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

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FOOTBALL Although the Panther football team of 1959, under the coaching of Frank Bucci, did not have as good a record as that of previous years they made a very good showing, all things consider- ed. The scores began to look better as the boys gained experience, and we closed the season with three straight Wins. The Panthers started the season oil' Well by tieing Antioch in their first game. Then they stepped into the rugged Southern Lakes conference competition. They lost the first four games to the schools who placed lst, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the conference. As the boys gained experience we started to win. The Panthers ended up the season with three ,straight wins, downing Badger, East Troy, and Burlington. The Panthers placed 5th in conference play. The Senior boys, who deserve a lot of credit, are Jim Elwood who was this year's captain, Wally Partenheimer, Bob Horton and Al Prondzinski. Three Juniors who will play a lot of football next year are: Gary Held, Jim Ratchek, and Jim Harman. These three boys along with Tim Gwizdala and Greg Bush will carry the big load next year on the football team. Wally Partenheimer was voted most valuable player of the year in the Southern Lakes con- ference. He also placed on the All-Conference football team. Al Prondzinski, another senior, was placed on the second All-Conference team. Those who received honorable mentions Were Jim Elwood, Jim Ratchek, Gary Held, Greg Bush, and Tim Gwizdala. The student body joins us in proudly presenting the 1959 record: I Conference Wilmot 14-Mukwonago 35 Wilmot 0-Whitewater 6 Wilmot 19-Elkhorn 33 Wilmot 12-Delavan 40 Wilmot 19-L. G. Badger 13 Wilmot 19-East Troy 14 Wilmot 20--Burlington 6 Non-Conference Wilmot 26-Antioch 26 Page Seventy

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'IS 'lr' ' i BASKETBALL As the 1959 Panthers left the floor having played their last game of the season, they left with the proud distinction of having won the 'trunner-up spot in the sub-district tournament played at WVilmot. The season's record had not been too impressive but each player was proud to have been a member of the team and the fans never lost their enthus- iasm for the games. Many of the lost games had been close and the season had been full of excitement and thrills for all. The Panthers .started the season oif right by defeating Union Grove, 46 to 44, in a real thriller. After the alumni game, in which they beat us, Coach Handke's team be- gan the conference schedule by playing Delavan-Darien. Vwfe lost this one, 51 to 62, and then took on Mukwonago, where we lost a real thriller, 51 to 54. The next game was a non-conference tilt with Walworth Big Foot and we won this one 48 to 31. This was to be our last win until the tournament as therecord below shows. The teams taking part in the tournament were: Clinton, Walworth, 'Williams Bay, Wisconsin School for the Deaf, and Wilmot. We successfully moved into the finals by eliminating Wisconsin School for the Deaf, 65 to 58, but lost in an overtime period to a good team from Williams Bay in the finals. Wally Partenheimer's consistently good play won him an honorable mention on the All-Conference team and Mike McKee should receive mention for having transferred from Genoa City as his 6 foot 2 inches in height helped a great deal under the boards. Tom Gaynor also did a lot of rebounding for Wilmot. Right Forward-Tom Gaynor, Wally Partenheimer, Tom Dicklin The Playerst Left Forward-Lee Jeffers, Herman Harman Center-Wally Partenheimer, Mike McKee, John Scalzo Right Guard-Don Amborn, Gregg Bush, Jim Harman Left Guard-Gary Held, Norm Robers, Fred Cornell The Record Wilmot 43-Walworth Big Foot Wilmot 46-East Troy Wilmot 46-Union Grove 44 Wilmot 42-Elkhorn Wllnwt 44-Whltewatel' Wilmot 39-Alumni 45 wiimot 47-Burlington Wilmot 56-Elkhorn Wilmot 51-Delavan-Darien 62 Wilmot 50-Salem Central Wllmfit 58-BUF11H8t0U Wilmot 51-Mukwonago 54 Wilmot 33-Lake Geneva Badger Tournament Record Wilmot 41-East Troy 48 Wilmot 43-Delavan-Darien Wilmot 65-School for Deaf Wilmot 32-Lake Geneva Badger 84 Wilmot 55-Mukwonago Wilmot 58-Williams Bay Wilmot 58-Whitewater 71 Wilmot 51wSalem Central Covertimeq Page Seventy-Two