Clippers Squad: Manager Dean Williams, Jon Huggins, Doug Klemme, Kreg Longnecker, Jim Wright, Rod Armentrout, John Lint, Mike McDermott, Jim Atwood, Kelly Milligan, Jim Titus (Manager), Danny Breer, Jim Anderson, Scott Richardson, Matt Carver, Mike Ball, Bob Huntrods, Mike Fertig, Denny Long, Steve Oglesby, Ed Hamilton, Steve Lillard, Kirk Patterson.
December 9, 1974. Collins lost both Girls and Boys basketBall games to LDF; Girls 67-35, Boys 71-36 in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference. Girls scoring: Cindy Dunshee 19, Chris Dunshee 8, Mary Beth Kingman 4, Julie Lehman 4. Guards Rebounding: Becky Oswalt 12, Cindy Tiffany 7, Cathy Schmitt 5.
Collins Boys Scoring: Denny Long 10, Matt Carver 7, Steve Oglesby 6, Mike Ball 5. Rebounding: Denny Long 10, Bob Huntrods 7 and 5 blocked shots, Matt Carver 5.
December 9, 1974. Colo-Collins schools mull cooperative classes. Jim Poole, Colo high school principal, reported on a program designed to set up class offerings for both Collins and Colo use, such as a foreign language.
The proposal, according to Superintendent Keith Tadlock, Colo, is just in the planning stages, but at Monday night's meeting the Board set a date for this Wednesday, December 11, to meet with the Collins School board to discuss the program. That meeting will be held in Collins, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
December 11, 1974. Collins Girls whipped Garwin 68-54 in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference. Cindy Dunshee hit mostly outside shots, scoring 42 points. Chris Dunshee 12, Mary Beth Kingman 10, Julie Lehman 4. Shooting percentage: 51%. Guard Rebounding: Becky Oswalt 10, Cindy Tiffany 8, Cathy Schmitt 4. Coach Bill Brooks said, "I was pleased with our overall play of the team. We cut down on turnovers."
Collins Boys dropped a 73-33 decision to powerful Garwin in Ta-Ma-Ja Conference. Collins shot 38% and had only 10 free throws, making 5. Thirty-five turnovers in the game is difficult to resolve. Scoring: Denny Long 9, Matt Carver 8, Mike Fertig 4, Steve Lillard 4.
December 14, 1974. Maxwell defeated Collins in both Girls (75-53) and Boys (83-51) in basketBall contests. Maxwell had decisive leads throughout both games. Girls scoring: Cindy Dunshee 32, Chris Dunshee 16, Julie Lehman 3, Mary Beth Kingman 2. Coach Bill Brooks said, "The guard court, Cathy Schmitt, Becky Oswalt, Cindy Tiffany did a good job against the slick-good shooting Maxwell front court.
Collins Boys Shooting: Steve Lillard 15, Denny Long 12, Matt Carver 10, Mike Ball 6, Bob Huntrods, Rod Armentrout 2, Mike Fertig 1. Coach Behrens indicated the key for the Maxwell win was hefty 47-23 margin on rebounding.
December 18, 1974. The Clipperettes suffered one of those exasperating nights when seemingly few shots at the basket went in, connecting only on 10 of 47 from the field. Consequently, they lost 40-29 to SEMCO in the Ta-Ma-Ja Conference play. Pacing the scoring was Cindy Dunshee 16, Julie Lehman 8, Chris Dunshee 4, Mary Beth Kingman 1. Guard Rebounding: Cindy Tiffany 10, Becky Oswalt 7, Cathy Schmitt 7.