The Sidney herald., 1959-04-01
TOBY kANGAS
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tCONIlNUED FkOM FACE i
the joy and satisfaction ii has
been to work with such fine,
clean cut young men as Sidney
has always had. 1t takes a GER
tam type of individual to be the
champ and i as a coach have
been most fortunate in having
an abundance of those kind Of
boys to work with.
The staff 1 have always had
TO help me has been the finest
As long as You keep men like
Jim Weitz, Dick Buehler, Bob
Anderson. John Grimstad and
Don Shading in the system you
are bound to produce the type
of boy and team that we have
had and you will have in the
future.
1T is hard to put into words
why we are leaving Sidney.
Believe me it took many days OF
~indeciSion and many sleepless
nights before our minds were
made up. B0zeman. a college
community, offers many advan-
tages for our two girls In addi-
ton / will now have the perfect
opportunity to further my own
education. Whenever any Of
you are in BOzeman our home
is open to you. We don't want
to forget Sidney"
In 10 years Kangas coached
Sidney basketball teams have Won
191 and lost 1870. Starting in
the l946-47 season it took six
years to build the Eagles to a
power as they are now. Since
1853 Sidney teams have won 1856
games while losing 45.
Four years ago the present
Class A league was inaugurated.
In that period the Eagles won 70
and lost "a winning the champion
ship three times and being runner
up the other.
The highlites of coach Toby's
tenure are numerous. When he
took the coaching duties in 1916
Sidney hadn't won a Big 16 game
in three years. In that first sea-
sor the Eagles defeated three
conference foes.
In 1851 the Sidney Eagles up
set both Butte teams and won
in the state tourney at Great
This vas the Cinderella
Team" of Montana.
After winning the Southern
Divisional in 1854 Sidney was
losed out in the state finals by
Helena 1851. That game was no
loubt the biggest heart breaker
If any game a Sidney team has
anticipated in. 1t is hard to pick
he best team but this 1854 squad
vas one of them. They lost only
our out of 26.
Among the greats the 1878
easOn stands out. This was the
quad that went undefeated
conference foes, the first
UGH accomplishment by any Sid
ley team.
Their third successive crown
Won by this years squad is al
nos. unprecedented in Montana.
)Ely Helena, many years ago and
3eltry in Class c ever duplicated
his feat.
Toby also coached football from
946-l954. His greatest year was
951 when Sidney won the East
m Divisional and then lost to
anaconda 26-14 for the state
championship in a game played
ere.
Track has also been a particular
of coach Kangas. His
luads have always been a power
ncng the Class A schools being
lie state champions for the past
vc years.
Coach Kangas has received state
ide recognition by being named
,oach of the year" in 1851, 1857
Id 1859. His first such honor
me after his team excellent
otball record. The latter two
ere from basketball.
Toby graduated from high
hool in Red Lodge in 1884. He
tended and received his degree
ON Billings Polytechnic, now
Mountain College, in 1910.
lat fall he took his first job at
where he made a record
nong Glass c schools for six
airs before moving to Sidney.
1t is very much an understate-
ent to say that Toby will be
Perhaps the feeling of
S friends can best be expressed
these words from Superinten-
nj OF Schools, Harry F. Mikel-
Il. at was with a great deal of
gret to learn of his decision.
know l reflect the feelings of
e entire school system and
nool board both professionally
d personally when l say we
sh him all the success and best
shes in his new position"