MIDVALE - Second-Year Head Coach Pete Wolfe's Midvale Blue Devils Basketball Team, defending Tuscarawas County and District Tournament Honors will begin their defense of the titles with a less powerful combine than he had last year. In 1941 the Blue Devils reached the State semi-finals and had traveled further than any League team ever.
Coach Wolfe opened the season with only 2 veteran performers. He had 3 lettermen returning, but one of them, guard Lloyd Swinderman, has been handicapped by a knee injury suffered in 6-man football. Little guard Calvin "Tod" Hostetler (13), All-Ohio last season and Dale Ford (10), another guard, are the other veterans who are expected to lead the Midvale cagers. Gene Young, Charles Souers and Urban Hawkins, reserve players last season, are expected to receive the other starting calls.
Others looking for action are: Freshman center Gene Hawkings, Senior forward Tom Golder, Roger Briggs, Pete Faniola, John Gibbs, Ed Hines and Carl Myers; although, only Hawkins, Golder, Briggs and Faniola are considered top-notch candidates for varsity berths. Other team members:
Senior Guard Gene Lindsey
Hunter
Renicker
Midvale finished in 4th Place in the League last year with a 7-3 record. This year the Blue Devils finished in a tie with the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates in 7th Place at 4-6. Coach Wolfe nearly won it all last year in the tournaments in his 1st year at Midvale, but this year will be a real challenge for him and his devil cagers.
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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