DOVER - Tournament time is trophy time...at least that's what it was for the Garaway High School Pirates when the final curtain was dropped on the 38th Annual Tuscarawas County Basketball Tournament on Saturday night at Dennison. The lion's share of the"hardware" went to the school.
Here's the "loot lineup" for the Pirates of Garaway:
1. The Daily Reporter Tournament Championship Trophy.
2. League Championship Trophy.
3. Senior Koran Zehnder named Tuscarawas County's "Most Valuable Player" for the 1959-60 season.
4. The Cheerleading Team tied with the Tucarawas Broncos Cheerleaders for the co-award as top groups in the county.
5. Head Coach Jim Stull named Tuscarawas County's "Coach Of The Year."
6. Zehnder and Senior Charles "Chuck" Stingel named to the coaches' "All-County League Team."
7. Two slightly frayed nets.
In addition, each member of the Corsair squad received gold key-chain size basketballs. Bob Tidrick and Tom Dannis, both Seniors, but relegated to bench duty, represented the team in receiving the League and Tournament Awards.
Mary Jean Miller accepted the cheerleading honor on behalf of the student body, which she congratulated for its fine backing this season. Zehnder, in receiving the "Most Valuable Player" award, joins a line of equally illustrious performers.
The award was inaugurated in 1952 when the Midvale Blue Devils' Dick Tollotti received it. Successive winners were:
1953 - Ken Huston (Port Washington Purple Riders)
1954 - Jim Lorenz (Stone Creek Golden Panthers)
1955 - Terry Deems (Tuscarawas Broncos)
1956 - Jim Kuecher (Strasburg Tigers)
1957 - Eldon Miller (Gnadenhutten Indians)
1958 - Rod Reinhart (Stone Creek Golden Panthers)
1959 - Ben Price (Tuscarawas Valley Trojans)
1960 - Koran Zehnder (Garaway Pirates)
The award has now made the rounds of 8 teams. No one from the Baltic Eagles has ever received it.
Receiving the Honor for the Tuscarawas cheerleading squad was Ann Johnson. Eddie Fox and Leonard McPherson represented the undefeated Midvale Grade Basketball Championship Team in receiving proper recognition. The team was 8-0 in League warfare and 14-0 for the season.
This year's coaches All-County Team was not selected by a vote. They merely met and exchanged ideas with the conclusion being what they considered the Top 10 players. Named to the team in addition to Stingel and Zehnder were:
Ron Breniser (Midvale Blue Devils)
Gary Caviness (Tuscarawas Broncos)
Clarence Cantrill (Tuscarawas Valley Trojans)
Gary Gerber (Baltic Eagles)
John Hall (Gnadenhutten Indians)
Ron Lake (Tuscarawas Vallely Trojans)
John Rice (Baltic Eagles)
Frank Wallick (Strasburg Tigers)
This year's tournament was moved to Dennison after a 10-year stay at Dover's Memorial Hall. It didn't break any attendance records, but the total paid admissions was 500 more than the total marked at the Hall last season. The final tally was 2,958 paid. Last year's paid admission here was 2,457.
Monday, February 29, 1960
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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