Basketball - Junior High Boys Conference Tournament Champions. First round Collins defeated Maxwell 25-23. Starting Lineup: Rhineardt Kilker (f) 0 pts; Donald Coughenour (f) 0 pts; Philip Holland (c) 16 pts; Erwin Frerichs (g) 3 pts; John Duesbury (g) 6 pts.; and other players: Reno Milligan (g) 0 pts; Darrel Moses (c), 0 pts.; Carroll Smith (g) 0 pts.
Semi-final round Collins overcame Kelley 16-13. Starting Lineup: Rhineardt Kilker (f) 2 pts; Donald Coughenour (f) 0 pts; Philip Holland (c) 9 pts; Erwin Frerichs (g) 2 pts; John Duesbury (g) 3 pts; and other players: Reno Milligan (f) 0 pts; Darrel Moses (c) 0 pts; Carroll Smith (g) 0 pts.
Final Collins defeated Cambridge 25-23 winning Conference Championship. Collins led at halftime 16-15. Game played at Cambridge. Starting Lineup: Rhineardt Kilker (f) 0 pts; Donald Coughenour (f) 3 pts; Philip Holland (c) 15 pts; Erwin Frerichs (g) 5 pts; John Duesbury (g) 1 pt; and other players: Reno Milligan (g) 0 pts; Carroll Smith (g) 1 pt. Vance Stead - Coach.
Junior High Basketball Girls - The Junior High girls played Colo girls in the tournament at Cambridge, losing 26-15. Virginia Mead - 7 pts; Carolyn Long - 5 pts.; Dorothy Long - 1 pt.; Betty Boozell - 2 pts. Other players were Delores Milligan, Joy Milligan, Lee Ann Ridgeway, Bonnie Snyder, Shirley Shuey, Delores Gilley. Vance Stead - Coach.
Girls' Basketball 1947-48 Season Summary: Collins won - Farrar 31-23; Colo 41-32; Kelley 23-19; Maxwell 35-27; Melbourne 37-34; Roland 33-30; Fernald 31-27; Cambridge 29-25, lost - Shipley 36-19; Huxley 52-37; Slater 45-33; Fernald 40-38; Rhodes 31-27; Shipley 33-29; Maxwell 25-23; Kelley 33-24; Slater 41-31. County Tourney: Collins lost - Colo 43-33. Sectional Tourney: Collins won - Shipley 38-32; Maxwell 38-34, lost - Colo 31-30 in the finals. Runner- up trophy.
Team Members - starting six: Dee Gardner (48) (pivot forward) 330 pts.; Barabra Kimberley (51) (f) 291 pts.; Jo Ann Fertig (49) (f) 148 pts; Ramona Beavers (48) (pivot guard) , Carol Atwood (50) (f/g) 31 pts.; Lois Maxwell (48). Other team members: Bonnie Long (f) 15 pts.; Norma Evans (51) (f) 0 pts.; Shirley Wilson (50) (g); Gail Clark (50) (g); Bea Clark (49) (g); Doris Caulkins (48) (g); Lola Oswalt (51) (g). Collins Season points 819, Opponents 815. Season Record: Won 14 - Lost 11. Runner-up in the Sectional Tournament losing by one point to Colo. Coach - Vance Stead.
Boys' Basketball 1947-48 Season Summary: Collins won - Farrar 43-23; Shipley 41-28; Huxley 42-30; Slater 50-48; Colo 47-25; Fernald 45-26; Rhodes 48-20; Kelley 40-29; Maxwell 50-22; Melbourne 55-53; Fernald 55-25; Cambridge 42-34; Maxwell 54-19; Kelley 56-28; Colo - 44-26; Cambridge 59-33; Huxley 42-26, lost - Shipley 38-35; Roland 47-32; Slater 44-39. County Tourney: Collins won - McCallsburg 35-27; Colo 39-26; Huxley 31-29, Collins lost - Roland 40-27 in the finals. Sectional Tourney: Collins lost to Colo 35-33.