West Valley High School - Wimoah Yearbook (Yakima, WA)

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asketball Schedule West Valley 52 Highland 57 West Valley 55 Toppenish West Valley 54 Cle Elum 61 West Valley 52 Highland West Valley 35 Grandview 50 West Valley 54 Cle Elum West Valley 38 Marquette 43 West Valley 50 Grandview West Valley 53 Naches . . 51 West Valley 44 Marquette West Valley 30 Selah . . . 66 West Valley 45 Naches . . West Valley 44 Prosser . . 46 West Valley 58 Selah . . . West Valley 48 Toppenish 49 West Valley 52 Prosser . . Those who came to West Valley basketball games this year saw a much improved, more confident group of boys who met their opponents with determination. Win or lose, the school spirit was great at every game, and no one was disappointed with the effort that was put forth by the team as they fought to win. Many times through the season the tension grew to the bursting point in the closing minutes, and the outcome either brought forth the joyful yells of the triumhpant or the mumbles of the dismayed in defeat. But each hopeful fan looked forward to the next game with eagerness and anxiety. To those who were not broken by defeat, but remained constant rooters at each game and gave aid to the spirit of every contest, we would like to extend our thanks. It was because of you that we could ac- cept the sportsmanship trophy awarded to us for outstanding conduct at every game. Thanks is given to the team for their good sportsmanship while on the court, and to the student body for their wonderful conduct while attending the games, also to the cheer and song leaders for theirs in leading songs and yells. Another group that we can honestly say had a big part in helping the spirit grow is the band. Altogether we can see that co-operation on the part of every person participating in the game, the rooting section, the band, or just as a spectator can accomplish much toward furthering the sportsman- B Squad First row: Mr. Ray Beach, coach, John Rogers, Vern Griffith, Bill Cahoon, Al Woods, Roy Campbell, Bill Maggnrd. Second row: Bob Perez, Jerry Stevenson, Dave Cerhardt, john Euteneier, David Vander Houwen, Walter Luton. ship and spirit of our school.

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I Coaches Elmer Cherry and Art Hutton Managers Jerry Crawford Fred Briggs Jon Shirey and Julian Sleenbergen Tackle football was a new experience for the eighteen freshmen football players. As the weeks progressed, the team as a whole looked better and better As the season came to a close the team was working very well together and several boys were very good prospects for the '57 varsity team. West Valley 0 , West Valley 6 , , West Valley 7, , , West Valley 7 c,c,c,c, West Valley 0 West Valley 21 ,, , Highland 0 Naches 6 Selah 12 Naches 14 Selah 31 Highland 32 Freshmen quad Kneeling, left to right: Floyd Tolberl, Doug Fairchild, Norman McChristian, Bill Maggard Lanny Campbell Rodney Wilmoth, Ron Prather. Standing: Ray Beach, coachg ,lack Buchanan, captaing Bob Campbell Kenny Samslo Craig Swanson, Jim Gavin, Jim Mastel, Richard Toop, ,lim Velikanje. Q .mi-N. .LA.. s

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