Boys Sectional Basketball Tournament - The boys dropped their first round game to a red hot Melbourne team at the huge Marshalltown Coliseum, 65-39. Lineup: Jerry Huffman (f) - 0 pts.; Gordon Smith (f) - 8 pts.; Elliott Partridge (c) - 15 pts.; David Fitzgerald (g) - 6 pts.; Pat Fitzgerald (g) - 2 pts.; Danny Long (g) - 4 pts.; Jerry Dodd (f) - 2 pts.; David Derby - 2 pts.
Girls 1956-57 Basketball Season Summary: Scheduled Games - Collins girls won: Cambridge 83-39; Slater 59-55; Shipley 42-27; Colo 45-32; Milford Twp 59-38; Mingo 60-59; Shipley 60-28; Cambridge 69-22; Colo 64-50; Zearing 61-49; Rhodes 72-65; Slater 58-42. Lost: Farrar 69-50; Maxwell 53-42; Farrar 102-85; Maxwell 65-35; Gilbert 80-77; Huxley 64-46; Huxley 71-54.
(Insert 2006: All games were played away from Collins as the high school gym was remodeled into upper level classrooms and lower multi-purpose room. The new gym, being constructed between the high school and grade school buildings was under construction during the entire winter and not available for use until commencement program in mid-May 1957.)
(Insert 2006: Information on school buildings' improvements, renovation, and construction of new gym/auditorium is available on date entries of February 16, 1956, March 1, 1956, and May 17, 1956. No records of the ongoing progress of the projects were found.)
Story County Tourney: First round - won over Slater 47-37. Semifinals - lost to Huxley 49-47. Consolation game - lost to McCallsburg 44-43. Sectional Tourney: First round - lost to Farrar 77-71. Season Record: Won 13, Lost 10. (Three losses to Farrar and three losses to Huxley)
Girls 1956-57 Team Members: The starting six - Georgiann Briles (58) (pivot forward) 602 pts. - apg. - 26.2; Jill Kilgore (57) (f) 567 pts. - apg - 25.9; Dorothy Hand (58) (f) 91 pts. - apg. - 4; Janice Heintz (57) (g); Donna Frerichs (57) (g); Saundra Smith (58) (g). And also playing regularly - Beverly Christain (f); Sharon Stratton (59) (g); Sharon Clark (59) (g). Other team members: Betty Jane Kearns (60); Margo Mead (60); Margaretha Fitzgerald (60);
Manager - Sharon Kelderhouse. Coach - Dean Curtis. Seniors: Jill Kilgore, Janice Heintz, Donna Frerichs. Coach Reiley was recalled into military service shortly after the beginning of school year. Coach Dean Curtis was hired as replacement coach beginning near December 1, 1956.
Boys' 1956-57 Basketball Season Summary: Scheduled Games - Collins won: Maxwell 47-30; Farrar 59-49; Zearing 53-46. Lost: Farrar 51-36; Cambridge 52-42; Slater 52-42; Shipley 63-37; Colo 63-39; Milford Twp 67-48; Maxwell 50-30; Mingo 101-31; Shipley 52-51; Cambridge 62-56; Colo 63-53; Gilbert 65-45; Huxley 52-50; Rhodes 58-52; Huxley 51-37; Slater 50-41.
(Insert 2006: All games were played away from Collins as the high school gym was remodeled into upper level classrooms and lower multi-purpose room. The new gym, being constructed between the high school and grade school buildings was under construction during the entire winter and not available for use until commencement program in mid-May 1957.)
(Insert 2006: Information on school buildings' improvements, renovation, and construction of new gym/auditorium is available on date entries of February 16, 1956, March 1, 1956, and May 17, 1956. No records of the ongoing progress of the projects were found.)
County Tourney: First round - lost to Roland 89-23. Sectional Tourney - first round lost to Melbourne 65-39. Season Record: Won 3, Lost 17.
Boys 1956-57 Team Members: Starting five - Jerry Huffman (57) (f) 130 pts. - apg. 6.5; Gordon Smith (58) (f) 123 pts. - apg. 6; Elliott Partridge (57) (c) 337 - apg. 17; David Fitzgerald (57) (g); Pat Fitzgerald (58) (g). Danny Long (60) (g) and Jerry Dodd (59) (f) were the main substitutes. Other team members: David Derby (59), Gary Borts (60), Darwin Luing (58), Bob Dodd (60), Ben Clark (57). Manager - Gary Smith. Coach - Dean Curtis. Seniors: Jerry Huffman, David Fitzgerald, Elliott Partridge, Ben Clark. With only one player being over six feet, the team's average height was 5' 8". Coach Reiley was recalled into military service shortly after the beginning of school year. Coach Dean Curtis was hired as replacement coach beginning near December 1, 1956.