BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Dennis (Denny) Shannon, 74.

IS HE THE GREATEST?

     MORAN EXCELLED IN BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL   

 

      Any of us who have a knowledge of Boone High School athletics "way back" would have to agree that Dayle (Hap) Moran must be labeled one of the Toreadors greatest athletes ever. Perhaps number one.

     After all, he excelled in both football and basketball, even at a national level.

     Moran, a 1921 Boone High School graduate, was renowned in high school as a great basketball player. But, actually, it was his football exploits that he became even more famous for.

     In basketball, he was named captain of the 1920 all-state team and led his Toreador squad to a state championship at the Ames Invitational. But there was more.

     That team was invited to compete with other high school teams from nearly a dozen states in a tournament sponsored by the University of Chicago.

     The Boone team opened with two victories, defeating Fond Du Lac Wisconsin and Glendennin West Virginia. In the Glendennin victory, Moran scored nine goals, including a Bartlett Gymnasium record-setting heave of 43-feet, nine inches on one of his shots.

     In the semis, Moran was forced out of action via an injury and the Toreadors, leading at the time, were defeated then and in the consolation game.

     Moran was again a star player on the 1921 team that won its second consecutive state title.

     A 6-1, 190 pound football halfback/defensive back, Moran was recruited out of high school by Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, primarily for basketball, but also for football.

     In 1923, Moran returned to Iowa to play both sports at Grinnell College.

     In 1926, he played his first professional football game, the Frankford Yellow Jackets vs Akron. 

     Moran scored Frankford's only points in that game and his team went on to win the NFL championship as he became his team's second highest scorer.

     The Chicago Cardinals of the NFL recruited Moran in 1927, primarily for his kicking skills. He finished that season second in the league in field goals and ninth for PAT's (points after).

     In 1928, Moran started the season with the Pottsville Maroons and finished it with the New York Giants.

     In 1930, he set an NFL record for the longest run from scrimmage, in 1931, he was the Giants scoring leader and in 1933, he set the NFL record for the most yards receiving in a single game.

     Dayle spent five years, 1929-33, with the Giants. That pass receiving record was 114 yards.

     The longest run record he set was 91 yards and it remained a Giants record for 75 years, until Tiki Barber broke it in 2005.

     After retiring from the NFL, he played for the Paterson Panthers of the American Association and coached that team in 1936.

     Moran was born in Belle Plaine Iowa in 1901 and died at age 93 in New Milford, Connecticut in 1994.

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      TOREADORS PERSISTENCE FINALLY PAYS OFF

      

      It took several serious threats before a Boone High School girls tennis team finally captured an elusive Iowa State championship. 

     In the large school class 2-A competition of 2007-08, the BHS girls won the title with a championship victory over.......no less than always tough rival, Ames, at Ames.

     Coming into the competition, Des Moines Roosevelt, another always prominent contender, was labeled the favorite. Predicably, the Riders were very tough but the Boone girls prevailed by winning two of three doubles matches after splitting the six singles battles.

     The championship match with the Little Cyclones was actually easier. The Toreadors won by taking five of the six singles matches.

     Mary Pat McMullan, who won that year's state singles championship, led her team to victory. She defeated an Iowa City West player, 6-0, 6-1, in first round play and then defeated a netter from Ottumwa, 6-0, 6-0. 

     In the semis, she faced a very tough opponent and good friend, Evelyn Qin of Ames. It took a come-from-behind effort but McMullan went 0-6, 6-4 and 7-6(4) to the victory.

     Mary Pat's Marshalltown opponent in the championship match was defeated, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

     Aiding McMullan's effort greatly was the team of Maggi Schutte and Traci Moklestad who took third place in state doubles. The doubles team of Lindsay Greiner and Julie Stockhausen had also qualified for state play.

     Katie Moklestad and Hannah Worrall were others members of the championship team coached by Shawn Latimer and Aaron Holm.

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     SEVERAL EARN STATE VOLLEYBALL HONORS

     

    A newer Boone sport, girls volleyball, has not produced any state champions, team or individual, but many of the local contestants have fared well in the sport as individuals.

     Sarah Trowbridge and Mariah McPartland lead the way. Sarah Trowbridge won first all-state elite honors in 2002 after fourth team recognition in 2001.

     McPartland was second all-state in 2013 and followed up with top honors in 2014.

     Jenny Schaefer was third-team all-state in 1999 and second in 2000.

     Earning third team all-state recognition were Drennon Ford in 2007 and Kinsie Zinnel in 2019.

     In 2000, Jennifer Trowbridge captured fourth team all-state honors.

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     GIRLS, BOYS SOCCER JUST GETTING STARTED

 

     Speaking of new sports.....soccer, for both girls and boys, has been introduced in the most recent years. Boone High School athletics will be looking for championships in that sport in the future.

     Meantime, Jared Dow did earn 3-A first team all-state recognition in 2015.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Troy Gene Gibson, 51, Boone........Don Vest Sr., 89, Independence, MO. Formerly of Boone. Born in Boone. BSH-49. Navy vet. At one time, owned restaurants in Tama IA and Clarksville, AR. Retired in Boone in 1987 after 30 years of work as a railroad yardmaster. At one time was a Iowa Golden Gloves boxing champion. His wife, Colleen Riddle Vest is deceased. His first wife was Patsy Cowhick. Survivors include children/step-children seven sons, three daughters. Survivors also include his sister, Ethel Morgan, of Boone and a daughter-in-law.............Miranda Squires, 42, Boone. Born in and grew up in Illinois. Graduated from Adel-DeSoto, Minburn HS in Iowa in 1996. Earned a degree in sociology from ISU in 2002. Was a talented musician, a trained vocalist. Survivors include her mother, a sister and brother........Richard (Dick) McWilliams, 77, Boone. Earned two degrees from ISU including his Master's in 1971. Joined the Peace Corps and spent three years in India. Married Julie in Ames in 1969. In 1971, the couple moved to Spirit Lake as he took a position at the fish hatchery there. After 21 years in Spirit Lake, the couple moved to Boone in 1992 as he took a position as Fisheries Management Biologist at Ledges State Park. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, two sisters and a brother.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Troy Gibson, 51, Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Richard (Dick) McWilliams, 77, Boone. Was a Fisheries Management Biologist at Ledges State Park.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Amanda Squires, 42, Boone. ISU. Talented musician.

EX-BHS GOLFER BECAME THE NATION'S TOP AMATEUR

      ED UPDEGRAFF: FROM STATE CHAMP TO U.S. CHAMPION

 

     Boone Iowa has long been known as a railroad town, but in the 1930's to 1950's it was also known as a golf haven.

     Numerous local golfers excelled with many local and state championships achieved.

     One golfer, however, stands above all others, due to outstanding national/internatonal play as well.

     Ed Updegraff, BHS-39, led his teammates to four years of undefeated play, capped off by a state championship in 1939. Updegraff was also the state medalist.

     After earning his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at Iowa State University, he gained his medical degree as a urologist at the State University of Iowa.

     At the famous Veenker College course on the ISU campus, Ed shot a six-under-par 66. That was shortly after the course opened in 1938 and he was still a Boone High School student at the time. A definite sign of what was to come.

     Prior to 1951 when he made Tucson, Arizona his permanent home, Dr. Ed had won Spencer's Northwest Amateur three times, was low amateur in the Waterloo Open and a semifinalist in the Iowa Amateur when a match play format was used and was the champion of what, eventually, evolved into the Fort Dodge Amateur.

     With Arizona as his home base, his golfing resume continued to soar. He won the Tucson Amateur in 1951, took the Western Amateur title twice, 1957-59, the Sunnehanna Amateur in 1962, the Pacific Coast Amateur in 1967 and the U.S. Senior Amateur championship in 1981.

     A semifinalist in the British Amateur in 1965, he tested the PGA in 1969 when he finished fourth in the Tucson Open. In the 1966 Master's tourney, he tied for 44th place. That was one of six invitations to play in the famed Master's.

     In other prestigeous meets, he participated in the America's Cup, the North and South, the Southwestern Amateur and the Arizona Amateur.

     Even then, two of his highest achievements were participation in Walker Cup play and being the recipient of the Bob Jones Award.

     Representing the U.S. in action against the best foreign opposition at St. Andrew's, he played on three winning teams, in 1963, 65 and 69, and was the captain of the champion U.S. team in 1975.

     The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor awarded by the United States Golf Association. Dr. Ed was the recipient of that award in 1998. Previous winners included Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, Sam Sneed and Byron Nelson.

    The Jones award is given in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in the game of golf. Bill Campbell, President of the USGA nominated Updegraff for the award, commenting, "Ed's personal qualities as a human being were consistently revealed. Its not so much how he played the game. It was his innate civility, his predictably relaxed manner, his pleasant demeanor and good humor in all situations. Whether winning or losing, he was the same unassuming modest and courteous person."

    Dr. Ed is now 99 years of age and still enjoys the Arizona sunshine.

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     BOONE HIGH FEATURED STRONG GOLF PROGRAMS

    

     One of Boone High School's stronger athletic programs has been boys golf. However, most of the success occurred in the 1930's/40's era.

     Five Toreador golfers won medalist honors at the State Golf Tournament, mostly during that time.

     Ed Updegraff was the state champion in 1939 followed by his brother, Charles Updegraff Jr., in 1941, Bill Modeland in 1944 and Dick (Moose) Anderson in 1946.

     The fifth champion was Brad Post, who led his 1970 Boone team to a state championship. The other members of that squad were Doug Miller, Jeff Rees and Jeff Saggau.

     That is the most recent number one ranking by BHS players.

     Prior to that, in 1946, the Toreadors had achieved their other state team title. Anderson was state medalist and his teammates that year were Grant (Buzz) Meyer, Pat Healy and Bob Fisher. Des Moines Roosevelt tied with Boone for that state crown.

     Teamwise, several BHS units have finished second. That occurred in 1937, 44, 45 and 1956.

     Individually, Bill Hall was a state medalist runnerup in 1936 and in State Coed play, the 1973 team of Becky Saggau and Gary Updegraff placed second.

     In girls golf, in 1989, Shelley Finnestad finished as medalist runnerup and in 2012, Jalyn Briley was a second team all-state competitor.

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      MARY MC MULLAN HAD THREE GREAT TENNIS SEASONS

 

     Its not hard to determine the best Toreador player ever in girls tennis.

     That would be Mary McMullan who was a dominent state competitor from 2006-08.

     Mary started with a third-place finish in state singles in 2006 and followed up with a runnerup finish in 2007 and the state championship in 2008.

     Two other notables are Marie Schutte and Davi Patterson.

     Schutte was runnerup in state singles in 2002 and Patterson repeated that claim in 2016. Davi followed up with a fourth place finish in 2017.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Steve Gus, 66, Boone. BHS-73. Married Becky Schall in 1974 and they divorced. Married Kathy Rourick in 1997. Steve worked at Boone County Tire, Moffitt's and then, 40 years at Bacon Jewelers. Survivors include his wife, Kathy, of Boone, a son, Andy, of Ogden, a daughter and three sisters, including Susan Jacobson of Boone.........Donald Lyons, 74, Boone. Born in Boone, BHS-64. Air Force vet. Married Terri Hopkins in 1966 and she is deceased. Married Sandy Hanawalt in 1977. In 1979, he took over the family farming operation from his dad and for 21 years, he farmed and also sold real estate. In 2001, he married Sondra Christain Baldwin. After retirement in 2011, he continued to do some farming. Survivors include his wife, Sondra, sons Steve and Brad of Ogden, a daughter, brother and a sister, Joyce Patterson of Boone........Charlotte Paris Bennett, 78, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-60. Married Gerald Bennett in 1964. He is deceased. Worked at ISU in dining for 28 years prior to retirement in 2010. Survivors include a son, two daughters and six siblings, four girls and two boys.........Allan Crandell, 78, Boone. Survivors include his wife, Linda, a son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter, two brothers and two sisters.......David Disbrowe, 55, Boone. Born in Boone. Worked at PDM for over 10 years. Survivors include a daughter, Amber Van Cannon, and a brother, John Disbrowe, both of Boone.........Jim Biladeau, 79, Boone/Marshalltown. Married Lucinda Olson in 1966 and she passed away in 2017. Worked for the railroad for over 30 years, retiring in 2003. Survivors include two sons, seven sisters, including Jeannie Backous and Rose Bielfelt of Boone and Joan Anderson of Stratford. Nine brothers and three sisters-in-law also survive.........Hattie Sue Ball, 81, Boone. Married Wayne Ball and they divorced but remained good friends.Survivors include her former husband, a daughter, sister and two brothers.......Lester Boucher, 92, Boone........Kerry Hannan, 56, Ogden. Earned a CNA certificate. Moved to Iowa in the early 2000's. Was a cab driver and a counselor at Rose Center in Boone. Married Debra Faux in 2016. Survivors include his wife, Debra, of Ogden, four daughters, three brothers, three sisters, a sister-in-law and two brothers-in-law.........IIine Cleo Welch Westberg, 94, Boone. BHS-44. Married Donald Westberg in 1945. Survivors include two sons, including Roger Westberg of Boone, a daughter, and two brothers-in-law, Charles and Gerald Westberg of Boone........Phyliss Wilcox Cunningham, 87, North Liberty, IA. Married Norman Knight in 1950. Worked for ISU food service for 25 years. Retired in 1997. Married Bryce Cunningham in 1992. He died in 2020. Survivors include a son, daughter and three step-children, two boys and a girl.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Steve Gus, 66, Boone. BHS-73. Worked 40 years at Bacon Jewelry.

     Allan Crandell, 78, Boone. BHS-61.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Phyliss Wilcox Cunningham, 87, North Liberty IA. Grew up in Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Donald Lyons, 74, Boone. BHS-64

     IIine Cleo Welch Westberg, 94, Boone. BHS-44.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Charlotte Paris Bennett, 78, BHS-69.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Jim Biladeau, 79, Boone/Marshalltown

     David Disbrowe, 55, Boone. Worked for PDM.

     Lester Boucher, 92, Boone.

DIANNA SLIGHT - A THREE TIME STATE TRACK CHAMPION

     BAILEY SCHMIMKE, BHS RELAY TEAMS ALSO WON  TITLES      

 

     Iowa high school boys track and field competition can be traced back to the early 1900's. But, the Iowa girls program didn't get underway until the early 1960's. In 2005, both programs, the boys and girls, started performing State Track competition at the same site on the same day.

     For the girls, class competition began in 1978 with two classes, 3-A and a 2-A/1-A combo. In 1981, all three classes were split and in 2003, a fourth class, 4-A, was added.

     It took some time for the Boone High School girls program to reach prominence but it certainly did, especially in the 2013-16 years, when several individual and relay championships were achieved.

     Actually, it was Tami Colby, in 1984, that became the first big BHS girls winner. That year, she placed second in the 3000 run at the State Indoor meet.

     That brings to mind a terrible Iowa athletic tragedy remembered. While a cross country runner at Iowa State a few years later, Tami and her teammates were in two planes returning to campus after a meet. One of the planes went down and there were casualties. Tami, fortunately, was on a second plane that did land safely. 

     Dianna Slight and Bailey Schminke rein as BHS state champions in individual events. Slight won the 400 dash title, back-to-back, in 2015 and 2016. Her 2015 time in the event was 54.73, which still ranks as the sixth best Iowa time ever. She also won a long jump crown at 17 6 3/4 in 2016 and was second in the 3-A 100 that year. She was also an important member of several top BHS relay units.

     Bailey Schminke placed second in the long jump in the 2013 state meet and then took top honors in that event in 2015 with a leap of 18 1 1/4.

     Two Boone High relay teams have come home at number one. The 4 x 100 team of 2014 ran 49.46 and the sprint medley foursome of 2015 clocked 1:46.43. That's the 21st best time recorded in that event.

     A 2014 sprint medley team placed second, a 4 x 200 team was runnerup in 2015 and in 2016, both the shuttle hurdle and 4 x 200 teams took second place state honors.

     Slight, both Bailey and Linsey Schminke, along with others, such as Breanne Aspengren, Madlyn Danner, Payton Lyons and Jada Wyrick, were members of those relay teams with high state meet finishes.

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    IN TOREADOR BOYS TENNIS, FIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

   

    In boys tennis, Boone High School has produced state champions in both singles and doubles play.

    That history got started almost 80 years ago when the Toreador doubles team of Dick Farley and Dick Lantz captured the state doubles championship in 1942.

    The next time BHS claimed championships it was in 1-A class competition.

    In singles, Bill Courter was the state winner in 1984 and John Ellis claimed number one in 2012. Courter had been runnerup in 1983 and in 1989, Ryan Grabau placed second.

    Turning to doubles play, the Courter and Eric Foster duo were the state champion in 1982, while Chad Moklestad and Mitchell McPartland were best in 2012.

    Ramin Mikaili and Foster placed second in 1981 while in 2010, John Ellis and Moklestad teamed for a runnerup finish.

    Due to injury, Grabau was forced to default in a singles consolation match in 1991.

    A pair of BHS doubles teams finished third. That would be Andrew Ahrens and Chris Hagan in 2002 and the twosome of Mason Hulse and Corbin Wafful in 2018.

    In team play, the Toreadors have been a consistent threat, making 14 different appearances at state.

    They've finished third six times......1990, 94, 2000, 2011, 2012 and 2018. Three times they've finished fourth......2001, 02 and 2014.

    The BHS team also earned their way into state play in 1983, 86, 2016, 17 and 19.

    Chad Moklestad and Kelli Greiner were the state coed runnerup in 2013.

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     IN THE 1920'S, BHS TEAMS DID SOME TRAVELING

 

     In viewing some old newspaper articles, it was surprising to see that various Boone High School athletic teams have participated in activities in other states. 

    The Boone state championship basketball team of 1920 accepted an invitation to compete in a tournament in Chicago that featured outstanding teams from several other states. The 1921 team repeated as Iowa champions and were asked to compete in a tourney in Madison, Wisconsin but declined.

    Steve Shaler, BHS-59, has added information about a 1921 boys track and field team traveling all the way to Colorado for competition.

    In a Des Moines Register article Steve sent that is dated May 11, 1921, readers are told that Coach Duke Williams took his squad to Boulder, CO to a "big meet staged by the University of Colorado." Nineteen schools are entered, nine of them from Colorado and 10 from out of state. The Boone team is the only Iowa entrant.

    Coach Williams indicated that he would take "Hap" Moran, Bernice Myers, Clyde "Squirrel" Moore, Harry Schroeder and Wesley Shaler to the Colorado meet. Wesley Shaler, Steve's dad, was a half-miler and miler.

    Coach Williams was pretty confident. He said he believed that his squad would win the pole vault, shot put, discus, mile run and 440-dash. Coach said, "I think we'll get some firsts. The boys are in good condition after winning an Ames dual meet, 90-20, at Ames."

    Naturally, the squad was going to enjoy some of the surroundings while in Boulder. They were to leave Boone on Thursday afternoon and workout on Friday before the Saturday meet. But then, Sunday, an auto trip to Colorado Springs, Manitou and a ride to the top of Pikes Peak were scheduled. They were to return to Boone Monday or Tuesday morning.

    The thing that amazes the Kornerman is the fact that this and similar events took place 100 years ago and I can remember when I was working at the Iowa High School Athletic Association, 1970-2000, there were strict rules regarding Iowa high schools competing in out-of-state events. In fact, it seems to me such competition was not allowed at all except, perhaps, when it was Iowa border schools matching up with neighboring state border schools. Long travel, loss of school time etc. were cited as reasons for the restrictions. Perhaps things have changed in recent years.

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      BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Kerry Hannan, 56, Ogden..........Hatie Sue Ball, 81, Boone/Stratford..........Don Vest, 90, Independence, MO. BSH-49. A Boone survivor is a sister, Ethel Morgan........Merle (Bud) Webb, 84, Boone/Ames. Air Force vet. Married Patricia Kruger in 1962 and that marriage was dissolved. Married Linda Fox and that couple divorced. Married Carolyn Reynoldson in 1978. He had come to Boone in 1973 to open the Pamida store here. From 1977 until its closing in 1988, he owned and operated Webb's Hardware. In retirement, was a school bus driver, worked at Ames Lab and for Tones Spices. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn, four sons, including Marcus Webb of Boone, a daughter and four sisters.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Kerry Hannan, 56, Ogden.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Hattie Sue Ball, 81. Boone/Stratford.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Donald Vest, 90, Independence, MO. BSH-49.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Merle (Bud) Webb, 84, Boone. Managed Boone Pamida. Then owned and operated Webb's Hardware.

TOREADOR IS FIRST IOWA VAULTER TO CLEAR 14-0

     CLYDE HOVICK, BHS-66, SETS MARK AT GOEPPINGER FIELD   

 

      I, the Kornerman, love to tell this story.

     As a young sports journalist at a middle-size newspaper, the Boone News Republican, I was told it would be necessary for me to add some photography to my skills.

     My mentor, Rollie Peterson, was an excellent news/professional photographer and was more than willing to impart his wisdom in that area.

     In those days, the 50's/60's, newspapers were using those big box cameras that appear so often in movies of the 1940's and 50's era. 

     I remember Rollie telling me, "you're not buying the film so, don't hesitate, take lots of shots, and at least one, will, no doubt, be acceptable."

     After receiving a quick lesson or two in the camera mechanics, I was on my way to Goeppinger Field to cover the annual Toreador Relays track and field meet.

     The first event I witnessed was the pole vault and I decided, this was as good a time as any, to try my new photography talent.

     The awkward box camera was pretty heavy to lift skyward but that was the only way I could get a shot of an athlete soaring over the vault bar.

     I aimed and fired without realizing, until later, that I was shooting an Iowa High School pole vaulter going higher, on that very attempt, than an Iowa prep HAD EVER soared before.

     This was long before the arrival of "instant" availability so it was several hours after returning to the BNR darkroom that I discovered what I really had, a terrific picture of this momentous event.

     It was a beautiful shot of Boone High School's Clyde Hovick clearing the pole vault bar at an unprecedented 14 foot 3/4 inches. That performance, alone, made Hovick a legend in Boone sports.

     Clyde's vaulting career began when he was in seventh grade and, using bamboo poles, that he obtained at a local furniture store.

     A defining moment may have occurred in the final meet of his eighth grade season. With a steel pole, Hovick cleared 10-4, which, at the time, was believed to be the best mark ever for an Iowa athlete that young.

     In his freshmen year, Clyde advanced to 11 foot and, as a sophomore, he cleared 12 foot.

     As he entered varsity competition, the earliest event was always the State Indoor Meet held in Iowa City.

     "That was always a challenge because the weather was still not conducive to outdoor work. I knew the Ames vaulters always had an advantage because they could work indoors at the Iowa State indoor facility all winter," Hovick explained.

     Nevertheless, Clyde made 12-10 3/4 and placed second as a junior at the state indoor. Later that year, in outdoor competition, he cleared 13-1 1/2. Two others also cleared 13-0 and Hovick was awarded second place honors, based on the number of attempts and misses.

     The tall and slender Hovick started his senior track season with a bang. He set a new record of 13-2 in winning the state indoor title.

     "It was very cold that early spring and I managed to win events but the winning heights were generally very low. I also broke my pole and ended up getting a new one but that turned out to be a good thing," he said.

     At the Art Dickinson Indoor Relays in Cedar Falls early in the season, he raised his previous record by seven inches in clearing 13-7.

     A few weeks later, he and a vaulter from Villisca, both cleared 13-9 at the Drake Relays but Hovick was again awarded second place due to his requirement of more attempts to make that height. It was the only time in his senior season that he didn't win his event.

     The Toreador Relays followed and Hovick cleared 14-0 3/4 to break the meet record, the school record and become the first Iowa prep vaulter to ever clear 14-0.

     Later, at the State Outdoor Meet, he set the class AA record in winning at 13-6 3/4. He tried for 14-2 that day but missed on three attempts.

     With a laugh, Hovick said, "my Iowa interscholastic record was eventually broken by several others, as all records should be. However, maybe I'll be able to keep my school record since the pole vault has been discontinued as a high school event."

     Due to event danger and potential catastrophic lawsuits, the Iowa High School Athletic Association  discontinued the pole vault event in 1989. The all-time state vault record, which will apparently never be broken, was set in 1983 at 15-6 1/2 by Preston Schmidt of Bettendorf.

     Clyde received a combination track/academic scholarship to attend the University of Northern Iowa. He set the UNI school record while he was a Panther but, "I only improved four inches in four years." 

     He was a fine all-around high school athlete. In addition to track and field at BHS, he played either defensive end or corner back at 130 pounds for the famous 1964 undefeated and top-ranked Toreador football squad and was a starter as a pitcher outfielder on two good BHS baseball teams, including the 1965 state championship team. He was also a gymnast at UNI until an injury forced his track coach to ask him to quit that sport.

     Clyde served many years as an educator in the Ankeny area prior to retirement.

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     EX-TOREADORS ARE IOWA, ISU GRID CAPTAINS IN 1940

 

     In the long football history of the State University of Iowa and Iowa State University, Boone is the ONLY Iowa community that can make this boast.

     In the 1940 collegiate football season, the captains of BOTH the Hawkeye and Cyclone teams were former Toreadors.

     The captain of the Iowa Hawkeye team that season was Mike Enich, BHS-37, and the captain of the Iowa State Cyclone team was Tom Smith, BHS-37.

     Both played high school football, side-by-side, at Boone High School, Enich as the fullback and Smith as the quarterback.

     But in a strange circumstance, they both finished their collegiate careers as outstanding linemen.

     At Iowa, Enich began his college career as a sophomore back under Coach Irl Tubbs. But when Dr. Eddie Anderson took over the Hawkeye coaching position, he moved Enich to tackle, where he became a first team All-Conference and first team All-American player.

     You, no doubt, have heard of Nile Kinnick......you know, the Heisman winner and Kinnick Stadium.

     One year, Kinnick was second team All-Conference, while Enich was first team All-Conference.

     In 1939, Kinnick won the Heisman Trophy and in 1940, Enich was a first team All-American and,  as his coach said, "He's the best tackle in football."

     In 1983, Enich, who, later became an Iowa Judge, was selected a member of the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.

    Both Kinnick and Enich were prime members of one of Iowa's most famous football teams, the 1939 "Ironmen," who posted a 6-1-1 record, including a 7-6 victory over, nationally, third-ranked Notre Dame.

     At Iowa State, Smith started as a back but was converted to a line position by Coach Jim Yeager. Not only did Smith block and tackle, he also was the Cyclone signal caller.

     Coach Yeager commented, "Smith could make any team in the country. He's a guard, but he calls our signals and sets up our defensive formations." 

     The Cyclones had a 4-5 record in the 1940 season.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Michael O'Brien, 81, Boone. Served as a Boone school teacher and an Iowa legislator.........Virginia Mae Wilson "Grandma Gin," 95, Boone. Formerly of Pilot Mound.Was a phone operator for the National Tea Company and worked at Archway. Survivors include a daughter/niece Anitalee Eschliman and two grandchildren, Brenna Mae and Atticus Maines all of Boone. Also surviving are two step-daughters and a step-son..........Joseph Kerr, 46, Boone. Was a truck driver and enjoyed music, including vocalizing. Married Karen Wisner in Boone in 2016. Survivors include his wife, a son, his parents, Roy and Phyliss Kerr, two sisters and a brother.........Brenda Clark Haglund, 63, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-75. Married Kent "Henry" Haglund in 1990 and he passed away in 1992. She worked in the family business at Dad and Lad Clothing and owned and operated the Only Place Lounge in Ogden. Survivors include her mother, Larissa Petty, of Boone, two brothers, including Brad Clark of Boone, a sister-in-law and two brothers-in-law, Kriss Haglund of Boone and Karl Haglund of Ogden.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Michael O'Brien, 81, Boone. Former BHS teacher and Iowa State Legislator.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Virginia Mae Hagaman Wilson, 95, Boone. "Grandma Gin."

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Brenda Clark Haglund, 63, Boone. BHS-75.

BOONE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK AND FIELD

     AN EXPLANATION: Some viewers may just "look in" sporadically and some may have made a mistake and "checked in" for the first time. In recent weeks, the Kornerman has devoted the Korner to reviewing some Boone High School athletic history......mainly up to 1970 but, then again, from 2000 for a few more years. Perhaps, in recent weeks, we've completed half of our project.

     I was a Toreador athlete, BHS-53, and followed up with writing and broadcasting hundreds of Boone High School athletic events for some 25 years. In addition, my interest, particularly in my early years, resulted in becoming a close friend of the Boone News Republican's microfilm room, spending hour after hour, researching Toreador history. My frugal bosses, the Garvey's, Harold and Mary, wondered "why are those lights on in the microfilm room so many long, late nights."

    Perhaps I'm selfish but I am getting a bit older AND I, admittedly, don't like the thought of all those hours and hours of material I've gathered, the many great feats of the hundreds of athletes I've covered personally or learned about, becoming a victim of the Iowa winds or a deposit at our landfill.

    That's it.....that's why I'm doing this. A copy of all I've got will be directed to our school, of course, and, perhaps, there are some viewers who have found enough interest to make copies. I'm sure there are others who have found the entire project very boring. To them I say, "be patient. In a few weeks, we'll be back to a more normal offering and, of course, we do keep everyone up-to-date on Boone Connected Deaths, even during this historical review.

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     SEVERAL STATE BOYS TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

 

     Iowa high school track and field events trace back to the 1890's and 1900's when Grinnell College and the State University of Iowa promoted invitational or open type state meets. There was more of that type of play from 1906-1925 when the Iowa High School Athletic Association began directing a more solid program, in 1930, featuring qualification standards to earn state meet entry.  All the schools that qualified for state were bound together in one class until 1948, when classifications were installed, classes A and B at first. These days, there are four classes, five including wheelchair action.

     The Boone High School boys track and field program has produced single winners and a two-time champion but Cory Behrendt is, by far, number one. He captured SIX state wheelchair championships and we're, no doubt, safe in proclaiming that no one will ever equal that feat.

     In both 2006 and 2007, Cory won three events, the 100, 200 and 400. That's six total individual events and the 30 points he scored in each of those years also gave BHS a runnerup finish in the team competition.

     In the 100, his times were 24.67 in 2006 and 25.72 in 2007. In the 200, his times were 48.43 and 49.52 and in the 400, he recorded times of 1:40.63 and 1:40.05.

     The Toreadors two-time state individual champion is Logan Gonzalez, who took both the 800, 1:54.71, and 1600, 4:16.26, meter runs in 2005 in class 4-A.

     Here are the other Boone High state champions in individual running events:

     Arthur Higbee, 440, 54.0 in 1919.

     Virgil Byerly, 880, 2:03.1, in class A in 1949.

     Brogan Austin,1600, 4:20.77, in 3-A in 2010.

     Albert Meier, 3200, 9:18.93,  in 3-A in 2013.

     Chandler Austin, 1600, 4:20.65, in 3-A in 2014.

     Eli Hicks, 200, 21.68, in 3-A in 2016.

     Lantz Reed, High Hurdles, 14.42, in 3-A in 2016.

     

     There have been three Toreador state champions in field events:

     Jay Mallas, Discus, 152-8 5/8, 1947.

     Clyde Hovick, Pole Vault, 13-6 3/4, in class AA in 1966.

     Andy Anderson, High Jump, 6-2, in class 4-A  in 2001.

     Two BHS relay teams have earned state championship status:

     4 x 100, Alex Vodenik, Kaden Sherrard, Elijah Johnson, Elijah Hicks,42.67 in 3-A in 2016.

     4 x 200, Paul Zinnel, Logan Busch, Michael Eckhart, Jordan Appenzeller, 1:30.11 in 3-A in 2009. 

     TOREADOR BOYS CROSS COUNTRY ACHIEVEMENTS

     From 1922-29, the University of Iowa hosted invitational state high school meets which even included teams from surrounding states.

     The first official Iowa High School Athletic Association state meet was held in 1930.

     Through the years, there have been numerous changes in classifications, in race distances and in host sites.

     In 1936 there were two classes, three in 1937, four in 1948, five in 1957, six in 1964 and seven in 1969. Then, back to three classes in 1981, and, starting in 2003, the present four classes. Distances have gone from yards to meters and in the longer events, from 1.9 miles to 1.8 to two miles and now, 5,000 meters.

     A joint state meet with the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union began in 1979.

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     STATE TEAM TITLE, THREE INDIVIDUAL CROWNS AND OTHER HIGH FINISHES

 

     The Boone High School boys cross country teams have not been strangers at the state level.

     A state team championship was earned in 2013, when five Boone runners scored a low total of 69 points in class 3-A to capture the crown.

     The runners and their finish included state individual champion, Chandler Austin (1); state runnerup, Albert Meier (2); Jacob Runninghorse (16); Killian Toro (18) and Jordan Murray (32). Coach Gary Achenbach coached that team, as well as many other outstanding teams and individuals during several years as the BHS mentor of both cross country and boys track and field teams.

     Three individuals have stood at the top of the podium as state champions. Chandler Austin was the state champion in both 2012 and 2013 in class 3-A at 5,000 meters. His '12 time was 15:24 and in 2013, he ran 15:05.6, which, considering all classes of competition, is the seventh best time ever recorded.

     Brogan Austin was the 3-A state champion in 2009 with a time of 1:53.50.

     In a show of Boone class 3-A dominance, two-time champion Chandler Austin was closely followed by a two-time runnerup. Albert Meier was right behind in 2012 in 15:35.0 and in 2013, Meier placed second in 1:53.5.

     In 1975, a Boone team was state runnerup in class AA and in 2009, the Toreador team placed second in 3-A.

     Several other Boone teams have qualified for state, including the 1991, 2006, 08, 10 and 11 units.

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     The Kornerman was very saddened to hear of Doug Gustafson's passing. I have a couple vivid memories of Doug. First, he, no doubt, was the tallest Toreador majorette ever. For at least a couple years, Doug, who was termed "very tall" for that time, was an imposing sight, leading the BHS marching band. Then too, Doug played basketball for the Toreadors and I recall one specific incident during that time It seems to me the opponent was Grinnell or, perhaps, Oskaloosa. I was broadcasting the game and the contest actually ended in a tie but a foul had been called in those closing seconds. Doug stepped to the free throw line and made the shot that won the game, even after the game clock had expired. A pretty exciting moment for him and all Toreador fans.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dr. Doug Gustafson, 78, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-61. Earned a degree in veterinary medicine from ISU in 1969. Was an area vet for 40 years. Owned and operated the Boone Vet Hospital. In 1978, he married Ann Young Nauman. Survivors include his wife, a step-son, Doug Nauman, and two brothers, Steven and Mark.......Joseph Kerr, 46, Boone.........Clifton

Gilbert Dodd, 91, Dayton. Born in Boone. BHS-48. Army vet. Married Nancy Lee in Boone in 1958. The couple lived in the Boone/Dayton/Moingona area. Worked for railroads for 45 years as an engineer. Retired in 1992. Survivors include four daughters, a sister and two brothers, Kenneth and Donald Dodd........Margarete Fibikar, 81, Boone. Born in Latvia. Met Edwin Fibikar in Germany when he was in the U.S. Army. The couple were married in Germany in 1960 and in 1974, Margarete became a naturalized U.S. Citizen. She was a homemaker but when her daughters were older, she worked at Hallmark. Survivors include her husband, three daughters and two brothers........Glenda Irene McKelvey, 76, Leon. Married Marvin  McKelvey in 1952. The couple lived in Boone until seven years ago, when they moved to Leon. Survivors include her husband and six adult children, including four boys.........Dorothy Mae Burras, 87, Mason City. Formerly of Clarion and Boone. Lived in Boone,  1998-2006, to be closer to family, which included her daughter, Rene' Worrall and her husband, Gary, formerly of Boone but now of Ankeny.......Edna Wiese, 91, Ames. Survivors include a daughter, Gloria Welder of Madrid.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Dr. Douglas Gustafson, 78, Boone. BHS-61. Boone veterinarian for 40 years.

     Joseph Kerr, 46, Boone.

     Clifton Dodd, 91, Dayton. Born in Boone. BHS-48.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Edna Wiese, 91, Ames. Survivors include a daughter, Gloria Welder, of Madrid. 

     Dorothy Mae Burras, 87, Mason City. Formerly of Clarion and Boone. Lived in Boone from 1998-2006, closer to family, daughter Rene' Worrall and husband, Gary.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Glenda Irene McKelvey, 76, Leon. Formerly of Boone. Lived here until moving to Leon seven years ago.

BHS BOYS CLAIM IOWA STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

      As we mentioned in our most recent blog, which delved into the history of Boone High School boys basketball, today, we will provide more detail on the Toreadors 1931 season which concluded with a state championship victory.

     EARLY IOWA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PLAY

     In the earliest days of boys high school basketball in Iowa, Boone High School certainly held its own with high finishes, including championships in state competition hosted by Iowa State University in the 1920's. Not all schools offering the sport were involved and, in fact, a separate slate of schools were invited to similar state competition hosted by the State University of Iowa.

     In 1923, the Iowa High School Athletic Association made prep sports more "official" with the addition of game and player eligibility rules and better opportunities for all of the state's high schools to become involved in single state tournament play.

     Television had not arrived and the sport gained in popularity with high school sports becoming a popular community gathering.

     The Boone High School boys basketball team of 1931 was involved in an early indication of that widespread popularity. 

     1931 BHS BOYS TEAM WINS TITLE BEFORE RECORD CROWD

 

     Boone High School boasts one basketball state championship. It occurred in 1931 when the Toreador boys completed an outstanding season with a state championship victory over Muscatine, 16-11, at Drake Fieldhouse in Des Moines.

     That victory was big news for the Boone community but, on that occasion, the game alone, was just half of the story.

      That night, the Boone-Muscatine championship game drew the largest crowd to ever watch any basketball game in the state's history, high school, collegiate or otherwise.

     A total of 8,000 fans were jammed into the fieldhouse and another 1,500 were "turned away" at the gate by Police/Fire regulations.

     According to the Des Moines Register, "four Muscatine rooters attempted to "crash the gate" after the championship game had started and officials closed the doors for lack of standing room." The foursome reportedly pleaded with the officers, telling them of their long drive from Muscatine to root for their team, but to no avail.

     The Register wrote that the Boone High School band made it to the arena. They were described as being "in the northeast corner in red and green capes and caps and they "played valiantly.""

     Muscatine's state championship game loss was their first of the season in 23 starts. Meantime, Coach Harold (Bud) Fisher's team had lost four times during the regular season, including a pair of setbacks at the hand of Central Iowa Conference rival Marshalltown, who dropped Coach Fisher's men to second place in the final league standings.

     The Toreadors clicked at the right time with 12 consecutive wins late in the season to boost there final record to 20-4.

     In early tournament play, Boone stopped Sac City, 39-13, and Webster City, 23-11.

     In the state meet, Henderson was a 39-26 victim and Boone then defeated Alta, 29-17.

     Boone's semifinal round opponent was Des Moines Roosevelt, a perennial contender for top state honors, and boasting one of the greatest high school players in Iowa history.

     Marcellus McMichael was just a freshman at the time but, eventually, became a very rare four-time, first team all-state performer.

     In that upset victory over Roosevelt, the Toreadors took a 10-6 halftime lead and held off the Roughriders, 16-15. That was an afternoon game and the championship game was later that night.

     According to a newspaper account regarding the championship game, "Boone really had little trouble in disposing of the river team after the first half." The score at halftime was 6-6.

     A quick Muscatine basket provided an 8-6 lead but BHS then outscored their rival, 10-3, the remainder of the game.

     Center Meryl (Beach) Beauchamp and Captain Oc Dettman both earned all-state honors.

     The other members of the state championship team were Randall Peterson, James (Bumps) Schall, Donald Johnson, Pete Canakes, Donny Carlson, Lawrence (Putt) Briley, Harold (Chinny) Chinstedt and Kenneth Mann.

     Coach Fisher had an outstanding seven years as a successful football and basketball coach at BHS. Yes, that's the Fisher who then left work as an educator, a teacher/coach, to begin a popular Boone business, Fisher's Shoe Store.

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     THE CHANGING PREP ATHLETIC LANDSCAPE

 

     Years ago, many of us "survivors" were so heavily ensconced in the Central Iowa Conference we thought a change could/would never occur.

      That was a period from the 1920's up to the 1960's and long time members of that proud league were Ames, Boone, Marshalltown, Grinnell, Newton and Oskaloosa. During a majority of that time, school enrollments of the six were similar and, due to continuing state championship success, it was felt a change would never occur.

     However, as we know......change is inevitable.....and, eventually, due, primarily, to increased enrollments at Ames, Marshalltown and Newton, change did occur, In truth, it became more and more difficult for the smaller trio to compete.

     The end result was the breakup of one of the oldest and most successful prep conferences ever.

     Locally, the result was that Boone became a member of different conferences and competition against many different schools the years after. Grinnell and Oskaloosa faced the same challenges.

     As of this very day, Ames and Marshalltown are members of a cumbersome 19-member Central Iowa Metro Conference which features mostly Des Moines Metro members. Newton is kind of an outlier, trying to find its way "somewhere."

     GUESS WHAT? Ames and Marshalltown now find themselves as the "little guys" in their league and they seek change and a better competitive situation.

     As Ames High School Athletic Director Judge Johnston proclaimed, "the disparity of the suburban growth versus our growth is huge." When he started at AHS, the school had the state's 13th largest enrollment. Now, its 29th.

     Ames has had the state's best girls swimming program recently with nine state championships and the boys basketball team has been ranked third best in the state this season while earning a berth in the state tourney.

     However, Ames boasts 21 sports and Johnston said, as Athletic Director, he has to look out for ALL his teams. He admits that his school just doesn't have the depth and number of athletes to go toe-to-toe with the suburban schools anymore.

     Marshalltown Superintendent Theron Schutte, a former Boone Superintendent, added, "in the past five years, in the sports of volleyball, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball, non-suburban schools accounted for only 16.5% of the wins in those sports....376 wins, compared to suburban schools 1,899 wins."

     The final result of this discrepancy is that 10 non-suburban schools are planning to leave the CIML to create a new conference where, "students can have a more equitable and successful interscholastic experience."

     As of this writing, its not paper official yet but it appears this will be the end result.

     SUBURBAN SCHOOLS Ankeny, Ankeny Centennial, Dowling Catholic, Johnston, Southeast Polk, Urbandale, Valley, Waukee and starting next year, Waukee Northwest will remain as CIML schools.

     NON-SUBURBAN SCHOOLS Ames, Des Moines East, Des Moines Hoover, Des Moines Lincoln, Des Moines North, Des Moines Roosevelt, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Mason City and Ottumwa will form a new league.....perhaps, the Big 10.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Margarete Fibikar, 81, Boone........Donald Brandt, 91, Boone. Born near Boxholm. Boxholm HS-47. A farmer who had an interest in music and photography. Did some work for Vigortone and Archer Petroleum. Dressed as Uncle Sam, he drove his 100 year old bicycle in area parades..........Robert (Bob) Condon, 93, Burnsville, MN. Born in Boone. He operated his dad's meat market in Boxholm in early years. Army vet. Worked for gas companies in Ogden, LaPorte City and Burnsville before retirement in 1987. Survivors include his wife, son and two daughters.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Donald Brandt, 91, Boone. Born in Boxholm. Boxholm HS-47.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Margarete Fibikar, 81, Boone.

LET'S REVIEW TOREADOR BOYS BASKETBALL

     Oh my! It slipped right by the old Kornerman. 

     Happy Birthday K.K......Happy Birthday K.K. Yes, it was March 6, 2010, 11 years ago, that this Korner blog hit your screen. However, the real Korner began much earlier......first appearing in the Boone News Republican in the winter of 1962. So, for some 59 years the Kornerman has been providing information.....and yes, perhaps, some misinformation. No wonder my fingers (and brain) ache.

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     EARLY SUCCESS, THEN THREE MORE STATE TOURNEY TRIPS

     I guess you could say that Boone High School boys basketball was as successful as any Iowa school in the sport of basketball in the 1920's.

     A third-place state finish in 1919 was followed by state titles in both 1920 and 1921, third place in 1922, a runnerup title in 1926 and a third-place finish in 1927. 

     In 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922 invitational state tournaments were hosted at Iowa State University.

     The Iowa High School Athletic Association became the organization in charge in 1923.

     In review, Coach L.L. Mendenhall guided the BHS program in 1919 and 1920. The '19 team was third via a victory over Cedar Rapids Washington, 9-7, and the 1920 squad beat Spirit Lake in the state championship final, 20-15.

     Squad members in 1919 were Captain Bill Johnstone, Fred Seiling, Russ McCartney, Roy Alborg, James Menzies, Gail Fitch, Loran Thompson, Dale (Hap) Moran, James Cox, Ray Lamb and Harold (Pat) Patterson.

     In 1921, the Toreadors repeated as state champion with a 23-16 victory over LuVerne. Dewitt (Duke) Williams coached that team, as well as the 1922 unit.

     The 1920 and 1921 teams featured the famed Dale (Hap) Moran, along with Clyde (Squirrel) Moore, Ralph Paxton, Barney Holst, Ray Lamb, Harry Schroeder, George Morgan, Cow Grant, Lauren Thompson and Ken Greene. Harold Mowery and Bernice Meyers were 1921 additions to the roster.

     That 1920 team was invited to compete with teams from a dozen midwest states at an invitational national tourney in Chicago. The Boone team defeated Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin and Glendennin, West Virginia but lost to Dayton, Ohio and then in consolation, to a Minneapolis team.

     The 1921 champs had an invitation to a similar Madison, Wisconsin tourney but declined.

     In 1922, the Toreadors won a pair of games at state before losing in the semifinals.

     Coach Williams led that squad of Walter Chapman, Harris and Willis Lamb, Captain Emil Holst, Harry Schroeder, Harold Mowery, Boyd McCartney, Sherman Crary, Clarence Paxton, Ture Gustafson, Cecil and Earl Canady, Leonard Anderson, Cecil Barrett, William Hannum, Wilmer Adamson, Edward Torrey and Stuart Anstrom to third place.

     Also at that time, the State University of Iowa was holding their own state invitationals but Ames, of course, was a closer trip for BHS.

     In 1923, the Iowa High School Athletic Association became the state tourney organizer and in 1926, Coach Chick Evans led his Toreadors to a berth in the state round-robin tourney in Ottumwa. That team lost to Cedar Rapids Washington, defeated Webster City and then lost to the eventual champion, Newton.

     Team members in 1926 were Captain Brick Johnstone, Tom Nutt, Orville Curry, Willis Kramer, Ken Grant and Perk Lidell along with Williard McCartney, Stumbo, Fox, Paxton, Elmer Munden, Art Arrasmith, Edward Peterson, Earl Ringland and Robert Cantlin. 

  BHS STUNS MUSCATINE, WINS 1931 STATE BASKETBALL TITLE

      Boone High School's only state basketball title team deserves complete coverage so we will, in an upcoming issue, provide the entire story of the Toreadors 1931 championship. Today, we'll simply provide a highlight or two.

     The team was coached by Harold (Bud) Fisher and, in the state final, they defeated Muscatine, 16-11.

     Squad members were Don Carlson, Ken Mann, Pete Canakes, Merle (Beach) Beauchamp, Ken (Wings) Wingo, Oc Dettman, Randall Peterson, James (Bumps) Schall, Lawrence (Putt) Briley, Harold (Chinny) Chinstedt and Don Johnson.

     A major highlight, in addition to the victory itself, was the fact that 8,000 fans  jammed into Drake Fieldhouse for the championship game AND at that time, it was the largest crowd to ever witness a basketball game in Iowa......even considering collegiate competition. Some 1,500 more fans wanting to "get in" were turned away by police and fire officials.

    More on this 1931 team in a coming edition.

 

    1948 AND 1963 

    In 1948, unanimous all-stater, Bob (Pinky) Clifton, led his Toreador team to the state tourney in Iowa City. Boone defeated Carroll, 48-41, but then lost to Ankeny, 41-37. It was a 16-team tournament.

    Members of that BHS team were Clifton, Don Seaton, Jim Johnstone, Virgil Byerly, Don Meadows, LeRoy Richards, Paul Stark, Morris Rogers, Bob Case, Jim Littell, Floyd Crary, Bob Sinclair and Harold Nickell. Frank (Bucky) O'Connor was the coach.

     In 1963, unanimous all-stater Roger Dutton led his Boone team to the state event in Des Moines. In the eight-team meet, Boone lost in the first round to Storm Lake, 48-47.

     Team members were Dutton, Dick Musser, Mike Loehrer, Mike Bennett, Marv Nicholson, Brett Downey, Sandy Mahood, Steve Roeder, Mike Culver, Pat Ahlstrom, John Hendricks and Toby Anderson. The Boone coach was Jim Ranglos.

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     Here's an interesting boys state basketball story.

     Who, out there in Kornerland, realizes that Boxholm High School had a great boys team in 1932?

     In fact, under Coach C.L. Reafs, Boxholm finished in third place and star player, Donald Swanson, led the entire tournament in scoring with 45 points in the four games played.

     As long as we're at it.......county teams Ogden and United Community boys teams have also qualified for state play.....Ogden in 1952, 1979 and in 1982 when the Bulldogs finished fourth. Bob Bowen was the '52 coach and Larry Strom guided the two other OHS entrants. Then there was United Community. The Comets, led by the great Jim Goodrich, were in the 1970 field and earned a berth again in 1988. Tom Nutt coached both of those teams.

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     Speaking again of Boxholm. I was surprised and saddened to receive a phone call from Merle Muench Monday. He provided some information regarding the passing of  another Boxholm native, Albert Anderson.

     That provided a good Kornerman memory. We used to call him Ab Anderson when he was a very good baseball pitcher on our Boone Junior Legion team in the late 40s/early 50's, which had several players from outside of Boone on its roster.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Art Eppert, 75, Boone/Mesa, AZ. Passed away in Gilbert, AZ. Born in Boone. United HS-63. Married Dianne Lind in 1965. They divorced. Art worked at Mabe Implement and the Jordan Grain Elevator. Then, he worked a total of 35 years for Sunstrand and Fareway prior to retirement in 2009. Survivors include a daughter, sons Mike of Boone and Brian of Ogden, three sisters, including Mary Johnson of Boone, a sister-in-law, JoAnn Eppert of Luther, and a brother-in-law.........Sharon Stoneburner, 78, Boone. BHS-60. Married Verl Stoneburner in 1960. Worked at Archway for 13 years before retiring in 1984. Survivors include her husband, Verl, two sons, including Cory of Boone, a daughter, Wendy Anderson, of Boone, a sister-in-law and a brother-in-law, Kenny Stoneburner of Boone.......James (Jimmy) Scott, 41, Boone. Born in California. Was the Site Utilities and Division Manager for Rhiners Plumbing in Clive. Survivors include his wife, Veronica, of Boone, three sons, including Trent and Wyatt of Boone, his father, mother, sister and four step-brothers......Rose Lee Williams, 85, Grimes. Formerly of Ogden. Married Ronald Williams in 1954 and they worked side-by-side at Williams Food Market/Williams Foodland in Ogden for over 20 years. The couple moved to Grimes in 2015. Survivors include her husband, Ronald (Red) Williams, a son and daughter.....Albert (Ab) Anderson, 86, Chelsea, MI. Formerly of Boxholm. Born in Yale, IA. Starred in basketball and baseball at Boxholm HS. Also pitched for the Boone Junior Legion team. Played baseball at Iowa State, where he earned a doctorate in sociology. Taught sociology at Drake University and was a computer pioneer at Drake. Finished his working career at the University of Michigan's  Population Studies Center in Ann Arbor, MI. In 1959, he married Charlotte Houston. She preceeded him in death. Two sons and a son-in-law also survive.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     James (Jimmy) Scott, 41, Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Albert (Ab) Anderson, 86, Chelsea, MI. Boxholm native and grad. Faculty member at the University of Michigan.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Sharon Stoneburner, 78, Boone. BHS-60. Worked at Archway.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Rose Lee Williams, 85, Formerly of Ogden. She and her husband, Ronald (Red) Williams, operated the Food Market/Foodland for over 20 years. He survives.

A LOOK AT BHS GIRLS BASKETBALL HISTORY

     FOUR TOREADOR TEAMS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR STATE    

 

    Another Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state basketball tournament is winding down so it seems like a logical time to visit Boone High School's girls basketball history.

     Through the years, four Toreador teams have qualified for play in the girls state tourney.

     In 1958, a squad coached by Ralph Carroll, lost a first round state tourney game to Twin Rivers, Bode, 56-44. That was the first BHS girls basketball team to ever qualify for state.

     Members of that tournament squad were top scorers, Rita Howard and Joyce Alsin, along with Karen Mustapha, Barbara Wilhelm, Sue Peterson, Connie Ablett, Etta Mae Grady, Delores Deal, Marilyn Smith, Karen Dutton, Barb Fetzer and Sharon Jones.

     Thirty-one years later, in 1989, a second Toreador team qualified.

     Still in six-on-six play, Coach Dennis Etringer guided the 1989 Boone team to state where they won what has become the only victory a BHS team has ever enjoyed in state girls competition. 

     The Toreadors opened with a victory over St. Ansgar, 59-58, but then lost to Atlantic, 78-63.

     Squad members in 1989 were Laura Keough, Keri Sifrit, Shelley Finnestad, Laura Novotny, Jennifer Kollbaum, Angie Pietz, Michelle Grow, Wendy Wulkow, Teresa Grider, Angie Johnson, Deanna Poore, Teresa Mackey, Christina Brekke and Sue Lawson.

     Again, it took awhile, but 28 years later, in 2017, a Boone team qualified for the state tourney. In class 3-A, now in the five player format, the Toreadors lost a first round game to Marion, 46-38.

     Team members were Madlyn Danner, Caitlynne Shadle, Ashley Behrendt, Emma Rouse, Aliyah Graham, Lauren Calkins, Morganne Borsh, Laura Anderson, Allison Swanson, Claire Sandvig and Megan Osborn. 

     Some of those 2017 squad members were still on board as their team again qualified for state in 2018. That unit dropped a first round decision to Center Point-Urbana, 69-47.

     Members of that team were Danner, Shadle, Behrendt, Graham, Calkins, Sandvig and Osborn along with newcomers, Emily Ades, Emma Dighton, Zoey Hightshoe, Lillian Lyons and Samantha Needham.

     Jim McPartland coached both the 2017 and 2018 state tourney entrants.

     Because of their achievements, its obvious that two of the greatest former Toreadors were guards in the six-on-six game. Both Connie Ablett, 1957 and 58, and Jackie Parrish, 1962 and 63, were two-time all-staters.

     Emma Dighton, an outstanding athlete in both basketball and softball, and in her just completed senior year, scored 1,198 points in her four-year career which is the best ever BHS mark in five-on-five play. That certainly is to be praised and should not be detracted in any way.

     However, it should be termed as a separate achievement, a five-on-five all-time school record.

     Before the three-point shot came into play and in the "older" six-on-six play, there should be a separate recognition. Those who played, at that time, should be recognized as well.......and there were many of those players, forwards especially, to consider.

     The Kornerman recalls the high scoring exploits of Bonnie Reid, Marsha Lilly, Terri Carlson, Carol Grabau, Mary Courter, Sandy Hall, Sharon Jones, the Grabau and Wilhelm girls, Sandy Craun, Lynda Johnson, Cindy Larson, Sue Beckwith and others who, unfortunately, don't come to mind. Its a certainty that one of them also had over 1,000 career points and could have set an all-time school six-on-six record.

     I, the Kornerman confess that, at one time, I had all those girls scoring totals figured and in my possession BUT they have all disappeared as time has passed.

     So congratulations to the all-time Boone High School six-on-six career scoring leader (?) as well as Emma Dighton, the Boone High School five-on-five career scoring leader.

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     REVIEWING RECENT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING 

 

     The latest board meeting of the Boone County Historical Society is 10 pages long. So, in perusing this information, the Kornerman will try to pare it down to things the general public would find most interesting and enlightening.

     A highlight of  each year, the annual membership meeting, is set for Tuesday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Herman Park pavilion. At that time, there will be voting on revisions to the by-laws, the sale of the Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace to the Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace Foundation and the election of new board members.

     A longstanding but major item of discussion was the transfer of the Eisenhower Birthplace. Due to settlement of the lawsuit with former Director Mara Mackay, that transfer can now move forward. The Foundation will establish a five-member Board of Directors, pay an attorney to draw up the transfer papers, set up by-laws and assign tasks to the newly-elected Foundation Board Members. From the transfer date forward, the Society will no longer be responsible for paying the birthplace bills. 

     Here are some other items randomly selected from the board minutes.

     (1) An effort is being made to improve/enhance the History Center Wall, which includes plaques honoring museum benefactors. A better location for the wall is also being discussed.

     (2) The Society is facing many needed repairs, refinishing of floors, a required elevator update, electrical work and restoration of a rest room and the sign in front of the center. And, most of these projects must be done to satisfy some grants that were received.

     (3) A question was asked about the possibility of securing city/county funds. City money available has already been received and no additional money is anticipated until the city fully pays off a bill incurred via their requested State of Iowa audit. Now that the lawsuit is over, the county will be approached about funds they were promised once the lawsuit was settled.

     (4) Donated items are still being accepted. Most recently, several pallets of old Boone News Republican newspapers, the actual newspapers, were received. Unfortunately, it would be expensive for the Society to keep them in good storage condition. Anyone interested in obtaining the newspapers should contact the Society. By the way, all issues prior to 2007 are on microfilm and the Society hopes to obtain digital copies of the newspapers from the BNR from 2007 issues forward.

     (5) It was reported that the Society has 216 memberships, 23 of which are new members and, of those 23, 15 are businesses/organizations, four are family memberships and four are individual memberships. Ninety of the 216 members are lifetime members and 126 are renewals.

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     Our Ozarks correspondent, Vern Modeland, BHS-50, wrote about that 1959 snowstorm that forced girls state tournament fans to remain all night in Veterans Memorial Auditorium. He wrote, "Boy, do I remember that night. I was out in that storm, plowing about for news for good old WHO and stopped by the auditorium, at News Director and Boone native Jack Shelley's direction. I managed to get a great  picture of a high school cheerleader in her pleated skirt and bobby socks curled up in a deserted fan section seat trying to sleep, hugging a mascot teddy bear as big as she was. UPI (International Press Association) picked it up and it played all across the country."

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Ellen Jensen, 81, Boone........Terry Lynn McGinnis, 69, Boone........Richard Jordan, 97, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-41. Attended Creighton University, served in the U.S. Navy and earned his law degree at the State University of Iowa. Married Kate Pepper in 1950 and the couple lived on a farm east of Boone the rest of their lives. Dick was a Boone lawyer from 1950 to 2018 and was very active in the community for over 40 years. Survivors include a daughter and three sons, including John Jordan of Boone.........Harry Sechrest, 72, Ogden. Grew up in Texas. Air Force vet. Worked for Dow Chemical in Texas. Married Elizabeth Jo  Lawler in 1973 and the couple moved to Ogden to be closer to family. Survivors include his wife, Betty, of Ogden, two sons, including Ben of Ogden, a daughter, brother-in-law, nieces, an uncle and aunts and his step-mother..........Bruce Schuller, 74, Boone. Married Wanda Johnson in 1969. Farmed and then worked for Best Equipment Sales and at ISU at the Vet Diagnostic Lab. Army vet and a proud member of the Patriot Guard. Survivors include his wife, Wanda of Boone, a son and two daughters, a sister, brother and brother-in-law.........Sandi Kay Rose, 76,  Boone. BSH-62. Married Tom Rose in 1967. Worked at ISU and  as a bookkeeper for Rose Construction. Survivors include her husband, Tom, of Boone, a daughter, Kelli Brown, sons, Ryan and Cory, a sister and a brother, John Roberts Jr. of Boone..........Jordan (Cupcake) Hibbs, 27, Perry. Worked at the Brickhouse Bakery in Adel. Survivors include his mother, Kayla Hibbs, brother Shelby Hibbs of Boone, an uncle and his grandparents, Roger and Betty Reynoldson........Mark Gerstein, 59, Ames. Born in Boone to Bernard and Clarice Gerstein. Ames High School-80. Was an avid outdoorsman. Survivors include three daughters and their mother, his father, Bernard, a sister, two brothers and a sister-in-law..........Martha (Marrie) Williams, 83, Ames. Came to Iowa in 1964 and lived most of the rest of her life on a small acreage south of Ames. Worked at ISU for over 25 years, retiring in 2006. She ask that memorial donations be given to the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Terry McGinnis, 69, Boone.

     Ellen Jensen, 81, Boone

     Harry Sechrest, 72, Ogden. Moved to Ogden in 1973.

     Martha (Marrie) Williams, 83, Ames. Ask for donations to Boone and Scenic Valley.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Mark Stephen Gerstein, 59, Ames. Born in Boone. Parents were Bernard and his late mother, Clarice Gerstein. AHS-80.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Jordan Hibbs, 27, Perry. Son of Wayne and Kayla Hibbs. Survivors include his mother, Kayla, and a brother, Shelby Hibbs, of Boone. Services at Cornerstone Church in Boone.

FORMER TOREADOR GIVES $7 MILLION GIFT TO UOI

    SUE BECKWITH, BHS-76, ENDOWS HAWKEYE WOMEN'S COACHES

 

    Sue Beckwith was an outstanding Toreador athlete during her Boone High School days, BHS-76. She was her basketball team's top player and a good hurdler in track.

    Later, at the State University of Iowa, she was a four-year, 1976-80, basketball letterwinner, leading her team in assists during her senior season.

     Now, due to Dr. Beckwith's $7 million endowment gift, University of Iowa Women's Basketball coach Lisa Bluder AND all future Iowa University women's basketball coaches will be working under the title, P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Women's Basketball Coach.

     Its the first such gift for a women's basketball coach in the Big Ten Conference and is termed, "one of the most significant contributions in the history of women's athletics at Iowa."

     A portion of the donation will also continue to grow the P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Black and Gold Opportunities Fund, which provides annual support for EACH of the women's sports programs at Iowa.

     Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta said Beckwith's endowment continues a long tradition of her support. "Sue has been giving to the Hawkeyes for decades," Barta said, citing her support of Iowa's football and men's basketball programs, in addition to her longtime support of Hawkeye women's athletic programs.

     The boathouse completed in 2009, for use by the Iowa rowing program, bears the name of the Des Moines surgeon, who contributed a $1 million gift to support construction of the 20,000 square foot facility.

     In total, Beckwith has provided nearly $9 million in support of women's athletic programs at Iowa.

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     BOONE, UNITED VOTERS APPROVE BOND USAGE

 

     Voters in both the Boone and United Community school districts were in a favorable mood Tuesday.

     Boone voters easily supported a $23 million bond issue for the construction of a new elementary school to replace the current Page and Lincoln structures.

     Unofficial results had a total of 1,526 votes cast with 1,229 in support of and just 297 against the proposal. That's just over 80-percent favorability.

     In addition, Matthew Elthon was easily approved to continue to fill an at-large position on the board. He was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Joey Weber resigned last year. 

     Elthon received 1,157 votes against 62 write-ins.

     United Community patrons easily approved an extensive $2.3 million infrastructure project for heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical work, as well as additional remodeling.

     The unofficial vote count in Boone County was 92 yes votes and 16 no votes.

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     GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL PLAY LURES SOME GIRLS UNION TRIVIA

    The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is not officially formed until 1925, but in 1920, Drake University invited 27 girls teams to compete for the first state championship.

     In 1921, 36 teams contended for the state title.

    The Iowa Girls Union moved the "official" state championship meet to Drake Fieldhouse in 1931.

    In 1936, the state event drew the biggest crowd yet......4,000 fans. 

    By the 1940-41 school year, girls basketball participants in the state grew to 540 competing schools. HOWEVER, it was all small schools. The largest school with a girls team, at that time, was Centerville, a town that boasted a population of 8,400.

    In 1946, the state tournament grew a record crowd of 6,800.

    In 1947, Rod Chisholm was hired as the first Executive Director of the Iowa Girls Union.

    In 1951, a game from the state tourney was televised for the first time.

    In 1954, E. Wayne Cooley replaced Chisholm as the Executive Director.

    What year was it that state tourney fans were forced to stay at Vets Auditorium all night due to a big Iowa snow storm? It was 1959.

     Do you remember one year when the state tourney was not played in Des Moines? In 1962, a national bowling tournament had been scheduled for Veterans Auditorium, resulting in a scheduling conflict. The state girls tourney was played that year at Waterloo. 

    Larger schools were not involved in the basketball program for quite some time. In 1977, Des Moines Hoover became the first "large" school to qualify for the state tournament.

    In 1980, the field was split into classes, according to school enrollment figures.

    In 1982, a three-point shot was added.

    In the 1984-85 season, schools were allowed to move to the "five player" game, if they desired.

    The final six-on-six format came at the end of the 1993-94 season.

    In 2002, E. Wayne Cooley retired after over 40 years of service.

    In 2006, the state tournament was moved from Veterans Memorial Auditorium to Wells Fargo Arena.

    In 2016, Jean Berger became the first woman Executive Director of the IGHSAU.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: The family of Bruce Schuller of Boone has informed the Korner of  his passing........Sandy Kay Rose, 76, Boone........Eileen Loree Hall, 71, Boone. Russell IA HS. Earned a beautician's license from Americana Beauty School in Des Moines. Worked at Walmart for 30 years. Married John Hall in 1969. Her husband, of Boone, and two daughters survive........Anita Jean Mills, 66, Boone. Served as an area LPN at Woodward State Hospital, Boone County Hospital, Ledges Manor and Ogden Manor for a period of 42 years. Married Ron Mills in 1974. Her husband, of Boone, a son and two sisters survive.........Danny Metcalf, 70, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-69. Navy vet. Drove a truck for Fareway for 29 years prior to retirement in 2016. Survivors include Jody Fritcher, a sister, Barbara Keys Thede of Boone, and two brothers, Gene Keys of Loveland, CO. and Mike Metcalf of Boone.......Tracy Allen Johnson, 53, Boone. Born in Boone to Delores Johnson and Dana Harrington. Marshalltown HS. Entered the Job Corps and became a psychology nurse for troubled teens. Was a guitar player at Cornerstone Church in Boone. Survivors include his spouse, Debra Bastone, his mother, Delores Johnson, two sisters, two brothers and a cousin........David Leroy Campbell, 71, Saylor Twp. Des Moines. Born in Boone. His parents were Earl and Ramona Westrum Campbell. At age 15, the family moved to the Des Moines area.

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