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(1950-1951)

From The Great Bend Tribune, November 28, 1950

HANSTON - Windthorst High School captured the 50-50 league sixball championship this year but is still looking forward to its first undefeated season.  Windthorst maintained a perfect record in league play but dropped an Armistice Day game to Haviland in Hanston.

 

50-50 League Final Standings

Windthorst          4-0-0

Rozel                  2-1-1

Hanston              1-2-1

Offerle                 1-3-0

Burdett                1-3-0

 

(1956-1957)

From Sept. 26, 1956                                                     

Windthorst      51          Ensign     20                             

Offerle            31          Copeland     16                         

Spearville       31          Ingalls     13                             

Hanston         14          Kingsdown     8                         

Burdett           30          McCracken    6                         

Rozel             19           Garfield  12                              

 

From Oct. 3, 1956

Rozel          63             Offerle     12                              

Burdett       48             Spearville     21                          

Winthorst    40            Hanston    13                              

                                                                                      

From Oct. 9, 1956

Burdett          34         Hanston     0                               

Rozel            29         Spearville   3                               

Windthorst    61         Offerle     28                                

                                                                                     

From Oct. 16, 1956

Spearville      30          Hanston     12                           

Windthorst     28         Rozel           6                            

Burdett          48          Offerle         0                            

                                                                                      

From Oct. 21, 1956

Hanston        36           Offerle       6                              

Windthorst    38            Spearville  14                           

Burdett          31           Rozel          13                          

 

From Oct. 28, 1956

Rozel           24            Hanston    8                               

Burdett         18           Windthorst  6                              

Spearville     46           Offerle   20                                  

                                                                                        

From Nov. 1, 1956

Hanston      25            McCracken   13                           

Windthorst   12           Haviland         7                            

Burdett        33            Bazine     21                               

                                                                                        

From Nov. 11, 1956                                                          Final Standings

Bazine     42               Hanston   30                                  Burdett           8-0           5-0

Odin         36              Windthorst  24                               Windthorst      6-2           4-1

Burdett     33              Zook   7                                          Rozel             4-3           3-2

Radium    19              Rozel   8                                         Spearvile       3-3            2-3

                                                                                          Hanston        3-5            1-4

                                                                                          Offerle           1-5            0-5

 

 

(1957-1958)

50-50 Coaches Favor Burdett

Coaches in the 50-50 League favor Burdett to win the title again this season and rate Windthorst a close second.  Five of the six coaches cast ballots on how they figured the league would finish.  However, they did not their team in the order of finish.  Teams receiving first place votes received six points, second five points, and etc.  Burdett totaled 23 points, and Windthorst 21.  Coaches voting were Jack Denison, Rozel; Jim Maskus, Hanston; Herb Greenstreet, Windthorst; James Sackrides, Spearville, and Mark Edwards, Burdett.  Here's how the voting turned out:  Burdett (23 pts.), Windthorst (21 pts.), Rozel (17 pts. ), Spearville (16 pts.), Hanston (13 pts.), and Offerle (10 pts.)

 

From Great Bend Tribune, September 20, 1957

Rozel Streaks By Garfield

ROZEL - Coach Jack Denison's 8-ball team struck for four touchdowns here Thursday night for an 24-6 Rozel victory over Garfield.  Fred Jennings and Derryl Franz each scored two touchdowns for Rozel, as the victors scored in each quarter.  Bob Armstrong tallied Garfield's lone counter on a 30-yard spring in the third quarter.

 

From Great Bend Tribune, September 22, 1957

Windthorst Knocks Off Ensign Gridders, 30-7

WINDTHORST - Coach Herb Greenstreet's Windthorst football machine bogged down the first half here Friday but started clicking the second half and crushed Ensign, 30-7.  Windthorst tallied eight points in the third and 22 in the final canto.  Strecker was the big gun for Windthorst.  He scored on a 24 and 23-yard runs, passed to Ackerman on a 30-yard TD play, and fired an aerial strike to Konrade in a 22-yard payoff counter.  Hornung scored the extra points.  Ensign scored its points in the final period.

 

Cure Sparks Hanston Win

HANSTON - Kenny Cure raced 10 yards with three minutes left in the game to give Hanston a 14-8 victory over Kingsdown here Friday night.  Kingdtown was leading 8-6 before Cure spoiled things for the visitors.  Cure scored Hanston's first touchdown in the third quarter on a 25 yard trip.  Neil Salmans dropped kicked the two extra points after the final touchdown.

 

From Great Bend Tribune, September 24, 1957

Rozel   24             Garfield  6

Burdett  31            McCracken  14

Spearville  39        Ingalls  7

Hanston  14          Kingsdown  6

Windthorst  30      Ensign  7

Copeland  26        Offerle  14

 

From Great Bend Tribune, September 29, 1957

Windthorst Slams Offerle 53-13

WINDTHORST - Windthorst plastered Offerle 53-13 here Friday in a 50-50 League game.  Windthorst tallied seven points in the first quarter and cut loose for 20 in the second period to put the game on ice.  Offerle didn't score until the second half.  Fred Schmidt scored on a 36-yard pass play and Barlovie added a TD on a one-yard plunge.  Glen Hornung counted 29 points for Windthorst on four touchdowns, 1, 3, 23, and 25 yards, and added five extra points.  Lester Tieben added 3 TD's on runs of 34, 12, and 37.  Leroy Schawe took a 31 yard pass from Hornung for a counter.

 

Burdett Handles Hanston in Loop Contest, 21-6

BURDETT - The Burdett Tigers turned back Hanston, 21-6 here Friday in a 50-50 League eightball battle.  Burdett enjoyed a 14-0 halftime lead.  The defending league champions tallied seven points the last half while Hanston was counting six.  Orel Schadel counted twice for Burdett on runs of 12 and 5 yards.  Stanley Hinneragardt sped 45 yards to score the other touchdown.  Gerald Cooksey scored th three extra points.  Lois scored Hanston's touchdown in the fourth period.

 

Spearville   31         Rozel   13

Windthorst  53         Offerle  13

Burdett        21        Hanston  6

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, October 6, 1957

Hanston Falls to Spearville

SPEARVILLE - Spearville scored its third straight victory here Friday with a 26-7 eightball cierdict over Hanston.  The two 50-50 League teams.  Roth scored three touchdowns for Spearville and Mellecker one.  Hornung added the three extra points.

 

Windthorst Racks Rozel

ROZEL - Tieben paced Windthorst to a 52-27 eightball victory over Rozel here Thursday night in the 50-50 league.  The Windthorst ace outscored the Rozel team with 30 points.  He bolted for five touchdowns.  Hornung added 16 points and Ackerman tallied six.  Franz sparked the Rozel attack with 18 points.  Wilson scored six and Blake 3.  Coach Jack Denison's team was crippled by the flu.

 

Spearville   26       Hanston   7

Windthorst  52       Rozel      27

Burdett       32        Offerle    12

 

Windthorst Edges Spearville, 13-12

SPEARVILLE - Windthorst edged Spearville, 13-12 here Thursday in a battle of two of three contenders in the 50-50 League eightball race.  Windthorst punched across a touchdown in the first quarter when Glen Hornung scored on a 30-yard pass.  The teams left the field at intermission with Windthorst in front 7-0.  Spearville scrambled back for a touchdown in the third period when Joe Mellecker dashed 12 yards to score.  The two teams swapped counters in the final period.  Leonard Tassett scored for Windthorst on a four-yard plunge, and Joe Schmidt plowed four yards to score for Spearville.  The extra point by Hornung was the difference in the game. 

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, October 15, 1957

Windthorst   13      Spearville   12

Rozel             7      Burdett         6

Hanston       53      Offerle         19

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, October 18, 1957

Rozel Racks Hanston, 39-25 In 50-50 Eightball Clash

ROZEL - Rozel chalked up a 39-25 50-50 League eightball triumph over Hanston here Thursday night.  It was the second league win for Coach Jack Denison's crew and gave Rozel an overall 3-2 record.  Darryl Franz flashed 80 yards with a kickoff for the longest touchdown run of the evening.  The Rozel back also scored two more touchdowns on runs of 10 and 15 yards.  Gary Wilson posted two touchdowns on runs of 10 yards, and Danny Blake sprinted 15 yards for another Rozel TD.  Franz and Wilson scored the extra points.  Neil Salmans counted twice for Hanston on runs of 15 and 5 yards.  Korf posted two counters on runs of 30 and 25 yards.  Salmans scored the extra points.

 

Spearville Rumbles By Offerle, 44-25

SPEARVILLE - Spearville exploded for 20 points in the first period and went on to win a 44-25 50-50 eightball league victory over Offerle here Friday.  Schmidt led the Spearville gridders with three touchdowns, Brughart tallied two and Havner and Mellecker came in with one each.  Mellecker and Schmidt scored the extra points.  Pekarek scored twice for Offerle and Schmitt and Reed posted single touchdowns.  Barlovik scored the extra point.

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, October 22, 1957

Rozel           39      Hanston      25

Windthorst   26      Burdett         7

Spearville    44      Offerle         25

 

Spearville in 20-12 Decision

SPEARVILLE - Notching two touchdowns in the final chapter, Spearville surged past Burdett, 20-12 here Friday night in a 50-50 league battle.  The victors, now 4-1 in league play, trailed, 12-7 going into the final period.  Roth and Mellecker, however, carried their club through to victory with short payoff plunges.  Spearville scored the first touchdown in the opening period on a buck.  Burdett in the middle periods with Hinnergardt scored on a seven-yard run and again on a 35-yard sprint.

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, October 27, 1957

Rozel          50       Offerle        14

Spearville   20       Burdett        12

Hanston         vs    Windthorst

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, November 1, 1957

Windthorst Win Streak Snapped

HAVILAND - Haviland kept its undefeated streak intact here Thursday with a 26-20 win over Windthorst.  It was the first setback for Windthorst.  It was Haviland's seventh triumph.  Scoring for Haviland were Rose on a 22-yard run, Sneed Three times on 8, 3, an 1-yard plunges.  Handling the Windthorst scoring were Konrade on a 25-yard pass from Streckler, Hornung fell on a blocked punt by Ackerman in the Haviland end zone, and Tieben plunged one yard.

 

Rozel Ambushed Chiefs, 45-12

PAWNEE ROCK - Pawnee Rock got its first taste of eight-man football here Friday afternoon and it was a bitter one for Coach Remel Blundell's Chiefs, as Rozel blasted the locals, 45-12.  The Chiefs notched a 13 game winning streak in six-man before trying their hand at eight-man.  Coach Jack Denison's invaders exploded for 20 points in the second period for a 26-12 advantage at halftime.  Rozel blanked the Chiefs the last half while scoring 19 points.  Co-captain Derryl Franz put on a blistering indvidual performance before the sideline spectators as he broke through the Chief for six touchdowns on sprints of 55, 60, 8, 60, 9, and 50 yards.  Danny Blake scored the other Rozel TD on a one-yard sneak.  Dick Myers scored both Pawnee Rock counters on runs of 50 and 10 yards. 

 

Burdett Pins Bazine, 50-28

BAZINE - Burdett scored in each quarter to hand Bazine a 50-28 thumping here Friday.  It was the third setback in six starts for the locals.  Raymond York sparked the Burdett attack with three touchdowns.  Lending a hand in the Burdett scoring were Thane Shank who tallied two touchdowns, and scoring one TD apiece were Cecil Cooksey, orel Schadel and Stanley Hinnergardt.  Grover Bauer scored two extra points.  Scoring for Bazine were Schaben, two touchdowns, and O'Brien and Rohr, one apiece.  Jordan kicked for extra points.

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, November 3, 1957  

Rozel          45      Pawnee Rock  12                                   

Burdett       50      Bazine   28

Haviland     26      Windthorst   20

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, November 7, 1957

Odin Racks Windthorst Team, 33-7

WINDTHORST - Coach Garroll Becker's Odin Tigers served notice that they have the top six-ball or eight-ball team in Kansas here Wednesday afternoon when they spoiled Windthorst's homecoming, 33-7.  Windthorst, 50-50 League eight-ball champions, received the knockout blow in the first period when Tiger backs blazed for touchdowns and a 20-20 lead.  The locals cut the margin to a 20-7 with a TD in the second quarter, Odin cushioned its lead with single counters' in the final two periods.  Steiner, Hipp, and Wondra fired the offensive guns for Odin.  Steiner fired two touchdown passes to Hip, 20 and 5 yards, and Hipp chalked up another TD ona 10-yard sprint.  Steiner bolted 10 yards for a touchdown, and Wondra plunged one yard for his.  Hipp added the three extra points.  This was the first eight-ball game for the Tigers, and they didn't have any trouble adding a couple of players to their line-up.  Odin's other five victories were in six-ball.  Hornung scored the Windthorst TD after taking a lateral from Tieben.

 

Odin          33       Windthorst  7

Bazine           vs   Hanston

Zook              vs   Burdett

Spearville      vs   Bucklin

 

(1958-1959)   

From The Great Bend Tribune, September 14, 1958

Pekarek of Offerle Is Named 50-50 President

OFFERLE - Superintendent of schools Gordon Pekarek was elected president of the 50-50 League.  Schools in the loop include Burdett, Rozel, Hanston, Spearville, Windthorst, Hanston, and Offerle.  The league will play 8-man football.  Other officers are Elgin Denio, superintendent of Spearville, vice president, and Gene Gibson, Offerle, secretary-treasurer.

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, September 28, 1958

Spearville Checks Hanston Gridders

HANSTON - Spearville handed Hanston a 13-6 setback in a 50-50 League eightball game Friday night.  Spearville took a 13-0 lead with touchdowns in the second and third periods.  Larry Korf passed to Paul Porter for Hanston's touchdown in the fourth chapter.  The covered 25 yards.

 

Scores from October 3, 1958

Hanston      25          Offerle   20

Rozel          47          Burdett    0

Windthorst  51          Spearville   13

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, October 19, 1958

Windthorst Sprints Past Hanston, 46-7

WINDTHORST - Windthorst chalked up its fifth straight victory with a 46-7 belting of Hanston in a 50-50 League game here Friday.  Scoring points for Windthorst were Laverne Strecker 12, Gilbert Konrade 6, Glen Hornung 10, George Hornung 6, Ken Downey 6, Bob Hornung 6.  Larry Kraft (Korf) scored Hanston's points.  

 

Windthorst   46        Hanston   7

Rozel           18        Offerle     6

Spearville     27        Burdett   14

 

Scores from October 24, 1958

Hanston      40         Burdett   0

Windthorst  45         Offerle    6

Spearville   31         Rozel     12

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, November 2, 1958

Hanston Nips Bucklin

HANSTON - A 20-yard touchdown pass from Korf to Brown stood up for a 6-0 Hanston win over Bucklin here Friday night in an eight-man game.  Hanston scored the TD in the first quarter.  It was the fourth win in seven starts for Hanston.

 

Hanston      6          Bucklin   0

 

From The Great Bend Tribune, November 5, 1958

Bazine Topples Hanston, 37-12

HANSTON - Bazine handed Hanston a 37-12 setback here Tuesday night in a non-league game.  Bazine led 19-12 going into the final period.  The visitors struck for 18 points in the last chapter.  Craig sparked the Bazine Indians with four touchdowns.

 

                            50-50 Finish   (6 Man League)

Windthorst          5-0     7-1

Spearville            4-1     6-1

Rozel                   3-2     4-3

Hanston              2-3     4-4

Burdett                1-4     2-5

Offerle                 0-5     1-7

 

Football Roundup

(1959-1960)

From Great Bend Tribune, September 20, 1959

Macksvile Charges Past Hanston, 43-18

HANSTON - Macksville exploded for a 43-18 victory over Hanston here Friday night.  Macksville built a 31-0 halftime cushion and breezed home with 12 points the last half.  Hanston tallied six points in the third and 12 in the fourth quarter.

 

From Great Bent Tribune, October 26, 1959

Spearville Polishes Off Hanston, 49-20

SPEARVILLE - Spearville polished off Hanston, 49-20, in a 50-50 League game here Friday.  Spearville exploded for 28 points in the second quarter to put the win in deep freeze.  Scoring for Hanston were Hubin on a 10-yard pass, Cure on an 8-yard pass, and Howe on a 41-yard run.. Howe added the extra points.

 

From Great Bent Tribune, November 8, 1959

                         50-50        Overall

Rozel               5-0-0          7-0-0

Windthorst      4-1-0          7-1-0

Spearville        3-2-0          4-2-1

Offerle             2-3-0          3-5-0

Hanston          1-4-0          1-5-0

Burdett            0-5-0          0-8-0