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

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1 V -- B TEAM BASKETBALL This year's B team under their new coach, Mr. Stowell, didn't have too much to brag about from the standpoint of games won, but the boys won something which is just as im- portant and which can never be taken away from them and that is, experience. Glenn Rasch played for the A squad before basketball season was over, but he wasn't the only Sophomore to show improvement as Allen Pelz, Bob Lois, Ron May, Dennis Jeffers, and Joe Rygelski will all benefit from what they have learned, when they become Juniors and step up to play on the A squad. Probably the Freshman who contributed most to his team was Pete Gwizdala. Pete played in every game but one. Other Freshmen who will carry a big load next year are Don Yuknis, Lynn Thornton, Tom Alby, Ray Cates, Bill Horbach, Raymond Zirzow. The Senior members of the basketball squad this year were: Tom Gaynor- Forward Lee Jeffers- Forward Wally Partenheimer- Capt., Center Don Amborn- Guard Mike McKee- Center Page Seventy-Three

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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

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