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"In the '60's" SUMMARY BOOKLET

Jan. 20, '66 AKSARBEN Conference Basketball

Tournament Champions (see pgs. 701-702)

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PAPILLION HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

"In the '60's''

These articles were taken from the Papillion Times Newspaper from 1960 1969 written by sports writer Jim 1'V1iller and compiled by Don Joen1 .

Acknowledgments: Business partners- production contributors:

Papillion Sump Memorial Library Daniell Crossing

Dort's Bar & Grill Lily

P-LV School Foundation Bob Kremke & Jim Seawards - Scottsdale,

Dennis Smith Brentwood Auto Wash

Tilford Printing Gladwin Machinery

Jitn Miller: Jim is the son of the long time editor of the Papillion Times, George Miller. He is a life-long resident of Papillion and a graduate of the PHS class of 1947- one of graduates. Shortly after college and the military, he began his 38 year career of working with his two brothers in the Htmily newspaper business. His task was the reporting of high school sporting events for Papillion, Ralston, Springfield, and the Gretna school His love for sports and passion for athletes, coaches, and fans are reflected in these articles through the many years. lie is still active with people as he at Papillion's Sump Memorial Library and Sarpy County Historical Museum. He to recount the "fun" he experienced with the thousands of games, memories, and stories connected to these articles .

Don J oen1: Don is a lifelong resident of Springfield where his family owned the local grocery store. He graduated from Springfield High School in 1956 and was an accomplished athlete. He, like so many other high school athletes in Papillion, Springfield, Ralston, and Gretna, had the privilege of providing this material for Jim Miller to report. Don, in his 34 years of teaching and coaching, known Jim Before retiring .in 2005, he was a Social Studies/History teacher and coach at Jr. lfigh in the now Papillion-LaVista school district. His Jove for not only history but also sports, led him to the long, tedious, three year task of compiling these articles from old newspapers (1900 1970). Don decided to limit his research to the spmts before the new high school was built in 1971. This was done after he completed his own high school history of Springfield High sports articles in a similar fashion (190 1 1960). Springfield built their new high school (Platteview) in 1960 and Don limited his repmiing to this time period the new building was constructed .

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PAPILLION HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

"In the '60's" TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTE: This booklet is only part of a larger collection of articles - the reports from 1901 through 1969 that Don Joern included in his research. The entire booklet consisted of a total of900+ pages. Therefore, the page numbers for sports reported in the 1960's begins with page 549 and running through page 850. Also, a section of non-related sports events was included in "Bits & Pieces" beginning on page 73 and running through page 84 .

Nov. 7, 1966AKSARBEN Conference Football Champions: 9-1 season & Ranked 91

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SPORTS EVENTS SECTION

1960: pgs.549-560 1961: pgs.561-598 1962: pgs.599-611 1963: pgs.612-635 1964: pgs.636-665 1965: pgs.666-698 1966: pgs.699-743 1967: pgs.744-786 1968: pgs.787-826 1969: pgs.827-850

"BITS & PIECES" SECTION

1960- 1969: pgs. 74-85

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January 14, 1960

Papio Bows To Elkhorn's Late Rally, Rebounds to Hand St. Joe First Loss

Papillion High basketballers showed a split in their performances Friday and Saturday nights. Coach Ron Paap's cagers saw their chances to repeat as ENC kings go out the window as Elkhorn rallied in the last period for a 51-48 decision Friday at the Antler gym. Saturday night at Papio the Monarchs grounded the previously unbeaten Omaha St. Joseph's Johawks, 56-40, to snap a three game losing habit.

Elkhorn emerged the victor with an 18 point last period while Papio, which had led practically all the game, was limited to eight markers. A full-court press rattled PHS in the game's late minutes .

Jim Villwock and Butch Oliver hit for 15 and 12 points respectively to lead the Monarch effort. Dick Mahan's 18 topped the Antlers while Linn Johnson, who had been averaging 24 points per contest slipped to 13. Elkhorn committed only eight fouls to dim Papio chances at the free throw line .

A spirited defense and some good rebounding enabled Papillion to derail St. Joe Saturday. The winners were in command throughout after taking the lead midway in the first period. Play was ragged most of the time by both teams and frequent whistle tooting balked numerous efforts .

Villwock came up with one of his best performances of the season as he potted 22 points and showed aggressiveness on both boards. Junior Bob Ochs also delivered in fine style with 10 points in addition to aiding in the rebounding department. Guard Jim Runge's long range shooting kept the Monarchs in command during the second quarter and he finished with 10 points. Papio now has a 4-3 mark and is 2-2 in ENC competition .

The Monarch reserves bowed at Elkhorn, 45-34, but replied with their first win of the season Saturday by topping St. Joe, 33-23. Owen Dierks had 17 points in the Elkhorn fray and added 12 more against the Omahans Saturday .

January 14, 1960

Three ENC Quints Gain Class C Rating

Arlington, Elkhorn and Papillion are giving the Eastern Nebraska Conference plenty of statewide recognition as a result of the latest Omaha World-Herald Class C rankings . Arlington is picked as No.5, Elkhorn enters at No.6 and Papio makes its debut as No.7 . Papio has been beaten three times but last week knocked off Omaha St. Joe which was previously ranked No.2 .

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January 21, 1960

Monarchs Nudge Louisville; Await Two Home Court Assignments This Week

A standout first quarter spurred Papillion to its fifth win of the season Friday night as Louisville was defeated, 56-48, in a Southeast Eight encounter at the Papio gym.

The Monarchs got off to a fast start by running up a 11-0 lead before Louisville scored on a basket by LeRoy Voightman and it was 13-2 at the end ofthe first chapter. From then on the gap was steadily narrowed and the Lions came within three points at one point in the third quarter but never could catch up. Papio used its height advantage to control the boards and Jim Villwock, Butch Oliver and Bob Ochs contributed the bulk of the scoring. Villwock finished with 20 points, Oliver had 15 and Ochs 12.

Papillion received a gift two points from Louisville's Bob Weisneth in the third period when the Lion forward potted a neat shot into the wrong basket. Last year's State Class C champs bothered Papio with a pressing defense which resulted in numerous Monarch bobbles throughout, but several lay-ups came Papillion's way late in the game as a result of the tactics.

Doug Alfrey was Louisville's top scorer with 15 while Jerry Luken had 12 and Voightman 11. Inaccuracy at the foul line also hurt the Lions. Only 8 of 18 were successful. It was Papio' s first SE win against one loss.

Tom Morrison's 18 points sparked Papillion's second straight reserve team victory 32-27 in the opener. A 15 point last quarter erased a Louisville lead.

January 28, 1960

Two Papers Rate ENC Trio in Class C

The Lincoln Star and Omaha World-Herald Class C ratings this week were well sprinkled with ENC squads. Arlington was pegged at No. 2; Elkhorn was given No. 4 and Papillion appeared as No.9 in Lincoln. The Omaha World-Herald had Arlington No.3, Elkhorn sixth and Papio 1oth.

January 28, 1960

Monarchs Score League Victories Over Two Foes

Coach Ron Paap's improving Papillion cagers added two victories the past weekend with home wins over Weeping Water and Bennington. The Monarchs emerged with a narrow 50-43 win Friday over Weeping Water and then rolled 82-57 past Bennington Saturday night.

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The Weeping Water contest was nip and tuck throughout and saw Papio stage a good second half comeback to erase an 18-16 halftime deficit. A dismal three point second quarter chilled any Papio hopes of decisive conquest after looking good in a 13-9 first quarter.

Accurate long range shooting by Jim Runge and Butch Oliver started the Monarchs on the way in the early minutes but nothing went right during the second period. Big Carl Voyles and his mates went to work and gained the lead shortly before the intermission .

Papillion came back strong in the last half with Jim Villwock and Oliver finding the range and regained the lead, 31-30 going into the final quarter. Voyles, a 6-6 junior, was the biggest headache for the Monarchs as he came through with 19 points, tops for the night. The Indians bid for victory sagged when another big junior, Jim Moore, fouled out.

Villwock and Oliver led Papio with 16 and 15 respectively while Runge added 10. The first team game was delayed an hour when Villwock's attempted dunk shot shattered the glass backboard at the north end during pre game warm-ups. A metal backboard from the old gym was installed. The victory made Papio' s Southeast Eight mark, 2-1 .

The Monarchs chalked up their seventh victory of the season Saturday against Bennington and rolled up their seventh victory of the season Saturday against Bennington and rolled up their highest point total of the campaign. Again it was the potent one-two punch of Villwock and Oliver which spearheaded the drive. Big Jim meshed 28 points and Olive was right behind with 23. Bob Ochs supplied 14 .

The shorter Badgers furnished the night's top scorer in sophomore Bill Nelson who sizzled with 29 markers. Papio led at the half, 41-30, and then applied the clincher in the third chapter when Bennington was held to four points while the Monarchs added 16. It was Papio's third ENC win as compared to two setbacks .

The fast climbing Papillion reserve team, coached by Don Keller, was victorious in both of its weekend tests and lengthened its win streak to five. Weeping Water was handled, 35-24 and Bennington was humbled, 30-13 .

Ken Mass and Tom Morrison paced the win over WW with nine points each while Morrison had eight to sparkle against Bennington. Owen Dierks and Larry Smith aided with six each .

February 4, 1960

Losses at Ralston, Waverly Spoil PHS Chances for State Basketball Rating

Ralston's speedy Rams captured the ENC title Friday night as well as their 13th straight victory by racing past Papillion, 64-55, in a crowd pleaser at the Ralston gym .

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Coach Bob Mackie's lads presented a pressing defense in the opening quarter to unnerve Papio after the Monarchs were close, 6-4. Soon after it was 13-6 and at one point, 17-6, with almost every basket a layup as a result of swiping the ball and a fast break.

When the pressure was off, Papio climbed back into contention in short order and were five points down at the quarter, 19-14. It was 35-24 at halftime as a result of another Ram flurry. The Monarchs outscored the hosts in the second half but couldn't get closer than the final nine point margin.

Bernie Miller and John McPherson were Ralston's main point gatherers. Miller, using a variety of shots, finished with 22 while McPherson tossed in 17. High point honors for the night went to Papio's Butch Oliver who came up with 24 on 12 buckets. The 6-3 senior displayed good drive in potting numerous close in shots. Jim Runge was next in line with 11 points. Free throws jinxed the Monarchs and they finished with only 9 of 24. Ralston converted 12 of 22.

Ralston's reserves breezed to a 61-22 conquest over the Papio second team in the opener. Joergensen's 19 topped the winners while Owen Dierks had 10 for Papillion.

February 4, 1960

Papillion's chances for undisputed second place in the Southeast Eight loop were blasted Saturday night at Waverly as the underdog Vikings squeezed out a 46-44 victory. The setback made Papio's SE mark 2-2 and lowered the season record to 7-5.

As in the Ralston game, missed free throws proved costly. Papillion could cash in on but 8 of22 in the rough action Saturday while Waverly, outshot from the floor, tossed in 14 gift shots. Six players, three from each side, left the game with five fouls.

Papillion held a 27-26 halftime edge but sagged in the next quarter with a five point output while the Vikings scored nine to take the lead.

Jim Runge's 18 points and 17 by Jim Villwock provided the bulk of the Monarch scoring. Waverly was led by Merv Snyder with 13, followed by Gary Blomstrom who had 12.

In the preliminary contest, Papillion eeked out a 25-24 decision. Owen Dierks showed the way with nine points.

February 4, 1960

ENC Tourney

First Round

Elkhorn 62, Bennington 32 Arlington 58, Springfield 26

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Ralston 70, Millard 43 Papillion 65, Gretna 42

Second Round

Ralston 56, Papillion 54 Elkhorn 63, Arlington 51

Championship

Ralston 65, Elkhorn 59

Third Place

Papillion 57, Arlington 52

ENC All-Tournament Team

Linn Johnson, Elkhorn; Bernie Miller, Ralston, Butch Oliver, Papillion; Jim Villwock, Papillion; Ken Cook, Arlington; Ed Woodward, Ralston

Honorable Mention: Don Lehmann, Tom Lind, John McPherson, Ralston; Jim Runge, Papillion; Jim Fluckey, Rich Royuk, Arlington; Dick Mahan, Bob Houchin, Denny Dau, Elkhorn; Warren Wheeler, Millard; Frank Street, Jerry Van Winkle, Gretna; Scott Luttman, Bub Stevens, Springfield; Rich Musel, Bennington .

February 11, 1960

Elkhorn Rated Tops In Class C by Star

The Lincoln Star this week rates Elkhorn the top Class C team in the state. Papillion reappeared as No.7 while Arlington dropped to ninth position in the Star's listings .

February 18, 1960

Southeast East Tournament

First Round

Papillion 52, Louisville 44 Weeping Water 61, Omaha Bishop Ryan 49

Second Round

Syracuse 71, Papillion 55 Weeping Water 46, Waverly 31

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Championship

Syracuse 58, Weeping Water 45

Third Place

Papillion 48, Waverly 47

February 25, 1960

Papillion Downs Gretna Twice; Second Win Comes in District Tournament

Papillion finished its regular season play Friday night with a 57-43 victory over Gretna at the PHS gym. The Monarchs, paced by Jim Villwock's 26 points, were ahead all the way but never could pull away from the scrappy Dragons until the final moments when free shots padded the margin.

Villwock, the 6-7 pivotman, was the big difference as he collected none ofPapio's 11 points in the first quarter. Gretna's ball control tactics produced only four markers during the opening period.

Freshmen Pete Burke and senior Frank Street sparked a Gretna revival in the second chapter as Tony Lawry's lads chopped away at a 17-4 deficit and closed in at 26-18 at halftime. That was as close as Gretna could come as Papio kept the same distance ahead for the bulk of the second half.

Street's 12 points were tops for Gretna while Burke and Gerald Wagner had 7 each.

The victory was Papio's 1th of the season as against seven defeats and the fourth against three setbacks in the ENC. Butch Oliver chipped in with 12 and Dennis Errett bucketed nine to bolster the Papio output.

Papillion's reserves escaped with a 32-31 win over the Gretna seconds in the prelim. The young Monarchs owned a 27-17 lead entering the final quarter but barely outlasted a 14 point splurge. Owen Dierks potted 14 to lead Papio while Bill Thomsen's 15 markers topped Gretna's scoring.

February 25, 1960

Coach Ron Paap's Papillion club passed its first round test in the Class C district tourney Tuesday night by sidelining Gretna, 59-44, at the GHS gym.

It was the third time the Monarchs defeated Gretna this season, but the victors had to shake off the scrappy Dragons with a good second half push. After gaining a 17-7 first quarter advantage, Papio wilted before a Gretna splurge which narrowed the margin to

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27-25 at halftime. The Green and White couldn't regain that stride, however, and totaled only 19 points the rest of the way .

The foul filled game saw Papio cash in on 23 of 38 free throws. Gretna committed 26 infractions and Papillion 17. Jim Villwock, Jim Runge and Butch Oliver were the point leaders for the winners. Villwock tossed in 19, Runge 15, including nine of 11 free shots and Oliver tallied 12. Papillion owned a slim 18-16 field goal advantage .

Bruce Fleck paced Gretna's balanced output with 12, followed by Pete Burke's 10 and Howard Bishop's 9 .

The Monarchs joined Omaha St. Joe, Elkhorn and Louisville in the semifinal round Wednesday night .

March 3, 1960

Papio Cage Season Ends With 53-40 Defeat by Elkhorn in District Finals

Papillion's Monarchs came to the end of their basketball season Friday night at Gretna when Elkhorn, a fellow ENC member, sidelined them in the Class C district finals .

Papio was whipped, 53-40. It was the lowest point total for the Monarchs this season and also second lowest output for center Jim Villwock, 6-7 senior. Big Jim was limited to seven markers. Linn Johnson was Elkhorn's big spark as he tallied 26 points and led the decisive second and third quarter splurges which cracked the contest wide open .

Papillion looked good during the first quarter and owned a 13-9 margin after the first eight minutes. But six points were all that issued forth in the second chapter as Elkhorn pulled ahead, 29-19 at intermission. In the third quarter Papio did little better, totaling eight points. It was 42-27 entering the last period .

Juniors Bob Ochs and Jim Runge were the Papio bright spots. The 6-4 and still growing Ochs tossed in 14 and the zippy 5-8 Runge contributed 13. Denny Dau was Johnson's chief assistant with eight.

Coach Ron Paap's lads gained the final round by rapping Omaha St. Joseph for the second time this winter, 61-50. This time Villwock was in form and fired in 18 and got good boosts from Ochs, 13, Butch Oliver, 12 and Runge and George Landgren, 9 apiece, the best bit of balance the Maroons have produced this campaign. Tom Holzapfel's 16 topped the Johawk bid .

Elkhorn's semifinal victory came over Louisville, 55-45 .

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March 17, 1960

Tall Senior Tops PHS Marksmen

Senior center Jim Villwock burned the nets for 416 points to lead Papillion High's scoring for the 1959-60 season. The agile 6-7 lad counted 167 field goals and 82 of 144 free throws for his total a stout 18.9 points per game average. Another senior, Butch Oliver, was runner-up with 258 markers. Juniors Jim Runge and Bob Ochs were the others to surpass the 100 point figure. Jim totaled 195 and Bob tallied 111.

Papillion finished the term with 14 wins against 8 losses. PHS scored 1, 196 points as compared to foes' 1,087. The Monarch first team chart: Villwock 416, Oliver 258, Runge 195, Ochs 111, Landgren 84, Errett 77, Jorgensen 51, Morrison 3, Dierks 1, Brunken, Smith and Mass 0.

April 7, 1960

Villwock, Oliver Gain Spots on SE 8 Squad

Center Jim Villwock and forward Butch Oliver were the Papillion selections on the Southeast Eight Conference's honor squad named recently at Weeping Water. Syracuse, State Class B champ, placed four men. They were Bruce Brandt, Neil Nannen, Don Thomson and Bill Witty. Weeping Water's two representatives were Bill Miller and Carl Voyles. Doug Alfrey of Louisville and Roger Patterson of Waverly round out the squad.

April 7, 1960

Monarchs Win Firsts in Track

Papillion trackmen picked up five firsts in competition last week against Waverly and Weeping Water in an indoor meet at Lincoln.

Darrel Smith won the 220 in .25 and the 440 in 54.6; Jim Villwock was in a three-way tie for first in the high jump at 5-6; Dave Lundgren took the broad jump with a good 19-4 % effort and the 880 yard relay team ofOwen Dierks, Lundgren, Mike Whitney and Smith won in 1:45.

Smith also placed second in the broad jump with 19-2 and tied for fourth in the high jump at 5-2. Tom Buchholz was third in the mile, Whitney took second in the 880 and Dierks placed fourth in the 60 yard dash.

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April 14, 1960

Smith Sizzles in 440, 220 Runs

Papillion's Darrel Smith lifted the Monarchs into fourth place in Class B in the Tri-State Track Championships at Tarkio, Mo., Saturday by winning the 220 and 440 yard dashes . The swift senior was clocked in 23.6 for the 220 and toured the 440 in 54.5 for the two first places as Papio finished with 10 points. South Page, Iowa won the Class B title with 28 points. Smith's time is currently seventh fastest in Nebraska so far this season .

Smith added another outstanding performance Tuesday at the Midland Relays in Fremont. He set a new meet record in the Class D 440 with a 52.9 clocking. Smith also tied for second in the 220 yard dash behind Roger Merchant of Polk, defending state champion. Merchant set a new meet record with a 23.3 time .

The Papillion 880 yard relay team placed third. Dave Lundgren ranked third in the broad jump with a leap of 18 feet 11 Yz inches .

April14, 1960

Papillion Joins New Conference

Papillion and Tekamah High Schools have been accepted as members in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference and Bellevue has dropped out.

The action came last week at a meeting in Ralston. The present league lineup includes Ralston, Ashland, Blair, Plattsmouth, Tekamah and Papio. All schools in the loop are Class B or soon will be .

Present schedule commitments will postpone full scale league competition for Papillion in football next fall and maybe basketball next winter. But a complete round robin loop schedule will be worked out as soon as possible. The league also lists participation in speech and music activity as well as athletics .

April14, 1960

Monarchs Drop Pair of Games

Papillion High's baseball team found the going touch in its first two games as Arlington and Seward Concordia registered victories at the Papio diamond. Arlington emerged with a 5-3 triumph Friday and Concordia took a 9-5 decision Monday .

The Monarchs gained leads in both contests but saw them fade. Arlington scored three times in the seventh to win. Numerous passed balls and wildness by starting pitcher George Landgren plagued the Monarchs. Landgren and Butch Oliver, who relieved in the fourth, teamed up to fan 14. Papio managed only five hits off Ken Cook.

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It was practically the same formula Monday. This time Landgren and Oliver struck out 13 but weak support proved fatal as Concordia broke the game open with four tallies in the fifth. Papillion garnered nine safeties with Mike Green going two for two. Five of the Monarch hits came in the frrst when four runs crossed.

April 28, 1960

Monarch Nine Wins Two Games

Papillion High's baseball team rebounded from two straight setbacks to register a pair of one run victories last week. Millard was downed, 3-2 and Omaha St. Joseph fell, 8-7. Both games were at the Papio diamond.

A nifty pitching duel was waged between Papillion's George Landgren and Millard's Dick Comstock. Landgren allowed but three hits and fanned 12 while Comstock surrendered five hits and struck out 11. Papio opened with two runs in the frrst on a double by Jim Runge, an error, a single by Dennis Errett and another miscue. The decider came in the second on singles by Bob Ochs and Owen Dierks, plus an error and a passed ball.

Millard tallied in the first when Witcofski walked and scored on Ed Golda's double. The Indians' other marker came in the fourth when Witcofski and Golda again singled and walks given to Comstock and Wheeler.

Butch Oliver pitched against St. Joe and came through with 11 strikeouts in the ragged contest where numerous errors plagued both sides. The Monarchs once again started off fast, getting three runs in the first. One more crossed in the second, two in the third and the final two in the fifth. It was Runge's double which drove in the last two markers.

April28, 1960

Monarchs Drop 14-6 Verdict to Cathedral

Omaha Cathedral notched a 14-6 win over the Papillion High nine Monday at the Papio diamond.

Home runs by Ed Stanek and Dan McGinn pepped the victory and 13 walks by Papio's George Landgren made the task easier. McGinn pitched four hit ball for six innings before the Monarchs tagged reliever Caniglia for three more and four runs in the seventh. Jim Runge belted a triple and double for Papio.

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April 28, 1960

Papio Trackmen Set Two Records During Southeast 8 Meet in Lincoln

Papillion performers accounted for two new records in the Southeast Eight Conference track meet at Nebraska Wesleyan Tuesday. Darrel Smith set a new 440 yard dash mark when he toured the quarter mile in 52.8 .

The Monarch team wound up with 39 points to place fourth in team standings. Syracuse won the title with 59 Y2 points, Waverly had 49 Y2, Weeping Water 41 Y2 and Louisville 34 Y2 .

The Papillion 880 yard relay team of Bob Ochs, Dave Lundgren, Mike Whitney and Smith won in 1:37.8. Lundgren and Smith finished one-two in the broad jump with leaps of 18 feet, 8 Y2 inches and 18 feet, 7 % inches.

Smith also finished second in the 220 yard dash behind Doug Alfrey of Louisville who set a record with a 22.9 clocking. Alfrey also won the 100 yard dash in the record time of 10.5. Roger Patterson of Waverly set the fifth meet record by winning the low hurdles in 21.8 .

Other Papillion points were scored by Jim Villwock, tie for second in high jump at 5 feet, 4 inches; Don Skinner, third in 880; Whitney, fifth in 880; Lundgren tie for fifth in 220; Tom Buchholz, second in mile; mile relay team, fifth place .

April 28, 1960

The recent move by Papillion High to the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference also means that the Monarchs will be leaving the Eastern Nebraska Conference after many years of membership in one of the oldest leagues in the state. Competition against some ENC members will be continued, however, according to Papillion officials. Ralston also will exit from the loop and with the establishment of the Suburban Conference including Gretna, Springfield, Elkhorn and Millard the future of the ENC is shaky indeed. Another member, Bennington is also joined with the East Central Nebraska Conference and Arlington competes regularly with teams in the Washington, Cuming and Dodge County area .

May6, 1960

Smith Wins Three Events in Loop Track Action

Ralston replaced Papillion as track and field champion in the Eastern Nebraska Conference April25 at Boys Town. The Rams collected 57 1/3 points to 49 V2 for Bennington. Papillion came third with 35 2/3 .

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Darrel Smith paced Papillion with firsts in the 220, 440 and broad jump. Smith set a 440 record with a 53.6 clocking.

Other Papio point getters were Lundgren, second in broad jump; Villwock, tie for 2-3-4-5 in the high jump; Skinner, fourth in 880; Buchholz, third in mile run; 880 relay, first; mile relay, fifth; freshman 100 yard dash, Dierks, second; freshman 440 yard relay, second.

May6, 1960

Baseball 9 Wins Tourney Games

A bases loaded triple by Dennis Errett was the big blow Monday as Papillion nipped Omaha St. Joseph 8 to 6 in the first round of the district baseball tournament at Waterloo.

The Monarchs trailed 5 to 1 after five innings but rallied for four runs in the sixth and three more in the seventh. Errett's clout drove in the final three tallies. George Landgren was the winning pitcher. He took over for Butch Oliver after five innings. Six St. Joseph errors aided Papillion.

In other first round games Millard edged Springfield 8 to 6, Dodge nipped Arlington 4 to 3 and Bennington whipped Emerson 7 to 3.

Papillion defeated Bennington Wednesday 9 to 1 in a semifinal game played at Papio.

May 12, 1960

Papio Baseball 9 Wins Tournament

Coach Ron Paap's Papillion baseball squad put on a hefty hitting exhibition Tuesday to gain a 12-4 victory over Dodge in the Class C District finals at Waterloo. The victory qualifies the Monarchs for the state tournament which gets underway later this month in Lincoln.

Papio raked three Dodge hurlers for 17 hits while George Landgren muffled the foe with but two safeties. Bob Ochs rapped three for three, Butch Oliver gathered three doubles and Dennis Errett collected three hits.

Landgren fanned eight and walked two. Vlach and Peitzmeier accounted for the only hits, both singles.

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May 19, 1960

2 PHS Trackmen Eye State Meet

Two Papillion High trackmen qualified for the state meet at Lincoln Friday and Saturday. Darrel Smith earned a ticket to the Class C 440 and 220 events while Lundgren will compete in the broad jump. The Monarchs finished fifth in the district meet at Boys town May 12 .

Smith won the 440 with a 52.1 and placed second in the 220 yard dash. He was a point winner in the 440 at the state last year when he posted his best time of 51.6. His best 220 clocking this year is 23.2 compared to a 23 flat in 1959 .

Lundgren, a sophomore, placed second in the broad jump at Boys Town with a leap of 19 feet 6 V2 inches. His best mark this year is a 20 foot 2 Y2 inch jump which was good for first at the Bellevue Relays .

Louisville won the district title with 43 Y2 points while Weeping Water was runner-up with 32. Papillion finished with 18 Y2. Bennington tallied 16, Arlington 14, Elkhorn 13 and Gretna 2 .

May 26, 1960

Smith Scores 5 Points For PHS in State

Darrel Smith closed an outstanding high school track career Saturday at Lincoln by placing in two dash events to give Papillion five points in Class C competition .

Smith finished second in the 440 to Larry Sweet of Mullen and placed fifth in the 220 which was by Louisville's Doug Alfrey .

Dave Lundgren, Papio's other entrant, failed to place in the broad jump. In Friday's prelims, Smith won his 440 heat in 53.6 and was second to Sweet in the first heat of the 220 .

May 26, 1960

Monarchs Bow In State Baseball Finals 2nd Straight Year, 8-0

For the second consecutive year Concordia of Seward dumped Papillion ten the finals of the state Class C baseball tournament. This year the Seward club scored an 8 to 0 win over the Monarchs in a Monday afternoon test. During the morning round Papillion had eliminated Adams 8 to 1 and Concordia edged St. Ludger of Creighton 4 to 2. In 1959 Concordia nipped Papillion 4 to 1 in an extra inning game .

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George Landgren fanned 15 as Papio opened its bid against Adams. All three of the Adams hits and its only run came in the early innings. Bob Ochs paced the Papio attack with three hits and drove in two runs. The Monarchs pounded Roger Duitsman, Adams hurler, for six runs in the first four frames.

Butch Oliver had tough luck in the final game as he took the mound for PHS. Only three Concordia runs were earned. The Seward team tallied twice in the first, then exploded with four more in the seventh after a singleton in the fifth.

Papio could get only three hits off lefty Roger Hartner, who had worked one-third of an inning in the morning semifinal game. Three double plays by Concordia stifled what Papillion threats there were.

September 15, 1960

Monarch Gridders Defeat Valley; Coach Pleased

Papillion opened its 1960 football season on a happy note Friday night by stopping Valley 18-13 at the Terrier field. The Monarchs compiled an 18-0 bulge and then held off a determined Valley bid in the final quarter which netted both touchdowns.

Coach Don Keller's scrappers displayed plenty of backfield speed and an abundance of enthusiastic line play in the victory. Especially noteworthy were performances by underclassmen, some seeing action for the frrst time. "I'm very pleased with each and every boy," Coach Keller reported Monday after reviewing the game. The winners completely dominated the statistics, racking up 13 first downs to 5 for Valley and outyarding the Terriers, 252 to 111.

Sophomore Owen Dierks opened the scoring for Papillion in the second quarter by turning the corner and going 12 yards into the end zone. This was the lone frrst half tally. Senior end Bob Ochs was on the receiving end of quarterback Dave Lundgren's neat pass which covered 30 yards in the third period and Lundgren climaxed a fourth quarter Papio drive with a one yard plunge to complete the scoring.

Papio seemed to let down its guard somewhat midway in the last quarter and Valley roared back with two TD's. A pass from Rick Samson to Larry Growcock and a 20 yard scamper by fullback Wolford Baker, plus an extra point flip moved Valley into contention but time halted any further damage.

Defensively, the Monarchs looked good, except for leakage in the late stages. Valley running plays especially were stopped quickly. Papio twice found itself defending deep in its own territory in the second quarter, but both times met the challenge and took over on downs.

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September 22, 1960

Long Pass in Closing Seconds Means Defeat for Papio at Hands of Ashland

A spectacular 70 yard pass play in the final 50 seconds enabled Ashland's Bluejays to nudge Papillion, 19-13, Friday night at the Monarch field. A pair of 6-2 performers-end Jim Booher and Quarterback Mike Carpenter-collaborated on the picture play which doused Papio hopes of an upset in this first Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tussle .

The scrappy Monarchs, who only moments before had tied up the game at 13 all, were lulled into a tight defensive knot as Carpenter ran two plays into the center of the line . When the pass play came, Booher was in the clear almost instantly and outlegged all defenders to the end zone .

It was a tough one to lose as Papio fought back gamely after being stunned by a "gift" touchdown in the second quarter. A high punt bounced off sophomore Owen Dierks deep in Papio territory and the pesky Carpenter caught the ball and ambled seven yards for the score. Denny Vest's placement made it 7-0. That's how the first half ended .

A good third period showing roused Papillion followers. After handling the ball only eight times in the first half, Dierks capped a 65 yard drive with a five yard reverse. Jerry Kritenbrink tied it up with his extra point plunge. Good yardage by halfback Jim Runge and quarterback Dave Lundgren's heady play calling sparked the third period Papio rise .

Ashland replied with another drive and Larry Vosler made it 13-7 with a two yard plunge to pay dirt early in the final quarter. Again the Monarchs came to life and Runge darted on a nifty end sweep 30 yards for the second PHS touchdown to tie things up again. This time Lundgren set the stage by effective use of the pass, both times on long gainers to Runge .

Then came the disaster. After the Bluejay clincher, Lundgren was smeared by eager Ashland linemen when he tried desperation heaves in the closing seconds .

October 6, 1960

Papio Scores Twice Against Syracuse But Bows as Speedy Rocket Rambles

A 155 pound bundle of speed put on quite a running exhibition Friday night as Syracuse remained unbeaten with a 28-13 conquest of Papillion. Jim Formanack, senior halfback, scored all four Syracuse touchdowns on explosive darts of 32, 47, 69 and 54 yards. Once beyond the scrimmage line the speedy Rocket couldn't be caught.

Papillion gained some consolation by becoming the first team to cross the Syracuse goal line this season. The Monarchs did it twice in the final quarter and for a bit narrowed the Rocket margin to 21-13 .

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Sophomore Owen Dierks twisted and spun his way into the end zone from five yards for the initial PHS counter and senior end Bob Ochs snared quarterback Dave Lundgren's nifty sideline pass and rambled to pay dirt shortly after. This aerial play covered 52 yards.

Syracuse, stung by this, used the 54 yard jaunt by Formanack on the first scrimmage play after the Monarch kickoff to wrap up the verdict. Papio managed to confine fullback Bill Witty to short gainers but couldn't find the solution for halting the swift Formanack who scored in each quarter.

A pair of 15 yard penalties gave Papio a big boost on the frrst touchdown drive. Another Monarch penetration to the Rocket nine yard line in the third quarter was blunted by a fumble.

October 13, 1960

Third Quarter Outburst Gives Hooper 13-6 Win Over Papio; W. Water Next

Hooper homecoming fans went home happy Friday night as their Cardinals nudged Papillion, 13-6. All scoring was confined to the second half, although penalties nullified earlier touchdowns by both teams.

Hooper broke the deadlock in the third period when Alan Ott skirted end for 30 yards. Ed Donnelly snared an 18 yard pass from Bill Donnelly for the other Card counter and also added the extra point on a flip from Ott.

Papillion's Jack Percifield, moved to fullback from his tackle position, put the Monarchs into contention with a five yard scoring plunge after Papio had recovered a Hooper fumble on the five.

Yards gained showed how even the two teams were. Hooper finished with 192 while Papio was close with 181.

October 20, 1960

Papio, Weeping Water Battle to Draw; Monarchs Seek Revenge from Lions

Papillion and Weeping Water staged a thriller Friday night at WW as the two Southeast Eight clubs battled to a 14-14 tie.

It was a seesaw contest during which Papillion scored frrst when quarterback Dave Lundgren passed to end Bob Ochs for seven yards and a TD. Lundgren skirted the flank for the extra point. Jim Runge's interception of an Indian pass and 40 yard dash to the 10 set up this score.

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Weeping Water replied with both of its tallies in the second quarter. Jim Potts crossed over for both of them on short jabs and Bill Miller added the vital conversions .

The Indians almost received a gift touchdown on the kickoff after their second counter . Carl Voyles' long kick was left uncovered by Runge and Owen Dierks and WW recovered on the one with 15 seconds left in the half. But the Papio forward wall, which performed in fine fashion all evening, stopped a thrust inches short of paydirt.

Don Keller's lads outplayed the Indians during the second half and the same combination of Lundgren and Ochs tallied the tying touchdown in the third period. This time the aerial was a three yarder. Jerry Kritenbrink bulled his way for the 14th point. Both teams mounted mild threats thereafter but couldn't put over the clincher.

Lundgren's fine play calling was outstanding for the Monarchs. The tiny junior crossed up the heavy Indians time after time with keeper plays which gained good yardage. The speedy Potts and Bill Miller were Weeping Water's big guns.

October 27, 1960

Papio Produces Homecoming Win 27-6 Over Louisville; 6 Players Score

Six different Monarchs entered the scoring chart Friday night as Papillion registered its second success of the season with a 27-6 Homecoming triumph over Louisville .

It took Coach Don Keller's scrappers about one half to get in gear but once they did Louisville couldn't match them. In fact, Louisville started out as if to make it a long night. A crunching ground attack, piloted by quarterback Jack Welch and highlighted by Terry Janusz's running, carried down to the Papio four in the opening sequence but the PHS line held on downs. Another thrust was turned back at the Monarch one in the second quarter.

Papio's first touchdown came in the second period on a perfectly executed 30 yard pass from quarterback Dave Lundgren to halfback Jim Runge who outsped all foes to the goal. Lundgren's keeper provided the extra point and it was 7-0 at the half .

Jerry Kritenbrink climaxed a 54 yard drive in the third stanza with a three yard scoring plunge and Lundgen's flip to end Tom Morrison made it 14-0. This bulge hopped to 20-0 in the same quarter when Runge scooted for the last 10 yards .

The Lions finally dented the goal line in the last period when the speedy Janusz went 17 yards around end. Owen Dierks finished up the Papio touchdown parade with a five yard smash and end Bob Ochs snared another Lundgren aerial for the extra point.

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Kritenbrink likewise continued his stellar play both on offense and defense. He almost broke away for a TD on a bit of fine open field weaving.

Monarch reserves got their first taste of action in the waning moments and the pepped up yearlings gave a good account of themselves before losing the ball on a fumble.

November 23, 1960

Ralston Blanks Monarchs in Final Home Tilt; Season Ends at Waverly

An explosive 21 point outburst in the third quarter triggered Ralston's Rams to a 35-0 decision over Papillion Thursday night at the Monarch field. The home forces never recovered from halfback Bob Risley's 85 yard touchdown jaunt with the second half kickoff which made the score 14-0.

Both teams played top flight ball during a rugged first half which saw the Rams stop a Papio threat on the two yard line in the opening minutes. Papillion in turn shackled the Ralston offense with alert ball hawking and twice recovered fumbles at crucial spots.

Papio' s deep penetration in the opening quarter came about on a 40 yard pass-lateral involving Dave Lundgren and Owen Dierks. Dierks hoofed it down to the five but the Ralston defensive forces limited the Monarchs to only three yards after that and took the ball on downs.

Don Schnoor's five yard ramble accounted for the first Ram touchdown in the second period after quarterback John McPherson's long pass to Risley placed the ball on the five. After Risley's long scoring dash, everything went wrong for Coach Keller's performers. The elusive McPherson scored twice on keeper plays of one and 40 yards and passed 15 yards to Denny Kolell for the final counter.

Papillion's last scoring chance came in the waning minutes when it moved the ball to the Ram 16, but a fourth down pass fizzled. Bright spots for the losers was the passing of Lundgren who connected on good gainers to Jim Runge and the continued tough defensive work by Jerry Kritenbrink who figured 90 percent of the Monarch tackles.

November 10, 1960

Sour Last Half Spoils Papillion Chances at Waverly in Finale

Papillion closed its 1960 football campaign on a losing note Friday night at Waverly as the Vikings emerged with a 32-14 victory. The PHS record for the year shows two wins, five setbacks and one tie.

The tale at Waverly was almost the same as the Papio-Ralston game a week earlier. After a tight first half, nothing worked for the Monarchs. This time the teams were tied 7-7 at intermission. Papio' s TD was authored by halfback Jim Runge who darted 80

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yards with a Waverly kickoff. Bob Ochs took a Dave Lundgren pass for the extra point . Runge also collected Papillion's other six pointer on a four yard dash in the final period . Lundgren sneaked for the conversion .

Waverly's attack was paced by Dick Polenz who scored on runs of 2 and 12 yards and Dennis Swanstrom who passed for two other touchdowns. The first was a 25 yarder to Dave Smith and the other the same distance to Gary Bloomstrom. Swanstrom capped the night by plunging from the 1 yard line for the fifth Viking tally .

November 10, 1960

Runge Tops PHS Point Makers

Senior halfback Jim Runge took scoring honors this season for the Papillion High gridders. The scrappy backfield vet tallied five touchdowns and plunged for one conversion for a 31 point total. Two others were close behind. Senior end Bob Ochs tallied 26 on four touchdowns and two extra points while sophomore halfback Owen Dierks had 24 points on four touchdowns .

Seven different players entered the chart this season as the PHS accounted for 105 points as compared to 160 for the eight foes .

The scoring chart: Runge 31, Ochs 26, Dierks 24, Lundgren 9, Kritenbrink 8, Percifield 6, Morrison 1

November 17, 1960

2 Papio Players Win Loop Honors

Two Papillion gridders were named to the Southeast Eight all-conference team this past week by the member coaches. Senior halfback Jim Runge and junior fullback Jerry Kritenbrink were the two Monarchs honored .

December 1, 1960

Papillion Basketball Team To Open Season Tuesday Night at Valley

Papillion High hoopsters are putting on the finishing touches this week for their 1960-61 basketball opener Tuesday at Valley. Coach Ron Paap reports a wide open scramble for starting positions on the Monarch squad .

"The big problem is the shortage of experience and playing together," Coach Paap said. "Although we list four lettermen, only two, Jim Runge and Bob Ochs, have logged ample first team experience."

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Tentative position assignments shape up this way: Forwards-Bob Ochs, Dick Aeschliman, Jack Percifield, Lyle Jorgensen; Centers-Larry Smith, Tom Morrison; Guards-Jim Runge, Dave Lundgren, Bill Goff, Terry Abels.

Coach Paap came up with some bad news by disclosing that Runge probably will see only limited duty in each game because of a hernia condition.

December 8, 1960

Ochs Scorches Nets With 28 Points As Monarchs Win Opener at Valley

Papillion High School opened its basketball campaign on a winning note Tuesday night, romping past Valley 75 to 54 at Valley. Big Bob Ochs, 6-5 center, paced the Monarchs with a 28 point output. Valley had no one to compare with him in the height department.

Papillion led all the way, sporting a 15-8 advantage after one quarter. The Terriers pulled within five at halftime but yielded after intermission. Jim Runge, veteran guard; sat out the first period but played the rest of the game and wound up with 18 points, second high for the winners. Valley's best was forward Rick Samson who caged 26.

The Papillion reserves bowed 32 to 23. Owen Dierks scored 11 points for the young Papios.

December 15, 1960

Monarchs Miserable in Home Opener; Play Arlington, Syracuse This Week

Papillion's home opener Friday night was anything but a success as Millard's Indians scalped the Monarchs, 59-37.

After a 12-9 first quarter it was no contest as the Douglas County visitors upped the count to 27-15 at the half and 39-21 at the three quarter mark. Nothing went right for Papio. Numerous mistakes, three second violations and bad passing especially, kept Coach Ron Paap's boys in trouble all the time. Bib Bob Ochs, who tallied 28 points in the Valley opener, was limited to four points while Jim Runge, high scoring guard, failed to score a field goal and ended up with a lone free shot.

Warren Wheeler led the veteran Millard attack with 25 points. His 12 field goals matched the entire Papio output. He had good help from Don Weiss, 11, and Wendell Bamsey, 8. Dave Lundgren's 12 points, including eight of eight free throws, were tops for the Monarchs. The win was Millard's third in a row while Papio's record is now 1-1.

Millard's reserves staged a last period rally to nip the Papillion yearlings, 38-36 in a preliminary rouser. Godberson sparked the win with 15 while Don Jacot potted 12 for Papillion.

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December 22, 1960

Papillion Basketeers Absorb Losses From Arlington, Syracuse Last Week

Papillion High's cagers dropped a pair of weekend contests Friday and Saturday night to Arlington and Syracuse .

Friday night the unbeaten Arlington Eagles toyed with the Monarchs, 67-26, at the PHS gym. The Rockets zipped to a 74-46 decision Saturday at Syracuse in a Southeast Eight encounter.

Arlington limited Papio to a pair of three point quarters in registering their sixth straight triumph. It was 12-3 after the first eight minutes. The Monarchs pepped up in the second period for 12 points and were still in contention at intermission, 27-15. But pain set in after that as the Eagles poured in 23 points compared to 3 for Papillion in the third quarter and continued the barrage in the final period with 17 more while the Monarchs recorded 8 .

Dave Hilgenkarnp's 25 points, mostly on long shots, led the Arlington flurry while Dave Lundgren was Papillion's hope with 12. The winners played without the services of Ron Dickmeyer, high scoring vet, who is hobbled with a sore knee .

A full court press applied in the second half enabled Syracuse to pull away from Papio in the Saturday night tussle. Coach Ron Paap's lads played the Rockets on fairly even terms during the first half, leaving the court trailing 33-22. The press in the third quarter found Syracuse widening the margin to 55-32. Big Bill Witty was the big threat for the Rockets with 28 points. Bob Ochs tallied 17 for Papillion. Syracuse hit a torrid 45.7 from the field .

Lyle Jorgensen was at a naval training meeting at Great Lakes Navy Training Station and missed the game .

Syracuse reserves romped to a 63 to 13 victory. Jack Percifield's four points were best for Papillion .

January 12, 1961

Papio Cagers Lose Two More Garnes But Show Improvement in Outings

Papillion's improving basketball squad dropped a pair of close games Friday and Saturday as Elkhorn and Omaha St. Joseph's notched narrow verdicts. Elkhorn escaped with a 62-57 overtime win over the Monarchs Friday at the PHS gym while St. Joe took a 53-46 decision Saturday in Omaha .

Dave Lundgren's bucket with 26 seconds remaining in the regulation time enabled Papio to force the highly regarded Antlers into the three minute overtime period. But the

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Monarchs could only total two free throws by Tom Morrison in the added time while Jack Anderson and Denny Dau combined for the seven deciding Elkhorn points.

Superb outside shooting during the first half enabled Papio to leave the floor with a 34-26 lead but a full court press by the Antlers soon dwindled the margin. Elkhorn outscored the hosts, 20-10 in the third quarter.

Lundgren's 18 points led the Papio bid and he had plenty of help from Lyle Jorgensen, 13, Tom Morrison, 8, Bob Ochs, 8, and Larry Smith 8. Morrison also was the rebounding standout. Dau finished with 26 points to spark the victors.

A frigid fourth period doomed Papio's chances Saturday against the JoHawks. The Maroon and White cagers could come up with but four points in the final stanza while St. Joe tallied 10. The Monarchs led at the half by 30-29 and were in command after the first eight minutes by a 19-13 margin.

Lundgren dropped in 14 for Papio with Smith aiding with 13. Tom Micek and Don Leitner registered 18 and 17 for the JoHawks.

January 19, 1961

Monarch Cagers Fail Against Lions, Bears; Lundgren Sidelined by Illness

Papillion High basketeers, minus their No. 1 scorer found the going rough in weekend "zoo" assignments on the road. Friday night the Monarchs were ambushed by Louisville's Lions, 50-44 and Saturday the Blair Bears cuffed them 73-43, in an Ak-Sar­Ben Conference test.

Papio, already crippled by the loss of senior Jim Runge, operated without the services of Dave Lundgren, 5-7 junior, who has been setting the scoring pace so far this campaign.

The smooth working Lundgren is in St. Catherine's Hospital suffering from a blood disease. Coach Ron Paap reported Monday that Dave will be out "indefinitely' and will see no action for at least two or three weeks.

In winning their first game of the season, Louisville used a second half comeback to stymie the PHS bid. Terry Janusz broke loose for 15 points after the half to spark the victors who trailed at intermission, 24-20. He finished with 19. Bob Ochs and Larry Smith led Papillion's good first half showing but Ochs was limited to one field goal after that and fouled out in the fourth period. Smith totaled 13 and Ochs had 10.

Papillion played Blair on fairly even terms for the first quarter before wilting before a well balanced attack paced by Bob Olson. It was 22-16 after the first eight minutes but then the Bears took command 40-22 at the halfway mark.

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Olson registered 24 points for the hosts while Ochs and Smith set the Papio pace with 11 and 10 respectively .

The Papillion reserves also took a double beating. Louisville triumphed 34-27 and Blair's Cubs won, 41-22. Jack Percifield had nine for Papio in the Louisville encounter and Don Tex led the cause against Blair with 11 .

January 19, 1961

Blair Sidelines Papio Quintet in 'Ak' Opener

Blair, taking up where it left off Saturday night, sidelined Papillion, 84-36 in the first round action Monday night in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Tournament at Ralston. The tourney favorites from Washington County had things their own way as the outmanned Monarchs couldn't cope with the front line firepower of Bob Triplett and Roger Rogert .

After a 16-7 first quarter, the Bears stretched their margin to 39-13 at the half and 60-27 at the three quarter mark. Triplett finished with 19 and Rogert 18. Sophomore Tom Morrison netted 11 for Papio while Owen Dierks aided with 10. Four Papio lads fouled out during the contest.

January 19, 1961

PHS Scoring Improves But Badgers Win 90-71; Two Home Games Next

Basket eyes were sharp at Bennington Saturday night but the home standing Badgers got the better of things as Papillion fell, 90-71 .

After a close 14-12 first period, both clubs found the range at a faster clip. Bennington zipped through 28 in the second canto to 20 for the Monarchs and left the floor with a 42-32 advantage. Papio cooled off to 15 in the third quarter while Bennington added 22 to pad the margin. Both teams perked up in the final eight minutes with the Badgers holding a 26-24 edge .

It was a case of too much Bill Nelson. Bennington's junior guard potted 10 field goals and 13 of 20 free shots for 33 points. He had able assistance from Steve Luschen, 18 and JimMuller, 17 .

Ron Paap's lads featured balanced scoring for the first time this season as Lyle Jorgensen led with 19, followed by Bob Och's 18, Larry Smith's 15 and Tom Morrison's 14 points . Fouls dented Papio's effectiveness as Smith drew his fifth early in the final period .

Bennington's reserve team slaughtered the Papio yearlings, 51-10, in the prelim .

PHS has now lost nine games in a row since winning the opener at Valley .

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February 2, 1961

Monarchs Break Slump With Two Overtime Wins; Tough Weekend Next

Basketball fans at Papillion's gym last weekend received added thrills both nights as the Monarchs snapped a nine game losing streak by winning a pair of overtime contests.

Friday night, neighboring Platteview fell in the extra period, 58-55 and Waverly was a 44-42 victim Saturday in another overtime struggle. Both games saw Papio grab good sized early leads, only to see the visitors quickly get back into contention at halftime.

Coach Ron Paap's crew held a 22-14 margin over Platteview early in the second quarter but expert sharpshooting by Keith Seibold and Dave Hike enabled the Trojans to take a 31-29 edge at intermission.

Platteview increased the gap to five points entering the final quarter, 44-39 but then faltered as Big Bob Ochs sparked a 14 point fourth quarter with three baskets. This spurt, plus aggressive rebounding work by Ochs, Lyle Jorgensen and Tom Morrison, produced a 54-51 Papio lead.

The shorter Platteview scrappers were hindered in the late stages when Dave Hike, co­high scorer, fouled out but forced the game into the extra period when Dick Latham potted a long shot with four seconds remaining.

Tom Morrison's bucket, two free throws by Bill Goff and one by Larry Smith in the overtime nailed down the verdict for the hosts. Latham's two free shots were Platteview's lone markers in the three minute extension.

The Trojan cause was also hindered when Bub Stevens, a top-flight marksman, hobbled all season with a bad knee, had to sit out most of the second half when he rein jured the tender joint. Ochs finished with 18 points while Morrison contributed 13. The ironman Monarch lineup once again showed good balance as the Jorgensen-Smith-Goff trio added nine points apiece. Good free throw shooting pepped Papio as they made 16 while being outscored 24-21 from the floor.

Seibold and Hike tallied 15 apiece for Plattview with 15 apiece for Platteview with Latham adding 12.

Platteview's second team won another rouser, 31-29, in the prelim, thanks to a pile of free shots. Eric Stevens showed the way with 10 points while Dan Jacot had nine for Papio plus help from Ron Buesing and Sonny Clapper who had eight apiece. The Platteview lads connected on 17 of 31 free throws.

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chance for victory in the regulation time when Carl Schlaphoff missed a free shot with 11 seconds remaining and the score tied 39-39 .

The Monarchs started strong, holding the Vikings without a field goal for the first quarter and keeping the visitors scoreless until 1 :07 remained in the period. Two free throws were the lone Waverly markers as Papio raced to an 11-2 lead. But a cold spell set in during the next eight minutes and the teams left the floor at halftime deadlocked 17 all .

Once again it was strong rebounding by Ochs, Jorgensen and Morrison which enabled the home team to keep pace throughout. Ochs continued his improved scoring output with 17 points and Morrison was next in line with 9. Denny Swanstrom and Gary Blomstrom potted 11 apiece for the losers .

Waverly's reserves took a 40-28 verdict from the young Monarchs in the opener as D . Marolf tossed in 15 points. Dierks and Jacot had 8 each for Papio .

February 9, 1961

Papio Scoring Punch Fails In Losses to Tough Weeping Water, Ralston

Two highly regarded teams made it a lost weekend for Papillion's cagers Friday and Saturday nights. Friday saw Ralston's Rams notch their sixth win in a row and eighth of their last nine outings with a 68-48 win over the Monarchs in an Ad-Sar-Ben loop game. Saturday at Weeping Water, the once beaten Indians scalped PHS, 84-34, to win the Southeast Eight title .

Ball control and cashing in of easy shots enabled Papillion to keep pace with Ralston during the first period which ended with the Rams ahead by only 12-8. But the full court press appeared in the second quarter to enable the visitors to pull out of danger and leave at halftime with a healthy 32-18 margin .

Ralston maintained a 20 point barrage in the third quarter and entered the last eight minutes with a 52-30 lead and reserves finished up with 5:51 remaining. Papio had its moments with good rebounding and numerous close in shots and could have made the game closer if free throw luck had held. The Monarchs had 32 chances from the line but could pot only 18. At the same time, Papio committed only 11 fouls to hold down any Ralston gift shot advantage .

Papillion operated without the services of Bob Ochs who quit the squad earlier in the week. He is the third starter to be missing since the season to be missing since the season opened. Guards Jim Runge and Dave Lundgren are also on the sidelines .

Papio's offense was absent Saturday at Weeping Water. The powerful Indians ran up a 24-4 first quarter lead and had no trouble at any stage. It was 41-15 at halftime and 61-28 entering the last period. Big Carl Voyles led the WW splurge with 27 points. Lyle Jorgensen's 11 topped the Monarch showing .

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The victory gave the Indians the Southeast Eight Conference title with a perfect 4-0 record.

Weeping Water's reserves also triumphed, 45-22. Sonny Clapper with 10 and Don Jacot with nine sparked Papillion's attack.

February 16, 1961

Waverly Bounces Papio in Tourney; PHS Ball Control Tactics Fall

Ball control tactics failed for Papillion in first round play of the Southeast Eight tournament at Waverly as the Vikings reversed an earlier loss to the Monarchs by a 48-24 margin. Papio held a 9-8 first quarter lead, thanks to three field goals by Tom Morrison but the PHS shooters were silenced from then on as Waverly pulled away to lead 22-11 at the half and 36-17 after three quarters.

Dave Smith led Waverly's balanced attack with 11 points, the same total registered by Morrison.

Syracuse swept by Weeping Water 74-54 to cop the tourney title.

February 23, 1961

Gretna Rally in Fourth Quarter Produces Win Over Papillion

A fourth quarter sag proved costly to Papillion's basketeers Friday night at Gretna and the home court Dragons took advantage of the lapse to post a 53-46 victory. Papillion held a slim 38-37 lead entering the final period but then the chill set in as eight points, including a lone field goal, were all the team could muster while Gretna tossed in 16.

Gerald Wagner and Ron Dye were the Gretna pacesetters with 16 and 15 markers respectively. Wagner bagged seven in the first period which ended with Gretna ahead, 15-14. Dye's big moments were in the second chapter which gunned the Dragons at a 26-24 halftime command.

Tom Morrison and Lyle Jorgensen were the Papio threats. Jorgensen finished with 16 while Morrison had 14. The Monarchs muffed 17 free shots out of 37 chances while Gretna made the most of 10 Papio fouls by connecting nine times on 12 tries.

Gretna's reserves also were victorious by a 27-24 count. Jerry Dye and Thomsen led the balanced scoring for the winners with four points apiece. Don Jacot poured in 12 for Papillion.

The Friday assignment proved to be Papio's final regularly scheduled game as icy roads forced cancellation of the scheduled Saturday date against Ashland at the PHS gym.

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March 2, 1961

Monarch Cage Grind Concludes

Papillion concluded its 1960-61 basketball season February 22 at Platteview's gym by bowing to Omaha St. Joseph's 54-42 in first round play of the district Class C tournament .

The Johawks were in command throughout as Ed Pogreba and Tom Micek led first half thrusts. Micek wound up with 19 and Pogreba 14 .

Papio trailed after the first quarter, 15-11, and by a 29-20 count at halftime. Larry Smith and Bill Goff sparked the before intermission point getting with seven and six markers respectively. Smith finished with 13 while sophomore Tom Morrison and Lyle Jorgensen found the range to lead the second half bid. Morrison totaled 11 and Jorgensen fired in eight .

March 2, 1961

PHS Baseball Call To Be Sounded

First call for baseball candidates at Papillion High will be issued Monday, March 6, according to Coach Jim Anderson. All boys interested in the sport are urged to report at that time, said the new mentor, who is taking over the reins handled in previous years by RonPaap .

Work on the spring schedule is still being done with the frrst game probably coming during the first week of April. Mr. Anderson, mathematics instructor at PHS, lists professional and semipro diamond duty as a catcher. He saw service with Miami, Okla., in the Class D- K-M League and Topeka, Kans., in the old Class C Western Association. Later he played five seasons with Pender and Wakefield in the Pioneer Nite League .

March 9, 1961

Soph Leads PHS Scoring Chart

One bright spot in the otherwise drab basketball picture at Papillion High this campaign was the showing of sophomore Tom Morrison. The hard working 6 footer led the Monarchs in scoring this season with 153 points. Tom tossed in 54 field goals and 45 free tosses for his leading total .

Runnerup was senior Bob Ochs with 141. Ochs compiled this total in 12 games, before leaving the squad. Junior Larry Smith registered 134 and Lyle Jorgensen, 6-3 senior, totaled 131.

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Papio's scoring efforts were severely hampered by the loss of Dave Lundgren, 5-7 junior, after six games because of illness. At that the capable floor leader racked up 80 points, including a nifty 28-37 free throw mark. The free throw line was most unkind to Ron Paap's lads this season. The Monarchs could convert only 203 of 401 chances.

PHS finished with three victories and 14 setbacks. One game-the February 18 date with Ashland was cancelled. As a team Papio chalked up 777 points while the opponents cut loose for 1,070.

April6, 1961

Dashmen Shine In Triangular

Papillion High's track team uncovered good strength in the dashes last Thursday during a triangular with Weeping Water and Waverly at the University of Nebraska indoor oval at Lincoln.

Owen Dierks and Dave Lundgren tied for first in the 60 yard dash in 6.9. Bob Ochs covered the 220 distance in 25.4 and Mike Whitney won the 440 in 58.5. Papio's relay quartet of Dierks, Lundgren, Ochs and Whitney won a 4 lap race in 2:02.

Other Papio point getters were Lyle Jorgensen, second in the 60 yard high hurdles; Lundgren, second in the broad jump; Jim Runge, fourth in the broad jump; Larry Smith, fourth in the mile; Tom Morrison, second in the 880; Ochs, third in the 60 yard dash; Lundgren, fourth in the 220.

Aprill3, 1961

Bishop Ryan Nine Drubs Papillion

Omaha Bishop Ryan spoiled Papillion's baseball opener April6 by belting the Monarchs, 10-2, at the Papio diamond.

Five hit pitching by Tess, Rocheford and Benato put the clamps on the PHS squad. The visitors used a big six run third inning to settle the issue. Papio' s two runs came in the fifth on successive singles by Don Tex and Bob Ochs and an error.

Larry Smith and Sonny Clapper divided pitching chores for Papio and surrendered 12 hits but five Papio miscues kept them in further trouble. Centerfielder Terry Abels contributed the defensive gem of the day with a fine catch. Coach Jim Anderson is hopeful that the rainy weather will let up in time for his club to meet Platteview Tuesday at the Papio diamond.

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April13, 1961

Papillion Track Team Nips Trojans; Tom Morrison Wins Three Events

Strength in the dashes enabled Papillion's track team to edge Platteview, 67-51, Friday in a dual meet at the Platteview oval.

With Bob Ochs sweeping the 100 and 220 and Mike Whitney and Tom Morrison winning the 440 and 880, the Monarchs amassed enough points to keep in front. The busy Morrison also took first place in the pole vault at 9 feet and topped the discus field with a 100 foot twir 1 .

Platteview's Mike Dill continued his mastery in the hurdles, taking the highs in 9.2 and the lows in 12.5. He also tied for frrst in the high jump with Papio's Lyle Jorgensen at 5-2. John Peterson ofPlatteview had it his own way in the mile, touring the route in 5:09 .

Other event winners were Dave Lundgren, Papillion, in the broad jump at 19-8; Bub Stevens, Platteview, shot at 39-2; Papio's 880 relay team in 1:41 and Platteview's mile relay quartet in 3:59 .

April27, 1961

Papillion Trails In Track Meet

Papillion and Ralston trackmen had to settle for sixth and seventh places Tuesday in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track meet at Blair. Papio finished with 11 Yz points while Ralston had 11. Tekamah won the title with a hefty 61 .

Papillion scoring was provided by Dave Lundgren who was fifth in the 100 and fifth in the broad jump; Tom Morrison, third in the 880 and tied for fifth in the vault; the freshman 440 relay team which ran frrst; the 880 relay team which finished third and Larry Smith, third in the mile .

April27, 1961

Platteview, Papio Score At Midland

Papillion and Platteview entered the scoring column at the Midland Relays last Thursday at Fremont. Platteview finished with four points in Class Four as John Petersen ran second in the mile. Papio gained two points in Class Three when Dave Lundgren broad jumped 20 % for fourth place .

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May 4, 1961

Monarchs Bow In Tourney Play

Papillion bowed out Monday in the frrst round of the Class B district baseball tournament being held at Papillion. Omaha St. Joseph repeated an earlier triumph over the Monarchs, this time by a score of 8 to 4. Three home runs by the Omahans paced the victory. The Josies had a six run lead before the Monarchs were able to dent the scoring column in the third inning.

May 18, 1961

Syracuse Annexes SE 8 Track Title

How They Scored: Syracuse 68 317; Weeping Water 54 5/14; Waverly 45 217; Louisville 33 lh; Papillion 22 317

Three records were broken Saturday as Syracuse won the Southeast Eight Conference track title at the Nebraska Wesleyan oval. The Rockets outdistanced Weeping Water to win with 68 317 points.

Bill Witty smashed the discus standard with a fling of 144-2. Waverly's mile relay team did the distance in 3:46.7 and Dennis Swanstrom of Waverly won the low hurdles in a record 21.4.

Papillion produced two frrst place finishers despite a last place finish. Tom Morrison won the 880 in 2:11 and Mike Whitney took the 440 in 55.8. Other Monarch point producers were Dave Lundgren, second in the broad jumf and fourth in the 1 00; Morrison, tied for 4th and 5th in the vault; Tony tied for 4t and 5th in the high jump; 880 relay team, third and the mile relay squad fifth.

May 18, 1961

PHS, Platteview Stars Qualify For State Meet

Papillion High qualified two athletes for the state track meet this weekend at Lincoln. Mike Whitney, senior dashman, won the 440 in the Class C district meet at Boys Town last Thursday in :57. Joining him in the Lincoln trip will be Dave Lundgren a junior, who broad jumped 19-4 for second spot behind Elkhorn's Denny Dau, winner at 19-8 1/2.

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September 7, 1961

Monarchs Will Entertain Tekamah In First Football Action Friday Night

Five sophomores are listed in Coach Don Keller's tentative starting lineup for Papillion when the Monarchs open the 1961 season Friday night against Tekamah .

Sophs getting the starting nods include center Russ Montgomery, guards Larry Gloe and Don Tex, halfback Ivan Steinke and end Doug Homolka. Others tabbed as starters are Own Dierks, halfback; Jerry Kritenbrink, fullback; Dave Lundgren, quarterback; Jack Percifield and Conrad Wildhagen, tackles and Bill Bowling, end .

Coach Keller plans a multiple offense this season, using the split-T as the basic formation and a sprinkling a bit of wing-T and flanker trickery from time to time .

The game is billed as an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference affair, although Papillion has withdrawn from loop competition this season because of scheduling difficulties with member schools .

September 14, 1961

Two Quick Scoring Bursts Provide Papio With Victory Over Tekamah

Defense proved to be the best offense Friday night as Papillion's Monarchs opened its 1961 football campaign with a hard fought 12-0 win over the Tekamah Tigers .

The visitors from Burt County won just about everything except the final score, controlling the ball almost three times more often than Papio and threatening the PHS goal line for almost an entire quarter.

Quarterback Dave Lundgren stunned the Tigers and the fans on Papillion's second play from scrimmage when he darted 50 yards around the right side on a keeper play and hustled into the end zone .

With two minutes left in the half, end Tom Morrison picked up quarterback Curtis Bromm's fumble and scooted 60 yards for the other Monarch tally. Both plunge tries for extra points were blotted out by penalties. That was all of the scoring for the night but plenty of thrills remained especially in the final quarter.

Tekamah's relentless ground attack finally looked as if it was getting in gear as the last quarter opened. The Tigers reached the Papio 14, then failed on a fourth down try at the 7. They received another chance right away when Owen Dierks' first down punt traveled only four yards. One of the 12 penalties called on Tekamah during the game nullified a touchdown dash by Jim Mayberry on the first play and Papio' s dogged defenders again thwarted a push from 12 yards out.

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But another Papio punt backfrred as Tekamah rushers blocked it and the Tigers had another 4 down chance this time starting on the 15. By now the visitors were fighting the clock as well as the sturdy PHS defense and the game ended with Tekamah on the Monarchs' 1 yard line.

Papio's offense was absent except for Lundgren's opening spurt but defensive heroes were many. Sophomore guard Don Tex, fullback Jerry Kritenbrink and linebacker Sonny Clapper were the main headaches for Tekamah.

Randy Hansen, a 147 pound fullback, was the Tekamah workhorse, frequently carrying for good yardage. Passing attacks were scarce on both sides. Papio tried three without success and had one intercepted. Tekamah tried four and completed two.

September 21, 1961

Dave Lundgren Leads Papio in Tie At Ashland Before Moving From State

Papillion and Ashland battled to a 13-13 tie Friday night in the second football game of the season for both clubs.

Quarterback Dave Lundgren made his final appearance in Maroon and White togs a memorable one. He fired a pass to Tom Morrison for the first Papio touchdown in a play covering 27 yards. Then he nudged across from one half yard out on a quarterback sneak in the second quarter. A Lundgren pass to Morrison was good for the extra point. Lundgren moved to Minnesota Saturday.

Ashland tallied in the second period on a 15 yard pass play, then tied the game in the third quarter on a one yard run and an end sweep for the extra point. Owen Dierks overhauled an Ashland ball carrier on the final play of the game to halt a possible score. A pass-lateral play ate up some 60 yards before Dierks nailed the runner on the Papio 10.

Papillion outgained the Bluejays, piling up 205 yards to 100 for the home team. The Papios gained 48 yards on passes, completing three of eight, while Ashland connected on 4 of 11 for 93 yards.

Jerry Kritenbrink was a defensive standout for Coach Don Keller's club. He made 20 tackles to lead the club in that department. Al Monarchs did well on defense, said Coach Keller.

September 28, 1961

Ivan Steinke's 69 Yard Run Enables Papillion to Nip Fremont Bergan, 6-0

Ivan Steinke's 69 yard gallop enabled Papillion to edge Fremont Bergan, 6-0, Friday night on the loser's field. In recording their second shutout of the young season, the Monarchs displayed a steady gaining ground attack and stifled the Knights throughout.

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Steinke's touchdown came in the second quarter and caught the Bergan secondary flatfooted. The home team was bunched close and fell for the fullback fake through the middle as the 160 pound sophomore zipped around the flank .

Papio out downed Bergan, 11-3 and out yarded the Knights 203 to 37. Passing was the line hope for the Fremonters who completed 4 of 16 for 55 yards. Fumbles were frequent with each team committing six. In addition, Papio drew 70 yards in penalties. Bergan lost the services of halfback Bob Hastings, their fastest performer, who broke his ankle in the opening period .

October 5, 1861

20 Point Second Quarter Propels Syracuse Past Papillion Grid Forces

A 20 point second quarter shattered Papillion High's undefeated string Friday night as the potent Syracuse Rockets zipped to a 33-13 victory at Syracuse. The Southeast Eight loop setback was Papio' s first after two wins and a tie .

Bob Anders was the big gun for Syracuse, tallying three times on runs of 2, 2, and 12 yards and adding an extra point.

Jerry Kritenbrink put the Monarchs on the scoreboard first with a 30 yard scamper in the opening period. Don Tex added the point with a kick. A 72 yard romp by Jim Hicks in the final quarter produced the final six points for PHS .

Other Syracuse touchdowns were produced by Jim Tegelhutter on a 56 yard dash and Rick Kinney on a 6 yard plunge .

Papio did better in the statistical column, outyarding the Rockets on the ground, 224-205 and shading the foe in passes, 38 yards to 37 .

October 12, 1961

Monarchs Await Homecoming Tilt; Late Score Nets Louisville 25-21 Win

Coach Don Keller's Papillion Monarchs finally return to the home field Friday night after four straight weeks on the road which produced one win, one tie and two setbacks. It's Homecoming this week with the pesky Weeping Water Indians furnishing the opposition at 7:30. It also will be Papio's third straight game against a Southeast Eight conference foe .

Just when Coach Keller thought he had solved Papio's offensive troubles, the past two weeks uncovered flaws in the defense, heretofore the team's strong point. Meanwhile the offense has gained in stature with the strong running of Ivan Steinke, Owen Dierks, Jerry Kritenbrink and Jim Hicks. Part of the trouble can be traced to the loss of Jack Percifield,

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205 pound starting tackle who is sidelined with a cracked ankle, suffered in a practice session.

Defense, the big item in Papillion High's early season success was practically forgotten for a second straight week as Louisville captured a thrilling 25-21 victory Friday night at the Lion field.

In dropping their second straight Southeast Eight decision, the Monarchs saw their 21-19 lead fade in the final two minutes as fullback Jim Brown hulled over from the one on a fourth down try. The deciding TD was protested vigorously by Papillion players and sideline supporters who claimed the final try was stopped short of the end zone.

The game was a seesaw affair with Papillion scoring first when Ivan Steinke darted across in the opening period. Louisville's steady gaining ground and passing game then went into action to tie on the next drive with Gerald Ault breaking loose for a 33 yard scoring dash.

Jerry Kritenbrink, hard playing fullback, gave Papio a 14-13 halftime lead with a 25 yard charge while Brown put Louisville back into contention with a 2 yard push. Louisville's missed extra point after the second TD appeared to be the break Papio needed as the game wore on.

Each team scored again in the third period with Kritenbrink traveling 22 yards for Papio' s third touchdown while Larry Read crashed over from 5 yards out for the Lions. Don Tex place kicked all three Monarch extra points.

Papio missed a scoring chance when time ran out in the first half after Steinke had intercepted a pass and returned it deep into Lion territory. Kritenbrink also kept busy on defense for PHS making 22 tackles.

Louisville supplemented its ground attack with some fine passing, collecting 120 yards while completing 7 of 12. Papio led the Lions on the ground, 295 to 198 but could muster but 30 yards through the air with one completion. The Monarchs also were assessed 55 yards in penalties while Louisville escaped the referees' whistles.

October 19, 1961

Monarch Offense Works Well in Win Over Weeping Water in Loop Contest

Hard running by halfback Ivan Steinke and fullback Jerry Kritenbrink sparked Papillion to a 25-7 Homecoming victory over Weeping Water Friday night. In posting their third win of the season, Don Keller's Monarchs set a school record since the previous best 11 man seasons ended with two victories apiece in 1956, 1959 and last year.

Kritenbrink's charges dominated Papio's first drive early in the game after an exchange of fumbles stalled both teams. Papio gained the ball on Weeping Water's 25 and moved

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to the 3 from where Kritenbrink skirted left end for the touchdown. Don Tex's placekick attempt failed for the extra point .

Steinke led the second Monarch drive after the Indians were again stalled. This one started from the Papio 28 and ended with Ivan booming over for the finallO yards on the first play of the second period .

Papillion's defense, functioning far better than during the previous week at Louisville, was called upon to halt a Weeping Water threat which reached the 7 yard line. The Cass County invaders employed a spread formation which gave Papio a hard time of it, until running out of gas .

A 77 yard touchdown romp by Steinke moments later was erased by a clipping penalty . The teams then traded intercepted passes shortly before halftime .

Papillion upped the margin to 18-0 with a 50 yard drive on the second half kickoff. Steinke and Kritenbrink again were the workhorses with Steinke going over from six yards out.

Weeping Water's lone touchdown came next on Tom Domingo's 30 yard gallop on a reverse play Domingo also fielded the extra point pass. But that was all for the Indians as Papio stormed back with another touchdown to lock up the victory .

The final Monarch tally was almost a gift as Weeping Water had them stopped on the 10 only to have a 15 yard pilling on penalty called on a fourth down situation. Kritenbrink tore through for the score on a 7 yard burst and Tex booted the final point.

November 2, 1961

Ralston Passing Attack Riddles Papio Defenses as Rams Score 19-6 Win

Three dramatic aerial explosions and a bone crushing goal line stand led Ralston to a 19 to 6 win over arch rival Papillion Wednesday night at the Ram field .

Ralston quarterback John McPherson figured in all three Ram touchdowns as he tossed two scoring passes and returned a pass interception 59 yards for the clinching touchdown . The stout goal line stand chilled Papio's chances in the second half .

With the Rams leading 13 to 0 in the third quarter, the souped up Monarchs blocked Dennis Kolell's punt and recovered at the Ralston 25 yard line. In two trips, Papillion's touchdown twins, Ivan Steinke and Jerry Kritenbrink, had a first down at the Ram one .

McPherson and John Kratina stopped two sneaks by quarterback Doug Homolka. After Don Jorgenson put a bear hug on Stienke, the entire Ram line rose up to meet Kritenbrink and threw him back to the Ralston three. After Ralston took over, Kolell kicked the ball out of danger.

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Ralston scored its first touchdown after tackle Bill Copeland surrounded a Papillion fumble at the visitors 35 yard line. Alan Rowe picked up eight yards in two carries and then McPherson pitched a bullseye to end Don Jorgensen for a touchdown. McPherson added the extra point on a quarterback sneak to make it 7 to 0.

The Rams scored their second touchdown midway in the second quarter. McPherson rifled a pass to Rowe for a 10 yard touchdown. Ralston's third touchdown was a spine tingler. With 6:34left in the game, McPherson picked off a Papillion pass and raced 59 yards down the sidelines for the clinching touchdown.

Papillion scored its only touchdown a few minutes later on a nifty 53 yard run by Steinke. Steinke was hit several times but refused to tumble.

Papio had the best of it in first downs, 14-12, and rushing yardage, 176-125, but proved leaky on pass defense as Ralston hit 7 of 19 for 82 yards. In addition, the Monarchs had three aerials intercepted.

November 9, 1961

Monarchs Complete Best 11 Man Year by Tying Waverly 20-20 in Finale

Papillion and Waverly, about as even a pair of teams in the area, settled nothing but the end of the season Friday night as they fought to a 20-20 tie at the Papio field. The result meant that the Monarchs ended their best 11 man season in history; three wins, three losses and two ties.

The snappy Southeast Eight contest played in nippy weather was close all the way with Papillion driving 45 yards in the last quarter to gain the deadlock. Jerry Kritenbrink, Papio's hustling fullback, was the workhorse on the vital drive and gained the final five yards for the touchdown.

Don Tex, the Monarch's place kicking specialist, then split the posts for the all important extra point. Credit halfback Owen Dierks with an assist. He held the ball in the mud from where Tex had to make the kick.

The Monarchs opened scoring in the opening moments after Jim Hicks recovered a Waverly fumble on the kickoff. Doug Homolka's 12 yard pass to end Tom Morrison climaxed the 35 yard push and Tex kicked the point.

Waverly roared back to tie things in short order as Dave Smith, fleet halfback, carried around end for six yards and Fred Hartsook plunged for the point. The Vikings carried a 14-7 lead thanks to a recovered fumble on the Papio 35. Smith scored again on a flat pass from John Westland which covered 18 yards. Hartsook again plunged for the point.

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PHS zipped back into contention after intermission when Kritenbrink returned the kickoff to the Viking 35. Homolka finished the drive from two yards away but Tex's kick was wide of the mark and Waverly held a 14-13 edge entering the final period .

Another recovered fumble spurred Waverly to its final score. This time Roger Polenz snared the ball on the Papio 33. Westland sneaked the final yard on the first play of the fourth quarter but the clinching extra point try, this time an attempted pass, fizzled .

This set up the tie possibility and Papio cashed in on it following the Waverly kickoff .

November 9, 1961

Sports Corner by Jim Miller: Further research on Papillion High's football fortunes shows that the school has won 10 11-man games since the switch from six man in 1956 . This includes the three wins this season. There have been 32 defeats and four ties. PHS suffered seven shutouts along the way .

Six man activity for the six years starting in 1950 produced 24 victories as against 21 defeats. Monarch six-manners were shut out but once in the six seasons, a 19-0 blanking by Cedar Bluffs. in 1955 .

November 23, 1961

Six Lettermen Form Nucleus of PHS Basketball Team; 55 Boys Report

Basketball bounces into the sports spotlight at Papillion High as Coach Ron Paap has launched drills for 55 candidates. The Monarchs open their 15 game season Friday, December 8 at Millard. The home debut is Saturday, December 9 against Missouri Valley .

Six varsity lettermen form the nucleus for the 1961-62 PHS edition. They are seniors Bill Goff and Larry smith; juniors Tom Morrison and Owen Dierks and sophomores Don Tex and Don Jacot.

December 7, 1961

Sports Corner by Jim Miller: Expansion of the Eastern Nebraska Conference to a 10 team league appears to have doomed the Southeast Eight Conference. Three of the four new ENC additions are members of theSE 8-Weeping Water, Waverly and Louisville . Papillion and Syracuse are the other Southeast representatives .

Actually the SE 8 has been limping for several seasons. Five schools, not eight, have made up the conference for the majority of its brief existence. Papillion and Syracuse also have other conference ties, so the dissolution of the league won't be harmful as far as schedule arrangements are concerned .

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Papio belongs to the Ak-Sar-Ben loop while Syracuse has joined the Southeast Border Conference which takes the Rockets to towns farther south.

December 14, 1961

Papio' s Last Half Rallies Fall Short Against Millard, Missouri Valley

Dean Godberson' s hook shot and Del Kramer's jump shot in the waning minutes, sparked Millard to a 55 to 54 win over Papillion Friday night on the Millard court.

Godberson's two pointer from the keyhole put the Indians ahead 55-52 with but a few seconds left and a two pointer by Papillion's Tom Morrison couldn't close the gap as the gun sounded.

Jay Wheeler's 19 points led the winners to a 32-19 first half lead and it looked like an easy win for the home club. But the Monarchs held Wheeler to five points the second half and led by Morrison, Don Tex and Owen Dierks jumped into the lead twice in the fourth quarter.

Millard's reserves lost their second straight overtime game as they were defeated by Papillion plebes 28-23.

December 14, 1961

A stout second half rally fell short Saturday night as Papillion dropped a 55-49 decision to Missouri Valley, Iowa. Coach Ron Paap's Monarchs made a game effort in the final period but found the deficit too great to overcome in this Ak-Sar-Ben Conference clash at the Papio gym.

The Big Reds held a 41-31 margin entering the last quarter when Papillion, sparked by Tom Morrison, caught fire and came within five points, 50-45, with 1:36 remaining. That was the closest the Monarchs could come as the Iowans broke through for two layups in the final minute to ice the verdict.

Morrison emerged as the high scorer for the night with 22 points, including 8 of 10 free throws. Tom poured in 10 markers in the big fourth period. Accuracy from the foul line kept the Monarchs from falling out of the picture as they clicked on 19 of 24 chances. Bad passing at critical moments plus cold shooting in the first half ruined Monarch hopes.

Pint sized John Peterson and Gary Lane proved to be a potent one-two punch for Missouri Valley. Peterson finished with 17 points while Lane was close with 16.

Missouri Valley's reserves bombed the young Monarchs 48-21 in the opener. Gary Adams led the victors with 12 and Gary McNew's six points topped the Papio output.

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December 21, 1961

Monarchs Scare Arlington Quintet

Papillion attempts at ball control almost paid off Friday at Arlington where the unbeaten Eagles were forced to the limit before emerging with a 41-38 triumph. In fact the Monarchs outshot the hosts from the floor, 18-15, but dropped at the free throw line . Papio converted only two of seven tries while Arlington clicked on 11 of 14. The victors committed only six fouls .

After a 9-6 first quarter, Papillion stormed back to lag by two at halftime, 19-17 and cut that margin to one, 27-26, entering the last period .

Tom Morrison's 14 points sparked the Monarch bid. Ron Buesing, 6-3 soph making his first varsity start, gave PHS a big boost by tossing in seven points .

Arlington's reserves won the lid lifter, 31-17, in a game where only two free throws-one by each team-were made out of 13 tries. Paul Jochim had six points to lead Papillion .

December 21, 1961

Rockets Treat Papio Rudely; Win Final Game Before Holidays, 59-32

Visiting Syracuse proved to be a rude guest Monday night as they handed Papillion's Monarchs a 59-32 thumping in Southeast Eight play. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday night but the snowstorm and icy road conditions postponed action for two days .

PHS kept pace with the Rockets during the first quarter which ended with Syracuse leading, 14-10, but then fell further back with a two point second period and a seven point output in the third stanza. Syracuse held a 21-12 intermission margin .

Tom Formanack and Rich Kuenning then spearheaded a pair of 19 point quarters that left no doubt as to the outcome. Formanack finished with 19 points and Kuenning 17 .

Tom Morrison, Papio's main scoring threat who had been averaging 17 points per game, was silenced with three markers so the point burden was shared by Don Tex and Don Jacot who had eight apiece .

Syracuse made a sweep of it by taking the reserve game, 54-36. Butch Krautkremer poured in 13 points for Papio .

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January 11, 1962

Elkhorn, St. Joe Stop Papillion

Still searching. That's the motto used by Coach Ron Paap of Papillion this week following Friday and Saturday setbacks at the hands of Elkhorn and Omaha St. Joseph which ran the PHS loss string to six.

Undefeated Elkhorn, behind a double barreled attack by Jack Anderson and Denny Dau, flattened the Monarchs 79-49, Friday at the Antler gym. Saturday night at Papio, last quarter flurry netted the Johawks of Omaha a 55-52 decision in thrilling yet ragged display punctuated by 55 fouls and 81 free throw attempts.

Elkhorn was never headed as it took a 20-11 first period command and raced to a 36-23 halftime advantage. Anderson and Dau finished with 27 points apiece for the Antlers to offset balanced production of Tom Morrison, 14, Don Jacot, 12 and Owen Dierks 10. Dau potted 10 points in the opening quarter while Anderson had his beg moments in the third period, bagging six fielders.

Referees Jim Karabatsos and Gene Hamilton had their whistles glued to their lips Saturday night when St. Joe came to town. When the final buzzer had sounded, scorebook totals showed 32 fouls had been charged against Papio, 23 against the Johawks. Three Monarchs fouled out, three others finished with four violations apiece. Three St. Joe starters also left before the finish. Papio outshot the victors, 17-12, but the Josies clicked off 31 of 48 free shots to Papio's 18 for 33.

Papillion never looked better in the first quarter flurry which saw 19 points registered as Jacot and Morrison showed the way with nine and seven markers apiece. At that point Papio led, 19-12. A combination of St. Joe revival and Papio jitters and personal fouls enabled the visitors to erase the margin at halftime and the squads left the floor knotted at 24. By this time Morrison, Papio's top point getter, had four fouls and Jacot three. Tom sat out the third stanza and quickly was tagged with his final foul when he entered the game in the early stages of the last quarter.

Don Tex and Dierks took over the scoring load for the Monarchs after that and kept Papio on the beam as the third period ended 36 all.

AI Netzel and Don Leitner then sharpened their free throw eyes but good in the 19 point flurry which iced the game for the Johawks. Netzel pitched in a fielder and four gift shots while Leitner tossed in a pair of fielders and four from the line. Netzel finished with 15 points, 13 by free throws and Leitner topped everybody for the night with 20 markers, 10 of them free throws.

Jacot emerged as Papio's top scorer with 13 as good balance again was present. Tex had 12, Dierks 10 and Morrison nine.

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Don Keller's reserve team celebrated its second success of the season with a 24-21 victory over Elkhorn as Larry Stark hit for eight and Paul Jochim seven. St. Joe's subs downed Papillion, 34-22. Jochim showed the way with 12 in this encounter.

January 18, 1962

Monarchs Record First Court Victory; Await Bennington Visit on Saturday

Papillion High basketball fans found something to cheer about Friday night as the Monarchs soundly snapped a six game losing string by whipping Louisville, 62-47, in a Southeast Eight clash at the Papio gym. Things didn't look too gloomy either on Saturday night as a powerful Blair team breezed to a 77-63 decision .

Coach Ron Paap's crew tore right into the visiting Lions and were never headed, holding a 16-10 frrst period lead and a 39-20 halftime cushion. Accurate free throw shooting paid off for the Monarchs as they poured in 22 out of 33 tries as the frustrated Lions were charged with 24 fouls. Papio violations were at a premium. Only 11 were assessed-the first coming with two minutes remaining in the first half .

Louisville outshot the hosts from the floor, 23-20, but mustered only one successful foul shot out of 10 tries for the night.

Tom Morrison and Don Tex sparked the first period surge with Owen Dierks taking over the bulk of the point making chores thereafter. Dierks canned five field goals and 10 of 15 free shots for a leading 20. Morrison came through with 17, followed by Tex's nine . Bob Kahland was Louisville's only threat with 17 .

Saturday night fans got a brief but impressive look at a husky Blair first string which looms as a strong contender for state Class B honors this season. The smooth working Bears from Washington County zipped to a 31-8 first period lead and then turned things over to reserves for the rest of the night.

Held scoreless for four minutes and trailing 14-0, Papio refused to play dead and responded with some fine shooting and hustle although never seriously threatening the unbeaten Ak-Sar-Ben Conference guests .

Long range shooting by Blair's Brian Peterson sparked the first half barrage. He wound up with 18 points for his two periods of action. Brent Krantz, a rugged 6-2 senior, registered his 11 points in the first quarter and likewise called it a night.

Blair led at the half, 49-26 but then was outscored the rest of the way by the shorter but scrappy PHS squad. Nifty shooting by Morrison and Don Jacot plus some good floor play by Tex, Larry Smith and Ken Mass kept the proceedings interesting .

Morrison confined his scoring to the second and fourth periods in accumulating 21 points. Jacot, displaying improved ball handling and drive in every game, came through

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with 13. Smith and Tex chipped in nine apiece and the hustling Mass contributed seven last half markers.

Papillion's reserve team took it on the chin both nights as Louisville claimed a 39-28 win and Blair triumphed, 47-28. Gary McNew tossed in seven against Louisville and Larry Stark was on the beam with 16 against Blair.

January 25, 1962

Tall Bennington Sharpshooters Dump Monarchs after Slow Beginning

A sharp shooting band of Bennington Badgers had no trouble at Papillion Saturday night enroute to an 83-56 decision. The tall visitors sputtered at the very outset as Papio claimed a 4-2lead with 4:25 remaining in the opening period. But then things began to mesh and it was Bennington by 20-9 when the quarter ended.

Pressure was maintained from that point on as Jim Muller, Greg Pooley and Bill Nelson had their basket eyes wide open. At the half it was 41-20. Tom Morrison and Don Jacot were Papillion's big guns. Tom, held to one field goal and six free tosses in the first half, shook loose for six buckets and four foul shots in the next two periods for 24 points, the same total garnered by Muller. Sophomore Jacot continued his improving play with 14 points in addition to displaying a fine all around floor game.

Bennington finished the night with 37 field goals. Dick Braesch aided Muller with 16 markers while Nelson tallied 12.

Papio's reserves opened the night with a rousing 48-26 victory. Larry Stark's 15 and Butch Krautkremer's 12 points gunned the one-sided triumph.

February 1, 1962

Monarch Scoring Pace Erratic In Two Losses Last Weekend

Papillion displayed some extremes in scoring the past weekend as they dropped two more games. Friday night the Monarchs put together one of their best efforts to date but fell short, 61-53. Saturday at Waverly, nothing worked right and the Vikings rolled, 82-45.

The Platteview contest was a dandy. The Trojans started out strong with Bub Stevens showing the way and led 21-12 after the first period. Stevens potted 13 of his 25 points in this quarter. That first quarter barrage proved to be the difference as the teams fought out the next three chapters on almost even terms.

Tom Morrison, Papio's fine junior pivot, caught fire in the second quarter and led the assault which narrowed Platteview's margin to 35-28 at the half. The Monarchs continued to close the gap and crept to within one point, 39-38 in the third period only to

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see Stevens and Dick Latham connect on field goals to pull Platteview out of serious trouble .

Rebounding honors were about even as Don Tex and Morrison led Papio's board work. Rugged sophomore Jim Bochnicek continued his fast improvement for Platteview with some timely rebounding and added three vital close in fielders .

Latham's nine markers furnished the top assistance for the talented Stevens, whose jump shooting success was aided by the some breakaway layups .

Morrison finished with 24 points and played most of the last quarter with four fouls. Don Jacot, left handed soph, revived after a one point first half and came back with 11 to aid the Papio cause .

Third quarter blues hit Papio hard at Waverly on Saturday when they were outscored 25-6. The hot shooting Vikings continued the pace during the next eight minutes to turn an interesting first half into a rout. Papio mustered only 22 points after the intermission after trailing 20-14 and 35-23 after the opening quarter stops .

Jerry Campbell's 20 points highlighted the Waverly flurry with Steve Nordstrom adding 16. Morrison's output dwindled to 12 and Jacot had 11 for the Monarchs .

Papillion's reserves pulled out an exciting 30-28 win over Platteview but were clobbered, 57-15 at Waverly. Butch Krautkremer had six for Papio's winning effort. Dean Brunson sparked Platteview's comeback surge with eight points. Ron Buesing's four points led Papio against the Waverly steamroller.

February 8, 1962

Monarchs Celebrate Great Weekend; Scare Ralston, Whack Weeping Water

Coach Ron Paap injected some point pills into his lads during the weekend and produced some fast, fast relief. As a result, Papillion High battled top heavy favorite Ralston all the way before dropping a 62-61 heartbreaker Friday night at Ralston and then shut off Weeping Water, 67-57, Saturday night at the Papio gym .

Dennis Hawkins, Don Jorgensen, John Kratina and McPherson sparked Ralston to a 17-11 first quarter lead and it looked like the Rams were on their way. But the hustling Papillion five wouldn't give up .

Don Jacot, a salty left bander, suddenly caught fire and poured in seven field goals for the Monarchs to knot the game at 30 all just before the half. Then a set shot from midcourt by smoothie Tom Morrison gave Papillion a 32-30 halftime lead .

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Then McPherson took the Ralston reins again and potted two left handed jump shots to put the Rams in front 54-51. Neal's jackknife layup and McPherson's three point play offset Owen Dierk's two fielders to make it 60-55 with 1:43 left.

After Ralph Looney and Morrison traded baskets, Jacot tossed in two quick fielders, but it wasn't enough as time out with Ralston in possession.

McPherson had 23 points and Neall6. Morrison had 24 and Jacot 23 for Papillion.

A strong second half surge supplied the Southeast Eight victory over Weeping Water. Some nifty long range shooting put the Indians in front, 34-32, at halftime but the Monarchs, behind Tom Morrison, Don Tex and Don Jacot, applied the pressure, took over the lead and steadily increased the margin.

Papio tallied only one more field goal than the Indians but meshed 23 of 42 free shots compared to WW's 15 for 27 mark. Morrison finished with 23 points and came up with some outstanding rebounding and defensive play. Tex popped up with 16 markers, 10 of them gift tosses and Jacot registered 14.

John Meeske's 14 points led Weeping Water. He canned 10 ofthese before intermission. Freshman Tom Wipf supplied 13 and Eldon Severn totaled 11.

February 15, 1962

Waverly Surprises as Southeast King; St. Joe Ousts Papillion in First Round

First Round

St. Joe 87, Papillion 69 Waverly 69, Louisville 59

Semifinals

Waverly 64, Syracuse 60 Weeping Water 78, St. Joe 60

Third Place

Syracuse 75, Omaha St. Joe 49

Championship

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Host Papillion gained some glory although eliminated in the opening round. Junior Tom Morrison's 35 point performance was the best individual scoring effort of the meet and tied the school record set by Butch Oliver in 1959 against Bennington .

February 22, 1962

Gretna Tallies Last Second Basket to Down Papillion in Overtime Game

First quarter doldrums kept Papillion away from victory's door Friday and Saturday nights at the Monarch gym as regular season play ended. A hot shooting Gretna team notched a 65-64 overtime decision over PHS on Friday and then a tall Ashland club emerged with a 61-56 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference win Saturday .

Coach Ron Paap's lads were down by 22-9 after the first eight minutes in the Gretna game, then fought back to take a momentary lead with I: 12 remaining in regulation time, saw that fade to a 59 all tie at the close of the game and lost the thriller in the last six seconds of overtime after gaining its second advantage with only 12 seconds to go .

Ashland followed the same pattern, zooming to a 21-12 first period command and while never being headed, had to scramble in the closing minutes as the Monarchs inched to within three points with two minutes to play .

Friday fans were treated to some outstanding bits of accuracy by Joe Verbeek's Gretna five in the opening period as the western Sarpy crew zipped around, through and over the Papio defenses for 22 points. But it was Tony Hansen's driving layup with six seconds left in overtime which produced the hard earned decision. The speedy Hansen and Papio's Tom Morrison staged quite a duel throughout. Morrison's jump shot had given the Monarchs a 64-63 edge with 12 seconds remaining .

Hansen totaled 28 points for the night and Morrison 22. Gretna had other heroes, too, in Bob Thomsen who calmly potted two free shots to force the game into overtime and Pete Burke and Bruce Fleck whose tenacious rebounding and 11 and 10 points respectively smothered Monarch hopes in the early going. Burke fouled out seconds after the overtime period started. Leroy Grady inserted his four points in key spots during the late stages. His long shots found the range with two minutes to go and again in the overtime . Owen Dierks did his bit for Papio with 19 points and produced Papio' s first lead with a three point play with 1: 12 left in the regular time .

Frigid free shot shooting, especially by the usually reliable Don Tex, hurt Papillion. Don experienced one of those nights, a 2 for 15 foul line performance, 10 in the last quarter on one and one chances .

Morrison and Tex were the only consistent point getters Saturday against Ashland. Hard driving Tom pierced the Bluejays for 29 and Tex, showing good moves under the bucket, supplied 14. But these two couldn't offset the firepower of Jerry Stewart, 16, Ken Washburn, 15, Bob Pollard, 13, and Mike Carpenter 10. This fine scoring balance, plus

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some quick passing enabled Ashland to lead throughout, although Papio, as it did Friday night, outplayed the victors after the first quarter.

The two setbacks left Papio with a 2 and 14 record for the season.

Papillion's reserve team took victories both nights. Tom Regan had 12 and 16 point evenings to pace Don Keller's hustlers to a 52-44 and 45-37 triumphs over Gretna and Ashland.

March 1, 1962

Syracuse Ace Tallies 46 Points in Win Over Papio; Tom Morrison Hits 29

An awesome 46 point barrage by Jim Tegelhutter Thursday night wrote an end to Papillion's 1961-62 basketball season.

The husky 6-4 Syracuse performer led Syracuse to a 75-50 first round Class B district win over the Monarchs at the Nebraska Wesleyan gym in Lincoln. Tegelhutter outscored the entire Papio squad in the first half when he poured in 29 markers as the Rockets led, 42-22 at intermission.

Tom Morrison, Monarch junior, did his share of scoring, too, as he found the target for 29 points. Sophomore Don Jacot supplied 11.

Papillion finished the season with two wins and 15 defeats.

March 8, 1962

Morrison Paces Papio Scorers

Tom Morrison, junior center, retained his scoring championship for Papillion High's 1961-62 basketball squad. Tom tallied 338 points-more than one-third of the team's total. Last season Morrison totaled 153. During the final six games this year, Morrison poured in 192 points or a 27 points per game average.

Three other Monarchs passed the 100 point mark. They were Don Jacot, Owen Dierks and Don Tex. As a team, PHs registered 920 points. This compares to 777 for last season. The PHS chart: Morrison 338, Jacot 160, Dierks 143, Tex 133, Smith 72, Buesing 32, Mass 28, Regan 6, Goff 6, Perez 2

March 29, 1962

Ak Conference Names All-Stars

Six seniors, including two from Blair, make up the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference basketball team, selected by the loop coaches at a Saturday meeting.

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Brian Peterson and Paul Refsell were the Blair choices. Others named were John McPherson, Ralston; Gary Lane, Missouri Valley; John Mucks, Tekamah and Den Washburn, Ashland .

Honorable mention went to Tom Morrison of Papillion; Brent Krantz, Blair; Dan Duckman, Lewis Central; Bob Pollard and Jerry Stewart, Ashland; Dennis Campbell, Plattsmouth; Bob Edwards, Tekamah; John Peterson, Missouri Valley and John Kratina, Ralston .

March 29, 1962

Cage Lettermen Honored at Papio

Varsity, reserve team and junior high basketball lettermen were honored March 15 at Papillion High School convocation .

Varsity coach Ron Paap announced 10 monogram winners. They are Ron Buesing, Owen Dierks, Doug Homolka, Don Jacot, Butch Krautkremer, Ken Mass, Tom Morrison, Tom Regan, Larry Smith and Don Tex .

Reserve team lettermen include Gene Block, Sonny Clapper, Ken Frederick, Dean Gosch, Ron Ingram, Paul Jochim, Jim Johnson, Gary McDonald, Gary McNew, Russ Montgomery, Tony Perez, Larry Ross, Larry Stark, Marv Steinke and Don Stille .

Fifteen junior high lads who received letters were Bill Aken, Bob Blankenship, Jack Buffington, Jeff Burdge, Steve Carter, Mike Hauschild, Keith Low, Ken Lucht, Dave McClure, Ron McNew, Phil Reichel, Francis Thurston, Jim Vance, Dean Weiss and Sam Williams .

Student managers saluted were Tom Buffington, Richard Ellis, Dave Long and Steve Okeson .

March 29, 1962

Ten Lettermen On Track Team

Ten returning lettermen are included in the list of 55 candidates who greeted Coach Don Keller as spring track workouts opened at Papillion High School. Bad weather has limited early workouts to indoor areas .

First bit of competition for PHS thinclads was to come Friday evening at Omaha U when the Greater Omaha Invitational Indoor meet is held, but Coach Keller has decided that Papio will skip this test because of a lack of practice. Another indoor meet is on tap April6 at the Nebraska Wesleyan oval in Lincoln. Other schools competing here will be Weeping Water and Waverly .

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Lettermen on hand include Morrison, Percifield, Don Tex, Owen Dierks, Larry Smith, Russ Montgomery, Ken Mass, Barry Alley, Tony Perez and Gary McNew.

March 29, 1962

Monarch Baseball Hopes Bright

Baseball prospects at Papillion High are tabbed "very good" by new coach Rol Jurgens as the Monarchs prepare for their opening test Wednesday at the PHS diamond against Omaha St. Joseph.

Seven lettermen are back. They are pitcher Sonny Clapper, shortstop Owen Dierks, second baseman Gary McDonald, infielder-outfielder Tom Morrison, catcher Jack Percifield, pitcher-first baseman Larry Smith and outfielder Don Tex.

Pitchers and catchers have been working out in the gym for several weeks and Coach Jurgens is hopeful the weather will permit playing of a hefty six, maybe seven, game schedule.

AprilS, 1962

Morrison Named to SE 8 Team

Papillion's Tom Morrison received a berth on the all-conference team of the Southeast Eight league, which was announced after a recent meeting at Weeping Water.

Joining the 6-2 junior were Rich Kuenning, Jim Seglhutter and Larry Swanson of Syracuse; Jerry Campbell and John Westland of Waverly and John Meeske and Lani Beach, of Weeping Water. Don Tex of Papillion received honorable mention.

The league which is now disbanding voted to continue its ties for the coming football season but will discontinue all other activities.

April 12, 1962

Papio High Baseball Squad Blanks Arlington, Bows to Omaha St. Joseph

Papillion High's baseball team emerged with a 1-1 record after a pair of home games the past week. On April4, the Monarchs dropped a 14-10 slugfest to Omaha St. Joseph but rebounded in fine style Monday afternoon to blank Arlington, 5-0.

Tom Regan's one-hit pitching and Tom Morrison's homerun bat sparked the shutout victory over the invading Eagles. Regan was in command throughout as he fanned nine. Opfer's second inning single was the lone Arlington safety.

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Morrison's fifth inning homer rolled over the creek bank ridge in left center and brought home Don Tex who had walked. Owen Dierks drove in the first two runs in the second with a single which scored Sonny Clapper and Larry Smith. Tex's shallow rightfield pop fly fell between three men to score Regan, who had walked, with the final tally in the sixth .

A nine run second inning nightmare put Papio way behind in the St. Joe contest but Rol Jurgen's lads righted themselves and staged a spirited comeback before bowing. Four hits, a walk, three Johawk errors and a hit better enabled PHD to score six times in the fourth and two more hits and a walk chased in three more in the sixth, the last inning .

April19, 1962

Monarch Nine Clips Platteview

Papillion and Platteview crossed bats in unseasonable baseball weather last Thursday with the Monarchs emerging with a 9-2 decision at the Papio diamond .

The cold, windy day saw Papio pitchers Sonny Clapper and Larry Smith limit the Trojans to three safeties, two by Dick Latham, as Papio claimed its second victory as against one setback .

Platte view jumped off to a 1-0 lead in the first when Lou Hagan walked, advanced on Latham's single and came around on two more free passes. The other marker came in the fifth when Latham singled, stole second and scored after three walks were allowed .

Papillion started its scoring in the second when Owen Dierks lived on an error and scored on Tom Regan's double. Regan came across on Slade Jackson's single. Three more tallies came in the fourth on walks to Dierks and Regan, Jackson's second single and Don Tex's double .

Dierks, Morrison Win First Places

Owen Dierks and Tom Morrison won firsts for Papillion in a five team track meet Friday at Ralston .

Dierks copped the 100 yard low hurdles in 15.1 and the broad jump with a leap of 18 feet, 7 inches. He was also second in the 100 yard dash. Morrison won the 880 yard run in 2:17, took second in the discus with a fling of 125 feet, 4 inches and ranked third in the pole vault.

Papillion placed third in the team scoring with 51 Y2 points. Ralston won with 69, Weeping Water had 65 Yl, Gretna 21 Yz and Millard 16 Y2 .

Other Papio points were scored by Ronnie Buesing, 3rd in high hurdles and tie for 4th in high jump; Marvin Steinke, 4th in frosh 880 and tie for 4th in high jump; Larry Stark, 4th

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in frosh 100; Jack Percifield, 4th in shot; Ivan Steinke, 2nd in vault; Bill Bowling, 4th in vault; Don Tex, 4th in discus; 880 relay team, second; mile relay team, 3rd; frosh mile relay team, 3rd.

Aprill9, 1962

Last Inning Blow Dooms Papillion

A seventh inning double by Don Leitner enabled Omaha St. Joseph to take a 10-9 decision Monday afternoon over Papillion High.

The blow brought home the tying and winning runs and overcame the Monarch's 9-8 lead. PHS also saw a 4-0 lead fade in the earlier frames.

April 26, 1962

Monarchs Trail In Loop Meet

Papillion brought up the rear Tuesday night in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track meet at Missouri Valley, Iowa. Ashland won the competition with 53 points, to shade Ashland which compiled 50 liz, Papillion collected 12 5/6 points.

Tom Morrison placed second in the 880 with a 2:08 clocking and tied for second in the pole vault with a 10 foot performance to lead the Monarchs. Other scorers were Ivan Steinke, tie for fourth in vault; Owen Dierks, fourth in 100 yard dash and fifth in 180 yard low hurdles; two mile relay team, fifth; 880 yard relay team fifth.

April 26, 1962

Monarchs Trail In Triangular

Blair's Bears swept past Papillion and Ralston recently in a triangular meet at the Dana College oval. The Washington County entry had 70 2/3 points while Ralston showed 43 and Papio 40 1/3.

Papillion first place winners were Tony Perez, high jump, 5-5 and Owen Dierks, broad jump, 17-6 and low hurdles 23.1.

Tom Morrison placed second in the 880, tied for third in the vault and third in the discus; Don Tex was fourth in the discus; Larry Smith, second in the mile; Dierks, second in the 100; Gary McNew, fourth in the mile and tied for third in the vault; Jack Percifield, fourth in the shot, and the Papio two mile relay team of Don Stille, Butch Krautkremer, Dough Homolka and Marv Steinke was second.

Larry Stark and Marvin Steinke sparked Papio's showing in junior high competition. Stark won the discus, was second in the shot, third in the broad jump and low hurdles and

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fourth in the 100. Steinke was second in the high jump and third in the discus. Phil Reichel placed second in the low hurdles .

May 3, 1962

Monarchs Drop Pair of Baseball Verdicts

Bennington and Elkhorn St. John's notched recent wins over Papillion High at the Papio field. The Badgers took a 1-0 thriller while St. John's picked up a 5-2 decision .

Tom Regan allowed Bennington only three hits while Jim Muller surrendered four. Greg Pooley's second inning triple led to the lone run .

Elkhorn St. John's collected only two safeties but were aided by six PHS errors and four walks. St. John's jumped off to a two run lead in the second on a walk, two errors and Maly' s triple. Three more Monarch miscues paved the way for two more tallies in the fifth. Papio scored in the sixth when Ken Mass came around on an error and a walk after being hit by a pitched ball. The other run was in the seventh. Larry Smith singled home Slade Jackson who had walked .

May 10, 1962

Morrison Wins 2 Events in Meet

Papillion's Tom Morrison captured two first places in the Southeast Eight Conference track meet last week at the Wesleyan oval in Lincoln .

The versatile junior won the 880 in 2:10.7 and took pole vault honors at 9-10. The Monarchs trailed in team points with 26 as Waverly snared the trophy with 69 Yz .

Other Papio point getters were Tony Perez, third in the high jump; Owen Dierks, third in the 180 yard low hurdles and the 880 relay team, third .

May 10, 1962

Boys Town Drubs Papio in Tourney

A one hit, 15-0 blanking Tuesday eliminated Papillion High's baseball team from tournament action .

Boys Town notched the one sided victory as pitcher Dave Dirks was in complete control. A bunt single by Owen Dierks was the lone Monarch safety. Boys Town thus gained the state tourney finals which will be held in Lincoln later this month .

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May 17, 1962

Monarchs Shut Out In Track Qualifying

Papillion High won't be represented at the Class B state track meet in Lincoln this weekend as the team failed to land a qualifier in district action last Friday at Nebraska Wesleyan. The Monarchs' main hope this season, Tom Morrison missed competition because of a sprained ankle.

August 23, 1962

Monarch Grid Coach Disappointed By Slim Turnout of Underclassmen

First practice sessions for Papillion High football candidates are "going pretty good" this week according to Coach Don Keller. Thirty-five lads answered the 6 a.m. sessions although more are expected after vacations and county fair activities are over.

One aspect of the frrst week's drills frets Coach Keller. It's the lack of sophomores reporting. "Last year we had 12-13 freshmen answer the call. This week only seven have appeared," Coach Keller reported. "I'm disappointed with the turnout. Sophomores form the basis for depth and future building plans." The head mentor indicated that two­a-day drills, abandoned this week, may be reinserted next week.

Coach Keller will assemble his attack around a quartet of returning lettermen who did most of the point making last year. Back Ivan Steinke collected 30 points, back and end Tom Morrison rang up 19, extra point specialist Don Tex scored seven and quarterback Doug Homolka tallied 6. Big loss is Jerry Kritenbrink, bulwark of the defense, who also scored 36 points.

September 6, 1962

Monarch Grid Squad Awaits Opening Kickoff Friday Night at Tekamah

The 1962 football season for Papillion High opens Friday night at Tekamah and the Monarchs will be seeking a second straight victory over the Burt County Tigers, an Ak­Sar-Ben Conference foe. Kickoff is at 7:30p.m.

Coach Don Keller is busy whipping the PHS squad into shape but preseason injuries and a lack of depth are hindering progress. Don Tex and Sonny Clapper probable frrst string guards, are performing at below par pace this week. Tex is nursing a minor shoulder dislocation plus a dislocated finger while Clapper received arm burns during a recent go­kart mishap. Another probable forward wall stalwart, tackle Ron Browne, a 198 pounder, may miss the opener because of wisdom tooth woes.

Coach Keller tabs his probable offensive starters this way: Ends-Bob Bookout, Barry Alley or Torn Morrison; Tackles-Jack Percifield and Ron Browne; Guards-Sonny

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This year's line, if it stays healthy, will present some good sized performers . Montgomery weights in at 195, Clapper tips the beam at the same mark, Tex comes in at 190, Percifield carries 218 pounds, and Larry Gloe, defensive guard, shows 200 pounds .

September 13, 1962

Papillion Stops Tekamah; Ashland Friday Horne Foe

Papillion's 1962 football team started the season right Friday night with a convincing 19-0 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference decision at Tekamah .

All of the scoring carne in the first half as the eager Monarchs took advantage of crisp blocking by the front line and numerous Tekamah penalties and fumbles.

Tom Regan capped Papio's first drive with a 13 yard charge over the goal line. Don Tex place kicked the extra point. The march covered 53 yards and with Regan's hard running and two successive Tekamah offside penalties provided the bulk of yardage .

An 80 yard punt return by Torn Morrison supplied the second TD, also in the first quarter. Long Torn's sideline scamper was aided by effective downfield blocking .

Regan closed out the scoring in the second quarter with a two yard plunge after halfback Owen Dierks set it up with a 24 yard end sweep. Coach Don Keller's lads threatened several more times but couldn't push it over. One drive ran out of gas on the Tekamah 2 .

The Tigers likewise had their share of threats but flickered out every time. Penalties and costly fumbles stopped them several times but a hard charging Papio line led by Bob Bookout, Sonny Clapper, Jack Percifield and Morrison, did its share of damage . Tekamah's deepest penetration was to the Papio 9 .

One apparent Papio weakness was pass defense. Tekamah made effective use of the short flip by quarterback Curtis Bromm to pile up good yardage in the midfield areas . Fullback Jim Mayberry was the Tigers' chief running threat .

September 20, 1962

Homolka's Passes Pep Papio, 12-7

It was gooey going Friday night at Papillion as the Monarchs recorded their second straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference triumph by a 12-7 margin over Ashland. A hard rain just before the 7:30 kickoffleft the field in a soggy condition but Papio and Ashland performers alike came through with some fancy maneuvering .

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Quarterback Doug Homolka's two touchdown passes to end Tom Morrison, covering 11 and 5 yards, produced the victory by it was hard running by fullback Tom Regan and halfback Owen Dierks which kept the pressure on the Bluejays. Regan's inside jabs rolled up vital yardage while Dierks was able to navigate around the flanks for his share of the gaining.

Ashland's Bob Sebastian, 140 pound senior halfback, turned in the night's top thrill when he fielded Dierks' fourth period punt, spun his wheels for awhile, slipped out of the arms of two Monarch rushers, reversed his field and rambled 74 yards for his team's lone touchdown. Quarterback Mike Carpenter flipped the extra point pass to end Rodger Rung and the Jays were within victory range.

The visitors gained the ball after holding for downs in the waning moments but guard Larry Gloe assured Papio's victory two plays later when he pounced on a fumble.

Papillion's first touchdown was set up by guard Don Tex's block of a punt on the Ashland 35. Regan was the workhorse who brought the ball to the 11 from where Homolka's fourth down wobbly pass was snared by Morrison after being deflected by Ashland defenders.

The second Homolka-Morrison pass climaxed a 43 yard drive in the third quarter. The big break came when Ashland was dealt a 15 yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on another fine punt return by Sebastian. This enabled Papio to retain possession with a first down. Once again Regan and Dierks took it downfield to the five where the payoff pitch occurred.

The win was Papio's first over Ashland in four meetings, although last year produced a 13-13 tie. The setback was Ashland's second and by another five point margin. North Bend spoiled the Bluejay opener, 18-13.

September 20, 1962

Louisville Reserves Sock Papio, 19-0

Larry Meisinger's two touchdowns sparked Louisville's freshmen-soph football squad to a 19-0 whitewashing of Papillion in the September 10 opener at Louisville. Bill Knutson's quarterback sneak produced the third tally.

September 27, 1962

Early Monarch Splurge Wrecks Lewis, 34-7

A near perfect first quarter Friday night launched Papillion to a decisive 34-7 triumph over Lewis Central of Iowa as the Monarchs notched a third straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference victory.

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PHS took the opening kickoff and paraded 65 yards in eight plays for the first score . Owen Dierks skirted right end for the last 20 yards and Don Tex added his first of four placements for the extra point. Dierks, Tom Regan and Barry Alley contributed the yardage as Papio stayed on the ground in its drive .

Alley's neat interception of Clyde Ross's first down pass moments later set up the second Monarch TD. This time quarterback Doug Homolka varied his attack with timely passing to Tom Morrison. Morrison's 19 yard gain with a Homolka aerial was the big gainer and another such flip produced a touchdown which was called back because of a penalty. A might close measurement decision by officials gave Papio a frrst down on the Lewis 1 from where Homolka crept into the end zone on a sneak.

Papio added one more touchdown before halftime and it came just after the second period opened. Dierks set it up with a nifty catch and run of a Homolka pass which covered 43 yards to place the ball on the Titan 9. Regan covered the last four yards and Tex's third kick made it 21-0 at the intermission.

Lewis Central's lone touchdown in the third stanza was something of a gift as numerous Papio penalties moved the ball close to the goal line after P. D. Wade intercepted Homolka's pass on the 20. An eyebrow raising decline of a Lewis penalty also played a big part. Ross flipped five yards to Wade for the touchdown and the same combination added the extra point.

Bob Bookout's interception of another Ross pass set up the fourth Papio tally. Two plays later Regan broke into the clear and rambled 40 yards to paydirt. The final Monarch touchdown came after some fancy passing by Homolka to Morrison and a nicely executed pass-lateral involving Dierks. These were the big gainers which ended with Alley sweeping end for four yards and the touchdown .

Papio lost another touchdown when a penalty wiped out Homolka's payoff pitch to Bookout in the second period and still another TD was erased when Morrison's fumble in the end zone was covered by a Titan on the same drive. The scrappy Titans couldn't dent the Papio line by rushing but the passing of Ross and Dave Mohr plus Wade's fine catching kept the Monarchs busy .

In addition to his kicking feats, Tex sparked the hard rushing line and came up with numerous key tackles as did Jack Percifield, Larry Gloe and Morrison. The latter especially gave Ross fits late in the second quarter when his heavy rush forced the southpaw to throw incomplete on two successive downs .

October 4, 1962

Papio, Syracuse Scrap to 7-7 Tie; Lines Shine

Papillion gridders kept knocking on victory's door throughout the last quarter but couldn't gain entrance and had to settle for a 7-7 tie against visiting Syracuse .

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The Monarchs, stung by Tom Formanack' s great 70 yard scoring dash from scrimmage in the third period, kept the pressure on the Rockets for the entire fourth quarter but couldn't cross the goal line. Syracuse had the ball for just four plays deep in its own territory in the final period. Papio cranked up drives which reached the Rocket 10 and 14 yard lines but strong defensive play by the visitors prevented any scoring.

As in the three previous outings, Papio played its best during the opening quarter. The Monarchs took charge when Don Tex intercepted Larry Swanson's short pass on the PHS 23. From there Papio marched 74 yards to score with Tom Regan bolting over from the 2. Tex kicked the extra point.

Savage defensive play by Papio in the second quarter staved off a Syracuse touchdown when Formanack was jolted by a hard three man tackle after a nifty 20 yard scamper and Papio recovered the resulting fumble in the end zone.

Regan, as usual, was the big gainer for Papio in its touchdown drive, but he received yeoman aid from Tom Morrison who took over running chores usually assigned to Owen Dierks. The fleet Dierks, bothered by a bad leg, played only part time.

Both teams exhibited good defensive line play in the second half. The Monarch forward wall, paced by the ever present Tex, contained Rocket tries through the middle but had less luck in coping with the wide stuff. It was just the opposite for Syracuse which couldn't stop the hard driving Regan too effectively but solved numerous Papio end run attempts. Marv Royal was the Rocket leader on defense.

Papio stopped a potential Syracuse scoring bid late in the third quarter on its 24 when center Russ Montgomery piled up quarterback Swanson on a third and one situation. The Monarchs also held for the next down and took over the ball.

October 11, 1962

Monarch Aerial Game Clicks for 35-7 Win Over Lions; School Mark Broken

A 21 point opening quarter explosion sent Papillion on its way to a 35-7 Southeast Eight win over Louisville Friday night at Papio. The win, Papillion's fourth of the year as against a tie and no defeats, established a record for 11 man victories in one season for the Monarchs. The previous best was set last season when PHS registered a 3-3-2 season.

Coach Don Keller's squad could do nothing wrong in the first half as they drove 48 yards in four plays after the opening kickoffto take a 7-0 lead. Quarterback Doug Homolka fired a 15 yard pass to end Tom Morrison for the first touchdown and Don Tex booted the first of five perfect conversions.

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The second score came after Louisville was forced to punt after gaining only six yards on their first three scrimmage plays. This time Papio marched 61 yards in six plays with Tom Regan pounding out the final nine yards .

Ron Browne's block of Ray Sluyter's punt moments later enabled Tex to gobble up the loose ball and ramble five yards for the third first period counter. Louisville gambled on a fourth and three situation on Papio' s 41 but was stopped short and the Homolka­Morrison scoring combination clicked again this time for 26 yards .

Ernie Lee's Lions generated a strong drive shortly before the half ended and with quarterback Bob Sutton in command drove down to the Papio 11 only to be pushed back to the 16 where a fourth down pass failed. The Lions then held off another possible Papio TD when they recovered a Regan fumble on their own 32 after Tom had taken a Morrison lateral and dashed 26 yards .

The second half saw Louisville regain some poise and play the Monarchs to a standstill. Papio's final touchdown came in the final period as did Louisville's lone marker. An 80 yard march climaxed by Homolka's third scoring pass to Morrison, an eight yard flip, made it 35-0. This signaled Louisville's drive covering 55 yards. Sutton's running and passing to Lyle Stohlmann provided the big yardage and then Sutton sneaked over for the last yard and fullback Leland Graham plunged for the extra point .

Don Keller, Papio mentor, said this week that tackle Ron Browne suffered possible pulled tendons in his leg during the Louisville scrap and probably will miss the Weeping Water contest. Russ Montgomery has been shifted to his tackle spot. The Monarch skipper is pleased with the improved passing game which is taking some of the pressure off the high geared running attack, the team's reliable gaining method .

October 18, 1962

Weeping Water Hands Monarchs 19-0 Setback to MarSE 8 Title Hopes

A hustling, speedy band of Weeping Water Indians ambushed previously unbeaten Papillion Friday night by a 19-0 margin at the WW gridiron. The Monarchs, possessors of four wins and a tie going into the Southeast Eight clash, were as flat on this Columbus Day as Christopher's critics said the earth was in 1492 .

Nothing went right for Papio and everything went just fine for Weeping Water. The deepest Papillion penetration hit the Indian 7 before a fumble snuffed the bid .

First indication that Papio would experience a long evening came on the first sequence of Monarch plays. A pass play on third down and one to go went awry and then a fourth down plunge was stopped short to give Weeping Water possession on the Papio 44. One long end sweep put the ball down on the Papio 2 from where fullback Larry Erhart bucked over. Quarterback John Meeske's successful dropkick made it 7-0 .

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Recovery of a Monarch fumble paved the way for the second period score as Meeske swept over and a bit of hand-off trickery between Meeske and Neal parsons wrapped up the verdict with a seven yard TD in the final quarter.

Papillion's usually potent passing attack was blunted by the lighter WW line repeatedly scuttled the running efforts of Tom Regan, Owen Dierks and Barry Alley. Bright spot for Papio was the steady defensive play of tackle Don Tex and guard Larry Gloe.

October 18, 1962

Papio Reserve Team Plays Finale Tonight

Coach Ron Paap' s Papillion High reserve team will end its season tonight, Thursday, with a home contest against Syracuse starting at 7. The young Monarchs have split in four games this season defeating Platteview, 13-6, and Waverly, 19-7 and losing to Louisville, 19-0 and Weeping Water 19-7.

October 25, 1962

Monarchs, Blue Devils Finish 0-0

Papillion and Plattsmouth sloshed their way to a scoreless tie Friday night at the Blue Devil field. Heavy rain made the field a mess as the two Ak-Sar-Ben Conference clubs maintained their unbeaten loop status. Both now sport 3-0-1 records.

The battling Monarchs, rebounding from the Weeping Water disaster, held Plattsmouth in check despite playing most of the game in their own territory. Twice the home team creeped to within almost certain touchdown area only to have fumbles halt the advance. One drive ended on the 6 inch line and another on the 3 yard line in the last quarter.

Top notch punting by halfback Owen Dierks kept the Devils at bay after the fumbles had been recovered by Papio. Papillion's offensive efforts didn't progress as far as Plattsmouth's. Deepest Monarch penetration was to the Blue Devil40 in the second quarter.

November 1, 1962

Papio Kayoes Ralston

Papillion High Homecoming fans were in a joyous mood Friday night as their Monarchs tipped neighboring Ralston for the first time in history, 13-12.

Don Tex's successful placekick after the second touchdown provided the margin of victory as PHS raised its Ak-Sar-Ben Conference mark to 4-0-1 and its overall record to 5-1-2. It also marked the fourth straight Homecoming triumph for Papio.

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Papillion looked shaky in the opening quarter when Ralston threatened twice and scored once. The Rams recovered a punt bobbled by safetyman Barry Alley on the Papio 10 but were held on the one yard line. Moments later, however, Papio fumbled on the 21 yard line and Ralston halfback Tom Allen gobbled up those yards on the first scrimmage play on a double reverse maneuver.

The Monarchs stormed back on the next kickoff and went 57 yards to score. The running of Owen Dierks and Tom Regan, plus Doug Homolka's passing carried the ball to the 1 from where Regan crashed over on the second play of the second period. Papio staged one more threat before halftime when a series of Homolka passes carried the ball to the Ram 19. But Allen intercepted another aerial to halt the march .

A 72 yard drive with the second half kickoff produced Papillion's other TD. Twelve plays, plus a pass interference call against Ralston, put it over with Alley covering the final two yards. This set the stage for Tex's perfect conversion .

After a punting duel between Dierks and Dan Wells, the Rams started a 50 yard thrust, using the passing of Bill Haas to receivers AI Rowe and Steve Neal to gobble up the bulk of the yards. Jim Beck, sophomore back gained the touchdown with a one yard plunge but Haas' pass to Allen for the tying point was batted down to preserve the Papio margin .

Papillion play calling in the final three minutes produced plenty of anxious moments . The eager Monarchs, intent on scoring again, moved to the Ralston 31 from where a pass was thrown incomplete. Two plays later, after a 15 yard penalty had been called, Papio refused to punt on fourth and 14 and Ralston took over on its 33. Stalwart Monarch line play scuttled any Ram efforts to move the ball and PHS took over the ball on the Ralston 25 with seconds remaining. This time another pass was knocked down, another was completed and time ran out with the ball on the Ralston 12 .

Both teams had their share of outstanding players. Tex came up with the bulk of tackles for the winners while Dierks flashed his best running of the season, plus another good night of punting. Homolka clicked on 11 of 16 throws. Ralston's Rowe and Allen were constant breakaway threats while Ed Tippetts and Skip Kennedy proved tough in the middle on defense .

November 8, 1962

Waverly Nudges Papio In Final Grid Contest

Waverly's Vikings dealt Papillion its second defeat of the season Friday night by a 26-20 margin in the finale for both clubs. The loss gave Papio a 5-2-2 record for the year-the best 11 man mark in the school's history. Both defeats were administered by Class C teams and both came in the Southeast Eight Conference, which is disbanding after this grid year.

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Quarterback John Westland sparked the Vikings with three touchdown runs of 12, 8 and 9 yards and passed 67 yards to Randy Armstrong for the other TD.

Waverly jumped off to an early 6-0 advantage but Papio fought back to take a 7-6lead on a 22 yard pass from Doug Homolka to Tom Morrison. Don Tex's extra point gave the Monarchs their lone lead of the night. Waverly led at the half, 13-7 and the teams traded touchdowns from then on. Tom Regan zipped for the other Papio touchdowns on runs of 4 and 32 yards. Papio muffed another scoring chance when a fumble was lost on the Waverly four yard stripe.

November 15, 1962

Regan's 54 Points Pace Monarchs

Tom Regan, junior fullback, pounded his way to nine touchdowns to pace the Papillion High football scorers this past season. His 54 points outdistanced the 42 registered by Tom Morrison, senior end.

Four other PHS players entered the list with guard Don Tex registering one touchdown and 14 placekick extra points. Barry Alley, Doug Homolka and Owen Dierks also registered touchdowns.

Papillion totaled 140 points and gave up 85 in winning five games, losing two and tying two. 1962 marked the second straight year in which the Monarchs have played two ties.

November 15, 1962

PHS Opens Basketball Practice

Basketball practice for Papillion High hopefuls started Monday with Coach Ron Paap greeting nine returning lettermen. The Monarchs are practicing in the old gym since reflooring of the new gym is underway. Water damage last year wrinkled the boards at the south end of the arena.

Coach Paap hopes his squad can improve on the 2-15 record of last season. The attack, as during the past two years, is built around Tom Morrison, 6-1 senior forward and guard. Morrison has led the Monarch scoring for the past two campaigns and last year poured in 338, 192 of them in the final six games.

Other vets on hand include Seniors Butch Krautkremer, Ken Mass and Owen Dierks; Juniors Don Tex, Tom Regan, Don Jacot, Doug Homolka and Ron Buesing. Buesing at 6-4 is the tallest returnee.

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November 29, 1962

PHS Gridders Gain Berths

Four Papillion High football earned places on the Southeast Eight's all-conference team picked recently at a loop meeting. Guard Don Tex, end Tom Morrison, halfback Owen Dierks and fullback Tom Regan were the Monarch representatives to the first team . Morrison and Dierks are seniors, Tex and Regan, juniors .

Honorable mention ratings were gained by Papio's Bob Bookout, senior end; Sonny Clapper, junior guard and Doug Homolka, junior quarterback .

Tex also received all-state Class B mention by the Lincoln papers at a center position .

December 6, 1962

Four Monarchs Gain AK All-Conference

Four Papillion High football players were placed on the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference honor squad which listed 26 performers. Don Tex, junior guard, Tom Morrison, senior end, Owen Dierks, senior back and Tom Regan, junior back were the Monarch representatives .

December 13, 1962

Tall Devils Stop Papio

Big Ron Beverage, 6-4 senior, scored half of Plattsmouth's points Friday night to pace the Blue Devils to a 60 to 48 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference decision over Papillion .

The opener for both schools produced a tight first half but then saw the Cass County club outscore Papio, 17-7, in the third period and this sag proved fatal for the Monarchs .

Papio gained a 14-13 first quarter margin behind the free throw shooting of Tom Morrison and Ron Buesing. Both lads clicked five times in six tries. Morrison and Owen Dierks posted the lone field goals in this stanza. Beverage, who potted seven Plattsmouth points in the first period, really went to work in the second quarter when he hit six field goals to pace the hosts to a 33-30 intermission .

The decisive third period found Beverage back at it-this time for nine more points and the Blue Devils owned a comfortable 50-37 bulge going into the final eight minutes .

Plattsmouth's front line height dominated the rebounding department. The winners teams provided a contrast in the field goal and free throw departments. Papio canned only 12 field goals compared to 24 for Plattsmouth. From the line it was the other way around with the Monarchs making 24 of 36 and Plattsmouth 12 of 27 .

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Morrison led Papio with 20 and received good support form Dierks, 10, Ken Mass, 8, and Buesing 7.

Plattsmouth found the range on 40 percent of its tries from the floor while Papio operated at a 37 percent clip. The tall Blue Devils found time for 23 more shots at the bucket than did the Maroon and White, 56-33.

Papio's reserve team dropped the prelim, 38-27. Ed Frazier's 11 points pepped the young Devils while Larry Stark registered seven for Papillion.

December 20, 1962

Hot Millard Jars Papio; Gretna, St. Joe Next

Papillion basketball fans Friday night viewed a ragged but exciting horne opener as Millard chalked up its first win of the season with a 50-47 victory.

Three free throws in the final13 seconds produced the Indian win. Del Kramer canned the deciding point and then a technical foul on Papio because of too many tirneouts paved the way for Jay Wheeler's gift shot and gave Millard possession of the ball as well. Seconds later, Kramer was fouled again and split the net for the final point of the night.

Papio' s best play was wrapped up in the final period. The Monarchs erased a seemingly safe 42-31 Millard lead in the last three minutes due largely to the ball hawking of Ken Mass and Don Tex and Torn Morrison's vital free throw and layup shot which tied the game at 4 7 -all.

Some downright reckless long range shooting by Papio in the first half enabled Millard to control the rebounding and hold the upper hand most of the way. Big Dean Godberson claimed most of the backboard honors for the visitors and zipped through 17 points before fouling out midway in the last quarter. Millard held quarter leads of 12-10, 26-25 and 39-31.

Just as in the Plattsmouth contest a third period chill meant the difference. The Monarchs went without a point for nearly six minutes before Ron Buesing connected. The 6-4 junior perked up in the late stages with three fielders and picked off numerous rebounds. Both teams hit 22 field goals but Millard showed a 6-10 record at the line compared to Papio's 3-9.

Mass paced Papillion in the scoring department with 14, with Morrison adding 12. Bill Hansen was Godberson' s chief help with 11 while Kramer had 10 and Wheeler 9.

Papio's reserves stormed to a 44-30 triumph in the prelim game. Dean Gosch showed the way with eight points.

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Millard's field goal shooting was at a blistering 50% pace while Papio suffered with a 38% showing, hitting only 22 of 64 shots. Millard found the range 22 times in only 44 tries .

December 27, 1962

Gretna, Omaha St. Joe Whip Papio; Fouls Hurt

Papillion High basketballers suffered through a lost weekend Friday and Saturday nights and as a result head into 1963 looking for their initial victory .

Friday night at Gretna the Dragons notched their first success in five outings by belting the Monarchs, 71-59 Saturday at Papio. The hosts flickered out in the second half and Omaha St. Joe registered a 64-52 triumph. Once again it was a pair of low scoring quarters which decided the games .

Gretna rushed to a 21-8 first period margin and then played the invaders on even terms . Hard working Pete Burke led the charge with nine points in this portion including four buckets. Roger Krambeck provided five more points in the opening period to send the Dragons on their way .

Four Gretna players entered the double figures with Burke leading the way with 19 . Krambeck had 16, Merlin Brugmann totaled 15 and fireball Denny Wagner came through with 11. Owen Dierks sent 11 fielders through the nets to lead Papio' s attack with 22 points, followed by Tom Morrison's 18. Dierks tallied all but two of Papio' s first period output. Gretna led at intermission 36-22 .

Saturday night's game found Papillion battling all the way against the unbeaten Johawks who were seeking their sixth win. Ron Paap's boys were down after the first period, 19-14, but then played their best quarter of the campaign to date to tie things, 35-all, at halftime. Once again it was sharpshooting by Dierks and Morrison which sparked the rush. Dierks' long shot at the buzzer produced the tie and he had three other fielders in the same period. Morrison bagged four free shots and two buckets in the same time .

PHS hopes collapsed in the third period, however, when three fast baskets put the visitors ahead for keeps. Papio was outscored, 14-5 and waited seven minutes before hitting a field goal as the Johawks put on a pressing defense which made maneuvering difficult. Papio hopes were also dimmed when 6-4 Ron Buesing fouled out early in the third period. Although he didn't score, his rebounding, along with that done by Don Tex, kept the Monarchs in close contention in the early stages .

Morrison and Dierks again paced Papio's attack with 22 and 14 points respectively. Lanky Dennis Craig fired St. Joe with 24 and Al Netzel canned 14, including 12 free shots. This factor figured in Papio's downfall both nights .

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The Monarchs outhit Gretna from the floor, 26-25, but were guilty of 26 fouls against 10. This resulted in Gretna bagging 21 of 37 free shots while the Maroons had 7 of 14. St. Joe and Papio were 22 all in field goals but once again it was 24 fouls against 15 for the Johawks. This produced St. Joe's 20-34 reading at the line compared to Papillion's 8 for 16.

Papillion's reserves also dropped both contests. Gretna breezed to a 56-38 win with LeRoy Grady and Bill Gillespie showing the way with 15 and 10 points each. Ron Ingram had nine for Papio. A basket in the final20 seconds enabled St. Joe's yearlings to edge Papio, 33-32. Larry Stark's 11 markers paced the Papillion bid.

January 10, 1963

Monarchs Surprise Elkhorn, 36-33, For First Cage Triumph of Season

The new year opened on a bright note for Papillion's cagers Friday night as the Monarchs stunned previously unbeaten Elkhorn, 36-33. For Papillion it was the first victory in five tries.

Heroes for the victors were numerous with top billing going to Don Jacot. The 5-11 junior southpaw, playing in his first game this season, topped all scorers with 17 points and was a whirlwind of action at all times. Don racked up 12 points in the first half and had seven ofPapio's 12 frrst period markers.

Tom Morrison came through with 15 points, including all of his team's points in the hectic last quarter. When Elkhorn crowded at 32-31 with 1:22 remaining, Morrison broke loose for a layup to make it 34-31. And after Elkhorn's John Timmermier closed the gap to 34-33 with 26 seconds left, Morrison potted two free throws to provide the final margin.

So effective was Papillion's 1-3-1 zone defense in the first half that Elkhorn could muster but eight points and Papio whizzed to a 22-8 command at halftime. At one time in the third period the Monarchs displayed a 30-13 advantage but then retreated into ball control tactics and the results were almost disastrous.

Elkhorn, with Timmermier showing the way, whittled the lead steadily and by clamping a pesky man for man defense on the home forces, entered the last quarter trailing, 31-23. The Papio margin continued to melt until the final minute and a half when Morrison's baskets decided the issue.

Elkhorn outshot Papio from the floor, 14-11, but the Monarchs showed good form at the foul line, cashing in on 14 of 22 tries. Frequent Elkhorn fouling in the frrst half especially, produced an early 1-1 free throw situation and Papio made the most of it to build up the fat margin.

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Timmermier led Elkhorn with 16 points, getting seven of his eight buckets in the second half on close in shots .

Papillion's reserve team likewise won a thriller, 39-37, in the prelim offering. Dean Gosch supplied the bulk of the second half points and finished with 11 to lead the victors .

January 17, 1963

Monarchs Bounce Back Against Blair In Tourney; Yield In Final Quarter

Ak-Sar-Ben Tournament

First Round

Blair 57, Papillion 44 Tekamah 40, Plattsmouth 41 Ralston 64, Millard 52 Mo. Valley 54, Lewis Central47

Semifinals

Blair 53, Tekamah 46 Ralston 57, Missouri Valley 50

Championship

Blair 50, Ralston 46

Third Place

Tekamah 51, Missouri Valley 36

Underdog Papillion tossed a king sized scare into Blair Tuesday night before bowing, 57-44 in first round action at the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament.

The top seeded Bears used a 19 point last quarter to squelch the upset bid by the Monarchs. The game was tied at 38 entering the final period but Papillion was held to six points from then on .

Don Jacot, Tom Morrison and Owen Dierks scored all but three of the Papio points . Jacot finished with 15, Morrison had 14 and Dierks came through with 12. Larry Hansen's 17 13 in the last quarter, led Blair .

Papio enjoyed a 10-7 first period lead and a 26-25 halftime advantage. The game was tied seven times and the lead changed 11 times .

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January 17, 1963

First Half Flurry Propels Blair Bears to 64-44 Ak-Sar-Ben Win Over Papio

Blair's potent Bears toyed with Papillion Saturday night enroute to a 64-44 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference victory at the BHS gym. Last year's state Class B runnerup roared to a 21-9 first period lead and then a 40-15 halftime bulge as 12 players saw action.

Balanced scoring was the key for the winners as Larry Hansen, Steve Refsell and Joe Stewart led the parade. Hansen finished with 17 while Refsell and Stewart each bagged 13. Tom Morrison and don Jacot were the Monarch scoring threats with 18 and 15 respectively. The pair scored all but two of the first half total and then continued the fine work with all but nine ofPapio's second half accumulation.

Papio's reserve team also fell, 42-34 in the prelim offering. Doug Homolka's 13 points gunned PHS while Steve Grenier registered nine for Blair.

January 31, 1963

Monarchs Notch 2nd Win 63-56

A two pronged attack led by Don Jacot and Tom Morrison led Papillion to its second victory of the season 63-56 Friday night at Lewis Central of Council Bluffs. The triumph was Papio's first in Ak-Sar-Ben Conference competition after two setbacks.

Jacot sizzled for 24 points and Morrison bagged 22 to outdistance the Iowans. Both lads canned 10 free throws apiece and Papio totaled 25 of 34 for the game. The two teams each registered 19 field goals.

Although Jacot and Morrison were the scoring leaders, it remained for Owen Dierks to pull the lads through. The 5-11 senior, possessor of a fine but rarely used shooting eye, spiced a late Monarch rally which overcame a 55-48 Lewis lead in the final two minutes.

Dan Duchmann's 19 points topped the Lewis scoring. Papio held a 29-23 halftime lead which was narrowed to 41-40 entering the last quarter.

Papillion's reserve team made it a clean sweep for the invaders by outlasting LC 54-51. Bill Langden's 14 points led the way.

January 31, 1963

Trojans Trip Papio

Four free throws in the final minute by Brunson and Hagan assured the Platteview victory at Papillion. The teams were tied at 40 when Brunson meshed his two. Seconds later Hagan was fouled and he too converted both times.

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Papillion started off with a rousing 19 point first quarter as Tom Morrison hit for 10 of his 21 points. But that fire faded as the Monarchs could muster but 5, 8, 8 in the next three periods. Papio still led at the half, 24-20, but Hagan and Dill sparked a 15 point Platteview third quarter which gave them a 35-32 lead turning into the last eight minutes .

Both teams muffed numerous opportunities at the start of the final chapter. It was Papio failing at the foul line and Platteview's erratic passing which kept things close all the way. Morrison put Papio briefly into the lead at 40-38 but Bob Royal came through with his lone fielder to knot it up to set the stage for the free throw mastery of Brunson and Hagan. Hagan's 15 points led Platteview while Brunson added 10 and Dill9 .

Papio's reserves zipped to a 51-42 triumph over Platteview's reserves .

February 7, 1963

Monarchs Stun Rams

Papillion High's 1962-63 basketball season already can be considered a success because of a convincing 55-52 upset of arch rival Ralston Friday night at the PHS gym. Papio's second Ak:-Sar-Ben Conference win and third success of the season as against seven setbacks was achieved with a rousing 34 point second half that sent local fans into an uproar and Ralston players into a stage of shock.

Trailing 28-21 as the second half opened, the Monarchs broke loose for 10 points in the next eight minutes. Ken Mass's fielder lifted Papio into a 37 all deadlock with 1 :08 left to play in the third stanza. The inspired hosts didn't fall behind from then on; in fact they steadily widened the margin and held a nine point bulge at one time, 55-46 with 1:48 left in the game. A desperate last minute flurry by the Rams narrowed the lead to its final three point difference .

Free throw shooting by both teams dominated a 17 all first period. Don Tex sank six of eight gift shots to spark Papio while big Doug Cottingham, a 6-3 sophomore, potted four of four for Ralston .

The Douglas County visitors took advantage of numerous Papio errors, in the second period and appeared to be on the way to a fourth straight conference win as they outscored the Monarchs, 11-4, enroute to the seven point halftime cushion .

Papillion's Tom Morrison sizzled with four third period buckets and nine more fourth quarter markers in spurring the last half uprising. Using a variety of shots, the talented senior pierced the Ram defense for numerous layups and finished with 24 points. Owen Dierks supplied some timely long range shooting with six fielders, four of them in the second half and three free shots for a 15 point total. Although failing to hit a field goal, Tex concluded with nine free shots in 12 tries and his ability to draw fouls from underneath the basket in the first period unsettled the Ralston defenders. This was the big

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reason Steve Neal, 6-2 Ram junior, left the game on five fouls with 4:40 to go in the game. Cottingham and Al Rowe led Ralston's scoring with 12 apiece while Bill Haas netted 11 and Glen Fredstrom 9.

Papillion was without the services of Don Jacot, high scoring junior, who is sidelined for the rest of the season by ineligibility and by Ron Buesing, 6-4 junior, who was sick. But their absence provided the opportunity for another junior, Don Stille, to sparkle in the rebounding department. The 6-3 lad showed good spring boards as Papio out rebounded the losers. He, along with Morrison, Dierks and Tex, also received strong second half rebounding help from Butch Krautkremer who turned in his best showing of the season.

Papillion dropped the reserve contest, 53-36. Hawkins led Ralston with 11 while Ken Frederick tossed in 13 for the Papio yearlings.

February 14, 1963

Monarchs Absorb Double Setbacks In Trips to Tekamah, Weeping Water

Papio basketball fortunes, apparently on the upswing after the Ralston victory, dropped last weekend as Tekamah and Weeping Water registered one sided wins. Tekamah dealt the Monarchs a 59-39 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference defeat Friday night and Weeping Water used a big third quarter to derail PHS, 74-50, Saturday night. Both games were played on the winners' courts.

Adding to the Papio woes was the absence both nights of Tom Morrison, the team's high scorer. Morrison is plagued by tonsillitis and his availability for this Saturday's game against Ashland also is in doubt at this writing.

Tekamah jumped to a 19-8 first quarter lead and put on the finishing touches with an 18 point fourth quarter to knock out Papio's chances. Chuck Shamburg sizzled for the victors with 26 points while Owen Dierks and Doug Homolka sparked Papillion with 11 apiece.

Weeping Water broke loose for 25 points in the third quarter and held Papio to 5 during the same time to assure its triumph on Saturday night. The foul filled game, Papio had 27 and Weeping Water 26, saw the Indians ring up 28 tosses out of 38 tries as 10 lads entered the scoring column.

Tom Wipfs 16led the pack. Taking over the Monarch leadership role was Larry Stark with 12.

Papillion's reserve team also dropped decisions both nights. Tekamah stormed to a 56-35 success and Weeping Water took a 44-25 win. Ken Frederick had 11 for Papio against Tekamah and Bob Blankenship totaled nine in the WW contest.

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February 28, 1963

Last Quarter Surge by Missouri Valley Spills Papio in Regular Season Finale

A last quarter surge enabled Missouri Valley, Iowa to nudge Papillion's cagers, 53-49, Saturday night at the winners' court. The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference ended the regular season for the Monarchs as they finished with a 3-11 overall mark and 2-5 in the league standings .

The foul filled contest saw four Papio lads and two MV players leave the game with five violations apiece. Both teams bagged 14 field goals but Mo Valley tossed in 25 of 42 free shots compared to 21 of 33 for Papillion. Papio enjoyed a first quarter lead of 12-7 and a halftime command of 26-20 but the home team pulled up to tie at 38 entering the last period where they outscored the Monarchs, 15-11 .

Tom Morrison regained his high scoring habit as he sizzled for 28 including 14 of 20 free throws. Don Tex supplied nine point help. John Peterson led MV with 23 and likewise was salty at the line with an 11 for 11 performance .

March 7, 1963

Monarchs Fall In Tourney Test

Papillion High closed its basketball season Monday night at Nebraska Wesleyan's gym in Lincoln in first round action of the district Class B tournament. Plattsmouth, a fellow Ak-Sar-Ben Conference member, took the measure of the Monarchs by a 60-44 count, almost duplicating the 60-48 margin during the regular season .

The tall Blue Devils were paced by Roger Lanum and Dan Schulz who countered 13 points apiece. Tom Morrison, Doug Homolka and Don Stille led the Papio bid with 12, 11 and 10 respectively .

The winners built up a 16-10 first period lead and a 29-22 halftime advantage. They pulled away after that by outscoring the Monarchs, 31-11, in the second half. Papio finished the season with three wins against 12 defeats .

March 14, 1963

Morrison Repeats As Point King

Tom Morrison concluded his high school basketball career last week by repeating as Papillion High's scoring champ for the third straight season .

Tom accumulated 238 points on 81 field goals and 76 of 112 free throws in 13 outings . He missed two games because of illness. This year's total was exactly 100 less than his output oflast season-338. Morrison's leading total as a sophomore was 153, giving him

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729 career points. Owen Dierks, another senior, was the only other player to surpass the 100 mark as he notched 128. Don Jacot, a junior, was third with 77 points, although playing in only five games.

Papio registered 720 points, compared to 920 last season. The 15 foes racked up 862 markers. The Monarchs finished with 3 wins against 12 defeats.

The Monarch chart: Morrison 238, Dierks 128, Jacot 77, Tex 72, Mass 65, Buesing 43, Stille 31, Homolka 26, Stark 21, Ross 10, Krautkremer 7, Gosch 1, Ingram 1, Regan 0.

April 4, 1963

Monarch Nine List Six Games

A six game schedule greets Papillion High baseballers this spring, starting with a home encounter against Omaha St. Joe on Monday, AprilS. The Monarchs opened drills Monday under Coach Rol Jurgens, starting his second year. Last year's team posted a 2-5 mark.

Seven returning lettermen are on hand to form the nucleus for this year's club. They are Owen Dierks, shortstop and third; Don Tex, catcher; Tom Morrison, pitch and first base; Gary McDonald, second base; Barry Alley, outfield; Larry Ross, outfield and Tom Regan, pitch and infield.

April4, 1963

Papio Trackmen To Open Friday

The 1963 track season opens Friday for Papillion High with a triangular meet against Weeping Water and Waverly scheduled at the University of Nebraska indoor oval at Lincoln. Coach Don Keller has lined up plenty of competition throughout the spring for his Monarch squad which numbers 47 boys at initial practice sessions.

Twelve lettermen are back again. They are seniors Tom Morrison, 880, discus, vault; Owen Diereks, dashes, broad jump, hurdles; Bill Bowling, dashes, vault; Gary McNew, 880. Juniors Doug Homolka, 880, Gary McDonald, mile; Russ Montgomery; Tony Perez, high jump, dashes; Tom Regan, 440; Don Stille, distances; Don Tex, shot. Sophomore Larry Stark, weights dashes, broad jump.

April11, 1963

Kremke Named As New Coach

Robert Kremke of Weeping Water was hired Monday night as basketball coach by the Papillion School Board for next year. He will replace Ron Paap who has resigned.

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Mr. Kremke has been at Weeping Water for the past five years. During the last three years his basketball teams had a record of 52 wins and 19 defeats. The Weeping Water team won the state Class C championship in 1961

The new coach is a graduate of Millard High School and the University of Nebraska where he received his degree in 1958. He has 21 hours of advanced work toward a masters degree. The 29 year old mentor is married to the former Charlene Peters of Papillion. The couple has one child .

Coach Kremke is no stranger to athletic competition in this area. His teams competed in the Southeast Eight and later the Eastern Nebraska Conference .

April11, 1963

St. Joe Nips Papio Nine, 3-2

A three run outburst in the sixth inning enabled Omaha St. Joe to nip Papillion High Monday, 3-2 at the Papio diamond in the season opener for the Monarchs .

A walk, two singles and an error produced the Johawk runs after they had been held in check on three hits by Tom Regan. Papillion's two tallies also came in the sixth on singles by Owen Dierks and Tom Morrison. Morrison was out trying to stretch his to a double. After Ken Mass grounded out, Don Tex lived on an error and Barry Alley laced a single to produce the runs .

A neat double play-going from third baseman Mass to catcher Tex to first baseman Morrison-snuffed a St. Joe threat in the fourth. Both teams garnered five hits .

April11, 1963

Monarchs Trail In Track Test

Papillion High School trackmen scored 67 points but trailed Waverly and Weeping Water in a triangular meet Friday at Lincoln. Waverly won the team title with 76 points while Weeping Water scored 69 .

The Monarchs notched four firsts in their first outing of the season. Owen Dierks captured the 100 yard dash in 10.8 and took the broad jump at 19 feet. Tom Morrison won the 880 in 2:12 and Don Tex was the discus champ with a fling of 113 feet and 10 inches. Morrison and Larry Gloe also broke PHS records while finishing second. Tom vaulted 10-5 and Gloe pushed the shot 42-9 for the new standards. Dierks also placed fourth in the low hurdles while Morrison was third in the broad jump and fifth in the discus. Tex picked up a fourth in the shot.

Other Papio point getters included: Phil Reichel, third in the 100; Bill Bowling, fifth in 220; Tony Perez, fourth in 440, second in high jump; Fred Catlett, fifth in 440; Don

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Stille, fifth in 880; Ron Ingram, fifth in mile; Dean Gosch, 4th in 60 highs, fifth in 60 lows; Larry Stark, fifth in broad jump, second in discus; Ron Buesing, tie for 4th -5th in high jump; Dave Skusa, tie for 3rd_4th in vault; Gary Ardery, third in shot.

Last place finishes in the 880 and mile relays prevented Coach Don Keller's squad from finishing higher in the team race.

April 25, 1963

Morrison Sets Mile Record

Tom Morrison collected Papillion's lone fist place in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track meet Tuesday at Missouri Valley, Iowa.

The versatile senior set a new loop record when he ran the mile in 4:52.2. The Monarchs collected 13 points in finishing seventh. Plattsmouth won the title with 53 Vl.

April25, 1963

Elkhorn Trips Papio, Ralston

Elkhorn's track team sped past Papillion and Ralston Friday in a triangular meet. The Antlers totaled 78 while Papio was next with 58 and Ralston trailed with 54.

Lone first place points for the Monarchs were gained by Larry Gloe in the shot, 43-1, and Tom Morrison in the vault, 9 feet. Papio dominated the vault with Bill Bowling and Gary McNew following Morrison and Dave Skusa grabbed the fifth position. Gary Ardery and Don Tex posted fourth and fifth places in the shot while Dean Gosch and Ron Buesing did the same in the high jump.

Morrison placed second in the mile; Owen Dierks was second in the 100, fourth in the broad jump and tied with Gosch in the 100 yard lows. McNew and Gary McDonald were fourth and fifth in the 880; Phil Reichel and Don Smith were fourth and fifth in the 100. The Papio 440 relay team finished second and the 880 relay unit last Ron Ingram placed fourth in the mile.

May 2, 1963

Papio Thinclads Notch 13 Points

In addition to Tom Morrison's record breaking mile in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track meet other Papio trackmen fared this way at the recent Missouri Valley show: Dean Gosch, fifth in the 120 yard high hurdles; Owen Dierks, fourth in 180 yard lows; 880 yard relay team, fifth; Morrison, third in vault. These placings produced Papio's 13 point total.

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Gosch's high hurdle time of 17.6 established a new school record as did the 23.2 clocking by Dierks in the lows. Larry Gloe's recent shotput heave of 43-1 also was a new Monarch standard .

May9, 1963

Papio Sidelined In Tourney Play

Papillion hopes to gain state Class B baseball honors were jolted Tuesday morning when Arlington took a 6-2 decision in Bennington. Arlington, defending state champs, went on to defeat Omaha St. Joe, 6-2, for the district championship .

Three runs in the top of the seventh cinched the victory for the Eagles over Papio. The losers scored in the fifth and sixth frames. Ken Mass stroked a solo homer for the first tally and Tom Morrison doubled and came around on an error for the second. Morrison and Mass had two hits apiece to pace a six hit effort.

May 6, 1963

Trackmen Eye State

Several high school track stars in this area have gained spots in the state meet to be held in Lincoln this Friday and Saturday .

Papillion's lone representative will be sophomore Dean Gosch who finished third in the Class B district 120 yard high hurdles at Auburn Friday. Papio scored four points in the team race which was won by Plattsmouth with 41 .

May 16, 1963

Papio 9 Bows In Extra Frame

A single by Bill Staley, an error on Tom Roebuck's drive and a single by Glen Fredstrom accounted for Ralston's extra inning 3-1 win at Papillion High last week .

Ralston scored in the third when Tom Allen walked, moved to second on Fredstrom's single and scored on a hit by Al Rowe. Papillion tied the game at one all in the fourth on singles by Tom Morrison and Don Tex and an outfielder error.

August 29, 1963

Coach Pleased With PHS Drills

Head Coach Don Keller Monday termed football progress "pleasing" at Papillion as the Monarchs started their second week of drills. Fourteen more boys have reported for the sport, swelling the roster to 51. Several more lads are due to turn out when school starts .

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"I'm pleased with the progress being made," Coach Keller said. "The end spots are shaping up pretty good and the boys are taking a real interest in the sport."

"We won't be speedy, so we will have to concentrate on short yardage tactics," Coach Keller hinted. "As of now, we haven't uncovered a break away threat in out backfield."

Two gridders, Bill Langdon and Jim Sewards, will be sidelined for several weeks. Bill is suffering from a severe case of athlete's foot and Jim is hobbled by a hernia condition.

September 12, 1963

Monarchs Dump Tekamah, 32-0

Papillion High opened its 1963 football season on a high note Friday by stampeding visiting Tekamah, 32-0. The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference triumph was started with two quick first quarter touchdowns which demoralized the Tigers. The win was Papio' s third straight over Tekamah and the Tigers have yet to score on PHS.

Six players entered the scoring column as Coach Keller's entire roster saw action against the visitors. On the game's third scrimmage play, Papio's Lenny Heavican recovered a Tekamah fumble 40 yards away from the goal line. After some good jabs by Doug Homolka, Barry Alley, Torn Regan and Bill Aken, Regan punched over from the five and Don Tex made the first of two successful points.

Two plays after the kickoff, Tekamah tried a flat pass deep in its own territory and Homolka picked it off and trotted 13 yards for the second TD.

That ended the first half scoring as penalties started to appear rapidly in the second period and continued for the remainder of the contest. Tekamah's Bruce Ellis intercepted a Homolka pass to halt the Monarch's deepest second quarter advance to the Tiger 29.

Tekamah's outclassed defensive forces suffered a big blow shortly before the half ended when Terry Stork, top linebacker, suffered a dislocated elbow while making a tackle. He was taken to Clarkson Hospital by the Rescue Squad and remained overnight.

Scoring resumed for the Maroon and White in the third period when Alley swept end for 11 yards and the third touchdown. The combination attack of Alley and Aken continued to sparkle and Aken crossed over from seven yards out on the first play of the last quarter for the fourth counter.

Second unit quarterback Steve Christensen rounded out the point making with a one yard plunge after a blocked punt gave the Monarchs possession on the 5.

Papio's big line, led by defensive ends Larry Gloe and Russ Montgomery and bulwarked by Tex, Heavican, Gary Chapman and Jack Buffington, didn't permit Tekamah

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penetration beyond the Papio 25. Quarterback Monty Raymond's passes were the biggest threat but most of these were dropped by the potential receivers .

Alley, Aken and Regan piled up the bulk of the Monarch yardage. Alley covered 92 yards, Aken piled up 85 and Regan gained 69. "It was a team victory and everybody did their share," head coach Don Keller said after the contest. "It was the sort of game that gave everyone a chance to play and this experience will help as the season goes along."

September 19, 1963

Jay Miscues Boost Papio

An alert Papillion crew capitalized on Ashland mistakes Friday night and whizzed to a second straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference victory, 46-13. The visiting Monarchs scored four of their seven touchdowns after pouncing on two fumbles, intercepting a pass and taking over possession when a bad snapback sailed over the punter's head .

Here's how the scoring parade shaped up for PHS: 1. Dough Homolka, a two yard sneak capping a 25 yard drive after Gene Block recovered a Bluejay bobble. The score came with 3:33 left in the first quarter. 2. Tom Regan, a three yard smash set up by Don Tex's pass interception on the Jay 29 and an 18 yard run by Bill Aken. Regan's TD was on the first play of the second quarter. 3. A nifty 42 yard run by Regan with 6:54 left in the half . 4. Barry Alley's five yard run, climaxing a 29 yard thrust after Van Hyde recovered another Ashland fumble. Alley's score came with 9:29left in the third period. 5. Gary McDonald took a three yard flip from Homolka right over the Ashland middle with 6:24 to go in the third. This touchdown was set up when the snapback on an Ashland punt went astray, giving Papio the ball on the Jay four. 6. An 11 yard scamper by Regan with 8:44left in the game which capped a 35 yard march. 7. A 10 yard thrust by Homolka with 5:33 left. Tex booted four extra points to round out the 46 total.

Ashland's first tally was a spectacular 65 yard pass play form quarterback Steve Campbell to end Rodger Rung with 10:04 left in the second period. Two Monarch defenders had Rung cornered during his jaunt but bumped into each other and the Jay flew home. The other touchdown was a two yard jab by Campbell with 2:18 left in the third quarter. Cliff Scheel ran for the 131

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All in all, the Monarchs looked much improved over their initial outing a week earlier against Tekamah. The big forward wall pushed their Ashland counterparts in fairly easy fashion. Pass defense and wide sweeps continue to cause concern but these phases too showed improvement.

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September 19, 1963

Monarch Subs Nip Platteview

Papillion's reserve gridders squeezed past Platteview, 6-0, Monday afternoon at the Papio field for their second straight shutout victory. But it was a ragged triumph according to Coach Bob Kremke. "We played poorly," he commented. "Our timing was way off and nothing went right," he added. The lone touchdown came in the second quarter when Steve Daniels flipped a 15 yard pass to Wayne Kelly. Papio threatened two other times but stalled at the Trojan 4 and 10 yard line. One bright spot in the Papio showing was the defense which stymied Platteview throughout. The visitors failed to get closer than the Papillion 30.

September 26, 1963

Monarchs Claim 3rd Victory, 39-7; Tough Test Set Friday at Syracuse

A 20 point explosion in the third period highlighted Papillion's 39-7 triumph over Lewis Central Friday night at the Council Bluffs layout. The Monarchs, in winning their third straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference encounter, took the opening kickoff and marched 67 yards to paydirt.

Bill Aken, a hustling sophomore, was the big gun for Papio in the 13-0 first half. He crossed over for both touchdowns on runs of 20 and 2 yards. Don Tex added his first of three extra point kicks. Aken's first score was set up by a Doug Homolka-Gary McDonald pass which covered 25 yards. A bad pass from center on a punt situation gave PHS its other opportunity in the second period . This time Barry Alley darted 18 yards to the Titan two from where Aken charged across. Another Papio first half bid was doused by penalties after reaching the Lewis 15 and the drive died on the 33.

Long range tactics broke the game wide open after intermission. Tom Regan started it with a 65 yard sideline scamper to make the count, 19-0 and then two plays later intercepted a Mike O'Bradovich pass and hustled 42 yards to the end zone.

Larry Ross, a 140 pound junior, made it 33-0 with a fine catch and run of a Homolka pass, which covered 45 yards. An unattended lateral pitchout was spotted by Regan to setup the last Monarch touchdown from the LC 34. A pass from Homolka to McDonald provided the tally.

The Iowans finally broke into the scoring column late in the fourth quarter when Ambrose ran the last nine yards and Uyum booted the point. The Titans couldn't dent the Papio line and managed their initial first down of the game on the first play of the fourth quarter. Tex, Papio's stellar linebacker, turned in a sparkling performance as he nailed Lewis ball carriers repeatedly.

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September 26, 1963

Papillion Jumps to 6th Spot In State

Sixth place in the state Class B rankings is this week's spot for Papillion, according to the Lincoln Journal and Star newspapers. The Monarchs are placed ahead of Central City, Wahoo, Auburn and Columbus St. Bonaventure .

September 26, 1963

Papillion Subs Sock W. Water

Papillion High reserve footballers Monday afternoon registered their third straight success by blanking Weeping Water, 26-0, at the Indian field. Coach Bob Kremke termed play of the Papio subs as "much improved" and praised the work of the linemen . "They turned in their best game so far," he said .

Steve Christensen started the scoring with a two yard sneak in the opening quarter. The passing of Steve Daniels boosted the count to 20-0 at halftime. He tossed 15 and 25 yard scoring heaves to Ron Ingram and Jim Thomas. Fred Catlett closed out the scoring with a 45 yard ramble in the third quarter. He also added the two extra points on plunges .

October 3, 1963

Rockets Rip Monarchs; Wahoo Invades Friday

Homecoming is the hoped for tonic to revive a stunned Papillion High football team this Friday night. The traditional event coincides with Wahoo's first appearance on the Monarch schedule. The Warriors, like Syracuse, come into the 7:30 affair unbeaten . Last week Valley was a 35-0 victim. In '62 the invaders posted a sparkling 8-1 record .

Coach Don Keller is busy this week putting together the pieces after the Rocket explosion. Lineup changes are considered for Friday night's clash which is Papio's first home game since the lid lifter on September 6. Coach Keller said the shuffle will come about because of poor play at Syracuse, dropouts from the squad and grade eligibility, since down slips were issued this past week. Two linemen, senior Gene Block, 175 pound center and Len Heavican, promising 225 pound junior tackle, have been dropped for disciplinary reasons .

"We'll have to get the morale back up and we're hopeful that the return to the home field plus the Homecoming angle will give us a boost in that department," the skipper said .

It was truly a black Friday for Papillion's footballers at Syracuse as the Rockets orbited for a smashing 45-0 conquest of the previously unbeaten Monarchs. Billed as the toughest test to date for PHS, the game was tucked away in the opening quarter as Syracuse zipped to a 20-0 margin. It was 33-0 at the half .

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A pair of Toms combined talents for five of the seven touchdowns. Tom Formanack clicked off a 12 yard scoring run and took passes covering 55 and 28 yards into the end zone. Tom Sawyer produced 11 and 8 yard dashes and Marv Royal pushed across from two and four yards away for the other two markers. Sawyer and Formanack accounted for the extra points.

Lone consolation for Papio is the fact that the massacre wasn't an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference assignment, so the Monarchs still lead that league with a 3-0 mark. The Monarchs were without the services of fullback Tom Regan. The 170 pound senior is sidelined by a torn cartilage in the knee and will also miss this Friday's Homecoming clash against Wahoo. The injury happened in the Lewis Central game a week earlier but seemed to be healed until rebumped in practice. Regan is the team's leading pointmaker with four touchdowns.

Coach Keller offered no excuses for the poor play of his squad which never seriously threatened the Syracuse goal line all night. "We just fell apart. Nothing went right," the head coach added.

October 3, 1963

Papillion Drops From State Ranking

Last week's 45-0 drubbing by Syracuse pushed Papillion out of the state Class B rankings this week in the Lincoln Journal-Star. Syracuse, now 3-0, jumped form nowhere to No. 5, while Wahoo, Papio's foe this week, is placed No. 10.

October 3, 1963

Papio Reserves Trim Waverly

Touchdowns in each quarter paved the way Monday for Papillion's reserve gridders triumph over Waverly by a 25-7 margin.

Bob Kremke' s undefeated squad ran its streak to four but saw its goal line crossed for the first time when a 45 yard pass play in the final quarter gave Waverly its touchdown. Steve Christensen tallied two TDs on sneaks of fur and two yards. Fred Catlett notched one on a five yard effort and added the point on a plunge. Ron Ingram took and eight yard pass from Christensen for the final Papio score.

Coach Kremke reported the team performed "fairly well" and is pointing to Monday's finale against Ralston at 4 p.m. at the Papio field.

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October 10, 1963

Papio Scoring Still Silent As Wahoo Wins, 19-0

LOST-Papillion High offense. Somewhere after Lewis Central game September 20. Finder please notify Coach Don Keller. That's about the story after Friday night's Homecoming game which saw the unbeaten Wahoo Warriors deal Papillion a 19-0 setback. It was the second straight shutout defeat for the Monarchs, coming after three victories .

The Monarchs did a standout job defensively against the Warriors but couldn't get any scoring threat started all night. Best movement of the ball came in the opening quarter when PHS moved for two first downs in a row .

Long range fireworks provided Wahoo with its first two touchdowns, both coming in the second period. Steve Shea exploded for 39 yards for the first Warrior counter and then Roy Anderson fielded a punt and zipped 62 yards for the second TD. Anderson also was a standout punter for the winners as his booming kicks kept Papio bottled up in its own territory most of the game .

Wahoo's final score in the third quarter was set up by a fourth and 13 situation on the Papio 20. It was a wobbly pass caught by Shea on the 4. Two plays later Roger Liliedahl plunged over. A Rick Copperstone to Jim Sandstedt pass meant the extra point. This last TD drive started on the Papio 28 when Wahoo recovered a Monarch fumble .

Once again guard Don Tex was Papillion's big man of defense. The senior defensive captain kept the Warriors ground game pretty well contained. He had plenty of help from Gary Chapman, a scrappy 180 pound senior, who sparkled with several timely tackles . Another lineman performing well for Papio was Don Telich .

When Papio couldn't move on the ground the air game was tried. But Wahoo's secondary gobbled up two of the aerials to discourage any penetrations in the late stages of the game .

October 10, 1963

Papio Reserves Drop Finale, 21-0

A rugged Ralston reserve crew delivered the first setback of the season to Papio's subs Monday afternoon by a 21-0 count at the PHS grid. Papillion entered the contest showing four straight wins, but were unable to get going against the Rams who flashed a solid ground game .

A 70 yard march, a blocked punt in the end zone and a 30 yard drive after a poor punt feathered the Ralston scoring. Papio wasn't able to mount a serious threat .

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October 10, 1963

Papio Freshmen Down Platteview

Coach Cal Hamilton's Papillion freshmen footballers notched a 13-0 win over Platteview last week in their opening test this season.

Quarterback Steve Daniels passed for both scores. He hit Wayne Kalal on a 10 yard flip in the second quarter and then clicked with Mike Cox for a 15 yarder in the fourth period. Kalal plunged for the point after the first TD.

Platteview threatened in the opening period when it had a first down on the Monarch 10 but the series of downs ended on the Papio 35.

Coach Hamilton had praise for the strong defensive efforts of Phil Curnett, Dennis Langdon, Wes Upchurch, Dan Gladman, Mark Doyle, Doug Peterson, in addition to the stellar play of Daniels, Cox and Kalal.

October 17, 1963

Papillion Bobbles Aid Blair's 13-6 Ak Victory

Papillion dropped from its unbeaten perch in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference standings Friday night at Blair when the Bears notched a 13-6 victory. The result put Papio at 3-1 in the league scramble and was Blair's first success of the season after five setbacks.

Both Blair touchdowns came in the first half and both were one yard plunges which capped long drives. Rodger Bauer cracked over with 1:23 left in the first quarter for the first TD with Lowell Price adding the extra point. The decider came with just 48 seconds left in the half with John Hrbal getting the final yard.

Papillion posted its score, the first in three games midway in the fourth quarter after a poor Blair punt gave the Monarchs possession 25 yards away. Bill Aken plowed over for the TD, a three yard effort, with 6:30 remaining in the game.

A 50 yard pass play from Bauer to Steve Sorenson set up the initial Blair tally.

Fumbles plagued Papio at critical times. The first bobble squelched a bid at the Blair 18. This drive was highlighted by Aken' s 48 yard sprint. Another Monarch fumble came on the Bear 16 in the third period.

The Monarchs were dealt a blow in the first quarter when safetyman Larry Ross received a concussion. He was taken to Clarkson Hospital in Omaha, remained there overnight and returned home Saturday.

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October 17, 1963

Papio Yearlings Edge Millard

A third quarter touchdown scored by sophomore guard Mike Kelly provided Papillion's freshman and sophomore footballers with a 6-0 win over Millard Monday afternoon at Papio. The lone marker carne with 16 seconds left in the third quarter when guard Dennis White, another soph, knocked the ball loose from the Millard quarterback. Kelly swooped by, picked it up and ran 50 yards for the touchdown. In the fourth quarter Papio repulsed a Millard bid at the 19 yard line .

October 17, 1963

Coach Praised For Discipline

Football coach Don Keller got a pat on the back from School Board members Monday for his dismissal of three football squad members who had broken training before the Syracuse game .

Board member Clayton Hyde offered a formal statement lauding the coach for the character he displayed in dropping a sophomore, junior and senior player even though their absence has hurt the PHS team on the field. The commendation was approved unanimously. The team has lost all games played since the three players were dismissed .

Mr. Hyde asked that the statement also be published in the Monarch Sentinel, high school newspaper.

October 24, 1963

Dismal Second Quarter Dooms Papio Against Plattsmouth; Lose 43-0

Remove a nightmarish second quarter and Friday's Ak-Sar-Ben Conference clash with Plattsmouth would have satisfied Papillion fans. As it was, however, the period had to be included and the Blue Devils delivered a 43-0 walloping to the bewildered Monarchs . Thirty points were accumulated by the visitors in the 12 minute span before halftime .

Plattsmouth owned a 6-0 lead as the fatal second stanza opened. The initial TD carne on a 30 yard reverse by Greg Taylor to climax a drive which started on the Papio 45 .

After that it was Papio mistakes which opened the way for the onslaught. Bob McClanahan intercepted a Doug Homolka pass and brought it back to the Monarch 15 from where quarterback Leland Pritchard zipped over on a keeper. A fumble on the ensuing kickoff was recovered by the Blue Devils on the Papio 31 and Torn Hansen topped off a seven play drive with a two yard plunge to make it 18-0. Papio's first scrimmage play after the kickoff resulted in another fumble recovery by Plattsmouth and this time a pass lateral combination ofPritchard-McClanahan-Dennis Smith covered the

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final 33 yards. The boosted the count to 24-0. A blocked punt was the next thing to happen to Papio, giving the ball to Plattsmouth on the 3. Roger Heedum spun around end for the 30th point. Still another recovered fumble, this one coming on the Papio 20 set the stage for the last touchdown of the quarter. It was a three yard flip from Pritchard to Roger Lanum.

Papio showed marked improvement after the intermission, holding the Devils scoreless in the third quarter and giving up the final points late in the final chapter. Taylor took a pitchout from Pritchard and rambled 38 yards and Pritchard added the lone Plattsmouth extra point to make it 43-0.

The Monarchs couldn't do anything offensively. Any semblance of a drive was snuffed by fumbles. Truly a black Friday for the home team. The loss was Papio' s fourth straight after three successes and second in Ak-Sar-Ben play. Plattsmouth now boasts a leading 4-0 mark in the conference race.

October 24, 1963

Papio Frosh Down Gretna

A strong second half comeback enabled Papillion's freshman footballers to sidetrack Gretna, 39-6, October 17 at the Papillion grid. Tied 6 all at halftime the young Monarchs changed defensive patterns to turn the tide in their favor.

Papio marched 75 yards in 12 plays after the opening kickoffto take an early lead but Gretna bounced back with a 10 yard run to tie the score. Wayne Kalal tallied the first Papio touchdown on a one yard plunge while Steve Daniels went the same distance for the second. Daniels also threw a TD pass to Kalal. Dan Gladman sped 60 yards for another marker and Tom Denker tossed a scoring pass to Charley Dort covering 15 yards.

Coach Cal Hamilton praised the offensive line play of Steve Lehr, an eighth grader, Wes Upchurch, Mark Doyle and Jim Sheridan. Gladman and Kalal provided the bulk of the running attack while the passing of Daniels and receiving by Cox and Curnett was also outstanding. The win ended the frosh season. The team posted a 3-0 record.

October 31, 1963

Papio Falls at Ralston; Hooper Here for Finale

Papillion's Monarchs dropped their fifth straight game October 23 and third straight Ak­Sar-Ben tussle as Ralston zipped to a 34-7 victory at the Ram field.

Passes proved fatal to the Maroon and White as Ralston hit on 9 of 16 for 240 yards. Three of the throws went for touchdowns as quarterback Bill Haas hit the elusive Al Rowe for two, covering 33 and 59 yards and Steve Neal claimed another for 40 yards. Neal also intercepted a Papio flip and scampered 57 yards for another touchdown.

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The Monarchs opened the game on a bright note by covering a Ralston fumble and scoring from one yard out on its first scrimmage play. Bill Aken punched over for the TD and Don Tex added the point. But from then on Ralston took command .

November 7, 1963

Monarchs Trip Hooper, 14-6, in Season Closer

Second and fourth quarter touchdowns produced a 14-6 season closing victory for Papillion Friday night over Hooper. The triumph enabled the Monarchs to finish the campaign with a 4-5 mark. In Ak:-Sar-Ben competition the team posted a 3-3 record .

Sustained drives of 88 and 60 yards produced the two Papio touchdowns. Tom Regan climaxed the first march with a three yard smack. The senior fullback cut loose with some early season form to spark the push along with Barry Alley and Don Tex, who was moved to a halfback post from his normal guard spot for this game. Tex's 11th extra point kick of the season made it 7-0 .

Hooper retaliated with a 76 yard drive of its own after the kickoff. Freshman quarterback Wendell Franke, a 140 pounder, plus Keith Krohn and Jim Tonjes were the workhorses. Franke shot over from the four for the TD but his plunge for the point was ruled short, although end zone observers thought his forward progress carried beyond the goal line .

Papillion iced the game with its 60 yard march in the fourth quarter. This time a Doug Homolka to Tex pass, plus a lateral to Regan whacked off 24 yards for the big gainer and then a 15 yard Hooper penalty moved the ball to the eight. Two Monarch backfield in motion penalties delayed the end zone entry but Homolka finally drove across from the four. He also scampered for the 141

h point on a fake placekick play .

Both squads put up standout goal line stands during the nippy night. The visiting Cardinals halted a third quarter Papio barrage on the one yard line while the Monarchs stymied a Hooper threat on the 12 in the opening quarter .

Papio coach Don Keller shuffled his lineups, using one team composed entirely of the seniors, another with so phs and juniors and the third being an all-frosh unit. PHS seniors playing their final game were Tex, Regan, Homolka, Alley, Russ Montgomery, Joe Stoupa, Larry Gloe, Gary McDonald, Gary Chapman, Don Stille, Don Telich, Mike Daharsh and Steve Mcintosh. Mcintosh was idled because of injury .

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November 7, 1963

Regan Reigns As Top Scorer

Tom Regan, senior fullback, showed the way for Papillion High scorers this season as he finished with 42 points to lead the Monarch point chart. Tom tallied seven touchdowns for his leading figure. Runnerup was sophomore Bill Aken with five TDs.

Papillion amassed 144 points while the nine opponents collected 180. The Monarchs were shut out three times and handcuffed Tekamah for its lone blanking. PHS finished the season with four wins and five losses.

The point chart: Regan 42, Aken 30, Homolka 25, Alley 12, McDonald 12, Tex 11, S. Christensen 6, Ross 6.

November 21, 1963

Papillion Gridder Wins All State Honors from Omaha, Lincoln Papers

Papillion High gained its first all-state football selection this past week when guard Don Tex was named to the Class B dream team by both the Omaha and Lincoln newspapers.

Don, a 5-11, 200 pound senior, caught the eye of home fans when he was a sophomore starter and improved in every game. It wasn't long until he was noticed by opponents as well. His linebacking chores on defense enabled him to average 14 unassisted tackles per contest. He had few peers in the ability to diagnose the path of opposing ball carriers and his good speed enabled him to be first man to halt wide sweeps many times.

The Lincoln Journal and Star termed the guard selections of Tex and Tom Kretz of Columbus St. Bonaventure "as perhaps the strongest position on the all star team." Tex, "the 200 pounder was a good blocker and a defensive demon," the Lincoln papers noted. In addition to his fine line play, Tex proved an able place kicker. He banged home 11 of 15 extra point tries this season.

Don' s plans after graduation are uncertain at this writing. A chance to continue playing football at college ranks high but no decision has yet been made.

November 21, 1963

Papillion Trio Gain AK Honors

Three Papillion High seniors received all-conference recognition this week as the Ak­Sar-Ben loop announced its 1963 all-star team. The honored Monarchs were guard Don Tex, tackle Larry Gloe and quarterback Doug Homolka.

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December 5, 1963

Monarchs To Entertain Plattsmouth in Opener

Many questions will be answered Friday night when the 1963-64 edition of Papillion High's basketball team takes the floor against Plattsmouth in the season opener at the Monarch gym. The debut is also an Ak:-Sar-Ben Conference affair and the visiting Blue Devils are considered a strong threat for the title won last year by Blair .

Also making a debut will be Bob Kremke, new Papio coach. Kremke comes to Papillion after a successful five year regime at Weeping Water. He replaces Ron Paap and inherits eight lettermen as he hopes to improve upon a 3-13 record of last season .

Coach Kremke lists these 12 players on his varsity unit: Ron Buesing, Don Jacot, Don Stille, Don Tex, Doug Homolka, Larry Stark, Larry Ross, Gary McDonald, Bill Aken, Dean Gosch, Ken Frederick and Bob Blankenship.

A starting five is still undecided at this writing. Buesing, 6-4, Stille, 6-3, and Gosch, 6-3, provide plenty of height but basket accuracy and rebounding aggressiveness are lacking . Jacot and Stark appear to be the keys to a scoring punch while Tex, Homolka and McDonald loom as floor leaders. Recent Papio scrimmage sessions reveal a lack of a "take charge" performance and failure to "free wheel" or improvise when in the attacking zone .

December 12, 1963

Papillion Surprises Cass County Foe, 60 to 51

A hustling Papillion High basketball squad wasted little time in rewarding its backers Friday night in the season opener at the Monarch gym. The result was a satisfying 60-51 triumph over favored Plattsmouth in an Ak:-Sar-Ben Conference thriller.

It was a richly deserved triumph for Coach Bob Kremke's charges as they refused to be awed by the sharp shooting Blue Devil invaders. It also was Kremke's debut as Papio coach .

Plattsmouth led at the end of the first and second quarters but was tied, 40 al entering the last stanza. Papio barged through for 20 points compared to 11 for the Blue Devils in the final quarter. It was 18-16 after the opening period and 29-28 at halftime .

Plattsmouth outshot Papio from the floor, 22-21, but had trouble at the foul line, hitting only 7 of 22 chances while the Monarchs clicked 18 times in 31 tries. Plattsmouth was guilty of 21 fouls while Papio totaled 16 .

Heroes? Plenty of them. For Papio, Don Tex, all-state footballer, heretofore almost unknown for point making in a gym, sizzled for 22 points, including the first five of the

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game, and steadied the club with some game saving tactics in the hectic closing minutes. Half of his 22 points came in the final quarter. Last season Don finished the season with 72 points, including 23 field goals. Well, Friday he neared the halfway mark in matching from the floor tosses as he hit the mark nine times and added four free shots.

Larry Ross, a scrappy 140 pound junior, came off the bench with less than a minute to play in the game and promptly sank two clutch free throws to put Papio in front, 53-49, just when it looked as if Plattsmouth would surge back into command.

Don Stille and Ron Buesing, a pair of 6-3 seniors, discarded their "meek" labels and put up stout resistance in the rebounding department to make things doubly tough for the unsuspecting Devils. Don Jacot, although limited to 11 points, came through with a sparkling performance in cracking the Plattsmouth press and kept the foe unsettled at all times.

Things may have turned out differently if Plattsmouth's Bob McClanahan hadn't fouled out with 1: 14 remaining in the third quarter. As it was he led the Devils with 15 points and was deadeye on his shots. Teammate Bill Nettelmann also fouled out with 1:52 to go in the game. But you couldn't take anything away from the Papio hustlers this night. They were ready.

December 12, 1963

Monarch Reserves Post 39-32 Win

Don Keller's Papillion reserves chalked up a 39-32 victory over the Plattsmouth subs in the Friday night prelim.

The young Papios jumped to a 15-2 frrst quarter lead and led throughout. It was 21-14 at halftime and 34-21 after three periods. Scoring honors were divided for the victors as Bob Blankenship and Dean Gosch bagged nine points apiece, followed by Bill Langdon's SIX.

December 19, 1963

Papillion Clips Millard Despite Frigid Shooting

Markmanship in Millard's gym Friday night was just as chilly as the weather outside as Papillion High claimed a 54-41 victory over the Indians. Neither team could find the range consistently although Papio finally got into gear in the third period to pull out of range. Papio's field goal accuracy was a lowly 28%, including a 2 for 21 showing in the opening quarter.

The opening quarter ended with Millard on top, 6-4, but the Indians had to go 4:37 before scoring their initial point on a free toss by Bill Hansen.

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Long range efforts by Don Jacot and big Don Stille pushed Papio to a 21-17 halftime margin and then 22 points in the third canto broke the game open. Doug Homolka took over the Monarch point duties in this decisive quarter. Millard closed the gap somewhat in the last eight minutes as Coach Bob Kremke of Papillion gave his reserves some seasomng .

Papio's tight curtain around Hansen was instrumental in the win. Big Bill, the Indian's point leader had to settle for 13, still tops for the team. Rich Ihrig netted eight and Curt Nelson followed with seven points. Jacot's 14, Stille's 12 and Homolka's 11 points spurred Papillion's balanced effort.

December 19, 1963

Monarch Subs Outlast Indians

A last period rush by Millard's reserve team fell short Friday night as Papillion's subs held on for a 35-29 triumph .

The invaders went into the last period owning a 29-18 command but saw it dwindle to only a three point margin at one stage-32-29 with 30 seconds left in the game .

Scoring honors were divided on both teams. Bob Blankenship and Dave McClure each had eight for Papio while Rich Hansen and Howard Pilcher bagged seven points apiece for Millard .

December 26, 1963

Monarchs Down Gretna For Third Straight Win

Papillion shook loose from a tight first quarter to hand invading Gretna a 68-47 trimming Friday night. It was the third triumph without a defeat for Coach Bob Kremke's scrappers this season. The victory output thus matched last season's entire success story .

The fast moving but often ragged game was marred by 49 fouls, 27 of them going against the Dragons. Papio took advantage of this by potting 20 free throws, 16 in the last half .

Balanced scoring prevailed on both sides. Don Jacot and Big Ron Buesing had 13 apiece for Papio, followed by 11 for Don Stille and 8 apiece for Don Tex and Doug Homolka . Nine of the 11 Papio players seeing action contributed points. Gretna likewise had nine players in the scoring column with Merlin Brugmann setting the pace with 13, followed by 10 point contributions from Chuck Melia and Jay Scott.

After a 13-10 first period, Papio stepped out to a 32-21 halftime advantage. Buesing sparked the surge with nine points. Jacot came through with seven in the third period which ended 47-35 and then Larry Ross spearheaded the 21 point last quarter with seven markers .

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Buesing, Stille and the solid Tex carried the rebounding burden while the hard driving Brugmann, Schneider and Scott did the bulk of the Gretna scrapping.

Papillion's reserves won the prelim by a 54-35 margin. Gretna narrowed the gap to six points early in the final period but the taller Monarchs replied with a late flurry. The winners started strong with a 20 point first quarter. Bill Langdon, Marv Steinke and Steve Christensen led Papio with 11, 9 and 8 points respectively. Bill Grady's eight markers were high for Gretna.

January 2, 1964

Papio Basketball Team Wins Holiday Tournament

First Round

Papillion 78, St. Joe 58 Louisville 76, Waterloo 54 Millard 54, Beveridge 50 Weeping Water 65, Platteview 44

Second Round

Papillion 68, Louisville 50 Weeping Water 63, Millard 58 Platteview 62, Beveridge 57 St. Joe 86, Waterloo 68

Championship

Papillion 82, Weeping Water 43

Third Place

Millard 61, Louisville 59

Fifth Place

Omaha St. Joe 56, Platteview 52

Seventh Place

Omaha Beveridge 63, Waterloo 60

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You'd think it was the Fourth of July, instead of Christmas time, the way shooting took place at Papillion's gym during the first Holiday Basketball Tournament which ended Saturday night .

The host Monarchs won the big championship trophy by belting Weeping Water, 82-43 in the finals of the three day affair. Enroute to the title, Coach Bob Kremke' s sharpshooters sidelined Omaha St. Joseph, the meet's top seeded entry 78-58 and Louisville 68-50 .

Just take a look at some accuracy charts. Papio cashed in on 78 of Ill free throws in its three games. St. Joe, the champ in the loser's bracket, wheeled to 86 points during a rout of outmanned Waterloo. Waterloo, although failing to win a game, presented Mike Cunningham, 5-8 junior, who swished through and amazing 93 points in his three outings. His per game totals were 21, 35 and 37 points. Twelve players scored more than 20 points in a single contest and two of them, Cunningham and Louisville's Ken Ahl, tallied over 30 in one tilt .

There was plenty of whistle tooting however which accompanied this scoring salvo . Referees Bob Rodgers, Francis Hansen, Clair Olney and Gene Hamilton called 464 fouls during the 12 games. That averages out to 38 plus per contest. Platteview, in particular, suffered as it was saddled with 31 infractions in its opener against Weeping Water .

Fans who saw Papillion's debut against St. Joe and the finale against Weeping Water witnessed some uncanny marksmanship as the hustling Monarchs hit the target from almost every angle. Papio players shot a pro-sharp 60 percent during the frrst half against Weeping Water and settled the issue with a 49 point explosion in the frrst tow periods .

January 2, 1964

Millard Soph Heads Star Team

Millard's Bill Hansen, 6-2 sophomore, was the only unanimous choice of the eight coaches who picked the all tourney team for the Papillion Holiday Tournament .

Husky Bill sparked the Indians to their third place finish as he poured in 69 points for three appearances. Three other players were named on seven ballots. They were Ken Ahl, Louisville, Don Stille, Papillion and Mike Cunningham, Waterloo. Standouts named on six of the cards were Tom Wipf, Weeping Water, Don Jacot, Papillion and Don Leitner, Omaha St. Joe .

Others receiving at least one vote included Don Tex, Papillion, Tom Connor, St. Joe, Tom Penk:e, Omaha Beveridge, Don Wolters, Platteview and Dave Detmer, Weeping Water.

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January 9, 1964

Last Quarter Surge Pushes Papio Past Stubborn Elkhorn for 7th Win

For three quarters at Elkhorn Friday night Papillion High's nifty six game winning streak appeared to be halted but a 22 point barrage in the final period lifted the Monarchs to No. 7 by a 71-61 margin.

The scrappy Antlers, not looking at all like a team which dropped 12 point verdicts to Louisville and Platteview earlier this season, kept the pressure on Papio mainly by controlling the rebounds, but finally wilted midway in the last period as the visitors took command.

The three Dons-Stille, Jacot and Tex, led the Papillion comeback. This trio scored all but 12 of the PHS points. Stille, after a nightmarish first half, came on strong to tally 22 points. Tex supplied 19 and Jacot emerged with 18. Coach Bob Kremke's entry came up with 27 free throws out of 41 chances.

Elkhorn took a 17-12 first quarter lead before Papio managed to tie at 30 at intermission. Papio forged ahead by two, 49-47, entering the deciding period.

Some accurate long range frring by Rocky Meyer and Dean Walker, plus rugged frrst half rebounding by Gary McArdle and Joe Krejci, pepped Elkhorn. The Antlers lost effectiveness when the husky McArdle fouled out early in the last quarter. He posted 17 points, 11 of them on free throws. Meyer chipped in 14.

The preliminary game also had its share of thrills as Papio came through in the final 20 seconds to edge the Elkhorn reserves, 50-48. Bill Langdon's three point play turned the trick. The final score was the first Papio had the lead in the game.

Elkhorn led 37-25 at halftime, thanks to a 24 point second quarter. Bob Blankenship and Bill Aken sparked Papio with 12 and 11 points respectively.

January 9, 1964

Monarchs Ranked 6th in State

Initial ratings by Gregg McBride in the Omaha World-Herald this week placed Papillion in the No.6 spot in Class B basketball. The Monarchs currently hold a 7-0 record, but have just one Class B triumph, 60-51 over Plattsmouth. Other wins have come over Gretna, Millard, Omaha St. Joe, Louisville, Weeping Water and Elkhorn.

Ralston, another Ak-Sar-Ben member, was rated first in Class B. The Rams sport a 5-0 mark. The Lincoln Star ranks Papillion fifth in Class B. Ralston is ranked first.

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January 16, 1964

Papillion Preserves Unbeaten Record With Triumph Over Blair Friday

Papillion's hustling unbeaten cagers wrapped up win No. 8 Friday night by stopping the invading Blair Bears, 74-63, in an Ak-Sar-Ben loop argument.

Swift Don Jacot sparked the Monarch triumph as he treated the capacity crowd with spectacular long range shooting and lightning fast layups enroute to a 28 point performance. Twenty-two ofDon's total came in the first half. It was a good thing the 5-8 senior was on the beam because the Blair five was in a threatening position until the start of the final period .

After a seesaw first quarter, which ended with Papio leading, 20-18, the hosts pulled away to a 38-30 halftime margin .

Blair's young team, four juniors and a senior on the starting five, refused to fold, and stormed back at the start of the third quarter and at one time crowded, 43-41.

But the other two Dons-Stille and Tex-then took some of the pressure off the closely guarded Jacot and led a scoring binge which grew to 70-55 with 1:40 to go. Coach Bob Kremke sent in an equally scrappy reserve unit to finish up and the Bears were able to cut down the bulge .

Tex wound up with 17 and Stille came up with 13 points while Brent Peterson and Rodger Bauer were tops for Blair with 16 and 14 markers .

Lone drab spot in the Monarch performance was the absence of rebounding, especially in the first half. It remained for Tex, the 5-9 husky, to come up with the majority of the under basket retrieves. But that pesky Papio defense, looking better every game and alert ball hawking messed up numerous Bear attacks .

Papillion's reserves, like their first team mates, remained unbeaten for the season as they outscored the Blair subs, 73-68 Friday night.

Four of Coach Don Keller's lads hit the double figures in scoring. Bob Blankenship led with 23 followed by Dean Gosch's 16. Bill Aken supplied 13 and Steve Christensen followed with 10 points. Big explosion came in the second quarter when 26 points popped in. Blankenship and Gosch had 10 apiece in this period .

January 16, 1964

Monarchs Eliminate Cass Foe

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eight minutes which enabled Papio to sideline Plattsmouth, 52-43, Monday night in the first round action of the Ak-Sar-Ben tourney at Blair.

Papillion will meet Blair at 7 in the semifinals tonight, Thursday. Blair eliminated Tekamah, 57-46, in its first round outing.

There was nothing artistic about the Monarch triumph, its second success over the Blue Devils this season and by another nine point margin. Papio downed Plattsmouth, 60-51, in the opener December 6. First half play was especially ragged as Plattsmouth assumed a 13-8 frrst period lead. With 1: 10 remaining in the half, the Devils maintained a 23-14 command but Papio sliced the margin to 23-20 at halftime. Papio could find the mark only twice in 13 shots at the bucket in the frrst quarter.

Plattsmouth continued to hold the lead after three periods, 33-32, but Papio applied the pressure and sparked by Don Stille and Larry Stark, finally gained control.

Stark, the rugged junior, came through with nine of his 11 points in the final chapter and his rebounding enabled Papio to regain possession at crucial times. Stille led the scoring with 17 followed by Stark's 11. Don Jacot had to settle for nine.

Ed Frazier led a balanced Devil showing with nine while Bill Nettelmann, Bob McClanahan and Rog Heedum all had eight apiece. Fouls hurt Plattsmouth as Papio cashed in on 22 of 36 chances. Both teams potted 15 field goals.

January 23, 1964

Rams Stop Papio In Finals, 71-50

Papillion High saw its unbeaten string snipped Friday night in the Ak-Sar-Ben Tournament finals at Blair as Ralston triumphed, 71-50, to continue its own undefeated streak.

The Monarchs, now 10-1 for the season, experienced a bad night of shooting and rebounding against the well balanced Rams and a 26 point third quarter by RHS left little doubt as to the outcome.

Both teams appeared tense in a low scoring opening period which ended 11-8 in Ralston's favor. The tempo increased in the second quarter but Papio slipped back by six at intermission, 28-22.

Big Don Stille's 24 point production was the bright spot for Coach Bob Kremke's crew but four Ralston players entered the double figures with Steve Neal showing the way with 15. Doug Cottingham and Bill Haas had 12 apiece and Lon Warneke supplied 10.

Papillion gained the final round by whacking Blair for a second time this season, 65-51, in the January 16 semifinals.

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The Monarchs galloped to a 38-27 halftime margin, saw it dwindle to 44-40 after three and then surged for 21 points to sew it up. Stille again paced the PHS scoring with 18 but this time had plenty of help form Don Tex, 17, and Don Jacot, 13 .

Ralston hurdled Missouri Valley in its semifinal task, 66-49 .

Blair had little trouble with the Big Reds in the consolation game Friday and coasted, 61-46. This marked the final tournament for the eight team Ak Conference which will expand to 11 schools and drop Tekamah, Mo Valley and Lewis Central.

The Monarch defeat dropped the team from Gregg McBride's top 10 in Class B but the Lincoln papers gave Papio the No. 7 spot this week.

January 30, 1964

Monarchs Score 79 Points Twice In Downing Lewis Central, Trojans

A pair of 79 point performances last weekend boosted Papillion's season record to a fancy 12-1. Bob Kremke's hard working Monarchs toyed with visiting Lewis Central Friday night, 79-56, and then subdued a scrappy Platteview entry, 79-46, Saturday at the Trojan gym .

First quarter bursts set the pattern in both games. Papio jumped to a 19-10 advantage over Lewis and zipped to a 21-6 command over Platteview after the opening eight minutes. Reserves received plenty of seasoning in the outings and demonstrated they, too, could hit the target in pretty fair fashion. A second unit, made up of Larry Ross, Bill Aken, Dean Gosch, Bob Blankenship and Ken Frederick, registered 14 points against Lewis and 16 against Platte view .

Don Stille, Papio's 6-3 senior, stamped himself as the team's most consistent point maker by rolling in 20 against the Titans and 22 against the Trojans. Don' s scoring chart, starting with the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tourney at Blair, reads 17, 18, 24,20 and 22 .

It didn't pay to foul the Monarchs. PHS hit 17 of 26 against Lewis and cashed in 31 times in 41 tries against Platteview. Stille potted 10 of 11 chances against the Trojans and 6 of 8 against Lewis .

Platteview Coach Darrell Brandenburg juggled his lineup and came up with a running game which showed signs of emerging from a 1964 slump which has now been extended to seven. Mike and Jim Krambeck, Leroy and Jim Bochnicek and Don Wolters opened as the Trojan starters. The Krambeck lads, Mike is a 5-8 freshman and Jim a 5-8 junior, proved scrappy ballhawkers and combined for 17 points. Mike hit nine and Jim eight . Another frosh, John Erhart, also chipped in eight. Wolters, a 6-6 senior, led Platteview with 14 .

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The fast break offense paid off for the Trojan reserves in the Saturday opener as they handed Papillion's subs a 70-58 trouncing. This was the first setback for Don Keller's entry after six victories. Dave Cannon sizzled for 25 points while Rog Grell totaled 12, Larry Golda 11, Greg Latham 10 and Erhart 9. Blankenship's 18 and Aken's 17 pepped the Papio bid.

The young Monarchs disposed of the Lewis Central subs, 62-43, Friday with Blankenship showing the way with 14.

January 30, 1964

Coach Kayoed In Scrimmage

Coach Bob Kremke is nursing a sore mouth this week as a result of a scrimmage outing with his Monarchs. Tuning up for the vital Ralston clash Friday, the skipper and Don Stille, 6-3 senior pivot, came together in under the basket milling.

When Bob was coming down, Big Don was going up. The result? An elbow under the coach's chin and three front false teeth whacked from their pins. "This was my first workout with the boys this season," Coach Kremk:e said Tuesday, "and I guess my last." "My boys are getting tougher," he added.

January 30, 1964

Papio Placed Seventh In Lincoln Rankings

Papillion High's basketball team remained No. 7 in this week's Lincoln Journal and State Class B ratings. The Monarchs remained out of the Omaha World-Herald chart. Ralston, on top last week, skidded to sixth in Omaha and slid to second in Lincoln. The Rams were hit at Syracuse, 61-53, for their first setback of the season. Omaha Holy Name took over the top spot in both polls.

February 6, 1964

Ralston Maintains Mastery Over Monarchs With 65-51 Decision

Second quarter doldrums proved costly to Papillion High Friday night and Ralston's Rams continued their mastery over the Monarchs, 65-51. The triumph netted Ralston top spot in the Ak-Sar-Ben standings with a 4-0 mark while Papio is now 3-1. Overall mark for PHS is 12-2.

As in the first encounter in the Ak tourney finals at Blair, rusty shooting dimmed Papillion chances. This time the Kremkemen opened with a 14-10 first period lead then sagged as they went scoreless for five minutes while the Rams forged a lead that stood up. Ralston outscored PHS by 19-7 in the second quarter and left the floor at halftime, holding a 29-21lead.

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Randy Williams and Bill Haas, both supposedly crippled with knee injuries, supplied the big points for the victors as they played most of the contest. Williams tossed in 18 and Haas 11. Rick Koch, 5-6 soph, bucket 14 .

Don Stille, Don Tex and Barry Stark were the workhorses for Papio. Stille set the pace with 16, Tex had 14 and Stark 11. The Monarchs did a top flight job of rebounding but couldn't find the basket, especially on long range tries .

Papio also picked this night to droop at the foul line. Unlike the majority of games when free throws found the mark in above average fashion, the showing against Ralston was a disappointing 13-25. The Rams enjoyed a 17-23 success from the line .

February 13, 1964

Papio Registers 2 More Triumphs for 14-2 Mark

Papillion's winning Monarchs ran their season record to 14-2last weekend and remained unbeaten on the home court but experienced some anxious moments Saturday while doing so .

The Friday game was no problem as Tekamah was flattened, 76-57, in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference contest. This made Papio's league record, 4-1. Saturday visiting Weeping Water uncorked a spirited last half flurry which almost spilled the Monarchs. Papio fought off the Indians, 58-55 .

All15 Monarchs saw action against Tekamah and 12 of them scored points. Papio jumped off to a 23-12 first period lead and had things well in hand throughout. Larry Stark, rugged junior, continued his improved play and paced the scoring with 15 points . Don Tex contributed 12 and Don Stille 11. All three had to surrender scoring honors to Tekamah's Jerry Hall who bagged 26, mostly on long shots from the corner.

Don Jacot picked the ideal time to snap out of a scoring slump as he sparked Papio's Saturday thriller over the fired up Indians who looked not at all weary after playing three ENC tournament games at Waverly last week .

"Jake" finished with 21 points, including 13 in the last period which saved the locals. Weeping Water's ball control game almost meant victory despite a mediocre first half when Papio left the floor with a 23-15 lead .

The Indians kept at it in hopes of luring Papio fouls and this tactic paid off as Don Tex, Doug Homolka and Larry Stark drew five in the final period. Tom Wipf and Dave Detmer hit all eight of their free shots. WW pulled even at 39 with 5:50 to go in the game and held their only lead, 41-40, at 5:25 .

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Jacot and sophomore Bill Aken combined to boost Papio to a seemingly safe 50-44 margin with 2:54 to go but the Indians refused to buckle and crept back to within two, 52-50 with 1:08 remaining. Jacot and Wipfthen staged a personal scoring duel in the dying seconds. Don poured in the last six points on free throws to offset Wipf s three point play and a later field goal. Wipf had 22 points for the night.

Papillion's reserved squad clicked off two more victories last weekend by thumping Tekamah and Weeping Water. Tekamah was routed, 67-42, and Weeping Water fell, 66-47.

Bob Blankenship's deadeye shooting in the final period sparked Papio past WW after the young Indians had pulled even at one time.

February 20, 1964

Stille Sizzles as Monarchs Fly High

Ninety-one record points flew through the hoop Friday night, 39 of them by Don Stille, as Papillion skipped to its 151

h win of the season and fifth in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference. Ashland, with a juggled lineup, was the victim. The Jays managed 37.

Stille, 6-3 senior, set a new school record with his performance which included 14 field goals and 11 of 13 free throws. Previous high was 35 points shared by Tom Morrison and Butch Oliver. The 91 points also broke the previous team high set by the 1957-58 squad when Fort Calhoun fell, 85-34.

The victory also marked No. 100 for Coach Bob Kremke in his six years of prep coaching. He chalked up 85 during his five years at Weeping Water. The slim skipper has bowed only 34 times.

The record breaking deeds were gained over an Ashland crew which was riddled by the loss of seven varsity members-three of them starters. Curfew violations the previous night brought about the reshuffle by Coach Glen Larson.

It wasn't exactly a runaway at the outset, since Papio's first quarter margin was only 22-13. Another 21 points in the second period made it 43-25 at the half. The second half was a nightmare for the visiting Jays when only 12 points were garnered -eight in the third and four in the final period.

Stille bucketed 14 points in the second chapter and came back with 17 in the big 30 point third stanza. All 11 Papio players scored. Despite these big explosions, the Monarchs didn't look sharp. Many of the points came on second and third rebound tries over the much shorter Jays.

Leonard Wiegert, Tom Stootsberry and Lyman Breyer scored all but two of the Ashland points. Wiegert finished with 13 while the other two had 11 apiece.

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Ashland's reserves, made up of junior high lads, also took it on the chin in the prelim, 73-22. Mike Hauschild, Marv Steinke and Steve Sharrar had eight apiece for Papio as 12 players scored .

February 20, 1964

Lincoln Boosts Papio To Fifth

Coach Bob Kremke's Papillion Monarchs continue to shine in state Class B ratings. Papio, possessors of a 15-2 mark, were advanced from ninth to fifth in the Lincoln Journal and Star rankings this week. Ralston, lone spoiler of Papio' s string, is first in Lincoln .

February 27, 1964

Papillion Stops Iowans For 161h Win of Season

Papillion High cagers closed the books on an all victorious home season Saturday night by hurdling Missouri Valley, Iowa, 57-47, in a drab Ak-Sar-Ben Conference exhibition . This marked the first time since 1943 that a Papio team chalked up a perfect home record .

The success boosted the PHS mark to 16-2 and sacked up second place in the Ak standings with a 6-1 reading. League leading Ralston, 6-0, can wrap up the title Friday with a win over weak Tekamah. Although the Monarchs have built up a four game win streak since the second defeat to Ralston on January 31, the performances have not been impressive .

Bright spot Saturday night was the aggressive defense, especially in the first half, when Papio iced the game. The visiting Big Reds could dent the barricade for only one field goal in the first period, which ended with Papillion holding a 15-5 bulge and added only four fielders in the second stanza as the Kremkemen left the floor with a 31-15 advantage .

The Iowans went eight minutes without scoring a field goal during one stage of first half action .

A combination of Monarch lethargy, liberal use of subs and sudden ability of Mo Valley to hit the bucket, narrowed the Papio lead in the next two quarters but the final margin was the narrowest except for a momentary nine point difference .

Mo Valley staged a spirited scoring spree in the final period when they sprinted from a 45-27 deficit to outscore the hosts, 20-12. MV finished with the same field goal total, 20, but suffered from the foul line with a 7-18 showing while Papio potted 17 of 24 .

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Don Tex and Don Jacot assumed the scoring duties for Papio with 19 and 18 respectively. Don Stille notched 11. Tex also sparkled in the rebounding department while Jacot's ball hawking kept the Big Reds unsettled. Dwight Schwertley and Gary Adams produced 15 points apiece for Mo Valley.

Papillion reserves emerged with a 53-52 squeaker in the opener. Bob Blankenship scored 13 to lead the way as Don Keller's crew wiped out an 18-11 first MV lead.

March 5, 1964

Monarchs Conclude Regular Season With 58-45 Win for 17-2 Showing

Papillion's amazing Monarchs closed the lid Friday on regular season play with their 171h

victory as they outpointed Omaha Beveridge, 58 to 45, on the Bulldog floor. This made the Papio mark 17-2, with both losses coming to neighboring Ralston.

Papio skipped to a 20-13 first quarter command and was never headed although the improved Bulldogs refused to fold. At the half the Monarchs were in front, 32-21 and it was 46-30 after three quarters of action.

The three Dons-Tex, Stille and Jacot-resumed their scoring parade with Tex showing the way this time with 17 while Stille captured 15 and Jacot 11. Papillion's margin could have been greater if free throws had clicked. Beveridge committed 21 fouls but Papio could sink only 14 of 30 foul line tries. Al Underwood was tops for Beveridge with 16 markers and Jim Wennersten chipped in 12.

Coach Don Keller's Papio reserves also triumphed by a 74-50 margin. Steve Sharrar potted 15 points and received healthy boosts from Dean Gosch, 12, and Bill Aken 11. The reserves finished with a fine 12-2 season. Platteview and Ralston delivered the two setbacks.

March 5, 1964

Papillion Spotted No. 7 in Rankings

Papillion remains in the top 10 Class B listings this week in the Lincoln Journal and Star rankings. The Monarchs are tabbed No.7 while Ralston is No.6. Both teams have 17-2 marks entering district play.

Omaha Holy Name heads the list followed by York, Seward, Ainsworth and Madison. Minden, Central City and Ord are behind Papio.

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March 5, 1964

Monarchs Eliminate Uni High

Pepped up Papio pulled the plug on a favored University High squad Tuesday night and sent the Tutors down the Class B drain by a 62-56 count. The Monarchs started out in front, never lost their poise when the Lincolnites fought back and enjoyed their widest margin in the final period during this first round district test at the Nebraska Wesleyan gym in Lincoln .

Wednesday night's semifinal foe was Falls City. The Tigers sidelined Plattsmouth, 61-56, in another Tuesday contest.

All six Papio players who saw action registered valuable points as Coach Bob Kremke's unit posted its 18th win of the campaign. Don Stille and Don Jacot dominated the scoring department for the winners, but stout rebounding by Don Tex and timely baskets by Larry Stark, Doug Homolka and Ron Buesing also played vital roles .

The 5-10 Tex consistently out rebounded taller foes as he snared 18 caroms for the night. Jacot had his basket eye in good focus as he rambled for 16 points and played an outstanding floor game. Stille, after a jittery start, settled down and plunked in 17 markers .

Buesing, inserted after Stark drew his fourth foul, dropped in a pair of fine close in tries just when Uni appeared on the brink of staging a rally .

Papio led at every turn-14-12 after the first period; 25-21 at halftime and 42-36 after three. The Monarchs spurted to a 51-40 command with five minutes to go, then slowed the pace somewhat as the stunned Tutors fought to close the gap .

March 12, 1964

Gallant Monarchs Drop "B" Thriller

One minute and 17 seconds away from a trip to the state tournament. That's how close Papillion's gallant Monarchs came Thursday night as neighboring Ralston used Rich Koch's last second long range field goal for a 54-52 escape in the district Class B finals at Nebraska Wesleyan's gym .

Bob Kremke' s "rags to riches" cagers had a three point lead-their biggest of the night at 52-49 with 2:25 to play when the favored Rams, top seeded in the tourney, made their moves .

First, Lon Warneke potted a long shot with 2:06 left to pare the margin to 52-51. At 1:36 Papio's Don Stille fouled out but Ralston's Bill Haas missed the first shot on the 1-1 situation. With 1 :23 to go Papio' s Doug Homolka also failed from the foul line and the

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Rams claimed the rebound. Warneke again came through at 1:17 to tie the score, 52-52 with a free shot and the rebound from the second try bounced off three Monarchs enroute to out of bounds. Ralston called time with 51 seconds left and worked the ball around, finally getting it to Koch, the 5-7 sophomore, who let fly with only four seconds left in the game. The ball zipped through perfectly and Papillion's season came to an end.

A 19-3 season record with all three setbacks coming at the hands of Ralston. But Papio had nothing to be ashamed of. Enroute to this hair-raising finale, the PHS miracle workers polished off University, a conqueror of Ralston and Falls City, last year's state Class B champ.

The two earlier Ralston wins over the Monarchs were by 21 and 14 points but the Kremkemen were determined to continue their outstanding tournament play and this they certainly did.

Solid Don Tex came up with exceptional rebounding and scoring efforts, finishing with 17 points while Stille and Homolka had 10 apiece and Don Jacot eight. Homolka's showing was his best of the campaign.

Two first half surges by Ralston, once widening to an alarming seven point spread, failed to ruffle Papillion as it fought back to tie at the intermission, 27 all. The two Ak-Sar-Ben Conference members were never separated by more than three points in the second half. Leadership changed hands seven times in those nerve wracking final three minutes with Tex and Stille sparking Papillion's bid.

In the semifinal game against Falls City, the Monarchs overcame a Tiger first period lead of 13-10 and pulled away. A tight zone defense and cold Falls City shooting boosted Papio into the finals. The Tigers' field goal shooting was a frigid 19% for the night. Only Ernie Strasil, an all stater last season, had anything resembling accuracy as he compiled 25 of his team's 40 points. But he hit only one fielder in 14 tries in the second half. The losers failed to score a field goal in the last period and only had two in the third stanza.

Tex continued his exceptional rebounding performance and canned 11 of 11 free throws for the Maroons. Papio foul shooting was tops-20 of 25 for the night. The Monarchs outscored the defending champs, 19-7, in the last quarter.

March 19, 1964

Monarchs Rank 5th, 6th In Final 'B' Standings

Papillion High wound up its 1963-64 basketball season with final Class B ratings in both the Omaha and Lincoln newspapers. Coach Bob Kremke's 19-3 Monarchs were placed No.5 in the Lincoln Journal and Star ratings and No.6 by the Omaha World-Herald's Gregg McBride.

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All three Papio defeats were dealt by Ralston, the state champ. As the Herald said .... "Papio might have finished higher with a stronger schedule." Finishing behind No. 1 Ralston in Lincoln were Holy Name, York, Seward, Papio, Madison, Ainsworth, Valentine, Ord and Wayne .

The Omaha lineup had it Ralston, Holy Name, York, Seward, Madison, Papio, Lincoln University, Ainsworth, Gothenburg and Hebron .

March 19, 1964

Spring Sports Taking Shape

With the wrap-up of the basketball season, Papillion High School is looking forward to the outdoors as track and baseball workouts get underway. Bob Kremke will be in charge of the track squad while Cal Hamilton will handle the baseball team .

The Monarch cindermen, hampered by a lack of facilities, will be paced by Dean Gosch, lanky 6-3 junior, who qualified for the state meet last year in the 120 yard high hurdles . Others on hand who competed in the district test last term are Ron Ingram, mile; Fred Catlett, 440; and Larry Stark, 220 and discus. Senior Larry Gloe will be out to break his own school mark of 43-1 in the shotput .

A host of veteran campaigners will dominate the Papio baseball team. Back again are regulars Don Tex, catcher; Tom Regan, pitch and infield; Gary McDonald, second base; Barry Alley, Larry Ross and Bill Langdon, outfield and Bill Aken, catch and outfield .

March 19, 1964

Senior Garners Scoring Crown

Senior Don Stille was the big gun in Papillion High's finest basketball season since 1943 as he tossed in 371 points to pace the Monarch scoring chart. The hard working 6-3 post man tallied 124 field goals and 123 free throws for his leading totals .

Two other seniors, Don Jacot and Don Tex, scored well over 200 points and two more, junior Larry Stark and senior Doug Homolka, passed the 100 point figure .

The Monarch varsity scoring chart: Stille 371, Jacot 292, Tex 270, Stark 154, Homolka 113, Buesing 97, McDonald 36, Ross 30, Blankenship 20, Aken 19, Gosch 16, Frederick 12, Christensen 8, Langdon 3, Ingram 2 .

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March 26, 1964

Kremke To Return

Coach Bob Kremke will return to Papillion High School next fall. The popular basketball head coach who produced a 19-3 record in his initial season at PHS, this week announced he had dropped plans to leave the coaching ranks.

"There were many factors influencing my decision to remain at Papillion," Coach Kremke said, "not the least of which was the response by the school students and adults of the city urging me to stay on."

"I hope we can continue to produce competitive athletic teams at PHS," he added.

Mr. Kremke will teach academic classes and coach basketball next year. His current assignment is teaching physical education classes and coaching basketball.

April 9, 1964

Don Stille Tabbed For Star Berth

Don Stille, 6-3 senior pivotman has been named to the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference frrst team by a vote of the eight basketball coaches.

The his scorer on Papio's fine 19-3 squad, Stille joins Bill Haas and Doug Cottingham of champion Ralston, Bob McClanahan, Plattsmouth and Brent Peterson, Blair, to complete the honor team.

Don Tex and Don Jacot, two more Papio seniors, landed second team berths along with Randy Williams, Ralston, Charles Smith, Missouri Valley and Terry Stork, Tekamah.

April 16, 1964

Papillion High Baseball Squad Splits With Concordia in Season Openers

Papillion finally opened its baseball season Saturday and traded shutout victories with visiting Seward Concordia in a pair of five inning games.

Highlight and heartbreaker came in the second game when Papio pitcher Jim Thomas tossed a no-hitter but lost, 1-0. Concordia's Mac Mueller also came up with a no-hit gem.

Thomas fanned 13 batters but the visitors pushed across the decider in the fourth after two were out on an infield error and an outfield miscue. Only two Papio batters reached base-Roger Abels and Gary McDonald getting walks.

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Don Jacot authored a nifty two hitter in the opener as Papio triumphed 4-0. Papio opened scoring in the second when Jacot walked and strolled around on free passes to Bob Blankenship, Tom Regan and Bill Aken .

Another marker came in the fourth when Thomas walked, advanced on an infield out and scored on Bill Langdon's long double to left center. Langdon was cut down trying for a triple. The final pair popped up in the fourth on a walk to Regan, Aken's single and Thomas's healthy double .

Jacot escaped big trouble in the fourth when Concordia loaded the sacks with nobody out. But Mueller flied to right and then Kamia hit into a double play from second sacker McDonald to shortstop Thomas to first baseman Blankenship .

Langdon's two blows sparked the offensive showing for the Monarchs .

April 16, 1964

Waverly Wins Triangular Over Dragons, Papio

Waverly and Gretna waged a nip and tuck battle Friday to top honors in a three way track meet with the host Vikings emerging the winner, 86 1/1 to 85 Yz. Papillion, making its first full scale outing, trailed with 40 points .

Don Tex was Papio's lone first place scorer as he heaved the shot 44-2 1k Other Papio point getters were Larry Gloe, second in shot at 40-6; Steve Sharrar, third in shot, 37 feet; Larry Stark, fifth in 220 at 25.8 and second in discus, 114 feet; Tex, third in discus, 113-2, Dean Gosch, second in 60 highs, 8.5; Phil Cumett, fourth in highs, 10.1; Ron Whitehill, fifth in 100 at 11.4; Steve Daniels, fifth in 440, 61; Dan Gladman, third in 880, 2:25; Ron Ingram, second in mile, 5:35; John King, fourth in mile, 5:47; Jerry Wey, fifth in mile, 5:51; Ron Brockman fourth in vault, 9 feet; Dan Parker, fifth in vault, 8-6 .

Papio was shy two men as Fred Catlett and Jeff Burdge were sidelined with the measles .

April23, 1964

Gosch, Tex Win At Ak Carnival

Dean Gosch, lanky Papillion junior and Don Tex, husky senior, notched first places for the Monarch track team Tuesday as PHS picked up 15 points in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference meet at Missouri Valley, Iowa .

Gosch toured the 120 yard highs in 16.5 while Tex heaved the shot 46 1k Gosch also picked up a point when he placed fifth in the 180 yard low barriers and Tex finished fourth in the discus. This gave Papio sixth place in the standings .

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Plattsmouth won the team title with 74 points, followed by Tekamah with 54. Two records were set. Miler Jeff Davis of Lewis Central turned in a 4:51.6 and the Missouri Valley mile relay foursome did the distance in 3:41.8

How They Scored: Plattsmouth 74, Tekamah 54, Blair 34, Missouri Valley 27, Ralston 21, Papillion 15, C.B. Lewis 11, Ashland 4.

April 30, 1964

Ralston Trackmen Bury Monarchs

Ralston had little trouble posting a dual track meet victory over Papio Friday at the RHS layout. The Rams piled up 1011h points to 451h for Papillion.

Dean Gosch and Don Tex picked up three Papio firsts. Gosch, getting back into form after being hobbled by injuries, swept both hurdles events, taking the 60 highs in 8.9 and the 100 lows in 12.9. Tex heaved the shot 46 8 %, best mark ever turned by a Monarch weightman.

April30, 1964

Papillion Nips Gretna in Baseball

Bob Blankenship's double with two men on in the fifth inning sparked Papillion High to a 5-1 triumph over Gretna Friday afternoon at the Papio diamond. Blankenship's blow brought in Bill Langdon and Don Tex to widen a 3-1 lead.

Four Papillion pitchers limited Gretna to five hits. Langdon threw the first three, Tom Regan worked the next two and Don Jacot and Jim Thomas fired an inning apiece.

Don Nissed led the Gretna offense with a double and a single. Other Dragon safeties were notched by Denny Wagner, Bill Grady and Dave Steinauer. Gretna's run came in the fifth when Steinauer walked, advanced on another walk to Mike Wilcox, a sacrifice and scored on a passed ball.

Papio opened scoring in the first when Gary McDonald doubled, advanced on an infield out and scored on Langdon's sacrifice fly. Singles by Jacot and Regan, a passed ball, a balk and an error netted the next two in the second.

April30, 1964

Monarch Frosh Place Second

Papillion High track and field fortunes showed signs of improving in years to come as the Monarch frosh team placed second last week in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference meet held at Missouri Valley, Iowa.

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Papio piled up 48 1f2 points to place second to winning Plattsmouth's 66 lf2 .

Plenty of field strength appeared as Papio' s Dan Parker won the vault at 9 feet. Mike Cox triumphed in the high jump at 5-3 Yz and Gary Trochil and Phil Curnett tied for the broad jump title at 17 -1 112 . Trochil also won the 60 yard dash in 7 .2 .

May7, 1964

Papillion High Baseball Team Downs Westside, Bows to South in Tourney

Errors proved the downfall to Papillion High's baseball team Tuesday evening in the finals of the district Class A tournament at Omaha's Municipal Stadium .

Omaha South bombed the Monarchs, 10-0, after the Sarpy County crew reached the finals by blanking Westside, 4-0, in a first round game last Thursday .

Two four run outbursts by South settled the Tuesday issue in a windy six inning contest . The Packers opened scoring in the third with four tallies, followed up with four more in the fourth and added single markers in the fifth and sixth frames .

Papillion could muster only three hits off pitcher Danny Rezac as Bill Langdon, Roger Abels and Mike Szynskie delivered the safeties. Don Jacot went the route for the Monarchs and surrendered 11 blows, including two doubles and a triple .

Jacot was master in Papio's opening win over Westside as he set down the District 66 entry with two hits and whiffed eight. All Monarch runs came in the third. Highlight was Langdon's double which drove in Bob Blankenship and Jim Thomas. Langdon later scored when Don Tex lived on an error and Tex wound up the big frame when he came around on walks and more Westside miscues .

May 14, 1964

Gosch Earns State Meet Spot

Dean Gosch will carry Papillion High's colors in the state track meet at Kearney this weekend. The junior hurdler was the lone Monarch qualifier for the big show when he finished third in the 120 highs at the district meet at Auburn Friday .

Papillion scored five points in the Class B race which was won by Plattsmouth with 62 1f2 points .

Gosch's time for the highs was a slow 16.9. Roger Beckman of Syracuse and Lon Warnecke of Ralston join Gosch as high hurdles qualifiers from the district. Papio' s other point came when Don Tex finished fourth in the shot with a 42-3 effort. The top three qualify .

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May21, 1964

Gosch Hits Hurdle After Qualifying

Dean Gosch, Papillion High junior, qualified for the 120 yard hurdles finals in Class Bat Kearney last weekend but hit a barrier in the final race and failed to finish.

Gosch had the fourth best time in Friday's prelims when he finished in that position in the fastest heat. His time was 16.1. In the championship race, Dean was in fourth spot when the mishap occurred. He hit the barrier, slid on the cinders and was unable to continue.

May 21, 1964

PHS Baseballers Split 2 Games

A win and a loss were recorded by Papillion High's baseball team this past week. The Monarchs thumped Omaha Beveridge, 12-7, on May 6 but bowed to a strong Thomas Jefferson of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 6-2, Monday.

A five run fourth inning sparked the Papillion win over Beveridge. Four hits-a single by Don Jacot, doubles by Steve Szynskie and Gary McDonald and a triple by Bill Langdon­sparked the outburst. This overcame the Bulldog's 5-2 lead. Jacot paced an 11 hit attack with two singles and a triple. Langdon and Roger Abels chipped in with a pair of safeties.

Thomas Jefferson also used a five run frame to ruin the PHS hopes Monday. The third inning fireworks wiped out Papio' s 2-0 first inning lead. A walk to McDonald, Abels' single, another pass to Langdon, a shortstop's error and another walk produced the Monarch tallies. Burnside's three run homer off Jacot in the third pushed the Iowans into the lead for keeps.

Papio managed three hits off Grazier and Daley. Abels, Bob Blankenship and Jim Thomas collected the blows.

September 3, 1964

Monarch Gridders Prepare for Opener

Papillion High footballers are hard at it this week as they get in shape for the season opener September 11 at Tekamah.

"We're shaping up pretty well," Coach Nelson Hinkle commented Tuesday as the team turned to once-a-day drills now that school has started. But the head mentor cautioned this with the observation that "there's still a long ways to go."

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September 10, 1964

Papillion To Commence Football Play At Tekamah On Friday Night

Football takes its place on the sports calendar Friday night as high schools throughout the state open their seasons. Papillion High travels to Tekamah for its inaugural. Kickoff is 7:30p.m .

It's a new look for the Monarchs this season as Nelson Hinkle makes his debut as PHS coach, replacing Don Keller. The new mentor hedged on naming a probable starting lineup and expressed concern with the progress of his linemen, especially on offense. A Friday night scrimmage against an alum squad pointed up this defect. The Monarchs will be gunning for a fourth straight success over Tekamah, and the Tigers have yet to cross the PHS goal line .

Papio co-captains for the Tekamah opener will be tackle Jack Buffington and halfback Jim Thomas .

September 17, 1964

Monarchs, Foe Fail To Score

For the fourth straight year Tekamah gridders Friday night failed to score against Papillion. Trouble is, the Monarchs this night likewise forgot the key to goal line success and the result was a scoreless tie with the Tigers in the 1964 opener at Tekamah. This was the first 0-0 finish in PHS 11 man history .

A last minute flurry almost produce victory for Coach Nelson Hinkle's charges but time ran out with the Monarchs on the Tekamah 20 yard line. The Tigers also had their moments but were stymied on the Papio eight in the last period .

Numerous first game mistakes plagued both squads with Papillion losing momentum several times with too many men on the field and fumbling at critical times .

The Monarchs performed creditably on defense but couldn't spring loose runners for the payoff punch. Halfback Bill Aken was the bright spot in the ball carrying department.

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September 24, 1964

Papillion Reserves Blank Ralston

Touchdowns by Dan Gladman, Jim Sea wards and Rod Brockman gunned Papillion's reserve gridders to a 20-0 win over Ralston last Thursday at the Ram field. Sewards fielded a 12 yard pass from Steve Daniels while Gladman and Brockman crossed over from seven yards out.

September 24, 1964

Fumbles Hurt In Ashland Tilt

Thirteen fumbles did their damage Friday night and led to 13 Ashland points as the Papillion Monarchs dropped a 13-0 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tussle to the spirited Bluejays at the PHS field. The win was Ashland's first in 12 games and spoiled the Monarch home opener before a packed house.

Papio bobbles at the Ashland 8 and 11 yard lines in the first quarter ruined lengthy drives. The Jays held again at the 15 and came up with a sparkling defensive effort in the fourth quarter by holding Papillion on downs at the one foot line.

Halfback Cliff Scheel zipped 86 yards in the first quarter for the first Ashland counter while Steve Campbell booted the extra point. The other TD was a nine yard pass from Campbell to fullback Wayne Remington in the second period. That second score was set up when Paul Breemes intercepted an ill time Monarch aerial on the 11.

Bright spots in the Papio showing were the ability to gain good yardage in the midfield areas on running by Bill Aken and Richard Price and the outstanding pass receiving by end Larry Ross. His grabs set up Papio's threat shortly before the half ended and again in the fourth quarter.

Offensive blocking-the lack of it-plagued the losers almost as much as those fumbles. Quarterbacks Steve Christensen and Steve Daniels were forced to scramble most of the time as Bluejay linemen poured through consistently.

October 1, 1964

Monarchs Find Scoring Punch Win; Await Syracuse Invasion Friday Night

A rejuvenated Papillion High football machine displayed plenty of pep and punch Friday night and chalked up its frrst points and first victory of the season. Lewis Central of Council Bluffs, Iowa was the victim by a 21-0 count as the Monarchs scored twice in the first period and then dealt the knockout blow in the final quarter.

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The game was only one minute and 20 seconds old when fullback Rich Price smacked over from 15 yards for the first Papio points ofthe year. Bill Aken's first of three straight and true placekicks provided the seventh point. The touchdown was set up when halfback Jim Thomas pounced on a Titan fumble on the visitors' 28 .

The with 5:39 still left in the opening chapter, halfback Fred Catlett zipped to paydirt on a quick opener, the play covering 12 yards. A pass-lateral with Price on the receiving end and a pass to end Jim Seawards set up this second tally .

The penalty filled contest saw Lewis Central deprived of a second period counter when an in motion infraction nullified a nifty 63 yard ramble by fullback Bruce Swanson .

The two teams settled down to give-and-take with neither side able to muster a sustained drive in the second half. Lewis halted a Papio thrust to its 17 and then opened up with a passing attack in hopes of getting on the scoreboard .

But the busy Aken squelched this bid when he wrestled a pass from a Titan receiver and took off down the sidelines for 73 yards and the final touchdown. There was 2:22 left to play when this lightning struck. Bill received terrific blocking enroute to the west goal.

Defensive end play showed up well against Lewis Central, especially the job turned in by Ron Ingram, 141 pound senior. His work on punt coverage dented any Titan efforts at long runbacks. Sophomore quarterback Steve Daniels likewise continued his improvement and seemed more at ease in guiding the team .

October 1, 1964

Monarch Reserves Slip By Ashland

Papillion High School's reserve football squad waited until the fourth quarter Monday night before tallying the touchdown that gave it a 9 to 7 win over the Ashland reserves at Ashland. Ron Whitehill ran some 60 yards for the score after fielding a 20 yard pass from Tom Denker. Papillion scored a safety in the first quarter when an Ashland snapback sailed out of the end zone. The Ashland team also scored in the first period on a long run .

October 1, 1964

Papillion Frosh Trip Valley View

Two long range strikes in the first half gunned Papillion High's freshmen gridders to a 13-7 win at Valley View Junior High September 24. A 60 yard punt return by Tom Hyde in the first period produced the first score and then linebacker Ron Hubbard skipped 50 yards with an intercepted pass in the second quarter for the decider.

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Charlie Dort fielded a pass from Wayne Aylsworth for the extra point after the second TD to wrap up the Papio scoring. Valley View marched 50 yards in the third period for its score with a three yard plunge bringing the touchdown and another plunge netting the seventh point.

October 1, 1964

Varsity, Reserve Cheerleaders Chosen

"They loud!" exclaimed Mr. Allgood about our cheerleaders here at Papillion High School this year. Through the whole summer the varsity cheerleaders have been practicing two or three times a week to perfect the old cheers and make up new ones. Since school started, they have been practicing Mondays and Thursdays.

The senior cheerleaders this year are Ann Schmidt, who is starting her third year as cheerleader, Cindy Ricks and Jo Hill, who are both starting their second year. Juniors Vicki Eyeman and Billie Storm are serving their second year as cheerleaders while Cindy Karschner is starting her first year.

No one girl has been chosen for captain of the varsity cheerleaders this year. Instead, Ann will serve as captain at the pep rallies, Cindy and Jo will take turns leading the cheers during games.

The reserve cheerleaders this year are Nancy Christiansen, Gerry Grunke, Tracy Rogers and Connie Ricks-captain. They will lead the cheers at the reserve and junior high games and probably do a few yells at our varsity games. If a cheerleader should, for some reason, not be able to attend one of the games, a reserve will not take her place as they have in the past.

Mr. Allgood, sponsor of the two cheerleading teams remarked. "We have a good group of cheerleaders this year."

October 8, 1964

Missed Extra Point Costs Papillion; Monarchs Visit Wahoo Friday Night

An alert junior quarterback from Syracuse was the difference Friday night as the visiting Rockets nipped a hustling Papillion squad, 13-12. Mark Weiler, 150 pound signal caller, rambled for both of the visitors' touchdowns and insured the win with a timely interception of a Monarch pass in the waning moments.

It looked like a long evening for Coach Nelson Hinkle's lads when the elusive Weiler, on the first Rocket play from scrimmage, bolted to his right, cut back and went all the way 53 yards for a touchdown, only to have it nullified by an in-motion penalty. So what does he do on the next down? The same play, only to the left and breaks into the clear

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and zips 58 yards for a TD which counts. Mike Nannen's extra point kick fizzled and the Rockets had a 6-0 lead with 8:20 remaining in the first period .

The Monarchs served notice that they came to play when Rich Price took the ensuing kickoff and sprinted down the sidelines to paydirt, only to have the refs call this back for stepping out of bounds on the Papio 49. The drive continued however, to the Rocket 13 until a fumble recovery by bill Formanack doused this threat.

A long range passing attack enabled Papio to tie the score in the second period with 3:45 remaining. Halfback Bill Aken took the flip from quarterback Steve Daniell and then arched a long one to end Jim Seawards who eluded the Syracuse safetyman and raced into the end zone. The play covered 56 yards. Aken's placement was high enough but off to the side .

The explosive play continued as Syracuse produced the deciding points only 1:06 before halftime. This time Weiler, on the same quarterback keeper, hustled 55 yards for the touchdown and this time Nannen's place kick was true for a 13-6 advantage. The visitors didn't score in the second half as Papillion's defensive forces came up with some solid performances .

Another long touchdown pass play from Daniell to Aken in the fourth quarter, a 64 yard beauty, kept the Monarch chances very much alive. But Aken' s kick was short for the tying point as 7: 17 remained. PHS had another threat going in the late stages but Weiler again was the difference as he blunted the drive on his own 35 with a pass interception .

Papillion defenders except for those escapes by Weiler, held its own and climaxed the performance when they stopped a Syracuse drive on the one yard line in the third period . A standout defender for Papio was Jim Thomas, who repeatedly fouled up Rocket launches to the outside .

October 8, 1964

Papillion Frosh Bows to Westbrook

Papillion's freshman football team went down to a 7-6 defeat October 1 against Westbrook Junior High of Omaha on the Papio field. The visitors scored on a sustained march of 40 yards, making the touchdown on a line smash and the all important extra point on a run. Papillion scored in the first quarter when Charles Dort snagged a 15 yard pass from Wayne Aylsworth. A pass for the extra point failed to connect .

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October 15, 1964

Wahoo Blanks Papio Gridders

First half fireworks paved the way for Wahoo's Warriors to rush past Papillion, 33-0, Friday night at the victors' grid in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference contest. The hosts posted 26 points before intermission and then marked time until the last period before notching the final tally.

Hard running by bob Schmer, a 180 pound senior and Joe Voboril, a 155 pound junior, shared the spotlight with the stout Wahoo defense which was called on to stop several Papio threats.

Deepest Papillion penetration came to the Wahoo 8 in the second period. The Monarchs used a spread formation for the bulk of the game with Bill Aken taking over the tailback duty but no sustained drive could be mustered. Brightest spot in the Papio showing was Aken's fine punting which lifted the visitors out of several holes.

Voboril tallied the first Wahoo touchdown on a 30 yard run two minutes after the game started. This was set up by a Papio fumble on the second play from scrimmage. Schmer crossed over from the 18 and 2 yard lines while AI Snelling and Gus Larson completed the parade, with final yard plunges which just entered the end zone. Schmer added two extra point kicks and Larson plunged for another conversion.

October 22, 1964

Papio Absorbs Second 33-0 Setback As Blair rolls Ahead Undefeated

A second straight 33-0 setback dulled Papillion's Homecoming celebration Friday night as undefeated Blair recorded its sixth success.

The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference argument failed to produce many bright moments for the PHS faithful, especially after a drive down to the Blair seven yard line was repulsed in the opening quarter.

The Bears tallied on their second play from scrimmage when John Drbal rambled 56 yards for his first of three touchdowns. And after Blair held the Monarchs, Ron Therkelsen broke loose for 72 yards and the second score on the initial play of the second period.

Misfortune continued to come Papillion's way soon after the Blair kickoff when tackle Stew Shettler gobbled up a PHS fumble in the backfield and lugged it 46 yards for the third Bear touchdown with 10:43 still to play before the half.

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Drbal accounted for the final two tallies after intermission-one in each quarter. A four yard push made it 26-0 in the third period and a five yard pass from quarterback Brent Peterson capped the point making in the fourth chapter.

Papio gained a second good scoring chance in the second period when Van Hyde fell on a Blair fumble on the Bear 28 but the threat was squelched on the 25. Bill Aken and Rich Price were the Monarch workhorses on offense with Fred Catlett supplying additional help .

October 29, 1964

Monarchs Falter After Intermission; Bow to Omaha Holy Name 31 to 13

A second half sag Friday deprived Papillion of a chance to gain its second victory of the season and instead produced Omaha Holy Name's first success of the year by a 31-13 count.

The contest, played at Omaha Benson field, found the teams tied at halftime, 13-13, but the Ramblers, with Jack Langan and Tom Balkovec showing the way, broke it open with two third period tallies and another in the last quarter to widen the margin .

Papillion could muster only nine yards in the second half as the Holy Name defense stiffened. Rick Price and Fred Catlett scored the Monarch touchdowns. Price's was an 80 yard ramble with the Holy Name kickoff while Catlett punched over from two yards away in the second period. Bill Aken booted the point. Numerous other Papio bids were snuffed by penalties at crucial times .

Langan and Balkovec picked up two touchdowns apiece for HN, all on runs while Jerry Moran added the other, also via the ground .

November 5, 1964

Hooper Scores First for Win

The same formula of costly fumbles and penalties plagued Papillion High gridders Friday night at Hooper and the Cardinals took advantage of the miscues to hammer out a 21-6 non-conference victory. The loss left the Monarchs with a 1-6-1 record heading into the season closer Friday against archrival Ralston .

Hooper struck quickly for its first points, scoring on the second play from scrimmage . Papillion's lone counter also came in the opening period when end Larry Ross snared a pass from quarterback Steve Daniell, the play covering 66 yards .

Another stout scoring bid was erased in the second period when Papio fumbled on the Hooper 4 .

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The second half saw the Monarchs dominating the action, playing most of the time in Hooper territory but were unable to crack the end zone. Hooper tallied again in the second period for a 14-6 halftime lead and salted it away with a fourth quarter TD.

November 12, 1964

Monarchs Close Season On Bright Note, Down Ralston In 14-13 Scrap

Six times beaten Papillion became aroused Friday night and emerged with a satisfying 14-13 win over Ralston in the season's closer at the Papio field. The traditional hard fought scrap followed the script and the game ended amidst arguments, harsh words and 15 yard penalties. Papio finished the year with a 2-6-1 record while Ralston was 1-8.

Ralston jumped to an early lead by marching 55 yards the second time they had possession. Doug Corum plowed three yards for the score but Rick Koch's extra point was blocked.

Papio had its back to the wall again moments later when the Rams recovered a fumble on the Monarch 25 but the home team retaliated by intercepting a Koch pass and moved quickly downfield. A Steve Daniell to Larry Ross pass carried to midfield and then Fred Catlett broke loose for 23 yards. Bill Aken rambled over from the eight and place kicked the vital point to give the Monarchs a 7-6 halftime lead.

Nelson Hinkle's hustlers increased the lead to 14-6 in the third quarter after recovering a Ralston fumble. Another Daniell aerial, this time to Aken, put the ball on the 12 from where Rick Price smashed over. Aken's second boot proved true.

Tom Carr, fourth string Ram quarterback, sneaked over for Ralston's last period touchdown from one yard away. This drive started on the RHS 45 when the visitors intercepted a Daniell pass. Koch's kick narrowed the margin to 14-13.

Jim Thomas and Aken came through with clutch performances in the waning moments to preserve the win for Papio. Thomas pounced on a Ram fumble to blunt a serious threat at the Papio 35 and Aken later pirated a pass to give the Monarchs control as the game ended.

November 16, 1964

Junior Back Leads Monarchs

Junior halfback Bill Aken accounted for 24 points to pace the Papillion High gridders in scoring this season. Bill scored three touchdowns and booted six extra points for his leading total. Another junior, fullback Rich Price was next with 18 points. Only five players cracked the scoring column.

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November 19, 1964

Inexperience Is Hindrance as PHS Cagers Drill

It's an inexperienced squad which will be carrying Papillion High's hopes in the upcoming basketball season. Coach Bob Kremke, Papio' s "miracle worker" last season who produced a club which won 19 games as against three losses, will have only four lettermen back on the scene this term. And only one of these, Larry Stark, was a consistent starter last year. Other monogram winners returning are Bill Aken, Dean Gosch and Larry Ross.

"We will be hurting as far as experience goes," Coach Kremke said Tuesday, "but the boys have been working real hard and I'm pleased with their attitude and progress so far."

Besides the four vets, the varsity roster shapes up at the present like this: Steve Christensen, John Claybaker, Ron Ingram, Mike Hauschild, Bill Langdon, Rick Price and Jim Seawards. Several sophomores may be added to the list in the next few weeks, Coach Kremke hinted .

Gosch is the tallest Monarch at 6-3 while Langdon comes in at 6-2 and Stark, Christensen and Claybaker hit 6-0 .

Papio opens on the road against Plattsmouth December 4 and faces a far tougher schedule than that oflast season. New foes include Wahoo, Nebraska City, Syracuse and Omaha Holy Name. Ralston, the lone PHS conqueror last term and state Class B champ, looks strong again, as does Millard making its Ak-Sar-Ben Conference debut .

The Monarchs will not host a Holiday Tournament this year but instead will be a guest team in a four way affair at Wayne on January 1-2 .

December 10, 1964

Monarchs Await Millard Invasion After Good Showing At Plattsmouth

A green but hustling Papillion High squad gave a veteran Plattsmouth club all it could handle before fading in the last quarter and the Blue Devils emerged with a 63-59 Ak­Sar-Ben Conference triumph Friday night.

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of bad passes enabled the Blue Devils to erase a five point deficit and assume the lead. The lead see-sawed until the last four minutes when Plattsmouth gained command, thanks to timely baskets by Ray Spencer.

Balanced scoring by Bill Aken, 17, Larry Stark 15, and Dean Gosch, 13, highlighted the Papio showing. Rebounding also proved to be a bright spot against the tall Devils, with Bill Langdon and Stark proving tough.

Aken canned five of his buckets in the second half. Stark and Gosch were the active marksmen in the first two periods. Plattsmouth led at intermission, 31-30, after Papio had a 17-16 first quarter lead. It was 47 all entering the final eight minutes.

"We made far, far too many mistakes," is the way Coach Bob Kremke summed up the opener. "We had our moments but then saw leads dwindle," he added.

Officiating throughout the game kept both benches puzzled. Statistics indicated that Papillion shot from the field at a 47% clip with 22 of 47 while Plattsmouth shot 36%. The big difference was in loss-of-ballfigures where Papio committed 25 mistakes to only seven for the winners.

Torn Denker was the bright spot in the Papillion reserve team loss to Plattsmouth reserve team loss to Plattsmouth in Friday night's prelim. He scored 16 points while the Monarch reserves bowed 63 to 35. The junior Blue Devils were ahead 16 to 5 after one quarter and kept increasing the margin-holding Papillion to two points in the second period. John Aschenbrenner and Chuck Ault had 12 points apiece for the winners.

December 17, 1964

Papio Freshmen Nip Ralston

Papillion High School freshmen basketballers won an overtime decision over the Ralston frosh December 19 at Ralston by a score of 62 to 60. Steve Lehr made the winning basket. Dave VanKuren paced the Papio effort with 26 points. The score was tied at 58 all after regulation play.

In the preliminary game the Ralston freshmen game the Ralston freshman reserves beat the Papillion freshman reserves 36 to 18.

December 17, 1964

Papio Repels Millard Bid; Prepares For Two Horne Garnes This Weekend

A determined Papillion High club, fashioning a pesky defense, turned back Millard, 57-48 Friday night in the Monarch horne opener. The victory was Papio's first after dropping the opener at Plattsmouth and was Millard's second straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference defeat.

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Millard's lone lead of the game appeared at the very start when Bill Hansen popped in a layup. Papio replied with three buckets and a free throw but the Indians tied it up at 7-7 . That was the last time things were even as the Monarchs claimed a 15-12 first quarter lead. Millard's bid suffered in the second period when they were outscored 12-6. The closest the Indians came in the second half was 43-39 with 5:44 remaining .

Free throws proved to be a bugaboo for Millard and a boost for Papio. Millard had 32 chances but cashed in on only 13. The Monarchs clicked off 15 of 20 with Larry Ross potting 10 of 11, the bulk of them in the rough last period. Twenty-six fouls were called on Papillion as compared to 15 for Millard .

Scoring balance paid off for Papio as Bill Aken hit 17, Ross 14 and Larry Stark 12. Rich Hansen's 14 led Millard while Bill Hansen had 10 and Larry Harlan 8. Rich Hansen came up with most of his points in the final quarter.

Papillion had the better of it in rebounds with Stark and Bill Langdon proving tough. Langdon fouled out with 6:52 to play .

Millard, which displayed good long range shooting in a close 59-50 loss to Ralston, wasn't able to get the same kind of shots away against Papio's aggressive barricading. Millard's field goal percentage was a weak 32% while Papio was sizzling with 55% success .

Papillion's reserves chalked up their initial success of the season Friday night by halting Millard, 58-51. Balanced scoring was the winning formula for Don Petersen's hustlers as Jim Seawards and Rick Price each netted 13 points and Phil Curnutt and Steve Daniell produced 11 markers apiece .

The decisive edge came in the very first quarter when Papio outscored Millard, 12-5 . From then on it was even. Three Millard lads finished with 10 points apiece, By Zimmerman, Emil Turek and George Nelson .

December 12, 1964

Monarchs Down One Unbeaten Quintet, Lose to Another in Weekend Action

Clutch baskets throughout the contest featured Papillion's 57-49 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference triumph over Wahoo Friday night. In winning their second straight league test, the Monarchs erased an early 6-2 Wahoo lead and maintained the upper hand for the next three quarters, although trailing after the first, 12-11 .

Just when the invading Warriors seemed ready to overhaul Papio, a timely basket would repel the threat. This was especially true in the tense second and last quarters. Wahoo crept within one, 42-41, but Papio replied with two more fielders .

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Papio nursed a 26-23 halftime lead and the three points were the same margin entering the final period. Larry Stark and Bill Aken then potted field goals to provide a cushion. The Monarchs at one time had a nine point lead, 50-41 with 3: 14 to go.

Stark found the range from the outside and led scoring with 17 points while Aken picked up 10 and Larry Ross and Steve Christensen with 9 apiece. Bill Langdon, rugged 6-2 Monarch senior, proved tough off the boards but was plague with fouls.

Nick Ludi led Wahoo's deliberate style of play with 17 points and also was potent on rebounding. Joe Voboril was his top assistant with 13. Wahoo presented one of the tallest cagers in the state in 6-9 Jim Jansa but the lanky junior failed to provide punch for the Warriors.

Free throws once again boosted the Monarchs as 13 of21 found the range while Wahoo had to settle for 15 of 28.

Accuracy at the free throw line deserted Papillion basketballers Saturday night and the consequence was a 51-44 loss to unbeaten Elkhorn on the PHS court.

The Monarchs lost their touch completely in the first half, muffing all seven free tosses. They finished the game with a 4 for 14 mark, and were losers despite caging four more field goals than the Antlers. In previous games Papio had profited by an ability to pot free throws.

Elkhorn's scrappy crew built a 15 to 6 first quarter lead and held a 25 to 18 margin at halftime. Papio backers took heart when the Maroon and White forged into the lead 28 to 27 with 3:18 to play in the third quarter on a Bill Akenjump shot from the free throw circle.

But the Antlers fought back and held a 33 to 32 advantage after three quarters. Two free throws by husky Joe Krejci moved the Elkhorn lead to 35-32 before Larry Stark pulled the Monarchs to within one on a follow-in. That was the last Papio threat. Elkhorn added eight more points and retained the upper hand.

January 7, 1965

Papillion Finishes Third In Holiday Tournament At Wayne; Dakotans Win

Papillion broke even its two appearances at the Wayne Invitational basketball tournament New Years night and Saturday to emerge with third place satisfaction in the four team affair. After being bombed, 73-41 in the opening game by Wayne, the Monarchs snapped back to whack South Sioux City, 58-43. Yankton, S.D. won the championship by tripping Wayne, 71-57, after hitting South Sioux.

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Devils held a slim 16-12 margin after the first period but then stormed to a 41-25 halftime bulge .

Bill Aken' s 14 points sparked the Monarch showing with Larry Stark contributing 11 markers. Kelton's 18 topped the Wayne production as 10 lads entered the scoring column .

The next night found Papio holding South Sioux without a field goal in the second and third periods enroute to the decisive victory. The losers could muster only 11 fielders all night to go along with 21 free throws .

Papillion held a 17-16 first quarter lead, then spurted to a 30-21 command at the half . South Sioux came up with only four free throws in the third to give the Monarchs a fat 41-25 cushion entering the last eight minutes. Only then did the Siouxs outscore the Kremkemen and then by a mere point, 18-17.

Balanced scoring paid off for PHS as Stark potted 13, Bill Langdon 11 and Larry Ross 10. Albertson was South Sioux's best with 16 .

January 14, 1965

Monarchs Defeat Syracuse Twice By 2 Points in Successive Tests

Papillion is two points better than Syracuse. That was pretty firmly established Friday and Monday nights when the Monarchs nudged the Rockets both times. It was 53-51 Friday night in regular season play at the Syracuse gym and 65-63 Monday night in first round action ofthe Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Tournament now underway at Omaha Westside .

In both games, a second quarter spurt pulled the Monarchs into command after the Rockets had held the upper hand in the opening period. Friday night Syracuse was leading 17-14 before Papio surged for a 32-28lead at the half. Monday found Syracuse on top 18-13 after the opening eight minutes but trailing at intermission, 36-31.

Syracuse opened a six point gap in the third period by Coach Bob Kremke's scrappers refused to buckle and replied by taking its turn at the top for most of the last quarter. Jim Sea wards hit a pair of free shots late in the contest to put the Monarchs ahead for keeps .

Four lads scored 10 points apiece for Papio with bill Aken, Larry Stark, Sea wards and Bill Langdon doing the job. Dean Thompson had 16 for Syracuse. The tournament test found Papio newcomer Rob Williams, a junior from Bushton, Kans., potting two free throws in the last 15 seconds to secure the win .

Papillion saw a nine point lead with two minutes go down the drain when Larry Stoner potted a fielder to tie at 63 all. Williams then was fouled under the basket by Brad Clark and connected on the one-and-one foul shots .

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Papio's early foul trouble enabled Syracuse to stay in contention. The one-and-one call came in the opening quarter and the Rockets were salty at the line, bagging 25 of 35 for the night. Long range shooting by both teams sparkled. Aken was Papio's top gunner with 17 points, followed by Seawards 16 and Langdon 14. Dean Thompson tallied 19 for Syracuse and Stoner scored 16.

January 14, 1965

Papio Frosh Teams Sport 2-1 Records

Papillion High freshmen basketball teams sport 2-1 records heading into today' s A and B games at Valley View, which get underway at 3:45. Coach Nelson Hinkle's A team shows wins over Ralston and Arbor Heights and a loss to Westbrook. The B team has downed Westbrook and Arbor Heights but fell to Ralston. Last Thursday saw the teams sweep both games against Arbor Heights. The A team won, 50-44, with VanKueren pumping in 20 points and Cordes contributing 18. Eastep's 10 points highlighted the B team's 36-34 squeak in the opener.

January 14, 1965

Papio Moves Into Ak Semifinals By Toppling Seeded Blair Quintet

Dead eye free throw shooting paid off big for Papillion High's scrappers Tuesday night as the Monarchs gained the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament semifinals by belting seeded Blair, 46-35. It was an unusual brand of ball displayed by both clubs at the Westside gym.

The first half saw the Bears in command, 10-7 after the first period and 22-18 at the rest stop. But from then on it was Papio as Blair could muster only 13 points the rest of the way. As it was, the losers banged home 15 field goals to 10 for Papillion but the Monarchs clicked off 26 of 33 free throws, taking good advantage of 24 Blair fouls. The Bears had to settle for 5 out of 17.

Pesky man-to-man defenses had both teams flustered most of the time. Good shots were few. At one stage in the third quarter Blair went five minutes without scoring. Stout Larry Stark revived his scoring habits and led the way with 19 big points. Bill Langdon, improving with every game, kept the Blair defenders leery under the boards and contributed seven markers. Bill Aken frred in 11 and Jim Seawards hit eight straight free shots.

Coach Bob Kremke' s crew now takes on another seeded entry, Nebraska City tonight, Thursday, at 8:30. The team is assured of a Friday appearance also since a third place test precedes the championship battle. Ralston and Wahoo fight it out for the upper bracket honors.

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AK-SAR-BEN Tournament at Westside

First Round

Plattsmouth 84, Auburn 57 Falls City 67, Millard 50 Papillion 65, Syracuse 63

Second Round

Ralston 81, Plattsmouth 56 Wahoo 70, Falls City 59 Papillion 46, Blair 35 Nebraska City 58, Ashland 53

Third Round

Ralston 74, Wahoo 45 Papillion 59, Nebraska City 59

Third Place

Nebraska City 57, Wahoo 53 OT

Championship

Ralston 73, Papillion 50

Papio Repeats as Ak Runnerup

An underdog Papillion entry, overlooked in pre-tourney figuring, dealt fits to supposedly superior teams last week as it gained the finals of the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament for a second straight year. The Monarchs carne out with the runnerup spot as Ralston repeated as tourney champs by a 73-50 margin Friday night at Westside .

Nebraska City was forced into overtime before nudging Wahoo, 57-53, for third place .

In semi-final action last Thursday, Papio knocked off Nebraska City, the top seeded team, 59-54 and Ralston breezed past Wahoo, 74-45, to set up the championship battle which drew an overflow crowd .

Papio turned in a fine first half battle against the reigning state Class B kings trailing by a mere four, 32-28 at the intermission. But dead eye shooting led by Doug Cottingham

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pushed Ralston further ahead while Papio shots were missing the hoop. The Rams outscored Papio 19-7 in the period to salt away the crown

All five Ralston starters scored at least 10 points. Cottingham led with 22 while Tom Carr had 12, Rick Koch and Mike Lee 11, and Randy Williams 10. Carr and Williams kept Ralston in contention in the first half. Bill Aken paced Papio with 14 while Larry Stark had 13 and Jim Seawards 11. The Monarchs were without starting guard Larry Ross who sprained his ankle in the semifinal win over Nebraska City.

That semifinal victory saw Seawards cut loose for 25 points-the tourney's best individual effort-as the hustling Kremkemen kept the pressure on their Class A foe all the way to overcome a 33-30 halftime deficit and outscored the Pioneers, 16-9 in the third quarter.

Free shots once again paid off for PHS as 23 of 35 hit the mark, although Nebraska City outscored the victors from the floor, 20-18. Charity tosses by Seawards and Aken in the late stages gave Papio a lead it didn't surrender.

January 21, 1965

Sea wards Earns All-Tourney Spot

Ralston's champion Rams placed three men on the all tournament frrst team as chosen the 11 member coaches at the conclusion of the Ak-Sar-Ben Tournament.

Seniors Randy Williams and Doug Cottingham and junior Rick Koch gained berths along with Jim Seawards of Papillion, a junior, and Nick Ludi of Wahoo, also a junior.

Six boys were chosen on the second squad. They were Bill Aken and Larry Stark of Papillion, Bob McClanahan, Plattsmouth, Brent Peterson, Blair, Mike Castle, Falls City and Milt Romjue, Nebraska City.

January 28, 1965

Monarchs Win, Lose In Home Court Tests

Papillion's return to the home court last weekend resulted in a win and a loss. Omaha Holy Name took the win by a 66-44 margin Friday night but the Monarchs came back to halt Platteview, 79-55, Saturday.

The Friday setback saw Papio challenge the Ramblers in the first quarter, gaining an 8-8 tie at one stage, but superior rebounding and some hot shooting lifted the Omahans out of danger, especially in the third period when they increased their 25-17 halftime margin to 48-30, heading into the last quarter.

The locals couldn't muster any punch, bagging only 16 field goals. Jim Seawards' 13 markers topped the point production. Larry Stark followed with nine and Bill Langdom

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eight. Tom Lehan and John Meehan were the chief Holy Nome tormentors with 21 and 14 points respectively .

Magic halftime words by Coach Bob Kremke evidently hit the mark Saturday night as Papio revived to halt a scrappy Platteview crew, 79-55. The game was tied at 30 at halftime as pesky Trojan pressing tactics continually kept Papio off balance. Four times in the first half Platteview defenders intercepted throw-in passes under the Monarch basket and converted them into easy two-pointers .

The Trojans gained a 17-15 first quarter margin, thanks to outstanding hustle and sharp basket shooting led by Jim Krambeck and John Erhart. In the third period, however, Papillion started its surge, took the lead and never let up .

Spotting burly Bill Langdon near the Trojan goal, the Monarchs kept feeding the ball to the 6-2 senior and he kept finding the range, finishing up with 16 points in the quarter enroute to a fine 26 point performance to give the hosts a commanding 26-9 bulge for those eight minutes .

Half ofPapio's third quarter points-13-came in the final3:28 of play when the Maroons held a slim 43-37 edge. Just as Papillion held the hot hand, Platteview's basket eyes dimmed, except for Jim Krambeck' s who consistently connected on mid-range efforts and wound up with 24 points. Erhart was his top assistant with 16 .

Stout rebounding by Langdon, Stark and Sea wards brightened up the second half for Papio. Stark turning in one of his best games, found time to put in 19 points while Bill Ak:en added 13 and Seawards 10 .

Twenty-nine Platteview fouls boosted the victors as well, with Papio hitting 25 of 40 while the Trojans had just 16 chances cashed in 9 times on 16 Monarch violations .

Platteview's reserves captured a rousing 47-45 victory in the opener as Gary Jensen led the way with 11 points. Gary Trochil had 13 for Papio .

February 4, 1965

Ralston Firepower Prevents Papio From Upset; Visit to Blair Court Next

Ralston's talented cagers demonstrated why they're the state's best Class B team Friday by handing scrappy Papillion a 71-58 defeat before an overflow crowd at the Monarch gym .

The unbeaten Rams sizzled with long range shooting to put down repeated Papio attempts to overtake them in this second meeting of the year between the schools. Papio had excellent shooting opportunities all night but couldn't find the range. Ralston jumped to a 19-9 first quarter lead, limiting the hosts to a pair of fielders and held a 35-26 lead at the half .

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At one stage, Papio pulled to within four points, 26-22 with 2:55 to go before intermission, but the Rams answered the challenge with another flurry. Larry Ross and bill Aken were Papio's main threats with 13 and 10 points apiece while Larry Stark and Jim Seawards picked up nine each.

Tall Mike Lee sparked Ralston with 18 points in addition to pulling down the bulk of the rebounds. Rick Koch pushed through 17 and Randy Williams 16.

Ralston's reserve team thumped the young Monarchs, 74-35 in the prelim.

February 4, 1965

Papio Coach Honored at AAU Dinner

Don Petersen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Petersen of Richfield, was honored Saturday as the outstanding long distance runner in Nebraska. He was recognized at the annual Midwest AAU awards dinner in Omaha.

Don is now track coach at Papillion High School. He was a standout distance runner at Peru State and Kearney State Colleges and also won a number of AAU distance races.

February 11, 1965

Monarchs Bow At Blair

A dismal three point third quarter sealed Papillion's doom Saturday night at Blair as the Bears avenged an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament setback and stung the Monarchs, 54-48.

Papio started off fine, jumping to a 16-7 frrst quarter command but Blair replied to knot it at 27 all at the half. Then the sag set in for the Maroons and Blair jumped to a 35-30 lead after three quarters and held on for the decision, outscoring Papio, 19-18 in the last eight minutes.

Papillion outshot the Bears from the floor, 22-20, but surrendered 14 free throws. Blair committed only seven fouls, so the Monarchs had to settle for 4 of 8 from the line. Bill Langdon, Larry Stark and Jim Seawards hit the double figures for Papio with 12, 11 and 10 points respectively. Milo Clements led Blair with 14 and Steve Grenier bagged 11.

The Papio reserves downed Blair 36 to 31. Tom Denker was top scorer for the winners with 11 points. Steve Daniell added nine.

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February 18, 1965

PHS Splits With Ak Foes

Papillion High basketball followers had to enjoy themselves away from home last weekend as the Monarchs broke even in a pair of Ak-Sar-Ben Conference assignments .

The Maroons refused to display anything good Friday night before the home folks as Ashland claimed a 67-56 victory. But at Nebraska City Saturday night PHS came to life and downed the Pioneers for a second time this season, 71-69 .

It was a study in contrasts as Papio couldn't buy a basket against the Bluejays Friday and gradually fell farther behind and gradually fell farther behind in the second half. On Saturday the Monarchs stepped out smartly, posted an eight point lead at the intermission and held the margin until the late stages when Nebraska City whittled the advantage.

Bill Langdon was the only consistent Papio scorer against Ashland as he registered 16. The Jays wiped out a 24-16 Papillion lead in the second quarter and held a 31-29 halftime edge. Papio went scoreless while Ashland picked up 12 points. A full court press failed to halt Ashland and easy baskets came their way in the last period to put the verdict on ICe .

Jim Seawards revived his high scoring habits Saturday and sizzled for 28 to lead the improved attack against the Pioneers. The slim junior also picked Nebraska City for a 25 point outburst in the Ak tourney semifinals at Westside. Seawards had plenty of help in the scoring department as Stark came through with 18 and Bill Aken canned 14. Papio was outshot from the floor, 26-22, but swished through 27 of 37 free throws, compared to 17 of 26 by the Pioneers. Sea wards connected on 10 of 13 gift chances and Stark hit 12 times in 16 tries .

Papillion's reserves blasted Ashland's seconds, 55-34 with Tom Denker showing the way with 10 points .

February 25, 1965

Papio Nudges Gretna

Gretna's Dragons snorted fire too late Friday night in dropping a 61-56 thriller to Papillion on its home floor. Joe Verbeck's lads stormed the basket for 29 points in the final quarter-more than the total of the first three periods-but fell short as the Monarchs held on to pull out the decision .

The first three sessions were tame scoring affairs as Papio managed a 12-10 advantage after the opening eight minutes and widened it to 25-18 at halftime and 41-27 heading into the last quarter.

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But Mike Wilcox and Denny Wagner sparked the GHS comeback and the Monarch margin gradually dwindled. A full court press likewise bothered Bob Kremke's crew as the tempo picked up. With 2:54 to go, Gretna trailed by eight, 53-45.

Gretna pulled to within a point-57-56-with 23 seconds remaining, as Wagner completed a three point play-but then Bill Aken potted two free throws to enable Papillion to breathe easier and Bill Langdon broke free for a lay up to settle the issue.

Wilcox led all scorers with 22 points. Wagner added 15. Larry Stark, Jim Seawards and Bill Aken finished in double figures for Papio with 15, 14 and 12 markers respectively.

Papillion's second team also triumphed, 48-37 in the prelim.

March 4, 1965

Papio Raps Beveridge, 62-51; 7 Seniors Score in Farewell

Papillion's Monarchs wrapped up regular season campaigning Friday night by dealing Omaha Beveridge a 62-51 thumping at the PHS floor. Coach Bob Kremke's team thus headed into Class B tournament play this week with an 11-8 record.

The Monarchs held the upper hand throughout and warmed up after a distressing first quarter which produced only 15 total points-9 for Papio and 6 for the Bulldogs. There was no scoring until3:58 remained. Larry Ross's free throw broke the drought.

Papio widened the margin to 24-15 at the half when Jim Seawards banged home three jumpers in a row. Both teams displayed good shooting in a well played second half and the Monarchs kept the gap to at least seven points at all times.

Larry Stark and Bill Langdon caught fire after intermission to dominate the Monarch scoring. Larry bagged 16 of his game leading 20 points after the rest period while Bill came through with 12 of his 16 in the last two periods. Substitutes played the big part of the last quarter for Papio and also came through with satisfactory showings.

The taller Bulldogs were paced by Tom Penke's 13 points while Budge Givler supplied 12.

All seven Papio seniors playing their final game on the home floor entered the scoring column. Saying farewell were Stark, Langdon, Ross, Dean Gosch, Mike Hauschild, Ron Ingram and John Claybaker.

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March 4, I965

Monarchs Sidelined

Papillion bowed out of Class B tourney play in an overtime game Wednesday night, losing to Falls City 57 to 55 at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln. The winners scored a rebound of a missed free throw with three seconds left in the overtime period. Falls City had also scored just before the gun in regulation time to tie the game .

Jim Seawards led the Monarchs with I9 points, Larry Stark had I2 and Larry Ross II .

March II, I965

Senior Star Paces Monarch Scoring

Senior Larry Stark emerged as the scoring leader for Bob Kremke's Papillion High cagers this past season. Larry produced 254 points on 8I field goals and 92 free throws. Runnerup was Bill Aken, a junior, with 2I8 .

Papio finished with 11 wins and 9 losses. The Monarchs totaled I,I23 points while opponents meshed I,I49 .

Others who topped the 100 point mark were Jim Seawards, I99, Bill Langdon, I76, and Larry Ross, II6. Fourteen players entered the chart.

The Monarch varsity chart: Stark 254, Aken 2I8, Seawards I99, Langdon I76, Ross 116, Gosch 45, Williams 30, Christensen 30, Ingram 22, Hauschild I5, Claybaker 8, Daniell 7, Denker 2, Curnutt I, Trochil 0, Price 0 .

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Sports Corner: Papio High is discontinuing baseball this spring, flrst in the school's long history that it won't be represented on the diamond. Track is getting the nod (with no facilities) .

April18, I965

Monarchs Trail in Triangular

Dean Gosch and Rob Williams captured firsts Friday for Papillion High's track team but the Monarchs had to settle for third place in a triangular meet with Waverly and Ceresco at the University of Nebraska indoor arena in Lincoln .

Gosch won the 60 yard high and low hurdles events and Williams claimed the high jump championship to spark the 63 point output. Waverly won with 75 and Ceresco had 71.

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Gosch, a state meet entrant for the past two years, zipped the highs in 8.3 and the lows in 8.1 to set school records for the events. Williams had a high jump of 5-8.

Other Papio point getters included Larry Stark, second in the shot and discus and third in the 60 yard dash; Rich Price, fourth in the 60; Fred Catlett, fourth in 220 and broad jump; John Claybaker, second in 440; Steve Daniell, third in 440; Williams, third in vault; Gosch, second in high jump; Bill Aken, second in broad jump; Steve Christensen, fourth in shot; Dan Gladman, fourth in 880; Ron Murphy, fourth in mile.

Coach Don Petersen wasn't too disappointed with the results, citing the performances by sophomores Gladman, Murphy and Daniell as encouraging. Aken, a junior, was competing in his first meet and Christensen heaved the shot despite being bothered by recent shoulder separations.

Aprill5, 1965

Millard Frosh Nip Papio Cinderman

Millard's freshman track team displayed strength in the sprints Tuesday and emerged with a 78-64 dual meet with over visiting Papillion.

The Indians took frrsts in all track events except the 880 as Reed and Geiger came through with double triumphs. Reed took the 100 in 12.0 and 60 in 07.0 while Geiger swept the 60 high hurdles in 10.0 and the 100 yard lows in 13.0. ·

Papillion swept the 880 run withAl Bathel winning it in 2:25.3, followed by Bob Graham, Tom Crowley and Rich Schmidt.

The young Indians also took the mile and 8980 relay events in 4:06.5 and 1:49.0 respectively. Hamell of Millard took the 220 in 26.1 and Koehn the 440 in 59.0.

Papio bounced back strong in the field events as Keith Russell won the 8 pound shot at 43-5 %; Ted Hough took the discus with a 92-8 V2 twirl. Wayne Aylsworth high jumped 4-11 for frrst and Ron Hubbard vaulted 8-6. Geiger snapped the Monarch domination by annexing the broad jump at 17-5 %.

April 22, 1965

Gosch, Williams Shine in Papio Loss

Ralston opened its home track season on a winning not Friday defeating Papillion 91 to 57 in a dual meet under the lights.

Senior Jim Johnson and junior Rich Zarkowski won two firsts each as the Ram thinclads won 10 events. Johnson won the 220 and tied with Larry Stark of Papillion for first in the 100. Zarkowski took frrst in the disc and the shot.

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Rob Williams and Dean Gosch recorded double wins for Papio. Williams won the high jump at 5-6 and the vault at 10-2. Gosch annexed his high and low hurdle specialties . His 08.1 in the 60 high set a Monarch school record, breaking his own 08.3 set April2 at Lincoln. Gosch toured the 100 yard lows in 11.9 .

April29, 1965

Papio Track Squad Wins

Papillion High School won a dual track meet from Platteview Monday afternoon by an 80 to 65 score at Papillion .

Larry Stark won the individual standout for the Monarchs, winning three events. Dean Gosch and Rob Williams of Papillion were double winners as was Larry Golda of Platteview.

Gosch set a new school record with a 15.5 clocking in the 120 yard high hurdles and also posted his best time in the 100 yard low hurdles with 11.9. Stark won the 100 yard dash in 11 seconds, the shot put with a toss of 43-1 V2 inches and the discus with a whirl of 116 feet, 11 inches. Williams set a new school record in the pole vault by sailing 10 feet, 8 inches. He cleared 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump .

Golda won the 220 yard dash in 25.3 and the broad jump with a leap of 19 feet, 8 Yz inches. Jim Harder won the mile for Platteview in a creditable 4:46. Dan Gladman of Papillion ran his best, 5:07, in placing second .

Other event winners were the Platteview 880 and mile relay teams which were clocked in 3:50.3 and 1:41 respectively, Fred Catlett of Papillion in the 440 with a 55.7 time and Steve Daniell of Papillion with a 2: 13.7 half mile. A sweep of half with Steve Christensen and John Claybaker running second and third gave Papillion the Point margin needed for the victory .

Papio Coach Don Petersen reported that the Monarchs set a new school record in the mile relay even though they lost the race. The Papio quartet was clocked in 3:53.3 .

May 13, 1965

Gosch Wins Hurdle Title

It was a close race for Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track honors as the newly expanded loop held its first meet last Thursday at Millard. When the runners finished that evening, Nebraska City and Auburn tied for the top spot with 39 points apiece while Ralston, Millard and Plattsmouth were hot on their heels. Ralston complied 32 points, Millard had 31 and Plattsmouth 30 Yz .

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Papillion used Dean Gosch's first place in the 120 yard high hurdles to finish with 16 points and sixth place. Gosch also placed second in the lows. Other Monarch points were earned by Larry stark, third in the 100 and Rob Williams, third in the vault. Stark won an afternoon heat of the 100 while Gosch did the same in the hurdle prelims.

May 13, 1965

Papio Golfers Trail In Conference Test

Papillion High's young golf team, dominated by freshmen, finished last in the Ak-Sar­Ben Conference golf meet held at Falls City Saturday.

The Monarch swingers used 317 strokes. Wahoo won the team title with 237. Milt Romjue of Nebraska City was medalist with a 75.

Papio also came out second best in a dual Friday against Ralston at Chapel Hill, 189-230. Dave Nielsen's 50 was the best Monarch performance. Other scores were Gary Cordes 52, Jim Thomas 56 and Gene Koch 72.

May 20, 1965

Gosch, Williams Qualify for State

Hurdler Dean Gosch and vaulter Rob Williams will carry Papillion colors in the state track meet this Friday and Saturday at Lincoln. Dean won the high hurdles at the Class B district show at Auburn Friday with a 15.5 clocking and qualified for the 180 yard lows by placing second. Williams took third in the vault to gain his spot.

Papio scored 16 points in the team race which involved 12 schools. Auburn won the title with 39 points.

May 20, 1965

Cheerleaders Chosen for '65- '66

Friday, April 30 results of the election for '65-'66 cheerleaders were announced. Juniors Billie Storm and Cindy Karschner, both varsity cheerleaders this year were again chosen. Returning from reserve standing are Gerry Grunke, Nancy Christiansen and Connie Ricks. Congratulations also go to Patti Honaker, Linda Mcintosh, Linda Kelly and Linda Reinders. All were junior high cheerleaders this year.

The girls aspiring for the post first passed judgment by a board of teachers and several seniors. They were graded on scholastic ability, cheering ability, leadership, personality and knowledge of sports. On April14, after several hours of consideration, five juniors, six sophomores and six freshmen were OKed.

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May27, 1965

Gosch Gains 2nd Place

Papillion entrants in the state track meet turned in their best performances of the season and came home with four points in the Class B competition .

Lanky Dean Gosch ran second in the 120 yard high hurdles to account for all the scoring . The senior timber topper ran his best time of the season in winning his preliminary heat Friday in 15.2. He recorded a 15.3 clocking on the wet track Saturday in placing second behind Ben Roberts of Chadron who won with a time of: 15 .

Papio Coach Don Petersen said Dean was all even with the Chadron runner until the seventh hurdle when Gosch failed to get solid footing and fell behind. Gosch failed to qualify for the 180 yard low hurdle finals in the Friday prelims .

Vaulter Rob Williams cleared the opening height of 11 feet for his season's best pole vault, then failed to make the next height of 11 feet, 7 inches .

Gosch's runnerup finish equaled the best performance by any Papillion entry in the state meet. Coach Petersen ran second in the Class B mile as a high school senior after placing third as a sophomore .

August 26, 1965

Monarch Football Call Lures 4 7

Forty-seven candidates-including 25 sophomores-reported Monday for frrst football practice at Papillion High. Head Coach Nelson Hinkle and assistants Sterling Troxel and Hank Alfrey expect a few more lads to show up in the next few days as vacations have kept several off duty .

Wednesday found the team getting fitted for mouth guards. "The boys are starting to get into shape," Coach Hinkle noted and indicated that heavier work will begin soon. The Monarchs have already suffered a blow as halfback-linebacker Fred Catlett will be sidelined for most of the campaign. The senior letterman recently underwent a hernia operation .

Freshmen hopefuls launched their practice Tuesday evening with Coaches Terry Young and Dennis Hansen in charge. Hansen will handle the seventh and eighth graders when school opens .

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September 2, 1965

Monarch Football Picture Clouds As Top Scorer Lost for Season

Papillion football fortunes took a body blow Friday night when halfback Bill Aken suffered a dislocated right shoulder that will sideline him for the season. The senior ball carrier had loomed large in the plans of Coach Nelson Hinkle. He was the leading scorer last year with 24 points on three touchdowns and six extra points. Wayne Kalal will probably move to Aken' s spot from wingback with all other backs being tested at the wingback slot.

Loss of Aken follows the absence of halfback-linebacker Fred Catlett who will miss most if not all of the season because of a recent hernia operation.

The Monarchs are working out at 3 p.m. daily now that school has started. Squad membership stands at 50 candidates, with the addition of several since classes began Tuesday. Coach Hinkle hopes to set up a game type scrimmage on Labor Day but final details are not yet complete.

September 9, 1965

Papillion Gridders Open Friday at Nebraska City

Papillion Monarchs, hoping to better last year's 2-6-1 finish, open the 1965 season Friday night at Nebraska City. Kickoff is at 7:30. Coach Nelson Hinkle Wednesday listed his probable offensive and defensive starters against the Pioneers.

On offense, Rob Williams and Jim Seawards hold down the end posts; Craig Marshall and Ron Murphy at tackles; Mike Kelly or Dough Peterson at left guard and either Wes Upchurch or Dave Long at right guard and Bill Christiansen or Dan Parker at center.

Steve Daniell will get the nod at quarterback with Wayne Kalal operating at half, Rick Price at full and Tom Denker at wingback in the Wing-T formation.

On defense, the front line will see Williams, Marshall, Kelly, Murphy and Mark Koyle on hand. Linebackers will be Kalal, Price and Denker. Halfbacks figure to be Seawards and Rod Brockman with Dan Gladman or Ron Whitehill manning the safety spot.

Co-captains for the opener will be Marshall and Seawards, Coach Hinkle reported.

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September 16, 1965

Papio Bows To Neb. City In 1st Test

Second half scoring by Nebraska City Friday night ruined Papillion's 1965 football debut as the Pioneers emerged with a 26-2 victory. It wasn't a matter of overwhelming superiority by the hosts; rather a combination of a fizzling Monarch offense and a tiring but still plucky defense which was forced to work overtime .

It was the defense, in fact, which scored the two points to give Papio a short lived lead. Middle guard Mike Kelly and tackles Craig Marshall and Ron Murphy dumped Nebraska City quarterback Chris Kohout in the end zone with 7:29 remaining in the second quarter .

This maneuver apparently stung the Pioneers as they capitalized on a block punt moments later and moved to the two from where quarterback Rick Budd plunged over . Big play in the drive was a long Budd to Bill Roberts pass which carried to the two .

After intercepting a pass late in the third period, Nebraska City's ground game started to dent the tiring Monarch defenses and Budd capped the drive from 24 yards away with another pass to Roberts. The score mounted to 19-2 early in the fourth period when Roberts broke through the middle and zipped 71 yards to the end zone. The final tally came with 35 seconds remaining when Wes Harah traveled the final four yards .

Deepest Papillion penetration was to the Pioneer 18 in the second period after Dave Long blocked a Neb. City punt. But this drive bogged down. A fourth period spurt moved the ball to the 31 .

Steve Daniell, Papio's 5-6 quarterback, was forced to scramble far back many times and as a result numerous pass attempts were picked off by Pioneer defenders. Marshall was a defensive demon for Papio, spoiling Nebraska City's running game time after time . Kelly was slowed in the second half with badly bruised ribs .

Numerous penalties, especially in the third quarter, marred the game. Most went against the victors, but Papio couldn't take advantage of them.

September 16, 1965

Ram Cross Country Team Downs Papio

Ralston's cross country runners opened their season Monday with a 16-22 win over Papillion. Ram sophomore Mike Pinkerton led the pack over the 1.8 mile Ralston course with an 11:01 clocking. Another soph, bob Graham of Papillion, was second in 11:32. Steve Christensen of Papio was third at 11 :43 .

Victory was assured when Ralston runners finished fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh as Bob Fritzmeier, Mike Chamberlin, Gary Morin and Bruce Gulliver crossed the line .

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September 23, 1965

Monarchs Bow at Ashland: Travel to Millard This Friday

Two second quarter touchdowns provided Ashland with a 12-0 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference win over Papillion Friday night at the Bluejay stadium. Heavy rains shortly before the opening kickoff provided soggy sod for the teams but only a few sprinkles came during playing time.

Ashland's Len Wiegert, senior halfback, figured in both scores. He rambled 40 yards on a reverse with 10:07 remaining before halftime for the opening tally and then hurled a 33 yard payoff flip to end Alan Keetle seconds before the intermission whistle for the final points.

Papillion's attack showed slight signs of improvement, especially in the passing department where ends Rob Williams and Jim Sea wards proved effective catchers of quarterback Steve Daniell's throws. But the momentum couldn't continue the few times the Monarchs moved to a threatening position. A thrust to the Jay 26 was stymied in the second period.

Fumbles played a big part in making the second half scoreless. Papillion repulsed an Ashland jab to its 24 claiming the slippery ball but moments later Ashland came up with a recovery of its own to regain possession but failed to cash in.

Halfback Wayne Kalal's running efforts stood for Papio. Halfback Tom Stootsberry was a workhorse in the Ashland ground game.

September 23, 1965

Papio Harriers Defeat Millard

Papillion High's cross country runners Tuesday clipped Millard, 12-26, as Al Bathel, Steve Christensen and Bob Graham finished 1-2-3. Bathel was clocked in 9:49 over the mile and one-half course at Papio. Christensen finished at 9:54 and Graham in 10:03.

Phil Tuttle of Millard was fourth in 10:14. Others in order of finish were Pilcher, Millard: Tom Crowley, Papio; Dave Clary and Jim Kellet, Papio; Combs, Millard; Rich Schmidt, Papio and Haskins, Chase and Hultman, Millard.

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September 30, 1965

Papillion Stuns MHS, 31-6

Papillion High's "lost" offense was found in resounding fashion Friday night as the Monarchs swept to a 31-6 victory over the Millard Indians. A jam packed crowd at Millard Stadium saw scoring come early and often in the first half .

End Jim Seawards corralled the opening kick-off and twisted and turned his way 90 yards for Papio' s first touchdown of the season .

With 1:10 remaining in the frrst quarter, Monarch fullback Rick Price broke loose and rambled 66 yards to make it 12-0 .

Coach Nelson Hinkle's crew, thoroughly pepped up by this time, maintained the momentum in the second period as Price popped over for his second touchdown from 25 yards away and Seawards snared a Steve Daniell pass covering nine yards. Another Daniell to Sea wards flip accounted for the lone extra point of the night and the happy invaders trotted to the dressing room with a hefty 25-0 cushion .

The hard working Price capped Papio's scoring with 5:591eft in the third quarter with a five yard burst into the end zone .

Monarch subs saw plenty of duty in the final stanza and Millard escaped a shutout with 3:04 remaining when sophomore quarterback Volf, filling in for the ailing Bill Hansen, pitched a seven yard payoff pass to end AI Horeis .

Nothing went right for the hosts as they dropped their third straight North Division contest in Ak-Sar-Ben Conference play. The loss was also the first suffered by the Indians in the stadium which was put into use at the start of the 1964 season .

Fumbles once again plagued Millard, the most damaging coming on the kickoff following Papio's third touchdown which gave the Monarchs the ball on the Indian 37 . Burly Steve Wright continued to shoulder the offensive and defensive load for the Indians but he was closely hounded all night by eager Papio defensive forces, led by tackle Craig Marshall and linebacker Wayne Kalal. Papillion halted a 62 yard Millard drive on its three yard line in the first quarter.

September 30, 1965

Monarch Reserves Nudge Ashland

Papillion reserves nipped Ashland 13 to 7 Monday night. Halfback Wayne Aylsworth notched the first score with a 20 yard run with 3:491eft in the first half. Halfback Dan Gladman skirted end for the extra point .

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Ashland came back to tie the score on a 25 yard pass play and extra point with 10: 10 left to play.

Fullback Ted Hough scored the tie breaker on a three yard plunge with 6:02 remaining in the game. Ashland drove back down field but Papio recovered a fumble on its 30 yard line with 3:38 to play.

Papillion linemen praised for their efforts were Steve Lehr, Ron Whitten, Art Kirwan and Den DeBoer.

September 30, 1965

Millard Freshmen Whip Papio, 18-6

Papillion's freshman football team bowed to Millard September 23 by a score of 18 to 6 in a game played on the Papio field. Millard held a 12-0 lead at halftime. Jim Fey scored Papillion's only touchdown on a 15 yard run in the third quarter. He was the leading ball carrier for the losers, carrying 11 times for 59 yards. The pass receiving of Pat Robbins stood out as he grabbed six for 75 yards. Kevin Low completed 7 of 11 tosses and had two intercepted.

Cited for defensive work for Papillion were linemen Tom Henn and Dale Hutchison.

September 30, 1965

RHS Harriers Nip Papio Second Time

Ralston's cross country team scored its second win of the fall over Papillion Friday by a score of 18 to 19.

Mike Pinkerton of Ralston was first in the 1.5 mile race, covering the course in 9:26. He was followed by Al Bathel of Papillion in 9:32, Bob Graham of Papillion in 9:36, Bill Latta of Ralston in 9:44, Steve Christensen of Papillion in 9:46, Bruce Gullever of Ralston in 9:59, Gary Morin of Ralston in 10 minutes, Rod Clifton of Ralston at 10:01 and Jim Kellett of Papillion in 10:02.

October 7, 1965

Syracuse Nips Papillion 28-26 In Wide Open Grid Contest

Extra points proved to be the difference Friday night as unbeaten Syracuse squeaked by an improving Papillion squad, 28-26, at the Rocket field. A touchdown filled first half treated the large crowd and a tug-of-war featured the grinding last two periods.

Syracuse opened the scoring quickly when a long pass on the first scrimmage play and a Papio penalty put the ball on the Monarch 16. Punches to the one yard line were

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climaxed by Dan Crownover's plunge and Gary Nelsen hulled over for the seventh point with 9:20 remaining in the opening quarter.

Rick Price then signaled Papillion's onslaught as he took the ensuing kickoff and zipped to the Rocket 13 before being hauled down. Moments later he hulled across from the one and Steve Lehr' s successful placement tied the count at 7 with 6:42 remaining in the first period .

Price kept the momentum later with a nifty punt return and then slashed his way 33 more yards to the end zone and with Lehr' s second good kick, gave Papio its first lead, 14-7 with 4:35 left in the first quarter.

The Monarchs looked as if they were going to shake loose from the Green and White crew from Otoe County when they recovered a Syracuse fumble on the Papio 21. Steve Daniell lofted a long pass to Jim Seawards for a first down on the Rocket 20 and two plays later Price cut through for his third touchdown for a seemingly comfortable 20-7 command .

But quarterback Mark Weiler removed that feeling on the kickoff when he zipped 88 yards for a touchdown, eluding three Monarchs at the start of his jaunt and appearing to be stopped for sure at two more points during his sideline scamper. Ken Wellman's extra point plunge narrowed the gap again to 20-14 .

The Rockets went ahead by a point near the first half's end with a bruising ground game which saw Weiler carry over for the finallO yards to tie the count and Nelsen's extra point making it 21-20 .

Coach Nelson Hinkle's crew responded with time almost running out and zipped to the Syracuse 30 after the kickoff only to lose possession there when a fumble occurred .

Papio wasted no time in regaining the lead after the intermission and Price once again did the honors, rambling 47 yards for a touchdown after guard Doug Petersen recovered a short Syracuse kickoff. This made it 26-21 with 10:30 still left in the third stanza .

A long Weiler to Bill Formanack pass covering 43 yards provided the big yardage as Syracuse applied the clincher moments later. This play put the ball on the one from where Nelsen plowed over to make it 27-26 and Wellman added the point for the final bit of scoring .

The scoreless final period had its share of thrills. The pesky Weiler intercepted a Daniell pass on the Rocket 10 to snuff a stout Monarch bid and Papio came back when Ron Murphy covered a Syracuse fumble on the Papillion 30. This final chance for PHS was cut short once again when Price fumbled a wide pitchout and Syracuse took over and ran out the clock.

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Papio junior Tom Denker came up with a fine performance making numerous stops from his linebacking position.

October 7, 1965

Valley View Nips Monarch Freshmen

Valley View Junior High pounced on a Papillion fumble inside the 15 yard line and pushed in for a touchdown as the Omaha school nipped the Papio frosh 6 to 0 September 30 at Valley View. Papillion came close to a score on the final play of the game as Kevin Low unleashed a pass to Pat Robbins for a 45 yard gain. Robbins was pulled down on the Valley View 15 yard line.

Papio's attack sputtered, said Coach Terry Young. The junior Monarchs gained only 24 yards running. Guard Tom Henn led the defense with five unassisted tackles and helped in 11 more.

October 14, 1965

Wahoo Spoils Homecoming

Wahoo's Warriors spoiled Papillion High's first home game ofthe season and a Homecoming celebration as well Friday night by tripping the Monarchs, 20-7. The Saunders County crew struck for a pair of second half counters to break a 7-7 halftime deadlock.

A 14 yard reverse play with 2:09 left in the third period proved to be the decider. Alan Snelling was the carrier which climaxed a 65 yard drive. Wahoo moved out of danger with 3:29 remaining in the game when Snelling scored again, this time on an 11 yard, fourth down pass from Dave Heineman.

Papillion fans did their cheering in the second period when Wayne Kalal punched over from the two with 2:42 left before intermission. The Monarch tally was set up when linebacker Tom Denker blocked a Wahoo punt and scrambled to the 10 yard line. Steve Lehr' s placement tied it at 7-7.

Wahoo opened the scoring on the second play of the second quarter when Heieneman plunged for the final yard and Jim Bronson snared the extra point pass. Papillion had an early scoring chance doused when Snelling intercepted a pass on the goal line and rambled to his own 15.

Coach Nelson Hinkle's forces were sparked by the running of Rick Price and Kalal but were forced to operate without Price during most of the second half when the hard running senior came up with a knee injury.

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October 14, 1965

Papio Runners Nipped by St. John's

Papillion's cross country team was edged by St. John's Seminary of Elkhorn Friday by a score of 16 to 20 over the 1.8 mile course at the Seminary .

McGargill of St. John's won first in the time of 9 minutes 57 seconds. AI Bathe I of Papillion was second in 10:07 followed by Fendrich of St. John's, Steve Christensen of Papillion, Hagge man of St. John's, Bob Graham of Papillion, Hagge man of St. John's and Tom Crowley of Papillion .

October 14, 1965

Arbor Heights Nips Monarch Freshmen

Papillion freshmen football players lost a 21 to 12 game at Arbor Heights Junior High in Omaha October 7 .

The home team capitalized on two breaks for a pair of first quarter touchdowns. Arbor recovered a Papillion fumble on the Papio 35 and scored, then blocked a punt and recovered on the Papio 15 to set up a second tally .

Papillion then entered the scoring column when Larry Wallace caught a 16 yard pass from Kevin Low in the second quarter. A three yard end sweep by Jeff Fey provided another score in the third period .

Arbor Heights closed out the scoring on the final play of the game scoring on a double reverse from 20 yards out.

Papillion Coach Terry Young had praise for the defensive efforts of Fey, credited with five unassisted tackles and Pat Robbins .

October 1, 1965

Monarchs Scare Favored Blair; Play Omaha Holy Name at Home

Favored Blair found out Friday night that it had a tiger by the tail as underdog Papillion extended the Bears, 14-13, in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference thriller at the BHS sod. The once beaten Washington County entry scored all its points in the second quarter and then held on for victory after intermission .

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Margin of victory was the block by Pat Flynn of Steve Lehr's first conversion try in the second period which left the Bears ahead, 14-6.

Papillion's touchdowns were provided by fullback Rick Price who rambled 56 yards and end Jim Seawards who fielded a Steve Daniell's pass covering 18 yards in the third period. Seawards later snuffed a Blair touchdown in the final period by intercepting a pass in the end zone and zipping to the Blair 45. It was Pat Flynn who brought him down from behind on an apparent tripping infraction which was overlooked by the officials. Feelings ran high during the final moments as several players were ejected from the game when Blair was threatening near the Monarch goal.

Tom Flynn tallied the first Blair TD-an 85 yard play on a pass from Lowell Moore. Pat Flynn scored the second on a three yard effort. Jon Lippincott kicked both extra points.

Monarch offensive line play showed tremendous improvement with good holes provided time after time for the backs. Papio outgained Blair on the ground, 191-176, and had the better of it through the air, 104 yards to 94. The Bears led in first downs, 14-9.

October 21, 1965

Papio Freshmen Tie Westbrook

Papillion's freshmen football team battled to a 6-6 tie October 14 with Westbrook Junior High on the Omaha field.

Jeff Fey scored on a 28 yard run in the first quarter as Papio marched down the field after receiving the opening kickoff. But from then on the Papio attack was blunted by a series of fumbles and penalties. Westbrook rallied to score with four minutes left in the game on a 30 yard run.

Papillion Coach Terry Young had kind words for the offensive and defensive efforts of Fey who carried the ball11 times and gained 104 yards and also made four unassisted tackles and assisted on five more. Kevin Low completed seven of 10 passes for 101 yards. Pat Robbins caught three of the serials for 39 yards. Steve Voss won plaudits for his defensive work at middle guard.

October 21, 1965

PHS Cross Country Team Wins Race

Papillion's cross country team defeated Blair Friday afternoon by a score of 15 to 21. Al Bathel of Papillion won the race over a one and three-quarter mile course at Blair in 9 minutes, 20 seconds. Second went to Steve Christensen of Papillion in 9:26. Rembold and Voss of Blair ranked third and fourth, followed by Bob Graham of Papillion in 9:32.5. Jim Kellett of Papillion was seventh with a clocking of 9:43.

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Next action for Coach Don Peterson's harriers is today, October 21, at the St. John's Seminary Invitational at Elkhorn. Next Tuesday the Monarchs will bid in the Ak-Sar­Ben Conference race at Wahoo. On October 30 the Papillion runners will take part in the Class B district test at Lincoln. The top four teams and the top eight individual finishers in the district will qualify for the state meet.

October 28, 1965

Aylsworth Scores 4 TD's for Reserves

Papillion High School reserves downed Plattsmouth 26 to 7 Monday afternoon at Plattsmouth. Wayne Aylsworth opened the scoring in the first quarter with a pair of touchdown runs. The first covered 15 yards and the second 85 yards. He also ran for the extra point after the second tally .

In the fourth quarter Aylsworth scored two more times. He ran 20 yards on an inside reverse and Steve Lehr kicked the extra point. Then after Papillion recovered a fumble on the blue Devil30, Tom Hyde threw a scoring pass to Aylsworth .

Papillion coaches Henry Alfrey and Sterling Troxel had praise for the defensive work of Ed Heavican, Ron Whitten, Ray Peterson, Lehr and Ted Hough .

October 28, 1965

Papio Frosh Take a Final Contest

Papillion High freshmen waited until the final game of the season to post a victory .

Success came Tuesday afternoon at Blair when the young Monarchs blanked Blair 13 to 0. Two long pass plays in the fourth quarter produced the Papio scores. Quarterback Pat Robbins hit Mike Hanke on a 40 yard maneuver. Jeff Fey plunged for the extra point .

Blair responded by marching to the Papillion 25 where the Monarch defense stiffened . On the frrst Papillion play Robbins arched a bomb to Dave VanKuren which went as a 75 yard scoring thrust. Robbins made his first start at quarterback after injuries sidelined Kevin Low and Frank Vance. He completed 8 of 11 passes for 252 yards .

Coach Terry Young liked the defensive work of Fey, who had eight unassisted tackles, along with efforts of Pat and Mike Robbins and Lloyd Voss .

In a game October 21, Ralston downed Papillion 32 to 13 on the Papio field. Fey scored both Papio tallies on runs of 12 and 31 yards. He also participated in 15 tackles on defense. Other defensive gems were turned in by Rich Kalal and Blaine Doyle. Coach Young said Bob Schaffer suffered a broken collarbone, Herb Fricke a broken toe and Kevin Low a pulled knee ligament in the contest.

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October 28, 1965

Monarch Gridders Surprise Holy Name, 19 to 12

Plenty of thrills and tense moments were present Friday night as Papillion High notched its second win of the season, 19-12, over visiting Omaha Holy Name.

Junior Gary Trochlil' s 73 yard touchdown gallop with an intercepted pass was the big play which provided the victory margin with just 3:05 to go in the game. Just before Trochlil' s strike, the Ramblers had recovered a fumble on the Papio 21 and were threatening to overtake the slim 13-12 Monarch lead. A Tim Poldruge pass found Gary in the way, however, and the 161 pounder did a neat job of running into the east end zone.

It looked like a long night for Papio at the outset as Holy Name marched with the opening kickoff to score. A 35 yard pass from Poldruge to Steve Seitz was the payoff. Papio knotted the count with 1:22 left before the intermission when quarterback Steve Daniell knifed over from the two. Wayne Kalal's lengthy run plus a 15 yard Holy Name penalty were the big factors in the drive. Papillion was stymied in a first quarter move when a Daniell's pass was intercepted in the end zone by Bill Pogge.

Papillion gained the lead for keeps in the third period, thanks to a nifty pass from Daniell to end Rob Williams which covered 27 yards. Steve then pitched to end Jim Seawards for the extra point. Mike Kelly blocked a HN punt on the Rambler 46 to set up the tally.

Holy Name retaliated in the fourth quarter with Dennis McMillan taking a Poldruge pass in the end zone, a seven yard play. That slim 13-12 margin was put in jeopardy in the third quarter when Holy Name recovered a fumbled punt on the Monarch 13 but on the very next play guard Doug Petersen pounced on a Holy Name bobble to halt the threat.

October 28, 1965

PHS Cross Country Team Eyes State

Papillion High cross country runners will bid for state meet berths Saturday at Lincoln in district Class B competition.

Coach Don Petersen's lads finished fourth Tuesday in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference meet at Wahoo. Bob Graham was the leading Monarch, placing sixth with a 10:17 clocking. Papio totaled 62 points. Ralston won the conference title with 29 points, finishing 1-2.

AI Bathel was 14th, Jim Kellett 19th, Steve Christensen 23rd and Tom Crowley 25th. The squad also placed fourth in the October 21 invitational meet at Elkhorn St. John's with 85 points. Bathel placed 11 t\ Graham 14t\ Christensen 17th, Kellett 43rd and Crowley 64th.

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November 4, 1965

David City Nudges PHS

Invading David City presented a grinding ground attack Friday night to feature a 13-6 non league win over stubborn Papillion. The game was hard fought throughout with Papillion's last bid for a tie being snuffed in the final minute and 20 seconds .

The Monarchs had battled to the Scout 17 yard line but big Rick Bock, 194 pound tackle intercepted a Steve Daniell pass to assure the David City victory .

The lone touchdown of the first half came early in the second period when Jack Me Vay tallied from one yard out to climax a 99 yard march .

A nifty punt by Wes Upchurch placed the Scouts back on their one yard line, but DC, sparked by the running of Ron Smaus and Gene Hookstra, bulled its way down the field. Bock kicked the extra point.

Papillion fought back to get within a point during the third period with a good running game of its own. The push started on the Monarch 32 and found sophomore Wayne Aylsworth ripping off sizable le yardage along with fullback Rick Price. Daniell, with a good job of faking and alert running, negotiated the final eight yards for the touchdown with 4:41 remaining in the third stanza. Big Steve Lehr's attempted extra point kick slammed hard into the south upright of the west goal post but fell back, keeping the Scouts ahead, 7-6 .

David City applied the clincher in the last period with the big play coming on fourth down and 15. A pass to Rick Otto was good for a first down and 15. A pass to Rick Otto was good for a first down on the 27 and Smaus plowed over from seven yards out for the TD. Bock's conversion kick was wide .

Papio bogged down in the opening quarter when it reached the Scout 27. Two five yard penalties in a row proved costly. Another stab in the second period reached the DC 19 but no further.

November 9, 1965

Papio Runners Qualify for State

Papillion High School's cross country team qualified for the state Class B meet in Lincoln Saturday by placing third in the district qualifying test also held in Lincoln .

The Monarchs received 58 points in the district which was won by Elkhorn St. Johns with 32 points. Ralston placed second with 49 and Omaha Cathedral was the fourth team to qualify with 75 points .

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Mike Pinkerton of Ralston was individual winner, touring the 1.9 mile Pioneer Park course in 10:50. Bob Graham placed lOth to lead Papillion runners. Steve Christensen ranked 1ih, AI Bathe113th, Jim Kellett 23rd and Tom Crowley 29th. The first four finishers count in team totals.

Coach Don Peterson was happy with his team's showing in its first year of competition. He said the runners did much better than in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference meet when they also placed fourth. Ainsworth is the defending Class B champion and qualified its team at another district meet.

November 11, 1965

Rams Down Monarchs In Finale

Inability to capitalize on early Ralston miscues and long range strikes by the Rams ended Papillion High's football season on a losing note Friday night by a 27-7 margin. The Monarchs thus put away their togs after a 2-7 season and finished in a three-way deadlock for the bottom spot in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference's North Division with a 1-4 mark, along with Millard and Wahoo.

Ralston struck for a pair of touchdowns in the opening quarter. The first came after Papio fumbled while pushing to the Ram 11 yard line. The Monarchs held for three downs and things looked rosy when Ralston went into punt formation. A bad center snapback forced fullback Doug Corum to improvise and he tossed a first down pass to Stoney Lane to the Papio 23. Three plays later, Corum broke loose and rambled 65 yards for a touchdown. Another faulty snap on a punt plagued Papio moments alter and Ralston recovered on the Monarch two to gain an easy touchdown in two tries.

Papio's lone touchdown came on a 79 yard push in the second period with Rick Price, Wayne Kalal and Tom Hyde doing the heavy hauling. Price crossed over from 10 yards and Jim Seawards took a Steve Daniell flip for the seventh point.

Scott Koch's 67 yard scoot on a keeper in the third period iced the game for the Rams and a 16 yard pass from Koch to Lane tacked on another tally in the last period.

Papillion threatened in the second half when Daniell's passing moved the ball to the Ram 10 but another aerial was intercepted by Koch at the goal line to stifle the march. Kalal, a scrappy junior, was outstanding on defense for the Monarchs. Ron Murphy and Mike Kelly also had their moments.

November 11, 1965

Papillion High School's cross country team placed lOth in the state Class B championship at Lincoln Saturday.

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The Monarchs wound up with 167 points, finishing ahead of Blair and Fremont Bergan in the team standings. Steve Christensen was first individual finisher for Papillion, coming in 36th. He was followed by AI Bathel, 46t\ Jim Kellett, 4ih, Bob Graham, 57th and Tom Crowley, 61 st .

Ainsworth won the team title with 29 points and also had the individual champion, Melvin Campbell, who toured the 1.9 mile Pioneer Park course in 10:09. Elkhorn St. John placed sixth with 95 points and Ralston was seventh with 96 points .

Christensen is the only senior on Coach Don Peterson's squad. Best performer over the season was Bathel, a sophomore, who collected 16 points. Next were Graham, another sophomore and Christensen, each with 23 points. Kellett, a freshman, compiled 44 points and Crowley got 48 .

November 18, 1965

Monarchs Place Pair on All-League Squad

Papillion's Rick Price and Craig Marshall were chosen this week to the North Division all star team ofthe Ak-Sar-Ben Conference selected by the member coaches .

Both seniors, Rick is a fullback and Craig a tackle. Price led the Monarchs in scoring with 54 points while Marshall was a standout in the PHS forward wall all season .

November 18, 1965

Price Totals 54 To Pace Monarchs

Senior fullback Rick Price emerged as the scoring leader for Papillion High's football squad this season. The hard running performer rambled for nine touchdowns and 54 points-nearly half of the Monarch total of 111 .

Another senior, end Jim Seawards, was next in line with 21. Seven players entered the chart as Papio finished with two wins against seven losses. Opponents totaled 158 points .

The Monarchs were shut out only once-12-0 at Ashland. The defensive line-led by Craig Marshall, Mike Kelly and Ron Murphy-gained credit for two points when a safety was chalked up against Nebraska City .

Seniors winding up their PHS grid careers included Price, Seawards, Rob Williams, Ron Whitehill, Bill Christensen, Dave Long, Kelly and Marshall .

The 1965 Monarch point chart: Price 54; Seawards 21; Daniell12; Williams 6; Kalal6; Trochlil6; Lehr 4: (Safety) 2 .

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November 25, 1965

Rick Price Gains 818 yards for PHS

Papillion fullback Rick Price was a busy ball carrier this past season as he toted the ball Ill times for a hefty 818 yards. Final rushing statistics showed the husky senior averaging 7.3 yards per try.

Two other backs passed the 100 yard mark. Wayne Kalal posted 339 yards on 66 attempts and Rod Brockman, a sophomore, scooted 110 yards in 24 carries.

Senior end Jim Seawards was the leading pass receiver, snaring 18 for 209 yards while Price caught 11 for 120. Price also showed the way in punt returns with 47 yards gained in three runbacks and on kickoff returns with 260 yards in 13 carries.

Linebackers Tom Denker and Kalal proved outstanding defenders. Tom came through with 58 tackles and 22 assists while Kalal stopped foes 57 times with 25 assists.

Quarterback Steve Daniell showed up well in passing figures as he completed 55 of 113 for a 48.7% completion figure. Twelve flips were intercepted. Six hundred yards were gained passing and 1,214 yards rushing.

December 2, 1965

Monarchs Await Plattsmouth Visit

Papillion High Monarchs open the 1965-66 basketball season Friday night with a home game against Plattsmouth. New uniforms and new glass backboards will greet fans this season as Coach Bob Kremke unveils his new edition in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tussle.

Coach Kremke is hoping a rash of pre-season injuries to key performers will be healed enough to make the Monarchs tough contenders. Shoulder woes have slowed seniors Steve Christensen, 5-11, a stellar shooter and jumper and Bill Aken, 5-8, a good long range point threat. In addition, another senior, Rob Williams, will be using his right hand in a cast for a time as a result of a broken wrist bone suffered in football this past fall.

Rebounding out the varsity are Jim Seawards, high scoring senior; backcourt men Tom Denker and Steve Daniell; freshman Dave VanKeuren, a 6-2 husky; Phil Curnutt, Gary Trochlil, Gary Cordes, Steve Lehr and Charles Dort.

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December 2, 1965

Monarchs Cuff Blue Devil Five

Coach Bob Kremke unveiled his 1965-66 edition of the Papillion High basketball squad Friday night and a full house saw the Monarchs gain strength in the second half to defeat Plattsmouth, 66-51.

Both teams bagged 23 field goals during the evening but Papillion gained its margin by capitalizing on 27 Blue Devil fouls and putting through 20 of 41 free throws. The visitors and to be content with just 5 of 10 gift shots as Papio was called only seven times for fouling .

The Monarchs started off in brisk fashion, running up a 13-4lead with 4:38 to go in the opening period. But then a severe cold spell set in-along with some perked up Plattsmouth shooting-and the margin melted to 15-12 at the end ofthe quarter. The Papio drought became more acute during the second chapter which saw Plattsmouth take the lead at 18-17 and leave the floor at halftime with a 26-23 advantage .

The halftime rest evidently was the right tonic as Papio stormed back with a rousing 24 point third period and regained command at 35-33 with 5:30 to go. Senior Steve Christensen and freshman Dave VanKeuren supplied the bulk of Papio points after intermission and wound up with 21 and 19 respectively. VanKeuren gained more confidence as the game progressed and the 6-2 scrapper came through with a fine rebounding job as well as a good point maker in his varsity debut.

The Blue Devils displayed an aggressive defense which put them in early foul trouble . Big Bill Rishel, 6-5 junior, led the attack with 12 points, but fouled out with 4:08 left to play. Papio tacked on 19 more points in the final quarter while Plattsmouth was limited to seven to put the game out of reach .

Monarch rebounding off both boards was pleasing for a first game showing and the lack of height was little noticed as all the starters-Christensen, VanKeuren, Denker, Jim Seawards and Rob Williams attacked the boards with vim and vigor.

Papillion High School reserves opened their season with an overtime triumph over Plattsmouth Friday night, nudging the visitors 54-52. Gary Cordes and Charles Dort each potted two free throws to provide the victory margin .

Plattsmouth had trailed most of the game, knotting the count at 50-all on a push shot from the free throw circle by Mike Brookcount with one second to play .

Cordes scored 22 points to lead the Monarch reserves. Tom Miller added 13. The Monarchs connected on only 20 of 45 free throws. They trailed Plattsmouth in field goals 23 to 17 but committed only 12 fouls compared to 30 for the visitors. Top scorer for the game was Bob Fuller of Plattsmouth who netted 23 tallies .

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December 16, 1965

Millard Outscores Monarch Quintet In North Division Ak Struggle

Hot shooting Millard remained unbeaten Friday night by handing invading Papillion a 66-43 setback in a North Division Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tussle. The Indians held the hot hand throughout, hitting a sizzling 50 per cent of their field goal attempts, 28 for 56. Papio by contrast was cold, frring a mere 25% or 16 for 63.

Both teams started slowly but Millard was never headed as it gained a 12-5 lead with 1:19 to go in the frrst period and made it 15-7 heading into the second quarter. Papillion shooters couldn't find the mark in the frrst half and strong rebounding by the taller Indians limited the Monarchs to only one shot most of the time. The closest Papio could get was 17-12 with 5:12 in the half.

After Millard had stretched its margin to 31 to 16 at halftime, Papillion perked up and delivered its best volley in the third period, outscoring MHS 18-17. But the scoring pace sagged again in the last period and Millard pulled away as reserves mopped up for both squads.

Bill Hansen fired horne 20 points to lead the scoring for Millard and received top flight support from Rich Hansen, Rich Ihrig and Al Horeis. Brother Rich contributed 14 markers while Ihrig and Horeis bucketed 13 apiece.

Fourteen points by Jim Seawards topped the Papillion production while Dave VanKeuren followed with 11.

The win, corning on the heels of a success over Ralston put Millard into good position for North Division title honors. Wahoo, Blair and Ashland remain to be faced in the North figuring. Bill Hansen garnered 13 of his points in the third period. Although limited to a lone field goal, senior guard Wes Hawkins of Millard played a stellar floor game and quarterbacked the Indian offense corning up with 10 assists.

A field goal in the finallO seconds by Bill Raymond enabled Millard's reserves to nudge the Papillion yearlings, 38-37, Friday night at Millard. Papillion grabbed a 29-20 halftime lead but could manage only eight points after intermission, four in each period.

Millard tied the score at 36 with 26 seconds left. Gary Cordes of Papillion hit a free throw for a one point lead but then Raymond hit a jump shot for the deciding points.

Cordes led all scorers with 18, 15 in the frrst half. Raymond, By Zimmerman and Larry Volf each had nine for Millard while Greg Koehn supplied seven.

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December 23, 1965

Monarchs Lose Pair of Games On Road to Wahoo, Elkhorn

The frrst weekend ofback-to-back games didn't set well with Papillion as the Monarchs dropped a 71-49 conference test at Wahoo Friday night and then a 50-49 heart breaker at Elkhorn Saturday. Inability to hit the hoop continued to plague Papio both nights since plenty of shots were taken but few found the mark.

Papillion opened the Wahoo game in fine fashion, battling the taller and huskier Warriors on even terms during a 16-15 first period. But a second quarter chill set in and Wahoo spurted to a 34-22 intermission margin .

The second half was a nightmare for the Kremkemen when only 22 points-11 in each quarter-were totaled. Senior Bill Aken sparked Papio's first period rush when he swished through three long shots, but the lid seemed to close on the bucket thereafter. Bill finished with 10 markers while freshman Dave VanKeuren paced the Monarchs with 12 points. Jim Seawards supplied nine .

Lefty Mike Miller's 19 topped the Wahoo output while Jim Bronson had 15. The Warriors were tough on the boards, with Bronson and Nick Ludi snaring most of the rebounds .

A strong fourth period rush fell a point shy Saturday night at Elkhorn as the Antlers eeked out a 50-49 victory. Papio was trailing 41-32 heading into the final quarter, then caught fire to outscore Elkhorn, 17-9, using a pressing defense to good advantage. Aken, VanKeuren and Seawards pepped the last period splurge with Bill posting six points, Dave five and Jim four. Aken would up with 16 to lead the Monarchs. VanKeuren had 12 .

Joe Krejci's 18 sparked Elkhorn while Phillippe had 11 and Meyer 10. A feeble five point first quarter doomed Papio as Elkhorn skipped to a 14-5 lead and made it 26-17 at the intermission .

Papillion High's reserve basketball team broke even last weekend in its two appearances . Coach Don Peterson's lads defeated Wahoo, 51-46 Friday night but fell41-35 at Elkhorn on Saturday .

Strong second and third periods produced the victory at Wahoo as Gary Cordes and Wayne Aylsworth paced the winners with 16 and 11 points respectively .

A scoring drought set in Saturday at Elkhorn when the Papios could count only three points during the third period. Cordes had 10 and Tom Miller nine to spark the offense .

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December 30, 1965

Monarchs Win Holiday Tourney

Host Papillion captured a pair of games Monday and Thursday to win its four team Holiday Basketball Tournament. The Monarchs won the trophy with a 72-45 win over Platteview as the pre-meet favorites-previously unbeaten Omaha Cathedral and Ashland­had to settle for also-ran positions. Cathedral outlasted Ashland, 61-54, for third place. In a pair of Monday rousers, Papio nudged Cathedral, 46-44, in overtime, and Platte view spanked Ashland, 62-50.

The Monarchs pushed their season showing to 3-3 as they returned to the home floor. All three wins have been at the PHS gym.

A big third quarter settled the championship game as Papio poured in 25 points while Platteview was limited to seven. Dave VanKeuren, 6-2 freshman, paced the victors with 21 points, including 13 in the third chapter.

The scrappy Trojans were plagued by foul trouble as high scoring John Erhart and Gary Jensen, ace rebounder, were nailed with four each during the first half. Jensen fouled out in the third period. Erhart played out the game but had to be cautious. He finished with 15 and was the tourney's high scorer with 41 points.

In hitting its offensive peak of the season, Papillion also came up with its best defensive effort of the young season. A tight zone, coupled with aggressive pressing on out-of­bounds situations, forced Platteview to the outside most of the night. Trojan marksmanship suffered as only 23 percent of the field goals found the range.

Rob Williams, Bill Aken, Jim Seawards and Steve Christensen backed up VanKeuren's production with solid performances. Rob and Bill totaled 12 points apiece while Jim posted 10 and Steve nine. Merlyn Nielsen's eight markers were next in line for Platteview. The same two teams play at Platte view this coming Tuesday as the regular season resumes.

In the third place game, Cathedral roared to a big 20 point lead in the third period and had to hold off Ashland for its 61-54 margin.

Christensen's three free throws in the overtime provided the Papio upset over Cathedral in the Monday opener. Both teams gave ragged performances most of the way. Papio overcame a 28-23 Cathedral halftime lead and took a 36-34 margin into the last period. The game was knotted at 42 at the end of regulation time. Aken and Sea wards had 10 points apiece for Papio.

Erhart dazzled a touted Ashland crew with 26 points as Platteview stunned the Jays in the other Monday offering. Ashland started off fast, holding a 10-1 lead in the first period before the Trojans went to work with a tight pressing defense and spirited hustle. Tim

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January 6, 1966

PHS Repeats Trojan Conquest In Close Game

Papillion's Monarchs defeated cross county rival Platte view 56 to 51 Tuesday night at Platteview. The Monarchs built a 33 to 2llead at the half and had a cushion to withstand a cold five point third quarter. Platteview failed to take advantage in the third period by scoring only nine points. After four and one-half minutes in the quarter Platteview had outscored Papillion only 2 to 0 .

But in the final quarter the Trojans came alive with 21 points. After being down as much as 15 points during the game, Platteview closed to within one point at 49-50 with less than a minute to play.

Tim Scholting with nine points and John Erhart with 10 led Platteview's rally. But the Monarchs counterattacked with 18 points during the period, led by Rob Williams's 10 markers. High scorer for Platteview was Erhart with 23 points and 16 rebounds . Papillion was led by Williams with 17 points. Freshman Dave VanKeuren with 15 and guard Bill Aken helped with 14 .

Scholting and Gary Jensen gave Platteview rugged rebounding to help Erhart while VanKeuren made an impression as a Papio rebounder. The result was much closer than the final game in the Papillion Holiday Tournament December 27 when Papillion took a 72 to 45 victory over the Trojans .

January 13, 1966

Rockets Hold Off PHS Bid

Plenty of shots were taken Saturday but the ball just wouldn't go through the hoop for Papillion and the Monarchs absorbed a 55-50 setback at the hands of Syracuse .

The loss was the first of the season for PHS on its home floor and brought its record back down to the .500 mark-4-4 .

Only 18 of75 Monarch field goal attempts found the range against the Rockets, a meager 24 percent performance. Despite the cold shooting, Papio was in contention until the final three minutes. Bill Aken gunned the late Monarch surge with a pair of fielders and Dave VanKeuren, Rob Williams and Gary Cordes added buckets. But Syracuse offset the flurry with layups by tall Terry Grum to retain command. Papio couldn't close the five point spread .

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Papillion played without senior Steve Christensen, a regular in the lineup. Reinjury of an oft dislocated shoulder sidelined Steve.

January 13, 1966

Monarchs Gain Tournament Semis By Downing Neb City, Wahoo

A pepped up crew of Papillion Monarchs borrowed a page from last year's Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament finalists by upsetting Nebraska City and Wahoo Monday and Tuesday to gain a semifinal berth tonight, Thursday, against Auburn at Bellevue.

Shots which failed to go in during regular season campaigning found the target in both games as Papio sidelined Class A Nebraska City, 71-51, Monday and then staged a sizzling second half comeback to stun third seeded Wahoo, 59-56, Tuesday night. Last year saw Papio eliminate Syracuse, Blair and Nebraska City before bowing to strong Ralston in the finals.

A fast start and balanced scoring paid off against Nebraska City in Papio's tourney debut. The Monarchs built a 20-13 lead after the first quarter and were never headed as heads up defensive play kept the Pioneers off balance. Numerous Pioneer passes were intercepted and Monarch rebounding was fierce.

Bill Aken's outstanding long range shooting clicked for 18 points as PHS maintained its jinx over the Otoe County entry which has yet to defeat a Papio basketball team. Bill had plenty of help from Jim Seawards, 14, Dave VanKeuren 12, and Rob Williams, 12, while Steve Christensen returned to the lineup to add seven points in addition to playing a fine floor game. A 20 point third quarter by the Monarchs killed whatever chances Neb City entertained for pulling out victory.

Things looked anything but bright at halftime Tuesday night against Wahoo as Papio trailed by 10, 36-26. The same foe had conked Papillion, 71-44, in regular season battle at Wahoo during December. But with the sure-eyed Aken leading the assault, Papio whittled the margin and trailed by only two points after the third period, 45-43, outscoring the Warriors, 17-9, during the quarter and shutting offthe easy buckets by Big Jim Bronson in the process.

Aken's long shot tied the game at 49 with 5:22 remaining and Christensen added a pair of free throws to give Papio a 51-49 lead. Nick Ludi' s three point play erased this edge but Aken replied with another fielder to return Papio the lead. Tension mounted as the clock ticked on, but Christensen's successful free shot gave Papio a three point margin which withstood another Wahoo goal. The Warriors had the ball with 10 seconds to go but Joe Voboril's shot missed and VanKeuren corralled the rebound to wrap up the upset. Dave was fouled at the buzzer and added the final score for the three point margin.

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Aken clicked for 20 points while Christensen garnered 12, Sea wards 10 and VanKeuren 9. Once again, strong rebounding against the taller Warriors paid off. Rob Williams did a stellar job offthe boards. Ludi led all scorers with 22 followed by Bronson's 15 .

January 13, 1966

Wrestling Approved For PHS Next Year

Wrestling will be added to the Papillion High School sports program for 1966-67. The School Board Monday approved the winter sport and agreed to purchase the necessary equipment. Big item is a wrestling mat which costs about $1.500 .

Nick Chiburis will be wrestling coach. He is on the staff this year as a part time art teacher, splitting time between Papillion and Archbishop Rummel High School in Omaha. Mr. Chiburis will be a full time teacher in Papillion next year. Mr. Chiburis now coaches wrestling at Rummel. He was a state champion for Omaha South High School in the 154 pound class in 1956 and later wrestled for two years at the University of Omaha .

January 20, 1966

Monarchs Capture Tourney Crown

There was another first place trophy in sight last Friday, so an eager crew of Papillion High players went to work and pirated it away from favored and previously unbeaten Millard in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament finals. The Monarchs tripped the state's No.5 rated team in Class B by 51-46 for its second straight tournament victory so far this season. The other title came in the four team Papillion Holiday Tournament December 27-28 .

Last week's shocker at the Bellevue gym before a crowd of 3,500 was no fluke as the taller and admittedly smoother Millard machine failed to get the lead once during the tense 32 minutes of action. Accurate shooting by all five Papio performers and surprising domination of the defensive rebounding department keyed the win. In addition, Papio committed only six fouls during the game, cutting down Millard's hopes of picking up additional free throw points until the late stages of the second and fourth periods .

Senior Jim Seawards and freshman Dave VanKeuren were the big guns in a second period surge which proved decisive as Papio outscored the Indians, 10-5 for a 24-18 halftime lead. The Monarchs also led after the opening quarter, 14-13 .

With Rob Williams taking charge of the rebounding the ironman Papio unit twice opened up leads of seven points in the third and fourth periods. Millard used its ace, Bill Hansen on the outside and looked to him almost exclusively to attempt to salvage victory. The blond bomber nearly did it-hitting 20 footers with regularity but coming too late as the fired up Monarchs held on to a three point margin most of the time .

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Seawards wriggled through Millard frontline defenders for vital fielders at crucial times and led Papio with 13 points, but plenty of balance was present as Bill Aken posted 12, Williams 10, VanKeuren 9 and Steve Christensen 7.

Once again, free throws proved to be a potent Papio weapon. The victors tossed in 15 of 25 as Millard fouled 18 times in attempts to wrest control of the ball. Twelve of the hits came in the final period out of 19 tries. Bill Hansen finished with almost half of Millard's total bagging 22 while brother Rich racked up 12.

Papillion's semifinal victory January 13 came in an overtime period over another surprise entry, Auburn, by a 66-65 count. Thirty-six free throws found the mark in this wild affair as Papio saw three seven point margins dwindle in the dying moments of the regulation time. All ofPapio's nine points in the overtime were free shots. By Orton's fielder in the final two seconds gave Auburn the tie at 57 when regulation time ended.

Aken meshed 14 of 18 gift shots and had 22 points to spark PHS and Seawards and VanKeuren assisted with 15 markers apiece. Deloit Childers topped the Bulldog production with 14.

Ralston's defending champs had to settle for third place when they were hit by hot shooting Millard in the semifinals, 66-55. The Indians canned 29 of 45 field goals, sizzling with 18 of 24 in the first half. Nine straight field goal attempts hit the target at one stage in the second period.

Ralston put the clamps on Auburn in the consolation tussle, 78-51, as a stout pressing defense had the Bulldogs on the ropes from the very start.

January 20, 1966

AK-SAR-BEN Conference All-Tournament Team

Bill Aken and Jim Seawards, Papillion: Bill Hansen, Rich Ihrig, Rich Hansen and Wes Hawkins, Millard; Rick Koch, Ralston; Deloit Childers, Auburn.

Champion Papillion placed two men on the dream team, seniors Bill Aken and Jim Seawards, also a frrst tern choice last year. The 5-8 Aken, who made the second team last year was the standout player in the week long tourney as he rippled the nets for 72 points in four outings, a healthy ·18 points per game average. Included in his output was a sizzling 26 of 32 free throws. His long range shooting from the sides was never better and he appears completely healed from a shoulder dislocation which kept him idle in the teams's early season going. Seawards, who at 5-10 can compete with anyone in the jumping department, proved valuable in rebounding and ball handling in addition to banging home 52 points.

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20, 1966

Monarch Reserves Defeat Bryan High

Papillion High School reserves downed the Bryan High School first team 40 to 33 January 12 at Bryan. The young Monarchs built up a 23 to 13 halftime lead. Three Papio players scored in double figures. They were Gary Cordes with 15 and Tom Miller and Wayne Aylsworth with 10 apiece. Catania led the Bryan squad with 12 points .

January 20, 1966

Holy Name Drubs Papio

A post tourney relapse set in Tuesday night as Papillion High School bowed at Omaha Holy Name 64 to 44. The Ramblers raced to a 14 to 3 margin after one quarter holding Papillion to three free throws. The Monarchs, playing for the first time since winning the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference crown last week, managed to chip away at the Holy Name lead in the third quarter then slumped in the final period as the winners outscored them 26 to 15. Jim Seawards paced Papio with 18 points. Bill Pogge was best for Holy Name with a similar number.

The Holy Name reserves won 50 to 46, despite an 18 point effort by Papillion's Gary Cordes .

January 27, 1966

Crete's Late Spurt Subdues Monarchs

Crete used a last quarter surge Friday to upend Papillion 57 to 53 in a basketball game at Crete. The home team outscored the Monarchs 18 to 13 in the final period for the decisive margin. Waltman and Hutchinson scored six points apiece in the fourth quarter to lead the Cardinals .

Papillion's offense just couldn't get untracked. Freshman Dave VanKeuren spent most of the night at the free throw line as he connected on 13 of 21 attempts to go with five fielders for a 23 point total. But with such standbys as Rob Williams, who was blanked and Bill Aken, who got only six, falling behind their year long scoring pace, the Maroon and White faltered .

February 3, 1966

Ralston Pulls Away in Last Quarter to Down Papillion

Too many Kochs spoiled a strong bid by Papillion to knock off Ralston Friday night as the Rams gained a 73-65 win at the RHS gym. Senior Rick Koch and brother Scott, a junior, combined for 44 ofthe points with Rick pouring through 28 and Scott 16 .

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Papio opened with an 11-6 first period lead but Ralston warmed up with a 26 point outburst to gain a 32-29 halftime edge.

With freshman Dave VanKeuren and senior Rob Williams showing the way, the Monarchs scrapped back to tie the score at 46 midway in the third period, only to fall back again, 55-51, heading into the final quarter. Papio wiped out an 11 point deficit moments later, climbing to within a point of the hosts.

Balanced scoring was the key to Papillion's surge as Jim Seawards finished with 18, Williams 15, VanKeuren 14 and Tom Denker 10. Denker, a junior, came through with a fine performance hitting vital early fielders and playing a strong defensive game before fouling out.

February 10, 1966

Monarchs Beat Blair To Halt Losing Streak; 2 Home Tilts Next

A strong second half performance Saturday night enabled Papillion Monarchs to snap a three game losing streak and to rack up their first Ak-Sar-Ben North Division success.

The Blair Bears were a 60-49 victim as Papio revived after a mediocre frrst half to register its ninth win of the campaign against seven setbacks. The taller visitors from Washington County started out as if to made the contest a high scoring affair, clicking for 23 points. But a stiffened PHS defense limited Blair to just 26 markers the rest of the way.

Papio trailed by five after the first eight minutes but closed to within one at halftime, 29-28, holding the Bears scoreless for nearly five minutes of a weird second period which was marred by numerous miscues by both teams.

The Monarchs claimed the lead for keeps at 36-34 with 4:35 to go in the third chapter and sewed things up with about four minutes remaining when Jim Seawards climaxed a 20 point evening with eight quick points. Freshman Dave VanKeuren came through with 18 and did a standout battle under the boards against Dave Schneider, a 6-8 obstacle. Mike Clements was high for Blair with 17 and sizzled in the opening period with nine points.

February 17, 1966

Papio Has Just One Wrestler But Price Qualifies for State

A Papillion High School athlete qualified for the State Class B wrestling championships by placing third in the district competition at Millard last week. Rick Price won four matches and lost one in the 165 pound class. He will face John Moreno of Gering in the preliminary round Friday with the winner to tangle with A.J. Melcher of Neligh.

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The 17 year old senior had wrestling experience at Omaha North as a sophomore but missed out last year after transferring to Papillion. He is the only Monarch participating in the sport this season, although the school will begin full scale competition next winter. Coach Nick Chiburis says Rick will give a good account of himself at Lincoln. Mr . Chiburis is a former state wrestling champ who is an art instructor at Papillion. He will coach wrestling next year. This year he has worked with Rick on a volunteer basis .

"It's a shame he hasn't had more matches through the season,"the mentor declared . "Rick was a little nervous at Millard." After winning a first round match against a Waverly grappler with a quick pin, Rick bowed to Jerry Campbell of Ceresco, then fought his way back to a qualifying berth with two wins in the consolation bracket .

February 17, 1966

PHS To Wind Up Horne Play Friday After Splitting Pair

A win and a loss was the result of weekend play on the horne floor for Papillion cagers. The Monarchs finished their North Division Activity with a 69-47 victory over Ashland Friday night but fell to a hot shooting Nebraska City five, 69-59 on Saturday. Papio made its division record 2-3 as a result of the Friday success and it was Ashland's first North setback after wins over Blair and Wahoo .

A stout scoring punch launched by Jim Sea wards and Rob Williams highlighted Friday's contest as Papio pulled away from the Bluejays in the second half after grabbing a 32-27 intermission lead .

Seawards finished with 20 and Williams netted 18 to spark a second half surge which saw the lead widen and reserves mop up. In addition, Rob worked a fine defensive game, rebounding strongly and blocking numerous Ashland shots and passes .

Ashland landed in foul trouble in the third period when Len Weigert and Dave Schofield picked up No. 4s. Torn Stootsberry and Schofield finished with 11 points apiece while Weigert had 10 .

Nebraska City exhibited some spectacular shooting Saturday night to avenge a 20 point loss to Papio in the Ak tournament at Bellevue .

Husky Rick Budd had the sharp eye for 25 points while Chris Kohout sparked a final period push which gave the Pioneers some breathing room. He carne through with 18 .

Papillion trailed practically the entire game but crowded to within three after three quarters, 48-45, thanks to three quick fielders by sub Steve Daniell. Freshman Dave VanKeuren was the big gun in the scoring department with 18, all but one of those in the second half .

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February 17, 1966

Monarch Reserves Post Pair of Victories

Coach Don Petersen's Papillion reserves notched two wins during the weekend, slapping Ashland 59-50 Friday night and stopping Nebraska City, 64-51, Saturday.

Gary Cordes' 15 points, all of them on free throws, paced the decision over Ashalnd. He received 11 point help from Tom Miller while Rick Nisley and Charley Dort had eight apiece. Dort streaked for 23 Saturday against the young Pioneers and Wayne Aylsworth posted 14 and Miller and Cordes 11 to give Papio plenty of balanced punch.

February 24, 1966

Monarchs Complete Regular Season With 12-8 Mark After 2 Wins

Papillion and Gretna basketball Friday were treated to some red-hot shooting as Papio defeated the Dragons, 79-64, at the PHS gym. Slim Jim Seawards closed out a brilliant home court career by banging in 28 points for the winners while Mike Wilcox, a 6-3 junior with a deadly close range shot, fired 26 for the scrappy Gretna team.

A 23 second quarter provided the victory cushion for the Monarchs who notched their 11th success. Until then the two teams kept busy trading points. Gretna gained a brief 8-7 lead in the early going but Papio replied to hold a 19-18 frrst quarter edge before outscoring Gretna, 23-13 for the 42-31 halftime cushion.

The seemingly carefree Seawards was all over the floor and displayed good drives for vitallayups against the Dragon defenders. A big 40-25 Papio lead melted to a 49-43 with 3:02left in the third period as Wilcox spurred the Dragons, getting solid support from husky Bob Greenfield, a 6-4 sophomore. Greenfield proved tough under both boards and came through with several tip-in buckets.

Another Papio senior, Bill Aken, regained his goal basket eye which has been dimmed in three earlier outings, by hitting for 18 points, many of them from his favorite side court position.

A sizzling first half enabled Papillion's reserve crew to down the Gretna yearlings, 58-41, Friday night. Gary Cordes bagged all his 16 points in the big first period as Papio raced to a 29-7 bulge. It was 43 to 18 at halftime.

Coach Don Petersen gave everyone a chance to play from then on and the Dragons pared the margin somewhat in the late going. Schnell, Dauner and Anderson each had six points for Gretna.

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season for the Monarchs. The victory gave Papio a 12 won, 8 lost mark for the season . Attention now turns to the Class B district tourney date against Syracuse on Wednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m. at Nebraska Wesleyan in Lincoln .

St. John held a 34 to 28 lead at halftime before the Monarchs came to life. Jim Seawards led the winners with 20 points. Bill Aken with 14 and Tom Denker with 10 were other PHS performers in double figures. Center Ridder netted eight of nine free throws and added six field goals to lead the seminarians .

The Papillion second team bowed 55 to 48 despite a 19 point effort by Gary Cordes .

February 24, 1966

Price Loses Mat Match To Champ

Papillion's Rick Price bowed out in the first round of the State Class B high school wrestling tourney in Lincoln Friday. But the 165 pound grappler had the consolation of knowing that he gave one of the toughest matches to his conqueror, John Moreno of Gering, who went on to win the state Class B title. Rick was the only Monarch wrestler this season .

March 10, 1966

Torrid Syracuse Shooting Sidelines Monarchs in District Tourney

The 1965-66 basketball season ended March 2 for Papillion High as the hot shooting Syracuse Rockets tore up the Monarchs with some second half fireworks, in the Class B district tourney at Nebraska Wesleyan .

The Otoe County squad powered to an 84-66 win, outscoring Papio 46-29 in the second half. Thus the Rockets completed a two game sweep over PHS, having tripped the locals, 55-50, during the regular season .

Papio was enjoying a 46-40 lead early in the third period when Syracuse made its move, tying it at 48 on a three point play by sophomore Roger Royal, a 6-4 sub who was a tough customer all night in rebounding and scoring .

Monarch shooting failed to find the mark and numerous mistakes thereafter enabled Syracuse to pull away. A 28 point fourth period put the nails in the Papio coffin. The first half was a dandy with long shots by both teams hitting the target consistently. A basket by Royal just before the buzzer gave Syracuse a 38-37 halftime edge after Papio had chalked up a 20-18 first quarter advantage .

Several times Papio opened up four point gaps in the first half only to see the Rockets frre back into a tie. Some neat ball hawking by Ken Wellman at midcourt resulted in easy Syracuse lay-ups late in the second period after Papio zipped to a 30-24lead .

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Seniors Jim Seawards and Bill Aken pumped in 20 points apiece to spur the Papio bid but both suffered cold spells after the intermission. Bob Brandt, Terry Crum, Wellman, Bill Formanack and Royal finished in the double figures for Syracuse. Brandt, hot from the outside and Crum had 17 each, Formanack 16, Royal12 and Wellman 11.

Freshman Dave VanKeuren supplied 12 for Papio. Syracuse rebounding also perked up in the second half and Papillion too often could only get the one shot.

March 10, 1966

Papillion Year lings Capture Tourney Title

Papillion High School freshmen won a four team tournament at Millard Tuesday night with a 66 to 63 win over Millard in the finals. Dave VanKeuren, a varsity player through the season, paced Papio in the finals with 32 points. He tallied 12 field goals and 8 of 15 free throws. Kevin Low scored 10 and Jeff Fey added nine. Millard's best was Deryl Peterson who also scored 32 points. Ortegren added 11 and Lawson provided 10. Millard held a 38 to 35 halftime lead but Papio moved in front 55 to 49 after three quarters.

In the first round Papillion beat Plattsmouth 62 to 61 as VanKeuren scored 21 and Fey and Low 14 apiece. Millard drubbed Ashland in its first appearance.

March 17, 1966

Senior, Frosh Top Papio Scoring Chart

Senior Jim Seawards set the scoring pace for Coach Bob Kremke's Papillion Monarch cagers this season with 295 points or a '19.6 points per game average. The elusive veteran hit 117 field goals and 61 free throws. Freshman Dave VanKeuren was runnerup with 277 points and Bill Aken, another senior, finished with 242. Two other performers passed the century mark. Senior Rob Williams totaled 175 and senior Steve Christensen registered 121.

Papio posted a 12-9 record and scored 1,228 points. The varsity chart: Seawards 295, VanKeuren 277, Aken 242, Williams 175, Christensen 121, Denker 55, Daniell30, Trochlil18, Cordes 8, Curnutt 5, Miller 2, Dort 0, Lehr 0.

March 17, 1966

Seawards is Unanimous Selection On North Division All Star Team

Millard's Bill Hansen, Ralston's Rick Koch and Papillion's Jim Seawards head the North Division Ak-Sar-Ben Conference all-star basketball team as chosen by the divisions six

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head coaches. The three seniors were unanimous choices. Rounding out the team are Rich Ihrig of Millard and Mike Clements of Blair, also seniors .

Honorable mention went to Bill Aken, Papillion; Rich Hansen and Wes Hawkins, Millard; Mike Miller, Wahoo and Reggie Moller, Tom Stootsberry and Leonard Weigert of Ashland .

The honor five for the South Division includes Bill Rishel, Plattsmouth; Deloit Childers, Auburn; Chris Kohout, Nebraska City and Bill Formanack and Ken Weilman of Syracuse .

Honorable mention salutes were earned by Mark Weiler, Syracuse; Terry Crum, Syracuse; Jim Harkendorfer, Falls City; Jerry McNeeley, Falls City and Wes Harrah, Nebraska City .

March 24, 1966

Six Lettermen Among Track Prospects At Papillion High

Six lettermen, three seniors and three juniors, offer the experience this spring as Coach Don Petersen prepares for the Papillion High track season. Returning vets include seniors Rob Williams, vault and high jump; Fred Catlett, 440 and Steve Christensen, 880; juniors Steve Daniell, 440 and/or 880; Wayne Kalal, weights and Ron Murphy .

Other candidates reporting are senior Terry Way, juniors Bruce Chapman, Dan Parker, Doug Petersen, Ken Stephenson and sophomores Gene Arnold, Al Bathel, Dave Casper, Harold Clary, Tom Crowley, Ken DeBoer, Rick Draper, Bob Graham, Tom Greenlee, Ted Hough, Tom Miller, Vernon Reed, Keith Russell, Richard Schmidt and Mike Sullivan .

April 7, 1966

Two Papillion Entries Win In Triangular

Steve Christensen and Rob Williams were event winners for the Papillion High School track and field team in its first outing, a triangular with Ceresco and Waverly at the University of Nebraska indoor track in Lincoln Friday .

Christensen won the 880 yard run with a 2: 11 clocking and Williams placed first in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 6 inches. Several other jumpers cleared the same height but Williams had fewer misses .

Christensen added a second in the discus with a whirl of 118 feet, Yz inch and a third in the shot with a 40 feet, 9 inch effort. Williams took third in the pole vault by clearing 11 feet, 3 inches. His third place performance was a new school record .

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Ceresco piled up 103 points, Waverly had 61 Y2 and Papillion.

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Field Event Points Give Papio Track Team Edge Over Gretna

Papillion dominated field events while Gretna had the edge in track competition as the Sarpy rivals engaged in a dual track meet April 6 at Papillion. Papio came out on top with a score of 76 Y2 to 71 Y2 for the Dragons.

Steve Christensen of Papillion and Jim Kovar of Gretna each won three events and were on winning relay teams to become the top point getters. Christensen performed the 880, shot and discus. Dovar won the 100, 220 and broad jump. Double winners were Dennis Younker of Gretna and Rob Williams of Papillion.

April14, 1966

Monarch Golfers Top Neb. City, Syracuse

Papillion High's youthful golf team scored an important first April7 by winning its first golf match in its two year life. Coach Bob Kremke's swingers topped Nebraska City and Syracuse in a triangular match at the Neb. City layout.

Papio carded a 188 while the hosts had a 191 and Syracuse 196. Bob Logan of Nebraska City was medalist with a 42. Sophomore Dave Nielson paced Papillion with a 45 while Gary Cordes shot a 47; Gene Koch and Dan Dolan, a freshman, fired 48's and Steve Martin a 50.

April21, 1966

Ralston Trackmen Defeat Papillion

Ralston High trackmen romped to a 105 Y2 to 47 Y2 dual victory Friday evening over Papillion, annexing all but four frrst places. Gaining double wins for the Rams were Rich Zarkowski in the shot and discus and Dean Antonson in the 100 and 220.

Rob Williams of Papillion also won a pair, capturing the high jump and pole vault. Steve Christensen's 880 triumph and Mike Sullivan's tie in the 100 yard lows were the other Monarch firsts. Ralston took all three relay events.

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April21, 1966

Papio Golfers Split Pair of Matches

Papillion High golf team broke even in a pair of matches last week, Coach Bob Kremke reported. The young Monarchs trimmed Omaha Bryan, 198-242 April12 at Chapel Hill but fell to a hot shooting Millard crew, 178-189 Friday at the same course .

Sophomore Dave Nielson was the Papio medalist with a 47 against Bryan while freshman Dan Dolan's 45 was low against Millard .

Other scores against Bryan were Dolan 48, Steve Zimmerman, 51 and Gary Cordes 52 . In the Millard match, Steve Martin carded a 46, Bob Olson a 48 and Cordes and Nielson each had 50's .

April28, 1966

Williams Wins 2 Events at Blair

Papillion harvested 14 points at the Blair Invitational Track Meet on April19 to tie Ralston for seventh place in the 16 team carnival. Rob Williams was a double winner for the Monarchs, taking the pole vault with an 11 foot effort and the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches. Steve Christensen provided the other points with a fourth place finish in the 880 yard run. Tekamah won the meet with 43 Y2 points .

April28, 1966

Monarchs Breeze Past Trojans

Papillion High trackmen won all but three events Friday at Platteview enroute to a 110-36 dual meet victory. Breaking the Monarch domination of the winner's circle were John Murphy who won the 100 and 220 and Jim Wilkins who captured the mile run.

Papillion slammed the high and low hurdles and the shot. Ted Hough, Steve Christensen and Rob Williams were Papio double winners .

May 5, 1966

Monarch Thinclads Place Fourth

Ralston provided superior depth April 261h to emerge victor in a four way track meet at

Millard. The Rams scored 70 points, followed by Blair with 65 lA, Millard 55 5/6 and Papillion 27 5/6. The Monarchs were a late addition to the field .

Stealing the spotlight was Bill Hansen's 21-5 broad jump. The senior ace wiped out his own school mark of20-3 Y2 set last year. Bill also copped the high hurdles in 15.9 .

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Other double winners included Papio's Rob Williams in the vault, 11-8, and the high jump, 5-9 Yz and Blair's Pat Flynn in the 100, 10.7, and the 220, 23.4.

May 5, 1966

Monarch Linksmen Fall to Ralston

Ralston High's golf team downed Coach Bob Kremke' s Papillion squad, 182-197, on April 28 at Chapel Hill. Dan Dolan led the Monarchs with a 45 while Dave Nielson fired a 47, Gary Cordes a 51 and Steve Martin a 54. Rick Koch of Ralston shot the low score, a42.

May 12, 1966

Rob Williams Sets Two Records in Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Meet

Twelve records were established May 5 as Ak-Sar-Ben Conference performers staged their second league championships at Millard. The only 1965 standards remaining on the books after competition were the broad jump, 880 and mile relay events.

Plattsmouth won the team title, scoring 39 points. Blair nudged Millard on one-half point for runner-up honors at 26. All 11 schools earned points.

Papillion's Rob Williams and Blair's Pat Flynn each set two new marks. Rob's 6 foot high jump was one of the best in Class B this spring and wiped out the 5-8 Ak mark. His 12-1 pole vault effort shaded the previous league high by one inch.

Flynn zipped through the 100 yard dash in 10.4 in the finals but notched a 10.2 in the afternoon prelims. Both times bettered the previous 10.8. His 220 time was 23.1, topping the previous 23.7.

Bill Hansen of Millard led the field in the 120 yard high hurdles with a record setting 15.4. The old mark was 15.7.

Ralston picked up its other points on Mike Pinkerton's second place finish in the mile at 4:43.2; Steve West's fifth in the vault at 11 feet; Rich Zarkowski's 131-7 for third in the discus; McKenney's third in the 440 at 52.6; Mike Chamberlin's 2:09.3 for fifth in the 880 and the 880 relay crew's 1:36.6 for fourth.

Assisting Bill in Millard's bid were Steve Wright, fourth in the shot at 44-6 liz and fifth in the discus at 120-9 Yz; Wes Hawkins' fourth in the vault at 11 feet, a third in the highs by AI Horeis at 16.3 and the 880 relay, fifth in 1:37.1.

Final Standings: Plattsmouth 39; Blair 26 Yz; Millard 26; Nebraska City 25; Auburn 23; Wahoo 23; Syracuse 21 Yz; Ralston 20; Papillion 15; Ashland 13; Falls City 8.

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May 12, 1966

Wahoo Wins Golf Laurels

Wahoo's talented golf team gained the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference title Saturday with a 251 total at the Falls City course. Mike Miller, Wahoo junior, captured medalist honors with a 78 .

Millard finished second with a 260 while Ralston gained third with a 262. Papillion placed fifth with a 273 showing . Papillion, improving rapidly from a last place finish last year, was sparked by 89s from freshman Dan Dolan and sophomore Gary Cordes . Another soph, Dave Nielson, shot a 95 .

Finishing behind Miller for individual honors were Ted Sheeley of Auburn with an 82; Bob Werner of Millard with his 83; Brad Bourne of Plattsmouth and Don Heineman of Wahoo both with 84s .

Final Standings: Wahoo 251; Millard 260; Ralston 262; Plattsmouth 268; Papillion 273; Auburn 274; Syracuse 278; Blair 279; Falls City 285; Nebraska City 289 .

May 12, 1966

Monarch Golfers Keep Busy During Spring

Bob Kremke' s Papillion High golfers have been taking advantage of reasonably good weather for plenty of competition. The squad will compete Friday in the district meet at Fremont. The low five individuals and low three teams will qualify for the state tourney .

In recent outings the Monarchs placed fourth in a seven team field at the Schuyler Invitational. The 279 was highlighted by Gary Cordes' 89 .

Seward High won a three way tussle with Papio and Wahoo Neumann last Monday at Seward. The hosts carded a 168. Papio had a 187 while Neumann fired a 204. Dan Dolan's 42 sparked Papio while Dave Nielson shot a 48 and Cordes and Bob Olson each had 49s .

Millard maintained its mastery with a 186-205 victory at Chapel last week. Dolan showed a 48; Cordes and Tom Denker had 52s and Olson a 53 .

May 19, 1966

Rob Williams, Steve Christensen Qualify for State Track Meet

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Monarch seniors won their specialties Friday at Millard during the district qualifying tests.

Steve ripped off a snappy 2:04.3 in winning the 880. He led the entire distance and held off a stretch challenge by Lawton of Syracuse. Rob duplicated his Ak-Sar-Ben sweep in the high jump and pole vault, although not quite going as high in either. He won the high jump at 5-11 1,4 and the vault at 11-8. Nippy morning weather Friday held down better performances.

Strength in the dashes and hurdles provided Omaha Holy Name with the bulk of points Friday enroute to winning the Class B district track title at Millard. The Ramblers totaled 49 points for a comfortable margin over Omaha Cathedral's 31. Plattsmouth, the Ak-Sar­Ben Conference champ, finished third with 29. Next in line were Syracuse 27, Millard 22, Auburn 21, Ralston 20 1,4, Papillion 19, Ashland 14, Falls City 4 and Omaha Bryan 2.

May 26, 1966

PHS Trackman Ties for First In State Meet

Papillion High registered five points in the state track meet Friday and Saturday at Kearney, thanks to a first place effort by senior Rob Williams in the high jump. Rob tied for the top spot at 6 feet with Ogallala's Mike Hopkins and Jim Sobieczsyk of Kimball in the Class B action.

Thus Rob maintained his perfect season record of wins in the event. He was never beaten this spring. To top it off, Rob won the coin flip to keep the first place medal. His Saturday victory erased a Friday nightmare in the pole vault. A consistent flirt with the 12 foot height, Rob failed to place although the fifth place height went at 11-6.

Rob left this week for California where will work for a lumber company this summer. He intends to enroll in Napa Junior College at Napa, Calif., in the fall. Steve Christensen, Papio's other state representative, failed to place in the 880 scramble.

September 8, 1966

Monarchs Await Nebraska City Visit In Grid Season Opener Friday

The Monarchs of Papillion High launch the 1966 season Friday night by taking on a touted Nebraska City eleven before the home fans. Coach Nelson Hinkle is hopeful that some scoring ability will be uncovered this term as PHS hopes to better the 2-7 showing recorded in 1965.

He has tabbed tackle Ron Murphy and quarterback Steve Daniel, both seniors, to serve as co-captains against the Pioneers. Neb. City took a 26-2 decision last year. The Pioneers tote plenty of weight since four members weigh more than 220 pounds.

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September 15, 1966

Monarchs Delight Fans By Downing Nebraska City

Steve Lehr' s stout right foot helped kick off Papillion High School's 1966 football season on the right note Friday night as the Monarchs hung a decisive 24 to 7 defeat on Class A Nebraska City on the local field .

The husky junior boomed a 33 yard field goal with just 4:48 gone in the first quarter to spark a brisk performance by his mates through the rest of the game. The lengthy placement was no fluke for Lehr had made good a 28 yard effort on the previous down only to have the score wiped out by an offside penalty .

Quarterback Steve Daniell had the Pioneer defenders going the wrong way much of the evening with his clever ball handling. Only 5-6 and 140 pounds, Senior Steve showed much more polish than last year. He sent Wayne Aylsworth through the center of the NC line with two minutes left in the first quarter for a 65 yard touchdown gallop. Lehr' s place kick made the score 10 to 0 after the opening 12 minutes .

Papillion's scrappy defense held Nebraska City to one first down in the first half and did not yield a second until eight minutes had been played in the third period .

In the meantime the Monarchs uncorked a bit of razzle dazzle for a second touchdown . Daniell fired a pass to end Phil Curnutt who lateraled to halfback Wayne Kalal who completed a 10 yard play into the end zone. Lehr' s second PAT pushed the Papio advantage to 17-0 at halftime .

Nebraska City's best moments came during the third quarter. A 15 yard personal foul penalty against Papillion after a Jeff Fey punt put the Pioneers in business on the Papio 30. Quarterback Rick Budd, a veteran signal caller, made his move with three running plays for a first down, then overcame a 15 yard penalty by completing a pass to Lynn Denniston on the Papio 8. He followed with another successfully pitch on the next play, this one fielded by end Steve Pucket in the end zone. After two penalties nullified extra point tries, Budd ran for the added marker.

Papillion came back in the fourth quarter when Ron Murphy recovered a NC fumble on the Pioneer 31. Ted Hough and Keith Russell made 11 on two plunges. A 15 yard penalty for a personal foul put the ball on the eight. Russell ran for four. Daniell scored but Monarch backs were in motion and the ball went back to the 9. Two more runs came within a yard and on a fourth down try Russell pushed across. Again the Lehr kick was good .

Coach Nelson Hinkle's Monarchs showed an alert secondary defense against the Budd passes. The Otoe County ace completed a number of short ones but failed to find the mark on long bombs which could have changed the scoring picture .

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Two Waynes were the busiest ball carriers for Papillion. Junior Wayne Aylsworth ran 15 times for 123 yards and senior Wayne Kalal tried 12 times for 71 yards. Steve Daniell ran seven times for 21 yards, Keith Russell had three shots for 23 yards and Ted Hough rammed twice for eight yards.

September 15, 1966

Papio Reserves Blanked at Blair

Papillion High School reserves bowed to Blair 6 to 0 Monday night in their opening game of the season at Blair. The Bears scored in the first quarter on a sustained drive.

Papio reserve coach John Haskell had good words for the defensive work of his team against the bigger Blair boys. He praised Mike Broussard for work as defensive safety and offensive fullback and was pleased by the defensive end play of Charles Dort.

September 22, 1966

High Powered PHS Offense Buries Ashland

Four quick touchdowns the first four times Papillion got possession of the ball salted away the Monarchs' second victory of the season Friday night when Ashland fell42 to 7 on the home field.

The Bluejays aided in their demise by deciding unwisely, to try a run on a fourth and one on the Ashland 48 in the first sequence of downs following the opening kickoff. Bill Kucera was stopped short, Papio took the ball and marched to a touchdown in five plays.

Ashland was offside on the initial Monarch effort, then Wayne Aylsworth smashed to a first down on the 20. Aylsworth picked up one and Kalal would up the march with a 19 yard scamper after taking a pitchout from quarterback Steve Daniell with 7:39 to play in the first quarter. Steve Lehr then toed the first of six consecutive placements after touchdown.

Ashland had the ball for three unsuccessful plays before Steve Johnson punted to the Papio 20. That set the stage for an 80 yard march ground out in 10 plays, ending with Daniell scrambling across from two yards away with 1:30 to play in the quarter. Big gainers in the drive were a 19 yard carry by Aylsworth, a 10 yard punch by Ted Hough and an 18 yard burst by Kalal.

Again the Bluejays yielded the ball quickly, this time when Gary Trochlil intercepted the first of three passes he was to pilfer during the game. That put the ball on the Ashland 46 and in four plays the Maroon and White again entered the end zone. Daniell, Kalal twice and Hough carried the ball, the latter scoring on a six yard effort with 11:35 to go in the first half.

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Passing continued to fail the visitors as Dave Loosemore grabbed the ball on the frrst Ashland play from scrimmage. He turned the ball over to the offensive unit on the Ashland 42. Aylsworth ran 33 yards on a delayed handoffto score five plays later, offsetting the momentary embarrassment of a six yard loss on a pass play and an eight yard loss when Kalal fumbled but recovered .

Papillion finally had to punt when a second string backfield unit failed to move but again Ashland tried to pass and again Trochlil beat a Bluejay to the ball, this time on the Ashland 37. Papio tried the air lanes with success for the last scoring in the half as Daniell found end Phil Curnutt alone cutting through the end zone and connected on a 12 yard heave .

At the half Ashland had failed to make a frrst down and had run only 15 plays from scrimmage exclusive of punts .

Action bogged down in the second half as reserves played much of the time for Papillion. Before the subs took over, Papillion had added its final touchdown. It came with less than two minutes gone in the third period. Ashland kicked off to Kalal who handed off to Aylsworth, setting up a return to midfield. Aylsworth ran for 20, Ashland was penalized for offside, Kalal ran to the 15 and Aylsworth whirled his 150 pounds into the end zone .

Tom Hyde and Ron Hubbard sparked a later march by Monarch reserves but Ashland took a page form the Papio defense and Ron Anderson intercepted a Hyde pass to halt the threat. A few minutes later Papio again drove downfield but Lehr missed a 20 yard field goal try .

Saunders County rooters finally had a chance to cheer with 2:29 to play as a forward­lateral pass covered 77 yards and ended in a touchdown. Quarterback Vern Sherman hit Anderson with a seven yard pass and as he was about to fall, the receiver tossed the ball to Arno Neben who outlegged Papio defenders for 70 yards. Steve Johnson kicked the seventh point. Johnson flashed all-conference defensive savvy despite the score. He piled up a number of Papio runs .

Ashland played without the guidance of Head Coach Jerry Minnick who was absent because of the death of his father.

September 22, 1966

Papio Reserves Bow to Ralston

Papillion football reserves bowed to Ralston Monday night 27 to 0 at Papillion. The visitors scored twice on passes and twice on running plays .

Papillion quarterback Frank Vance filled the air with passes, hurling 29 of which six were complete and four intercepted. Dave Nielsen and Dave VanKeuren caught two each .

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September 22, 1966

Monarchs Earn State Ranking

Two Ak-Sar-Ben Conference football squads plus one from the ENC were listed this week in state rankings by Omaha and Lincoln daily newspapers.

Undefeated Papillion was tabbed No.4 in Class B by the Lincoln Journal & Star and No. 6 by the Omaha World-Herald. Blair, a fellow North Division Ak member, also unbeaten, was listed No.2 by Lincoln and No.9 by Omaha.

Waverly, the pacesetter in the ENC, was placed No. 7 in Class C by the Journal and Star. But the Vikings are almost certain to be boosted to Class B when the 1966-67 enrollment classifications are announced.

Lexington was No. 1 in the Lincoln Class B charts while Aurora held the top spot in the Omaha ratings.

September 22, 1966

Distance Runners Bow

Elkhorn St. John's outdistanced Papillion's cross country runners by a narrow two points Friday afternoon over the 1.5 mile Papio course. The visitors took an 18-20 win although Al Bathel and Dave Clary finished 1-2 for Papio. Al was timed in 8:56 while Dave was close behind in 8:57. Elkhorn, however, grabbed the next six places.

September 29, 1966

Papio Fights Back to Edge Millard 19-13

Millard won the first half, Papillion the second half but when the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference football game Friday night between the two rivals was ended at Millard, Papio claimed a 19 to 13 victory.

The Indians started as though they meant to dispose of Papillion's unbeaten status and claim to statewide rating in no uncertain terms. Touchdowns in each of the first two quarters, plus countless Papio mistakes made the Indian rooters gleeful during the halftime intermission.

The flying feet of sophomore Daryl Petersen provided both Millard touchdowns as he showed his trackman's speed in outracing Monarch defenders on end sweeps. Not until the third period could the Papio ground game get untracked and then it was Millard's turn to make a few costly bobbles.

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To begin at the beginning, Millard threatened in the opening minutes as Petersen returned a punt for 20 yards to the Papio 30. Larry Wolf left-handed a pass to John Rohwer for a first down on the 15. Volf got three but then the first of three Millard fumbles occurred and Ron Murphy saved Papio for the moment with a recovery .

Papio could not move so Jeff Fey punted to the Millard 44. Then came Millard's first scoring drive. On a third and 11 situation Petersen swept wide on a direct pass from center for a first down at the Papio 25. After an incomplete Volf pass, Petersen ran for another first down on the 14. After three line thrusts picked up only five yards, Petersen was caught behind the line but a Papio player was penalized for piling which gave Millard more yardage and a first down at the 4. On the third down Petersen zipped into the end zone with 2:27 to go in the quarter. Jerry Johnson's kick failed .

The Indians needed less than a minute to add their second touchdown. Papio gave up the ball when a fourth down snap from center sailed over punter Fey's head and he had to fall on the ball at the Monarch 35. On the first play from scrimmage Petersen again skirted end on a touchdown run. The pass for extra point was good from Volf to Terry Lorenzen who made the grab and stumbled into the end zone after a Monarch defender batted the ball.

The rest of the second quarter found Papillion battling to contain the Red and White attack. Gary Trochlil broke up one scoring bid when he intercepted a pass on the Papio 5. Ron Geiger responded by pirating a Steve Daniell toss five plays later and returning to the Papio 15. Petersen swept wide for five but Millard was penalized to the 30 for clipping .

Rich Hansen made a circus catch of a Volf pass on the 10 but after Tom Denker spilled Petersen for a three yard loss, Rohwer fumbled and Mark Doyle recovered for Papio on the 15 .

Then came the Monarchs' best offensive drive of the first half. Denker caught a pass that bounced off a Millard player for a first down at the Papio 33. Another Daniell pass was complete to Trochlil on the Millard 48. A third Daniell pass to Wayne Aylsworth was good and a lateral to Wayne Kalal produced a five yard gain. Daniell added fuel to the march with another complete pass to Denker for a first down at the Indian 26 but there the thrust halted as three passes went incomplete and a draw play gained only two yards .

Things were different in the second half. A 93 yard march produced the first Papio score . The sequence started after a clipping penalty on a punt runback set the Sarpy eleven back to its 7. Heavy duty ball carrying by Aylsworth provided most of the yardage and the elusive junior ended the drive on a 19 yard touchdown run with 4:19 to play in the quarter. Monarch backers groaned as Steve Lehr' s placement attempt hit the crossbar and fell back no good. It was a first miss in 10 PATs this season .

A Millard quick kick that rolled dead on the Papio 15 set the stage for another sustained Monarch march. Aided by a 15 yard piling penalty, the Papios moved to midfield in

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three plays and got even more as Daniell spotted Aylsworth in the clear with a pass that produced a first down at the Indian 37.

The fourth quarter opened with Aylsworth bursting to the Millard 10. Two keeper runs by Daniell covered the rest of the way with 11:39 to play. Again the Lehr kick was no good, so Millard held a 13-12 advantage.

A hard tackle on Volf jarred the ball loose as he faded to pass on Millard's next offensive series. Keith Russell recovered for Papillion at the Indian 23. Daniell fumbled for a yard loss and Kalal was held for no gain before the Papio signal caller connected on a toss to end Phil Curnutt at the Millard 4. Aylsworth scored standing up three plays later, Lehr toed the extra point and Papio had a 19 to 13 edge with 8:05 to go.

Millard did not give up without a struggle. After several exchanges of the ball, Papio punter Fey again had to fall on a high pass from center on a fourth down play and Millard took the offensive on the Papio 49 with a minute to play. Volf passed to Hansen for a first down on the 30. Monarch boosters watched nervously as four more Volfpasses, most of them long archers into the end zone, went incomplete. Papillion took the ball with a half minute to play and maintained control until the final gun.

September 29, 1966

Papio Reserves Nip Ashland

Papillion High School reserves edged Ashland 18 to 13 Monday night at Ashland. Pass interceptions provided three of the touchdowns-two for Ashland and one for Papillion.

Ashland scored on a 25 yard runback of a pass in the first quarter and on a 13 yard run with an interception in the second period.

Papillion's only first half score was a 60 yard pass play from Rick Daup to Charley Dort.

In the third quarter Dave Nielsen scored on a two yard plunge. Jeff Fey provided the clincher with 90 seconds to play when he picked off an Ashland toss and raced 24 yards to the end zone.

Nielsen carried the ball 25 times for 107 yards for Papillion while Dave VanKeuren caught two Frank Vance passes for 59 yards. VanKeuren, Tom Henn, Rick Nisley and Ron Whitted drew praise from Coach John Haskell for their defensive work.

September 29, 1966

Ralston Wins 3-Way Cross-Country Test

First and second place finishes carried Ralston's cross country runners to a 16-30-33 victory Tuesday afternoon over Papillion and Wahoo on the 1.9 mile Ralston course.

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Mike Pinkerton won with a 12:16 clocking while teammate Steve West was second in 12:35. Gary Morin finished sixth and Mike Chamberlin seventh to complete the Rams' victory total.

Papillion's second placers were sparked by junior Paul Adair's third place clocking of 12:41. Jim Kellet was eight in 12:50, Al Bathel ninth and Dave Clary l01h. Wahoo showed fourth, fifth, 11th and 14th finishers .

September 29, 1966

Blair, Papio Listed In Class B Ratings

Unbeaten Blair and Papillion remained in Class B ratings for a second straight week with the Bears moving up to No.3 in the Omaha World-Herald charts while Papillion dropped to No.8. The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference members won their third games last Friday. The Lincoln Star tabbed Blair for No.2 and Papillion was pegged No. 4. Aurora led both lists . David City, a Papillion foe on October 28, was placed No. 7 in both charts .

October 6, 1966

Monarch Air Strikes Scuttle Syracuse, 40-7

Quarterback Steve Daniel tossed three touchdown passes Friday night in leading Papillion to its fourth consecutive football victory 40 to 7 over Syracuse in the Monarch homecoming game. The triumph was doubly satisfying to the Patio squad. In addition to providing a fitting flourish to homecoming activities, the game marked the first Papillion win in history over the always tough Otoe County School.

This year, however, the Monarchs struck frrst and fast, pulling away to a commanding margin before the green clad Syracuse team could dent the scoring column. Less than three minutes had elapsed when end Tom Denker burst into the end zone on the receiving end of Daniell's first bullseye. The Rockets took the opening kickoff, were penalized 15 yards for a personal foul, then ran two plays before the bobble on the third maneuver was recovered by Ron Whitten on the Syracuse 18. Wayne Aylsworth was held for no gain, Ted Hough picked up three and Daniell set off the first wave of cheers with a completion to Denker with 9:43 to play in the first quarter. Steve Lehr's place kick was no good so Papillion held a 6-0 advantage .

The tide of battle surged back and forth for the rest of the quarter. A Monarch highlight was a 54 yard punt by sophomore Jeff Fey that penned the Rockets deep in their territory .

Fey's punt gained in comparison with a Syracuse boot a few moments later which failed to carry 20 yards, giving Papio possession on the Rocket 47. Wayne Kalal ran for a first down to the 30, added nine more and Ted Hough recorded another first and ten at the Syracuse 15. On a third down play Daniell flipped to Phil Curnutt on a lonesome end

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maneuver with the senior flanker churning to paydirt at 8:31 to play in the half. This time Lehr' s kick was good.

Gary Trochlil continued his alert ball hawking by picking off a Bob Brandt toss and scurrying 44 yards to score just 90 seconds later. Again Lehr's kick was perfect.

Papillion had one more scoring effort before intermission. The Monarch defense held as Brandt was piled up on a fourth down sneak on the Monarch 45. Aylsworth provided most of the impetus. The shifty junior banged for a first down to the 25, took a pitchout and raced to the 10, caught his breath as Kalal smashed twice to the two, then shot through center for the score. Lehr's kick gave the home team a 27-0 edge at the half.

The Monarchs opened the third quarter with another scoring march. Hough took the kickoff to the Papio 33. Aylsworth ran for nine but Keith Russell had to succeed on a fourth and one plunge to keep the drive moving. Daniell spotted Aylsworth with a pass to the 21 for a 37 yard advance. Then a swing pass to Kalal gave the hustling senior running room and he maneuvered past several Rocket secondary members to score standing up. Lehr' s kick again creased the uprights.

One of the few scoring chances which Papillion muffed came next. Punter Jay Nisley of Syracuse booted the ball into the back of a teammate and Papio covered the miscue at the Rocket 30. After Aylsworth dropped a Daniell pass on the goal line a Monarch fumble was recovered by Syracuse at the 22.

The unexpected possession of the pigskin seemed to put fire in the Rockets. They assembled their one sustained march of the night, moving briskly for a score which came only 42 seconds into the fourth quarter. Big Bill Formanack, an all-conference end, made a neat over the head catch ofa Brandt pass for the touchdown on a 13 yard play. Sophomore Gary Spicer ran for the extra point and the sizable delegation of Syracuse backers had one oftheir few chances to cheer.

Kalal quelled the uprising with a 71 yard gallop for another touchdown just three plays later, hot-footing around end for his second tally of the night. Lehr's kick sailed wide and that finished scoring for the evening. Syracuse moved as far as the Monarch 37 on the next kickoff before a Rocket fumble was recovered by Kalal.

October 6, 1966

Lincoln Papers Rank PHS 2nd

Papillion's unbeaten Monarchs moved to second spot in the Lincoln Journal and Star State Class B football ratings this week. Fourth last week in the Capital City lists, Papio came through with a big 40-7 rout of Syracuse to make the advance. The Monarchs also moved up two places in the Omaha World-Herald chart and are now No. 6.

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Blair of the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference fell to third in the Lincoln rankings but moved to second in the World-Herald list. The Bears nipped Missouri Valley, Iowa, 20-19 for its fourth straight victory. Papillion and Blair collide October 14 at the Papio field .

Strong Aurora continued as leader in both ratings. David City also remained unbeaten and is pegged No. 8 in Omaha and No. 6 in Lincoln. The Scouts host Papillion October 28 .

October 6, 1966

Millard Blanks Papio Reserves

Millard blanked the Papillion reserves Monday night 15 to 0 in a football game at the Papillion field .

Injuries hampered the young Monarchs. Quarterbacks Frank Vance, Tom Hyde and Charles Dort were missing because of various miseries. Rick Nisley suffered broken thumb in the game .

Millard built a 13-0 lead in the first halfthen added a safety in the fourth quarter. Dave Nelson gained 42 yards on 15 carries for Papillion. Coach John Haksell had praise for the defensive work of Dave Loosemore, Ron Whitten, Pat Robbins and Bob Eastep. He was not so happy with the performance of the offensive line .

October 13, 1966

Grid Seating Grows to 2,000

Additional seating capacity will be provided for remaining home football games in Papillion. The city has agreed to purchase two more sections of bleachers for the athletic field .

Athletic Booster Club members and the School Board combined funds to buy three sections before the Syracuse game. Each new section provides about 150 seats. The latest addition brings the seating capacity to 2,000-a total which will undoubtedly get a test when unbeaten Blair comes to town Friday night. Last year the Papillion field had seats for 1,200 fans .

October 13, 1966

Papio Defenders Blank Wahoo for 51h Triumph

Papillion scored its first shutout of the season Friday night, blanking Wahoo 27 to 0 in a North Division Ak-Sar-Ben Conference game at the Saunders County gridiron. The triumph was the fifth in a row for the unbeaten Monarchs who used their by now familiar arsenal of backfield talent to overwhelm the outmanned Warriors .

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Wayne Aylsworth open Papillion's scoring when he broke loose on a 40 yard ramble with an errant pitchout just six seconds before the first quarter ended. The loose legged junior maneuvered through several Warriors who had him penned against the sidelines enroute to his score. The tally was the fourth play in a quick paced drive that started at the Papio 18.

Aylsworth came right back less than two minutes later for a 30 yard spurt for his second touchdown. Tom Denker set up the score by recovering a Wahoo fumble on the second play of the second quarter. The payoff came on a fourth down try after Aylsworth had lost two. Ted Hough had gained eight and Aylsworth again lost two.

Coach Nelson Hinkle's lads opened their third scoring march after a Wahoo punt went out of bounds on the Papio 11. Wayne Kalal collected a first down at the 24, Hough popped over center for another first and 10 at the 36, Kalal broke loose to the Wahoo 44 and Hough was good for nine more. Aylsworth moved to the Wahoo 18, Hough slammed through his favorite slot over center for nine, added three more to the six and Kalal surged to the three.

Quarterback Steve Daniell finished the drive on a rollout as most of the Warrior defenders deployed to tackle Aylsworth. Steve Lehr' s third successful conversion put Papio ahead 21 to 0 with less than a minute to play in the first half. Despite the whitewash, Wahoo gave Papillion defenders some anxious moments, particularly in the third quarter when the losers ran 23 plays to 10 for the Monarchs.

The Wahoo march was fueled by the rollout runs of quarterback Steve Anderson who gained most of the yardage with help from Jim Divis and Robert Liliedahl. Anderson completed a pass to Bob Gibson on the Papio 22, then benefited from a pass interference call which set up the Warriors at first and ten on the Monarch 11.

Next came an exchange of ball possession that had spectators reeling. Wayne Kalal intercepted a Wahoo pass, fumbled and the Warriors recovered on the Papio 12 for a new first and ten. Three passes were incomplete and on fourth down Kalal again intercepted an Anderson toss and this time got to the 9.

Having provided possession of the ball with his interception at the start of a 91 yard march, Kalal also capped the parade on a 7 yard smash to wind up scoring with 7:26 to play in the final quarter. A 29 yard pass from Daniell to Denker was a vital ingredient in the sequence for it offset a 15 yard penalty for illegal use of hands that threatened to short circuit the Monarch bid. Lehr' s fourth try for extra point fizzled when the pass from center was poor.

Papio had one more good scoring chance set up Lehr's recovery of a Wahoo fumble on the Warrior 47 with 5:39 to play. Daniell whipped a pass to Denker who made a diving catch on the Wahoo 19. But a 15 yard holding penalty spoiled this advance and a subsequent pass completion to Phil Curnutt was nullified by a backs in motion call. Lehr

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was set to try a field goal from the 33 but another penalty for taking too much time backed the husky junior out of range .

Wahoo had one more challenge that ended on the Papio 15 when Hough intercepted an Anderson pass. The Warriors had moved from their 20 against Monarch reserves. The regulars came in just before the interception .

Wahoo had one more challenge that ended on the Papio 15 when Hough intercepted an Anderson pass. The Warriors had moved from their 20 against Monarch reserves. The regulars came in just before the interception .

Sophomore Rick Daup made his varsity debut at quarterback for Papio late in the game . He was a recent addition to the roster after a siege of injuries wiped out two other backup men behind Daniell. Tom Hyde is out for the season with a shoulder separation, Frank Vance is also benched as the aftermath of a concussion .

October 13, 1966

Monarchs Reserves Bow To Bryan

Bryan High School varsity footballers defeated the Papillion reserves 20 to 0 Monday afternoon at Bryan. Coach John Haskell was pleased with the Papio showing despite the setback, noting that Bryan has played several varsity teams this season .

The top 18 Papillion players were held out of the game. Dan Gladman was the top ground gainer for Papillion, picking up 50 yards in nine carries. Coach Haskell was pleased with the defensive work of Art Kirwan, Dave Loosemore, George Cornwell and Dave Nielson .

October 13, 1966

PHS Harriers Nip Millard, 17-19

Second, third and fourth place finishes October 4 enabled Papillion's cross country runners to nip Millard, 17-19 in a dual meet at Papio .

Dough Johnson of the Indians won the individual honors with an 11:09 clocking while AI Bathel, Dave Clary and Jim Kellett ofPapio were next in line. Millard's Jim Kuehl was fifth, Gary Bunjer sixth and Mike Combs seventh .

In reserve team scoring, Millard gained the upper hand swamping the Monarchs, 6-15, thanks to a sweep of the first three places .

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October 13, 1966

Monarchs 41h, 81

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Blair was ranked second in both the Omaha and Lincoln state Class B ratings this week while Papillion was placed No. 4 in Omaha and dropped to No. 8 in Lincoln. The unbeaten Ak foes collide Friday night at Papio.

Aurora continues to lead in both lists. Fremont Bergan, a former ENC member, entered the No. 10 position in the Omaha World-Herald figuring.

October 20, 1966

Papio Whips Blair in Battle of Unbeaten Teams, Triumph Insures Post-Season Playoff

Overcoming the double barreled opposition of unbeaten Blair and a savage wind, sleet and rainstorm, Papillion High School reached the pinnacle of its football history Friday night with an 18 to 7 victory before a well chilled capacity crowd. The triumph gives the Monarchs a 6-0 mark for the season, more wins than any Papillion team has ever recorded in a single campaign and most important assures the Maroon and White of the host role in the post-season playoff between winners of the North and South Divisions of the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference.

Papillion now has a mark of four wins and no defeats in North Divison competition with Ralston yet to play. Blair has a defeat and Ralston a defeat and a tie. So even in the unhappy event of a loss to Ralston on November 4, and no more losses by Blair, the Monarchs could earn the North division playoff berth because of the win over Blair.

Again it was the determined running of Wayne Aylsworth and Wayne Kalal that provided the success. Aylsworth scored twice and Kalal once in a game that found the northwest wind, which ranged from 25 to 40 miles per hour, an important factor in the pigskin fortunes of both teams.

And while the two Waynes scored the points, it was a determined defense that held the Bears at bay so well that the purple shirted visitors could compile only two first downs throughout the evening.

Marching into the wind, Papillion opened the scoring in the first quarter with a snappy 80 yard parade that required only seven plays. Taking possession of the ball after a Blair punt into the end zone, Coach Nelson Hinkle's hearties unfolded this sequence of hard hitting effort. Aylsworth ripped for a frrst down on the 30. Kalal added 14 more to the 44, Ted Hough smashed for two but Aylsworth was held for no gain. Kalal offset the momentary delay with a whirling run to the Blair 30, Aylsworth added nine before Kalal finished it off with another run in which he broke through several Bear tackles. Six minutes had elapsed at this point. The expected Steve Lehr placekick for another point was doomed when the snap from center did not make connections.

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The Monarchs started their second touchdown drive later in the first quarter, causing home fans to think a rout was in prospect since all of the ground was gained going into the wind. Again a Blair punt gave Papio possession, this time on the Monarch 22 . Aylsworth squirted to the 35, Kalal gained five and Aylsworth advanced to midfield. Kalal gained six, then Papillion was penalized five yards for illegal motion. Aylsworth gained back the five and Kalal pushed to a first down at the Blair 39. After Aylsworth picked up four, Kalal broke free to the 23 for an important first and 10. Ted Hough found clear sailing up the middle and got to the eight, then added three more before another five yard penalty caused a reverse in direction as the quarter ended. Kalal earned a hard seven yards to set the stage for quarterback Steve Daniell's well placed swing pass to Aylsworth who was unmolested trotting into the end zone from four yards away with 11:4 7 to play. Again a mixup in ball handling spoiled Lehr' s chance to kick a point .

Three more times in the second period Papillion drove deep in Blair territory only to yield the ball on two pass interceptions and a fumble. The embattled Bears could never move against the wind and were on defense most of the time. The Washington County team took over once on an interception on their 6, but a fourth down punt into the gale traveled only to the 15. After one running play carried back to the 6, Papillion fumbled and Blair took over. Another short punt put the Monarchs in business on the Blair 28 but a second pass interception gave the visitors the ball on their 30 .

In the third quarter it was Papillion battling the wind. Taking the kickoff on the 11, the Monarchs could gain only three yards in three running plays and Jeff Fey's punt died on the Papio 18. Lowell Moore spotted Jon Lippincott with a third down pass good to the one yard line and on the next play sophomore Mike Thompson swept into the end zone with 8:12 to play in the period. Papio partisans exchanged worried looks as Blair added a seventh point on a pass from Moore to Denny Brummer .

A fumble by Kalal on the Blair 18 stopped what appeared to be another promising Papillion drive later in the quarter.

But the agile Brummer, playing in the defensive backfield, swiped a Daniell pass at midfield and raced to Papillion's 28 before being knocked out of bounds. Again Papillion's defense was equal to the task and held three running plays and a pass without gam .

Slightly over four minutes remained in the game when Aylsworth provided the insurance touchdown on a 42 yard trap play that found him all alone soon after passing the scrimmage line. Bolstered by the stiff wind at this back, the 150 pound junior had no difficulty outracing everyone to the end zone. A run for the extra point failed .

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October 20, 1966

Papillion Runners Defeat Blair

Papillion's cross country team scored a 13 to 25 victory over Blair Saturday in a race over the one and three-quarter mile Papillion course. Dave Clany of Papillion finished first in 10:15. Second was Rick Voss of Blair with a 10:21 clocking.

October 20, 1966

Papio Tabbed No.2 in Both Ratings

A unanimous second place rating greeted Papillion High's undefeated football as the state Class B rankings were released Tuesday by the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal & Star. All three newspapers pegged the Monarchs at the runnerup position as Aurora continued in the driver's seat with a 17-14 nudge of York.

The Blair Bears skidded to No. 10 in Omaha and were placed ninth in Lincoln after last week's first defeat by Papio. Papillion's October 28 foe, David City, continued undefeated and ranked No.5 in Lincoln and No.6 in Omaha. The Scouts blanked Ashland last week, 30-0.

Omaha's top 10 read this way: Aurora, Papillion, David City Aquinas, Holdrege, Fremont Bergan, David City, Cozad, Lexington, York and Blair.

In Lincoln, the order was Aurora, Papio, Holdrege, David City Aquinas, David City, York, Fremont Bergan, Cozad, Blair and Seward.

October 27, 1966

Papio Reserves Blank Plattsmouth

Papillion reserves completed their season Monday night with a 14 to 0 win over Plattsmouth reserves at the Papio field.

Dave Nielson ran five yards for a touchdown in the first quarter after Papillion recovered a Plattsmouth fumble at the visitors' 26 yard line. A pass from Rick Daup to Mike Handke provided the extra point.

In the second quarter Papillion scored on a 75 yard pass play from Daup to Dave VanKeuren. The pass covered about 10 yards. The extra point came on a plunge by Dave Loosemore.

Reserve Coach John Haskell praised the defensive work of tackle Art Kirwan who made nine tackles and seven assists. Linebacker Bob Eastep had six tackles and four assists.

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Nielson was the top ball carrier with 12 tries for 68 yards while Mike Broussard had 16 carries good for 54 yards .

October 27, 1966

Monarchs Need Last Second TD to Nip Holy Name; Unbeaten David City Next Gridiron Foe

A neatly executed pass-lateral-fumble-run with 23 seconds to go enabled unbeaten Papillion to notch its seventh victory October 20. The Monarchs nudged an aroused Holy Name crew, 13-7, at Omaha Benson Field .

With the score tied, 7 -all, the Sarpy County lads benefited by a weak Rambler punt and spurted 33 yards in four plays for the deciding TD. Senior Wayne Kalal reached down to clutch a bounced lateral pitchout from end Phil Curnutt, who had grabbed Steve Daniell's quick pass and bulled the final eight yards for the triumph, whacking down two HN defenders in the process .

Kalal also scored the first Monarch touchdown on a one yard smash with 8:46 remaining in the first half. Steve Lehr booted the extra point but was wide with his second chance .

Both teams saw plenty of additional scoring opportunities evaporate during the penalty filled contest. In addition, Papio's other power back, Wayne Aylsworth sat out most of the game after receiving a bruised thigh in the opening moments of play .

The Ramblers, coached by Frank Solich, former University of Nebraska fullback star, won the toss and chose to kick and go with the strong wind. Staying on the ground throughout, quarterback Steve Daniell deftly moved his mates into Holy Name territory . The Hinklemen hulled to the one yard line and had first down. Thursts by Kalal and Ted Hough netted nothing, then Kalal fumbled and Holy Name's Warren Brown recovered on the four to wreck this chance. The Omahans likewise favored the running attack and moved the ball to the Papio 45 before being forced to punt as the quarter ended .

Daniell, now having the wind at his back, connected on a dandy long aerial to Tom Denker which moved the ball to the Rambler 31. This play covered some 35 yards . Thoroughly aroused, the Monarchs proceeded to the one again on stabs by Kalal, Ted Hough and a Holy Name 15 yard penalty. Kalal redeemed himself with the final yard thrust and Lehr toed the seventh point.

Holy Name, displaying the best success this year against the stout Papio defensive line, used husky Bill Pogge as the workhorse plus quick darts by Denny McMillan and passes on Len Andressen to move the pigskin to the Papio 17 but another fourth down flip intended for end Mark Enenbach was overthrown. Papio advanced its 30 as the half ended .

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HN again kicked off to open the third period and Papio again was on the move until a Daniell pass was pirated on the Holy Name 40. This signaled a Rambler drive sparked by Pogge and McMillan which reached the Monarch 14. With 5:54left in the period, halfback Dave Nielsen pounced on a HN fumble to give Papio the ball on its 10. Two plays later, Kalal, hit hard, had the son-of-a-gun recovered by guard Bill Hayduck giving the Ramblers a second close in shot from the 18. But the payoff yards didn't come easy. It was fourth and five when McMillan found an opening and reached the Monarch 5. Another thrust to the 2 was followed by an HN offside. Halfback Wayne Mattas then found Tim Poldrugo, normally the No. 1 quarterback who was used sparingly because of injuries, all alone in the end zone on a seven yard pass with 3:24left in the third period. Enebach's placekick tied the game at 7-7.

The hard working Kalal almost broke away with the ensuing kickoff and reached the Papio 43. A keeper by Daniell, an eight yard smash by Wayne and Nielsons' nifty 14 yard breakthrough put the ball on the Rambler 27. Dalal again hulled to the 15 and Nielson plowed to the 13 as the third period closed.

Two more rushing tries were stopped short and on fourth and four a faked field goal try resulted in Daniell's pass being unwisely, for Holy Name's sake, intercepted on the two by McMillan. This mental blunder almost produced a safety for the thwarted invaders who moments later forced a short punt by Enenbach. Once again, Papio pressed goalward but ran out of downs on the Rambler 17 with 7:31 to play.

The Monarchs replied to this disappointment by again making the home team punt to the PHS 33. But four plays later Jeff Fey had to do the same and with a fine rolling bounce, the Ramblers had to scrimmage from their own 30 with the clock showing 3:50 remaining.

Holy Name did pick up a first down when Mattas reached his own 46. On a third down and nine, Papio received a big boost when Brown, the 190 pound junior tackle, illegally caught a forward pass. The resulting 15 yard penalty and loss of down meant Papio had a chance to get the ball once more and this they did only 33 yards from the HN goal when Enenbach's punt creeped a mere four yards.

A Daniell-to-Kalal pass moved to the 24, another pass, this time to Denker was incomplete with 1:21left. Kalal reached the 17 but a draw play now made it fourth and two. Daniell then came up with a clever first down maneuver when he kept and rolled to the right for the necessary yardage and kept going until he was put off bounds on the Rambler eight. On the next play, the Daniell-Curnutt-Kalal combination clicked for the touchdown. Dejected Holy N arne had a final shot after the kick off but reached only its 33 when the game ended.

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October 27, 1966

Ralston Captures Cross Country Crown

Ralston's cross country squad successfully defended its Ak-Sar-Ben Conference title Tuesday by finishing safely ahead of seven other member schools at Wahoo. The Rams totaled 24 points. The Warriors were second with 50, followed by Papillion 52, Millard 60, Blair 72 and Ashland 114. Auburn and Syracuse did not furnish complete squads but did provide the first and second place finishers. Auburn's Dave Harris won the 1.8 mile event. The tiny distance star also won the mile in last year's league meet at Millard. Nebraska City, Falls City and Plattsmouth did not compete .

Papillion's challenge was furnished by Paul Adair 11th, Dave Clary lih, Jim Kellett 13th' AI Bathel16th and Tom Crowley 29th .

October 27, 1966

Papio Slumps In Ratings

Papillion's 13-7 win over Omaha Holy Name didn't mean much to the state Class B raters this week. The undefeated Monarchs dropped from their runnerup perch to No.8 in the Omaha World-Herald list and to No.6 in the Lincoln Journal and Star charts .

Aurora continued s the leader in both rundowns with Fremont Bergan second, David City Aquinas third, David City High fourth, twice beaten York fifth in the publications . Lexington was No.6 in Omaha and Omaha Cathedral seventh. Kimball and Holdrege were ninth and 10 in the Herald. Lincoln placed Lexington, Kimball, Seward and Holdrege behind the Monarchs .

An overlooked fact: That once victorious Holy Name club is much better than the record shows. They're the best Papio has faced so far. Blair's collapse against Wahoo also contributed to Papio's skid in the ratings .

November 3, 1966

David City Ends Monarch Gridiron Win Streak With Decisive Victory, Ralston Invades Friday

Papillion turns its attention to Ak-Sar-Ben Conference affairs for the next two weeks after absorbing a 41 to 14 drubbing from David City Friday night in what had been billed as a contest between two unbeaten teams for a spot high in state rankings. Papillion will be at home to Ralston on November 4 in the regular season finale, then goes after the conference championship on November 11 against South Division king Plattsmouth, also at Papillion .

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The home town Scouts had all the better of it, completely dominating play so that by the time the Monarch offense began to click there was no doubt as to the winner.

A powerful halfback, Gene Hookstra, was the undoing for Papio defenders. Devastating on the run-pass option, the 170 pound senior was a constant threat. He scored five touchdowns and passed for the sixth. Two of Hookstra' s tallies were on lengthy rambles that took much of the zip from the Papillion defense that gave ground grudgingly on time consuming David City touchdown marches.

In the opening moments of the second quarter the lanky Hookstra set sail on a 59 yard run from scrimmage that would up in the end zone. In the third quarter Hookstra ran back a Jeff Fey punt for 81 yards, snagging the line drive boot while moving at top speed and whizzing past an early wave of Monarch defenders before they could get oriented.

Papio problems seemed to snowball after the Monarchs failed to capitalize on an early break. On the first sequence of downs the Scouts failed to move. Punter Rick Bock was nailed on the David City 13 by Mark Koyle when a high pass from center got away. Wayne Aylsworth lost two on the first play, Steve Daniell lost six on the second and a third down pass to Tom Denker was incomplete. David City partially blocked a Steve Lehr field goal effort to muffle the threat.

Taking over on the 20, David City moved steadily downfield on 16 plays. Hookstra leaped over from the two with 1:50 left in the opening quarter. Cal Novell made good on the first of five extra points he was to place kick.

Papio failed to move early in the second quarter so Fey punted to the Scout 15. After several short gains Hookstra bolted loose on the 59 yard romp with 9:50 to play. Wayne Kalal halted the next David City thrust by intercepting a pass on the Papio five. Working out of this hole the Monarchs manufactured their initial first down with 4:55 to play in the half when Daniell shot a seven yard pass to Aylsworth on the 16.

One first and 10 was all the sturdy David City defense permitted and the Scouts returned to the offensive when Fey's short punt went to the Papio 44. Using time-outs and out-of­bounds clock stoppers, the Scouts beat the halftime gun on another march climaxed by Gene Hookstra's plunge from the half yard line with 11 seconds to play.

A questionable roughing the kicker call against Papillion spoiled some good defensive work early in the third quarter. Bolstered by the 15 yard penalty, David City varied its attack with a pass from quarterback Glenn Hookstra to brother Gene good for 32 yards to the Monarch 23. Two plays later Gene Hookstra arched a scoring pass from a halfback option to end Wayne Wondercheck.

With the score 27 to 0, the sizable crowd of Papio boosters finally got a chance to cheer. Tom Denker returned the short kickoff to the Monarch 36, Kalal gained three and Aylsworth broke loose on a reverse for a first down at the 46. Daniell shot a pass to Kalal for another first down on the David City 44, then pitched out to Aylsworth who

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raced to the Scout 4 on the best PHS advance of the night. Ted Hough scored on the next play and Lehr added the extra point with 6:19 to go in the third period .

The Monarch faithful perked up when Hough intercepted a David City pass on the home team's 49. Another quick score could put the Papios back in contention but it was not to be. A run and two passes failed to work. Then came Gene Hookstra's back breaker, the 81 yard punt return to make the score 34 to 7 .

Sophomore Rick Daup handled quarterback duties as Papillion opened the fourth quarter with its second and last scoring thrust. The Monarchs held for downs on their 22 and negotiated the 78 yards to score in just seven plays, Aylsworth breaking loose for the final 36 yards. Lehr' s second place kick closed out the Papio point making .

David City was not through as they moved quickly from their 49 where a Papio on-side kick was recovered by the Scouts. The omnipresent Gene Hookstra handled the final one yard after Robert Hoeft and Jim Daro contributed important yardage in the march. With five minutes remaining Papillion lost the ball on a pass interception when Wayne Buntgen snagged a Daup toss at the David City 46 .

Another march sparked by Aylsworth got as deep as the DC 30 before the aroused Scouts poured in to tumble Daup on the 42 and again on the 46 as he tried to pass .

November 3, 1966

Papillion Drops From State Ratings

Friday's defeat at David City removed the Papillion High Monarchs from the state Class B rankings. Both Lincoln and Omaha charts eliminated the North Division Ak-Sar-Ben kings .

Omaha moved Papio' s conqueror to the top of the list while Lincoln named Fremont Bergan as the state's best in B and pegged the Scouts second .

Lincoln's other top 10 members included David City Aquinas, Seward, Aurora, York, Lexington, Kimball, Holdrege and Omaha Cathedral. The Omaha World-Herald tabbed Bergan second, Aquinas third and then listed Lexington, Seward, Cathedral, Aurora, York, Kimball and West Point Catholic .

November 3, 1966

Ralston Captures District Running Title

Ralston cross country runners Saturday continued their sweep of team titles this fall as they easily outdistanced six other Class B squads for the district honors at Lincoln. Harry Weichel's harriers scored 19 points to qualify for the state meet slated November 12, along with teams from Papillion, Millard and Crete .

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Auburn's Dave Harris and Jerry Kepler of Syracuse duplicated their 1-2 conference individual finish. Harris was timed in 10:19 for the 1.94 mile course. Papio's runnerup Monarchs were paced by Jim Kellett, eighth; Paul Adair, 12th; Dave Clary, 15th; Al Bathel16th and Tom Crowley, 25th. Papillion totaled 47 points.

November 10, 1966

Papillion Defense Shines in Win Over Ralston

Papillion's defensive unit passed a series of tests with flying colors Friday night in preserving a 7 to 0 football victory over archrival Ralston at Papillion. After a first quarter touchdown, the Monarchs had to call on almost continuous defensive heroics during the second half to stave off the Rams.

Junior quarterback Gary Bendinger led Ralston to a series of thrusts deep into Papillion territory but on each occasion the Maroon and White defenders were able to repel the advances.

The victory gave Papillion a perfect 5-0 mark in Ak-Sar-Ben Conference North Division play and set the stage for the championship playoff next Friday against Plattsmouth, the South Division title holder.

Tom Denker deserves a large measure of praise for the Papio success. Forced into a quarterback role after starter Steve Daniell was injured at David City and Ricky Daup, replacement, suffered an internal injury during practice, Tom made the transition from his offensive end position in good fashion. And he continued to play defensive linebacker throughout the game.

Wayne Aylsworth accounted for the only touchdown on an 11 yard burst with 5:15 to play in the first quarter. The score capped a 52 yard drive that began when Jeff Fey recovered a fumble by Ralston's Steve McKenny on the Papio 48. Aylsworth, Wayne Kalal and Ted Hough alternated in slamming into the Ralston line before Aylsworth found the lane which led to the end zone. Steve Lehr added the place kick for the seventh point though few fans imagined no more scoring would occur during the chilly evening. Prior to Friday Papillion had averaged over 24 points per game and Ralston over 23.

Ralston made a serious bid late in the game. Bendinger guided his mates to a first and goal on the Monarch 8 with two minutes to play. Two Bendinger runs on the option were smothered for no gain. On his third try he was nailed by Dan parker for a seven yard loss while fading to pass. Lehr smothered a fourth down pass try by tossing the Ram junior 18 additional yards behind the scrimmage line. Another first and goal on the Papio eight in the third quarter also was repulsed. A 10 yard Bendinger pass to Lee Brown set up the sequence. Two passes were incomplete, a Bendinger run gained three but a fourth down pass completion to Charles Wendt gained no yardage. Bendinger fired 29 passes during the evening, connecting on 12 for 90 yards.

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Papillion saw three other promising drives halted in the first half. Fumbles gave the ball to Ralston after the Monarchs had driven to the Ram 38 and to the 5. Len Marsh picked off a Denker pass in the Ralston end zone to squelch the third bid. In the third quarter Papio got to the Ralston 25 before another fumble occurred with Ralston recovering. The Monarchs yielded the ball four times on fumbles .

Early in the fourth quarter Ralston marched to the Papillion 10 thanks to a 29 yard pass from Bendinger to 130 pound Jerry Templeton. Here the Monarchs stiffened as two passes went incomplete, a run by the quarterback lost two and a screen pass to Wendt was turned into a 9 yard loss. On the first play after getting the ball, Denker fumbled and Ralston was back in business on the PHS 21. Bendinger went into a shotgun and lost five, a pass was no good but a bit of third down razzle dazzle produced an 11 yard gain as Bendinger passed to Brown who lateraled to Wendt. On fourth and four Bendinger's quick toss over the middle was too high.

Kalal left the Papio backfield with a dislocated thumb in the second quarter. He returned to action after halftime .

November 17, 1966

Monarchs Win Grid Crown; Second Half Comeback Produces 39-20 Victory Over Plattsmouth

An eager, title hungry Papillion Monarch team Friday night put together a 33 point second half explosion to steam past invading Plattsmouth, 39-20 and gain the Ak-Sar­Ben Conference football championship. Billed as a showdown of Blue Devil offensive skill against Papio defensive savvy, the North Division kings used plenty of both to climax a fine 9-1 season and a perfect 6-0 league performance .

Plattsmouth won the toss and elected to receive. The first series of Blue Devil plays gained only eight yards to their own 33 and quarterback Max Linder punted to the Papio 17. Papio gained an easy five yards on its first attempt when Plattsmouth was offside but the second play produced a fumble which was pounced on by Plattsmoth's Greg Morehead on the Papio 20. The aroused Devils pushed to the 12 from where Linder spotted end Nick Kimble in the clear and hit him with a scoring pass. After Mark Kildare's successful conversion kick, Plattsmouth held a 7-0 lead with only four minutes gone in the contest.

The situation took a more serious turn for the hometown club moments later when Plattsmouth mounted a drive from its own 44 and with Linder, John Aschenbrenner and Joe Vondras providing the running moved to a frrst down on the Papio 11. It was at this point that Papio started to play like champs. The aroused line, led by senior tackle Ron Murphy, junior Steve Lehr and senior Tom Denker, whacked down Linder for an 11 yard loss. The second down attempt saw Max mauled for an eight yard setback and the third

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down try was jolted all the way back to the Papio 45 from where the frustrated Devils punted into the Monarch end zone.

Papillion's offensive unit perked up at the end of the opening period and mounted a drive from its own 20 to the Plattsmouth 43 but were stymied there. Jeff Fey's good punt was downed on the Blue Devi13 to enable the Monarch defense to keep applying the pressure.

The Cass County lads moved to their own 18 from where Linder punted to the Papio 46. This signaled the start of Papio's lone first half scoring drive with 4:56 remaining. With Denker and Steve Daniell alternating at the quarterback post, the Monarchs pushed to the Plattsmouth 34. Gritty Wayne Kalal then boomed through the Plattsmouth line and scampered to a touchdown but Papio was penalized five yards for illegal motion to rub out the sparkling run. This setback didn't demoralize the Maroons as two plays later Daniell picked up a vital first down on the Devil29 when he scampered around end for eight yards. Wayne Aylsworth provided the next big gainer when he rocketed 23 yards to the Plattsmouth 5. Kalal then plowed into the end zone for the first Monarch touchdown with 2:15 left in the half. There was still a point difference when George Gruber blocked Lehr's placekick attempt. Coach Norris Hale's visitors struck back just before the halftime ended and moved 30 yards to the Papio 35 when time ran out.

Intermission strategy plotted by Papillion proved to be the correct tonic as the offense, handcuffed in effectiveness ever since the big win over Blair on October 14, started to move consistently against the big Plattsmouth defenders. The Hinklernen took the second half kickoff and cranked up a 63 yard scoring drive to take the lead it never relinquished. Key plays were a pair of Daniell to Denker passes. The first saw Plattsmouth interfere with Torn to provide a first down on the Platter 32. The second was on a fourth down and eight situation on the Plattsmouth 28 when Steve's aerial was snared by Denker and carted to the three. Two plays later Aylsworth banged over for the go-ahead touchdown with 6:46 left in the third period. Again Lehr' s kick was blocked, this time by Larry Austin.

Plattsmouth could not move after receiving the kickoff and had to punt to midfield. In just nine plays, the Maroons were in the end zone again. Ted Hough's two yard smash provided the score which was set up by ripping runs from Kalal and Aylsworth. Ted's touchdown carne with 1 :54 to play in the third chapter. This time Lehr' s boot clicked for a 19-7 lead.

Another magnificent defensive stand fueled the now aroused Monarchs when Linder , who had dealt Papio trouble with his end sweeps, tried twice to pick up a first down when he needed just one yard. He didn't make it and Papio took over on the Devil 37 as the quarter ended.

The third quarter saw Papio control the ball except for eight plays and the pattern was repeated in the early part of the final12 minutes when the Monarchs moved those 37 yards for still another touchdown. It carne with 6:45 left in the game and Kalal pushed for the final two yards. His 13 yard jab set up the score as did an earlier crucial punch for

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a measured first down on the Devil 15. Lehr again was perfect and the 26-7 command provided a warm glow to the chilled Papio backers. The next cheers came from the visiting delegation when the elusive Linder took the kickoff, slid off four tacklers and rambled 89 yards for the second touchdown with 6:30 showing on the clock. Kildare's kick made it 26-14 .

The Devils went on to recover an onside kick and scrimmaged from the 50 but Papio's line wasn't about to be dented and when the Devils were guilty of illegal motion on a fourth down play, Papillion took over on the Plattsmouth 42. Kalal rumbled to the 21 and Aylsworth knifed to the 10. Aylsworth then found daylight and garnered his second TD from 10 yards out for a 32-14 margin and 2:52left in the game .

It was hard to imagine that two more touchdowns would appear with less than three minutes to play. Plattsmouth scrimmaged from its 41 and unveiled a passing attack with Linder hitting Aschenbrenner for a pair of long range shots to move to the Papio 24. An illegal lateral stalled things for a time moving the ball back to the 30. A keeper by Linder on a fourth down fake punt gained the first down on the 11 from where the same first TD combination of Linder and Kimble repeated for an 11 yard payoff and a 32-20 score with 58 seconds to play .

Another onside kick attempt was pounced on by Murphy to give Papio possession on its own 46. Daniell's pass to Phil Curnutt provided a frrst down on the Plattsmouth 30 and after an incomplete pass, Kalal provided a fitting farewell to an outstanding career when he barged through the stunned Devil defenders and outraced everyone into the end zone for his third tally. Nine seconds were left on the clock when Wayne started his dash .

November 7, 1966

PHS Ranked 9th In State

Papillion's Ak-Sar-Ben Conference champs were placed at the No.9 position this week in the final state Class B football rankings by the Omaha World-Herald. Possessors of a fine 9-1 record, the Monarchs regained the list by trimming Plattsmouth, 39-20 in the league playoff Friday night. Unbeaten Fremont Bergan was awarded the top spot in the ratings, followed by Seward 8-1, David City Aquinas 9-1, David City High 8-1, York 6-2, Lexington 6-3, Aurora 7-2 and Holdrege 5-2-1. Cozad 6-3 was ranked 101h. Papio failed to gain the Lincoln Journal or Star chart which also gave Fremont Bergan the No. 1 position .

November 7, 1966

Quarterback Club Cites Hinkle, Kalal At Luncheon

Papillion High received its share of honors Monday from the Omaha Downtown YMCA Quarterback Club. Senior halfback Wayne Kalal was cited as back of the week for his three touchdown barrage against Plattsmouth in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference playoff

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victory Friday night. Nelson Hinkle was named coach of the week as his Monarchs closed a fine 9-1 season.

November 24, 1966

AK Stars Gain State Mention

Ak-Sar-Ben Conference football players failed to crack first team lineups in the Omaha and Lincoln state Class B but did come in for honorable mention. Papillion halfback Wayne Kalal and tackle Ron Murphy gained mention in the Omaha selections while Wayne Aylsworth, Monarch junior halfback and Murphy were among the Lincoln mention candidates.

November 24, 1966

Junior Back Paces PHS Scorers

Wayne Aylsworth, junior halfback, had a busy season of scoring as he posted 14 touchdowns for 84 points to lead the Papillion point chart. His running mate, senior Wayne Kalal, romped for 11 TD's for 66 points. Guard Steve Lehr, a junior, booted 24 extra points and one field goal of 33 yards for 27 points. The Monarchs scored 243 points during the 9-1 season while surrendering 109. The 1966 PHS varsity scorers: Aylsworth 84, Kalal66, Lehr 27, Daniel118, Hough 18, Curnutt 12, Russel16, Denker 6, Trochlil6.

November 24, 1966

Hough Paces Rugged Defense

Tough Ted Hough emerged as the top defensive ace for Coach Nelson Hinkle's Papillion grid machine this past season. The hustling junior accounted for 72 tackles and 30 assists to lead the Monarch barricaders. Tom Denker showed up with 66 stops and 20 assists, almost matched by Ron Murphy's 63 and 20. Linebacker Wayne Kalal had 49 tackles and 20 assists while lanky Tom Miller was in on 52 tackles and 25 aids.

The second five included Gary Trochlil with 37 and 11, Doug Peterson, 28 and 15, Dave Loosemore 28 and 8, Keith Russe1127 and 9 and Steve Lehr 27 and 5. Trochlil did an outstanding job of pirating enemy passes. He intercepted six for 58 yards and notched one touchdown. Kalal picked off three and Tom Hyde, Loosemore and Jeff Fey intercepted one each. Fey also punted for a 32.8 average on 37 boots.

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November 30, 1966

Monarch Ground Game Potent

It was a powerful ground attack which gunned Papillion High to its finest football season in history. Year end statistics revealed the Ak champs rolled up 2,499 yards by rushing with halfback Wayne Aylsworth grabbing up a huge 1,234 of them on 177 carries . Wayne averaged seven yards per gallop. Wayne Kalal posted a hefty 862 yards on 136 carries averaging 6.3 yards per thrust. Ted Hough came through with 224 yards on 42 tries for a fine 5.3 yard average .

In passing, quarterback Steve Daniell completed 36 of 89 for 520 yards and seven touchdowns. He had 11 attempts intercepted. Steve's favorite target was Tom Denker who latched onto 12 for 279 yards and one touchdown. Kalal grabbed three TD aerials and caught six in all. Aylsworth snared 11 for 103 yards and Phil Curnutt caught eight for 80 yards and two TDs. The team totaled 473 yards through the air .

Kalal was the leading kickoff returner, taking eight back for 138 yards. Aylsworth rambled with seven for 112 yards. The Monarchs almost completely shunned punt returns. A total of eight were fielded and totaled only 25 yards .

November 1, 1966

PHS Wrestlers Make Debut At Omaha North

Papillion High School wrestlers will make their debut in competition Friday and Saturday at the North High Invitational in Omaha. Coach Nick Chiburis has named a squad of two freshmen, two sophomores, three juniors and four seniors for the opening matches. This is the first year the sport has been part of the varsity program. Papillion will enter the Class B Division .

December 8, 1966

Plattsmouth Downs Papio: Millard To Invade Friday Night

Plattsmouth pulled away in the final quarter to hand Papillion a 59 to 49 setback in the first basketball game of the season Friday night at Plattsmouth .

Papio point production dried up in the fourth quarter after the Monarchs had held a slim lead at various times during the second half. A field goal by Steve Daniell was the only two pointer the Papios could collect. This along with seven free throws was not enough to offset a 16 point splurge by the Blue Devils. Sophomore Dave VanKeuren led the Papio scoring with 18 points while Chuck Ault tossed in 20 to pace the winners .

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Field goals told the story. Both teams were 15 out of 27 from the free throw line and both lost two regulars on fouls. Lanky Bill Rishel, 6-5 senior and John Aschenbrenner left after five personals for Plattsmouth. VanKeuren and Phil Curnutt were benched for fouling on the Papio side. Tom Miller, 6-3 junior, showed promise for Coach Bob Kremke's club by snaring 11 rebounds to lead his team in that department. VanKeuren picked off 10 caroms.

Plattsmouth had a slight edge in field goal accuracy, hitting on 22 of 58 shots for 38 percent while Papillion connected on 17 of 51 for 33 percent.

Young Blue Devils Nip Papio Reserves

The Plattsmouth second team came to life in the third quarter and downed Papillion reserves 45 to 38 Friday night. The score was tied at 17 all at the half but the Plattsmouth second tallied 17 points in the third quarter to build a margin which held up.

Jeff Fey led Papillion with 12 points while Nick Kimble had the same total for Plattsmouth.

December 8, 1966

PHS Grappler Wins Trophy

A Papillion High School senior in his first year of wrestling walked away with top prizes in Class B of the Omaha North High School Invitational wrestling meet Saturday.

Bruce Chapman won the trophy voted by coaches as the most outstanding grappler in the class. He also won a trophy for having the lowest cumulative time for three falls scored in the tournament as he won the 112 pound class with three pins. Papillion would up fourth in the five team field with 43 points. Chapman was the only Papio champion. Paul Adair, 120 pounds, Dale Hutchinson, 180 pounds and Art Kirwan, heavyweight, each placed second in his class.

Millard won the Class B title with 71 points, followed by Ralston with 67, Ceresco with 48, Papillion with 43 and Ashland with 38.

December 8, 1966

Monarch Matmen Bow at Ralston

Papillion's first year wrestling team staged a good performance Tuesday afternoon before losing to a more experienced Ralston squad 25 to 19. The meet was in doubt until the final match in which Ralston heavyweight Gary Alvakonis decisioned Papillion's Keith Russell 11 to 9.

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Paul Adair and Ken Lloyd earned praise from Papillion coach Nick Chiburis. Both boys reversed the outcome of matches last weekend in the North High Invitational meet and defeated Ralston foes who had won championships .

In the 120 pound class Adair decisioned Schott Johnston 9 to 2. In the 127 pound class Lloyd decisioned Dick Kerndt 5 to 3. Bruce Chapman kept his winning streak going with another fall. He needed 4:26 to pin J. McCaw in the 112 pound class. Art Kirwan added another fall for Papillion with a 3:55 pin against Mike Heavrin in the 180 pound class .

December 15, 1966

Monarchs Rally, Down Millard

A strong second half comeback provided Papillion's cagers with a 66-52 win over Millard Friday night and check the Indian winning streak at 11, counting nine from last season and the first two this campaign. Millard's last setback came on February 11, 1966 when Schuyler upset the state kings, 29-27. The victory likewise was Papio's first to even the Monarch ledger following the opening loss at Plattsmouth .

The North Division scrap saw Millard hold the edge in early going behind the accurate shooting of senior Rich Hansen so ph Daryl Petersen. The Indians held a 17-16 first period lead and widened it to four at the half, 31-27 .

Papio gained the lead for keeps with two minutes left in the third period and kept up the momentum to pull away. PHS led, 49-43 heading into the last quarter and then outscored the visitors, 17-9 .

Sophomore Dave VanKeuren was the big gun for Papio with 20 points and demon rebounding. Top scoring assistance came from seniors Phil Curnutt and Steve Daniell who chipped in with 13 and 11 respectively. Phil had nine in the second half while Daniell potted seven after the rest period. Another senior, Gary Trochlil displayed improved work on the boards .

Hansen garnered 17 of his 25 points in the first two periods and Petersen found the range for nine of his 14 also before the half but both were double and triple teamed from then on. Millard missed only two free throws all evening, clicking on 14 of 16. Papio replied with some fine gift line accuracy of its own in the second half, hitting on 15 of 18 and 18 of 25 overall. The Indians hit on 19 of 44 field goal tries. Hansen clicked for 11 of 20 himself, including a hot 8 for 12 in the first half .

Papio Reserves Defeat Indians

Papillion High School reserves defeated Millard's second team 54 to 41 Friday night . Wayne Aylsworth led Coach Dennis Hanson's winners with 14 points. Rick Nisley had seven and did a good rebounding job. Both teams shot a 40 percent during the game . Papillion held a 28 to 22 halftime edge .

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McLain and Bujner paced Millard with 11 points each. Coach Hanson was pleased by the reduction in mistakes on his team. At Plattsmouth the PHS seconds had 34 turnovers. Against Millard they gave up the ball only 11 times on miscues.

December 15, 1966

Papio Matmen Down Ashland, Plattsmouth

Papillion High School's wrestling squad posted a pair of 38 to 18 victories during the past week. On Thursday, December 8, the Monarchs won over Ashland at home and on Tuesday, December 12, defeated Plattsmouth in an away meet.

Bruce Chapman kept his streak of pins intact. The 112 pound senior pinned Bone break of Ashland in 3:34 and Mark Gall of Plattsmouth in 1:55 to record his fifth and sixth falls in six matches. Ken Lloyd also scored pins in both matches, performing in the 133 pound class.

December 22, 1966

Papillion Nudges Wahoo Quintet 60-59 in See- Saw Encounter

Clutch baskets in the waning moments by so ph Dave VanKeuren boosted Papillion to its second straight North Division success Friday night. A scrappy Wahoo squad was the victim by a 60-59 count at the Monarch floor.

Big Dave provided the final bucket with 18 seconds left to give Papio a 60-57 margin. This offset Steve Anderson's fielder with sex seconds remaining.

The Ak-Sar-Ben clash was a see-saw affair. Wahoo held a 20-19 first period margin but the Monarchs outscored the visitors, 12-9 to take a 31-29lead at the intermission.

In the third quarter, Coach Bob Kremke's entry spurted to a 40-36lead with 3:33 left. Two quick Warrior buckets tied it up and then Wahoo pushed ahead 42-40 with 2:25 left in the quarter. VanKeuren, Steve Daniell and Tom Miller came through with baskets to put Papio once more in front, 48-4 7, heading into the last period.

Steve and Big Tom, a developing 6-4 junior, hit the target for a 52-49 Monarch lead with 6:02 to play-Papio's biggest lead in the last period until the final half minute. Ken Kontos spurred Wahoo into a 55-54 lead moments later but VanKeuren hit a pair of free shots to erase that edge. The teams traded field goals which still left Papio with a 58-57 advantage. Dave then roared in the clinching layup.

VanKeuren finished with 25 points and Miller came through with a hefty 15 before fouling out with 3:26 to play. Mike Miller, favoring the corners for his shots, totaled 18 to lead the Warriors. Kontos netted 13 and Roger Holtorf 10. Early foul trouble plagued

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Papio's Tom Denker and defensive strength suffered accordingly. Tom picked up three personals in the opening period. Wahoo's pressing tactics kept the Monarchs somewhat off balance until VanKeuren and Miller maneuvered for numerous layups .

Papio Seconds Defeat Wahoo

Papillion basketball reserves posted a 59 to 43 win over Wahoo second teamers Friday night. Dave Nielsen scored 11 points and Dennis Price 10 for the winners. Coach Dennis Hanson praised the rebounding work of Rick Nisley. Bernaek was best for Wahoo with 17. Papillion led at the half 28 to 21.

December 29, 1966

Papillion Rallies To Beat Wayne 58-51 in Final Game of 1966

Papillion's Monarchs were called upon to repel a strong second half assault by visiting Wayne December 21 to notch their third victory in four starts as the 1966 part of the campaign was concluded. The final score was 58-51. The Blue Devils, making their first visit to the Monarch gym, wiped out a 30-18 halftime deficit to force Bob Krernke's lads to go all for the win .

Papillion started strong, moving to the front with a brisk 16 point first period showing while limiting Wayne to eight points. The second period, too, found the locals in command, outscoring the Devils 14-10 .

But the third period found the visitors applying a press with effective results. Numerous Monarch turnovers plus some on target shooting by Lynn Lessmann and Gordon Jorgensen, both juniors, wiped out the lead and the Devils eventually managed to gain the lead, although never by more than two points. The third period ended with Papio holding a one point margin, 41-40 .

Gary Cordes, 5-8 junior, came through with key baskets in the final period to enable the Monarchs to regain command. Gary potted eight of his nine points in the final eight minutes. Dave VanKeuren, the leader with 16, had to settle for just six after the halftime break. Tom Miller also provided nine points for the victors. Jorgensen led all scorers with 21 while Lessman finished with 14 .

Papio had much the better of things in field goal accuracy hitting 23 of 50 for 46 percent while Wayne was limited to 21 of76 for 27.6 percent. Offsetting Papio's shooting superiority were 20 turnovers, by far the most miscues made so far this campaign. Good rebounding work by VanKeuren and Tom Denker, especially in the early stages, provided a strong boost for the winners .

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January 5, 1967

Trojans Nip Papillion On Last Second Basket

Platteview High School kept the Eastern Nebraska Conference domination over larger Ak-Sar-Ben Conference rivals intact Tuesday night with a last second 58 to 56 triumph at Papillion. Trojan John Erhart tipped in a rebound as the buzzer sounded to give his team the victory in a see-saw contest. The triumph was the fifth in as many games by ENC schools against Ak foes. Platteview held a 31 to 26 lead at the half but Papio spurted in front 47 to 42 after three quarters.

The nimble Erhart, hitting accurately from the corners, canned 26 points to lead all scorers. He made good on a three point play with less than two minutes in the game in bringing the Trojans to a tie at 56 all.

The pesky Platte view press caused Papio to lose the ball. With 1 :09 to play the Trojans started a delay game which ended on a long shot by Mike Krambeck with under five seconds to go. The ball hit the front of the rim and caromed to the side to Erhart who canned the deciding shot.

Dave VanKeuren paced Papillion with 18 points. Gary Cordes came off the bench to spark a third quarter push and had his best night of the season with 13 points. Platteview's Roger Jones, a soph center as is VanKeuren, held his own with taller Monarchs and grabbed 10 rebounds. The Trojans got a good performance from Kenny Tex who replaced Steve Ingram when the regular suffered a sprained ankle in the second quarter. Tex pulled in eight rebounds.

Papillion won the second team game 56 to 40. Wayne Aylsworth scored nine points and Rich Wittmuss eight.

January 12, 1967

Syracuse Bombs Monarch Quint

Papio's invading Monarchs ran into a second quarter buzzsaw Saturday night at Syracuse in the form of Bill Formanack while dropping their second straight game, 62-49.

The six foot senior potted 21 points during the first half, most of them in the second period, to pace the Rocket explosion. Aside from that 22-10 mastery, the contest was played on fairly even terms.

Syracuse led at halftime, 38-24. Formanack finished with 27 points while Bob Brandt added 12. Dave VanKeuren topped Papillion's showing with 21 markers.

The Papio reserves bowed to Syracuse 54 to 41. Kevin Low tallied seven points in the losing cause.

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January 12, 1967

Papio Trips Ralston In Tourney Contest

Coach Bob Kremke was the happiest of the many happy Papillion rooters Tuesday afternoon following the Monarchs' 58-51 conquest of archrival Ralston in the Ak-Sar­Ben Tournament at the Westside gym. The defending tourney champs now face favored Syracuse tonight, Thursday at 8:15 in the semifinals .

The come from behind victory marked the first time in Bob's fine coaching career that he achieved a victory over the Rams. Even while at Weeping Water, the lanky skipper could not turn the trick against the Douglas County entry. Monday he snapped the drought after seven consecutive reverses. The triumph also was the first over the Rams since February 1, 1963 when Papio won 55-52

Things didn't look very rosy at the outset as Ralston outscrapped and outshot the Monarchs during a rousing first quarter which produced a 23-10 command. But from then on, Papillion revived as they limited the Rams to 28 points for the rest of the contest and forced RHS to commit numerous errors. Indication of Papio' s arousal carne in the second period when the big Ralston margin was pared to eight points at intermission 32-24 .

Papio continued its strong comeback after the halftime and gained its first tie at 32 when Torn Miller hit a fielder with 5:18 remaining in the third stanza. Big Dave VanKeuren, the Papio scoring ace who had a lone field goal in the first half, hit a close in effort for the first Monarch lead, 37-36 with three minutes to go in the third period. The Rams were held scoreless for almost five minutes of the same quarter .

Papillion headed into the final quarter with a 40-38 lead and continued its assault. Junior Wayne Aylsworth, corning off the bench in the second period, turned in a fine game both offensively and defensively and found time to click for two key field goals in the final period. Another junior, Cary Cordes, likewise kept the Rams on edge with spirited defending and proved the ideal workhorse on the attack.

VanKeuren started to find the range in the second half and finished with 16 points to lead the victors. Miller, a demon rebounder, had 10 markers and Steve Daniell, whose long fielders were just about all the Kremkernen had to offer in the early going, finished with 12 .

Scott Koch, veteran playrnaker, making only his second appearance of season after a bout with mono, paced Ralston with 17, eight of them in the opening period. Gary Bendinger had 12 .

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Papio was out shot from the field, 21-19, but registered 20 of 31 free shots. The winners were guilty of only 12 fouls, a mere four in the second half, while Ralston was charged with 23 infractions.

January 12, 1967

Monarch Matmen Finish Second In Tourney: Reserves Win Title

Papillion High School wrestlers scored a 44 to 8 win over Bennington January 5 Papillion, then took second place in a four team invitational meet at Millard Saturday.

The Monarch grapplers won the most individual titles, four, at Millard, but finished behind the host school in team standings.

Papillion's reserve team, all freshmen, won the reserve championship at Millard with 103 points to 72 for Omaha Bryan. On Tuesday night the Papio freshmen finished second in a seven team meet at Arbor Heights with 78 point to 108 for Bellevue Mission.

Bruce Chapman continued his string of pins during the Bennington dual and the Millard Invitational, racking up three more falls for a total of 11 in 112 pound competition this season.

Individual champions for Papillion at the Millard Invitational were Mike Regan at 95 pounds, Bruce Chapman at 112 pounds, Ken Lloyd at 127 pounds and Ron Murphy at 165 pounds.

January 19, 1967

Papillion Wins 3rd In Ak Tourney

A free throw by Steve Daniell in the closing second of the overtime period enabled Papillion to claim the third place trophy in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament Friday night at Westside. Steve's successful pitch made it 55-54 over Nebraska City in a see-saw affair.

Auburn came through with a fine all around performance to upset Syracuse, 59-49, for the championship.

Papillion had a chance to end the semifinal game in the last two seconds of regulation play but Wayne Aylsworth's free throw failed to click, keeping the count at 52 all. Wayne, however, pulled Papillion to the tie with three free shots to erase Nebraska City's 52-49 lead with only 36 seconds to play.

Three underclassmen paced the Papio point making with junior Tom Miller putting in 13 and junior Gary Cordes and soph Dave VanKeuren 12 each. Dave fouled out with 6:03

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to play. Daniell warmed up in the last period with six points to keep the Monarchs even with the Pioneer challenge .

The game started at a snail's pace as far as scoring was concerned with Papio maintaining a 9-7 frrst period advantage and a 20-19 edge at the half. Nebraska City wiped out the lead to knot the count at 39 heading into the final regulation period .

Rick Budd was the big gun for the Pioneers with 18 points, 12 of them via free shots . NC, outshot from the floor by 18-13, tossed in 28 of 37 from the foul line .

Syracuse made it two in a row over the Monarchs in the January 12 semifinals when they withstood a late flurry for a 63-52 triumph. As in the first outing against Ralston, Papio had to overcome a lousy frrst quarter but this time they couldn't quite close the gap. The Kremkemen did whittle the Rocket lead to 49-45 in the fourth quarter but more free throws provided the final 11 point margin .

Papio was down, 23-11 after the first eight minutes and 36-23 at intermission. Cordes and Miller led the Monarch scoring with 12 and 10 respectively. Bob Brandt sizzled for 26 for the winners .

January 19, 1967

Papio Reserves Defeat Bryan

Papillion High School reserve basketballers won a 45 to 34 game over Omaha Bryan January 11 at Papillion. Coach Dennis Hanson's lads held a 25 to 19 halftime lead. Balanced scoring was the Papillion key as Dave Nielson scored seven points and Keith Price, Rich Wittmuss and Ken DeBoer got six apiece .

January 19, 1967

Chapman, Lloyd Keep Pinning Foes

Two Papillion High School wrestlers kept strings of pins going during three matches in the past week.

Bruce Chapman moved up to 14 consecutive falls and Ken Lloyd advanced to 10 pins in a row as the Monarchs defeated Auburn and Bennington and lost to Omaha Bryan .

Bryan piled up points in heavier weights to down Papio 30 to 20 at Bryan on January 12 . The Maroon and White came back with a 41 to 11 triumph over Auburn Saturday night at Papillion and a 43 to 13 win at Bennington Tuesday night.

Papillion reserves defeated the Bryan reserves 24 to 19 with Byron Hough scoring his tenth consecutive fall in reserve competition .

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January 26, 1967

Monarchs Win, Lose Against Crete, Antlers

Lack of scoring punch hindered Papillion's showing in two week games on the horne floor although the Monarchs broke even. Coach Bob Kremke' s club carne on strong in the second half to nudge Crete, 48-43, Friday night but never could get started Saturday night against a disciplined Elkhorn squad and bowed, 63-45. Gary Cordes, Papio junior, missed both games because of illness.

Papio was behind all the way as the Antlers controlled both boards and carne up with some hot shooting to pull away from a 29-23 halftime lead. John Kruger, son of the Elkhorn coach Gene Kruger, seldom missed a shot in the third period. He led all scorers with 19. Plenty of help carne from Dough Ohm, 15, and Torn Thomsen, 14. Ohm also corralled most of the rebounds.

The Monarchs were limited to 22 points after intermission. Dave VanKeuren's 10 proved high for the losers while Steve Daniell added seven. Failure to cash in on numerous one-and-one free throws also doused Papio' s chances of catching up.

Winless Crete almost pushed into the victory column Friday night until a third quarter turnabout by Papillion gave the Monarchs enough momentum to hold off the visitors. Trailing 24 to 15 after an ice cold first half, Papio limited Crete to just five points in the third quarter and register 18 on the horne side of the scoreboard. A pressing defense unnerved the Cardinal ball handlers and set up several PHS scoring chances.

Phil Curnutt tossed in a field goal with 2:07 to play in the third quarter to bring Papillion into a 26 all tie. Steve Daniell added another field goal with 1:29 in the period to give the Monarchs a lead they never yielded, though the Saline County club bounced back to tie at 35 all midway in the fourth quarter. Curnutt and Dave VanKeuren did double figure scoring for Coach Bob Kremke's club. Big Dave got very few shots in the first half but managed to pick up the point making tempo after intermission. Clever Ben McDowell tallied 17 to lead Crete which scored an upset win over Plattsmouth for victory number one the night after the Papillion game.

January 26, 1967

Papio Reserves Split Two Garnes

Papillion reserves split a pair of weekend games. On Friday night the Crete second team downed Papio 52 to 44. Kevin Low was top scorer for the Maroon and White with 12 points. Brodhorst got 16 for Crete. Saturday night the Papio reserves spanked Elkhorn 67 to 50. Thirteen players scored for Coach Dennis Hanson's club with Keith P.rice leading the way on a 12 point output. Hahn had 10 for the junior Antlers.

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February 2, 1967

Papio Grapplers Trim Plattsmouth; End Dual Season With 8 Wins

Papillion High School wrestlers wound up their dual season January 26 with a 43 to 5 win over Plattsmouth at Papillion. The triumph gave the Monarchs a season record of eight wins and three defeats. Coach Nick Chiburis believes his first year squad would be able to erase at least one of the setbacks if a rematch was to take place now .

Bruce Chapman, undefeated 112 pounder, kept his pin streak alive by defeating Gall of Plattsmouth in 21 seconds with a three-quarter nelson. The victory was Chapman's 16th pin in 16 matches. Ken Lloyd also kept his pin streak alive with a 3:34 fall over Arn of Plattsmouth accomplished with a cradle hold. The fall was Lloyd's 12th in succession . Ninety-five pounder Mike Regan, scrappy freshman, won his 13th match in 14 tries by pinning Rogers in 3:27. Two other Papillion freshmen won varsity letters with triumphs over Blue Devil opponents. They are Keith Price, 138 pounder and Scott Grosskopf, 145 pounds .

February 2, 1967

Papio Scores Two Basketball Wins

Balanced scoring paid off Friday and Saturday nights as Papillion brought its season record to 8 wins and 5 defeats with triumphs over Ralston and Seward .

A slow start against Ralston had Papio fans on the anxious seat during the Monarchs' 59 to 44 win Friday on the home floor. Not until just 3:20 remained in the first quarter did PHS tally from the field. Wayne Aylsworth broke the ice and by the end of the period Papio and the rivals from the north were deadlocked at 11 all.

The height advantage of Dave VanKeuren and Tom Miller began to tell in the second period. At halftime Papio had moved to a 33-23 lead. For the rest of the ragged contest it was fire and fall back. Clever Scott Koch directed the Ralston offense but had little help in setting up plays. Ten Papio players got in the scoring column, VanKeuren leading with 16 points. Koch scored 16 for Ralston and sophomore Paul Ziemba added 13 .

The Monarchs displayed their best game of the season far from home Saturday night whipping Seward 61 to 52 at Seward. Coach Bob Kremke had good words for the showing of the Maroon and White as four players hit double figures and a fifth was just one point shy .

Seward held an 18-12lead after one quarter but Papio switched to a man-to-man defense and shut off scoring by Wes Walden who tallied nine first quarter points. The lanky Bluejay pivot got only two more the rest of the game. Tom Denker led the scoring parade

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for the first time this season on a 14 point output. He had six in the first quarter to keep the Monarchs in contention.

VanKeuren and Wayne Aylsworth sparked a third quarter surge that put Papio in front. The big sophomore center pushed in three fielders and Aylsworth had five points. Gary Cordes took over the scoring burden in the final period, connecting on two fielders and four free throws.

When totals were figured, VanKeuren had 13, Cordes 12, Tom Miller 11 and Aylsworth nine to present the best point making balance in many a day. Larry Beckler paced Seward with 18 points and Norman Abele contributed 14.

Papillion reserves split a pair of weekend games, defeating Ralston 58 to 47 and losing at Seward 55 to 48. Charles Dort tallied 14 points to pace the Monarch subs against Ralston. Twelve Papio players hit the scoring column. A four point second quarter spoiled Papillion chances at Seward. Rich Nisley scored 10 points and Dave Nielson connected for nine.

February 9, 1967

Monarchs Cinch Ak North Title

Papillion won the North Division title of the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Saturday night with a surprisingly easy 63 to 28 win at Blair. Victory gives the Monarchs a mark of 4-0 in the six team north division. Winless Ashland is the only North Division foe left on the Papio schedule. All other rivals have lost at least tow conference games.

Tom Denker continued his rejuvenated play as he scored 15 points and did a bang up rebounding job, snaring 17 caroms. The senior guard has become the floor leader which the basically young Monarch squad needs.

Blair fans didn't know it at the time, but the nine points scored by the Bears in the first period was to be the home teams' last quarter of the night.

Sophomore Dave VanKeuren led Papio scorers with 16 points while Denker had 15. Rich Hansen was the best for Blair with a meager seven point output. There was no reserve game as the varsity contest was the preliminary to the Dana-Midland college fray.

February 9, 1967

3 Papillion Matmen Top Seeded In District Tourney at Millard

Three Papillion High School wrestlers are top seeded in the District Class B tournament which will be held at Millard High School Friday and Saturday. Nine schools will bid in the meet with the top three finishers in each weight classes qualifying for the state meet in Lincoln the following weekend.

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Mike Regan of Papillion is first choice in the 95 pound class, Bruce Chapman is top seeded among 112 pounders and Ken Lloyd tops the list of 127 pound contenders. Other Monarch grapplers who won favored spots in the draw are Herb Fricke, 133 and Scott Grosskopf, 145, both third seeded and Paul Adair, 120, and Art Kirwan, 180, both fourth seeded .

Papillion Coach Nick Chiburis believes Fairbury, Ralston, Millard and Papillion will be involved in the race for team honors. Other teams in the district competition are Waverly, Plattsmouth, Ashland, Auburn and Hickman-Norris .

February 16, 1967

Five Papillion Wrestlers Qualify For State Class B Competition

Three Papillion High School wrestlers won individual titles in the Class B district tournament at Millard last weekend .

Top seeded Mike Regan, 95 pounds, Bruce Chapman, 112 pounds and Ken Lloyd, 127 pounds, upheld the accuracy of the pre-meet selections by winning titles. Two other Monarchs also qualified for the state meet in Lincoln this weekend. They are Paul Adair, who finished second in the 120 pound class and Herb Fricke, who ranked second in the 133 pound class .

Chapman kept his pin streak alive with three falls against district tourney rivals. He brings a record of 19 consecutive pins into state competition. Lloyd won his weight class but had his pin streak stopped at 15 when he decisioned Dick Kerndt of Ralston 5-2 in the finals .

Two Papio matmen earned fourth place finishes in the district. Dan Robbin 103 pounds and Keith Price in 138 pounds came back in the consolation bracket only to fall one victory short of earning a state meet berth .

February 16, 1967

PHS Basketeers Score High, Low in Recording Two More Wins

Can a basketball team score barely half as many points one night as it tallied the previous evening and still win? Yes, Papillion High School performed this trick last weekend in adding two more victories to its record, riddling Ashland 79-53 at Papillion Friday then squeezing past Nebraska City 40 to 35 at the Otoe County stronghold Saturday .

Scoring came quick and often for the Monarchs against Ashland. Papio held a 40-27 lead at halftime and reserves got plenty of duty during the last two quarters .

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At Nebraska City the lids were on the baskets. Papillion got only four points in the frrst quarter. Neither team could generate a respectable shooting percentage throughout the game.

Phil Curnutt popped in 12 points in the first half to lead the Monarchs to a commanding margin against Ashland. He finished with 16 to take game honors for the winners, though Arno Nebon found the range for 18 on behalf of the Bluejays.

Tom Denker collected 12 points against Nebraska City as his mates rallied from a poor beginning. Papio held a 16-14 edge at halftime and a 27-24 advantage after three quarters. Rick Budd's 18 points gave him more than half the Pioneer output.

February 16, 1967

Papio Seconds Win Twice

Papillion's second team kept pace with the varsity last weekend by winning over Ashland and Nebraska City.

The count was 69 to 35 against the Junior Jays as Rick Nisley scored 15. Robinson was best for the losers with 14. Ragged, rough action was the rule at Nebraska City where Papio pulled out a 54 to 46 conquest. Dave Nielson scored nine and Charles Dort and Kevin Low eight apiece for the winners. Referees kept busy for 29 fouls were charged against Papio and 21 against Neb City.

February 23, 1967

Papio Closes Regular Cage Season At 12-6 With Win and Defeat

Papillion High School wound up a successful basketball season Tuesday night with a 73-60 win over Elkhorn St. Johns on the Papio court. The triumph, coupled with a 71-65 setback at Gretna last Friday, gives Coach Bob Kremke's crew a 12 win, 6loss record with the district tournament yet to go.

The Monarchs broke away from a 30-30 halftime deadlock against the seminarians Tuesday and held a 52-42 margin at the close of the third quarter. .Gary Cordes,. Dave VanKeuren and Tom Denker each scored six points in the third period splurge. VanKeuren finished the game with 20 to lead all scorers. Cordes was close behind with 18, Denker had 13 and Gary Trochlil shot home 10.

Trochlil performed well in place of regular Tom Miller who missed the Gretna and St. Johns games because of the mumps. Coach Kremke hopes to have part time duty from the 6-3 junior in the tournament next week. Sophomore Dave Hahn led the St. Johns attack with 19 points. The Knights are fourth seeded behind Papio in the Class B district at Westside.

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It was a different story at Gretna as Papillion dropped far behind then rallied strongly in the fourth quarter to pull within six points of the state rated Class C flashes. Gretna held a 42-30 edge at the half and was in front 59 to 47 after three quarters .

Big Mike Wilcox scored 30 for the Dragons and Bob Greenfield chipped in with 22 to give the winners a potent two-man attack. VanKeuren tallied 21 for Papillion. Cordes was the only other player in double figures with a 12 point performance .

February 23, 1967

Papio Reserves Complete 12-4 Year

Papillion's reserve basketball team completed a satisfying 12-4 season Tuesday night with a 58 to 40 triumph over Elkhorn St. Johns. On Friday night the Papio seconds spanked Gretna 68 to 45 .

Balanced scoring and lots of it was the key in both victories for Coach Dennis Hanson's club. Dennis Price led the attack with 10 points against St. Johns. Fourteen players hit the scoring column. Wenhoff scored 10 for the losers .

At Gretna 17 Papio players dented the net with points. Rick Nisley tallied nine to lead the parade. Everett Schnell scored 14 for the junior Dragons who managed only two free throws in the second quarter after trailing 19-16 at the close of the first period. Papillion notched 22 in the second stanza to hold a 41-18 margin at halftime .

February 23, 1967

Ken Lloyd Earns Points In State Meet

Papillion High School wrestlers earned nine points in the Class B division of the state tournament Friday and Saturday. The Monarchs, in their first year of wrestling, tied for 1th place with Fairbury and Kimball.

Ken Lloyd lost in the finals of the 127 pound class after winning two earlier matches . His success provided all the points. Coach Nick Chiburis said Lloyd lacked 10 seconds in riding time or he would have nipped Harry Fox of Albion who took the 6-5 decision . The Papio senior was building up time when the match ended .

Unbeaten Bruce Chapman suffered a setback in the 112 pound class when Roger Daugherty of Gordon, second place finisher in 1966, won a 7-3 decision. Mike Regan bowed to Ron Green of Gordon in the 95 pound class when he was pinned in 3:57. Paul Adair was decisioned 6-3 by Rick Pinkerman of O'Neill and Herb Fricke was pinned by Larry Kauffman of Cozad in 3:33. Lloyd decisioned Lowell Anderson of Lexington 8-5 in his first match, then downed Alan Ogorsolka of Cozad 4-2 in the semifinals .

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March 2, 1967

Monarchs Win Tourney Opener

Fans viewed some sizzling first half shooting Tuesday night at Westside as Papillion's Monarchs ousted defending champion Millard from the Class B throne room, 65-54.

The winners fired at a 54 percent pace during the first tow periods while Millard connected on half of their field goal attempts. Bulk of the shots were medium and long range efforts. Papio finished with a 51 percent showing, bagging 26 of 51 tries. Millard cooled off somewhat in the second half and wound up with a 42 percent mark.

In winning their second game from the Indians this campaign, Papio used a strong second half showing by Dave VanKeuren to pull away from the stubborn rivals. Dave scored half ofPapio's 16 points in the third period. He finished with 17. The 6-3 soph also collared 13 rebounds to put the clamp on Millard's fast breaking attempts. It was scoring balance by the Monarchs which offset the effective gunning of Millard's point twins, senior Rich Hansen and soph Daryl Petersen. Tom Denker came through with 15 and 9 rebounds, Cary Cordes meshed 14 points while Phil Curnutt, playing one of his best games, had 11.

Petersen, the quickest lad on the floor, was at his eagle eye best with 25 while Hansen, the lone regular back from the state championship squad, totaled 18. The pair accounted for all but 11 of the Indians' points.

The consistent target hitting in the frrst half ended with Papillion holding a 37-36 edge. Then VanKeuren started to stir and the Monarchs widened the margin. It was 53-48 after three quarters.

"I thought we gave it all we had," Millard Coach Lyle Buell said. "Papillion's rebounding strength hurt us and some of their shots kept going in when we thought we had them well covered," he added. Papio Coach Bob Kremke was well pleased with the Monarch performance and cited VanKeuren's third quarter spree as the turning point.

March 9, 1967

Free Throw Shooting Helps Papio Down Plattsmouth in Semifinals

Balanced scoring and plenty of free throw shooting lifted the Monarchs past Plattsmouth, 69-53 on March 2 in the semifinal test. In gaining revenge for a regular season setback, Papio held the upper hand throughout and potted 39 of 53 free throws as the Bltie Devils fouled repeatedly. The losers were tooted for 33 infractions.

VanKeuren hit for 16 points while Trochlil had 14 and Denker and Cordes 12 each. Denker sank 10 of 16 free throws. Plattsmouth outshot the winners from the floor, 20 to 15.

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March 9, 1967

State Tourney Spot vs. Madison

A Papillion High School team will enter state tournament play in Lincoln Thursday afternoon at 1 :45 for the first time in 39 years. The Class B contest between second seeded Madison and Papio will take place at the University of Nebraska Coliseum, following the 12 noon game between third seeded Schuyler and Bridgeport. If successful in its first game, the Monarchs will meet the Schuyler-Bridgeport winner at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Coliseum .

Papillion won a 72 to 64 victory from Omaha Holy Name Friday night at Omaha Westside to earn the state meet ticket.

March 16, 1967

Monarchs Sidelined in Tourney Opener

Hot shooting Madison cooled Papillion hopes in the first round of the Class B state tournament in Lincoln the afternoon of March 9 with an 83 to 62 triumph. The final score was not a fair indicator of the game for the underdog Monarchs stayed right with the second seeded Madison team for more than three quarters .

The Dragons, losers of just one game before tourney action, shot at exactly 50 percent clip, hitting 29 of 58 field goal tries. Chief tormentor of the Papio defenses was Bruce Rabe who fired in nine field goals and 12 of 13 free throws for a 30 point total. Madison bowed to Schuyler in a semifinal game Friday night 75 to 62. Schuyler in turn lost to Holdrege in the championship game Saturday night 66 to 54 .

Madison jumped out to a 24-13 lead after one quarter against Papillion, running off eight consecutive counters just before the period closed. For the next two quarters Papio backers were encouraged. Both teams scored 16 points in the second stanza and in the third Papio outgoaled the Scarlet and Silver 18 to 16 .

Sophomore Dave VanKeuren pulled the Monarchs into contention in the third quarter when he scored seven points. With 44 seconds to play Tom Miller netted a close in shot and Papillion trailed by only 52 to 47. Then 6-9 Merlin Renner went to work. He potted an easy layup and hit two free throws before the quarter ended to push Madison out to a 56-47 advantage .

Two quick jump shots by VanKeuren kept the Sarpy lads close as the final period opened but then the Madison fast break, keyed by big Renner's rebounding, rolled up some easy

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baskets. Despite his bulk, the husky Renner was charged with only one foul and that came with just 2:22 to play in the game.

Papillion's hopes suffered when floor leader Tom Denker got into early foul trouble and had to sit out much of the second quarter. Denker drew his third miscue with 41 seconds elapsed in the second period. Gary Trochlil came off the bench to display more of the scoring punch that has made him a valuable performer in late season. VanKeuren led Papillion scoring with 19 points, Miller had 11 and Trochlil 10. Several close range Papio shots were swept away by the tall Madison center, leaving the Monarchs noticeably dismayed.

March 16, 1967

Papio Coach Looks Ahead With Pleasure

Papillion High School basketball Coach Bob Kremke was well pleased with the 15-7 record compiled by the Monarchs during 1966-67. The Maroon and White were the first Papillion team in 39 years to win a state tournament berth. With three regulars returning, plus a number of other experienced squadmen, Coach Kremke has high hopes for next year.

Guard Gary Cordes looms as the likely floor leader, with two 6-3 inside shooters, Dave VanKeuren and Tom Miller, counted on to add scoring punch. Cordes and Miller are juniors while VanKeuren, leading scorer on the squad, is a sophomore. More help is expected from the reserve team which compiled a pleasing 12-4 record.

Competition will be tougher next year. Three Class C foes will drop from the schedule. Gretna, Platteview and Elkhorn will be replaced by Class A and B rivals, though this season all three of the C teams defeated Papillion. Already set for games next year are Class A Columbus and Beatrice.

The Monarchs rebounded from a low point in early January when they bowed to Platteview by two points. "After that game I couldn't see how we could beat anyone left on the schedule," Coach Kremke confessed. "But the boys buckled down, the seniors who were sidelined for a game or two showed a fine attitude and we made a real comeback."

Graduation will take guards Tom Denker, Steve Daniell and Steve Szynskie and forwards Phil Curnutt and Gary Trochlil. The late season scoring of Trochlil plus Denker's improved floor leadership were big factors in the Papillion revival, said Coach Kremke.

Final Scoring Totals for 1966-67

VanKeuren 345, Cordes 197, Denker 179, Miller 148, Curnutt 131, Danie11110, Trochlil 95, Aylsworth 57, Szynskie 18, DeBoer 18, Dort 6, Lehr 0, Price 0.

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March 30, 1967

VanKeuren Named All Conference At Ak-Sar-Ben Coaches Meeting

Six performers earned first string spots on both the North and South Division basketball teams which were chosen last week by the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference coaches .

In the North balloting, Rich Hansen of Millard and Dave VanKueuren of Papillion were unanimous choices. Rich is a high scoring senior and also was a member of the Indians' state championship club in 1966. Dave is a sophomore and sparked the Monarchs to the division title and a state meet spot this term. Other first team picks were Scott Koch, Ralston senior; Mike Miller, Wahoo senior; Arno Neben, Ashland junior; and another Rich Hansen, this one a Blair junior.

Honorable mention went to Daryl Petersen, Millard's talented soph; Tom Denker, Papillion senior; Tom Miller, Papillion junior; Gary Bedinger, Ralston junior; Ken Kostos, Wahoo senior and Lowell Moore, Blair junior.

April 6, 1967

Papillion Trackmen Win 2 Meets; Visits to Millard, Gretna Upcoming

A dual meet at Millard Friday and a test at Gretna Tuesday will be the next assignments for Papillion High's track squad .

Coach Don Peterson's lads tripped Platteview 98-50 in its spring debut. Senior Don Adair equaled the school record in the 100 yard dash when he covered the distance in 10.4. Don Whitted did the same in 1957 .

Don and Platteview's John Murphy tied for first in the event. Don also won the 220 while brother Paul, a junior, won the 440. Other Papio winners included Jeff Fey, high hurdles; Harold Clary, lows; Ken DeBoer, discus; Dave Clary, 880; Jim Kellett, mile; Keith Russell, shot and the 880 and mile relay units .

Papillion track and field performers scored an early morning victory in a triangular meet Friday against Waverly and Ceresco at the University of Nebraska indoor track at Lincoln. Coach Don Peterson's lads accumulated 86 points to 70 for Waverly and 55 for Ceresco .

Papio won only four events, including both relays, but piled up counters in second, third, fourth and fifth places. Don Adair won the 60 yard dash in 6.9 and Dave Clary captured the 880 in 2:09.2 to go along with the six point first places achieved in the 4 lap relay and the mile relay .

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Aprill3, 1967

Monarch Track Team Defeats Gretna, Loses Meet at Millard

Papillion won a track and field meet at Gretna Tuesday afternoon by piling up 97 V2 points to 48 V2 for the host school. Gretna's Bob Greenfield, a state meet performer last year, raced to a commanding win in the 440, registering a 53.5 clocking.

Hurdler Mike Sullivan was a double for Papio, capturing the 60 yard highs and the 100 yard lows.

Strong showings in the two mile run and three relay events enabled Millard to outscore Papillion, 80-52 Friday in a dual at the Millard track. The Monarchs held a 48-42 lead after 10 events and gained a 27 to 18 supremacy in field events.

Ken DeBoer was a double winner, taking the discus and shot. Other Papio victors included Jim Kellett in the mile, Mike Sullivan in the 120 highs and Wayne Aylsworth in the broad jump.

Aprill3, 1967

Papio Golfers Nip Millard in Opener

Millard High golfers dropped a one stroke decision to Papillion April6 by a 126-127 score at Oak Hills. Bob Werner of Millard was medalist with a 37. Rick Hawkes fired a 43 while Jon Ihrig carded a 47.

Dan Dolan and Gary Cordes shot 4ls for Papio while Dave Nielson and Bob Olson also deadlocked at 44. Three scores were used.

Millard's reserves claimed a 145-154 win over their Monarch counterparts.

April 20, 1967

Monarch Trackmen Nipped

Papillion High School bowed in the final event of the morning, the 880 yard relay and so lost a dual track meet with Ralston 70 to 60.

Two tenths of a second separated the two anchor men in the relay as the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference rivals held the meet Saturday morning at Millard after rain forced a delay from the Friday afternoon date at Ralston.

Papillion Coach Don Peterson was pleased with the efforts of his 18 man squad. A number of Monarch athletes produced their best showings of the spring. Wayne

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Aylsworth broad jumped 19 feet, 2 inches; Ron Hubbard cleared 11 feet in the pole vault; Dave Clary ran the half mile in 2:07.3 and Paul Adair toured the quarter mile in 53.1.

April20, 1967

Papillion Golfers Edge Brownell-Talbot

Papillion High School golfers nipped Brownell-Talbot 125 to 128 in a match Apri118 at Chapel Hill. Brownell-Talbot is defending state champion in Class B.

Dan Dolan of Papillion was medalist with a 38. Gary Cordes shot a 43 and Bob Olson a 47. Bob Popp and Neely Kountze each had a 41 for the Omaha team .

April27, 1967

Papio Golfers Defeat Bryan High

Papillion High School golfers added another victory April20 with a 185 to 216 win over Omaha Bryan at Chapel Hill.

Dan Dolan and Gary Cordes of Papillion shared medalist honors with 44s. Bob Olson fired a 48 and Jess Swain a 49 for the Monarchs. Steve Kemp was best for Bryan with a 51.

May4, 1967

Papillion Golfers Win Two Matches; Loop Meet Next

Papillion High School golfers scored two more victories despite windy weather last week .

On April 27 the Monarchs downed Ralston 198 to 213 at Chapel Hill. Dan Dolan led Papillion with a 44 while Steff Lacey was best for Ralston with a 48 .

On Friday, April 28, Papillion defeated Fremont Bergan 127 to 138 at the Fremont Country Club. Dolan was low scorer with 40, Gary Cordes shot a 43 and Dave Nielson carded a 44. Bob Todd and Dan Beckel each had 45s for Bergan .

May4, 1967

Plattsmouth Wins Triangular; Papio Second

Plattsmouth's cindermen proved too strong for Papillion and Syracuse and chalked up a triangular victory Tuesday at Syracuse. The Blue Devils totaled 78 points while Papio placed second with 44 and Syracuse posted 34 .

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The Monarchs received three first place performances. Ron Hubbard vaulted 11-1; Paul Adair took the 440 in :53 and Steve Daniell won the 880 in 2:12.8.

Other Papio point getters included Keith Russell, second in the shot; Ken DeBoer, second in the discus; Wayne Aylsworth, second in the broad jump; Mike Sullivan, second in the 120 yard highs; Don Adair, third in 100; Joe Barry, fourth in 100; Steve Vaughn, third in mile; Aylsworth, third in the 440; Ken Stephenson, third in 880; Rich Schmidt, fourth in 880; Barry, third in 220; Don Adair, fourth in 220; Jim Kellett, third in two mile; Al Bathel, fourth in two mile. Papio's two mile relay team and 880 foursome both finished second to Plattsmouth.

May4, 1967

Monarchs Collect 5 Points at Blair

Papillion track and field performers collected five points at the Blair Invitational on April 18. Ron Hubbard placed fourth in the vault, Jim Kellett was fourth in the two mile and Don Adair placed fifth in the 220 yard dash.

May 11, 1967

Wahoo Repeats As Golf Champ

Wahoo captured its third straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference golf title Saturday by winning the loop meet on its home course. The Warriors totaled 256 for a 12 stroke win over Plattsmouth. Papillion was third with a 269. Millard and Nebraska City tied at 270 and Ralston came in with a 279.

Mike Miller of Wahoo took individual honors with a 78. Ashland and Waverly, newest Ak member, did not compete. Papillion's showing was sparked by Dan Dolan and Gary Cordes who carded 87s. Robert Olson carded a 95 over the 18 hole route.

May 11, 1967

Papillion Trails in Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Track; Wins Dual Meet

Plattsmouth, Millard and Auburn track forces waged a spirited battle for first place Friday in the Ak-Sar-Ben conference meet and the defending champs from Cass County repeated by a one point margin over the home based Indians.

Competing in miserable rainy and cool conditions in the afternoon and still nippy but drier weather in the evening, athletes from the 11 schools still managed to set four records and tie two more.

Plattsmouth totaled 47 points while Millard scored 46 and Auburn 43. Ralston finished fourth with 29. All11 teams registered points with Wahoo taking fifth, Nebraska City

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sixth and Syracuse seventh. Three teams, Papillion, Ashland and Blair, tied for eighth with nine points each while Falls City trailed with 7 lf2 .

Victory in two of the three relays netted the Blue Devils triumph and offset Millard's mile relay win the final event of the evening. The Indians had a possible title leave their grasp when they finished second to Plattsmouth in the 880 relay. A snafu involving Millard and Papillion baton exchangers on the third leg resulted in disqualification for the Monarchs, who finished second and boosted the Indians into the runner-up position .

Monarch performers came up with a pair of school records during the league test. The 880 relay crew turned in a time of 1:35.5 despite disqualification and the two mile relay squad was clocked in 8:48.5. Dave VanKeuren's second place in the shot and Jim Kellett's fourth in the two mile were the top individual performances by Papillion competitors. The two mile relay team placed third .

May 11, 1967

Monarchs Drub Waverly Monday

Papillion track performers won 11 of the 16 events Monday to drub Waverly in a dual meet, 84-49, at the Viking oval.

Don Adair was a double winner for the Monarchs, taking the 100 and 220. Brother Paul copped the 440. Don's 23.8 for the 220 tied his best clocking this spring. Other first place winners for Papio were Ken DeBoer, discus; Ron Hubbard in the vault; Steve Daniell in the 880; Mike Sullivan in the low hurdles; Jim Kellett in the mile; AI Bathel in the two mile and the two mile and mile relay crews .

May 11, 1967

PHS Links Team Tips Omaha Foe

Papillion High School golfers nipped Brownell-Talbot 142 to 150 Monday at Chapel Hill. Gary Cordes of Papillion and Bob Popp of the Omaha school shared medalist honors with 44s. Dan Dolan had a 45, Dave Nielson a 53 and Bob Olson a 54 for Papillion .

May 18, 1967

Maroon Linksmen Tie Neb. City

Papillion and Nebraska City tied in a golf triangular held May 10 at Nebraska City. The two schools wound up with 128 scores while Syracuse trailed with 140. Dan Dolan shot a 42 and Gary Cordes and Dave Nielson tallied 43s for the Monarchs .

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May 18, 1967

Monarch Golfers Earn State Berth

Papillion High School golfers qualified for the state Class B meet in Lincoln with a second place finish in the district tournament at Fremont Friday. The Monarchs totaled 249 strokes to trail team champion Wahoo by two. Omaha Brownell-Talbot was the third team to qualify, carding a 252.

Papillion's Dan Dolan tied for third in medalist competition with an 80. Dan Heineman of Wahoo was low scorer with 78, followed by Bob Werner and Mike Miller of Wahoo with 79s. Bob Popp of Brownell-Talbot also scored an 80.

Coach Dennis Hanson will take Dolan, Bob Olson, Gary Cordes and Dave Nielson to Lincoln for the test at Pioneer Park. Olson shot an 84, Cordes and 85 and Nielson a 94 in the Fremont qualifying round. The low three scores count for team ranking.

May 18, 1967

Senior Don Adair will be Papillion's representative in the state track meet at Kearney this weekend. The spring star qualified in the 100 and 220 yard dashes as a result of placing third in each event at the Class B district meet Friday at Millard. Don was timed in 10.4 in the 100 and 23.3 in the 220.

Papio scored 18 points Friday for fifth place. Contributing to the total were Keith Russell, fourth in the shot at 43-8112; Ken DeBoer, fifth in the discus at 131-91/2; Al Bathel fifth in the two mile at 10:51.6; Paul Adair, fifth in the 440 at 53.4; the two mile team, third in 8:44.2; Jim Kellett, fifth in the mile at 5:02.0 and the 880 relay team, third, in 1:36.8.

Plattsmouth won the district team title with 54 Y2 points with Auburn second at 47 followed by Ralston 38 and Millard 37.

May 25, 1967

Papillion Blanked In Track Meet

Sprinter Don Adair of Papillion failed to place in the Class B state track meet at Kearney Friday and Saturday. Gretna picked up four points in Class Con Bob Greenfield's fourth place in the 440 yard dash and a fourth place finish in the mile relay.

Auburn did best among Ak-Sar-Ben Conference teams in Class B, netting eight points on a second by Dave Harris in the two mile and a second by Dan Parker in the high jump. Wahoo got three on a third in the high jump by Jeff Beranek and Ralston garnered two on Mike Pinkerton's fourth place in the mile run with a 4:34.5 clocking.

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May25, 1967

Three New Awards Presented To Monarch Track Squadmen

Three awards for Papillion High School track and field performers were announced recently by track Coach Don Peterson .

Don Adair was given the outstanding trackman honor for collecting 63 % points during the spring season. The senior sprinter tallied in 100 and 220 yard dashes and the 880 relay .

Jim Kellett, a sophomore, was outstanding distance runner. He scored 36 points during the season and set a school record of 10:40.2 in the two mile run .

Ken DeBoer, a junior won the most improved trackman award. He scored 44 % points this season compared to four as a sophomore. His best marks were 42 feet, 9 Y2 inches in the shot put and 133 feet, 7 inches in the discus .

Winners will have their names placed on permanent plaques which will be hung at the school said Coach Peterson .

May25, 1967

PHS Golfers Place 1 01h

Papillion High School golfers brought home a tenth place finish in the state Class B meet held in Lincoln Friday .

Dan Dolan of Papillion won a four hole sudden death playoff for fifth place in individual placing. He tied with Don Heineman of Wahoo, Jim Schneider of York and Bill Scheffermiller of Ainsworth at 81 .

The Monarch team total was 260, well behind the winning 237 compiled by Holdrege . Jim Trail of Holdrege won the individual title with a 75. Papillion low scorers in addition to Dolan were Gary Cordes with 87 and Dave Nielson with 92 .

York placed second in the team race with a 238, followed by Wahoo 240, Plattsmouth 243, Fairbury 246, Ainsworth 248, Cozad 257, Minden 259 and Brownell-Talbot of Omaha also at 260 .

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September 14, 1967

PHS Defense Stifles Neb. City in 26-0 Triumph; Aylsworth Scores 3 Touchdowns in Season Opener

Senior halfback Wayne Aylsworth picked up right where he left off last year and sparked Papillion High School to a 26-0 football victory over Nebraska City Friday night at Peru State's Oak Bowl.

The flinty 156 pounder scored three touchdowns and gained 146 yards in 18 carries in the season opener. As expected, the sturdy Papio defense made things tough for the Pioneers, allowing only 44 yards rushing and 24 yards passing. Officials gained more yards than the Nebraska City team. The men in striped shirts stepped off 115 yards in penalties against the Monarchs.

Junior quarterback Frank Vance did a good job of guiding the Papio offense. He threw a touchdown pass to Aylsworth that covered 28 yards and completed three others. Senior fullback Ron Hubbard gave Aylsworth valuable aid in the ball toting department. Hubbard gained 100 yards in 14 tries.

In addition to penalties, the loss of four fumbles blunted Papillion's attack. The Maroon and White was also turned back on the Nebraska City 6 yard line on another offensive thrust.

Aylsworth scored once on a 1 yard plunge, again on a 50 yard punt return and a third time on the pass from Vance. Dave Nielson added the fourth score on a 32 yard punt return. Wiry Wayne also had a good night on defense intercepting two passes.

Coach Nelson Hinkle was pleased with the defense but indicated that the offense could stand more polish. Charles Dort led the barricaders with eight tackles and seven assists.

Nebraska City threatened to score just before the half when Kurt Schreiner intercepted a pass and ran to the PHS 10. But the next few plays produced losses that left the Pioneers on the Papio 38 yard line. Nebraska City got into Papio territory only two other times. Jerry Jordan was the losers best ground gainer, netting 29 yards in 12 attempts.

The game was played at Peru because the Nebraska City stadium is not completed.

September 14, 1967

Papio Reserves Defeat Blair

Papillion reserve football players scored a 13 to 6 win over the Blair reserves Monday night on the Papio field. Larry Andrews put Papillion ahead in the second quarter with a 51 yard touchdown run on an end sweep. Mike Szynskie added the other touchdown in the third period on an 11 yard off tackle burst. Quarterback Rick Daup passed to Rich

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Kalal for the extra point. Szynskie and Andrews were backfield workhorses. The former gained 82 yards in 20 carries and the latter 76 yards in 16 tries .

Blair scored in the fourth quarter on a 1 yard pass after marching about 30 yards .

Reserve coach John Haskell was pleased with the Papio defense, giving praise to Denny Price and Steve Dort, who led in tackles, and to linemen John Gibilisco and Wayne Bradley .

September 14, 1967

PHS Cross Country Team Nips Pioneers

Papillion's cross country team scored a 17 to 19 win over Nebraska City Friday at Nebraska City in the first competition of the fall. Junior Dave Clary of Papillion placed first over the mile and one-half course with a 8:35 clocking. Another Monarch junior, Jim Kellett, finished second at 8:37 .

September 21, 1967

Papio Subdues Stubborn Ashland in Last Quarter; Late Touchdowns Push PHS 11 Out of Danger

Heavier Papillion wore down scrappy Ashland in the final quarter to pull away for a 21-6 Ak-Sar-Ben Conference football victory Friday night at the Bluejay stadium. Dizzy from a flurry of Ashland passes, the Monarchs had no chance to breathe easy until Wayne Aylsworth scored with 5:40 gone in the fourth quarter. His three yard burst pushed Papio ahead 14 to 6. Then with 1:25 to play, Aylsworth broke free on a 25 yard scamper for another touchdown which put the locals out of reach .

For the first three quarters the Bluejays were a far different team from the outfit which was humbled 42 to 7 at Papillion last year. Senior quarterback Arno Neben and a junior signal caller, Tim Smith, shared the role of driving the Ashland attack.

It was Smith who lofted a 31 yard scoring pass to Dave Oglesby on the last play of the third quarter to put the issue vary much in doubt. Papio fans rested a bit easier when Neben was bulldogged short of the end zone on his run for the extra point. Papillion took the 7-6 edge into the fourth quarter.

The only score of the first half came with 2:50 to play. Ron Hubbard punched across on Papillion's third try from the one yard line. Steve Lehr then kicked the first of his three extra points to send the Monarchs to halftime with a modest 7-0 lead .

Papillion's scoring drive started after Tom Miller halted Jeff Wilch on a fourth down run, giving Papio the ball on the Bluejay 40. Hubbard ran for eight and a first down after Aylsworth gained two. Then Aylsworth pulled Papio out of a hole by banging for a 10

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yard gain on third down. Hubbard again gained eight and Aylsworth added a couple of short yardage carries to set up the first and goal situation on the one.

The Monarchs had another scoring chance when Ashland bobbled Lehr' s kickoff following the touchdown. Dennis Price recovered for the Maroon and White on the Ashland 33. Frank Vance passed to Charles Dort for eight but was thrown back to the 35 while attempting another pass. His fourth down aerial was intercepted by Steve Durbin on the Ashland 18.

The home town threatened the first quarter, moving to Papillion's 20 before an incomplete pass and a saving tackle by Rick Nisley stopped the drive. Papillion had a good chance early in the third quarter after Dave Nielsen recovered Neben's fumble on the Ashland 28. Hubbard roared to the 12 only to have a penalty nullify the gain. Two more running plays lost yardage, a pass was incomplete so Jeff Fey closed out the drive by punting into the end zone.

Dave Loosemore intercepted a pass to stymie the next Ashland drive. He made the catch at Papillion's 40 and returned to the Ashland 42. But a 15 yard penalty wiped out this opportunity. Then came Ashland's scoring march which included three pass completions before the payoff bomb.

The Monarchs responded by moving for 67 yards and a score. Aylsworth brought the kickoff to the 33 and collaborated with Hubbard to gain most of the yardage on the march. Vance hit Dave VanKeuren for a 14 yard pass to loosen the Bluejay secondary before the Aylsworth-Hubbard duo went to work again on eight consecutive running plays that covered the final41 yards.

Papillion made its third scoring march with just 3:25 showing on the time clock. Starting at their 21 after an Ashland punt, Hubbard and Aylsworth again tore into the tiring Bluejays for big chunks of yardage. Hubbard nearly went all the way but was pulled down on the Ashland 25 after a 39 yard run. On the next play Aylsworth gobbled up the remaining distance.

The spirited Saunders County club kept firing only to have the alert Loosemore intercept another pass at the Papio 40 with 15 seconds to play. Brothers Dave and Tim Oglesby provided most of the Ashland ground yardage with determined running.

September 21, 1967

Ralston Runners Tip Papillion

Ralston High's cross country team defeated Papillion, 15-23, Tuesday afternoon over the 1.8 mile course at Papio. Mike Pinkerton ofthe Rams was the winner in 8:40, followed by Papio's Dave Clary in 8:54. Mike Chamberlin of Ralston was third at 8:56 and Jim Kellett of Papillion fourth in 8:57. Fifth and sixth went to Ralston's Dave Leslie and Gary Morin.

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Papillion also was trimmed at Elkhorn St. John's on Friday by a 14-24 margin. Kellett, however, won the event in 9:54 but the hosts grabbed the next four places. Clary was sixth, Al Bathel eighth and Steve Vaughn ninth .

September 21, 1967

Papio Reserves Nip Ralston

Papillion High School reserves nipped Ralston Monday night 25 to 20 at Ralston. A 59 yard scoring drive in the final minutes produced the triumph for Coach John Haskell's club. Blacking back Van Schroeder made an infrequent ball carrying effort for the final yard .

Mike Szynskie had scored tow earlier touchdowns for the Papios on runs of 2 and 13 yards. He gained 174 yards in 18 carries. Larry Andrew scored the other touchdown on a one yard plunge and ran 27 times during the game for 125 yards .

Quarterback Chuck Wendt scored two of the Ralston touchdowns. The home team gained 124 yards passing while Papillion threw only one pass .

Wayne Bradley led the Papio defense with 10 tackles and three assists. Steve Dort had five tackles and four assists. Offensive blocking of linemen Keith Price and Charles Grady was a bright spot, said Coach Haskell.

September 21, 1967

Monarchs, Rams Rated in Class B

The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference is well represented in the first state Class B football ratings this week in both the Omaha World-Herald and the Lincoln Journal and Star.

Papillion, 2-0, was placed No.8 in the Omaha chart which tabbed Blair, also a North Division power, in the top spot. A third Ak member, Auburn, gained the No.9 peg in the Omaha listing .

Unbeaten Ralston enjoys a No. 7 rating in the Lincoln Journal-Star figuring and Blair rests in the runner-up position. Auburn is No. 10. David City Aquinas was rated first by Lincoln .

The World-Herald's top 10 in order: Blair, Chadron, David City Aquinas, Seward, Columbus Scotus, David City, Aurora, Papillion, Auburn and Gothenburg .

The Lincoln top 10 in order: Aquinas, Blair, David City, Schuyler, Seward, Aurora, Ralston, Holy N arne, Scotus and Auburn .

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September 28, 1967

Monarch Machine Keeps Rolling, 28-7 Over Millard; Aylsworth Scores 3 Td's; Hubbard Lost by Injury

Papillion's defense took command after a back and forth frrst quarter, enabling the Monarchs to mark up their third consecutive football victory of the young season Friday night by a 28-7 count against Millard.

Performing before a home crowd for the first time, Papio asked for and received a workhorse performance from halfback Wayne Aylsworth who carried most of the ground gaining responsibility. The hard running senior scored three touchdowns, giving him a total of eight in three games. He carried the ball 20 times and gained 170 yards. Absence of fullback Ron Hubbard because of a torn cartilage in his right knee, a Wednesday night practice injury, allowed the Indian defenders to key on Aylsworth.

Papillion defenders devoted most of their attention to clever Daryl Petersen, a 150 pound speedster. A double reverse shook Petersen loose for the only Millard score as he scooted 38 yards with 6:12 to play in the first quarter.

The visitors' score produced a tie as Aylsworth had opened the show with 8:49 to play on a 35 yard gallop. Several Indian defenders had shots at the Papio ace but he managed to break into the clear.

Quarterback Frank Vance put new authority into Papillion's passing game as he handled the ball in much improved fashion. The junior signal caller looped a 26 yard toss to Aylsworth with 4:06 to play in the first quarter and the receiver legged it to the end zone to complete a 47 yard gain for Papillion's second touchdown. The Monarchs moved briskly to the first score, taking the opening kickoff and putting together a 62 yard march.

Millard's reply was aided by a Papillion on-side kick attempt covered by an alert Indian lineman on the Millard 49. A pass from quarterback Larry Volf to Terry Lorenzen for a first down was the big play before Petersen broke loose on the tricky wide sweep to tie the score.

Papillion's scoring pass came four plays after the ensuing kickoff. The Monarchs had a good shot at a third score in the first quarter when Dave Nielson intercepted a Volf pass and brought the ball to the Papio 43. To show it was no accident, Nielson then snared a pass from teammate Vance on the next play for a first down at the Millard 44. Ted Hough and Aylsworth added two more first downs before the Indians stiffened and two long passes were incomplete as the quarter ended.

The Monarchs were back in business early in the second quarter. After a Millard punt went dead on the Monarch 35, the home team cranked out 67 yards in seven plays. A 21 yard burst by Aylsworth set the stage for Hough's 10 yard sweep for the score. Steve Lehr's third placement gave Papillion a 21-7lead with 5:29 remaining in the half.

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Millard marched to the Papillion 25 where stout defensive work harnessed Petersen who tried again on a double reverse but was stopped after a five yard gain short of a first down .

The Maroon and White had one more opportunity, pushing to the Millard 25 with 26 seconds to play. Petersen brought the crowd to its feet by intercepting a Vance pass deep in Indianland on the last play of the half and racing 63 yards before being pushed out of bounds on the Papio 32 .

Papillion concluded the scoring with a lengthy march that consumed most of the third quarter. The advance started after a Millard third down quick kick rolled dead at the PHS 43. Aylsworth ran for two first downs. A 15 yard penalty for piling against Millard made things a bit easier and after two short gains Vance hit Aylsworth on a look-in pass for a first down on the Indian 11. Junior Jeff Fey, who shared time with Larry Andrew as Hubbard's replacement, collected a first down at the one. Millard had been penalized half the distance to the goal for a facemask infraction. Aylsworth barged over on the next play .

Papillion reserves got a chance in the fourth quarter. By this time Millard had forsaken its running game in favor of a constant passing attack. The Indians put the ball in the air 13 times in the last period but could not get closer than the Papio 48. The Monarchs moved to the Millard 30 with the second unit before a fumble halted the march. A later advance was sparked by a tackle eligible pass which was complete to 206 pound Tom Miller for a first down at the Millard 45 but from that point the Papios went into reverse and Fey had to punt.

Hubbard, who had gained over 100 yards rushing in each of his first two games, is expected to be ready for the Blair game on October 13 .

September 28, 1967

PHS Reserves Dump Ashland

Papillion's reserve football team notched its third victory without a loss Monday night by downing Ashland 31 to 13 at Papillion. Mike Szynskie scored three touchdowns for the young Monarchs on runs of 11, 10 and 34 yards. He carried the ball 20 times for a net of 164 yards during the game .

Fullback Mike Regan opened scoring in the second quarter on a 16 yard run. He and Bill Jones drew praise from Coach John Haskell for their work at fullback where they supplanted Larry Andrew who is now on the varsity unit. Gary Luenenborg completed the Papio scoring with a 25 yard pass to Jesse Swain in the fourth quarter. Luenenborg also passed for the extra point to Rich Kalal.

Ashland scored twice in the fourth quarter on a pass play and a pass interception .

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September 28, 1967

Papio Runners Rank Second at Wahoo

Papillion cross country runners finished second in a triangular meet at Wahoo Tuesday afternoon. Pacing over a 1.9 mile course, the Monarch distance men scored 289 points to 22 for winning Wahoo and 33 for third place Ceresco.

Jim Kellett finished second to Wahoo's Clausen in the race. The winning time was 10:34 while Kellett came home in 10:44. Dave Clary ranked fifth for Coach Don Petersen's team. Al Bathel placed tenth, Steve Vaughn eleventh and Rich Schmidt thirteenth.

October 5, 1967

Passes, Long Runs Help Papillion Subdue Rockets

Papillion took to the air Friday night to subdue previously unbeaten Syracuse 35 to 19 at the Otoe County gridiron. Four times quarterback Frank Vance spotted receivers in the clear for passes that wound up as scoring plays. The fifth Monarch tally was the longest bomb of all-an 84 yard kickoff return by Wayne Aylsworth.

The 156 pound senior halfback garnished his already gaudy scoring record by tallying four of Papillion's five touchdowns. The four scoring trips give Aylsworth 12 touchdowns in four games. In his ten game junior year he scored 14 touchdowns.

Syracuse was waiting for Wonderful Wayne on running plays but had no answer to the nicely placed passes from Vance. Aylsworth was in the clear for three bullseyes which produced touchdowns. Junior Mike Szynskie fielded the fourth Vance TD pass. Aylsworth gained 60 yards in 15 carries, the first time he has been held under 100 yards in any game this year. Thirty-eight of the yards came on one run from scrimmage.

Papillion opened the scoring with 2:20 left in the first quarter. Dave Nielsen returned a punt to the Papio 46. After Aylsworth and Jeff Fey gained short yardage into the line, Vance spotted Aylsworth in the deep secondary and lofted a high archer that the Monarch halfback took in stride, then outran Syracuse defenders to the end zone. Steve Lehr toed the first of vive consecutive place kicks for extra points.

Early in the second quarter Papio marched from its 38 to the second score. Aylsworth tried his hand as a passer and connected with Vance for a first down on the Rocket 48. Vance ran a keeper for two. Aylsworth then broke outside and galloped to the Syracuse 8. Two more Aylsworth slants produced a score but Papillion was penalized five for illegal motion. After Aylsworth lost one yard, Vance spotted him unattended in the end zone and zeroed in with 7:43 to play.

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Syracuse entered the scoring column soon after. Doug Sievers recovered an Aylsworth fumble at the Papillion 32. Gary Weiler passed to Jerry Wiebusch for 10. After a one yard loss and a five yard penalty, the Rockets bounced back as 6-5 Roger Royal outreached three Papio defensive backs for a pass at the 2. Jay VanHousen scored only to have the success nullified by another illegal motion penalty. Larry Hill regained five and two sneaks by Gary Spicer finished the drive with 1 :23 showing on the clock in the first half. Spicer's run for the extra point failed .

Rocket cheers were short lived as Nielsen and Aylsworth worked a cirss-cross on the next kickoff that turned Aylsworth loose for an 84 yard sprint down the north sideline for Papillion's third touchdown. The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference rivals traded scores during the second half .

Papillion padded its lead to 28-6 with 8:24 to go in the third quarter when Vance whipped another scoring pass to Aylsworth. The play came on a third and nine situation at the Syracuse 35 yard line .

The home team used most of the rest of the quarter for a scoring march that began on the Syracuse 29. A 15 yard marchoff against Papillion for face mask tugging kept the drive alive and halfback Hill, a fine looking sophomore runner, blasted the last seven yards . But Hill's run for the extra point was stopped short .

Dennis Price recovered a Hill fumble at the Syracuse 32 to set up Papillion's final score . Vance looped a short pass to Szynskie in the left flat and the 144 pound junior outlegged tardy Rocket defenders to the goal line. Papillion muffed another scoring chance a moment later. Aylsworth returned a punt to the Syracuse 31. From that point the Monarchs went into reverse with Fey punting from midfield by the time the fourth down rolled around .

Syracuse faithfuls got a last chance to cheer when Weiler connected with Weibusch on an 85 yard play against the Papio second string with 1:43 left on the clock. Weiler ran for the extra point to close out the scoring. A strong pass rush led by Tom Miller kept the Rockets from making better use of an air game .

October 5, 1967

Millard Drubs Papio Reserves

Papillion High School's reserve football team absorbed its frrst loss of the season Monday night at Millard. The Indian subs smashed Papio 32 to 7. Quarterback Rick Daup scored the only Papillion touchdown in the first quarter on an 85 yard kickoff return. He then ran for the extra point.

Millard limited Papillion to only 71 yards by rushing and passing. Five lost fumbles did not help the Papio cause. One bright spot was the punting of Greg Eymann. He booted once over 50 yards and had another kick that measured 45 yards .

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October 5, 1967

Ak Elevens Retain Lofty Rankings

Four Ak-Sar-Ben Conference football powers continued their stay in the state Class B top 10 ratings this week.

Blair kept its No. 1 spot in both charts-the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal­Star. Papillion was placed No. 3 in Omaha and No. 6 in Lincoln while Ralston was No. 3 in Lincoln and No.4 in Omaha. Auburn was pegged No.8 in Lincoln but was unranked in Omaha.

The Omaha top 10 in order: Blair, Seward, Papio, Ralston, Columbus Scotus, Aurora, Minden, Schuyler, Omaha Holy Name and Gothenburg. The Lincoln elite: Blair, Seward, Ralston, Scotus, Aurora, Papio, Holy Name, Auburn, David City Aquinas and Chadron.

October 12, 1967

For reasons unknown, the microfilm for this date did not contain the sports section of this edition of the Times, therefore no report on the Wahoo game is available.

October 19, 1967

Blair Convinces Monarchs of Number One Rating

Well drilled Blair had too many offensive guns for Papillion so romped to a 33-14 win Friday night in a meeting between two undefeated Ak-Sar-Ben Conference teams at Blair.

The Bears did not take long to illustrate that their Number One rating in Class B is no mistake. Taking over after a Papillion fumble in the opening sequence of downs, the Washington County crew marched down the field for a score with 4:10 to play in the first quarter. By establishing a running game first, the Bears had Papio defenders set up for a razzle dazzle attack that included double reverses, halfback passes and even the statue of liberty play.

At the same time Blair defenders were keying on Wayne Aylsworth, refusing to give the Papillion scoring flash running room. Not until the fourth quarter, with the home team holding a 33-0 lead could the Monarchs dent the end zone. Fullback Ron Hubbard was in suit but did not play for Papillion. His running would have taken some of the pressure off Aylsworth.

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Papio boosters, who turned out in great numbers to tax the seating capacity at Blair, got a chance to cheer when Aylsworth broke loose on the first play from scrimmage and darted 32 yards to the Blair 32. But on the next play the Papio ace fumbled and Blair recovered .

The Bears did not give up the ball until split end Dennis Brummer fielded a five yard pass for a touchdown that came on a fourth down play. Papio defensive efforts had pushed the Bears back from a frrst and goal at the two to the five yard line before the elusive Brummer found lots of room in the corner of the end zone to snag a pass from quarterback Lowell Moore .

Papillion could not move with the next kickoff and Jeff Fey punted to Brummer at the Blair 46. After Mick Rouse slashed for three, junior Mike Thompson broke through a big hole to race 51 yards to score with 1:34 to play in the first quarter. Moore passed to Brummer for the extra point. He had pitched to Thompson for the extra point after the first TD.

The Monarchs had a chance early in the second period when Ron Whitten recovered a Brummer fumble of Fey's punt at the Blair 38. Rouse spoiled the threat by intercepting a Frank Vance pass on the Bear 21 two plays later.

From that point Blair marched to its third touchdown. Thompson did honors, catching the Maroon and White defense off guard when he took a backward handoff from Moore who had faked a pass, then skirted the Papio flank for a 21 yard touchdown run with 7:52 elapsed in the quarter. This time Moore's pass for the point was no good .

Again Papillion fans took hope as the Monarchs put together a solid drive. Blair kicked off short as it did all night to prevent Aylsworth from making a return. Dave Loosemore covered the bouncing ball on the Papio 45. Vance completed a pass to Aylsworth at the Blair 19 for Papillion's second frrst down of the game. Aylsworth ran for six but Fey lost one and Vance's pass for Aylsworth was knocked down in the end zone. On fourth down Vance was smothered while attempting to pass, Blair taking over the ball on its 23 .

The Bears could not move so Papio was back in good field position after Moore's punt went out of bounds on the Blair 47. Vance and Aylsworth ran for a first down to the 36 . In came Rick Daup to replace Vance at quarterback but on the first play Thompson intercepted his pass in the flat and ran from the Blair 28 to the Papio 38. This time Papillion's defense was equal to the task and stymied the Bear scoring drive .

Tom Miller pounced on a Moore fumble on the Blair 37 at the start of the third quarter to kindle yet another spark of hope for a Papio comeback. Four Monarch running plays were short of a first down by two yards .

Blair hit the scoreboard with three minutes to play as halfback Thompson arched a sky high pass to Brummer that covered 54 yards. The rainbow aerial off what looked like an end sweep came one play after quarterback Moore was shaken up and went to the sidelines. Rich Hansen place kicked the extra point to give Blair a 27-0 lead. The next

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time Blair got the ball Rouse found a gaping hole in the center of the Papio line and rambled 69 yards for a score with 51 seconds left in the third quarter.

Charles Dort was the key man in the first Papillion scoring sequence. He made a diving catch of Vance's long pass for a 34 yard gain to the Blair 26. Another pass to Dort was good for six yards. One run of four yards by Larry Andrew, a yard sneak by Vance and two punches by Aylsworth, the last from four yards out broke the Monarch scoring drought with 8:19 to play in the game. Steve Lehr kicked the extra point.

Three pass plays against the Blair second team produced the other Papio score. Starting at his 12, Vance hit Dort for a pass to the 25, then followed with another completion to Dort on the 34. On the next play Vance turned to the other side of the field to connect on a short flip to Dave Nielson who broke away from one tackler and ran 66 yards for the score with 4:42 to play. Again Lehr' s kick was good. Blair regulars reentered the game to put together another drive that halted on Papillion's seven yard line when time ran out.

The win put Blair in drivers seat for the North Division championship. Ralston, which tied the Bears, must play Papillion November 3, If the Rams win, a playoff between Ralston and Blair will be needed to determine the division king. The Blair-Ralston game October 6 was halted at halftime because of the rainstorm with the score tied 19 all.

October 19, 1967

Papio Rated 3rd, 91h in Class B

Papillion's 33-14 loss to Blair Friday skidded the Monarchs to No. 9 in the state Class B football ratings this week by the Omaha World-Herald but the Sarpy lads fared better in Lincoln figuring when it placed third. Blair continues to top both polls while Plattsmouth moved to No. 5 in Omaha and No. 8 in Lincoln. Omaha Holy Name, which plays Papio October 27 and Blair on November 3 is rated No. 6 by Omaha and No. 7 by Lincoln.

October 19, 1967

Cross Country Team Eyes District

Papillion's cross country team placed fourth in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference meet held Monday at the 1.9 mile course at Wahoo. Defending champion Ralston won the team title and Mike Pinkerton of Ralston was the first finisher.

Jim Kellett of Papillion ranked fourth. Other Monarchs to score were Dave Clary, ih; Steve Vaughn, 17th and AI Bathel, 19th.

Papillion wound up with 47 points to 23 for Ralston, 40 for Blair, 41 for Wahoo, 97 for Millard, 98 for Nebraska City, 129 for Ashland, 131 for Auburn, 136 for Waverly and 152 for Falls City.

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The Monarch runners beat Blair 16 to 21 in a meet Friday at Blair. Clary placed first in 8:29 with Kellett third, Bathel fifth, Vaughn seventh and Richard Schmidt eighth .

Coach Don Peterson's team ranked third in the Elkhorn St. John's invitational held on October 12. The host school came in first with 19 points, followed by Wahoo with 52 and Papillion with 65. eight other schools trailed the Monarchs. Jim Kellett led Papio's bid with a ninth place finish in 9:46. Dave Clary was 12th, AI Bathel, 14th and Steve Vaughn, 30th .

October 26, 1967

Monarchs Continue Among Class B Elite

Papillion's once beaten Monarchs continued to be rated in the Class B top 10 this week . Holders of a 6-1 record, Papillion was placed No.6 in the Lincoln Journal-Star and No. 8 in the Omaha World-Herald. Blair, Papillion's conqueror continued its hold on the top peg in both polls. Omaha Holy Name, Papio's Friday night visitor, zoomed to No.3 in both charts .

October 26, 1967

Cross Country Team Wins B District Trophy

Papillion High School cross country runners captured the Class B district title Saturday morning over the 1.94 mile course at Pioneer Park in Lincoln. Coach Don Peterson's squad totaled 36 points to 45 for runner-up Omaha Holy Name. Omaha St. Joseph ranked third with 57. The top three teams qualify for the state meet this Saturday over the same course .

Paul Sieczkowski, Holy Name, was first individual, touring the layout in 10:13. Bill Andelt of Crete was second at 10:18 followed by Jim Kellett and Dave Clary of Papillion who were clocked in 10:21 and 10:30. AI Bathel placed 14t\ Steve Vaughn 151h and Rich Schmidt 18th for the Monarchs .

Other team totals were Crete 59, Nebraska City 83, Millard 84, Omaha Cathedral102, Auburn 130, Ashland 136 and Waverly 149 .

October 26, 1967

PHS Subs Bow At Plattsmouth

Papillion reserves dropped a 19-18 game at Plattsmouth Monday night to wind up the season with four wins and two losses. Coach John Haskell said the Monarch second teamers played their best game of the year despite the setback.

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Larry Andrew scored two touchdowns on runs of 37 and 3 yards. End Steve Dort provided the third Papio score when he blocked a punt and ran 15 yards with the free ball.

Andrew carried 13 times for 131 yards and Mike Szynskie lugged the leather 22 times for 143 yards. Coach Haskell praised the offensive blocking of Charles Grady, Torn and Dan Henn and Jessie Swain. He had good words for the defensive work of Dort, tackle Steve Jepsen, guard John Gibilisco and halfback Bill Jones.

A 225 pound Plattsmouth fullback made things tough for the Papio defenders. The Platters scored with a few minutes to play. Time ran out as Papillion counter attacked with a march that took them to the Plattsmouth 20 at the end of the game.

October 26, 1967

Monarchs Rally To Overcome Rough Bryan Eleven

The first football meeting between Sarpy County rivals Papillion and William Jennings Bryan of the Omaha School District turned into a Pier Six brawl Friday night on the Papillion field before the Monarchs escaped with a 32 to 12 triumph. Officials were busy all night warning players about rules violations. Two Bryan linemen were escorted to the sidelines for unsportsmanlike conduct. A scuffle following Papillion's extra point on the final touchdown brought coaches and players from both benches onto the field.

The extra curricular activity took attention away from what had been a closely contested game for three quarters. The Class A Bryan team was a distinct underdog based on pre­game records but had the Monarchs down 12-6 at the half and went into the final period tied 12 all.

Wayne Aylsworth made fans think Papio was in for a romp as he scooted 55 yards for a touchdown on the fourth scrimmage play of the game. Less than two minutes had gone by when the senior halfback squirted through the line and outran Bear defenders. Lehr' s kick was no good. Papillion had another first quarter score, a 23 yard pass from Frank Vance to Sullivan called back because of illegal use of hands.

The Maroon and White moved close to a marker early in the second quarter before yielding the ball on downs at the Bryan 16. Then the Bears flashed their best offensive punch of the night. John Baratta spiraled a 28 yard pass to Bill Podraza, Ron Dice popped into the clear on a 49 yard reverse and Mark Cizek climaxed the thrust with a five yard touchdown run with 7:53 to go in the half. Podraza's kick was blocked.

After an exchange of fumbles, Bryan had possession on the Papio 34. Cizek gained four, Paul Ayala lost three and Baratta sneaked for two before catching the Monarch secondary drawn in on a fourth down play. The Bear quarterback spotted Podraza in the clear, the big end making a nifty over the shoulder catch in the end zone 2:44 before intermission. Podraza's place kick sailed wide.

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Jeff Fey's punt was downed by Dave Nielsen on the Bryan 3 to put the Bears in a hole early in the third quarter. After three running plays failed, Podraza's short punt went only to the Bryan 28. Aylsworth ran to the 9, Bryan was penalized half the distance to the goal for unsportsmanlike conduct. Aylsworth gained one and Vance stormed into the end zone on a quarterback keeper. Lehr' s kick was blocked again leaving the score tied at 12-12 .

Bryan could not move on the next sequence, then was rapped by a 15 yard penalty for a personal foul after Podraza's punt. This walk-off provided the Monarchs a first and 10 at the Bear 41. An 11 yard burst by Ted Hough was the big gainer in Papillion's march to the third touchdown which came on the first play of the fourth quarter when Aylsworth pushed across from the two. This time Lehr's kick was good .

Papillion's defense throttled the Bryan attack through the rest of the game. The fourth Monarch touchdown came after a pass interference penalty on the Bears produced a first and 10 at the 11. Hough spun through a big hole at center for the score with 5:58 to play. Lehr' s kick was blocked .

Scoring concluded after Ron Whitten recovered a Bryan fumble at the visitor's 30 yard line. Hough ran for a first down to the 16. Aylsworth got seven and Hough added four more before Aylsworth produced his 181

h touchdown of the season on a five yard gallop with 2:33 in the game. Lehr' s kick was good-a fact almost overlooked in the melee that erupted .

Bryan used enough sophomores and juniors to indicate that the Bears will be a formidable foe in years ahead. This is the first season the new high school has a senior class .

Improved running by Hough from the fullback spot gave Papillion's attack a needed diversion from Aylsworth's ball carrying. After a mediocre first half, Hough found his holes and kept driving for good yardage on slashes into the center of the line. Bob Eastep took over the blocking back spot vacated by Hough .

November 2, 1967

PHS Runners Finish Fourth

Papillion High School placed fourth in the state Class B cross country championship Saturday at Pioneer Park in Lincoln .

Coach Don Peterson's squad wound up with 86 points to trail champion Lexington which had 19, Seward with 70 and Schuyler with 75. The Monarchs finished ahead of Omaha St. Joe 90, Ainsworth 90, Omaha Holy Name 122, Minden 124, Sidney 133, Blair 137, Broken Bow 143 and Gordon 150 .

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Jim Kellett was top finisher for Papillion, coming in 81h. Dave Clary placed 28th, Al Bathel29t\ Steven Vaughn 34th and Richard Schmidt 44th. Dave Biehl of Lexington was individual winner in Class B.

November 2, 1967

Monarchs Display Best Effort in Downing Holy N arne

The return of fullback Ron Hubbard sparked Papillion High School to its best overall performance of the season Friday night as the Monarchs threw off an underdog role to defeat Omaha Holy Name 25 to 14.

Hubbard's presence gave a new dimension to the Papio attack which had been mostly a Wayne Aylsworth effort for the five games in which the senior fullback was sidelined with a knee injury. Twice in the fourth quarter the 183 pound Hubbard barged through the center of the line for touchdown runs that pulled the Monarchs from a 14-13 deficit entering the final12 minutes of play.

Both teams entered the game with 6-1 records. Holy N arne carried a third position rating in Class B while Papillion rested on the number eight rung prior to action on the chilly evening.

The Monarchs opened scoring with a 95 yard march early in the first period after Dave Nielsen intercepted a Holy Name pass on the Papio 5. A 58 yard run by Aylsworth that ended on the Rambler 11 set up the score. Two passes from Frank Vance to Charles Dort had powered the early part of the march. From the 11 Hubbard got to the six and after Aylsworth was held to no gain, Vance picked his way through defenders for a scoring run with 3:38 left in the quarter. Steve Lehr's place kick sailed wide.

Holy Name did not need much time to take the lead. Hubbard fumbled on the Papio 30 where Mike McGee recovered for the visitors. Burly Bill Pogge slammed most of the way to goal on four line smashes, then varied the routine by taking a pitchout from quarterback Gene Vollmer and galloping wide from three yards to score at 9:42 in the second period. Mark Enenbach put the Blue and Gold in front with a perfect place kick.

The score came after Papillion had staved off an earlier threat. Nielsen recovered a fumble by John Wingender on the Monarch 14 two plays after Wingender sprinted 43 yards with a lateral from Vollmer.

Aylsworth exploded on a reverse for a 47 yard scoring run late in the first half, plodding through heavy mud in the southeast edge of the gridiron for the final 20 yards. This time Lehr's kick was good with 2:52left to play, giving Coach Nelson Hinkle's boys a 13 to 7 halftime lead.

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at the 9. Pogge fumbled and Holy Name recovered on the 4 for a five yard pickup. Tim Poldrugo gained two but a pair of Pogge thrusts were turned back with Papio taking the ball on downs on its 2. After Hubbard gained two, Ted Hough fumbled and Dave Volgetanz recovered for HN at the 4. It took three tries but on the third shot Poldrugo fumbled and the alert McGee recovered his second loose ball of the game, this time in the end zone for a Holy N arne score with 3: 11 left in the period. Again Enenbach' s kick was good .

Papillion took the ensuing kickoff, then hammered out a 70 yard drive that climaxed with Hubbard's 22 yard burst over center with 10:25 to play in the fourth quarter. The Monarchs did it all on the ground. Vance provided gains of 5, 6 and 10 yards and Hubbard drove straight ahead for the rest ofthe yardage while Holy Name set its defenses for Aylsworth on wide stuff .

Time was not a factor as the Ramblers stormed back into Papio territory before running out of steam at the 45. Enenbach's good punt was downed on the Monarch 6. Papio could not get past the 7 so Jeff Fey punted to Pogge at the Papillion 40 with six minutes to play. Field position was good but after Pogge gained four, a fumble resulted in no gain and Art Kirwan nailed Vollmer for a yard loss. Vance broke up a fourth down pass .

On the first play after the exchange of ball possession Hubbard hulled through the right side of the Rambler defense and left secondary men behind on a 65 yard touchdown run . Lehr' s kick was blocked .

The clock showed 4:14 to play, scarcely time for two Holy Name scores. As it turned out the Omahans could not get untracked and gave up the ball when a fourth down pass went awry from the Papio 45 .

An offside penalty spoiled yet another Monarch threat in the closing minute . Aylsworth's 33 yard urn to the Holy Name 13 was nullified by the infraction three plays before time ran out.

November 2, 1967

Monarchs Climb in B Ratings

Papillion's convincing 25-14 win over Omaha Holy Name Friday boosted the Monarchs to No. 3 spot in both state Class B football charts this week. Unbeaten Blair continues in the top spot and Aurora was runner-up in both the Omaha and Lincoln lists .

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November 9, 1967

Ralston Spoils Papio Finale With Victory; Fumble Stalls Monarch Drive Late in Game

Fumble plagued Papillion had to yield to Ralston 13 to 7 in the final football action of the season for the Monarchs Friday night on a frigid Ralston field. Twice in the second half Papillion gave up the ball deep in Ralston territory due to bobbles. Another threat was blunted when the Ram line rose up to stop Frank Vance as he faded to pass on fourth down. The Papio signal caller was grounded on the Ralston 24, the same spot where the four down series originated.

The loss left Papillion with a mark of seven wins and two setbacks for the season. Both losses occurred to North Division Ak-Sar-Ben Conference rivals, Blair and Ralston and put Papio in third place. A year ago Papillion won the North Division plus the overall title from Plattsmouth in a playoff.

The frrst quarter was a cautious sparring match in which each team could manage only one first down. Paul Ziemba rambled from the Ram 43 to Papillion's 28. On the next play Jerry Templeton fumbled and Ted Hough recovered at the Papio 26.

The Rams moved in close later in the period after a pass interception gave them the ball at Papillion's 23. The action came just one play after Dennis Price had intercepted a Gary Bendinger pass at the Papio 46. But the Monarch front line was equal to the threat, stopping Mike McLaughlin on a fourth down run at the Papio 23.

Ralston put together a march in the second quarter after Jeff Fey punted to the Ram 37. Big Ziemba, a 180 pound junior, picked up speed as he slammed for a 12 yard gain and a 25 yard advance. Bendinger' s pass to Lee Brown for 17 yards varied the attack. Then Ziemba applied the clincher with a gallop through a wide hole for eight yards and a touchdown with 9:29 to play in the half. Bendinger's kick was no good.

The Monarchs beat the clock to score with just 4 7 seconds left in the half. Vance punched over from the two to round off a drive that covered 67 yards. The junior signal caller completed a pass to Dave Nielsen for 13 yards and added another completion to Rich Kalal for a frrst down at the Ram 37. Aylsworth and Ron Hubbard punched to the 10 where Vance gained five on a fourth down plunge. Hubbard got to the two before the touchdown occurred. Steve Lehr made good use of a second chance to put Papio in front with a place kick for the extra point. On his frrst try the snap from center was high and the tackle failed trying to run the ball. Ralston was offside so Lehr connected on the replay.

The second half was an unhappy collection of Papio mistakes. Vance fumbled on the Ram 25 early in the third quarter after Wayne Bradley covered a Ram bobble at the 30. The home club marched into Monarch territory before Chuck Wendt punted dead on the Papio 23. A backfield fumble on Papillion's first offensive try was recovered by Paul Romanick for the Rams at the 20.

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Bendinger ran to the 16, Ziemba to the 13 but Vance halted his rival quarterback for a one yard loss. Then came a play that Papio boosters will recall for a long time . Bendinger was back to pass and after eluding Papio rushers, spotted Templeton in the midst of the Monarch secondary at the 9. The pass zipped among several defenders for a completion and a first down. Four more running plays and Ziemba had crashed for the go ahead touchdown with 2:36 to play in the third period. Bendinger added the extra point to give the Rams a 13-7 margin .

Papillion had time, and the opportunities, to regain the lead during the fourth period. Rick Nisley recovered a Bendinger fumble at the Papio 48 early in the quarter. Aylsworth stormed for a frrst down to the 34, then combined with Hubbard to advance the ball to the Ram 24. Then came three consecutive incomplete passes before Vance was nailed while trying to hurl a fourth down aerial.

The Maroon and White launched another march after Wendt punted to the Ram 49. Aylsworth gained seven, Hubbard added 2 and Vance sneaked for a frrst down at the 38 with 3:31 to play. After Hough was stopped at the line, Aylsworth clicked off9 yards . Hubbaard made the needed one and 11 more only to have his run nullified by an illegal motion penalty. But Aylsworth kept the drive alive with a run for the frrst down to the Ralston 24. Then came disaster. Hubbard fumbled while breaking through the line. Ziemba alertly pounced on the ball with 1 :44 to play and Ralston ran out the clock.

Friday's game was the first time this season Aylsworth was dept form the end zone. Loss of end Charles Dort in the second quarter with a rib injury forced Coach Nelson Hinkle to use Hubbard on defense. The big fullback's recently mended knee cut down his mobility against Ralston sweeps .

November 16, 1967

Papio Ranked 51h, 81

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Papillion's Monarchs finished among the top 10 Class B football teams in both daily newspaper rating charts announced this week. The Omaha World-Herald placed the Maroon and White at the fifth spot while the Lincoln Journal and Star had Coach Nelson Hinkle's 7-2 squad at the No.8 position. Blair, 9-1, the Ak-Sar-Ben champ, was listed second by Omaha and fifth by Lincoln. Unbeaten Aurora gained the top spot in both polls .

November 16, 1967

Many Seniors Carried PHS Grid Burden During 7-2 Campaign

A complete rebuilding job confronts football Coach Nelson Hinkle when he considers next season at Papillion High School. Statistics on the Monarchs' just completed 7-2 campaign show that seniors carried the burden in most departments .

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Wonderful Wayne Aylsworth will be hard to replace in the ball carrying role. The durable 156 pounder scored 19 touchdowns and gained 1,101 yards in 159 carries for an average of 6.9 yards during 1967 despite being a marked man in every game. The finale against Ralston was the only game in which Aylsworth failed to score a touchdown.

Ron Hubbard wound up second in ball carrying yardage although he missed five games because of a knee injury. The 183 pound senior picked up 456 yards in 64 attempts for a 7.1 per carry average.

Senior Ted Hough was third best with 161 yards gained in 43 efforts for a 3.7 average. Junior Jeff Fey ranked fourth with 81 yards gained in 28 tries for a 2.8 average.

Quarterback Frank Vance, Fey and Rich Kalal and linemen Tom Henn and Keith Price are the only juniors who saw any appreciable action with this year's varsity.

Coach Hinkle thought the 25-14 win over Holy N arne was Papillion's best effort of the season. The 33-14 shellacking at Blair to be the worst performance. "I'm not too unhappy with the season." The Monarch mentor observed. "It would have been nicer to be 8-1. I really thought we could win the Ralston game." The Rams held off a late Papio march and won 13-7.

Coach Hinkle listed the line play of guard Ron Whitten and end Charles Dort as the two pleasantest surprises of the season. "I expected a lot out of our other boys and in most cases they delivered," he added.

Hough and tackle Tom Miller led the defensive statistics. Hough turned in 69 tackles and 32 assists from his line backing post while the burly Miller, 6-4 and 206 pounds, racked up 51 tackles and 27 assists.

November 23, 1967

Tom Miller Tabbed All-State

The Ak-Sar-Ben Conference was well represented on all-state Class B football teams chosen by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal-Star.

Three stars-quarterback Max Linder of Plattsmouth, halfback Mike Thompson of Blair and end Byron Orton of Auburn-were tabbed by both dailies. Papillion's Tom Miller, a tackle, was selected to the frrst team by the Omaha paper and was on the Lincoln honor roll. Gaining honorable mention in the Omaha lists were Papillion halfback Wayne Aylsworth, end Nick Kimble of Plattsmouth, tackle Jim Fedde of Blair and center John Barnard of Auburn.

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November 23, 1967

Four Papio Players Win All-Conference

Four senior performers on Papillion High's football team earned all league recognition this week by the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference .

End Charles Dort, tackle Tom Miller, halfback Wayne Aylsworth and blocking back Ted Hough were the Monarch honorees on the North Division lineup which included 17 players .

It was repeat honors for Aylsworth and Hough. Aylsworth, the nifty runner sparked the Papio offense all season. His 19 touchdown bettered his own school standard of 14 set last year. The rugged Hough had no peer as a blocking back on offense and as a linebacker on defense. His 62 tackles and 32 assists paced the team. He also could deliver needed yards on his ball carrying assignments.

Dort, a fast improving wingman, was a standout as a pass receiver and turned in top flight performances on defense from the same position. He ranked second in team pass catching figures and was hard to budge when opponents tried to run his side. Forty-nine tackles and 45 assists were proof of his eagerness .

Miller, the Monarchs' all-state star, was the bulwark of a fine forward wall. The 6-4, 210 pounder was consistently outstanding, had 51 tackles and 27 assists during the campaign .

December 7, 1967

Monarch's Stingy Defense Stops Plattsmouth in Opener, 68-50

Papillion's Monarchs exploded from a closely contested frrst quarter to produce a satisfying 68-50 win over invading Plattsmouth Friday night in the season cage opener. In avenging last season's 10 point inaugural loss to the Blue Devils, Papio displayed good defensive work and some sparkling offensive moments .

Dave VanKeuren, Papillion's veteran junior and Max Linder, Plattsmouth's fine all­around performer, took charge of the scoring in the early going which saw Papio hold a slim five point lead after the first quarter, 19-14 .

Each bucketed five fielders in the first period. In fact, Dave missed only one field goal effort out of 12 tries for the night enroute to a 22 point showing Max finished with 12 points in the last quarter after the issue was settled for 27 points .

The Monarch zone defense stifled the Blue Devils but good in the second period. The visitors hit just one free throw in the first five minutes of the stanza while Papio raced to a 39-20 halftime cushion .

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Dave had plenty scoring help as three others joined in the double figures. Gary Cordes, displaying a liking for the fast tempo, potted 14, Wayne Aylsworth, quick-as-a-lynx, came through with 13 and Tom Miller 10. Coach Kremke went to his bench early and often and all12 varsitymen exercised.

The winners clicked on 51 percent of their field goal tries.

Monarch Reserves Breeze, 55-28

Eleven players poured in points as Papillion's reserves chopped Plattsmouth, 55-28 in the Friday night prelim. Steve Dort's 12 points and 10 by Greg Eymann highlighted the easy triumph. Papio led at halftime, 27-11 and it was 45-19 after three periods.

December 7, 1967

Pins Popular as Papillion Wrestlers Sink Ashland, 46-8 Monday

Sophomore Byron Hough launched his varsity wrestling career Monday night in outstanding style by disposing of Ashland's LeRoy Crouse in 1:10 as Papillion opened the mat season with a 46-8 win over the Blue Jays.

The losers could manage only two successes. Rick Lutz and Dan Lutz measured Scott Grosskopf and Dennis Timmerman in the 154 and heavyweight matches. The heavier Lutz was a district Class B champ last season.

John Gibilisco, Monarch 145 pounder, came through with a pin in 5:02 over Leonard Divis, a third place district winner last term. Norm Skau, Jack Sage, Dan Robb, Dan Henn, Don Ingram and Art Kirwin also registered pins for Papio.

December 14, 1967

Quick Millard Belts Papio 84-74; Petersen, Dugan, VanKeuren Hit 23

Taller Papillion High cagers Friday night found out there is no substitute for hustle and the result was an 84-74 victory for underdog Millard in the Ak-Sar-Ben opener for both clubs. The host Indians completely outplayed the Monarchs and relished the victory even more by dominating the rebounding department as their quickness and alertness kept the Sarpy lads off balance.

Millard jumped to the lead at the outset, gaining a 19-14 frrst period edge and then widened it to 45-33 at halftime with a blazing 26 point second quarter. Daryl Petersen, consistent Indian high scorer received plenty of help this night. His 23 points were equaled by improving Kick Kugan, 6-1 junior, while Larry Volfflipped in 18 and Jack Lawson 15. Guard Mike Wiegert settled for seven points but he was busy grabbing those vital rebounds, 16 in all, which enabled the Indians to maintain a brisk scoring pace, averaging 83 points for their first two outings.

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Twenty-three points by Dave VanKeuren sparked the Papillion production. He was assisted by Gary Cordes' 21, but the Monarchs-who turned in a most satisfactory debut against Plattsmouth on December 1, just couldn't get untracked this time. Twenty-seven points in the final period helped close the gap .

Millard Lyle Buell was cheered by the fine all-out team effort, terming it one of the best displayed in a long time. Skipper Bob Kremke of Papio cited the lack of hustle in all departments as the key. He indicated some starting lineup changes may be made for this Friday's game at Wahoo .

December 14, 1967

Adair Sparks Papio Matmen To 2nd Place in Omaha Tourney

For the second straight year, a Papillion High wrestler was tabbed the outstanding performer in the Class B division of the Omaha North Invitational which was held last weekend at McMillan Junior High .

Paul Adair, a junior, wrestling in the 120 pound division, earned the trophy on a vote from coaches following his string of victories which also netted him the division championship. Last year, Bruce Chapman received the honor.

The Monarch matmen finished in the runner-up spot for the team title behind Millard, 111 to 89 .

Joining Adair as individual champs were Rich Bellino, 103 pounds and Dan Henn, 133 pounds. Seven of Coach Nick Chiburis' s lads gained the tourney finals. Runners-up included Norm Skau, 95 pounds, Dan Robb, 112, Don Ingram, 165 and Art Kirwan, 180 .

Adair mastered Ron Schied of Raymond Central for his championship while Bellino won when his foe, Jerry Bailey of Auburn, was disqualified. Henn shut out Millard's Jon Livingston, 3-0, for the third Monarch title .

Skau was decisioned, 6-0, by Millard's Duane Bergers in the 95 pound showdown and Millard entries also spoiled three other Papio title bids. Robb was shaded by Dave Nieland in a 2-1 gem, Ingram was trimmed, 2-0 by Steve Tilley and Kirwan was pinned by Jim Pilcher in 3:51.

December 14, 1967

Seven Pins Spark Romp

Pins by Norm Skau, Jack Sage, Dan Robb, Byron Hough, John Gibilisco, Don Ingram and Art Kirwan highlighted Papio's easy 46-5 rout of Plattsmouth Tuesday night in the Monarchs' home opener.

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The reserves also bested their Cass County rivals, 39-10. Plattsmouth won the 154 pound match when Scott Grosskopf was decisioned, 8-0. Dan Henn was held to a draw in the 127 pound tussle. Earning decisions in the varsity test were Paul Adair at 120, freshman Dick Henn at 138 and heavyweight Dennis Timmerman.

December 21, 1967

Millard Nudges PHS Grapplers

Invading Millard took the final three matches December 14 to gain a 26-20 win at Papillion in a spirited wrestling dual meet. The two squads finished 1-2 in the recent Omaha North Invitational but there were some different outcomes in the latest meeting.

Norm Skau of Papio avenged his finals loss to Duane Bergers in the 95 pound tussle when he pinned Duane in four minutes. Dan Robb of Papio gained a draw with Dave Nieland in the 112 pound action after Dave had won at North.

Millard reaped satisfaction in the 120 pound match as Mike Combs decisioned Paul Adair, 4-0. Paul had bested Mike in the Omaha test.

Steve Tilley, Jim Pilcher and Jerry Hansen assured the Indian triumph when they were victorious in the 165, 180 and heavyweight matches. One ofthe feature matches was the 138 pairing of Millard's Bob Larsen and Dan Henn. Larsen gained a witch in the final three seconds to nip Dan, 2-1.

December 21, 1967

Wahoo Ace Bags 37 Points To Spark 63-56 Win Over Papio

A sluggish second quarter plus some torrid shooting by Wahoo's Dick French combined to deal Papillion's Monarchs a second straight defeat Friday night. The host Warriors turned back the Maroons, 63-56, in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tilt.

French finished with 37 points on 15 field goals and seven free throws. Fifteen of his points came in the final quarter to spark Wahoo's victory surge.

Papio started strong as Tom Miller, Dave VanKeuren, Wayne Aylsworth and Gary Cordes shared starring roles in a 20-12 frrst quarter. But disaster appeared during the next eight minutes when Papio was limited to eight markers while Wahoo revived for 22 and a 34-28 halftime lead.

Once again Papio stormed back to outscore the home team, 15-10, in the third period and was only a point down, 44-43 heading into the final quarter.

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Van Keuren moved into high gear after intermission when he scored 17 of his team leading 24 points. Cordes finished with 14 while Miller added 11 .

Reserves Stopped By Wahoo, 53-52

Free throws were the difference as the Wahoo reserves nipped Papillion, 53-52, Friday night. The winners were outshot from the floor, 20-19, but converted 15 free throws compared to 12. T Jordan led Wahoo with 20 points while J.R. Vance potted 18 for Papio. Mike Szynskie aided with 10 .

December 28, 1967

Papillion Overcomes Cold Shooting to Rap Wayne, Snap Losses

Opening moments of the December 20 game at Wayne produced plenty of anguish for Coach Bob Kremke and Monarch followers before the Papillion High cagers clicked for a 72-64 victory which snapped a two game losing string .

The first 18 field goal attempts by the Monarchs failed to find the target and Wayne enjoyed an early 12-3 lead. Successful free throws, seven of them by Dave VanKeuren, kept the visitors within range in the first period and eventually enabled Papio to take the lead, 15-14 after the frrst eight minutes .

From that moment on, however, Papio went to work and built up a 38-26 halftime as Gary Cordes joined Big Dave as chief point getters. Tom Miller responded with a fine second half effort when he garnered 15 points as VanKeuren was silenced. Papio's cushion grew to 21 points and second liners gained an opportunity to perform. Only then did Wayne revive and used a 29 point last quarter to make the final margin respectable .

Cordes finished with 22 while Miller had 16 and VanKeuren 14. Jorgenson's 23 sparked Wayne .

January 11, 1968

Monarchs Split Weekend Games; Bow To Pius, Defeat Syracuse

Improved play against a pair of strong opponents enabled Papillion's Monarchs to break even in weekend action Friday and Saturday nights .

A second period Papio letdown and some hard to guard shooting by 6-9 Jim Regelean enabled Lincoln Pius X to claim a 64-51 decision Friday night. Coach Bob Kremke's entry revived the following night on the home court to sock Syracuse, 72-64 with a fourth period flurry .

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Pius, rated No. 2 in Class A ranks this week, trailed Papio, 14-13, after the first period but then outscored the Maroons, 19-9 to maintain a 32-23 halftime command. Papillion was limited to a single field goal in the second chapter.

Wayne Aylsworth, Dave VanKeuren and Gary Cordes led a Papio surge in the third quarter and early fourth period to cut the Pius margin to six points. But then Regelean, who was plagued by four early fouls, returned the swift moving Thunderbolts out of danger. He finished with 23. VanKeuren had 14, Aylsworth 13 and Cordes 12 for the Monarchs.

You couldn't witness a tighter game for three quarters as Papio and Syracuse played on even terms most of the way. But when Roger Royal, the Rockets' 6-6 senior center, drew his fifth foul with a big 6: 11 left to play, Papillion broke loose from a 56-all stalemate to outscore the visitors, 14-2 and ice the victory.

Syracuse started off as if to make it a rout, clicking on the first four field goal tries for an 8-0 lead. Papio tied it at 16 with 35 seconds left in the quarter and held its first lead momentarily at 30-28 with 2:30 to play before the half, only to see the Rockets emerge with a 34-32lead at the halfway mark.

VanKeuren broke loose for 14 of his 21 points in the second half to gun Papio's stout stretch drive. Royal had an effective third period when he posted four field goals. His top assistant was Tim Hoffman who plinked in 18 also.

January 11, 1968

Papio Reserves Tumble Twice

Papillion reserves came out on the short end in both weekend games as Lincoln Pius and Syracuse authored wins.

Pius won 49-40, with a second half surge. Mark Bruhn's nine points led Papio while Make Szynaskie added eight. Syracuse had little trouble enroute to a 60-46 success Saturday. Hugh Sellick and Bruhn had 11 and 10 points each for the locals who faded after taking a 21-17 first period lead.

January 11, 1968

Neb City Spoils PHS Tourney Hope

Papillion's habit of well played first round tournament games disappeared Tuesday night as the Monarchs were jolted by underdog Nebraska City, 49-46, in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Tournament at Omaha's Civic Auditorium.

Woeful shooting hampered Papio throughout as only 25 percent accuracy was attained. In addition, the Pioneers held the upper hand in rebounds, 50-41. The point total was

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Papio's lowest of the campaign, while the Pioneers chalked up their second win of the season .

Weak first and third quarters proved fatal when only seven points appeared during each phase. Even at that the Monarchs led at halftime, 23-22 .

Dave VanKeuren, playing despite a strep throat, led the Papio bid with 17 points while Wayne Aylsworth had 12 and Tom Miller 10. Missed free throws also hit the Maroons when 11 were missed out of 27 chances. Nebraska City was sparked by tall Bob Golden . The 6-4 senior responded with 22 points before fouling out .

January 18, 1968

Monarch Matmen Win 2, Lose 1

Some long distance traveling Friday and Saturday failed to ruffle Papillion High wrestlers as they handily defeated Lincoln East and Auburn squads in dual meets .

East was a 42-6 victim Friday. Heavyweight Wayne Bradley pinned his rival in 1:25. Al Bathel, 145, also came through with a satisfying triumph while Byron Hough and Dan Robb remained unbeaten in dual competition. Norm Skau, 95, and Art Kirwan, 154, suffered the two setbacks .

Improving Dennis Timmerman disposed of his 180 pound Auburn rival in 59 seconds as Papio notched a 40-10 triumph. Freshman Dick Henn chalked up his third win at 138 .

Coach Nick Chiburis reported that Hough continues as the squads high point man. Next action for the varsity comes Friday night at home against Cortland-Norris at 7. Another home encounter is set for Tuesday night at 7 when Plattsmouth is the guest while Bennington invades next Thursday night also at 7 .

The Monarch reserve grapplers remained unbeaten by tripping Auburn, 44-3 and Lincoln East, 38-18 .

History repeated Tuesday afternoon as Ralston wrestlers downed Papillion by 25-19, the same score by which the Rams won last year. Four draws highlighted the meet at Papillion. Both teams were minus regulars who were ill with the flu. Ralston Coach Bill Ruf was also a flu victim. The setback gives Papillion a record of five wins and two loses in dual meets .

Jan 18, 1968

Auburn Repeats As Ak Champ

Auburn's Bulldogs repeated as champions of the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Basketball Tournament Friday night by slapping Syracuse, 57-42, in the showdown contest at the

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Omaha Civic Auditorium. The runner-up Rockets also were the victims in last year's first place scrap. Blair gained third place honors with a 63-42 skip past surprising Nebraska City.

It was an amazing turnabout for Syracuse in the finale. The Rockets had chalked up the tourney's highest win total the previous night when they riddled Nebraska City, 80-53. Blair also had an easy time the third place argument as it manufactured a 34-20 lead at the half. Neb. City closed the gap to 38-31 but the Bears growled again and zoomed to a 60-34 command. Blair was bumped in the semifinals by Auburn, 58-46.

Seeded Wahoo and Waverly bowed in their first appearances. The Warriors were stung by Blair, 65-62 and Waverly was upset by Nebraska City, 46-45 in second round play.

January 25, 1968

Papio Grapplers Beat Hickman-Norris

Papillion wrestlers scored seven pins Friday night in the process of defeating Hickman­Norris 43 to 8. Jack Sage turned in the quickest fall, needing only 1:01 to subdue Haecker of the visitors. Other pin winners were Dave Loosemore at 120, Dan Henn at 127, Byron Hough at 133, Al Bethel at 145 Don Ingram at 165 and Wayne Bradley, heavyweight. Decision winners were Dick Henn at 138 and Dennis Timmerman at 180.

January 25, 1968

Monarchs Split Weekend Games

Coach Bob Krernke undoubtedly wishes his Papillion Monarchs could play all their games on the friendly home floor. The Maroon and White copped a third straight triumph without a loss on the local wood Saturday night after being socked at Crete the previous evening. Omaha Cathedral was the Saturday victim, 74-58. Crete used some torrid shooting to record an 88-54 success.

Unbeaten Crete hit 50 percent of its field goals, 35 of 70, Friday night. The fast starting Cards led, 21-12 at the first period and made it 4 2-26 at the half. Three first quarter fouls plagued Dave VanKeuren and the Monarchs couldn't get untracked. Dave finished as top scorer for Papio with 13 while Gary Cordes had 11, nine of them free throws. Giving Coach Krernke something to smile about were the performances of Ken DeBoer, who was installed as a starter and husky Rick Nisley. The two seniors contributed 17 points between them. All nine of Rick's came in the final quarter. Terry Waltman with 25 and Ben McDowell with 16 were the leaders of the Crete explosion.

Papio supplied its best offensive splurge of the campaign so far against Cathedral, coming up with 28 points in the opening quarter. Solid early shooting by VanKeuren, he potted five long range beauties, and Wayne Aylsworth triggered the outburst. Papio

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mounted a 12-1lead in short time. This momentum was more than enough to repel any Cathedral challenge. It was 42-29 at the midway point and 60-45 after three periods .

Aylsworth put on an outstanding performance, point wise and rebounding as well. He finished with 18 tallies. VanKeuren had 16 while Torn Miller and improving Dave Nielson put in 10 each. Papio missed only four free shots, 12 of 16. Bob Grafwas the only consistent Cardinal with 22. Rick Wright had 15 .

February 1, 1968

Monarch Grapplers Win Two Contests

Papillion grapplers took a January 23 dual from Plattsmouth in handy fashion .

Jack Sage pinned his opponent in 1:55 for the fastest fall as the Monarchs won 28-14 . Don Ingram also pinned Emery Bashus for another five points. Other Papio winners were Dan Henn at 127 pounds, Byron Hough at 133 pounds, Dick Henn at 138 pounds, AI Bathel at 145 pounds, Art Kirwan at 154 pounds and Wayne Bradley at heavyweight .

Thirty-nine seconds was the fastest of seven pins scored by Papillion in the January 25 meeting with Bennington wrestlers. Dick Henn did the job to win the 138 pound match against Dan Wiedrice as Papio breezed 48-5. Other pin winners were Norm Skau, Paul Adair, Byron Hough, Don Ingram and Wayne Bradley .

February 1, 1968

2 Papio Entries Win Crowns In Mat Meet

Paul Adair 120 pounder and heavyweight Wayne Bradley took first place trophies for Papillion Saturday in the frrst Ak-Sar-Ben Conference Wrestling Tournament at Plattsmouth. Papio took third in the team race with 74 points .

Dennis Timmerman and Don Ingram earned runner-up laurels in the 180 pound and 165 pound classes .

Millard won the title with 120 points, followed by Ralston at 85. Byron Hough of Papillion placed with third in the 133 pound action. Papillion fortunes were dimmed when grapplers were absent for the 103 pound and 112 pound matches, Coach Nick Chiburis reported .

February 1, 1968

Monarchs Subdue Ralston 59-58 in Overtime; Seward Wins Saturday

A satisfying overtime decision at Ralston Friday took the sting out of the first horne floor setback for Papillion's Monarchs on Saturday night. Ralston was nipped 59-58 in a

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seesaw thriller which saw the arch rivals take turns in presenting good and not-so-hot exhibitions. Seward's Bluejays were impressive in the Saturday spoiler 74-61.

Papio and Ralston were fairly even in the first half. Papio claimed a 14-13 first period lead and made it 29-24 at the break. Wayne Aylsworth, Gary Cordes and Dave VanKeuren were the Monarch mainstays.

Papio appeared set to wrap up the victory early in the third period when it soared to a 40-30 margin. Then Ralston had its turn and poured through 16 points compared to a mere two by Papio. This meant a 46-42 edge for the Rams and with Chuck Wendt and Gary Kratina setting the pace, the home crew appeared supreme when it stretched the count to 52-46 with three minutes left.

Coach Bob Kremke then had his lads apply the pressing defense and the tactics paid immediate dividends when Ralston miscues were converted into Papio scores. Van Keuren was especially potent in the late stages and his fielder with 20 seconds left, tied the count at 52 when regulation time ran out. In the overtime, Dave salted away two more buckets and a free throw with the latter proving the decider with four seconds left.

VanKeuren's 23 points led all scorers. Cordes added 13 and Aylsworth 10. Gary Kratina was the busy Ram with 18 and also controlled the rebounds. Wendt had 16 and Dave Way 14. Papio had a cold night at the foul line making just five of 15.

Fine first quarter play by the Monarchs was more than offset by some ultra sharp Seward shooting Saturday night as the state rated Bluejays triumphed.

Papio jumped to an 18-11 lead as VanKeuren and Tom Miller struck for 11 points, but when the visitors answered with three fast breaks the edge melted. Seward tied it at 18 at the end ofthe opening period and then took the lead for keeps at 24-23. Torrid outside shooting by Doug Tonniges, Larry Beckler, Steve Carr and Don Campbell enabled the Jays to maintain a comfortable lead from then on. Tonniges finished with 24, Carr had 17, Beckler 16 and Campbell13.

Papio was able to pierce Seward's defenses for numerous close-in goals as Miller came up with his best effort of the season. He put in 18 points while VanKeuren had 14.

February 1, 1968

Papio Reserves Bow Two Times

Strong fourth quarters couldn't boost Papillion's reserve team far enough Friday and Saturday as Coach Dennis Hanson's entry bowed to Ralston and Seward.

Ralston outlasted the young Monarchs, 66-58, despite 18 Papio points in the final chapter. Rick Daup paced the PHS bid with 10 points. Seward repelled a 17 point surge to win, 59-51. Pat Robbins tossed in 11 for Papio.

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February 8, 1968

Papio Downs Blair Invaders, Despite Illness, Foul Trouble

Solid first quarter performances by Gary Cordes and Wayne Aylsworth enabled Papillion to build up a comfortable lead over Blair Saturday night and the Monarchs kept the upper hand to triumph, 64-59, on the home floor. Gary and Wayne, both seniors, were deadly from the outside and pumped in seven and eight points respectively in the first eight minutes to lift the Monarchs to an 18-7 lead. Blair was limited to a single field goal in the first period but perked up after that.

Papio, playing without high scoring Dave VanKeuren who was ill, was also hampered when foul trouble hit regulars Aylsworth, Tom Miller and Ken DeBoer. But some plucky performances by Dave Nielson, Rick Daup, Charles Dort and Hugh Selleck staved off the Bear challenge .

The visitors came within three points, 56-53, with 2:20 to play, but Daup's breakaway basket made it 58-53 moments later. Blair attempts to get the ball resulted in six successful free throws by DeBoer, Dort and Cordes to finish off the scoring. Nielson sparked an early fourth period flurry with two quick buckets after stealing the ball at midcourt. Miller fouled out with 6:11 to play and Aylsworth departed with 4:38 remaining .

Cordes finished with 17 points while Miller netted 11 and Aylsworth and DeBoer nine each. Lowell Moore's long range firing paced Blair especially in the late stages. He had 21 and Rich Hansen added 14. The Bears also were without a star player. Dennis Brummer, all-tourney choice, sat it out because of the flu .

February 8, 1968

PHS Mat Team Defeats Rival

Papio grapplers won a home dual meet with Archbishop Ryan High School February 1. With four pins recorded the heavyweight class had the quickest fall as Wayne Bradley pinned Butler in 2:43. The final score was Papillion 40-7 .

Jack Sage is ineligible this semester and no one has made weight to wrestle in the 103 lb . category. Coach Nick Chiburis, however, has two of his team aiming for that weight in the district meet this Saturday .

Other Papio winners were Norm Skau, Paul Adair, Dan Henn, Byron Hough, Dick Henn, Al Bathel, Art Kirwan, Don Ingram and Dennis Timmerman .

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February 15, 1968

Monarchs Improve Cage Record With Pair of Weekend Victories

Coach Bob Kremke's 1501h basketball victory Saturday night highlighted Papillion

High's winning weekend as Ashland and Nebraska City fell before the Monarchs. Now in his lOth year as skipper, Kremke has bowed only 66 times. The weekend triumphs also lifted Papio to an 8-6 reading.

Ashland was Friday night's victim by a 68-47 count. The home court Bluejays were limited to 10 points in the middle two periods as Papio coasted. Eleven Monarchs scored with Dave Van Keuren setting the pace with 24 points in three quarters of action. He joined the other starters on the bench for the final eight minutes.

A. Bridges was Ashland's leading scorer with 12. Papio enjoyed a 32-18 halftime lead and was up by 30, 52-22, going into the last quarter.

A 24 point barrage in the second quarter Saturday night gunned the Maroons past Nebraska City, 73-51. The explosion boosted PHS from a narrow 12-10 first period lead to a strong 36-23 halftime margin. A bevy of free throws, 19 ofthem, was the highlight of a dreary second half. The victory sweetly avenged the nightmarish 49-46 tournament loss on January 9.

Gary Cordes, frigid the night before at Ashland when only one field goal could register, was on target against the Pioneers. His 12 points in the second quarter featured his 22 point night. VanKeuren pumped in three buckets and two free throws in the third period enroute to 19 for the game. Good Papio defensive play kept the tall Nebraska City crew from doing any close in damage. Their long range attempts couldn't strike fear, either. Bob Golden's 14 points led the Pioneers while Teel followed with 13.

February 15, 1968

Reserves Blast Two Opponents

A potent Papillion reserve squad went on a pair of scoring sprees Friday and Saturday while chalking up easy victories. Ashland was waxed, 69-26, Friday and Nebraska City was flattened, 79-33 on Saturday.

Coach Denny Hanson's pepperpots shot to a 32-12 halftime lead against Ashland. Steve Dort and Frank Vance showed the way with 14 and 13 points respectively. Sixteen players produced the points against Neb. City with 12 by Vance being tops. Forty-eight markers came in the first half.

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February 15, 1968

Seven Matmen Qualify for State

Papillion will be represented by seven performers in the Class B division of the state wrestling tournament opening Friday in Lincoln. The Monarchs emerged with a second place finish in the district test Friday and Saturday at Plattsmouth with 91 points. Millard won with 126 points .

Byron Hough and Dick Henn captured district championships for the Monarchs. Byron won the 127 pound title by turning back Ted Osterholm of Plattsmouth and Dick ruled the 133 pounders by trimming Ashland's Leonard Divis .

Joining the champs in Lincoln will be Mike Regan, 103, who finished third; Paul Adair, 112, runner-up; John Gibilisco, 145 pound runner-up; Don Ingram, second at 154 and Art Kirwin, third in the 165 division .

Millard won six weight championships while Schuyler supplied two and Waverly one . Twelve schools competed .

February 22, 1968

Monarchs Bow to Class A Foes in Final Regular Season Games

A pair of hot shooting Class A schools leveled off Papillion's regular season record at 8-8 over the weekend but the Monarchs had nothing to be ashamed of as they put up stout battles Friday and Saturday nights. Beatrice invaded Friday and emerged with an 86-77 triumph and rated Columbus was dealt plenty of scares before gaining a 63-58 win Saturday night in its own gym .

Both nights saw Papio fall behind at the very start then revive to play on almost equal terms. Beatrice had five points before the Monarchs registered as the PHS zone defense faltered. Steve Bailey was the main villain with 10 first period markers as the Orangemen took a 23-15 lead after the eight minute mark.

Then Dave VanKeuren and Gary Cordes started to pop and Papio put itself into contention with aggressive man-to-man coverage. Dave slammed home 12 points and Gary six in a 22 point period which left the Kremkemen down only by five at the half, 42-37 .

VanKeuren, the 6-3 junior, had one of his finest nights as he finished with 31 points, including 17 for 17 from the free throw line. Gary posted 19 while Tom Miller came through with 13. Papillion converted a nifty 31 of 38 from the foul line. The closest Papio could get in the second half was four points when Cordes hit a fielder to make it a 52-48 with 1:40 left in the third quarter. Beatrice then forged an 11 point lead and the pattern repeated with Papio again narrowing the gap but not able to pull ahead .

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The Orangemen had four red hot scorers in juniors Gary Kasper and Steve Daily. Kasper totaled 23 and Bailey 17. Bruce Cramer finished with 14 and Kevin Murray hit 10.

Monarch backers who journeyed to Columbus braced themselves for a long evening when the Discoverers drilled 10 points before Cordes made a free throw. Transformation came as speedy Wayne Aylsworth and Gary found out Columbus was vulnerable to the quick pace and these two sparked a surge which put the Monarchs even at 10 with 3:39 to go in the period. Papillion grabbed the quarter lead at 14-13 and enjoyed a three point edge, 20-17, before Columbus recovered for keeps, 23-20. It was 33-28 at intermission.

Free throws, which couldn't be missed the previous night, failed the Maroons late in the first half, man on 1-and-1 opportunities and this proved a turning point.

Frank Higgins, a thin 6-5 senior, was the spark for Columbus with 25 points many of them tip-ins. He and his mates finished with 52 percent firing. Cordes, VanKeuren and Aylsworth were the busy Papio attackers with 18, 17 and 13 respectively. A great final quarter flurry almost gave Papillion the upset. After Columbus went ahead1-44, Dave and Wayne replied to pull within three, 56-53, with only 3:39 left. The Discoverers tried to stall but alert defensive play led by Charley Dort, spoiled things a bit. A missed tip-in try in the final minute snuffed a Monarch bid to get within one point.

February 22, 1968

Papio Matmen Bow at Lincoln

Byron Hough, 127 pounder, led Papillion High's four point showing in the state Class B wrestling tournament last week in Lincoln. The Monarch ace bowed in the semifinals.

With six men competing, Papio grapplers will "fare better in the future, as we get more time in Class B wrestling." According to Coach Nick Chiburis. A seventh qualifier, Mike Regan, did not make weight and was unable to wrestle in the 103 pound class.

February 29, 1968

Monarchs Win First Tourney Test, Face Omaha Cathedral Tonight

Three free throws by Gary Cordes in the final 11 seconds Monday night gave Papillion a 54-51 squeaker past Millard in the first round of the district Class B tournament at Bellevue's gym. The two Ak-Sar-Ben rivals presented their followers with fine and ragged performances as numerous turnovers mixed with some dandy rebound work and outside shooting.

Gary, who finished with 21 markers, converted the first of a 1-and-1 chance when fouled with 11 seconds left for a 53-51 edge and then hit two in a row with just one second left

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for the final margin. Jubilant Monarchs then looked on from the side, letting the Indians throw the ball down court for a final shot which missed .

Millard stormed back from a weak third period when it was outscored 15-7, to erase a Papillion 10 point lead, 45-35, with 5:50 left in the game. Senior Mike Wiegert was the key man when he potted three long jumpers to move the Indians to 47-43. After Cordes banged home two free shots, Millard's Gary Bott did the same. Dave VanKeuren continued the gift shot magic to boost the Monarchs to six, 51-45. Dick Dugan's fielder cut it to four with 1:10 left and then quick Daryl Petersen clicked on two of his patented jumpers to tie the score at 51 to set the state for Cordes' heroics .

Papio started off smartly with a 7-2lead but saw it melt when Millard tied at 9. MHS gained its first lead at 13-11 but Papio knotted it at the frrst quarter's close. The Indians gained the halftime lead, 27-26 on Jack Lawson's bucket just ahead of the buzzer and earlier in the period had their biggest lead, four points, three different times.

Lanky Ken DeBoer picked the ideal spot for his three buckets when he sparked Papio' s third period rush. The 6-3 senior also held his own in brisk under basket milling along with Tom Miller and VanKeuren. The winners fouled only 10 times to give Millard just 11 chances from the line. Papio in turn converted 16 of 22 to offset the 22-19 deficit in field goals. VanKeuren totaled 19 points, including eight in the opening quarter. Petersen finished with 21 while Weigert and Dugan notched nine apiece. The tourney win avenged the 84-74 regular season defeat at Millard on December 8 .

March 3, 1968

Monarchs Do It, Win 2nd State Tourney Berth

A second straight trip to the state Class B tournament in Lincoln was the reward for Papillion's Monarchs Friday following the 57-42 conquest of Waverly in the district decider at Bellevue. One night earlier, Coach Bob Kremke's squad sidelined Omaha Cathedral, 54-45 while Waverly hit Nebraska City, 61-40, in semifinal action .

In repeating as district kings, the Monarchs used strong second half performances, featured by a sticky defense and good free throw marksmanship .

Waverly was limited to 18 second half points while Papio pulled away after a see-saw opening two periods which ended with the Sarpy quint holding a 25-24 edge. The Vikings were best in the opening stanza with a 15-14 advantage .

Husky Dave VanKeuren, the only junior in the PHS lineup, delivered in outstanding fashion in the showdown. He socked home 16 of his 21 points after intermission, including 8 of 10 free throws and was in charge of the rebounds as the Vikings ran out of gas after tying at 33 with 1:30 left in the third quarter .

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Papillion built up a lead thanks to Waverly fouls and the scrappy challengers consistently tagged Dave and Gary Cordes, the top free throw shooters on the squad. Gary plinked in five of six in the final quarter and Dave had five of seven. Hustling Wayne Aylsworth also chipped in with three of four and steady Charles Dort, a pair. Dort continued his outstanding defensive play which kept Waverly off balance at midcourt.

Cordes was the sparkplug in the even first half. His long range gunning provided six buckets to offset Waverly's strongest bid led by Curt Carlson and bill Bowmaster. Carlson, who fouled out with 1:14 to play led the Vikings with 16 points.

Monarch fans suffered through a painful opening period against Cathedral when the first Papio points came with 3:36 remaining on Wayne Aylsworth's basket. The Cardinals kept the upper hand in the early going, leading 8-7 after the first chapter and 21-19 at halftime.

A 20 point third period turned the tide for Papio with Aylsworth, Miller and VanKeuren providing the punch. These three and Cordes ended in the double figures. Dave had 17, Wayne 14, Tom 11 and Gary 10 points.

Cathedral was still close, 47-43, with 1:35 to play but VanKeuren and Aylsworth replied with clinching fielders.

March 14, 1968

Papio Plays Well In Tourney Loss

"We played about as well as we were capable. I'm satisfied the boys did their best." The words came from Papillion High School Coach Bob Kremke after the Monarchs bowed out of the state Class B basketball tournament in Lincoln with a 71 to 64 loss to Madison.

The winners were the same team that ushered the Papios to the sidelines in the first round of the 1967 tourney. The score a year ago was 83-62. And, like last year, Madison then lost in the semifinals. This year Seward bumped the Dragons 74 to 70.

The large turnout of Papillion partisans had hope going into the fourth quarter as their favorites lagged behind by just three points, 50-47, when the third period ended. Then came a dry spell that lasted nearly four minutes. In the meantime the Madison lead ballooned to 60-47. Papillion rallied in the closing minutes, pulling up to 64-68 before three Dragon free throws put the game out of reach.

Twenty-five fouls assessed against Papillion caused trouble. Madison earned the bonus free throw with 2: 18 to play in the first quarter and with 1 :03 to play in the third quarter. Bolstered by the extra foul shots, the winners held a 38-32 halftime margin despite being outscored from the field by Papillion.

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Senior Gary Cordes led Papillion with 25 points, most coming on long range shots. Dave VanKeuren had a brisk first half scoring effort, collecting 12 points before intermission but could add only four more in the final two quarters. Junior Dave sat out part of the half after drawing his fourth foul late in the third period .

VanKeuren opened game scoring with a 15 foot jump shot after 25 seconds of play . Then Madison ran off 7 consecutive points to build a lead which never vanished. Papio did earn a 12-12 tie on Ken DeBoer's rebound with 2:42left in the first quarter. Three free throws by Clayton Morlok sent Madison back in front and the northeast Nebraska champs were never headed. Big 6-9 Marlin Renner led the winners with 23 points and blocked a number of Papio shots. But when the Sarpy squad got close in the third and fourth quarters Frank Ray and Terry Rotherham of Madison fired home clutch baskets to east the pressure .

Papio outscored Madison 15 to 12 in the third quarter to give promise of a thrilling finish. Cordes flipped in a rebound at the gun, cutting the Madison margin to three as the period closed. Then came disaster. Ray scored two field goals, Rotherham two free throws and a fielder and Don Hegr a field goal before Cordes found the range for PHS with 4:23 left . Gary added two free throws to offset another Hegr fielder at the four minute mark.

Harassing the winners all over the court, Wayne Aylsworth, Cordes and Charles Dort managed to steal several passes which were converted into Papio scores during a stout hearted comeback. Aylsworth connected on a driving lay-in with 2:34 to play making the score 65-57. Three more Madison free throws eased the pressure. Aylsworth answered with two free throws and Cordes scored after a steal to make the count 68-61 with 1:56 to play. Another fielder and a free throw by Aylsworth cut the margin even more with 47 seconds showing on the clock. By this time the Monarchs had to foul for ball possession and when Rotherham clicked on two and Ray on another, the gap was too much .

Papillion shooting was a coolish 37 percent, about the same pace at which the team had shot throughout the season. The loss gave Papio a season record of 11 wins and 9 defeats .

March 14, 1968

Kremke Firm On Leaving Coaching Ranks

Papillion High School basketball coach Robert Kremke is firm in his decision to retire from the coaching ranks. He had asked to be relieved of coaching duties at the February School Board meeting. Board members urged him to reconsider but a letter from Mr. Kremke read at Monday night's meeting indicates that his decision stands .

He wrote: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Education for its vote of confidence extended to me in relation to my basketball coaching. The five years spent at our school in this position have been rewarding ones to me and my family. What measure of success we have had must be attributed to the school and community alike .

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Our community has supported our basketball endeavors to the extent that they have helped bring a winning spirit to our school. This attitude, I believe, will remain whether I am coaching or not."

"My decision to step down as basketball coach remains the same. It is a decision that was not made in haste, but one that I believe to be in the best interest of my family and the school. The guidance position I now hold coupled with some additional activities which I will be administratively responsible for next year will occupy my time."

Mr. Kremke is also guidance director for the high school. His Monarch basketball teams have won state tournament berths the past two seasons. The School Board went on record accepting his decision "with regret".

March 14, 1968

Junior Paces Monarch Scoring

Talented Dave VanKeuren, husky 6-3 junior, moved to within 13 of the coveted 1,000 point mark as he paced the Papillion Monarchs in scoring this past basketball season with 365 tallies. Dave now has registered 987 points in his three varsity years with this year's production being tops. Last season he hit for 345 and he tossed in 277 as a freshman starter.

Gary Cordes, deadeye senior, repeated as runner-up with a fine 302 showing. Two other seniors, Wayne Aylsworth and Tom Miller also passed the century mark with 182 and 168 points respectively.

Papio, in making a repeat trip to the state tournament, finished with an 11-9 record, scoring 1,255 points while the foes totaled 1 ,231.

The varsity point chart: VanKeuren 365, Cordes 302, Aylsworth 182, Miller 168, DeBoer 78, Nielson 46, Dort 35, Nisley 29, Daup 23, Price 16, Szynskie 5, Selleck 4, Vance 2.

March 28, 1968

Papillion Trackmen Win Opening Test; To Bid at Millard on 301h

Papillion High School trackmen opened their season Friday with a victory in a triangular meet held at the University of Nebraska indoor facilities in Lincoln. Victories in all running races from the quarter mile up provided the necessary points for Coach Don Petersen's performers. The Monarchs tallied 59 points to 55 for Geneva and 31 for Waverly.

First place winners for Papio included Wayne Aylsworth, 440 in 54.7; Dave Clary, 880 in 2:11.6; Larry Andrew, mile in 5:06; Jim Kellett, two mile in 10:50.2; mile relay team of Ted Hough, Andrew Kellett and Clary in 3:46; four lap relay team of Ron Hubbard, Joe

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Barry, Dave Loosemore and Aylsworth in 2:00; Hubbard in the pole vault at 11 feet, 3 inches .

Other Papillion point winners were Loosemore, second in 220; Barry, fourth in 60 and third in 440: Aylsworth, third in broad jump at 18 feet, 11 Y2 inches and third in vault; Andrew, second in broad jump at 19 feet, 3 inches; Hough, fourth in 70 yard low hurdles; Dave VanKeuren, second in shot at 43 feet, 9 inches; Keith Price, fourth in shot; Wayne Snodgrass, fourth in two mile; Rich Schmidt second in 880 .

The Monarchs had to win the four lap relay to earn first in the meet, said Coach Petersen .

April4, 1968

PHS Grabs Nine Firsts But Loses

Millard track and field forces notched an eighth straight dual win on a rainy Tuesday by shading Papillion, 74-58, at the Indian track. The Monarchs won nine firsts but lacked depth. Larry Andrew was a double winner for Coach Don Petersen when he took the broad jump at 19 feet and the mile in 4:59 .

Other Papio winners were Tom Greenlee, who tied for best in the high jump at 5-6; Ken DeBoer with a 127-7 discus twirl; Ron Hubbard in the vault at 11 feet; Ted Hough, with a 23.2 in the low hurdles; Dave Clary, a 2:06 in the 880 and the mile and 880 relay teams . The mile foursome was timed in 3:44.1 and the 880 squad in 1:36.4 .

April3, 1968

Millard won all eight relay events Saturday afternoon to handily outdistance five rivals in the first Millard Relays under a hot 89 degree sun. The Indians finished with 97 V2 points. Papillion was runner-up with 38, followed by Nebraska City 30 V2, Blair 29, Wahoo Neumann 24 and Waverly 6 .

Papillion chalked up a pair of firsts in field events. Ron Hubbard captured the vault with an 11 foot effort. Runner-up Bob Larsen of Millard cleared the same height but had one more try. Tom Greenlee tied with Bob Golden of Nebraska City for the high jump title at 5-6 V2.

Other Monarch points came on Ken DeBoer's third in the discus at 118-9 %; third by the high hurdle relay crew; second in the mile medley relay; third in the distance medley; third in the 880 relay and second in the mile relay .

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Apri14, 1968

Hot Plattsmouth Shades Papio Golfers

Papillion High golfers are wondering what they have to shoot after they were nipped at Plattsmouth Friday, 101-105, on the sand green course. The Plattsmouth score was one under par. Dan Dolan led Papio with a par 34. Gary Cordes fired a 35 and Dave Nielson carded a 36. Plattsmouth's Don Kohout had a 31, Mike Brookhouser a 33 and Mark Kildare a 37.

April4, 1968

Papio Golfers Down Brownell-Talbot

Papillion High School golfers beat Brownell-Talbot School, 117-139, in a golf match, Tuesday at Cedar Hills. The low man for PHS was Dan Dolan with 37. Gary Cordes and Dave Nielson tied for second honors at 40 each.

Apri111, 1968

Kellett Sets New PHS Mark In 2-Mile During Triangular

Junior Jim Kellett set a new school record in the two-mile run Friday as Papillion track and field performers took part in a triangular meet at Bellevue. The Monarch distance ace won the event in 10:29.5, breaking his old school mark of 10:44.

Papillion ranked third in the team scoring with 47 points, trailing Bellevue which collected 80 and Omaha Ryan which had 55. In double dual meet scoring Papillion defeated Ryan 66 to 62 and lost to Bellevue 76 to 66.

Papio was without the services of pole vaulter Ron Hubbard who suffered a back and neck injury on April3 in a fall while exercising in the school gym. Other Monarch event winners were Dave Loosemore in the 100 yard dash and Tom Greenlee in the high jump.

April11, 1968

Bellevue Downs Papio Golfers

Dave Nielson shot a 45 to b e low man for Papillion High golfers at the Capehart course, Tuesday. In a losing effort, Coach Dennis Hanson's squad ended with a total of 137 to the Bellevue total of 122. Lowest score for the day was a 39 by a Bellevue lad.

Papio reserves also lost to BHS reserves, 153-138. Steve Dort was low for Papio with a 50.

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April11, 1968

Papio, Millard Send Players To Shrine Bowl

Papillion and Millard will be represented for the first time by players in the lOth annual Shrine Bowl All-Star football game this summer. Tackle Tom Miller of Papillion and guard Ron Geiger of Millard are among the 33 seniors chosen for the South roster. Both earned all-conference recognition this past fall. Tom was Class B all-state choice and Ron earned state honorable mention .

April 11, 1968

Two Monarchs Chosen as Stars

Coaches from the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference schools Friday selected all-league basketball standouts in their loop meeting at Nebraska City. Seven lads were named to the North Division honor squad, including two each from Papillion and Blair.

The North Division All-Stars: Dick French, Wahoo junior; Daryl Petersen, Millard junior; Dave VanKeuren, Papillion junior; Denny Brummer, Blair senior; Lowell Moore, Blair senior; and Gary Cordes, Papillion senior. The South Division team listed six standouts. They are Strat Warden, Auburn senior; Rex Beatty, Auburn junior; Roger Royal, Syracuse senior; Dan Schatz, Falls City senior and Max Linder, Plattsmouth senior .

Ralston's new gym will be the site for next year's conference basketball tournament, with nine teams competing in the revised loop setup. Ashland, Wahoo and Waverly will sever conference ties after this term .

April18, 1968

Papio Trackmen Set Records at Blair Invitational

Papillion High School trackmen scored 15 points Tuesday in the Blair Invitational at Blair.

Three Papillion entries set new school records, said Coach Don Petersen. Jim Kellett again lowered his two mile mark, this time to 10:24.5. He had established the previous standard of 10:29.5 at Bellevue AprilS. Dave Clary knocked the 880 yard run record to 2:02.2, eclipsed the 2:04.3 held by Steve Christensen for several years. The mile relay team of Joe Barry, Larry Andrew, Rich Schmidt and Dave Clary posted 3:40.2 which was better than the 1966 team's 3:41.3 .

Ken DeBoer came within inches of the school discus mark held by Ed Gates when he unleashed a 139 feet, 10 Yz inch heave .

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Papillion points were scored by Jim Kellett, second in two mile, Dave Clary, second in 880, Larry Andrew, third in mile, Ken DeBoer, fifth in discus and the mile relay team which finished third.

Aprill8, 1968

Papio Golfers Drub Bergan

Papillion golfers posted a 113 to 140 victory over Fremont Bergan April11 at Cedar Hills. Dave Nielson and Dan Dolan led the Monarchs with 37s while Gary Cordes shot a 39. Low man for the losers was Bill Saeger with a 44.

April18, 1968

Monarchs Place Fourth at Millard

Ralston, Papillion and Millard track and field performers garnered shares of glory April 11 in the second annual Millard Invitational despite missing team titles during the afternoon and evening activity.

Papillion finished fourth in the 10 team Class B division with 31 points but contributed champs in the high jump and two mile run. Tom Greenlee, hard working senior, leaped 5-8 for a meet record and his individual bests. The height was two inches better than that registered in last year's inaugural. Runner-up Max Linder of Plattsmouth cleared the same height but had more misses. Tireless Jim Kellett had it all to himself in the two mile grind which he completed in 10:40.8. The slim junior set the pace from the beginning and shook of all serious challengers, lapping many of the entrants.

Contributing points to the Monarch total were: Ron Hubbard with a second place pole vault mark of 11-6, the same height as winner Dennis Dasher of Plattsmouth and a foot better than last year's 10-6 topper; Ken DeBoer, third in the discus with a 128-6 effort; Larry Andrew, third in the 440 at 53.3 and fourth in the mile; Dave Clary, third in the 880 with a good 2:02.7; Richard Schmidt, fifth in the 880 at 2:05.4; mile relay third.

Plattsmouth won the B crown with 67 Yz points, followed by Millard, 52, Omaha Cathedral42. Trailing Papio were Blair, Nebraska City, Auburn, Wahoo Neumann, Waverly and Omaha St. Joe.

April 25, 1968

Papio Golfers Eye Road Trip to South Dakota

Papillion High School golfers will take to the road this weekend for a Saturday 18 hole match at Blair and a Monday tournament at Sioux Falls, S.D. Coach Dennis Hanson said the Monarch squad will include Dan Dolan, Gary Cordes, Dave Nielson, Bob Olson and either Jesse Swain or Steve Haskins.

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After the Blair match, which was rescheduled after being rained out on Monday, the Papillion group will drive on to Sioux Falls. The Monday 18 hole affair will pit the Papios against Huron, S.D. and Sioux Falls Washington and Sioux Falls Lincoln . Washington boasts the defending South Dakota high school champion as a member of its team .

The Monarchs won and tied in two matches last week. Millard and Papio deadlocked at 119 all at Cedar Hills on Aprill7. Dan Dolan was medalist with 37, Cordes had 40 and Nielson and Olson 42s. Bob Werner and John Ihrig were low for Millard with 39s .

Rain halted a match at the Fremont Country Club against Fremont Bergan Friday after seven holes. Papillion was ahead 90 to 103. Dolan shot a 29, Cordes a 30 and Nielson a 31.

May 2, 1968

Ken DeBoer Unleashes Mighty Discus Toss in Triangular

Senior Ken DeBoer uncorked one of the best discus tosses in the state Tuesday as Papillion finished second in a triangular track meet at Syracuse. The husky DeBoer twirled the platter 156 feet, 6 inches for the third best effort in Class B this spring and the seventh best in the state in all classes. He also broke the Papillion school record of 140 feet set in 1957 by Ed Gates. Papio scored 60 points to 83 for Plattsmouth and 24 for Syracuse .

Other Papillion event winners were Joe Schmidt with a 11:38.3 two mile, Jim Kellett with a 4:47.7 mile, Tom Greenlee with a 5 foot, 71,4 inch high jump, Ron Hubbard with an 11 foot pole vault and the 880 relay team of Dave Loosemore, Joe Barry, Rich Sitzmann and Larry Andrew which turned in a 1:38.1 clocking .

May2, 1968

Monarch Relay Unit Sets Mark

Papillion's two mile relay team set a new Class B record at the Kearney Invitational Friday in winning the race in 8:28.6. The distance unit was the only Papillion entry in the meet. Papio finished ahead of Holdrege and Lexington and broke the old record of 8:31.6 set in 1967 by Columbus Scotus .

Papio runners were Richard Schmidt, 2:09.2, Larry Andrew, 2:07.8, Jim Kellett, 2:08.8 and Dave Clary, 2:02.8. Their time was also a new school record, breaking the 8:44 standard set in 1967 .

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May 2, 1968

Golfers Down Ralston, Huron, Tie With Blair

Papillion High School golfers won one ofthree matches on a South Dakota jaunt, tied Blair and defeated Ralston in varsity and reserve competition during a busy week.

Coach Dennis Hanson's linksters wound up a 355 all deadlock at Blair Saturday in an 18 hole competition in which the four low scores were used. Dan Dolan was low scorer of the day with an 81. Gary Cordes shot a 90, Dave Nielson a 91 and bob Olson a 93. Blair's low was Mark Harrison with an 84 over his home course.

At Sioux Falls, S.D., Monday, Papillion bowed to Sioux Falls Washington 11 to 4, to Sioux Falls Lincoln 9 V2 to 5 V2 and defeated Huron 8 to 7. Scoring was based on match play for each nine holes and a medal score for 18 holes at the Elmwood Country Club.

Team scores were Lincoln 336, Washington 339, Papillion 351 and Huron 359. Individual Papillion scores were Cordes 85, Nielson 86, Dolan 90 and Olson 90. Medalist was Bob Marts of Sioux Falls Washington, defending South Dakota prep champ, who fired a 79.

In an April25 match against Ralston at Cedar Hills Papillion won 107 to 120 in varsity scoring and 121 to 132 in reserve shot making. Dave Nielson was low man for the varsity with a 33 followed by Cordes with 35 and Dolan with 34. Stef Lacey paced Ralston with a 37.

In the reserve competition Steve Dort led Papillion with 39 followed by Jesse Swain with 40, Steve Haskins with 42 and Greg Eymann with 44. Ed Betzer was Ralston's best with a42.

May 9, 1968

Golfers Rank 5th in Conference

Papillion High School golfers wound up in fifth place in the Ak-Sar-Ben tournament held Saturday at Wahoo. Auburn won the event with a 248 score. Plattsmouth shot 250, Wahoo 253, Millard 256 and Papillion 258. Then came Nebraska City with 259, Blair and Syracuse with 270, Ralston with 279, Falls City with 307 and Waverly with 320.

Medalist was Gary Teel of Nebraska City who won a playoff from Guy Lammle of Auburn after both shot 78s on the 18 holes. Dan Dolan was Papillion's low with an 83. Dave Nielson shot 87, Gary Cordes 88 and Bob Olson 90.

Papillion had a dual season record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 2 ties going into the conference meet.

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May 9, 1968

Nine Records Broken in Ak-Sar-Ben Track Meet; Papio Finishes Fifth .

Nine new records were set and one equaled Friday as Plattsmouth won its third straight Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track and field title at Millard. The Blue Devils totaled 54 points to outdistance Wahoo's 43 V2. Millard nudged Ralston by one-half point for third place .

Although finishing fifth, Papio supplied good performances by Ron Hubbard who broke ex-Monarch Rob Williams loop vault mark of 12-1 when he soared 12-3 for third place. Two miler Jim Kellett shadowed Ralston's Mike Pinkerton for most of the way and was a comfortable runner-up to the record maker. Ken DeBoer found the stiff wind too strong for best in the discus and had to settle for second place with a 143-7 % fling. Dave VanKeuren placed third in the shot with a 45-10 1A heave .

May 16, 1968

Haskell Named Football Coach For Monarchs

John Haskell was named Monday as Papillion High School football coach for 1968. He succeeds Nelson Hinkle who resigned to accept a position as principal at Red Cloud High School. Mr. Hinkle is leaving the coaching field for administrative duties. The School Board tabbed Don Farly, an assistant coach last year along with Mr. Haskell, to continue as a gridiron assistant.

Under Coach Hinkle the Monarchs posted a pair of the most successful seasons in Papillion 11-man football history. In 1986 Papillion won the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference title in a playoff over Plattsmouth and ranked ninth in the state Class B ratings while compiling a mark of nine wins and one loss. In 1987 the Monarchs won seven and lost two and ranked fifth in statewide ratings. Coach Hinkle guided Papillion fortunes for four years. His overall record at Papillion was 20 wins and 11 losses and one tie .

Mr. Haskell is a Midland College product and also has played for several seasons with the semi-pro Omaha Mustangs as an offensive guard. The elevation of an assistant coach to the headman position follows the pattern used by the School Board earlier this spring when basketball coach Bob Kremke asked to be relieved of the athletic chores and Assistant Coach Dennis Hanson was promoted to head coach .

May 16, 1968

Monarch Track, Field Entries Qualify for State

Papillion High will be represented in four events at the state Class B track meet Friday and Saturday at Kearney. The Monarchs placed fourth in the district qualifying at Millard Friday with 20 Vz points .

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Going to Kearney will be the two-mile relay team of Larry Andrew, Rich Schmidt, Jim Kellett and Dave Clary which clicked off an excellent 8:16.2 while finishing second to Millard's swift 8:10.0, the best in B this year. Larry's 880 leg was 2:03.0 while Rich turned in a 2:04.8, Jim 2:03.8 and Dave a 2:03.6, Coach Don Petersen reported.

Ron Hubbard won the district pole vault title at 11-9. The husky senior has a 12-3 to his credit this spring. Ken DeBoer, who sailed the discus 144-6 for second behind Larry Austin of Plattsmouth. Ken likewise has authored a much better 156-6 this year. Tom Greenlee who tied for second in the high jump with a 5-6. Larry Andrew just missed qualifying in the long jump with his 19-2% fourth place effort and Ted Hough qualified for the finals in the 180 yard low hurdles but couldn't crack the top three. Papio's 880 relay team finished fifth in 1:37.4.

Plattsmouth won the district title with a hefty 70 points, followed by Omaha Cathedral's 41. Millard had 40 V2 for third. Eleven schools competed.

May 16, 1968

Papio golf Team Wins Place in State; Dolan Shoots Low

Papillion High School's golf team won a spot in the state Class B tournament at Lincoln Friday by ranking second in the district competition at the Fremont Country Club May 10.

Dan Dolan of Papillion won medalist honors at the district with a 78, one stroke better than Bob Werner of Millard, Lyle Kokulil of Wahoo and pat Sullivan of Wahoo Neumann.

Other Papillion scores were Dave Nielson 82 and Gary Cordes 87. The Monarch team total of247 was one higher than Millard's 246. The third qualifying team is Blair which tied with Wahoo at 251 then won a playoff.

May23, 1968

Papio Golfers Place Fifth in State Meet

Papillion golfers placed fifth in the state Class B meet Friday at Lincoln. With Dave Nielson leading the way at 81, the team shot a 260 for the seasons finale.

Scoring of only the three low men counts for the total as each !inkster plays 18 holes. Other Papio men who traveled to state were Dan Dolan at 89, Robert Olson at 90 and Gary Cordes at 91. Leader Nielson was tied for seventh place in the individual race.

Holdrege took the winning team and individual honors with a 242 and Jim Traill's 74. In front of PHS were Sidney 258, York at 251 and Plattsmouth at 247.

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May 23, 1968

Relay Team Earns Points at State

A fourth place finish in the two mile relay provided Papillion two points in the state track meet at Kearney last weekend. The Monarch quartet was timed in 8:32 for the Class B event.

September 19, 1968

PHS Cross Country Team Downs NC

Papillion's cross country team scored a 13 to 27 win over Nebraska City Friday afternoon on the 1.8 mile course in Papillion Park .

Dave Clary of Papillion won the event with a time of 9:22. Second went to Jim Kellett of Papillion who was clocked in 9:26. Dan Zimmerman of Nebraska City placed third in 9:57 .

September 19, 1968

Ram Harriers Trip Papio, Leslie Wins

Dave Leslie paced Ralston's cross country team to a 16-20 win at Papillion Tuesday by winning the 1.7 test in 9:04. Papio's Jim Kellett was second in 9:08 followed by Steve Forbes of Ralston. Dave Clary of Papillion was fourth while Sterling West of Ralston was fifth and Wayne Snodgrass ofPapio sixth .

Ralston's reserves also won, 14-24 .

September 19, 1968

PHS Cross Country Team Downs NC

Papillion's cross country team scored a 13 to 27 win over Nebraska City Friday afternoon on the 1.8 mile course in Papillion Park.

Dave Clary of Papillion won the event with a time of 9:22. Second went to Jim Kellett of Papillion who was clocked in 9:26. Dan Zimmerman of Nebraska City placed third in 9:57 .

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September 19, 1968

Nebraska City Blanks Papio In Opener on New Field

New coach, new field, but nothing on the new scoreboard for Papillion. That was the Monarch plight at the close of Friday night's football opener against Nebraska City which would up with the Pioneers sporting a 22-0 victory.

Coach John Haskell had to suffer through a frustrating night in his role as new headman of the Maroon and White. His team put together several serious challenges but lacked the consistency to transform the threats into points on the scoreboard.

The brand new Monarch Field pleased the estimated 3,000 fans who turned out for the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference game. The sod was lush and green, the lights were bright and the seats, while more numerous than at the old field, were still not sufficient to handle the turnout.

Nebraska City held a 6-0 lead after three quarters, thanks to a short pass from quarterback Terry Criger to end Larry Starer with 5:10 to play in the first half. Starner fielded the toss just beyond the line of scrimmage, then broke away from at least four Papio tacklers who had a grip on him to complete a 48 yard scoring play. Carl Lathrop's kick was wide following the touchdown.

Monarch fans took heart later in the second quarter when halfback Larry Andrew sparked an advance that began with a kickoff return by Rick Sitzman to the Papio 37. The speedy Andrew swept wide to the NC 48 for a frrst down, then repeated the trick to the 34. Mike Szynskie added six more yards and Mike Broussard charged to the Pioneer 21 for a first down with 2:33 to play.

Then the Pioneers stiffened. Andrews lost one, Szynskie was held for no gain and Andrews could pick up only four yards before Broussard was halted on the 15 yard line four yards shy of a first down.

The home rooters had another chance to cheer when Broussard intercepted a Criger pass on the second play of the second half, returning the ball22 yards to the Pioneer 38. But Andrew lost one, Szynskie gained two, a Frank Vance pass fell incomplete and Andrew was halted after five, allowing the Otoe County club to take over the ball.

A fumble thwarted another promising Papio drive that opened when Sitzman brought a punt back 25 yards to the Papio 4 7. A Vance pitch to Andrew produced a Monarch first down at the visitors 25. Then came the bobble on a handoffwhich was recovered by Jack Hobbie for Nebraska City.

A few moments later Papillion was back in Pioneer territory but another fumble spoiled things when Kurt Schreiner recovered a Broussard miscue. The alert Neb City end raced 43 yards to score only to have a clipping penalty against a teammate nullify his effort.

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Nebraska City fans had little time to rue that call. On the second play of the fourth quarter halfback Ray Bohl galloped wide with a pitchout and sped 34 yards to score . This time Lathrop's kick was good, giving the Pioneers a 13-0 edge .

A safety padded the margin with two points after the Monarchs lost 16 yards on three plays following the kickoff. A fourth down snap from center sailed over the head of punter Greg Eymann and out of the end zone .

The Purple and Gold crew wrapped up the decision by marching back with the free kick for another touchdown. After moving to the 26 the Pioneers absorbed 5 and 15 yard penalties only to have Criger spot Starner in the clear with a pass that carried to the Papio 8. Two plays later Criger swept end for the final score and Lathrop added the last point .

Criger entered the end zone once more on a 49 yard jaunt but clipping again was called to cancel his effort. The Pioneer also tried a 45 yard field goal by Lathrop which fell short in the closing moments of the game .

Coach Haskell was able to find a few bright spots. He liked the defensive efforts of his two big senior linemen-tackle Wayne Bradley and guard Keith Price. He thought junior Steve Jepsen flashed promise a tackle slot and had kind words for the showing of blocking back Van Schroeder. Steve Dort led defenders with four tackles and seven assists. Andrew led the Monarch ball carriers with 68 yards in seven tries for a healthy 9.7 yards per carry average .

September 26, 1968

Monarchs Improve Despite Second Gridiron Setback

"We played better than the score indicated." That was the consoling thought for Papillion High School partisans Friday night as they returned home from Norfolk where the Monarchs took it on the chin 23 to 13 in the first athletic encounter between the schools .

A 50 yard punt return and a score on the last play of the game gave the hometown Panthers their margin. Papio might have avoided the final touchdown but declined to punt on a fourth down and a long yardage situation on their 22 with 90 seconds left in the game. A running play failed, giving Norfolk the ball and time enough to ran over a third touchdown .

Two long pass plays from quarterback Frank Vance to end Jesse Swain put the Monarchs on the scoreboard for the frrst time this season. With his club behind 6-0, Vance spotted Swain all alone in the Norfolk secondary. The pass covered 16 yards and Swain outraced pursuers for another 35 yards. Four minutes were left in the first half when the score occurred. Greg Eymann placed kicked an extra point to put Papillion in front-a situation

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which continued until3:25 remained in the third quarter. At that point Norfolk's Jeff Lear toed a 29 yard field goal to push the Panthers back in the lead 9 to 7.

Vance and Swain combined on a second long bomb with 5:54left in the game. This time the yardage consumed was 57 and again Swain worked himself free of defenders to score without difficulty. Eymann's kick sailed wide leaving the Papio point total at 13.

Norfolk opened the scoring with a 92 yard drive culminated by a three yard plunge by Everett Westerman with 8:28 to play in the second quarter. Three passes from quarterback Dick Ray produced first downs at various stages of the march. The longest moved the Panthers from the Papio 39 to the 2 with Jeff Hieble on the receiving end.

A fumble by Larry Andrew was recovered by Norfolk on the Papillion 31 to set up the field goal in the third quarter. Papillion delayed Norfolk's second touchdown with Keith Price recovering a Panther fumble on the Papio 10 midway in the fourth quarter. The respite didn't last long. The Monarchs made eight yards in three running plays.

Eymann punted to Rick Benson who found an avenue down the east sideline for a 50 yard touchdown romp. Lear added an extra point to give Norfolk a 15-7 edge with 6:52 left in the game.

Westermann, a raw boned junior, smashed into the end zone from the two as time ran out to conclude the Norfolk touchdowns. Again Lear added the extra point.

Papillion showed stout defensive play for most of the night. Norfolk marched to the Papio 38 after the opening kickoff only to be thrown back on two successive after efforts to gain two yards. Late in the first quarter Papio held first at the Monarch 40 on a fourth down run.

Early in the third quarter defensive end Lloyd Taylor smashed in to hurl Ray for a 15 yard loss as the Panther quarterback looked for a pass receiver.

Monarch offense lacked consistency. Except for the two scoring passes, Papillion was never deep in Norfolk territory. Keeper plays by Vance provided the best running yardage for Coach John Haskell's squad.

Two Papillion players are doubtful starters against Millard this week because of injuries sustained at Norfolk. Keith Price is nursing a knee injury suffered on the final play of the game. Mike Broussard has a shoulder injury. If Price is not able to go, Charles Grady is a likely replacement. Larry Andrew will open in place of Broussard, said Coach Haskell. Van Schroeder, blocking back, is expected to be ready after sitting out the second half at Norfolk because of a bump above one eye which became swollen.

Tackle Dale Hutchison may be ready for action. He has been sidelined because of a slight shoulder separation suffered in a pre-season drill. The 220 pound senior will be particularly important if Price cannot play.

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Coach Haskell lauded the defensive efforts of Price, Steve Dort and Steve Jepsen at Norfolk. The Monarch mentor also liked the offensive blocking of sophomore Craig Charron and ends Rich Kalal and Swain. He said Broussard ran hard and that sophomore Steve Knott showed well in a ball carrying assignment.

September 26, 1968

PHS Harrier Wins, But Squad Nipped

Papillion placed the first two runners but still dropped a cross country meet at Wahoo Tuesday by a score of 18 to 21 .

Dave Clary finished first over the 1.9 mile course in the time of 10:36 followed by Jim Kellett in 10:42, but next came five Wahoo runners to tip the total score. Papillion won the reserve race 16 to 20. Barsell of Wahoo was first in a clocking of 12:19 followed by Randy Harrel of Papillion at 12:30 and Dave Turner of Papillion in 12:44 .

September 26, 1968

Enrollment Count Puts Papio in A

Papillion High School is the state's newest Class A representative as the Nebraska School Activities Association announced its classifications for the 68-69 athletic year. The Monarchs totaled 318 boys in grades 9 through 12 to rank as the state's 32nd largest school system. Ralston which entered the A bracket last fall, remained firmly entrenched with a turnout of 352 males .

Almost certain to join their two neighbors next year is Millard which is tied with Fairbury as the state's largest Class B entrant with 309 high school boys. Papillion replaces Lincoln Pius which fell from 342 to 292. Omaha Benson takes over as the state's largest school with boys enrolled with 1,681, replacing Omaha South which listed 1,421 this fall .

October 3, 1968

Strong Second Half Sends Millard Past Papillion 34-7; Syracuse Homecoming Opponent Friday Night

Millard socked it to Papillion Friday night using a fierce second half ground attack to break open what had been a close contest and won 34 to 7. The Ak-Sar-Ben rivals battled on fairly even terms during the first two quarters. The triumph was the first for Millard over Papillion since the schools began 11 man football competition in 1965 .

A three pronged running game built around fullback Jack Lawson and halfbacks Daryl Petersen and Gary Bunjer gave the Indians a sizable margin in statistics during the second half .

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Papillion was on defense during most of the time after intermission. The Sarpy eleven posted only two first downs in the last 24 minutes. Maroon and White lineman finally wore down under steady pounding. Papio chances weren't helped by the absence of tackle Keith Price, stocky senior who is nursing a knee injury.

A glance at the chart indicates the mileage which Coach Harry Meeker got from his running backs. Bunjer ran 19 times for 126 yards or an average of over 6 Y2 yards per carry. Lawson ran 15 times for 130 yards or an even better average of more than 8 yards per try. Petersen pitched in with 46 yards on 10 carries, a respectable 4.6 average.

After a give and take first quarter, Millard broke the scoring drought when Petersen knifed into the end zone from one yard away with 5:09 to play in the second period. The score ended a 50 yard march. The big bites were a 13 yard run by Petersen and a 26 burst through the middle by Bunjer.

Steve Dort broke through to block the kick for the extra point, leaving the home team with a 6-0 margin. The edge didn't last long. After Rick Sitzman carted the kickoff back to Papillion's 38, Mike Szynskie gained three and Larry Andrew added five. Then the speedy Sitzman, a 140 pound junior, took a pitchout from quarterback Frank Vance, skirted his right end and outlegged the Millard secondary for a 54 yard scoring run with 3:36 to go. Greg Eymann kicked the extra point to Papio in front.

A 29 yard pass from Jim Hawkins to Dick Dugan was the back breaker as Millard came right back with the next kickoff to rack up a touchdown before time ran out. The completion gave the Indians a first and 10 on Papillion's 15 with 1:21 to play. A 5 yard penalty against the Monarchs helped as did a single wing formation with Petersen in the tailback slot. He rammed to the one on a fourth down and four situation. Hawkins sneaked over with 56 seconds showing on the clock. This time Petersen ran for the extra point.

Papillion's best defensive showing only delayed Millard's next score. The Red and White moved downfield with the second half kickoff, disdaining the pass, to set up a first and goal at the Monarch 7. Hawkins was stopped short on a fourth and one to give Papio the ball. Two runs failed to gain and on a third down effort Vance dropped the ball, recovering in the end zone where he was tackled by Dugan for a safety.

Another Papio fumble gave Millard another chance moments later at the Monarch 12. \Bunjer recovered the ball, then moved back to the 25 with his mates as a clipping penalty was assessed on the next play. The challenge was overcome when Hawkins spotted Bunjer all alone on a touchdown pass. Petersen ran for the point after a high snapback spoiled a kick attempt just before the third period closed.

Papio' s only second half threat came on the next sequence of downs. Vance spotted Szynskie with a 15 yard pass for a first down at the Indian 37. Four plays later Papillion yielded the ball on the Millard 36.

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Lawson roused the Indian homecoming crowd with a 41 yard touchdown jaunt down the east sideline with 5:28 to play. The Millard senior came right back to intercept Vance's first down pass and romp from the Papio 45 to the 12. This time Bunjer moved into the tailback spot on a single wing formation to run 10 yards for the closing touchdown with 4:19 to play. Time ran out before Papillion cold muster another threat. Halfback Bill Jones covered a Millard fumble on the Indian 35 with less than a minute to play. Two running plays at the added two yards at the final gun .

Larry Andrew was Papillion's leading ground gainer with 58 yards in eight attempts. Rick Sitzman earned 48 yards in three efforts for the best per carry average. Mike Szynskie ran 12 times for 19 yards, Steve Knott carried four times for two yards, Mike Broussard ran four times for 16 yards and Tom Fetters carried five times for 20 yards . Mike Szynskie caught one pass for 21 yards and Rick Kalal hauled in the other completion for 25 yards .

Monarch mentor John Haskell said Papillion was hurt in the second half by the absence of middle guard John Gibilisco who was shaken up in the first half. He is expected to be ready for Syracuse as is Keith Price who missed the Millard game .

October 3, 1968

Monarch Reserves Blank Neb. City

Papillion football reserves scored a 7-0 win at Nebraska City Monday evening. Jerry Jones, 125 pound defensive tackle, picked off a deflected Neb City pass and ran 15 yards for the score in the second quarter. A hard rush by the Papillion line caused the toss to go astray. Rick Johnson added the extra point when he caught a pass from Gary Van Gilder.

Coach Don Farley was pleased with the defensive work of end Dave Boyd and the offensive showing of Bill Jones, who played guard. Jones also served as a defensive back and ran back a punt 99 yards for a score but the effort was nullified by a clipping penalty .

October 10, 1968

Millard Reserves Nip Papillion

Millard nipped the Papillion football reserves 8 to 6 in a game Monday night at Papillion . Rick Sitzman ran 60 yards with a punt for Papillion's only score. His effort came in the third quarter. Millard had scored a safety in the first half when a Papio fumble was recovered by the Monarchs in the Papio end zone .

The Millard touchdown also was set up by a fumble. The Douglas County team covered the loose ball on the Papio 25 and marched in to score .

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Papillion Coach Don Farley praised the defensive work of linebacker Rich Bellino and the running of Steve Knott. He added that tackling and blocking on the entire team has improved.

October 10, 1968

Runners Make First Bid in Class A

Papillion High School athletes got their first taste of Class A competition Saturday. The cross country team took part in the Doane Invitational at Crete along with 15 other Class A schools. The Monarchs placed 13th in the field of 16 with a total of 319 points. Omaha Rummel won with 76 points. Dave Clary was the first Monarch runner to finish. He toured the two mile course in 10:45 to ~lace 341h. Jim Kellett came in 53rd at 10:58. Rick Freeman was 72nd and Joe Schmidt 73r with identical clockings of 11:33 and Rich Schlueter finished 8ih with an 11:57 time. Jim Hawkins of Omaha North won the race in the record time of 10:02.

October 10, 1968

Fumbling Monarchs Fall to Syracuse

It was one of those nights for Papillion when Syracuse came to call Friday night for an Ak-Sar-Ben football contest.

The Rockets rolled to a lopsided 51 to 6 triumph made easy by an unhappy sequence of eight Papillion fumbles, seven recovered by Syracuse, a blocked punt and three pass interceptions.

About the only bright spot for the Monarch homecoming crowd was an 85 yard kickoff return by speedy Rick Sitzmann at the start of the second half for the lone Papio touchdown. It was the second game in which Sitzmann has burst loose for a long scoring run.

But by the time Papio dented the scoreboard, Syracuse was coasting on a 25-0 lead. Play grew ragged as the second half progressed. Officials finally had to warn both teams to buckle down to football instead of extra curricular skirmishing.

The Rockets wasted no time marching to the end zone. On Papillion's first offensive play a Frank Vance pass was deflected and intercepted, giving the Otoe County visitors the ball on the Papio 31. Larry Hill scored on a 10 yard run with three minutes gone in the game. A run for the extra point failed. Soon after, Syracuse recovered Larry Andrew's fumble of a punt at the Papio 6. Jim Landwehr scored on a three yard run at 4:02 of the first quarter. Again a run for the extra point was stopped.

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Quarterback Dick Morrissey joined the touchdown parade with three seconds left in the quarter. He outran Monarch defenders on a 47 yard keeper play. This time Larry Hill added the extra point on a run to give Syracuse a 19-0 lead after one period .

The embattled Papios moved into Rocket territory as the second quarter opened aided by a 15 yard penalty which put them in business at the Green and White 38. But two five yard penalties plus losses on two running plays blunted the threat.

The teams exchanged fumble recoveries then Syracuse picked off another loose ball and had possession at the PHS 45. A Morrissey to Jerry Carper pass produced a first down at the 25. Hill ran to the 16 and Papio was penalized half the distance to the goal for grabbing a face mask. Gary Spicer scored on the next play with 2: 14 showing on the clock. The pass for point was no good .

The Rockets quickly nullified Sitzmann's touchdown when third quarter action resumed . Ken Lamb intercepted a pass at the Rocket 37. On the next play Larry Hill broke loose on a 63 yard scoring run with 8:50 to play. The hard running Syracuse junior gained 134 yards on 11 carries for the night. Three minutes later Jim Fey added the fifth Syracuse tally on a two yard burst, then caught a pass from Morrissey for the extra point .

Jim Landwehr picked off another Papio pass and returned it 16 yards to the Monarch 16 yard line as another Syracuse touchdown loomed. Morrissey hit the end zone on a 5 yard sweep with 3:13 remaining in the quarter and passed again to Fey for the extra point .

Jay VanHousen blocked a Greg Eymann punt and brother Jon VanHousen scooped up the loose ball for a 20 yard touchdown romp just 45 seconds before the quarter closed. That effort ended the scoring for the night. Reserves from both teams got a chance to perform during the final part of the game .

October 17, 1968

Wahoo Muffles Papio Attack

Papillion's football offense, never too robust this season, ground to a halt at Wahoo Friday night as the Warriors pleased a homecoming crowd with a 33-0 victory. The Monarchs not only failed to score but could not together a net yardage of just 13 for the night on running and passing plays compared to 374 yards gained by the winners .

A 10 yard run by short back Bill Jones in the first quarter produced the only first down for Papillion. His effort came shortly after Frank Vance recovered a Wahoo fumble at the Warrior 44. The thrust represented Papio's best scoring threat of the night but was halted when Wahoo took the ball on downs at its 25 .

The Saunders County crew wasted little time taking the upper hand. Jim Divis rambled 64 yards for a touchdown on the third scrimmage play of the game, bursting through the line with 10: 17 to play in the first quarter. He also ran for the extra point. That was the

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only score of the opening quarter, so Papillion faithful had high hopes that the contest might produce the first Monarch victory of the season. Such was not the case. Quarterback Dick French guided a Wahoo march early in the second quarter that covered 75 yards. French completed a 22 yard pass to Bob Gibson who was halted at the Papio 7. Three consecutive punches by French produced a touchdown.

Larry Andrew fanned new hope for the Monarchs when he intercepted a Wahoo pass at the PHS 43later in the quarter. Two passes were incomplete and Andrew was held for no gain on a run forcing Greg Eymann to punt.

An 18 yard pass from French to Steve Manstedt in the end zone accounted for the third Wahoo score with just 49 seconds left in the frrst half. John Peterson place kicked the extra point, giving his team a 29-0 margin at intermission.

Stout defensive work by Papillion kept the Warriors away from the goal line during the third quarter. But quarterback French signaled the start of a new attack on the second play of the fourth quarter when he ran 33 yards to the Monarch 2 and cracked into the end zone two plays later. The kick for point was no good when Wahoo was set back 15 yards for holding after the placement from the 2 yard line had connected.

Warrior reserves took up the march on the next sequence of downs. Reserve quarterback Leland Kramer scored the final touchdown on a 9 yard rollout with three minutes to play. Then he sneaked for the extra point.

Wahoo had yet another chance to score when a fourth down snap back sailed over the head of Papillion punter Tom Fetters. He was thrown on the Monarch 19. A 15 yard penalty for clipping on the next play put the winners too far away to do further damage.

Wahoo did not give Rick Sitzmann a chance to break loose on a kickoff return as he did against Syracuse. The Warriors were careful to kick to the short men most ofthe night. Two regulars-tackle Keith Price and linebacker Mike Regan-missed the game because of scholastic ineligibility. They will also sit out the next two contests.

October 24, 1968

Papio Cross Country Team Places Fifth

Papillion's cross country team wound in fifth place Friday in the Class district meet at Creighton Prep. Only the top three teams qualified for the state meet this week.

Jim Kellett finished 13th and Dave Clary was 14th to lead the Monarch effort. Individual champ was Jim Hawkins of Omaha North in 9:06 over the 1.9 mile course.

Papillion's team total of 86 points trailed Omaha Rummel21, Omaha North 23, Creighton Prep 57 and Omaha Westside 83. The Monarch total was one lower than

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October 24, 1968

Papio Switch To Youth Promised; Blair Wins 27-0

A youth movement took over Papillion High School's starting lineup Friday night as the Monarchs bowed to Blair 27-0 in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference game on the local field .

Coach John Haskell declared that he intends to give sophomores and juniors a chance to show their stuff for the rest of the season. Only three seniors were in the opening defensive unit for winless Papio. ''I'm really disappointed in some of our seniors," said Coach Haskell, as he looked back on five losing efforts. "We'll go with the younger players the rest of the way."

Though Papillion did not score against the strong Blair team, the Monarch defense did stiffen during the second half to hold the invaders scoreless .

Three darting touchdown runs by halfback Mike Thompson gave the Bears their margin . The swift senior, one of the cleverest runners to appear here in several seasons, danced his way through Papillion's secondary on scoring runs from scrimmage of 15 and 71 yards plus a 56 yard punt return. For the night Thompson gained 165 yards in 14 carries for an average of over 11 yards per try .

He did not wait long to make his presence felt. Mick Rouse returned the opening kickoff to the Blair 26. Thompson gained 13 yards on the first play from scrimmage. Rick Metzler added three then Thompson romped 40 yards to the Papio 18 before Steve Jepsen forced him out of bounds. After Rouse gained three, Thompson whipped around end for a touchdown with not quite two minutes gone in the game. Arnie Jensen place kicked the first of his three extra points .

Papio moved to a first down on the ensuing sequence but a fumble on a fourth and one play spoiled the Monarch move into Blair territory. Thompson pushed the Blair margin to two touchdowns when he broke through the left side of Papillion's line for a 71 yard run with 3: 16 left in the quarter.

A high snap from center set up Blair's third score seconds before the quarter ended . Papio punter Greg Eymann smothered the ball on his one yard line on fourth down . Metzler rammed across for Blair on the next play .

Papillion defenders rose up during the second quarter to halt a Blair fourth and one run at the PHS 16. But these heroics faded when Thompson lugged Eymann's next punt back 56 yards for the final score of the night with 57 seconds showing on the halftime clock .

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Bill Jones foiled a Blair drive in the third quarter when he recovered a fumble at the Monarch 22. Papio's best scoring chance came in the fourth quarter when Bill Boyd fell on a Blair fumble at the Bear 34. Mike Szynskie lost one, Rich Kalal gained four on an end around and Charley Grady plunged for one. But a fourth down pass was incomplete and the visitors took over.

Coach Haskell had four sophomores in his offensive unit. They were tackle Craig Charron, guard Steve Fleming, fullback Steve Knott and ends Rick Johnson and Bruce McNaughton who alternated. Tenth grade defenders who saw service included safety Tom Fetters, linebacker Knott, halfback Bob Glesmann, tackle Gary Fader and end Boyd.

The Monarch mentor fund cheer in the defensive work of Jones, Grady, Kalal and quarterback Frank Vance who performed at defensive halfback. He saw hope in the running of Grady, shifted from tackle and the pass catching of Knott. Steve Dort missed the game due to illness.

Blair lost the services of Rouse, all-conference halfback, early in the first quarter when he hurt an ankle.

October 31, 1968

Sidney Spanks Monarchs, 61-0

A big, smooth operating machine from western Nebraska had no difficulty Friday night in extending Papillion High's winless season. The Sidney Red Raiders, ranked all fall near the top in Class B, clipped the outclassed Monarchs, 61-0, before a small crowd at the PHS gridiron. Papillion Coach John Haskell called the visitors "the best Class B team I've seen in several years."

Sidney offered an extensive array of hard running backs and rugged linemen in all three units as Coach Tom Ernst was able to substitute freely.

Trouble came Papio' s way on the opening kickoff when a cross field lateral, meant to catch the Red Raiders napping, was tossed forward and also incomplete. Three downs later, Sidney's Richard Allison blocked Jesse Swain's punt into the Monarch end zone. The ball rolled out of the zone for the two point safety.

Before the first quarter was gone, Sidney had posted 22 points on the scoreboard. Thirteen more came during the next 12 minute chapter, boosting the total to 35 at halftime.

Papillion's deepest penetration came late in the third period when a drive led by Larry Andrew and Tom Fetters reached the Raider 38. But an intercepted pass stopped this threat. Earlier in the same quarter. The Monarchs were stymied at the Sidney 40 by a fumble.

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The Monarchs had to settle for 83 yards rushing and 35 more on passing. Sidney rolled up 339 yards on the ground and 93 through the air for a 442 total. Nine different Red Raiders entered the scoring column during the evening. Mike O'Holleran scored three times on a one yard plunge, an 11 yard pass play and 40 yards with an intercepted pass .

Andrew, a 150 pound junior, was the most effective Papio gainer. He registered 18 yards on the ground and 23 more by passing for a total of 51. Fetters, a 180 pound soph, averaged a stout 4.8 yards per carry by covering 29 yards in just six carries, often in the thick of heavy opposition. Sidney punted once during the game. Papio halfback Bill Jones suffered a broken heel bone during the action .

October 31, 1968

Papillion Reserves Drub Plattsmouth

Papillion reserves wound up their football season with a 4-2 mark Monday night by downing Plattsmouth 30 to 6 .

The first score was an 11 yard pass from Gary Van Gilder to Steve N ott. Mike Regan added a one yard run in the second quarter and scampers of 10 and 38 yards in the third quarter. Tom Fetters ran in on a 41 yard run. Coach Don Farley liked the defensive end play of Dick Henn and Jim Green .

November 7, 1968

Holy Name Passing Hurts Papio Hopes

An effective Holy Name passing attack probed Papillion defenses during second half action Friday night to produce a 32-0 victory for the Omaha parochial squad at Papillion .

Behind only 7-0 after the first half, the Monarchs had hopes of an improved showing after seven consecutive losses. They had yielded only a 67 yard punt return by Terry Peters as the lone touchdown in the opening 24 minutes. Peters found an open alley with four minutes gone .

The tide turned after intermission as the Ramblers took the third quarter kickoff and marched 68 yards for a score. Quarterback Gene Vollmer provided the climax with a 6 yard sweep with 7: 18 left in the period. He had tossed two passes, one for 21 yards to Wayne Mattas and another to Peters for 19 yards that ended on the Papio 5. Vollmer ran from the half yard line for an apparent tally but Holy N arne was guilty of illegal motion, was set back to the six from where Vollmer repeated the trick .

A blocked punt set up the third Rambler score. Jerry Bender broke through to muffle the kick attempt by Greg Eymann. The ball sailed out of bounds at the Papio 32 and on the next play Vollmer spotted Peters with a scoring strike at the 5:31 mark .

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The visitors added two more scores in the final period. Vollmer threw a 36 yard payoff pitch to end Mark Enebach with 9:58 to play. Enebach also place kicked two Rambler extra points in five tries. Mattas wound up the point making with an 8 yard run at the 8:11 mark. The score was set up when Pat Brown recovered a Papio fumble at the Monarch24.

Papillion flashed some of its best defense of the season in the first half. Holy Name had a first and goal at the nine but wound up on the 17 and yielded the ball. Later in the period Keith Price recovered Vollmer's fumble at the Monarch 7 to blunt another threat.

The last play of the game was the best for Papio. Quarterback Frank Vance spotted end Ron Chumley deep in Rambler territory and completed a 34 yard pass to the HN 13 as time ran out.

Papillion's best sustained offense came in the second period when three consecutive first downs were put together in a march from the Monarch 17 to the Rambler 27 where Mark Duggins intercepted a Vance pass. Before that Vance had thrown a 26 yard gainer to Rich Kalal which put Papillion on the Holy Name 34.

November 14, 1968

Rams Shut Out PHS in Grid Finale

It was an all-too-familiar and unhappy story for Papillion football fans Friday night as their favorites closed the books on an all losing season, bowing to Ralston 21 to 0 at the PHD gridiron. Once again the Monarch defense put up a stout fight for much of the game but a few untimely lapses allowed the Rams to push across enough points for an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference victory. Offensively, Papillion was futile and for the fifth straight game failed to dent the opposition goal line.

The winless season is the first for Papio gridders since 1957 when the Monarchs suffered an 0-8 record in their second year of 11 man football.

Ralston marched twice in the first quarter without getting a touchdown. One drive ended with an incomplete pass at the Monarch 24. The second carried to the Papio 5 where Doug Krenz was held one half yard short of a first down.

A short punt by Greg Eymann following the next Papillion sequence gave Ralston the ball on the home team's 35. This time the red and blue clad invaders were not denied. Krenz, a stubby 145 pound performer, ran three times for 10 yards. Quarterback Charley Wendt added two 6 yard bursts, halfback Len Szatko ran for six and later provided the final seven yards, romping into the end zone untouched following some nifty faking by other Ram backs. Three minutes had elapsed in the second period.

Then came Papillion's only serious offensive thrust. Taking a page from the Iowa State play book, one Monarch lined up over the ball and the other 10 players moved to one side

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of the field. Quarterback Frank Vance fielded the cross field snap and ran 33 yards to the Ram 31. The Cyclones had used the same formation against Nebraska at Ames November 2 .

Tom Fetters was held for no gain, Mike Szynskie picked up two, a Vance pass was incomplete and an Eymann field goal effort form the 36 fizzled when the snap from center was bobbled. Eymann picked up the ball and tried a pass that went incomplete .

Went scored the second Ralston touchdown on a one yard sneak which capped a 71 yard drive. He barged into the end zone with 2:26 to play in the half. Szatko ran 12 yards to set up the touchdown .

Ralston was knocking again as the half ended. Dave Way recovered a Papillion fumble at the Monarch 32, Wendt ran to the 13, then had time for one incomplete pass before time expired .

The third quarter was scoreless although Ralston again had a threat thanks to a fumble recovery Mark Kratina on the Papio 27. Here the Monarchs stiffened and reclaimed the ball four plays later at their 29 .

Bob Glesmann intercepted a Wendt pass to give Papillion good field position at the Ram 49 midway in the fourth quarter. Wendt returned the favor moments later by intercepting a Vance aerial at the Ram 15/

Just 16 seconds showed on the clock when Wendt completed the scoring with a 24 yard toss to Kratina who was standing by himself in the end zone. The Ralston quarterback had to scramble away form Papio linemen but had time to zero in on his end who had gotten behind the Monarch secondary. It was only the second pass completed by the Rams all evening. Jim Gatewood place kicked three extra points to complete the Ralston scoring .

November 21, 1968

Quarterback Vance Leads Offense, Dort Tops Defense in PHS Play

End of the season statistics make doleful reading for Papillion High School football fans . Cumulative totals compiled by statistician Bob MacNaughton show that opponents outscored the Monarchs 304 to 26 as Papillion lost all nine games .

Scoring honors for the year wound up in a tie between end Jesse Swain and halfback Rick Sitzmann, each scoring two touchdowns for 12 points. The other two points were place kicks after touchdown by Greg Eymann .

Quarterback Frank Vance led in total offense as he completed 29 of 89 passes for 415 yards and added 69 more yards in 4 7 running plays for a total of 484. Larry Andrew was the top ground gainer, picking up 203 yards in 63 carries for an average of 3.2 yards per

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try. Next in yards gained was Mike Broussard who picked up 94 in 24 tries for a 3.9 average. Broussard missed several games because of an injury. Tom Fetters was third with 75 yards in 23 carries for a 3.3 average.

Three players tied in pass receiving with six catches apiece. They were Mike Szynskie, Steve Knott and Andrew Swain led in yards gained passing with five catches good for 132 yards. Rich Kalal was second with five receptions for 80 yards, followed by Szynskie with 68 yards on six catches.

Szynskie piled up an impressive 375 yards on 20 kickoff returns for an average of 18.7 yards per effort and added 77 more yards on seven punt returns for an 11 yard average. Sitzmann was almost as good with 18 kickoff returns for 322 yards or a 17.9 average and eight punt returns for 92 yards or an 11.5 average.

Steve Dort led the defensive platoon with 47 tackles and 43 assists during the season. Next was Steve Jepsen with 34 tackles and 23 assists, followed by Keith Price with 41 tackles and 15 assists, Charles Grady with 28 tackles and 26 assists, Bill Parker with 30 tackles and 22 assists and Bill Jones with 33 tackles and 17 assists.

November 28, 1968

One Monarch Chosen as Star

End Rich Kalal was the lone Papillion player on the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference all star football team by coaches of the member schools. The 165 pound senior was tabbed for both the offensive and defensive units in the North Division.

December 12, 1968

Monarch Cagers Await 2 Foes After Opening Win

Papillion High School unveiled two new names as scoring leaders Friday night during a 67-42 win at Plattsmouth.

Guards Steve Pratt and Rick Daup led the Monarchs with 16 points apiece. The Blue Devils chose to triple team VanKeuren, Papillion's high scoring center, leaving just two defenders on the other three Monarchs. The tactics worked against big Dave, as he tallied only five points, but his mates were free to connect on a number of good shots. Nursing a turned ankle, VanKeuren sat out part of the game.

Coach Dennis Hanson's lads broke the game open in the third quarter with a 26 point barrage to make his head coaching debut a happy occasion. The Monarchs hit on 13 of 17 shots in that stanza for a 76 percent mark. For the game PHS accuracy was 45 percent. The rebounding work of Hugh Selleck drew praise from Coach Hanson.

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An oddity was the lack of work at the free throw line by Papillion. Plattsmouth made only six fouls during the game and the Monarchs made just one free toss in six tries .

Tim Robinson, a transfer from Wayne, was the Cass County team's best with 21 points .

The Papio reserves downed Plattsmouth 54 to 46. Gary Van Gilder scored 14 and Richard Wittmuss 12 to pace the reserves .

December 12, 1968

Wrestlers Earn First Trophy At Beatrice

Papillion High School wrestlers brought home their frrst invitational meet trophy Saturday from Beatrice. It was the first such honor in three years of competition, said Coach Phil Bartle. The Monarch team scored 109 points to top an eight team field.

Three Papio entries won weight titles. They were Jack Sage, 112; Dan Henn, 138 and Jack Gibilisco, 165. Henn was voted outstanding wrestler in the meet by the coaches .

Team standings were Papillion 109, Lincoln East 80, Fairbury 79, Beatrice 68, Lincoln Pius 33, Norris 25, Southern 24, Falls City 3 .

December 12, 1968

Monarch Matmen Garner 15 Points at North

Papillion High School wrestlers brought home 15 points from the Omaha North Invitational on December 12, 13 and 14. The final team standings showed the Monarchs 1ih in a field of 19 Class A teams. The Sarpy squad finished ahead of such schools as Tech, Benson, Westside, Lincoln Southeast and Rummel.

December 19, 1968

Papio Cagers Blast Wayne, Bow to Indians

Fouls and free throws were the difference Friday night as invading Millard claimed a 50-48 thriller over Papillion in the conference opener for both fives. A pair of gift shots by Dick Dugan with 15 seconds remaining provided the winning margin for the Indians who were outshot from the floor by a 21-18 margin. Papio had a chance for a last shot but the effort went astray .

The Ak-Sar-Ben rivals played to a 9-9 deadlock in the opening period. Millard gained a 24-23 halftime margin and upped it to 37-34 after three quarters. Papio managed a tie in the last period but couldn't assume command .

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Gary Bunjer and Dugan paced Millard's second half drive with nine and eight markers respectively. Dugan finished with 13 markers while Bunjer had 12 and Don Thomsen nine. High scoring Daryl Petersen, bothered by illness, was restricted to four points.

Dave VanKeuren's 17 points led the Monarchs, 15 of them in the second half, as he passed the 1,000 point career mark. He now has 1,039, counting the 30 he poured in Saturday against Wayne. Rick Daup supplied 10 and Hugh Selleck 8.

Millard cashed in on 14 of 26 free throws as Papio was called for 18 fouls. The Indians were guilty 10 times and PHS had to be content with six of 11 conversions from the foul line.

Papio's Monarchs returned to the winning column Saturday night in easy fashion by whipping invading Wayne, 74-46. The visitors, bearing little resemblance to Blue Devil powerhouses of former years, offered little resistance after trailing 11-6 in the frrst eight minutes.

Papillion moved to a 32-21lead at the half and were never threatened as Coach Dennis Hanson swept the bench. Wayne was called for 34 fouls so Papio had plenty of free throw exercise, hitting 22 of 40.

Big Dave VanKeuren showed the way with 30 points, including 12 of 13 gift shots. Hugh Selleck provided 10 markers. Eight other Monarchs joined in the scoring fun.

Twelve Wayne players scored with Jerry Titze emerging as high man with eight points. Three Blue Devils fouled out. There was no preliminary game as the Wayne reserves did not make the trip.

December 19, 1968

Wrestlers Score Two Victories, Place 4th in South Invitational

Several new names appeared on the Papillion High School wrestling roster Tuesday night as the Monarchs beat Schuyler 36 to 12 in a meet at Papillion. Coach Phil Bartle said the flu knocked several regulars out of action.

Freshman Jon Clark made his debut a success by pinning Wagner of Schuyler in 5:57 in a 120 pound match. Junior Jim Koelzer, in his first year of wrestling, pinned Peterson in 3:15 in a 127 pound bout.

Winning all but two matches, Papillion High School wrestlers downed Plattsmouth 38 to 8 December 10 in a meet at Papillion.

Quickest pin came in the heavyweight match when Wayne Bradley flattened Molinaro in 1:25.

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Papillion High School wrestlers made an impressive showing in the Omaha South High School Invitational last weekend .

The Monarchs finished in fourth place in the field of 22 mostly Class A schools. Byron Hough won the 127 pound championship by pinning Pat Kuhl of Ryan in 3:22. Dick Henn beat Mike Sacrider of Benson 5 to 4 to take the 138 pound class .

Two other Papio lads bowed in the semifinals. Jack Sage lost 4-2 to Jay Rodenbaugh of Thomas Jefferson in the 112 pound class and Dan Schroeder was ousted by Ray Brown of Thomas Jefferson 2-0 in an overtime in the 120 pound class. The tourney was limited to underclassmen .

January 2, 1969

PHS Finishes Second In Wrestle

Lack of entries in two weight classes cost Papillion High School the championship in the Wahoo Invitational wrestling tourney on December 21 .

The Monarchs finished with 70 points compared to 72 for champion Wahoo. No Papio entrants took part in the 175 or heavyweight divisions. Several other PHS matmen had been ill with flu and wrestled at heavier weights than usual.

Papillion did come with the most individual titles-four. These went to Dan Schroeder, 120 pounder, Van Schroeder, 127 pounds, Byron Hough, 138 pounds, Dick Henn, 145 pounds .

Mark Marode finished third in the 95 pound class, Mark Behm came in fourth at 133 pounds and Scott Gossskopf second in the 154 pound class .

Seward Concordia placed third in team standings with 53 points, followed by Schuyler with 52, Plattsmouth with 38 and Wayne with 28. Waverly, East Butler and Raymond Central each collected 27 points, Weeping Water had 16 and Tekamah was shut out.

January 9, 1969

PHS Wrestlers Down Ralston

Papillion wrestlers invaded Ralston's new gym Tuesday night and chalked up their first win over a Ram squad in three years with a 28 to 12 win .

Papio Coach Phil Bartle said his boys really wanted to win this one. Ralston Coach Jim McGrath, however, was downcast. "When we lost at 95 pounds I knew it was going to be a disaster." He said. Coach Bartle admitted he had expected to give up five points in that weight class instead of gaining three .

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"There were five matches we had no business losing," the Ralston mentor added "we evidently didn't have the desire to win that Papillion did," he said.

January 16, 1969

Football Coach Leaves Faculty

Papillion High School football coach John Haskell submitted his resignation from the faculty to the School Board Monday. He asked to be relieved of teaching duties at the end of the first semester. Mr. Haskell was earlier asked by the Board to give up the head football coaching job of next year.

January 16, 1969

Monarchs Upset Lincoln Pius, Bow at Syracuse

Papillion High School broke even against two highly rated Class B opponents over the weekend, upsetting Lincoln Pius 78-74 in an overtime at home on Friday and bowing to a hot Syracuse squad 79 to 65 on Saturday at Syracuse.

The achievement might have produced a dent in Class B ratings except that the Monarchs are campaigning in Class A this season.

Center Dave VanKeuren improved his scoring average by tallying 29 points against Pius and 26 at Syracuse. His effort against the Lincoln parochial squad was one of his career bests.

The Maroon and White flash sank two free throws with 11 seconds to play in regulation time to forge the 70 all tie. His outside shooting was near perfect, causing Pius defenders to draw away from the basket, after which Big Dave was quick to spot an open man with a pass, the prelude to an easy basket.

Steve Pratt sank two free throws with 1 :57 to play in the three minute overtime to put Papio ahead. Then he added a layup. Reidell Lintz stole the ball and sank a cripple to pull the Lincoln team to within two. Frank Vance and VanKeuren each added two free throws in the closing minute to put the game out of reach.

Smooth Gary Walker, a mobile 6-2 center, kept Pius in contention with 26 points. He fouled out with 11 seconds left in the regulation game. His absence made the Monarch task much easier during the overtime.

Syracuse rushed to a nine point lead after one quarter Saturday to build most of its victory margin. The Green and White led 21-12 after the first eight minutes. Senior Tim Hoffman, a 6-1 deadeye, netted 31 points for the winners who benefited by 36 chances at the free throw line.

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January 16, 1969

Papio Reserves Win and Lose

Papillion reserves split a pair of weekend games. On Friday night the second teamers outlasted Lincoln Pius 52 to 48. Saturday night the Syracuse reserves downed Papio 57 to 44 .

Balanced scoring was the key to the Friday night success. Don Nix and Gary Van Gilder scored 12 points apiece while Steve Fleming and Steve Knott each provided 10. Nix came back with 18 against Syracuse but none of his mates got into double figures .

January 16, 1969

Papio Matmen Win 4th Meet

Coach Phil Bartle's Papillion High School wrestlers hand no trouble with Nebraska City January 9 in a match at Nebraska City. The final score was 39 to 8 .

Monarch grapplers lost only two bouts and tied one. Heavyweight Wayne Bradley was decisioned 3-0 by Jack Hobbie of Nebraska City, the defending state champion in Class B .

January 16, 1969

Papillion Wrestlers Place Sixth in Millard Invitational on Saturday

A Sarpy County team won the Millard High School invitational wrestling tourney Saturday but was Bellevue not Papillion. The Monarchs placed sixth in the eight team field with 42 points. Bellevue took the crown with 95 points .

Heavyweight Wayne Bradley and 127 pounder Byron Hough lost in the finals. Bradley was decisioned by Phil Painter of Bellevue 9-0, Hough was decisioned by Charles Varland of Lincoln 6-2 .

Three Papillion wrestlers won consolation championships. They were Dan Schroeder, 112 pounds, Van Schroeder, 120 pounds and Dan Henn 133 pounds .

January 16, 1969

Ralston Ends Papillion Hopes In Ak Tourney with Late Rally

Ralston eliminated Papillion from the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference basketball tournament Tuesday night 72 to 64, thanks to a torrid 28 point last quarter .

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The unseeded Monarchs had held a 47-44 edge starting the fourth period but the top rated Rams ran off 10 consecutive points to take command.

Sophomore Doug Kelly sparked a late Papio rally that cut the Ralston edge from 63-53 to 66-63 with less than a minute to play. A string of six consecutive free throws by Charlie Wendt and Paul Ziemba then boosted Ralston to its final margin.

Cousins Gary and Mark Kratina paced Ralston rebounding with a total of 36 between them, one more than the entire Papio squad. The Rams finished with a 59-35 supremacy on the boards. Paul Ziemba led Ralston scoring with 21 points.

Dave Van Keuren led Monarch scoring with 20 points before fouling out late in the game. Kelly came up with his best performance and tallied 11 points while Rick Daup scored 10. Ralston built a 17-11 margin after one quarter but some excellent outside shooting pulled PHS to a 31-30 edge at halftime. Drab shooting after intermission, just 33 percent compared to 45 percent in the first half, hindered the Papio upset hopes.

The Monarchs had a field day in their opening round game Monday evening routing Falls City 79 to 44. Any victory hopes the Richardson County squad entertained collapsed in a miserable third quarter when it could score only two points.

VanKeuren sizzled in the first half, hitting on seven of 11 field goal tries and nabbing 17 rebounds. Papio marksmen hit on 32 of 80 shots from the floor.

January 23, 1969

Van Keuren Selected On All-Star Five

Millard's Daryl Petersen was the lone repeat choice of coaches on this year's all tournament team for the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference.

The outstanding senior was tabbed along with Charlie Wendt of Ralston, Dave VanKeuren of Papillion, Rex Beatty of Auburn and Tim Hoffman of Syracuse, also semors.

January 23, 1969

PHS Wrestlers Win 2 Meets

Papillion High School wrestlers extended their dual meet winning streak during the past week with easy wins over Auburn and Blair. The Monarchs downed Auburn 46 to 8 Saturday at Auburn then went to Blair Tuesday to claim a 40-15 victory.

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January 30, 1969

VanKeuren Sets Scoring Record Against Crete

A new individual scoring record for Papillion High School went for naught Friday night as Crete outlasted the Monarchs 79-63 despite 44 points by Dave VanKeuren. Big Dave rattled the hoop from all angles, sinking 14 of 25 shots from the field and 16 of 19 free throws. Unfortunately he did not have much help as his mates turned in a lackluster performance against the state's top rated Class B team .

The Cardinals roared to a 29 point third quarter after leading only 34-27 at the half. After that splurge, led by Maynard Schnell's 11 points, the winners held the upper hand 63-41 .

VanKeuren did not give up, as he bombed home 18 of Papillion's 22 points in the last quarter, including eight consecutive free throws. Doug Kelly was the only other Papio player to score more than one field goal and he finished with a modest six points for the night .

Crete, on the other hand, got 19 points apiece from Dave Drevo and Mike Shangreaux plus 13 by Schnell.

It was a different team that took the floor for Papillion Saturday night at Omaha Cathedral, on a court where visitors seldom win. Coach Dennis Hanson had called a squad meeting before the game in an effort to rouse the team from its Friday lethargy . Whatever he said paid dividends, because the Maroon and White staged a second half spurt to down the parochials 62-55. VanKeuren again was the high scorer with 22 points but this time he had help. Senior Rich Wittmuss did a good job in a starting rule after becoming eligible for second semester play. He scored 13 points and Rick Daup added mne .

Bob Graf shouldered much of the load for Cathedral with 23 points. The weekend split gives Papio a 5-5 record heading into the last month of regular play .

January 30, 1969

Reserves Reverse Varsity Outcomes

Papillion High School reserve basket bailers reversed the outcome of varsity games last weekend as they defeated Crete then lost at Omaha Cathedral.

Friday night the reserves used a 19 point fourth quarter to down Crete 58-53. Don Nix scored 19 points to lead the winners. Steve Dort scored 11 and Gary VanGilder had 10. Svec and Kubicek got 16 apiece for the losers .

Saturday night Cathedral went into two overtimes before taking a 45 to 44 win. The score was tied 36 all after regulation time and 42 all at the close of the first extra period .

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Dort led Papio scorers with 14 points and Steve Fleming and Nix had 10 apiece. Belling led Cathedral with 20 including three free throws in the second overtime that produced the margin of victory.

January 30, 1969

Papio Matmen Beat Millard

Millard High wrestlers ran up against a pair of tough Class A squads from Sarpy County the past week and lost to Bellevue and Papillion. Bellevue took a 29-8 triumph.and Papillion weathered a late surge to post a 27-18 decision Tuesday night in Papio.

February 6, 1969

Maroon Matmen Maintain Perfect Record in Dual Meet Competition

A pin by heavyweight Wayne Bradley in the final bout gave Papillion High School wrestlers their 1oth consecutive dual meet triumph Tuesday night. Lincoln East was the victim by a score of 21 to 20 at Papillion.

Bradley's pin of Larry Stoner at 4:15 finished the necessary five points for the Monarchs. A decision would have left Papio one point shy of victory. Bradley was trailing by 6-3 in the final period before making use of a standing roll to gain the fall. Dick Henn missed the match because of illness.

In earlier matches recently Papillion nipped Lewis Central of Iowa 24 to 22 on January 23 and humbled Omaha Rummel47 to 2 on January 30.

February 6, 1969

PHS Captures Ak-Sar-Ben Wrestling Championship

Papillion High School won the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference wrestling championship at Plattsmouth Saturday by compiling 105 points to 93 for runner Millard and 82 for third place Ralston. Coach Phil Bartle's squad captured four first places and five seconds in the 12 weight classes.

Championships were won by Dan Henn, 127 pounds, who upset Scott Johnstone of Ralston for the title and earlier tied a national record by pinning Chuck Hemminghaus of Syracuse in 13 seconds; by Byron Hough, 133 pounds, who pinned all three opponents enroute to his title; by Dick Henn, 138 pounds and by Wayne Bradley, heavyweight, who avenged an earlier loss to Jack Hobbie, Nebraska City. Hobbie is the defending state champion in Class B.

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February 6, 1969

Monarchs Fall Twice in Cage Competition

"It was a weekend of poor shooting and too many fouls." That was the comment by Papillion High basketball coach Dennis Hanson, as he analyzed two setbacks received by PHS. On Friday night Ralston roared away in the last quarter to defeat Papio 67 to 46 in an Ak-Sar-Ben Conference game at Papillion. Saturday night Seward rallied in the second half to win 65-53 on the Bluejay court .

Most of the miserable shooting occurred in the Ralston game. Papio fans had hopes as their favorites entered the last quarter down only six points at 44-38. But what happened in the final eight minutes was enough to send even the most loyal backers heading for the exits. Papillion hit only two of 23 shots from the field while Ralston found the range nine times in 13 tries.

Husky Charlie Wendt scored five of the Ram fielders in the fourth period. He finished as the scoring leader for the night with 18 points. Dave VanKeuren had a night that was hard to believe after his 44 point outburst against Crete. Kept well out on the court by a robust Ralston defense, the Papio ace scored just four field goals all evening and had to be content with a meager nine points. To make matters worse, he fouled out with 5: 11 left to play .

Sophomore Doug Kelly was the top Monarch scorer with 11 points. Papillion recorded a lowly 22 percent accuracy mark from the field, making only 16 of72 attempts .

Saturday night heavy fouling took its toll in the second half. Papillion had accumulated a 28-27 halftime lead but fell behind in the third period .

For the night the Monarchs had one more field goal than the rated Class B Seward team . At the free throw line Seward got 37 chances and made 23 while the Sarpy lads got only 15 tries and made 9 .

Coach Hanson called Steve Pratt's play his best of the season. The six foot senior scored 13 points, connecting several times after stealing the ball in Papio's pressing defense . VanKeuren regained his scoring back with 11 field goals and a free shot for 23 points . Tom Schaefer led Seward with 16 .

Kelly, Rick Daup and Pratt all fouled out for Papillion and Frank Vance finished with four fouls. Daup picked up four in the first quarter so had to sit out much of the game . Absence of Rich Wittmuss who was ill with the flu did not help the Monarch cause .

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February 6, 1969

Reserves Lose Twice By Five Points

Papillion High School basketball reserves suffered a pair of five point defeats last weekend. Friday night Ralston won 48 to 43 and Saturday night Seward took a 55-50 decision. On Nix led the scoring against Ralston with 14 points while Kevin Parkhurst had 10. At Seward Steve Dort scored 14 points, Parkhurst 12 and Nix 11.

Seward wiped out a Papio halftime lead of 29-24 and pulled ahead with 18 points in the third quarter while Papillion got 12.

February 13, 1969

Papillion Bows Twice on Foreign Floors; Victory Chances Brighter

A drab performance at Blair February 6 caused Papillion to absorb an unexpected 60-58 setback at the hands of an aroused band of Bears.

The win was only the third of the season against nine setbacks for the Washington County school. Blair shot at 47 percent from the field, its best mark of the season, while Papillion had to be content with a 37 percent figure.

Two free throws in the final 13 seconds by sophomore Rick Plugge gave Blair its edge. The game was close all the way. Blair held a 14-12 margin after one quarter but at halftime Papio was in front 30 to 27. After three quarters the teams were tied 40-40.

Then came a burst of eight consecutive points that appeared to spell victory for the Monarchs. But Blair rallied and held Papio scoreless for two and one half minutes and tied the game.

Dave VanKeuren did his bit by scoring 26 points. He had help from Rick Daup with 12 and Doug Kelly with 10 but Blair profited on 33 free throw chances compared to 18 for the Monarchs. Even though they could not make half the charity tosses, the Bears put in enough to overcome Papio' s 25-23 margin in field goals.

Saturday night Papillion played much better, according to Coach Dennis Hanson, but the opposition was much tougher. Class A Omaha Rummel dealt the Maroon and White a 67 to 48 defeat on the Omaha court.

Tough defense by Rummel kept Papio scoring opportunities at a minimum. And the winners showed good long range shooting by potting a number of fielders over the Papillion zone defense. An eight point third quarter doomed Papillion which trailed 33-22 at the half.

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February 13, 1969

PHS Reserve Cagers Win and Lose

A second half explosion gave the Papillion reserve basketball team a 62-43 win at Blair February 6. The young Monarchs were tied 26 all at intermission. Steve Fleming scored 17 points, Don Nix 16 and Steve Dart 13 to lead the way. Wayne Quick scored 12 for Blair.

Saturday night Omaha Rummel rolled to a 60 to 25 win over Papillion. The first quarter was fairly even with the Ornahans leading 10-6 .

February 13, 1969

Monarch Wrestling Team Ends Unbeaten Schedule; District Next

Two victories last week enabled Papillion High School wrestlers to complete an undefeated dual meet season. Coach Phil Bartlets squad defeated Lincoln Pius 38 to 8 at Papillion February 6 then went to Beatrice Friday night to trim the Orangernen 23 to 19 . The season record is 12 wins and no losses .

A highlight of the Beatrice meet was Randy Penke's win in the 95 pound class with a 5-3 decision over King who has been ranked second in the state in Class A. Heavyweight Wayne Bradley used a late rally to pin C. Tremain of Beatrice in 5:15 after trailing on points .

The Monarchs were without Byron Hough in both meets. He is ill with the flu .

February 20, 1969

Monarch Cagers Win Twice in Row

For the first time this season Papillion High School put together consecutive basketball victories as the Monarchs thumped Ashland 73 to 46 on Friday night, then hammered Nebraska City 72 to 57 on Saturday evening. The twin triumphs brought the PHS season record to seven wins and nine losses .

Balanced scoring was the key to the success both nights. Dave VanKeuren led scorers in each game but had plenty of help .

Friday night on the horne court big Dave pushed in 18 points backed by Frank Vance with 11, Rick Daup and Steve Pratt with 10 each and Rich Wittrnuss and Hugh Selleck

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with eight apiece. Saturday night at Nebraska City the husky center tallied 22 points while Selleck contributed 15 and Wittmuss 14.

Coach Dennis Hanson said he tried a new offensive arrangement against Ashland and the switch paid off. VanKeuren aided the change with several nifty passes that produced easy layups for his teammates.

Papillion used a good first quarter as the launching pad for both victories. The Maroon and White got 23 points against Ashland and 22 at Nebraska City in the first eight minutes. The point pace slackened after the opening periods.

Ashland played Papio fairly even during the first half but the winless Bluejays sputtered after intermission and scored only 17 points in the last half. Randy Swiggart was the best scorer for the losers with 15 points. Ashland got within three points of Papillion during the second quarter but could pull no closer than 30-27.

Nebraska City made 11 free throws in the first half to stay in contention against the foul prone Papios. Terry Criger was top point maker for the Pioneers with 21 tallies.

February 20, 1969

Papillion Reserves Nab Two Games

Reserve team players for Papillion High duplicated the feat of the varsity and won two games last weekend.

Friday night Papio disposed of the Ashland second team 55 to 41. Kevin Parkhurst led scoring for the winners with 11 points while Steve Fleming had nine and Steve Knott and Greg Eymann eight apiece.

Saturday night the Monarch seconds collected 58 points to 45 for Nebraska City reserves. Fleming and Parkhurst each scored 13 points and Steve Dort added 10 to the winning total.

February 20, 1969

4 Papio Wrestlers Qualify

Four Papillion High School wrestlers qualified for the state Class A meet in Lincoln this weekend.

Heavyweight Wayne Bradley won the championship at the District A-3 tournament at Omaha North Friday by decisioning Al Rocek of Creighton Prep, 5-3. Byron Hough qualified at 138 pounds although he lost in the district finals to Joe Vazanno of Ryan, 9-1.

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Randy Penke won third place in the 95 pound class by pinning Charles Kerndt of Ralston in 4:47. Dick Henn won third place in 133 pounds by decisioning Scott Johnstone of Ralston 3 to 1.

The Monarchs finished with 39 points to rank sixth in the team race. Westside won with 89 points and nine qualifiers. Ryan had 80 points and six qualifiers, South 76 and six qualifiers, North 69 and six qualifiers and Ralston 45 and three qualifiers. Prep trailed Papillion with 18 points and two qualifiers while Rummel was shut out .

February 27, 1969

Monarchs Falter Against Class A Rivals; VanKeuren Has Little Help

Two Class A teams had too much firepower for Papillion High School last weekend. As a result the Monarchs bowed twice and finished their regular season with a record of 7 wins and 11 defeats.

Beatrice outscored Papio 69 to 49 on Friday night in the Gage County stronghold . Saturday night Columbus came to Papillion and romped home with 72 to 56 triumph .

Big Dave VanKeuren was the only Monarch able to hit double figures in either game. After the rangy center's contribution, Papillion scoring slumped sharply .

The VanKeuren effort against Beatrice amounted to 23 points, including 11 of 12 free throws. He did even better against Columbus, putting in 10 field goals and six free throws for 26 points .

Beatrice got more points in the second quarter than Papillion collected in the first half to wrap up the Friday game. The Orangemen posted 22 second period markers to go with 14 in the first eight minutes and held a 36-20 edge at intermission. Kevin Murray, a 6-2 senior, led scoring for the winners with 25 points while Gary Kasper, a 6-4 senior, added 17 and Rich Schwalm contributed 13. Papillion production behind VanKeuren was led by Rich Wittmuss with eight points .

Balanced scoring was the key as Columbus preserved its place in the top 10 among Nebraska Class A teams Saturday night in the PHS home finale. Five of the Discoverers tallied 10 or more points. Neil Klutman led the way with 15. Doug Kelly's seven was the best support for VanKeuren .

A ragged first period, marred by numerous turnovers, plagued the Monarchs. The hosts managed only seven points but surged from an 89-3 deficit to crowd, 8-7, before the Discoverers spurted to a 14-7 command. Papio was able to close the gap to six points, 49-43 with 6:55 left in the game but at that stage Columbus again went on a scoring flurry to put the game out of reach .

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Papio Seconds Win and Lose

Papillion reserves lost at Beatrice but won on the home court against Columbus last weekend.

The Beatrice second team rolled to a 70-46 triumph. Kevin Parkhurst was best for Papillion with 12 points.

Saturday night Steve Dort cut loose a 26 point barrage to guide his mates to a 63-59 win over Columbus. Don Nix backed up Dort with 14 points. Papillion led at the half 33-30.

February 27, 1969

Hough Wins Third Place In State Meet

Byron Hough won third place in the Class A 138 pound class to head Papillion performers who took part in the state wrestling championships Friday and Saturday in Lincoln. The Monarchs would up in fifteenth place with eight points.

Hough bowed in the quarterfinals to Ron Bousquet of Lincoln High who won the championship. Bousquet pinned the Papio hopeful in 5:36. Hough then came back in the consolation semifinals to decision Joe Ortiz of Boys Town 6-3 and downed Golden of North Platte 10-2 for the third place ranking.

Dick Henn was decisioned in the 133 pound quarter finals by Mike Estes of Omaha Tech 13-3. Wayne Bradley bowed in the heavyweight quarter finals to Larry Stoner of Lincoln East 7-4. Randy Penke of Papillion bowed in the 95 pound preliminaries to King of Beatrice 6-5.

Hough won his preliminary match by pinning Wilson of Kearney in 1:40 and Henn decisioned Pedroza of Grand Island on a judge's verdict.

March 6, 1969

Tracksters Tally 4 at Kearney

Papillion High School trackmen scored four points in the Kearney State College High School Invitational Track Meet Friday.

The two mile relay team placed fourth to account for the only Monarch points. Runners were Jim Kellett, Dave Boyd, Larry Andrew and Dave Clary. Coach Dennis Smith was pleased by the 4:04 half mile clockings recorded by Andrew and Clary.

Other PHS trackmen to take part were Tom Fetters, who qualified in the 75 yard dash; Keith Price, who qualified in the shot put and Rich Schleuter and Bruce MacNaughton,

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high hurdles; Wayne Snodgrass and Rick Freeman, mile; Joe Schmidt and Dave Snodgrass, two mile .

Kearney won the Class A title with 44 4/5 points. Coach Smith said the squad will be strengthened when a number of athletes now on the basketball team finish their season .

March 13, 1969

Monarchs Lose to Omaha Tech

Omaha Tech raced away from Papillion 66 to 48 March 6 in a first round game of the Class A district tournament at the Omaha City Auditorium. It was the first year Papio has performed in the Class A field .

The Monarchs made things interesting for the favored Omaha team for a time during the third quarter before faltering under the pressure of the quick moving Trojans who often used a full court defense .

The closest Papio came after the opening minutes was an eight point deficit with four minutes to play in the third period when Rich Wittmuss put in two free throws to make the score 36 to 28. Tech opened a five point spread at the start of the game before Dave VanKeuren connected on one of his five field goals with 5:21 gone. Another VanKeuren fielder made it 9-4 Tech with 4:09 to go but before the quarter ended Tech had posted a 21 to 9 margin .

Elusive John Rodgers, an all state football player, directed the Tech floor game and found time to sink 10 field goals and a free throw to take scoring honors for the contest.

Papillion outscored Tech 13 to 12 in the second quarter but Doug Kelly was the only Monarch who could hit from the field in the third period. During that stanza Tech scored 15 points to nine for the Sarpy squad .

Reserves saw considerable service for the winners during the second and fourth quarters . Sophomore David Benning, an agile 6-3 underbasket maneuverer, was second high scorer for the Trojans with 18 points. VanKeuren did most of his shooting from long range, winding up with 14 points for the game. Hugh Selleck added 10 and Kelly nine for Coach Dennis Hanson's squad .

Tech followed up its first round win by upsetting Omaha Burke in the district finals Friday to earn a spot in the state tournament which opened today, March 13, in Lincoln .

The Monarchs finished their season with a record of seven wins and twelve defeats. Tech's record is ten and eleven entering state competition .

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March 20, 1969

VanKeuren Sets Scoring Record

Senior Dave VanKeuren ended a brilliant career at Papillion High this winter as he led the Monarch varsity cagers in scoring with 408 points.

His four year varsity output was 1,395, ranking him as the leading scorer in PHS cage history. Dave 277 points as a freshman starter, 345 as a soph and 365 as a junior. The 408 total was just eight points shy of Jim Villwock's single season record of 416 set in 1960.

Dave also established a single game standard of 44 points, chalked up at Crete. The 6-3 Y2 vet clicked on 156 of331 field goal tries for a fine 47. percentage and was red hot from the foul line with 96 out of 128 for a 75 percent showing.

Four other Monarchs topped the 100 point figure during the 7-12 season. They were seniors Rick Daup, 138, Steve Pratt, 135, Hugh Selleck, 119, and soph Doug Kelly, 104. Although suffering a losing season, Coach Denny Hanson's crew was outscored by a mere two points, 1172 to 1170. Crete and Syracuse registered 79 points apiece, the most scored against this year's squad. Top Monarch outputs were 78 against Lincoln Pius and Falls City.

VanKeuren also was the leading rebounder with 236, followed by Selleck's 143. Dave snared 21 against Wayne while Selleck grabbed 14 in his best showing the same game.

The 1968-69 Monarch scoring chart: VanKeuren 408, Daup 138, Pratt 135, Selleck 119, Kelly 104, Vance 92, Wittmuss 58, Robbins 54, Swain 27, Dort 18, Jones 10, Dolan 7.

March 27, 1969

Papio Golf Slate Told

Three lettermen are counted on by Coach Dennis Hanson as the Papillion High School golf team prepared for action. Seniors Dan Dolan and Jesse Swain and junior Steve Dort won mongrams. Other candidates for places on the team are junior Jim Christiansen, sophomores Jim Green, Cal Dierks and Mickey Lusero and freshman Rich Rumer.

The Platteview Country Club will be Papillion's home course this spring. The frrst match is set for Wednesday, April2, when Millard comes to Platteview but Coach Hanson wonders if the weather and course conditions will cooperate.

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March 29, 1969

Monarch Ace Listed for State

Papillion's Dave VanKeuren received plenty of attention this past week from all state and Class A basketball selectors .

The high scoring Monarch senior rated honorable mention on the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal & Star selections which were announced Sunday. Papio completed its first cage season in the Class A ranks .

Lincoln's Virgil Parker tabbed Dave among the top 11 performers throughout the state . He wrote" ... The six prep performers who drew the greatest support, but trailed the top five vote getters were Vic Steele of Boys Town, Norfolk's Larry Chapman, Dan Cook of Lincoln Northeast, Mike Rol of Hastings, Dave VanKeuren of Papillion and Scottsbluff s Gene Nuss ... "

Lincoln's Class A honor five included Mark Langer, Creighton Prep; Dick Carlson, Omaha Westside; Dave Rezac, Omaha South; Doug Johnson, Omaha Benson and Tom Novak, Lincoln Northeast .

Omaha's all state picks were Langer, Johnson, Novak, Dale Haase of Hebron and Dave Drevo of Crete. Haase is a Class C standout while Drevo performs in Class B. The World-Herald's Class dream team listed Rezac and Chapman instead of Haase and Drevo .

April3, 1969

Glenwood< Iowa Coach Hired for Papillion

A new football coach has been hired by Papillion Public School. Elmer (Skeet) Mahler of Glenwood, Iowa, will be given the task of reviving Monarch gridiron fortunes next fall. Papillion lost all nine games during the 1968 season .

Mr. Mahler coached Glenwood for the past two years. In 1968 his eleven won five and lost four in the fast southwestern Iowa competition for the best record compiled by a Glenwood team in the past six years. During his first year at Glenwood the Rams won three and lost five .

Mr. Mahler is a graduate of Neligh High School and Wayne State Teachers in Nebraska . He received his bachelor of education degree in 1961 and lettered as a quarterback on the Wayne football squad. He majored in physical education and earned a minor in biology at college. He has taken six hours of post-graduate work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha .

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The new Papillion mentor was an assistant coach in all sports at Central City High School in 1962 and 1963 and was athletic director and head football coach at Northwest High School in Grand Island from 1964 through 1966 before moving to Glenwood. He served as an assistant basketball and track coach in Glenwood along with his head football coaching duties.

Mr. Mahler is married and has three children. Daughter Debra is 10, Kimberly is 9 and son Mark is 2.

April3, 1969

Big Dave Tabbed All Conference

Ak-Sar-Ben Conference basketball coaches announced their all star teams as part of the league meeting held March 26 at Plattsmouth. North and South Division honor squads were tabbed by the loops nine coaches.

Papillion's Dave VanKeuren joined Daryl Petersen and Dick Dugan of Millard and Charlie Wendt and Mark Kratina of Ralston as North Division all stars. VanKeuren, Petersen and Wendt were unanimous choices by North Division members.

South Division standouts were Tim Hoffman and Clark Gardner of Syracuse, Rex Beatty and Guy Lammie of Auburn, Terry Criger of Nebraska City and Larry Malick of Falls City.

April 3, 1969

Price Sets Shotput Mark

Keith Price set a school record in the shotput March 25 when Papillion High track and field performers went to Bellevue for a dual meet.

The husky junior pushed the 12 pound ba1148 feet, 1 inch to win the event. The old record was held by Don Tex with a put of 46 feet, 8% inches in 1964.

Monarchs also won the 880 yard, mile and mile medley relays. Relay members were Larry Andrew, Joe Barry, Tom Fetters and Dave Clary.

April 3, 1969

Millard Wins Dual Meet

Millard track and field performers won all but two events Tuesday as they outdistanced visiting Papillion, 103 to 29.

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Larry Andrew's 440 victory and the 880 triumph by Dave Clary averted a sweep of the first places by the Indians. Larry was clocked in 53.3 and Dave posted a 2:09.8 .

Second place winners for Papillion were Wayne Snodgrass in the mile, Jim Kellett in the two mile, Keith Price in the shot, Larry Andrew in the long jump and Tom Fetters in the high jump .

April 10, 1969

Papio Baseball Team Defeats Elmwood 4-3 in First Outing

Papillion High School returned to the baseball wars in successful fashion Tuesday . Coach Terry Young's squad nipped Elmwood 4 to 3 at Elmwood with two runs in the fifth inning. Papillion had not competed in high school baseball for several seasons .

A walk to Mike Regan followed by consecutive doubles by Mike Szynskie and Rick Daup produced the winning runs for Papillion. The first two Monarch runs scored in the first inning when an Elmwood outfielder muffed a sharp drive by Ted Knapp .

Frank Vance, Pat Robbins and Ron Clark shared pitching for the winners. Robbins went the middle three innings to gain the victory .

April 10, 1969

PHS Trackmen Bow at Blair

Papillion track and field performers bowed at Blair Tuesday afternoon in a dual meet by a score of 73 to 59.

The Monarchs were able to win seven of the 16 events but had to capture the three closing relays to overcome the Blair lead. Papio won the two mile relay but trailed in the mile and 880 baton events .

Junior Keith Price continued his good work in the shotput as he broke his own school record with a heave of 51 feet, 2 V2 inches. Second place in the event went to Dave VanKeuren who also broke the old record with a toss of 48 feet, 5 V2 inches .

Mike Thompson was the Blair flash as he won the 100 yard dash, the 180 yard low hurdles and the broad jump .

Other Papio winners were Fetters in the 220 in 25.2; Andrew in the 440 in 53.8, Snodgrass in the mile in 5:17.5; Kellett in the two mile run in 11:18.2 .

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April 17, 1969

Ralston Nips Monarch Nine

Papillion baseballers ran up against a tough foe Friday as Ralston nipped the Monarchs 4-2 at Papillion. Keith McCawley fanned 12 Monarch batters and allowed only four hits.

McCawley was in command for all but the fifth inning at Papio in a nearly three hour long contest, as he picked up his second win of the campaign.

First Papillion hit off Keith came in the fifth by pinch hitter Steve Knott. After Ron Clark lived on a fielder's choice, Mike Szynskie drilled a long triple to drive in both runs.

Ralston broke loose in the fourth on five hits. Catcher Tim Romanick singled, Gatewood punched a double and McCawley added a single as did Anderson and John Schiewsler.

Two Papio errors and a double by Romanick added the Ralston insurance rally in the seventh. Ralston saw a first inning bid die when Papio escaped a bases loaded, one out situation.

April17, 1969

Andrew Paces Track Effort

Papillion High School trackmen scored 15 points to wind up in a tie for eighth place in the Blair Invitational Track Meet Tuesday at Blair.

Larry Andrew collected a fourth in the 880 with a time of 2:06.2, a third in the 440 with a 52.3 clocking and a fifth in the long jump with a 19 feet, 2 inch leap.

Dave VanKeuren won fourth in the shotput with a toss of 50 feet, 5 1;4 inches. Tom Fetters won fifth in the 220 yard dash with a time of 24.1. Jim Kellett picked up fifth place money in the two mile run with a 10:42.8.

The Monarch mile relay team ran third in the time of 3:40.7.

Millard won the Blair meet with 42 Y2 points and Elkhorn St. John finished second with 32.

Apri117, 1969

Papio Golfers Bow to Bellevue

Papillion High School golfers bowed to Bellevue Tuesday in the first match played at Platteview Country Club.

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The varsity competition ended 118 to 128 in favor of Bellevue, while the Bellevue reserves won 138 to 154 .

Larry Young of Bellevue was medalist for the varsity match with a 37. Dan Dolan led Papio with a 40. Other Papillion scores were Jesse Swals 44, Steve Dort 44 and Jim Christiansen 51. Jim Green shot a 46 to be low man for the PHS reserves. Bennett led Bellevue with a 44 .

April17, 1969

Baseball Reserves Win 2 Games

Bill Comer was the winning pitcher twice during the past week as the Papillion High School reserve baseball team downed Omaha Gross 11 to 7 and Ralston 3 to 2 .

The win over Gross occurred April 10 at Hitchcock Park in Omaha in a free scoring affair which saw Papio chalk up seven runs in the third inning. Steve Fleming drove in four runs with two triples. John Fey went three for five including doubles and Greg Cordes hit two for five including a triple and drove home two runs .

The Junior Monarchs piled up 13 hits while Comer, Mike Fabian and Steve Knott limited Gross to six safeties .

On Tuesday, Papillion scored early to nip Ralston at Papillion. Fey hit a double in the first inning to drive in two runs. Knott added a bases empty home run in the third . Comer pitched the first five innings, fanning seven and yielding four hits. Fabian finished the game .

April 24, 1969

Papio Golfers Beat Ralston

Papillion High School golfers got in one match during the past week and made it a victory. The Monarchs downed Ralston Tuesday afternoon at the Platteview course by a score of 185 to 204 .

Dan Dolan was medalist with a 41. Other Papio scores were Jesse Swain 44, Steve Dort 47 and Jim Green 33. Ralston was led by Kent Lacy with a 46. Dick Eckermann had a 51, John Forbes a 53 and Rich Ward 54 .

May 1, 1969

Monarch Baseball Team Collects Three Triumphs in Past Week

Papillion High baseballers padded their record last week with three wins in three outings on the home diamond .

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The successes began April23 when Omaha Paul VI bowed 9 to 4. Omaha Tech lost 6 to 2 on April24 and Arlington was a 6-2 victim Saturday in what was to have been a double header until rain interfered.

Coach Terry Young called on three different pitchers and all three turned in victories. Lefty Ron Clark worked five innings against Paul VI and settled down after a shaky start that found the losers getting all their runs in the first three innings. Frank Vance limited Tech to four hits and fanned eight. Pat Robbins toiled two frames in relief of Clark against Paul VI, then hurled the seven inning distance against Arlington.

Vance smacked a three run homer in the third inning to spark Papillion's rally against Paul VI. He played right field in that game.

The Monarchs shook off a leadoff home run in the first inning by Tech's John Rodgers and went on to take the lead in the fourth when shortstop Mike Szynksie blasted a long home run after Vance had singled.

First sacker Greg Eymann drove in two runs in the first inning with asingle against Arlington. Papio started fast, collecting four runs in the opening frame. Vance also singled home a run in the big first.

May 1, 1969

Papillion Golfers Down Bergan, Blair

Papillion High golfers won two matches during the past week.

Coach Dennis Hanson's linksmen downed Fremont Bergan 137 to 144 at Fremont Country Club Friday and beat Blair 133 to 140 Tuesday at Platteview Country Club.

Dan Dolan shot a 42 at both courses to take medalist honors.

May 1, 1969

Papio Track Team Wins At Syracuse

Papillion won a dual track meet Tuesday fro.JTI Syracuse by a score of 76 to 56. The Monarchs captured 11 first places and tied for a twelfth in the competition at Syracuse.

Tom Fetters slammed the sprints and tied for first in the high jump to pace Coach Dennis Smith's squad. Larry Andrew won the 440 and the broad jump.

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May 1, 1969

PHS Ranks Second in Triangular

Papillion High's debut on its new all-weather asphalt track was marred April24 when Ralston emerged victor in q triangular. Omaha Cathedral was the third place finisher . The Rams scored 91 points while Papio had 49 Yz and Cathedral 36 Yz .

The Monarchs won three events with its mile relay team of Larry Andrew, Joe Barry, Tom Fetters and Dave Clary setting a new school record with a fine 3:36.2 clocking. The previous standard of3:36.3 was set last year with three ofthe same runners. Fetters replaced Rich Schmidt on this year's crew. Andrew also triumphed in the 440 in 53.3 while Dave VanKeuren won the shot with a heave of 49-5 1,4 .

May 15, 1969

Monarchs Win Tourney Game

Papillion High School made its debut in Class A tournament baseball competition a success Tuesday afternoon by whipping Omaha Rummel 7 to 3 at Brown Park.

The Monarchs resume competition today, May 15, against Omaha Central in a 5 p.m . game at Brown Park. If successful against the Eagles, Papio will play the winner of Westside-Tech for a spot in the state tournament .

Lefty Ron Clark sailed through six and two-thirds without too much difficulty, though he gave up eight hits. Pat Robbins came in to get the final out after Clark had given up two runs and loaded the bases. Robbins is expected to start against Central.

Papillion started with a run in the frrst frame. Leadoff man Steve Pratt walked, moved up on an error and scored on the first of three singles by Steve Knott. The Monarch bulge increased in the second frame when three runs scored. Doubles by Rick Daup and Frank Vance and a single by Pratt were the hits in the inning .

Coach Terry Young's nine added three more runs in the fifth. Singles by Greg Eymann and Mike Regan opened the inning followed by a sacrifice by Clark and singles by Pratt and Knott.

Clark struck out 10 Rummel batters and walked three .

Papillion was successful in two earlier games during the past week. Four runs in the eighth inning produced a 9-5 win over St. Alberts of Council Bluffs Saturday. The teams went into the extra frame deadlocked at 5 all after St. Alberts rallied with three runs in the seventh .

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Two men were out when Papio started its comeback in the eighth. Robbins walked, Pratt singled, Daup lived on an error and Knott was hit by a pitch. Mike Szynskie singled and Vance lived on an error before the inning closed.

Monarch hitters got nine safeties, with Knott, Pratt and Vance each collecting a pair. Vance and Robbins shared pitching duties.

On Friday Papillion nipped Paul VI of Omaha on the Papio diamond by the score of 4-1. Clark fanned 14 and limited the visitors to four hits. Szynskie's double in the third drove in two runs. John Fey tripled to lead off the fourth and scored on a single by Clark. Daup scored the final run in the seventh after he was hit by pitcher, advanced on a passed ball and scored on a single by Vance.

May 15, 1969

PHS Golfers Tie for 2nd

Improved showing on the second nine holes enabled Papillion High golfers to tie for second in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament Friday at Auburn.

The Monarchs and Nebraska City deadlocked at 245.

May 15, 1969

PHS Golfers Tie for 2nd

Improved showing on the second nine holes enabled Papillion High golfers to tie for second in the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference tournament Friday at Auburn.

The Monarchs and Nebraska City deadlocked at 245, well behind champion Auburn which had a 233.

Gary Teel of Nebraska City was medalist with a 72. Dan Dolan of Papillion was third low individual with a 75. The Papio scores were Dolan, 39-36-75, Jesse Swain, 47-38-85, Steve Dort, 45-41-86 and Rich Rumer 48-50-98.

Papillion High golfers beat Ashland and lost to Wahoo in two recent matches. The Monarchs also placed second in a four team tournament at Auburn on April30.

May 15, 1969

Papio Cager Picked as Star

Dive VanKeuren of Papillion High School has been chosen for the South squad of the Nebraska Coaches Association all-star basketball game to be August 22 in Lincoln's air

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May 15, 1969

Mile Relay Team Produces Lone Papio First in AK Track Test

A first place in the mile relay was Papillion High School's only championship performances during the Ak-Sar-Ben Conference track meet Friday afternoon and evening at Millard .

The Monarch foursome of Tom Fetters, Joe Barry, Dave Clary and Larry Andrew put together a 3:31.2 clocking to beat Plattsmouth to the tape .

Andrew was the top scorer for Papillion. The versatile junior placed second in the long jump with a 19'9" leap, finished second in the 880 and third in the 440 .

Other Papillion points were won by Joe Schmidt, third in two mile; Fetters tie for fourth in high jump; Dave VanKeuren, fifth in shot; Steve Jepsen, fifth in discus; two mile relay team, fourth .

Coach Dennis Smith's team compiled 28 V2 points to place fifth in the nine team field . Millard nipped Ralston for the championship .

May22, 1969

Papio Golfer Misses by One

Senior Dan Dolan failed by one stroke to win a place in the Class A state golf championship at Fremont this weekend .

He shot an 80 over the Beatrice Country Club layout, one stroke too high to rank as the fifth low individual in the eight team tournament. Dolan double bogeyed the 181

h hole to spoil his bid. He shot a 49 for each nine .

Papillion placed sixth in the team standing with a 262. Papillion scorers were Dolan 80, Jesse Swain 92, Dort 90 and Jim Green 101. Low individual in the tournament was Jim Fisher of Beatrice with a 71 .

Poor putting and chipping on the small Beatrice greens hurt PHS scoring, said Coach Dennis Hanson. The Monarchs ended the season with 13 wins, five defeats and one tie .

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May22, 1969

Andrew Injury Spoils Chance For Qualification

Papillion High School failed to provide a qualifier for the state track meet during the district Class A meet at Omaha Burke last weekend.

Monarch chances slumped when versatile Larry Andrew injured his left leg May while practicing broad jumping and was not able to compete. Coach Dennis Smith said the junior athlete would have qualified in the 440 and 880 runs.

Papillion entrants received several sixth places in the qualifying test which was run in cool, rainy weather. The top four individual finishers and the top two relay teams in each race earned tickets in the state meet this weekend in Kearney.

Coach Smith said some of the Monarch underclassmen may enter the 15 and 16 year old division of the AAU meet later this month.

May 22, 1969

Central Ousts Papillion Team In Baseball

Loose ball handling by Papillion in the first inning gave Omaha Central an early lead and the Eagles held on to eliminate PHS 5 to 3 in the semifinals of the district Class A baseball tournament at Brown Park in Omaha May 15.

The winners tallied two unearned runs with only one hit to open the game. A three base overthrow by Papio catcher Rich Daup on a tap in front of the plate opened the gate.

Daup did more than his share to atone for the error as he banged a single, double and triple and drove in two runs for the Monarchs.

Papillion got one run back in the first when Dave Pratt singled, moved up on an error and came around on Daup's single. Coach Terry Young's squad got its other two runs in the third on a single by Pratt, triple by Daup and single by Steve Knott.

Wildness by Papio starter Pat Robbins set up four Central runs in the third. Robbins walked the first three batters in the inning and was replaced by Frank Vance who was greeted by a single by Boisseree. A fielder's choice, sacrifice and another single brought in the rest of the runs. Vance then settled down and gave up only one hit the rest of the game but the damage had been done.

Papio wound up play with 10 wins and two losses.

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October 29, 1959

Junior High Scores 25-0 Win

Papillion Junior High School won a 25 to 0 victory over Ralston Tuesday afternoon on the Papillion field. The win gave the young Monarchs an even split in four games this fall. They beat Syracuse and Ralston while losing to Waverly and Millard .

Owen Dierks again recorded a pair of long scoring runs. He raced 55 and 40 yards for two of the Papio scores. Torn Morrison went one yard on a quarterback sneak for another marker and Torn Mesner took a pass from Ken Mass in a 30 yard play for the fourth touchdown. Ivan Steinke scored the extra point on a run .

Coach Lynn Johnson had praise for the defensive work of Don Tex, Larry Gloe, Russ Montgomery and Dan Fanning .

March 17, 1960

Arlington Juniors Win ENC Title

First Round

Gretna 49 Papillion 12 Ralston 35 Millard 31 Arlington 38 Springfield 28 Bennington 36 Elkhorn 18

Semifinals

Gretna 35 Ralston 22 Arlington 36 Bennington 23

Finals

Arlington 46 Gretna 31

Third Place

Bennington 33 Ralston 20

Gretna's first round romp over Papio saw the winners holding a 16-0 first quarter bulge . It was 28-5 at the half and 40-7 going into the last quarter. Bob Bookout scored half of Papio's points .

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PHS Chooses All Around Pair

Seniors Jim Jochim and Dorothy Petersen were chosen as best all around students at Papillion High School. The announcement came during a Student Council dance April 22 at the school gym. Members of the junior and senior high school voted on a slate of candidates at the dance. Others nominated were: Juniors Patra Busch and Mike Whitney, Sophomores Larry Smith and Mary Alyce Christiansen, Freshmen Carolyn Okeson and Mike Greene, eighth graders Janet Villwock and Charles Hornor and seventh graders Sam Williams and Ann Schmidt.

Each nominee received a ribbon. The names of the winners will be placed on a plaque that is displayed in the trophy case during the year.

January 26, 1961

Weeping Water Juniors Win

Weeping Water's junior high basketball team nipped Papillion 20 to 19 in a game played January 16 at Papillion.

A cold last quarter in which they scored only two points hurt the Papio team. Weeping Water rallied with 10 points in the final period. Paul Jochim was the scoring leader for Papillion. He tallied 13 points for the team coached by Wallace Ludwick.

February 9, 1961

Millard Juniors Nip Papillion

Millard nipped Papillion in a junior high basketball game Friday afternoon at Millard by a score of 23 to 20.

Doug Homolka and Jim Johnson had six points apiece for Papillion. Woracek scored eight for the winners.

May 18, 1961

Close High School, Educator Advises

Abandonment of Papillion's high school program was suggested Tuesday as a possible answer to the district's financial crisis.

State Commissioner of Education Freeman Decker made the comment in reviewing the turmoil that has developed since suburban Omaha school districts learned of the Omaha district's willingness to promote a metropolitan school district taking in the entire southwest area.

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Dr. Decker said considerable money could be saved if Papillion would send its high school pupils to some nearby district and operate just a grade school. He listed Platteview, Ralston, Bellevue and Westside as possible destinations for the high school students. The Papillion district would have to pay their tuition. The state official said such a plan would cut out the need for an extensive building program immediately in the Papillion district.

April 26, 1962

Banquet Salutes Sports Royalty

Jerry Kritenbrink and Cindy Morrison were crowned as King and Queen of sports at the annual sports banquet at Papillion High School April14 .

Tom Morrison and Mary Lee Jepsen were named as prince and princess, Don Tex and Carolyn Okeson were duke and duchess, Judy Christensen and Larry Smith were count and countess and Conrad Wildhagen and Lyta Gay Bellinger were lord and lady .

May 10, 1962

Papillion Places 51h In Junior High Meet

Papillion's Junior High track men totaled 12 V2 points to finish fifth in a six team Ak-Sar­Ben Conference meet.

Larry Stark won the discus event with a throw of 128-2. He also placed fifth in the 440 and fourth in the 100 yard lows. Phil Reichel tied for third in the vault and the 880 relay squad took fourth .

October 25, 1962

Junior High Ends Winning Season

On Thursday, October 18, the Papillion Junior High football team defeated the Gretna Junior High, 13-6. Jim Seawards took two scoring passes from Steve Christensen .

Also, on the same night under the lights at Papillion, the reserves of Papio defeated the Syracuse reserves, 12-0. Marvin Steinke set up the first tally with a 40 yard end sweep . Marvin punched over the score from the 4. In the last quarter Jack Buffington recovered a Syracuse fumble in the end zone. Both extra points failed .

The Junior High team finished its season with a 3-1 record. The reserves finished with a 3-2 record. Congratulations to both teams for winning years .

March 7, 1963

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Sports Corner by Jim Miller: Supt. Willard Bornschlegl, former Papio High coach, has turned in his resignation after nine years with the Arlington school system. He plans to study the next two years at Nebraska U on his Doctor's degree.

April25, 1963

Royalty Reigns At Banquet

Carolyn Okeson and Owen Dierks reign as sports royalty at Papillion High School following the annual banquet Saturday night.

Queen Carolyn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Okeson. King Owen is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Dierks. Both are seniors. They were selected by a vote of the junior­senior high school. They were crowned by last year's king and queen, Jerry Kritenbrink and Cindy Morrison. The King received a set of cuff links and a tie clasp. The Queen received a bouquet and a locket necklace.

Other members of the royal court were Prince Tom Morrison and Princess Kathy Williams, Duke Ron Browne and Duchess Janet Williams, Count Ken Mass and Countess Marlene Shanahan, Lord Bill Bowling and Lady Barbara Barthel.

Pages were Marion Miller and )ohn Ahrens. Leonard Allgood served as the announcer. Participants in football, basketball, track and baseball were recognized along with cheerleaders. The Pep Club decorated the auditorium for the event which closed with a dance.

October 10, 1963

Kerel Peters Wears Crown As PHS Homecoming Queen

Kerel Peters, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters of Papillion Route, was crowned Friday night as queen of Papillion High School homecoming. She was selected by vote of athletic lettermen and presented to the crowd before the start of the football game between Papillion and Wahoo.

The crown was set in place by her escort, Don Tex, a member of the football squad. She also received a bouquet from Leonard Allgood, sponsor of the Pep Club. Queen Kerel is a senior, a member of the school band and treasurer of the Pep Club. Her attendants were three other girls also nominated for the honor. They were Janet Villwock, Elsie Draper and Sharon Whitten.

A good crowd attended the homecoming dance which followed the game. It was held at the school auditorium and sponsored by the Athletic Booster Club. Dallas Wiebe of La Vista was winner of the $100 savings bond given as top prize by the Booster Club at a drawing held at the dance.

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January 23, 1964

New 11 Team Conference Takes Form; Academic and Sports Events Proposed

Organization of a new Ak-Sar-Ben Conference moved into high gear Saturday as the 11 schools held their frrst general session at Papillion .

Schools forming the new academic and athletic league are Ashland, Auburn, Blair, Falls City, Millard, Nebraska City, Papillion, Plattsmouth, Ralston, Syracuse and Wahoo .

North and South divisions have been created with Ashland, Blair, Millard, Papillion, Ralston and Wahoo being the North representatives and Syracuse, Auburn, Falls City, Nebraska City and Plattsmouth making up the South . Three schools of the present eight member Ak-Sar-Ben Conference have been dropped . These are Tekamah and Missouri Valley and Lewis Central, both of Iowa. Wahoo, Auburn, Falls City, Nebraska City, Millard and Syracuse are newcomers .

Millard also intends to remain in its Eastern Nebraska Conference for one more school year .

Spokesmen emphasized the new group will stress academic cooperation as well as athletic competition among the schools. Participation in mathematics, social studies, science, vocational education and commercial arts, speech, dramatics, journalism, guidance, music art and English is planned .

March 12, 1964

PHS Tabs Tex, Ricks at Dance

Don Tex and Cindy Ricks were named most representative boy and girl in Papillion High School at the Honor Dance Saturday. They were selected after each class made its nominations. The class choices were: Seniors-Don Tex and Janet Villwock; Juniors­Cindy Ricks and Larry Stark; Sophomores-Vicky Eyeman and Bill Aken; Freshmen­Nancy Christensen and Roger Abels; gth Grade-Anna Hegenberger and Tom Hyde; 7th

Grade-Peggy Hauschild and Rich Kalal.

Apri116, 1964

Basketball Squad Collects Reward; Speaker Urges Realistic Aims in Life

Papillion High's fine 1963-64 basketball squad, winners of 19 games and losers only to state champ Ralston, were saluted Tuesday night by the Chamber of Commerce and fans .

Members of the team, No. 5 and 6 in state Class B ratings, and Coaches Bob Krernke and Don Keller were presented with individual certificates and trophies with the squad receiving a special engraved plaque from the Chamber for the outstanding season .

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Jack Payne, WOW-TV and radio sportscaster, told the 120 banquet guests "the ability to bounce back after defeat is the important thing, in life as well as in sports." The Omaha announcer urged the athletes to "seek your own levels of achievement, but then do your utmost to reach that peak." He advised the lads to be realistic in the goals they set for themselves.

Coach Kremke outlined the success story of his team, pointing out that "hard work-plenty of it" was the big factor, plus an abundance of extra effort, pride and teamwork. He paid special tribute to the conduct of his squad members during the long season, praising their behavior before and after the contests.

Surprise highlight during the presentation of awards was a special tooth guard given to Coach Kremke by senior center Don Stille, a reminder of the scrimmage session-the mentor's first and last-when he had three of his ivories whacked out during a rebound scramble with the 6-4 high scorer.

Monarch cagers honored included Stille, Don Tex, Don Jacot, Gary McDonald, Doug Homolka, Ron Buesing, Ken Frederick, Larry Stark, Larry Ross, Bill Langdon, Ron Ingram, Bob Blankenship, Bill Aken, Steve Christensen, Dean Gosch and student manager Chuck Klemz. Movies of the district tournament final-the 54-52 heartbreaker to Ralston-were shown.

Fred Spethman kept the program moving at a brisk pace as master of ceremonies. Banquet committeemen Clem Denker and Dr. James Hezel assisted in presentation awards along with Chamber President Barney Shives.

April 8, 1965

Banquet Tabbed As Success

The 1965 Sports Banquet was a booming success again this year! The banquet was given in honor all the boys and coaches representing our school in the athletic field. The sports theme, "Athletics Away," was carried out with decorations on basketball, football and track.

Many thanks go to Mrs. Gage who prepared a wonderful supper enjoyed by all. Following the dinner, various short talks were given for the boys, with short speeches from the coaches and Mr. Allgood, Pep Club sponsor.

The next main event was the crowing of the Sports Royalty, voted on by the Pep Club and Letterman's Club. Congratulations go to Queen Linda Honaker, King Larry Stark, Princess Ann Schmidt, Prince Bill Langdon, Duchess Jo Hill, Duke Larry Ross, Countess Pat Lawler, Count Ron Ingram, Lady Cindy Ricks and Lord Jack Buffington. Special thanks to Miss Donnette Kremke, queen's crown bearer and Mr. Kirk Jundt, king's crown bearer.

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October 14, 1965

PHS Honors King, Queen

Craig Marshall and Vicki Eymann were crowned King and Queen of the 1965 Homecoming in coronation ceremonies prior to the Papillion-Wahoo football game, Friday night, October 8 .

Parents of the royal pair are Mr. and Mrs. Bob Walls, 605 Osage Drive and Mr. and Mrs . George R. Eymann, 529 E. 51

h Street. Craig is active in football and the letterman club and Vicki is a cheerleader. Both are seniors this year .

October 14, 1965

Sophomores Win Decorating Prize

Ingenious members of the sophomore class at Papillion High School came up with the prize winning entry in the first homecoming display contest held at the school. The students adapted a Campbell Soup ad in keeping with the theme of translating television commercials into slogans which would increase school spirit .

A large backdrop of white displayed the motto "They Always Play Better When You Remember to Come," a rephrasing of part of the familiar soup jingle. Two giant cans of Monarch's Cream of Warrior Soup were positioned on either side of a giant soup bowl in which was a miniature football field .

Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce judged the six entries and awarded the sophomores first prize. Honorable mention went to the Junior class's mammoth Brylcreem tube and slogan "Are You Man Enough To Try It?"

All the classes were commended for the hours of hard work expended to create six original displays and to help make the school's Homecoming Day a more memorable one, said the Jaycees .

March 10, 1966

Cheryl Eby, Bill Aken Chosen 'Most Typical'

Cheryl Eby and Bill Aken, both seniors at Papillion High School, were chosen as the most representative boy and girl at the school during ceremonies at the annual Honor Dance, February 26, at the school auditorium .

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Cheryl is the daughter of Mrs. Roberta Eby, 310 W. Lincoln, Papillion and Bill's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Forrest W. Akin, 7221 Joseph Avenue, LaVista.

As mementoes of the honor, Cheryl received a silver charm suitably engraved and Bill was given a tie and belt.

Members of other classes who formed Cheryl's and Bill's court were Patty Honaker and Tom Hyde, sophomores and Debi Semke and Roger Abels, juniors.

April 28, 1966

Sunday Sports Banquet Honors Papio Athletes; NU Coach Speaks

Some 200 people turned out Sunday night to honor Papillion High School lettermen at the annual athletic banquet sponsored by the Papillion Chamber of Commerce.

University of Nebraska basketball coach Joe Cipriano was the main speaker for the event held in the school auditorium. He recalled basketball experiences serving as a coach for a touring American team which played games in Europe in 1956, including some behind the Iron Curtain.

Papillion high school coaches spoke briefly, reviewing their season. Taking turns at the microphone were football coach Nelson Hinkle, basketball and golf coach Bob Kremke and track coach Don Peterson. Each mentor introduced his assistants.

Jerry Leffler served as master of ceremonies. Other Chamber officials who spoke briefly were President H.J. Arbuthnot, Larry Hough and Fred Spethman. The Don Kalal family provided musical entertainment, accompanied by Mrs. Don Lienemann. Two of the Kalal sons, Wayne and Richard, were joined by Nancy Christiansen and Debbie Linquist for a special vocal number.

The Rev. Donald Marsh gave the invocation and the Rev. W. H. Snodgrass the benediction. Papillion Mayor Lynn Landgren gave a welcome.

April 27, 1967

Papillion School Names Cheerleaders

Cheerleader tryouts for next year's cheerleaders were held last week at Papillion High School. This year's freshmen tried out for the reserve squad. Out of ten girls Julie Nisley, Patty Rist, Sandy Zepnak and Cindy Parker were elected.

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Sixteen girls tried out for the varsity squad. The juniors who will be leading cheers next year are Karen Trochlil, Gloria Daniell and Kathy Trempe. The two senior cheerleaders for next year who tried out were Linda Mcintosh and Becky Stevenson. Diane Parker was elected by the Pep Club to be holdover cheerleader. Judging was done by the student body. Cheerleading sponsor is Leonard Algood .

September 14, 1967

Earth Moving Starts On New Athletic Field

Earth moving has begun on the new high school athletic field site east of the high school. School Board members discussed the project at their Monday night meeting. About 5,500 cubic yards of earth will be moved to raise the site for the gridiron and running track which will be located in an east-west location. A 24 inch crown will be placed on the center of the field to improve drainage .

The school district recently purchased a tract of land 600 feet square from Louis Tex for $12,244.19. Dirt will be compacted as the next step with seeding or sodding also planned this fall.

The football field is laid out so that the center of the field is in line with the band room at the south end of the high school building which is located west of the new site .

December 14, 1967

Boosters Favor New School Gym

Members of the Papillion Athletic Booster Club were present at the Monday night School Board meeting to discuss what they termed "inadequate facilities" at the Papillion High School auditorium. The Booster Club asked to go on record as favoring the building of a new auditorium .

It was brought to the board's attention that the present auditorium is too small to accommodate the size crowds drawn to high school basketball games, it is not large enough to care of the number of students and their families that make up graduating classes and that even activities like band concerts present problems .

Also to be taken in to consideration is the probability that Papillion will enter the ranks of Class A schools next year. "Other cities of Class A rating will not compete with Papillion because of these facilities," they predicted. Superintendent Paul Basler said the auditorium holds less than 1,000 people. "We can't have an all-school assembly because there isn't enough room," he told the board. School assemblies are held on split session basis .

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Sports Royalty Crowned; Husker Coach Speaks

Papillion High School athletic and pep club personnel were honored Saturday night at the annual Sports Banquet held at the school gym. The Papillion Chamber of Commerce and the high school pep club co-sponsored the affair.

Fred Spethman served as master of ceremonies with the Rev. S. F. Iverson, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, LaVista, delivering the invocation and benediction.

Reigning as king and queen of the affair were Wayne Aylsworth and Linda Mcintosh who were crowned at the conclusion of the banquet program. Theme for the evening was "Monarchs and the Seven Sports," with art work depicting Walt Disney's famous seven dwarfs performing the various athletic events.

Guest speakers were Tom Osborne, University of Nebraska assistant football coach in charge of the offensive ends and Joe Orduna, promising sophomore varsity halfback from Omaha. Both are members of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and stressed the importance of developing Christian ideals early in life. Coach Osborne sounded a warning that the present American way of life could lead to disaster if the feeling of concern for one's fellow man is not developed more fully. He explained that a change of attitude is necessary, especially in the treatment of minority groups.

Coaches who introduced their varsity performers to the guests during the evening included Bob Kremke, basketball; Nelson Hinkle, football; Don Peterson, track and cross country; Nick Chiburis, wrestling and Dennis Hanson, golf.

Leonard Allgood, pep club sponsor, introduced the cheerleaders and officers and announced that Diane McLaughlin, who also serves as secretary, was named the outstanding member of the pep club.

September 12, 1968

New Monarch Football Field To Be Dedicated Friday Night

Formal dedication of the new Papillion High School football layout, Monarch Field, will be an added attraction when the Maroon and White open the 1968 campaign Friday night by entertaining Nebraska City at 7:30p.m. The dedication will open at 7:20p.m. when the Papillion Band will present a pre-game show. An invocation will be given by the Rev. C.R. Goldenstein of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Papillion American Legion Post will furnish a color guard to officiate at a flag raising before the game. Two spotlights will focus on the flag while the rest of the field is darkened.

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Donations from the Legion Auxiliary financed the new flagpole which has been installed at the new field. Color guard members are Fred Spethman, leader and Bob Wulf, Marvin Hahn, Orval Godsey, Elmer Remmers and Glenn Jepsen .

Additional ceremonies are slated at halftime when the band will present a special dedication show. Superintendent Paul Basler will give a short speech of welcome . Principal Roger Miller and Student Council President Mary Jochim will assist the superintendent in presenting special awards to heads of four organizations which have aided in acquisition and furnishing of the new field. Accepting plaques from the school will be Chamber of Commerce President Ed Karlik, School Board President Wes Turtscher, School Custodial Head Bud Mathies and Athletic Booster Club Vice President Earl Nielson .

Sod at the new field is in fine shape. A scrimmage under the lights Friday night by the Papillion squad indicated that fans will have a much brighter view of the action. A press box has been erected on the south side of the gridiron which is encircled by a running track. A chain link fence encloses the entire area .

The new lighting system includes eight 65 foot poles with four mercury lamps on each pole which produce a total of 48,000 watts. An improved scoreboard which was donated by Papillion Chamber of Commerce will flash the down number and yards to go in addition to the score and time to play .

New bleachers will accommodate some 3,000 fans. All of the seats are above ground level which will mean a better view for every spectator, even those on the last row of seats. The south stands will be the home side of the field. Spectators will enter at the northwest and southwest corners of the field. Four police will be on hand to direct parking. Autos should approach the field by Grant Street and the school parking lot on the north side of the high school. Parking will take place on the former practice field east of the high school auditorium. In case of rain, no vehicles will be permitted to leave paved streets, say school officials .

October 31, 1968

Red Raiders Stay at Papio Homes

Sting of Friday night's 61-0 loss to Sidney was eased aplenty following the contest as Red Raider gridders stayed overnight at homes of the Papillion players. Solid eastern Nebraska hospitality was extended to the Sidney visitors who journeyed 450 miles for the Friday contest .

The team stayed Thursday night at Grand Island before moving on to Papio. Departure from Papillion started at 9 Saturday morning. Another stop at Lincoln was made Saturday as the Sidney cross country team was competing in the state Class B championships .

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Friday night's Sidney rooting section included nearly 200 fans cheering the triumph. Many of the players' families made the trip and stayed at Omaha area motels.

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