LAKES LANCERS BOYS’ BASKETBALL
TEAM 1964-1965 SEASON
In its 1964-1965 season, the
Lakes High Lancers boys’ basketball team, coached by Holly Gee, had a 15-5
win-loss record.
Wins came in pairs over Puget
Sound League (PSL) opponents Puyallup Vikings, Clover Park Warriors and
Enumclaw Hornets. There were splits (one win, one loss) to Auburn Trojans and
Franklin Pierce Cardinals. There were single game wins vs. PSL’s Mt. Rainier
Rams, Evergreen Wolverines, Tyee Totems and Glacier Grizzlies. In games played
in Puyallup, there was a win over Kent-Meridian Royals and a season-ending loss
to Renton Indians. (13-3)
Lakes played four non-league games during the season, all against Tacoma City League teams. Both vs. Mount Tahoma Thunderbird were Lancer losses. In two versus (one of them Lakes’ Homecoming) Stadium Tigers, Lakes won both.(2-2)
Followed based on Seattle Times – Sat. Jan. 16, 1965
Puget Sound League
Lakes Tops Puyallup,
Ties Pierce for Lead
Lakes High School’s Lancers
forced to play close to the vest last night (Friday, Jan. 15, 1965, at
Puyallup), pulled out a 47-45 Puget Sound League Southern Division victory over
Puyallup despite Jim Vest’s 23 points.
Vest, named recently to Scholastic Magazine’s high school All-America football team, turned in the best basketball performance of his prep career, but it wasn’t enough. In addition to his 23 points, he pulled down 16 rebounds and held Whit Hemion, a Lancer averaging nearly 16 points a game, to 9.
The victory left Lakes in a tie for first place in the South with Franklin Pierce, a 43-19 victor over Clover Park. Both teams have 2-0 league records.
Lakes scoring: 47 Points. Forwards Karman (2), Hemion (9), center Austin (6), guards Bob Saxton (9), Bill Saxton (8). Subs: Larsen (13). Halftime: Lakes 29, Puyallup 24
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IN LAKES GYM, FEBRUARY 1965,
LAKES BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT PUYALLUP
Following based on Seattle Times – Sat., Feb. 13, 1965
In other (Puget Sound League)
games last night, (in Lakewood on Fri., Feb. 12, 1965) Lakes whipped Puyallup,
62-47.
Lakes, stirred by an 18-9
first-quarter spread, coasted past Puyallup behind Gary Larsen’s 21 points.
(For Puyallup) Jim Vest scored 17 points.
Lakes scoring: 62 points.
Forwards Larsen (21), Hemion (14), center Austin (5), guards Bill Saxton (4)
and Bob Saxton (7). Subs: Walker (7), Karman (3), Hall (1). Halftime: Lakes 29,
Puyallup 19
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LAKES LANCERS 1964-1965 BOYS’
BASKETBALL BEAT KENT-MERIDIAN ROYALS IN PUYALLUP
Following based on Seattle Times – Sat., March 6, 1965
In the Puget Sound League championship game played Fri., March 5, 1965, in the Puyallup High gym, Franklin Pierce (PSL South Division champ) beat Renton (PSL North Division champ), 42-40.
Also in the same gym, Lakes beat Kent-Meridian, 59-49, in a game matching respective South and North Division PSL runner-ups.
“Lakes jumped from a 27-26 halftime lead over Kent. Whit Hemion’s 14 points led the Lancers …
Lakes scoring: 59 points: Forwards Hemion (14), Larsen (6), center Austin (8), guards Bob Saxton (13), Bill Saxton (10). Subs: Greg Saxton (2), Karman (3). Walker (3). Halftime: Lakes 27, K-M 26
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LAKES 1964-1965 BOYS’
BASKETBALL LANCERS LOSE TO RENTON INDIANS IN PUYALLUP
Following based on Seattle Times – Sun. March 7, 1965
Renton Captures AA Tourney Spot
PUYALLUP, March 6, 1965 (Special) – Renton High School’s Indians beat Lakes, 59-45, to clinch the Puget Sound League’s second berth in next week’s Class AA regional tournament in Tacoma.
Renton sewed up the victory by hitting 16 of 19 free throws in the fourth quarter.
Renton will play Mount Tahoma in next Friday’s regional first-round game at the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse.
Lakes scoring: 45 points. Forwards Hemion (9), Larsen (4), center: Austin (15), guards: Bill Saxton (7), Bob Saxton (5). Subs: Karman (5). Halftime: Renton 23, Lakes 16
Postscripts from poster:
WHAT WAS THE FINAL SCORE?
--Lakes 1965 Legend yearbook says score was 58-45, Seattle Times and Associated Press says score was 59-45.
LAKES WON AND LOST TO TEAMS PLAYING IN PUYALLUP PURPLE JERSEYS
--During the 1964-1965 season, Lakes Lancers played and beat Puyallup Vikings twice. On March 15, 1965, in Puyallup Lakes won, 47-45. On Feb. 12, 1965, in Lakewood, Lakes won, 62-47. (Action photos from 1965 Lakes Legend yearbook is from Feb. 12, 1965, Puyallup at Lakes game.) As per typical, home teams wear light colored uniforms and visiting team wear dark colored uniforms. Thus, in the February 1965 game in the Lakes gym, Puyallup wore its purple road uniforms and Lakes wore its home whites. When Lakes played Renton in the Puyallup High gym on March 6, 1965 -- in what would be the Lakes 1964-1965 boys’ basketball team’s final game of the season -- both Lakes and Renton came to play in their road white jerseys and trunks. That was resolved with Renton wearing Puyallup home purple jerseys and its own white trunks. So, during the ’64-’65 season, Lakes won and lost to teams (Puyallup, Renton) wearing Puyallup purple jerseys playing in the Puyallup High School gym.
ALSO SEE
http://lakes-1966-50-year-reunion.blogspot.com/2017/12/is-there-page-missing-in-your-life.html
==Lakes vs. Mount Tahoma boys’ basketball series==
1963-1964 LAKES BOYS’ BASKETBALL SEASON
--Dec 28, 1963, Seattle Times says “Lakes stumbled (on Dec
27, 1963, at Mount Tahoma) against Mount Tahoma, 65-52. Last week (Dec 17, 1963,
at Lakes), Lakes dealt Mount Tahoma its first defeat, 58-56.”
1964-1965 LAKES BOYS’ BASKETBALL SEASON
--Lakes Legend 1965 yearbook shows two Lakes boys basketball
games vs. Mount Tahoma in the 1964-1965 season, both losses: First time they
played, 53-52. Second time they played, 64-59.
--Seattle Times shows Mount Tahoma at Lakes played Dec 15,
1964 = Mount Tahoma won 53-52 in two overtimes.
--Seattle Times shows Lakes at Mount Tahoma played Dec 29,
1964 = Mount Tahoma won 64-59.
