Yates Center High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Yates Center, KS)

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Baifgefgaff First Row: Ted Gould, Ronald Naylor, Ray Pingrey, Jim Smith, Bill Randall, Denzel Philo. Second Row: Bill Schwindt, Jimmie Allen, Vear Leighton, Richard Slane, Coach McDonald. Third Row: R. T. Brown, Jr., Kenneth Coffield, Tom Fry, Curtis Stoll, Tom VanHoozer, and Don Randall. Although the 1941-42 Wildcat basketball squad failed to win a majority of their games, they were one of the gamest, hardest fighting teams that Y. C. H. S. ever produced. The team composed of veterans gave each of their opponents sufficient competition to warrant a battle royal. These cagers were coached by Mr. McDonald and Mr. Elmer Ve- cera, assistant coach. Both of these fine men showed splendid spirit and determination in handling the squad. The Wildcats played seven Tri Valley oppon- ents twice, and two non-conference games with LeRoy and Osage City. In three of these games the Wildcam were the victors. At the annual Fre- donia tournament, the Wildcats played a strong Neodesha five and although defeated 34 to 29, the Wildcats threatened the Blue Streaks until the final gong. The season started with a win for the Wildcats over the LeRoy cagers to the tune of 18 to 8. Next on the list came Cherryvale, whose accurate sharp- shooting defeated the Wildcats 41 to 25. Journey- ing to Osage City to play the Osage Indians, the Wildcats came within an ace of a win but were finally conquered. Playing a strong Fredonia team, the Wildcats lost 52 to 17. Garnett and Eureka both overcame the Wildcats on their home courts. The Humboldt quintet gave the Wildcats a sound trouncing, 37 to 15. Playing their age old rivals, the Burlington Wildcats, our boys came within one point of upsetting Burlington with a score of 27 to 28. With a defeat by Neodesha the Wildcats completed their first round of games. Yates Center won its first league victory by Vanquishing Cherryvale in a thrilling battle 32 to 30. Again the Wildcats fell prey to the big guns of Fredonia, Garnett and Eureka. Humboldt and Neo- desha in turn overwhelmed the Wildcats. After suffering defeats all season, the Wildcats decided to end their season with a victory and they did just that, the team defeated being a hard fighting Burlington quintet, 31 to 29. 31

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:sfo 'ay of cifomeaomin Upon a miniature football field float, the King and Queen entered the football field at the third annual Homecoming. Through two rows of blue and white clad band members they passed to the middle of the fieldg there the band formed a heart around the royal rulers while Principal Kirkpatrick officially crowned the Home- coming rulers-Qucen Elizabeth Otto and King Raymond Pingrey. In attendance were the king and queen contestants from the other classes. Before the Coronation the members of the Kampus Kittens spelled out a wel- come to the graduates while the band did formations. One of the largest crowds of the season watched a thrilling game between Bur- lington and Yates Center in which the home team was the victor, 30 to 7. After the game Bill Piddledink, the dummy representing the foes, was burned. 30

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