Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 19, Number 16, DeMotte, Jasper County, 18 March 1949 — Local Grade Team Tourney Winner [ARTICLE]

Local Grade Team Tourney Winner

Tops Remington In Double Overtime By Count Of 19 To 18 It took a double overtime to do it, but Coach Jimmy Rick’s Rensselaer grade school team had it in the clutch to drop Remington’s representatives in the final game of the Jasper county 14team grade school tournament, 19 to 18. The victory gave Rensselaer the county title as successor to Kniman. The tournament was staged at RIIS and was spread over two weeks of play. In working its way to the finals, Rensselaer defeated Tefft, I Thursday, March 3, and then pol-; ished off Kniman, last year’s' I champions, on Wedensday, March 9, by a score of 24 to 18. Kniman had won over Gillam irr the first round. The victory over Kniman gave the Bomber graders the right to meet Fair Oaks in the semi-finals. Fair Oaks had beaten Marion in the first round and Jordan in the second round. The Rensselaer crew defeated Remington in the final game after sending the game into two overtime sessions. A free throw by Smith provided the point that won the championship title and the trophy, which was presented by Ira L. Huntington, county superintendetn at the close of the game. Incidentally, the Remington team was coached by Russell Dean, while Mr. Dean’s own son, Philip was a member of the Rensselaer team and scored two baskets in the final quarter to help take up the lead Remington had held in the first three quarters. Smith pitched in 3 baskets and that memorable free throw in the last quarter and overtime. Remington had advanced to the final game by defeating Parr in th# first round, Newton in the second, and DeMotte in the semiThe scores: Rensselaer, 27; Tefft, 12. Fair Oaks, 21; Marion, JB. Jordan, 24; S. Barkley, 10. ' Kniman, 30; Gillam, 22. Remington, 25; Parr, 13. Newton, 19‘ Hanging Grove, 9. DeMotte, 2G; Wheatfield, 15. Fair Oaks, 31; Jordan, 15. Rensselaer, 24; Kniman, 18. Remington, 18; Newton, 9. Rensselaer, 21; Fair Oaks, 15. Remington, 17; DeMotte, 11. Fair Oaks, 28; DeMotte, 15. Rensselaer, 19; Remington, 18. Mrs. Lulu Heimlich spent the week-end in Cincinnati visiting her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heimlich and son.