Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-03-09
High School Basketball Teams
Are Terminating Loop Season In
Some Spirited District Competition
Eight Teams Emerge From
Sub-district Play in This
Territory.

SuD-dlStrlct RAY In ms
Territory.
Beginning today Thursday eight
basketball teams will fight it out at
Pine City for the honor of repre-
senting the 16 high school teams that
compose District No. 25, in the re-
gional tournament to be held next
week.
From the north half of the district
Barnum, Askov, Moose Lake and
Sandstone will pit their strength and
ability against Lindstrom-Center City,
North Branch, Taylors Falls and
Hinckley and when the Smoke of
battle" clears away Saturday night,
a champion of the district will have
been decided. Lindstrom-Center City
is the defending champion, but that
team will be closely contested for the
honor during the tournament.
The North Half Meet.
The north half tournament of this
district which was played on the
Sandstone floor last Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday resulted as follows:
First round-Moose Lake Al, Bruno
IL; Barnum SO, McGrath g; Askov 33,
Willow River II; Sandstone 81, Fin
layson 16.
Second round-Askov 35, Moose
Lake %; Barnum 81, Sandstone 8.
Consolation game-Moose Lake 40,
Sandstone ID.
Championship game-Barnum "a,
Askov IL.
The South Half Meet.
The games of the south half of the
district, which were played at Rush
City on the same days, resulted as
follows:
First round-Taylors Falls 20,
Brook Park IL; Lindstrom-Center
City 43, Rush City 10; Hinckley 81,
Chisago City rs; North Branch 26,
Pine City %.
Second round -Lindstrom-Center
City 81, Taylors Falls %; North
Branch "a, Hinckley Is.
Consolation game-Taylors Falls
35, Hinckley 20.
Championship game - Lindstrom-
Center City "a, North Branch 81.
Tournament Well Managed.
The north half tournament of the
district, played at Sandstone, was ex-
ceedingly well managed by Super
intendent S. G. Skaaland of Sand
stone, and the fine new gymnasium
was an ideal place in which to hold
it. The officiating done by Bill Nc
Nellis of the Duluth Junior College,
and Nordall Anderson, of Duluth East
Junior high school, was above re-
proach all through the three days
of competition and good sportsman
ship was displayed by the fans and
schools throughout.
Entertainment rendered by Sand
stone students between halves of the
various games was enjoyed and espe-
cially did the occasional cheer lead
ing by little Eugene Reilly, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frances Reilly, please the
audience. Askov's Little German
band, the Willow River and Barnum
high school bands furnished music
for the tournament.
Approximately 1900 attended the
three days of the meet.
Summary of South Half.
On Thursday afternoon Taylors
Falls easily defeated Brook Park 20
to IL. Hinckley had more difficult
task when they conquered Chisago
City 81 to rs, in an overtime period.
In the first game last Thursday
evening, Lindstrom-Center City, bet
ter known as Chilli, "took" Rush
City 43 to 18. The Pine City-North
Branch game was thriller with Pine
City keeping the lead until the last
few moments of the game. In the
final minute to play, the score was
tied. Then North Branch came
through with field goal and a free
shot to take the game 26 to %.
Friday evening Chilli played Tay-
lors Falls in what was the toughest
game of the tournament. In the last
quarter two Taylors Falls men were
hurt and taken out of the game.
Chilli won 81 to %. North Branch
defeated Hinckley in the second
game of the evening, the score being
81 to Is.
On Saturday evening Hinckley lost
the consolation game to Taylors Falls
35 to 20.
The championship game started off
with Chilli taking the lead. North
Branch's Stromquist, one of their
best men, was sick and unable to
play. BROKER, North Branch's star,
had three fouls called on him within
the first quarter and was taken out
Of the game. Chilli had the lead at
The half with a score of to l.
North Branch speeded down the
'loor and poured in two buckets with
n two minutes after the half started.
from that time on, Lindstrom
'eally had to work for points. Dur
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