Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Decatur County Girls Return to the Court

In 1975, Decatur County saw the return of competitive girls' basketball for the first time in about 50 years when Greensburg High School and South Decatur High School formed girls' teams.

According to Jack Poole, in his book Decatur County Girls Basketball 1976-1997:
"In the 1920's Decatur County high school girls played the preliminary games prior to the boys' contest. This continued for several years before interest waned and the girls' game was relegated to intramural play."
You can see a photo of Greensburg High School's 1911-12 girls' basketball team here, and you can read more about girls' sports in Decatur County here.

Greensburg High School Girls' Basketball team as pictured in the 1976 Tower Tree Yearbook

Greensburg High School formed a girls' basketball team in 1975 with Trish Walters as the coach. The girls ended the season with a 0-10 record. South Decatur High School formed a team that year also, with Joy Ayers coaching. The team's record was 4-5.

South Decatur High School's first girls' basketball team as pictured in the 1976 Cougerama yearbook

North Decatur High School's first girls' basketball team was formed in 1976 with Ruth Fuhrman as the coach. The girls ended the season with a record of 7-4.

South Decatur High School's first girls' basketball team as pictured in the 1977 Pacemaker yearbook

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