December 6, 1951 Basketball: The Collins girls won a squeaker over Maxwell 24-23. Virginia Mead was leading scorer with 17 points. Lineup: Carroll (f) 0 pts.; Mead (f) 17 pts.; D. Long (f-p) 5 pts.; C. Long (g-f) 2 pts.; Moore (f) 0 pts.; Evans (f) 0 pts.; J. Milligan (g); S. Smith (g-p); D. Milligan (g); Battles (g); R. Smith (g).
The boys defeated a tough scrappy Maxwell five, 53-36 on the Maxwell floor. This was sixth consecutive win and fourth conference victory by the boys. Lineup: Kilgore (f) 6 pts; Frerichs (f) 14 pts.; Holland (c) 28 pts.; Duesbury (g) 2 pts.; Baker (g) 3 pts.; Heintz (c) 0 pts.; C. Smith (g) 1 pt.; Johnson (f) 0 pts.; Fitzgerald (g) 0 pts.; Long (g) 0 pts.; Koehler (g) 0 pts.; Derby (f) 0 pts.
Basketball: The girls had a wide margin loss to Gilbert 62-39. Gilbert was leading at halftime 36-24. Mead (f) 22 pts.; D. Long (f-p) 18 pts.; C. Long (g-f) 4 pts.; Moore (f) 0 pts.; J. Milligan (g); S. Smith (g-p); D. Milligan (g); Carroll (g); R. Smith (g); Battles (g).
The boys lost to Gilbert by a lopsided score of 65-35 in a non-conference game. The boys were out-hustled and outplayed the entire game, giving up several baskets on bad passes, weak defense and poor rebounding. Gilbert held a 34-16 halftime margin. Lineup: Kilgore (f) 7 pts; Frerichs (f) 6 pts.; Holland (c) 6 pts.; Duesbury (g) 3 pts.; Baker (g) 2 pts.; Heintz (c) 0 pts.; C. Smith (g) 4 pt.; Johnson (f) 4 pts.; Fitzgerald (g) 0 pts.; Long (g) 0 pts.; Koehler (g) 3 pts.; Derby (f) 0 pts.
December 13, 1951 The annual Parent-Teachers Association Christmas program will be presented to the public December 20 at 7:30 P.M. The junior high students and first and third grades are presenting the program this year. Santa Claus has promised to visit the grade school and pre-school children at the program.
Collins F. F. A Chapter is purchasing a radio for the chapter and the agriculture department. To raise money, we are selling Christmas cards and wrapping paper. We are also going to pick up corn from the cornfields in the near future. A scrap iron drive will be held at a later date.
Basketball: Collins girls had a nip and tuck battle over Shipley 59-56. Shipley was leading at halftime 24-22. Elliott scored 37 points for Shipley. Virginia Mead (f) 31 pts. (career high); D. Long (f-p) 16 pts.; C. Long (g-f) 10 pts.; Moore (f) 2 pts.; Evans (f) 0 pts; McGrane (f) 0 pts.; J. Milligan (g); S. Smith (g-p); D. Milligan (g); Carroll (g); R. Smith (g).