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Class Tournaments were held during a week in March. It was an unusual time and unique opportunity for non-varsity boy’s basketball players and girls to play competitive hoops. We even had our very own cheerleading squad who made uniforms for the event. Set up as a seeded elimination, the seniors played the freshmen, the juniors played the sophomores and the winners/losers played each other. The gym was split into quadrants and each class decorated their section based on their theme and colors. The class of 1963 were the “Skippers” as Seniors, “Blue Notes” as Juniors, “Sophisticated Sophs” and the “Sparx” as Freshmen.DD Peichel Knutson recalls: “What we lacked in technical skills we made up for by our enthusiasm. …It truly was the only time that the girls had a chance to participate in organized sports.”
MJ Cordier reminisces: “As schools didn’t promote women’s team sports at that time, this was the closest thing we had to playing organized ball. I felt it was the most exciting time of the year.”
Virg Gosser Gigstead comments: “The class tournaments gave opportunities to many of the students. … it was competitive and very exciting as well as lots of fun. It brought the class closer together. What a great memory.”What are your recollections of Class Tournaments? Join in the fun and add your memories by clicking on “Comments” below.
1 comment:
Should the memories be good or bad? I do recall that I took only one shot in the final game and I'm so grateful that the "Air Ball" chant was not around at the time. It was so far off I think most of the fans felt it was simply a poor pass.
Ray(Cousy)D.
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