December 24, 1953 Basketball - The Collins girls defeated Baxter in a rip roaring game, 50-43. Our defense and offense both did a better job of handling the ball this game. Lineup: Kilgore (f) 13 pts; Spooner (f) 15 pts.; McGrane (f) 20 pts.; Reda Smith (g); Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Evans (g); Hickle (g).
Collins boys defeated Baxter for the eighth win with four losses. Collins jumped off to an early lead and the reserves played about half the game. Lineup: Laird (f) 10 pts.; Vasey (f) 14 pts.; Kilgore (c) 12 pts.; Long (g) 6 pts.; Fitzgerald (g) 3 pts.; Morrison (g) 5 pts.; Nichol (f) 7 pts.; Partridge (g) 2 pts.; Ballard (f) ? pts.; Dodd (f) ? pts.
Basketball - The Collins girls were defeated by Mingo, 54-49. Collins was in the lead during most of the game, but fell behind during the last quarter. Lineup: Spooner (f) 36 pts.; Kilgore (f) 7 pts; Evans (f) 5 pts; McGrane (f) 1 pt.; Reda Smith (g); Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Hickle (g); Maxwell (g). The Collins boys trounced Mingo in their last game of 1953, 71-39 for their tenth win. Lineup: Laird (f) 8 pts.; Vasey (f) 23 pts.; Kilgore (c) 22 pts.; Long (g) 8 pts.; Fitzgerald (g) 9 pts.; Morrison (g) 1 pt.; Nichol (f) 0 pts.; Ballard (f) 0 pts.; Dodd (f) 0 pts.; Partridge (g) 0 pts.
January 14, 1954 Junior High News: December 23 we had our Christmas party. The high school, sixth grade, and junior high had a program together. Each contributed a number or two.
Basketball - The Collins girls got licked by McCallsburg 69-50. We put up a good fight and really made them work for the win. Lineup: Spooner (f) 26 pts.; Kilgore (f) 5 pts; Evans (f-g) 5 pts; McGrane (f) 13 pts.; Reda Smith (g); Heintz (g); Shultz (g).
The boys defeated McCallsburg 64-44, after getting off to a slow start. Collins scored 25 points in the second quarter to take a 42-19 halftime lead. Lineup: Laird (f) 21 pts.; Vasey (f) 14 pts.; Kilgore (c) 12 pts.; Long (g) 4 pts.; G. Fitzgerald (g) 5 pts.; Morrison (g) 0 pts.; Nichol (f) 1 pt.; Ballard (f) 5 pts.; Dodd (f) 1 pt.; Partridge (g) 0 pts.; Fitzgerald (g) 1 pt.; Maxwell (g) 0 pts.
January 21, 1954 Honor Roll: Freshmen - Elliott Partridge, Mary Shultz, Daisy Maxwell; Sophomores - Bill Ballard, Larry Laird, Rex Morrison, Jerry Nichol, John Vasey, Marjorie Hickle; Juniors - Sandra Long, Mary McGrane, Clara Maxwell; Seniors - Dale Derby, Howard Hoffer, D. G. Partridge.
Basketball - The Collins girls were defeated by Colo on the home floor 57-40. The team had 23 fouls. Lineup: Spooner (f) 12 pts.; Kilgore (f) 7 pts; Evans (f-g) 11 pts; Briles (f) 1 pt.; McGrane (f) 9 pts.; Reda Smith (g); Heintz (g); Shultz (g); Battles (g).
The boys avenged their loss to Colo for their thirteenth win against four losses, 54-47. Lineup: Laird (f) 12 pts.; Vasey (f) 25 pts.; Kilgore (c) 3 pts.; Long (g) 8 pts.; G. Fitzgerald (g) 6 pts.; Morrison (g) 0 pts.
Girls' Story County Basketball Tournament: First round - Collins lost a difficult game to Shipley, 40-34. (Insert 2005: Box score not found).