Cheerleaders for girls and boys basketball teams: Sandra Johnson, Sharon Campbell, Linda Mullihan, Kay Novinger. Mascot - Lori Cory.
Boys 1960-61 Basketball Season Summary: Scheduled Games - Collins boys won: Rhodes 36-26 and 60-44; Colo 43-41 lost: Milford Twp. 64-37 and 45-36; Mingo 55-41 and 63-52; Maxwell 50-34 and 48-34; Clemons 54-29 and 60-41; Mitchellville 56-48; Roland 94-20; Gilbert 51-46 and 51-47; NESCO 51-27 and 63-33.
Story County Tourney: First round - lost to Nevada 79-30.
Sectional Tourney: First round - lost to Mingo 60-59. Season Record: Won3.
Boys 1960-61Team Members: Regular Players - Clyde Dalby (62), Jim Nichol (61), George Ballard (62), Galen Smith (62), Jim Crabb (61), Mike Robinett (61), Mort Dodd (62), Stanley Granger. Other Team Members: John Fitzgerald (64), Jim Crabb (64), Bob Chittenden (64), Terry Huntrods (62), Jim Newton (63), Ben Carver (62), Jerry Talburt (63), Verlyn Noring (64), Vern Hickle (63), Manager - Cliff Dalby. Coach Richard (Dick) Cory, Collins School graduate.
Team Leading Scorers: Mort Dodd - 172; Galen Smith - 156; Mike Robinette - 140.
Team Offensive Average: 41 points, Defensive Average 54 points.
Seniors: Mike Robinett, Jim Crabb, Jim Nichol, Stanley Granger.
Girls Junior High (7th and 8th Grades) Basketball Season Summary: Collins won - Maxwell 38-9 and 33-11; Gilbert 22-15; Rhodes 23-6; one game remaining to play - Mingo. Collins lost - Milford Twp. 28-23; Roland 20-13; McCallsburg 18-10.
Team Members: Barbara Carver, Linda Tiffany, Karen Kingman, Janie Lehman, Rosemary Robertson, Jeanette Long, Sherry Granger, Vickie Robinett, Pam Luing, Annette Sinnott, Opal Kloppenborg, Sheila Johnson, Lillian Thomas, Mary Newton, Mary McQuiston, Susan Lengeling.
Boys Junior High (7th and 8th Grades) Basketball Season Summary: Collins won - Maxwell 29-24 and 30-29; Rhodes 37-7; Gilbert 32-18; one game remaining to play - Mingo. Collins lost - Milford Twp. 26-25; Roland 45-25; Colo 25-16; McCallsburg 34-12.
Team Members: John Crabb, Harold Laughlin, Douglas Barker, John Kloppenborg, Fred Altes, Daylis Smith, Larry Thomas, Mike Rumbaugh, Greg Robinson, Eddie Carver, Jim Evans, Dick Rasmusson, Dennis Krausman.
March 2, 1961 Grade News: The 6th grade- held a birthday party for their mothers Wednesday afternoon. They presented a program in the auditorium/gym and then returned to their room where the mothers were served lunch. The tea table was centered with a beautiful birthday cake baked by Mrs. Jerry Evans. The children made favors for their mothers. Jim Hale, Marilyn Carson, Linda Smith served at the tea table. Mrs. Ralph Vasey is teacher.
April 7, 1961 Collins baseball season schedule: Melbourne - April 6 (T); (Clemons - April 7 (H); NESCO - April 13 (H); Roland - April 17 (H); Gilbert - April 20 (T); Clemons - April 24 (T); Milford Twp - April 27 (H); Maxwell - May 1 (H); Maxell - May 4 (T).
(Insert 2007: NESCO - North East Story County; merger of Zearing and McCallsburg schools. Colo merged with NESCO a few years later.)