212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY

1947 - 1974

 

YEAR BY YEAR:
1948 - 1949

Football

Basketball

 

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1948-1949 Football Conference Champions:  Hector Bulldogs

     The Hector Bulldogs and Bird Island Panthers tied for the 1948 212 Conference Championship.  Although Hector went undefeated throughout the season with an 7-0 record, Bird Island claimed a share of the championship by going 5-0 in conference play. One of the losses that the Panthers had during the season was to Hector, but that was listed as a non-conference game.  (In the early years of the 212 Conference scheduling, only five games were counted in the league standings.  The schedule was set up on a rotating basis)

   The Bulldogs went undefeated for the second straight year.  They were led by halfback, Curt Melberg, end, Neal Silker, and center, Lowell Anderson.   

1948 Football Standings

Hector
Bird Island
Sacred Heart
Brownton
Stewart
Buffalo Lake
Renville
Danube
 
Leading Scorers
Wayne Sanken, Br.
Darrel Enzenauer, BI
Keith Eastman, BI
Verl Ehlert, Stewart
Merle Walters, BL
Alden Wickstorm, SH
Curt Melberg, Hector
Neal Person, Hector
Delos Stark, BL
Rollo Black, Renville 
 
7-0-0
6-2-0
5-2-1
5-3-0
4-2-1
3-4-0
2-3-1
2-5-0
 
 
18 TD’s
18
17
12
12
11
10
10
  8
  7
   
 

Although Bird Island was defeated twice during the 1948 season, once by Hector, they won the maximum 5 conference games and by conference rules, claimed a share of the championship.

1948 All-Conference Football Team

First Team
Neal Person, Hector
Alton Dybsband, SH
Lowell Anderson, Hector
Keith Eastman, Bird Island
Curt Melberg, Hector
Wayne Sanken, Brownton
 
Second Team
Dale Johnson, Bird Island
Dick Walter, Buffalo Lake
LeRoy Polzin, Brownton
Darrell Enzenauer, BI
Alden Wickstrom, SH
Delos Stark, Buffalo Lake
 
Honorable Mention
Marvin Weihr, Bird Island
Bob Thorson, Renville
 
Leading Scorers
Wayne Sanken, Brownton
Darrel Enenzauer, BI
Keith Eastman, Bird Island
Merle Walters, BL
Verl Ehlert, Stewart
Alden Wickstrom, SH
Curt Melberg, Hector
Neal Person, Hector
Delos Stark, BL
Jack Davidson, SH
 
 
 
End
End
Center
Back
Back
Back
 
 
End
End
Center
Back
Back
Back
 
 
Center
Center
 
 
18
18
17
12
12
11
10
10
  8
  6
 
 
 
11
10
12
12
12
12
 
 
12
12
12
12
12
11
 
 
12
12
 

 

 

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1949 Conference Champions:  Brownton Bears

   The Brownton Bears won the 212 Conference Basketball Championship with a 9-0 record. They also won 23 straight games before losing in the Region 3 finals to Dawson.  Wayne Sanken led the team in scoring by scoring 292 (12.1)points on the season.  Freshman Don Padrnos scored 224 points (9.4) on the season.  Other outstanding players on the team were Jack Padrnos, Henry Peterson, LeRoy Polzin, Neil Katzenmeyer and Bruce Hakes.   In District 12 action, the Bears beat Silver Lake, 60-15 in the first round of the tournament.  In the quarter final round they beat Hector 56-20.  In the semi-final round at Hutchinson's home gym, the Bears beat their biggest rival in the District, Hutchinson, 30-29.  In the finals they beat Olivia, 42-40.   With Brownton being on the eastern end of the 212 Conference, their biggest rival of the basketball schedule were their games against Hutchinson and Glencoe.  Whether the games were played during the season or during the tournaments, the attitude of the fans, players and coaches were not always the best.  It was always the “big school” versus the “small school” atmosphere.  Brownton more than held their own.

1949 Standings Leading Scorers
Brownton 23-1 Wayne Sanken, Brownton 292
Buffalo Lake 10-7 Neil Person, Hector 270
Stewart 10-9 Keith Eastman, Bird Island 252
Bird Island 10-9 Don Padrnos, Brownton 224
Hector 9-9 Rollo Black, Renville 221
Renville 6-13 Hardel Holm, Hector 216
Sacred Heart 5-12 Dick Filsaen, Danube 204
Danube 4-13 Verl Ehlert, Stewart 201
Bob Stein, Bird Island 198
Glen Bonine, Stewart 191