212 ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HISTORY

1947 - 1974

 

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1958 - 1959

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1958 Conference Champions:  Stewart Gophers

     The Stewart Gophers won the 1958 212 Conference Championship with a perfect 8-0 record.  A senior dominated team with 7 starters returning from the 1957 conference runner-up team, rolled through the conference by shutting out 5 of their 8 opponents.  The Gophers scored 139 points for 17.4 average.  On defense they gave up only 26 points for a 3.3 average. They ended the season with a 14 game winning streak.   The 1958 Gophers were led by an outstanding offensive line of All-Conference tackles Pat Maiers and Ed Kirchoff, center John Lipke, and guards Dick Navara and freshman Willard Carlson. Primarily a running team, halfbacks Delano Wacker and Tom Koopman combined for 1150 rushing yards.  Wacker led the conference in scoring with 13 touchdowns.   Stewar'ts toughest games of the season were the third game of season with a 19-12 win over arch rival Hector.  The 4th game of the season was a hard fought game at Brownton.  Brownton had their best team in many years and went through the season with a 7-1 record.  Stewart scored two touchdowns in the second quarter and then shut down the Brownton offense to win the game, 13-0.

1959 212 Final Football Standings
Stewart                       8 - 0
Brownton                    7 - 1
Hector                        5 - 3
Renville                       4 - 4
Bird Island                  3 - 4 - 1
Sacred Heart              2 - 5 - 1
Danube                       0 - 5 - 3
Buffalo Lake               0 - 7 - 1
 
1958 All-Conference Football Team
Dick Peik, Brownton                       12  QB
Dave Schafer, Buffalo Lake             12  FB
Jim Schmming, Sacred Heart           12  HB
Delano Wacker, Stewart                 12  HB
Jim Grund, Renville                          12  HB
John Jurisch, Hector                        10   HB
Arden Torbert, Hector                    12   G
Bruce Falhberg, Hector                   11   E
Jerome Jacobs, Renville                  10   E
Don Collins, Bird Island                  12   E
Larry Johnson, Brownton                12   G
Pat Maiers, Stewart                        12   T
Ed Kirchoff, Stewart                       12   T
Bob Wiggen, Danube                      12   FB
Ron Nordin, Bird Island                  11   G
Bill Olson, Sacred Heart                 12   E
Ken Abram, Brownton                   12   E
Honorable Mention
Tom Koopman, Stewart                 12   HB
John Lipke, Stewart                        12  C
Paul Schwinghammer, SH               12  E
Bruce Bottge, Renville                     12  T
Arlen Lovald, Buffalo Lake             12  E
Stan Katzenmeier, Brownton           12  G
Russ Manthei, Danube                    12  QB
Bob Bruggers, Danube                     9  FB
Morris Torbert, Hector                   11  G
John Waller, Renville                      11  QB
Dick Toren, Bird Island                  11  FB
Alan Peterson, Bird Island              12  HB
Top Scorers                       TD’s  EP   Pts.
D. Wacker, Stewart            11      5       71
J.  Jurisch, Hector                 9      1       54
D. Peik, Brownton                6      7       43
J. Schimming, SH                  6      1       37
T. Koopman, Stewart           6       1      37
 
Delano Wacker (Sewart)led the conference in rushing with 678 yards in 7 games.  He had a total of 823 yards for the year.
 
Dick Peik (Brownton) led the conference and area in passing with 1028 Yards in 8 games.  He attempted 104 passes and completed 54 and threw for 12 touchdowns.
 
Ken Abram (Brownton) led the conference
and area in pass receiving with 34 catches for 669 yards.  Jim Vinar (Brownton) caught 14 passes for 287 yards.

 

 

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1959 Conference Champions:  Brownton Bears

    Coming off a state tournament trip in 1958, the Brownton Bears won the 1959 212 Conference Championship with a 13-1 record.  Led by returning starters Jim Vinar, Ken Abram and Dick Peik, the Bears finished the regular season with 17-1 record. 6’4 forward, Ken Abram and 5’8 guard, Dick Peik were all-conference selections in 1957 and 1958.  6’5 center, Jim Vinar was returning for his 3rd year as a starter. Dick Peik finished his basketball career with 1218 points.  Ken Abram finished his career with 1183 points. Renville finished  in 2nd place in the conference with 11-3 record.  In District 12 Tournament play, Brownton was upset in the first round by Sacred Heart. One week earlier Brownton drubbed Sacred Heart by a score of 92-37. The defending District 12 and Region 3 champions were upset 41-39.  Sacred Heart played their best game of the year at Olivia by controlling the boards and taking selective shots.   It is considered to be the biggest upset in District 12 history.  The night before the game,  Brownton’s Jim Vinar and Ken Abram were involved in a roll over car accident.  Neither player was seriously hurt, but still suffered shock and were held out of the first quarter of the game.   Renville went on to win the District Championship with four juniors and one sophomore.  They beat Bird Island 64-59, Hutchinson 64-49, and Glencoe 81-70 in the semi-finals.  In the final game against Olivia, Renville guard, Frank Standfuss sank 2 free throws with no time remaining on the clock to win the game 55-54.  They lost their first game of the region and finished the season with 14-8 record.

Final 1959 Conference Standings
Brownton                     13-1
Renville                        11-3
Danube                        10-4
Stewart                          7-7
Buffalo Lake                  7-7
Sacred Heart                 3-11
Bird Island                     3-11
Hector                           2-12
 
1959 All-Conference Basketball Team
Ron Mueller, Danube              12    5’11
Dick Peik, Brownton               12    5’8
Ken Abram, Brownton            12    6’4
Don Collins, Bird Island           12     6’0
Jerome Jacobs, Renville           10    6’2
Jim Dolan, Renville                  11    5’8
Delano Wacker, Stewart         12    5’9
Bill Olson, Sacred Heart          12    5’9
Honorable Mention
212 Conference Scoring
Mueller, Danube                     14   260   18.6
Abram, Brownton                   14   247   17.6
Wacker, Stewart                     14  242   17.3
Jacobs, Renville                      14   231   16.5
Vinar, Brownton                     14   190   13.8
Olson, Sacred Heart               14   189   13.5
Peik, Brownton                       14   182   13.0
Collins, Bird Island                  14   182   13.0
Robinson, Bird Island              13   161   12.4
Fredrickson, Renville               13   153  11.8
Dolan, Renville                        14   164   11.7
Manthei, Danube                     14   155   11.1
Bryan, Buffalo Lake                14   152   10.9
Bruggers, Danube                   14   153   10.9
Schimming, Sacred Heart        14   145   10.4
Fahlberg, Hector                     13   123    9.5
Kirchoff, Stewart                     14   131    9.4
 
Area Top Scorers               
6th  Abram, Brownton             19   341   17.9
7th Mueller, Danube                19   339   17.8
9th Jacobs, Renville                 22   367   16.7
11th Wacker, Stewart              20   327   16.4
21st Olson, Sacred Heart         18   257   14.3

 

 

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1959 Conference Track Champion:  Buffalo Lake Bison

    The Buffalo Lake Bison won their 4th straight conference track championship by scoring 70 ½ points.  Stewart was runner-up with 47 1/1 points.  The Bison won 7 first places with Ron Koopman and Merle Bryan of Buffalo Lake, and Danube's Orville Molenaar being double winners.

1959 Team Standings
Buffalo Lake                         70 ½
Stewart                                 47 ½
Hector                                  30 ½
Brownton                             24 ½
Sacred Heart                        15 ½
Danube                                 14
Bird Island                              7 ½
 
100 Yard Dash     11.0
1.
     Johnson, Hector
2.
     Lade, Stewart
3.
     Giruad, Buffalo Lake
4.
     Schimming, Sacred Heart
5.
     Zaske, Brownton
220 Yard Dash     24.7
1.
     Rettman, Stewart
2.
     Johnson, Hector
3.
     Hurtig, Hector
4.
     Koopman, Stewart
5.
     Roepke, Brownton
440 Yard Dash     57.8
1.
     Schafer, Buffalo Lake
2.
     Bulau, Brownton
3.
     Homme, Sacred Heart
4.
     Maiers, Stewart
5.
     Carlson, Hector
880 Yard Run       2.11.4
1. Bryan, Buffalo Lake
2. S.Johnson, Buffalo Lake
3. Olson, Sacred Heart
4. Remus, Stewart
5. Fluck, Hector
 
Mile Run     4.55.8
1.
     Rettman, Buffalo Lake
2.
     Johnson,  Buffalo Lake and Toren, Bird Island
3.
     Leff, Hector
4.
     Braun, Brownton
120 High Hurdles     18.8
1.
     Klammer, Stewart
2.
     Benedict, Sacred Heart
3.
     Koopman, Buffalo Lake
4.
     Roepke, Buffalo Lake
5.
     Frazee, Bird Island
180 Yard Low Hurdles     23.8
1.
     Koopman, Buffalo Lake
2.
     Roepke, Buffalo Lake
3.
     Foesch, Hector
4.
     Streich, Stewart
5.
     Abram, Brownton
Shot Put    40 1 ½
1.
     Molenaar, Danube
2.
     Bruan, Brownton
3.
     Maiers, Stewart
4.
     Johnson, Hector
5.
     Toren, Bird Island
Pole Vault     10’0
1.
     Koopman, Buffalo Lake
2.
     Bruan, Brownton
3.
     Doles, Stewart
4.
     Bulau, Brownton
5.
     Barnes, Stewart
High Jump     5’5 ½
1.
     Bryan, Buffalo Lake
2.
     Abram, Brownton
3.
     Schafer, Buffalo
4.
     Moleenaar, Danube
5.
     Foesch, Hector
Discus     116 ½
1.
     Molenaar, Danube
2.
     Speecht, Hector
3.
     Schroeder, Danube
4.
     Lovald, Buffalo Lake
5.
     Klammer, Stewart
Long Jump     18 5 ½
1.
     Koopman,  Stewart
2.     Koopman, Buffalo Lake
3.     Doles, Stewart
4.     Zaske, Brownton
5.     Lipke, Stewart
Mile Relay     3.49.7
1.
     Buffalo Lake
2.
     Stewart
3.
     Hector
4.
     Brownton
5.
     Bird Island
880 Yard Relay     1.40.7
1.
     Stewart
2.
     Sacred Heart
3.
     Buffalo Lake
4.
     Hector
5.
     Brownton
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

District 12 Results
Buffalo Lake                      50 points
Glencoe                             37
Stewart                             29 ½
Hutchinson                        24
Olivia                                19 ½
Hector                               16 ½
Lester Prairie                     13
Brownton                            8
Bird Island                          6
Cosmos                              4
Danube                               1 ½
 
120 High Hurdles                        16.0
Frazee, Bird Island
Koopman, Buffalo Lake
 
100 Yard Dash                            10.7
1. Johnson, Hector
          4.  Koopman, Stewart
          5.  Lade, Stewart
 
Mile Run                                 4.39.5 NR
1.
     Glen Rettman, Buffalo Lake
 
440 Yard Dash                          54.8
1.
     Schafer, Buffalo Lake
2.
     Bulau, Brownton
880 Yard Relay                            1.38.1
1.Hector
          3.  Stewart
          4. Buffalo Lake
Discus                                           122’10
      2.  Lovald, Buffalo Lake
      3. Webb, Buffalo Lake
      4. Klammer, Stewart
      5. Larson, Stewart
 
1959 Region 3 Place Winners from
District 12
Merle Bryan, Buffalo Lake, 1st in the 880 Yard Run
Glen Rettman, Buffalo Lake, 3rd in the Mile Run
Ron Koopman, Buffalo Lake, 3rd in the Long Jump
Ken Abram, Brownton, 3rd in the High Jump
Tom Koopman, Stewart, 4rth in Long Jump
880 Yard Run                       2.04.4  NR
1.
     Merle Bryan, Buffalo Lake
Peik Brownton
 
180 Yard Low Hurdles             21.5
1.
     Reopke, Buffalo Lake
 
220 Yard Dash                          23.8
1. Johnson, Hector
           3.Koopman, Stewart
           4. Rettman, Stewart
 
Mile Relay                                  3.42.1 NR
1.
     Buffalo Lake
2.
     Stewart
 
Long Jump                                 19 1 ½
Koopman, Buffalo Lake
Koopman, Stewart
Bruggers, Danube
 
High Jump                                  5’8
     Tie for 1st.  Abram, Brownton and Bryan,
      Buffalo Lake                         
1.
      Foesch, Hector
 
Pole Vault                                  10’7 NR
1.
      Koopman, Buffalo Lake
2.
      2nd, Dols and Barnes Stewart
 
Shot Put                                 40’7 Ύ
      3. Lovald, Buffalo Lake
      4. Maiers, Stewart
      5. Torbert, Hector
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Baseball        Back To Top

1959 Conference Champions:  Renville Indians

                                                               Left to Right: Doug Schnieder 3B, Dave Ahrens OF, Larry Agre OF, Bob Hoffman OF, Frank Standfuss 2B, John Waller P,
                                                              Howie White P, Jerome Jacob1B, Jim Dolan SS, Jim Fredrickson C, Coach Robinson.

     Behind the pitching of senior John Waller, the Renville Indians won the 1959 Baseball 212 Conference Championship.  Waller struck out 49 batters in 31 innings to lead RHS to a 7-0 regular season schedule.  RHS won the West division, while Hector won the East. In the championship game, Renville beat Hector, 6-1, behind the 2 hit pitching of Waller.  Outstanding players on the 1959 RHS team were pitchers John Waller and Howie White, catcher Jim Fredrickson, 2nd baseman Frank Standfuss, 1st baseman Jerome Jacobs, and shortstop Jim Dolan. In the District 12 tournament, the Indians beat Buffalo Lake 7-5, then lost to Brownton 1-0.  The game matched two of the best pitchers in the 212 Conference, John Waller of Renville and Dick Peik of Brownton.  Brownton won the game 1-0.  In the semi-finals, Norwood beat Brownton and Stewart beat Danube.  Norwood won the District 12 Championship over Stewart, 5-4.

212 Conference East Champions
Hector                                       3-0
Stewart                                      2-1
Brownton                                  1-2
Buffalo Lake                              0-3

212 Conference West Champions
Renville                                 3-0
Bird Island                            1-2
Danube                                 1-2
Sacred Heart                        1-2