroqua 20 West Salem 44 Mindoro 13 West Salem 21 Trempealeau ... 14 West Salem 27 Central Sophs. . 31 West Salem.... 35 Bangor 21 West Salem.... 28 Melrose 26 30 Onalaska 27 Won. 17 Lost.... 3 Pet ....850% TOURNAMENT RECORD West Salem.... 47 Melrose 31 West Salem.... 35 Holmen 28 West Salem.... 27 Bangor 26 West Salem.... 26 Independence . 30 COULEE CONFERENCE STANDING Won. 9 Lost 0 Pet ..1000% Page twenty-two

Page 23 text:

ATHLETICS The scorer records our basketball games in the scorebook It is wholesome and bracing for the mind to have its faculties kept on the stretch. It is like the effect of a walk in Switzerland upon the body. Reading an essay of Bacon's for instance, or a chapter of Aristotle, or of Butler, if it be well and thoughtfully read, is much like climbing a hill, and may do one the same sort of good. Page twenty-one

Page 25 text:

 Men of Iron Back row, left to riqht: Mr. Glasrud, R. Dovenberq, R. Groth. H. Caulum. Front row, left to riqht: F. Newburq. C. Carlson, Capt. T. McEldowney, D. Diekroeqer. D. Cassel. District Tournament at West Salem February 21 -24, 1945 The West Salem District Tournament was held four days this year; eight teams participated. West Salem was the favored team because of their perfect conference record of nine wins and no losses. After defeating Melrose and Holmen by comfortable margins, they upheld their reputation by trouncing our age-old rivals, Bangor. West Salem 47; Melrose 31 Salem's first game of the tourney was with Melrose. Although the opposing team came very close to defeating them in a previous engagement, the Salem cagers came through to win by their highest score of the tournament. With a six point lead at the half, the boys went on a scoring spree by racking up 26 points the last half. West Salem 35; Holmen 28 In their second encounter of the tournament, West Salem came from behind to defeat Holmen, 35-28. After overcoming a four point deficit in the first guarter, Salem went on to outscore their opponents in each succeeding quarter. At the half the score was tied at 17 all, but the superiority of the Salem five showed itself in the last half. West Salem 27; Bangor 26 By defeating Melrose and Holmen, Salem earned its berth in the championship game. Their opponents were the black and maroon clad Bangor team. This game was about as fast and furious as the average person is able to stand. Bangor led by a small, though threatening, margin throughout the first three periods. However, the Salem five came back in the fourth quarter and fought harder than in any previous game of the season, to edge out the Bangor team by one point, and win the District Championship. Page twenty-three