FIRST TEAMS PLAYED IN THE 1940'S
How many of you viewers realized that the Iowa High School Athletic Association, for some period of time, had THREE baseball seasons.........Fall, Spring and Summer.
There was a Spring season from 1928-72; a Fall season from 1939-85 and, the one season that remains, the Summer campaign which started in 1946 and remains the only Summer high school baseball season in the nation. The other states continue to play, as many games as possible, in a shortened Spring season.
Of area interest, Madrid lost to Davenport, 2-1, in a Spring championship game played at Manson in 1940.
Boone High School's first baseball experience occurred in the Spring months. The school fielded a team from 1941-46 in the Spring series.
Coach Wayne Hill guided BHS to a 7-6 record in 1941. Don Reed, who played five years in the St. Louis Cardinal farm system, was co-captain of that team along with Mike Engstrom.
In 1942, the Toreadors, led by Cookie Ewing, had a 6-1 record with the only loss occurring in a District tournament game.
In 1943, Don Cole was the coach of a squad that was 6-3 but lost to Rippey, 4-3, in a tourney game. Stars of that club were Maurice Hagaleen, Jim Kennedy and Kenny Blosser.
Only two games were played under Coach Cole in 1944. BHS beat Madrid, 5-2, but lost a tournament game to Luther, 6-5.
In 1945, L.A. Gluenkin was the BHS coach and the team was 4-2 with a tournament loss to Dayton, 4-0, ending the season.
Vern Elslager guided the team to a 9-3 mark in 1946. They lost to Luther again in tournament play, 2-0. Bill Curell was a .389 slugger for that team.
A PAUSE AND THEN, A NEW START IN 1959
Four Central Iowa Conference teams began baseball play in 1958 and BHS started their Summer program a year later when Bill Sapp moved from Grand Junction to Boone to become a teacher and the Toreadors baseball coach.
In 1965, Boone and Newton shared the Central Iowa Conference championship and the Toreadors went on to become the Iowa State champions. They repeated that Iowa championship in 1967.
All told, Boone has made 12 appearances in state tourney play.
In addition to 1965 and '67, they battled with the best in 1970, 71, 72, 86, 2009, '11, 13, 15, 18 and 2019. They were third place finishers in 1972.
Coach Sapp guided those first five entries; Rick Davis coached the 1986, 2009 and 2011 teams and Charley Eastland has coached the 2013, '15, '18 and '19 teams to the state meet.
The 1972 third-place team beat Burlington, 2-1; lost to Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 1-0; but then beat Granville Spalding, 4-3, in the consolation game.
Here were Boone High's other state tourney results:
In 1970, lost to Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 4-2; in '71, lost to Iowa Falls, 5-1; in 86, lost to Marshalltown, 8-6; in 2009, beat Chariton, 12-0 in five innings but then lost to Norwalk, 4-2; in 2011; lost to Harlan, 6-4; in 2013; lost to Davenport Assumption, 5-3; in 2015, lost to Waverly-Shell Rock, 12-2 in five innings; in 2018, lost to Harlan, 5-4; and in 2019, lost to Davenport Assumption, 7-3.
We'll have detailed stories about the 1965 and 1967 state championship teams at a later time but here's a peek at how they performed in their State tourney championship games.
The '65 team stopped Burlington, 2-1, at Williamsburg on Jack Mustapha's no-hit pitching, one of just five no-hitters ever hurled in state meet play.
The 1967 team, playing at Memorial Park in Boone, had two heart-stopping wins. They defeated Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 6-5, in nine innings and then edged Mason City Newman Catholic in the title game, 4-3, in 10 innings.
By the way, our good neighbor, Ogden, has played in two state baseball tournaments, 1999 and 2012.
After its 1959 start, here's how the Boone High program, step-by-step, started its way to the ultimate '65/'67 successes.
In '59, the Toreadors were 9-8 but lost to Rippey, 4-1, in tourney play; in '60 they were 12-6 but lost to Jefferson, 5-3, in the tourney; in '61 they were 11-7 but lost to Ames, 9-8, in tourney play; in '62 they posted a 16-9 record but lost to Steamboat Rock, 6-5, in the tourney; in '63 they were 15-8 but lost to West Des Moines Valley, 7-0; and in '64 they were 20-5 but lost to Dowling, 11-0, in tourney play.
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Good guy and great golfer Jim Curell passed away in April of 2020 when Covid was getting well underway. As a result, services were postponed at that time.
Now, a Celebration of Life has been scheduled for Friday, April 30, 6 to 8 p.m at Cedar Pointe in Boone.
Friends and relatives will gather for appetizers and beverages and lots of memories with attendees reliving special moments at 7 p.m..
Put that on your calendar. Kim, Andy and Ryan will look forward to your attendance.
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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dennis Paul Savits, 79, Ogden..........Randall (Randy) Cox, 64, Boone/Madrid. His family settled in Madrid in 1966 and Randy received his education there. U.S. Army veteran who was proud to take the 2017 Freedom Flight. He especially enjoyed being a member of the John Logue racing team. Survivors include his companion of 22 years, Shelly Harris, three children, Donald and Jessica Cox of Boone and Randall Cox of Moingona. Also surviving are two sisters including Martha Kent of Stratford, a brother and Tyson Harris and wife of Boone.
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