Wilmot Union High School - Panther Yearbook (Wilmot, WI)

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Front row, left to right: Glenn Rasch, Greg Bush, Joe Rygielski, Ronny May, Ricky Bostoni, and Norm Robers. Back row, left to right: Mgr. Bill Van Patten, Larry Dombrow, Allen Pelz, Dennis Jeffers, Tom Dicklin, Jim Harmon, Jim Ratchek, and Billie Lois. THE 661399 TEAM These boys, eight of Whom are freshmen, showed a great deal of promise in Winning live of their nineteen games this year. Greg Bush and Glenn Rasch played regularly and will give some of the sophomores a run for the A squad next year. Dicklin, Har- mon and Ratchek carried most of the load for the team and Will be ready to advance next year. Robers and Bostoni also saw a great deal of action. The sophomore boys lack height which some of the freshmen boys will be able to supply in another year. Coach Bucci will have a nice beginning for a good B team next year in the fresh- men Who Will remain for another ye-argof seasoning. THE RECORD WILMOT 19 Union Grove 29 33 Central 17 39 Alumni 53 23 Lake Geneva 42 34 Delavan 29 37 Burlington 42 24 Mukvvonago 32 32 East Troy 43 25 Walworth 48 30 VVhiteWater 34 VVILMOT 24 Elkhorn 38 28 Burlington 27 14 Lake Geneva 41 26 Delavan 32 41 Central 38 27 Mukvvonago 34 33 East Troy 30 38 Whitewater 52 31 Elkhorn 39 Page Seventy-three

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EB LL The Panther baseball team of 1957 kept our recent yearly string of championships alive by copping the Southern Lakes' crown with a record of six wins and one loss in conference play and with an over-all record of six wins and four losses. Led by all-around athlete, Dick Timmer, who pitched all but one game and hit an astounding .6675 junior catcher, Jack La- Meer, who pounded the ball at a .423 clipg seniors, Bill Dutch Haase and Ed Skorag the Panthers were the surprise team of the conference. The four named above were the only returning lettermen and four other positions on the team were filled by boys who had never played high school ball be- fore. They were: Freshmen, Norm Ro- THE RECORD WILMOT 2 Antioch 3 0 St. Mary's, Kenosha 3 2 St. Mary's, Kenosha 4 9 Lake Geneva 0 8 Delavan 1 7 Mukwonago 1 12 East Troy 0 3 Whitewater 6 5 Elkhorn 3 5 Burlington 1 Tournaments WILMOT 3 Central 1 1 Lake Geneva 0 4 Hartland-Arrowhead 6 THE LINE-UP Dutch Haase Dave Van Every Don Amborn Dennis Stefen Jack LaMeer Gil Amborn Norm Robers Dick Timmer Ed Skora Subs Fred Cornell Lee Jeffers Harold Marcussen Frank Jacobs Frank Platts Jim Elwood bers, a third baseman who hit a shade over .3003 Dave VanEvery, 1st sacker, and soph- omeres, Don Amborn and Dennis Stefen. The ninth man on the team line-up was junior, Gil Amborn, a fine second baseman, who was elected next yearis captain. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Panthers won their own district tour- nament by beating Central three to one and by winning a game from Lake Geneva on a rainy day by the toss of a coin. The team's next opponent was Hartland-Arrow- head in the regional tournament and here we were turned back six to four. With six of the starters from this team returning, Wilmot fans and Coach Handke look for- ward to a very fine 1958 season of baseball. Page Seventy-five