With only one veteran returning this season, Strasburg High School will be represented by a highly inexperienced basketball team this season. The Tigers, who open their 1958-1959 slate tonight on the home floor against the Beach City's Pirates, are under the first-year tutelage of Ernest Raber, a native of Sugarcreek. Raber replaces Chuck Canifor, who now devotes full time duties to coaching football and being principal. Frank Wallick, a 6-2 Junior, is the lone returnee from last year's squad which compiled an 11-8 record. However, his action was limited to the extent that it was just enough for him to gain a varsity letter. Another letter winner last season, Senior Nick Haswell, is not on the squad this season. "We definitely have very little or no experience to speak of," commented the new Strasburg mentor yesterday afternoon. "We are attempting to build for the future and with only one Senior on the squad that should be evident. We don't expect to burn up the league this season, but we'll still be in there battling to win our share. With more experience, I think these boys will do all right," he added. Rounding out the probable starting linep will be Charles Duff, 5-11, Dale Liggett, 5-11 or Bill Seese, 6-1, at the forwards, which would give Raber a starting quintet comprised entirely of Juniors. Lone Senior on the squad is Bill Dreher, a six-footer. Also members of the varsity team are Sophomores Tom Jones and Ray Deibel and Junior Herb Gerber.*
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TUSCARAWAS COUNTY BASKETBALL LEAGUE OPENS TONIGHT, WITH TWO GAMES ON THE SCHEDULE - The initial Tuscarawas County Class A Basketball League action gets under way tonight with two games on tap. Port Washington, in its season's opener, will travel to Stone Creek, while Baltic's Eagles will carry a 3-1 mark into its fray at Gnadenhutten. Three other games tonight see four teams opening their 1958-1959 campaigns. Strasburg's Tigers will entertain Beach City in the initial test for both squads, while Augusta and Midvale square off for their openers on the Devils' court. Garaway's Pirates, seeking their first win after a loss to Baltic in their opener, will travel to Fresno. In action with county combines thus far, Fresno has downed Baltic, while losing to Stone Creek.
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Friday, November 21, 1958
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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