Worthington High School - Trojan Yearbook (Worthington, MN)

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1 Somethlng new ID the way of dlstance runnlng was attempted last fall by a group of local trackmen to be met wlth great success As early as September I5 some of the boys started tralnlng for the two mule cross country run to be held at Mtnneapolls on November Il These boys although handlcapped by runnxng on an UHIOYTIIIIOI' CFOSS country course gave good account of themselves and out of the ll7 contestants the team managed to take thlrd place Wrllts Rohwedder who took flrst place In the state mule last sprung led the en ture fteld of Il7 contestants and took flrst place by a good margun I-le was fourth Harold Kramer I5 Kenneth Fenske I7 Franklan Rogers 3l James Smestad 34 Donald Anderson 37 Clayton Johnson 44 Lowell Baker 57 and Ray Karhu 65 Prospects for track thus sprung look very brlght Paced by a group of veter an dlstance runners and a good showlng of skull ln all other classes Coach John Curran and the Trolan track team are eagerly awartlng the flrst track meet The flrst meet which the team plans to attend wlll be held Aprll I3 at elther I-lolstern Iowa or Falrmont Mlnnesoto Wtllls Rohwedder State Mrler and Al bert Rogers,.Fourth ID Cross Country STATE MILE WINNER Wlllls Rahwedder Worthlngtan I-llgh Schools tra k star stared school here an hls lunlor y ar I-le contlnued hs athletlc career ln football and basketball as he dld at Round Lake where he form erly attended school The flrst meet ln wht h Wlllls ran the mle was at Blue Earth I-le tlnlshed tlrst by a great dlstance only to be dns gualtled for futtng ln an a runner too soon He pa cd sc ond n the dlstrlct at Plpestone The tollowtng meet the re glonal at Mankato Rohwedders deter mlnatlan gave results wlth a flrst place ratng Wlth one meet left Rohwedder determlned but colle ted won the state meet at tle Unlverslty of Mlnnesota Only a tractlan of a se and behlnd the state record Frrst Row Ray Karhu Harold Kramer Albert Rogers Wtllls Rohwedder Jnm Smestad Lyle Wemple Bob Campbell, Clayton Johnson, Coat h Curran Second Row Kenneth Penske, Earl Schuster, Donald Anderson, Donald Woelfle, Roy KemD9m0, Deco Klngrey, Dale Lane, and Franklln Rogers . . . I F , A ' e l , - I . ' 1 - ' ' I e t I - r ' ' ' I I ce 'ec t ' . ' - , , 1 - , followed by Albert Rogers who flnlshed , I I I I ' I I , f t , I I T I I I ' I , ' I I 1 I 1 ' I I I , I -

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The Worthington High School team began its season WITH a gym meet at New Ulm competing against Fairmont and New Ulm The team made a good show mg but placed second to Fairmont R venge was in the heart of every gym man for it was the first time Fairmont had defeated them And revenge they gal' The second meet was held in Worthing ton with New Ulm and Fairmont again present This time Worthington placed first and Fairmont second The last small meet of the year was at Fairmont where Worthington again placed first and Fairmont second The last and largest meet of the year was the state meet at the University of Minnesota In which Worthington placed third beaten only by Roosevelt and North High Schools of Minneapolis K Pictured an the horse is Warren Gordon while the rest of the gym team looks on. They are left ta righti Justin Anderson, Harley Jensen, LoVerne Hartman, Jack Watson, Richard Duba, Gerald Flynn, John Taylor, Robert Knuth, Marcus Dickey, Robert Geisendorfer, Robert Ludlow. wma John Curran teaches physical education to all boys of W H S Tumbling and track are also under his supervision Harley Jensen it N 31 v Richard Dubo Justin Anderson Jack Watson

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lo tn-QV' THE 1945 sEAsoN Cm Osiefoefg The l944-45 basketball season started on November 24 with the locals receiving a defeat at the hands of Fulda. The next week the Troyans staged a comeback by defeating both Hills ond Adrian in a double header. Then again the Trolans came out on the trailing end of the score This time in a game with Lakefield. Numerous unscheduled games with smaller near by towns were played throughout the season with the Tropans emerging victorious In almost every encounter School spirit was good throughout the season and was fired from time to time by frequent games which were nip and tuck throughout all four quarters Among these games was the Tro1an's second defeat of Luverne, Worthing- ton's chief rival, in a game in which the Luverne gymnasium was packed to the aisles with Trolan rooters Something new to Worthington basketball were the frequent Tuesday night games in addition to the regular Friday night games. The success of the season is due not only to the hard work and practice af the players but also to the coach, Milton .Osterberg, who has made great progress in overcoming the iinx which has been hovering over the team for the past several seasons Coach Osterberg, who was handicapped by the small number of returning veterans and his lack of knowledge concerning the abilities of the various players, was at a disadvantage which could only be overcome by constant practice, Donald Woelfle James Hendrickson Lowell Baker Earl Schuster