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

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Front row—Mr. Hagen, G. Wehrenberg, K. Diekroeger, W. Olson, G. Rhodes, S. Syvertson, S. Fischer, W. Carlson, Mr. Moran. Second row—J. Metzger, D. Wehrenberg, J. Miller, G. Evenson, J. Hougen, D. Hoff, M. Graff, L. Honan, B. McClintock. Third row—C. Haaland, M. Meyer, K. Klos, D. Juntti, J. Mau, J. Wedin, A. Walters, M. Whitlock. Basketball Well, we've put away the basketball togs for another year. And quite a year it was, too. It was full of surprises to say the least. Not mentioning any names, we've beaten some of the so-called best teams in the locality and lost to some of the so-called worst. We gave a couple of the Big Boys a good score, too. Although no one was able to say that we lacked fight, in the beginning, we were lacking that thing called polish. Hard work and expert guidance made ush shine a little by tournament time, however. We did our share of losing, and losing is tough the way we did it in some of those thrillers. Remember that game with Melrose—when they beat us by 2 points in an overtime (28-30)? And how about that close out to Hol-men on Homecoming night? Of course, we mustn't forget Mindoro over there. We won a few close ones, too. We sent Bangor home with a two point beating. There were others too numerous to mention, in fact, almost al lof our games wee close. We won the tournament! Yea! The victory of Cashton in their first hurdle with Trempealeau lined us up in a tough bracket. No team in the tournament could have been classed very far behind the rest, but it seems that we drew the best. The preliminary matchings paired us with Melrose in the first game. The boys from over North came out on the floor aiming to get revenge for a 45-30 licking we had dealt them a few games before. It was neck and neck the first half. When we left the floor, Melrose led 18-16. The third quarter was SEASON'S RECORD NAME FG FT A FTM F PCT PTS Fischer 53 63 29 57 .460 121 Syvertson 61 75 37 59 .493 159 Rhodes 14 23 8 52 .347 36 D. Wehrenberg 2 5 4 5 .800 8 Olson .84 69 36 47 .521 204 Diekroeger 26 40 13 53 .325 65 Hoff 9 8 3 17 .375 2! J. Wehrenberg 9 14 5 19 .457 24 Graff 10 20 13 21 .650 33 Carlson 4 8 1 6 .125 9 Evanson 3 2 1 3 .500 7 Totals 275 327 150 329 .460 687 slam bang all the way. After two or three Melrose boys left via the foul route, we picked up a 35-22 lead. That was the bal game! We won 48-36. It's hard to beat a team three times in a season. Maybe that was a jinx on Holmen. Maybe we played better bal than they did. Maybe we were just luckier. At any rate, we took what was supposed to be our toughest game of the tournament. At the end of the third canto we held our biggest lead, five points, 25-20. At one time in the fourth period Holmen jumped to within one point of tying us. Final score was 32-29. We had gained revenge for Homecoming night. Besides that, we had earned Page twenty-seven

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Front row—M. Meyer, D. Miller, S. Fischer, K. Diekroeger, A. Miller, Mr. Moran, J. Kopp, W. Olson, G. Rhodes, G. Wehrenberg, D. Hoff. Second row—R. Ender, D. Ender, G. Evenson, R. Rhyme, S. Syvertson, D. Juntti, J. Hougen, R. Niedfeldt, L. Hanan, K. Klos, B. McClintock. Baseball Work was the watchword of the fall baseball season. Because the games played had no bearing on the conference standings. Coach Moran used many combinations in order to determine the one most effective. As is often the case, the greatest weaknesses were shown to be in the battery. However, Jerry Wehrenberg, a sophomore southpaw, and George Evenson progressed rapidly; and on the receiving end, Morris Meyer, a freshman backstop, showed promise. The spring schedule included games with Bangor, Galesville, Mindoro, Holmen, Trempealeau, Onalaska, and others. For the second season baseball was an organized part of the Coulee Conference program with a trophy awarded the top team. Page twenty-six

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the right to tangle with Norwalk for the Championship. The saying that there is strength in numbers certainly did not apply to Norwalk. The second smallest school in the tournament was represented in the championship game. And we knew they were tough! In fact, everyone knew that they were tough. The kind of game the people saw was just the kind of game the people expected and wanted. First quarter: 4-2 in our favor. Second quarter: 17-15, favor of us. Third quarter: 24-22, favor of us. Fourth quarter: 36-2, favor of US. But that doesn't tell the story of that last quarter. Late in the period, we led by nine points. That Norwalk team wouldn't ke kept down though. With a drive that netted six points, they were back in the ball game when the gun ending the game and the tournament sounded. For our Sectional play-off opponent, we drew Alma—one of the top teams of the little sixteen. They were really GOOD and they beat us 64-32. That game ended a season that could certainly be called SUCCESSFUL. West Salem West Salem West Salem West Salem West Salem West Salem West Salem ............. West Salem West Salem West Salem (Homecoming) West Salem West Salem .............. West Salem ............. West Salem .............. West Salem .............. West Salem .............. West Salem West Salem West Salem .............. West Salem Total ............... GAME SCORES 16 Holmen 16 Blair 56 Mindora 38 Trempealeau 27 Bangor 28 Melrose ........ 22 Galesville 38 Onalaska 37 Black River Falls 26 Holmen 43 Mindora ...... 50 Trempealeau .... 29 Black River Falls 32 Bangor 45 Melrose 32 Blair . 31 Galesville 41 Onalaska 46 Prairie Du Sac 34 Independence 694 Total ... 43 53 21 33 25 30 48 34 47 27 44 23 49 25 30 44 45 32 41 30 690 Page twenty-eight