The Edgerton Reporter, Edgerton, WI 53534, Wednesday July 18, 2012
Section 1, Page 15
Girls
The EHS Girls Athletic Association was formed during the 1919-1920 school year. The elected officers were: President Esther Nelson, Vice President Helen Smith, Secretary Signe Adolphson, Treasurer Chloes Bardeen and Advisor Miss L. Roessler. The members had to follow certain rules to get a pin instead of having the entire group get them. The rules were: •In every school night at 10 p.m. •Eight glasses of liquid a day. •No tea or coffee. •No pie or cake. •Candy only three times a week. •Appear in gym classes in full costume.
Tennis
Athletic
•Game periods should be regularly attended. •Take showers after game periods. •Eat breakfast every morning. •Hike 50 miles: one point. Hike 100 miles: two points. The rules had to be followed for three months in a row and many members were able to do so to earn their pins. “A great deal of enjoyment and good were derived from the association and it is hoped that it will be continued in future years.” EHS hosted a girl’s basketball class tournament during the 1925-1926 school year where each grade level competed against the other grade levels. The seniors came out as class champions, winning all three of their games. As expected, the juniors took second place, sophomores took third and freshman
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took last. The seniors’ victory made it four consecutive championships for that age group. EHS hosted its first horseshoe tournament in the 1928-1929 school year. Miss Krause directed the group of horseshoe players. After practicing for a while, the tournament was held to see which class had the best horseshoe thrower. The members of each individual class competed against their own age group until each class had a champion. Then the champions of each class played each other until one of the champions won a certain amount of games. Sophomore Signa Hansen came out on top in the first ever horseshoe tournament.
1928 Basketball
Ultimately, the title was on the line and “after considerable talk and bally-hoo, 1927-1928: The Edgerton High School basketball team won the conference 1925: A tennis club was formed in hope of furthering tennis at EHS. Other championship, but not without a few odd things happening along the way. In a the early season tie with Lake Mills was replayed.” Edgerton came out on top
schools followed Edgerton, forming their own clubs and creating interest in tennis in the Rock River Valley. The coach, Mr. Towne, eventually scheduled a match to be held in Jefferson. Boys competing in the match were Stanley Hopkins, Roy Hopkins, Rexford Watson, Francis Boyd and Frederick Nelson. The boys won third place in the league.
game against Lake Mills, the teams were deadlocked through regulation and one overtime period. Then, through a misinterpretation of rules, the referee gave the victory to Edgerton because it had made more field goals than Lake Mills. The ruling was wrong and the game was listed as a tie. Lake Mills did not want to replay the game but said they would if the title was on the line.
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22-11 in a “somewhat uninteresting game” to take the Rock River Valley Conference title. Edgerton went on to the district tournament in Whitewater and lost to Beloit and Evansville.
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