Western High School - Echo Yearbook (Russiaville, IN)

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9'X! 'sn 39 46 up-91, Left to right A E Parks athletic director F Huffman D Orbaugh F Oyler coaches ATHLETIC STAFF Western H1gh School can surely apprec1ate the athlet1c staff for the 58 59 year The staff th1s year has worked together to 1n st1ll 111 the boys under them the sp1r1t of good sportsmansh1p and team play These two thmgs are very necessary 1n hav1ng a good team Mr Oyler IS head basketball and track coach w1th Mr Mur phy workmg as football and 3SS1St8.Ilt basketball coach Mr Huff man IS the freshman basketball and asslstant football coach Mr Orbaugh coaches Junlor h1gh and second team football Mr Parks our athletlc d1rector, coached summer baseball Western has had a f1ne year 1n sports w1th good records com p1led by all teams, and the troph1es that the teams have won have added gold to the halls We all hope that Western w1ll contmue to prosper in athletics for years to come. 68

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Bob Chambers 5'8 Guard . in i Phil Hayes 5'8 Forward Sophomore The Panthers of 1958-59 ended with a 14-6 season record, one of the better records ever compiled at Western. It ended a season full of success for Coach Fred Oyler, in his first season here, and for a group of hard-working Panthers. - Included among the Panthers' honors this year was a share of the Tri-County Conference crown, and championship of the Howard County Invitational Tourney. The Panthers gained the title by defeating Delphi and Northwestern. Twice they best Northwestern and once, Eastern, an unusual happening for previous Panther teams. One of the spectaculars of the season was the win over Southwest- ern, '74-72. The gym record of 28 in one game, set by Joe Vent in 1957, was equaled by Eddie Ransopher that night. Moving into the sectional Western defeated C a mde n , 58-54, and then dropped an 81-41 decision to Kokomo,who went on to win their sec- ond straight sectional title. In closing the -season Western was able to put one player, Eddie Ransopher, co-captain and guard, on the All-Sectional Team. Bill Wells and John Alexander, pictures not shown, dressed for many varsity games throughout ,the year. ecil Coffey U 6'l Fzorward Senior Larry Hamilton 5'9 Guard ' Senior ua Senior 15.1 L Bill Etherington 6' Center Senior