Fall Softball Season Summary: Girls softball began its first season. Collins' lone season victory was on the last game of the season 15-14 over Gilbert. Collins lost: Roland 33-3; McCallsburg 27-16; Zearing 25-4; Hubbard 22-0; Clemons 8-6.
Team members: Claretta Smith, Rosemary Cory, Betty Jane Kearns, Cheryle Partridge, Sally Coughenour, Kathie Jones, Helen Jacobson, Susie Kilgore, Margaretha Fitzgerald, Nancy Fitzgerald, Sharon Hay, Sandra Johnson, Charlene Laughlin - two seniors, four juniors, five sophomores, and two freshmen. Coach - Mr. Hess. Leading the team batting averages: Kathie Jones - .667, Cheryle Partridge - .500, Mary Jane Kearns - .417.
Baseball - Collins was beaten by Gilbert 4-0, scoring their four runs on seven hits and making two errors. Collins collected only two hits, both by Danny Long. Norman Spooner pitched: Innings - 6; hits - 7; runs - 4; strikeouts - 7; walks - 4. Team fielding errors - 1.
Collins collected 19 runs on eight hits to overwhelm Milford Twp 19-0 in a five-inning conference game. Milford Twp was held hitless by the Collins pitchers. Gary Borts pitched: Innings - 3; hits - 0; runs - 0; strikeouts - 2; walks - 5. Walt Nichol pitched: Innings - 1; hits - 0; runs - 0; strikeouts - 1; walks - 0. Lineup: Gary Borts; Galen Smith; Danny Long (2 hits); Jim Nichol; Walt Nichol; Norman Spooner; Jim Crabb; George Ballard; Bob Dodd; Terry Tiffany.
Collins defeated Zearing 5-4 in a conference game on the Collins diamonds. Collins scored their five runs, three in the 3rd inning and two in the 6th inning on seven hits and made two errors. Zearing scored their four runs on only three hits, making two errors. Danny Long pitched: Innings - 6; hits - 3; runs - 4; strikeouts - 13; walks - 7. Gary Borts pitched; Innings - 1; hits - 0; runs - 0; strikeouts - 2; walks - 0. Lineup: Gary Borts 0 hits; Galen Smith 1 hit; Danny Long (p) 2 hits; Jim Nichol (c) 1 hit; Walt Nichol 0 hits; Norman Spooner 2 hits; Jim Crabb 0 hits; George Ballard 0 hits; Bob Dodd 1 hit.
Fall Baseball Season Summary: Scheduled games - Collins won: McCallsburg* 5-4; Milford Twp* 19-0; Zearing* 5-4. Collins lost: Clemons 3-2; Roland* 11-1; Gilbert* - 4-0. *Conference games. Sectional Tournament at Collins - semifinals: Collins 13, Zearing 3; Collins won tournament championship, defeating Ferguson 4-2.
District Tournament - first round: Collins lost to McCallsburg 3-2.
Usual Game Players: Danny Long (60) (p-2b), Jim Nichol (61) (c), Jim Crabb (61) (1b), Galen Smith (62) (2b-ss), George Ballard (62) (3b), Gary Borts (60) (ss-p), John Tiffany (60) (lf), Mort Dodd (62) (cf), Walt Nichol (61) (rf), Norman Spooner (p-c). Other team players: Terry Huntrods (62) (of), Ben Carver (62) (of), Dennis Downing (62) (of), Clifford Dalby (62) (of), Vernon Hickle (62) (of), Buland Hennick (of), Jerry Talburt (63) (of).
Highlight of the season was winning the sectional tournament.
Total season results: Collins won 5, lost 4. The pitching record - Danny Long 3-0; Gary Borts 1-1; Norman Spooner 1-2; Walt Nichol 0-1. Leading hitter was Danny Long - .320; Best fielding average was Galen Smith - handling 21 chances with no errors.
Coach - Richard Cory, Collins School Graduate - 1950.
Adult evening school will start October 12 and run ten consecutive Monday nights.Our first meeting topic is high moisture corn and corn storage.