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

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the week before, and they were determined to stop us this time. We were ahead by only four points, 22-18, at the half. Onalaska stayed close to our heels, but we closed the third quarter with seven points’ grace. During the last quarter, we scored ten and Onalaska fourteen. But we won, 49-46. Trempealeau had beat Norwalk on the first night, so we played Trempealeau in our second game. And what a game it was! Lakey and Paul from Trempealeau were really hitting the net and gave use a run for our money. Trempealeau led 14-8 at the first quarter and 22-17 at the half. When the second half opened, the Panthers were a determined crew. We were determined to make a comeback, and that’s just what we did. Wehrenberg came into the game and opened a scoring streak for Salem. As a result, we were only six points behind. 84-28. at the end of the third quarter. In one desperate lunge in the last quarter, Olson and Wehrenberg began burning the net with buckets and we pulled ahead to win 49-39. Talk about a game! But the heartbreaker came the next night when we faced the Bangor five for the Championship battle. It was tough sledding, and Bangor led all the way. The score at the end of the first quarter gave Bangor the lead by 11-9, and it was the closest we came lo them. The Bangor players were hitting, but we failed to find the mark. We left the floor at the half with Bangor ahead by an overwhelming 28-13. We scored fifteen points in the third period, while they made eighteen to lead 46-28. We held the visiting quint to five points while we made eleven in the last quarter, but it wasn’t enough. So Bangor triumphantly closed the game at 51-39 and proudly claimed the 1949 Championship crown. GAME SCORES West Salem 29 Blair 68 West Salem 36 Trempealeau 41 West Salem 43 Mindoro 26 West Salem 27 Bangor 40 West Salem 31 Holtnen 51 West Salem 49 Melrose 35 West Salem 30 Galesville 47 West Salem 36 Onalaska 27 West Salem 28 Lodi 33 West Salem 38 Trempealeau 32 West Salem 45 Central Sophomores 31 West Salem 69 Mindoro 41 West Salem 41 Bangor 40 ( Homecoming ) West Salem 37 Hoi men 35 West Salem 47 Melrose 34 West Salem 46 Galesville 4°. West Salem 42 Central “B” Team 31 West Salem 36 Blair 40 West Salem 46 Onalaska 40 Total 756 Total 740 TOURNAMENT GAMES West Salem 49 Onalaska 46 West Salem 49 Trempealeau 39 West Salem 39 Bangor 51 ( Championship) Tournament Total 137 Tournament Total 136 Grand Total.......893 Grand Total 876 Page Thirty two

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September 4 Registration! September 7 School Opens September 17 Senior Mixer October 1 Senior Pictures Taken October 6 Annual Pictures Taken October 14-15 Teachers’ Convention October 22 Lyceum. Negro Quartette October 22 Junior Class Play October 29 Hallowe’en Party November 2 Lyceum, Puppets November 5 Freshman Initiation November 12 Harvest Dance November 16 B.B. game. Blair iTl November 17 Report Cards Issued November 19 B.B. game, Trempealeau (H) November 23 B.B. game. Mindoro (T) November 25-26 Thanksgiving Vacation November 30 B.B. game, Bangor IT) December 2 Lyceum, Otters December 3 B.B. game, Holmen (T) December 7 B.B. game, Melrose (T) December 10 B.B. game, Galesville (H) December 14 B.B. game, Onalaska (II) December 17 Grade Christmas Program December 20 Band Chorus Program December 21 F.H.A.-F.F.A. Mixer December 22 Christmas Vacation Begins December 27 B.B. game—Lodi and Prarie du Sac January 4 School Resumes January 7 B.B. game, Trempealeau (T) January 13 B.B. game, Melrose (H) January 21 Homecoming Game, Bangor January 21 Semester Ends January 25 B.B. game, Holmen (H) January 26 Report Cards Issued January 28 B.B. game, Melrose (H) February 4 Lyceum, Michael Klein February 4 B.B. game, Galesville (T) February 7 B.B. game, Blair (H) February 11 B.B. game, Onalaska (T) February 14-18 Basketball Tournament March 5 Freshman Mixer March 22 Lyceum, Vernon Ishmael March 25 Junior Pre-Prom Dance March 30 Report Cards Issued April 2 Solo Tournament April 8-18 Easter Vacation April 29 Senior Class Play May 7 Band Tournament May 13 Junior-Senior Prom May 22 Baccalaureate May 25 Class Night Exercises May 27 Commencement FAREWELL, ALMA MATER! Page Thirty-four