The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-04-06
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To review their record for the past
season,-the locals have played Is
separate teams this year in the TWEEN
ty games Of the season. OF these
twenty games they have won II and
lost 3. They won the district cham
pionship but lost in the semi-final
game of the state tournament. The
total scores for the season amount to
522 for the locals as compared to 254
for their opponents, making an av-
erage score per game of 26 to IL
During the season there were only
three teams which reached a score Of
20 when playing against the locals,
one of these scoring "a. r.
In reviewing the record of the team
for the past seven years we find that
they have never lost district cham
pionship during that time, and until
two years ago, before the district
was divided, Fargo was included in
the district. They have been acclaim
ed state champions three out of the
seven times.
During the seven the locals have
played against II separate teams in
total of ia games. They have won
lO1 of these games and only met de-
feat 10 times in those years. IL
towns in the state who have played
Valley City have never succeeded in
defeating the locals. OF the 9 towns
which have succeeded in defeating
the local team the locals have won
the majority of games from them
and have the long end of the total
scores. OF the four times that VAL
ley City has failed to win the state
championship they have been elm
mated in the scnli-finals twice and in
the finals twice.
The figures given below gives the
record Of the locals against the six
strongest teams which they have
played during the past seven years:
Fargo-Won 10, lost /; total scores
Valley City, 2S5; Fargo, 1874.
'Casselton-Won 13, lost. 1; .. total
scores, Valley City, 1872; Casselton,
2l5.
Jamestown-Won 16, lost, 3; tota,
score, Valley City, 461; Jamestown
221.
Bismarck - Won 4; lost 3; total
scores, Valley City, 129; Bismarck,
r2O.
Mandan Won Z, lost L; total
scores, Valley City, 1874; Mandan ITO.
Minot-Won g.. lost /; total scores
Valley City, ia; Minot, 81.
Totals-Won SO, lost 10; total
scores, Valley City, 1875; Opponents,
1884. s
Of the total games played during
the seven years the total scores give
Valley City the record of scoring
better than two to one against their
opponents.
In 1909 the Valley City High Schoo,
won the state championship. From
that time until the state tournament
system was started the locals played
very uncertain basketball. In 1914
Supt. G. w. Hanna, who is thirty
third degree basketball fan, decided
that it would be just as cheap and
easy for the locals to be among the
top-notchers in that particular branch
of sport and issued the ultimatum
that it was his personal wish that
the local quint be among the list of
entries for the state championships
tournament each year. eve believe
that these orders were issued so that
Prof. Hanna would have an excuse
for attending the champion ship
games each year, The heads of the
athletic department, wishing to hui
NOR the professor, have succeeded in
meeting his wish and establishing q
record which the other high school
teams Of the state may aim at for
some time before equaling.