MR. BASKETBALL, COACH BOB DUAX
First row; Left to right: Bill Manley, Ray Doran, Dick Dreher, Leo Lewis, Coach Duax, Bob Kennedy,
Dan Garvey, Ed Conroy, Ron Sergeant; Second row: Maynard Luetkehans, Jim Edgeworth, Dave
O'Connell, Fred Boher, Bernie…
LEO LEWIS
TOM OTTING
Jim Edgeworth (23), endeavors to block
a Wesleyan shot!
The Bee cagers opened their tough schedule by travelling to North Dakota State and St. Mary's. These
first two games found the Bees having difficulty with effective ball…
DICK BRENNAN
Bill Manley (44) says, "Just a darn minute here!"
BERNIE BRENNAN
The home court proved more conducive to the Ambrose cage delegation as they bounced back from
three consecutive setbacks and completely outplayed Illinois Tech 93-80,…
Ball in flight,
Bernie Brennan in fight!
Playing at home during the Christmas vacation, the Bees outscored the St. Norbert five, 86-69, to
bring their record to two wins and five defeats. The Ambrose five then travelled to the strongest small
college…
Fred Boher (21), Jim Edgeworth
(23), and Bill Manley (44)
surround disgruntled Wesleyan
rebounder.
Illinois Normal, led by high scoring Fred Marberry, turned back the visiting Ambrose five at Bloomington, 104-86. The Chicago Catholic Tournament was…
The grace of a ballerina as Leo Lewis scores again.
Big Bernie: up and in for two!
The third meeting of St. Ambrose and Lewis provided sweet revenge for the Bees as they outplayed
the Flyers in every respect for an 82-68 victory. A five game road…
MAYNARD LUETKEHANS
FRED BOHER
ED CONROY
DAN GARVEY
Rich Brennan scores with a solid right!
Following the fine showing against Western Illinois, the Bees met their
upriver rival — Loras. A consistant first half lead by the Bees seemed to
indicate…
Bob Kennedy (22),
shows typical Bee enthusiasm.
For the second time in the 1956-57 season, the Iowa Wesleyan quintet proved just too strong for the
Bees as they rolled to an 84-71 victory. Traveling 800 miles into Wisconsin, the Bees met the…