Girls Record is 7 victories and 6 losses. Individual Players Total Points Scored: Dee Gardner (48) (f) - 194, Barabra Kimberley (51) (f) - 159, Jo Ann Fertig (49) (f) - 36, Carol Atwood (50) (f-g) - 21, Doris Caulkins (48) (f-g) - 2.
January 15, 1948 Basketball - The girls Story County Tournament is being held at Colo and Roland with semi-finals and finals in Nevada field house. Collins vs. Colo in first round at Colo. The boys tournament is in Nevada field house, will play McCallsburg in first round. Admission - adults .50, students .30.
Question of the Week - What do you think Collins will do in the County Tournament? Chris Buck - Win, Kathleen Kitchen - Win, Bob Wilkening - Beat Roland, Bonnie Long - Beat Colo, Lonnie Boozell - Play in the finals, Dick Cory - Beat Roland, Margaret Maxwell - I think we have two swell teams and they will bring home victories if they are given our whole-hearted support.
Basketball - Boys defeated an inspired Cambridge five on their home court 42-34. Lineup: Halterman (f) 17 pts; Tiffany (f) 2 pts.; Long (c) 5 pts; Atwood (g-f) 16 pts; Boozell (g) 2 pts.
Girls set the record at eight wins, overcoming Cambridge 29-25. Halftime score - Collins 10-5. Lineup: Gardner (f) 7 pts; Kimberley (f) 20 pts; Fertig (f) 2 pts; Long (f) 0 pts; Evans (f) 0 pts.; Atwood (g); Beavers (g); Maxwell (g); B. Clark (g); Oswalt (g).
Boys defeated Maxwell on their gym 54-19. The first string saw little action after the first half. Lineup: Halterman (f) 18 pts; Tiffany (f) 5 pts.; Long (c) 0 pts; Atwood (g-f) 11 pts; Stratton (g) 3 pts.; Boozell (g) 3 pts.; Cory (f) 3 pts.; Buck (c) 6 pts.; Smith (g) 0 pts.; Carroll (g) 0 pts.; Maxwell (g) 1 pt.; Baker (g-f) 0 pts.
Girls were defeated by Maxwell on their gym 25-23. Lineup: Dee Gardner (48) (f) - 11 pts; Barbara Kimberley (51) (f) - 5 pts; Jo Ann Fertig (49) (f) - 7 pts; Bonnie Long (51) (f) 0 pts.; Carol Atwood (50) (g); Ramona Beavers (48) (g); Lois Maxwell (48) (g); Bea Clark (49) (g).
Grade News: Kindergarten - Our reading readiness books are completed and we are ready to begin the first pre-primer, "We Look and See;" First - We made our unit booklets in numbers and social studies to take home; Second and Third - Some of us have brought our toy band instruments to school and we are learning to keep time to music. In language we are making up imaginary stories and telling them to the class. Some of them are very interesting; Fourth - we have been bringing clippings from newspapers to discuss in our current events period. The ones that are most interesting are put up on the bulletin board.
January 22, 1948 Ag News: Delbert Neese and Arlin Dodd brought their model airplane motors to class. Delbert explained the principle of the model airplane motor. Ag II boys are studying practical methods of applying commercial fertilizers.
Basketball - Boys had another conference win 56-28 over Kelley. Lineup: Halterman (f) 20 pts; Tiffany (f) 6 pts.; Long (c) 10 pts; Atwood (g-f) 14 pts; Stratton (g) 4 pts.; Boozell (g) 2 pts.