For a school of its size, it showed unusual competence and enthusiasm, winning both boys' and girls' county basketball championships several years running.
The Floris Vocational High School also boasted highly competitive athletic teams, especially in basketballand track.
But never before had Laura and her team-mates played better basketball than in that second half with the Lumberport team.
The rules under which the girls of Central High played the game were such as brought into basketball the largest number of players allowed.
The audience had to admit that the game had been keenly fought and--after Hester was put out of it--as cleanly as a basketball game had ever been played on those grounds.
Lack of supervision by instructors is where the danger of basketball and kindred athletics lies.
While Chet and Billson were talking the basketball team had gathered at the Belding house and had concocted another "round robin.
She played a sharp game of tennis, played hockey well, was a good walker and runner, and liked basketball as well as she liked anything.
Now she had graduated from a mere basketball "fan" to a very alert and successful goal guard.
The day, too, was a red letter one for the basketball team of Central High.
Nobody spoke to her about the fine time expected at Keyport when the basketball team went over to battle with the team of the Keyport High.
It is not good basketball to oppose other than one's immediate opponent; but for once Hester went out of her field to stop the ball.
She had gone there from the basketball game instead of going directly home.
Here we have a number of thrilling contests at basketball and in addition, the solving of a mystery which had bothered the high school authorities for a long while.
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Removing Basketball from Closed-Bottom Receptacle The closed-bottom basket used in the game of basketball is so high that it is difficult to remove the ball after a goal is made.
Illustration] Electric Score Board for Indoor Games A very satisfactory electric score board, for use in scoring basketball and other games played indoors, is shown in the illustration.
The triumphant team marched around the gymnasium, lustily singing a ridiculously funny basketball song which it afterward developed had been composed by none other than Kathleen West.
Elfreda's love for the game and the story of her persistent effort to reduce her weight in order to glitter as a prominent basketball star had become familiar to not only her upper class friends, but throughout the college as well.
They met late in the afternoon in the gymnasium to watch Elfreda's last practice playing before the game, but in their momentary basketball enthusiasm the topic of the morning's conversation was not touched upon.
I was captain of our freshman basketball team at home.
I've always wanted to be a basketball star, but it seems funny to have the girls make such a fuss over me.
Only the costume party and a basketball game, if we can scare up two teams, and a winter picnic at Hunter's Rock, if it isn't too cold.
We have played basketball so long, and having been in two big games, it is time we resigned gracefully; besides, I want to see Elfreda reap the benefit of her faithful practice and distinguish herself.
Elfreda is determined to play basketball in spite of her junior responsibilities, therefore she is obliged to train religiously.
Their sophomore days brought them a variety of experiences, pleasant and unpleasant, and, as in their freshman year, Grace and Miriam distinguished themselves on the basketball field.
The latter's playing in basketball and tennis was a revelation to the guardians who had never known a high school girl who could play such an even and skilful game.
There was a baseball game in the morning, a basketball game in the afternoon with tether ball and quoits on the side.
Bob dropped the basketball on Bonnie's head and ran back into the kitchen.
Bonnie tagged after him and the two of them got involved in a rough game of basketball in the living room.
She's the captain of the basketball team, isn't she?
The meeting to-day was not for gymnastic exercises, however, but an important subject was to be discussed--the Freshman Basketball Team.
This book, the record of the girl chums in athletics, tells of the exciting rivalries of the sophomore and junior basketball teams, culminating in a final hard-fought battle.
By the way," she added, as they went down the steps, "be sure and come to the basketball meeting at the gym this afternoon.
The votes were cast again, Anne timidly dropping her slip in the hat with the others, and, as might have been expected, Grace was elected captain of the Freshman Basketball Team of the Oakdale High School.
Just the bag that I saw, you know, just the handbag which is similar to--you know, like a basketball equipment bag.
I never saw him play basketball that I recall, although he might have been talented in that field.
He was a very good basketball player too, but he loved to play ball.
The captain of the crew, the coach of the basketball team, and others of the older girls, began to pay some attention to Nancy.
There were tennis and basketball courts, and other means of athletic enjoyment.
The Wasps, Troop Nine's basketball team, was the only scout team that Troop Six had not been able to beat.
So interested did she grow in her work that for two afternoons she completely forgotbasketball practice, thereby bringing down upon her head the fury of the Captain of the Yellowbirds!
Aunt Pen had decided that Renee was not strong enough as yet for the basketball practice.
Aunt Pen had played basketball in her college days; now she watched eagerly, admiring the splendid guarding of the Wasps as generously as Peggy's swift center work.
With Betty Lee at the head of the junior team, that unusual class is likely to carry off the honors in basketball this year.
This conversation took place long before "mid-years," as may be gathered from the fact that basketball was in the early stages.
He was active enough, to be sure, and was to play with thebasketball team after Christmas.
Basketball practice was going on, but Mr. Lee had asked Betty not to be on the team which played the competitive class games.
The girls of that class had never been particularly noted in athletic lines, but as Kathryn declared, they had concentrated on basketball "to beat us.
There was every indication that Betty again would be captain of the junior basketball team, but there were some murmurs at home against this and another junior girl wanted the place.
Betty had forgotten about how the seniors felt about being beaten in basketball the year before.
Betty's parents had noted certain effects in the previous year which did not seem good, chief of which was a temporary suffering of Betty's work during the basketball season and her being more or less nervous and under a strain.
The present junior girls usually beat them and Betty was prominent among those who played basketball and hockey.
She was pretty, wore lovely clothes, lived in a big house in a select neighborhood, had played center on a citybasketball team, and was the friend of Miss Flint's friend.
The hardest part of it all for Marjorie was her basketball practice.
Marjorie turned to follow Ellen Seymour from the room, when the door opened and the freshman basketball team filed in.
I wonder if you are all as fond of basketball as I," she went on quickly.
So I am going to disband your team and forbid any one of you to play basketball again until I am satisfied that you know something of the first principles of honor and fair play.
Purposely, to make sure she was right, she said boldly: "Miss Dean, will you go to the basketball tryout with us on Friday afternoon?
However, I shall not forbid basketballto the freshmen.
She had forgotten for the moment that certain girls in the freshman class had turned against her; that she was no longer a member of the freshman basketball team.
You'll have to go to that old basketball practice.
Other than the team no one could furnish any authentic information as to what had actually been said and done, but the amazing report that "Miss Archer had disbanded the freshman basketball team" was on every one's tongue.
When Marjorie was called upon to play left guard on a team composed of the last lot of aspirants for basketball honors, she advanced to her position rather nervously.
She'll send for Ellen Seymour and then, good-bye freshman basketball for a while.
Basketball games were now being run off from a schedule that filled in every date from the height of the season to the Christmas vacation.
Basketball is an American sport, and we are back from the war now with reconstruction energy.
It looks to me as if friend Dolorez has had a lot of experience in basketball as well as in--gossip.
Also, I claim first round from the opposition when we start basketball and fight for Center.
As a basketball team the girls were first-class noise makers, and if there were any other ways of racketing than those operated, Bedlam itself must have held the copyright.
Teams One and Two were to play for place, and that place was to take up the big game with the Breslins--the event of greatest importance in the whole basketball season.
And being anxious about our big basketball game, I have been keeping the girls at practice daily.
Our chauffeur, one Thomas, has little regard for basketball conditions," Judith remarked.
Basketball fever had set in with epidemic proportions.
Now, girls, you all know as well as I do that there is plenty of splendid basketball talent sitting right here at this table.
The basketball news appeared and there was the report of the Barn Swifts Extravaganza.
All Wellington seemed engulfed with the wave of basketball and that the circumspect faculty did not fall victims to the peril of the wily sphere can scarcely be affirmed with confidence.
Massing for basketball might have been considered an obligation of captain or other official, although Jane assumed it willingly, thus leaving the upper class girls free for a more interesting part in the sport.
Has our basketball secretary fixed up the new schedule?
It was the first big reception of the winter and followed closely the end of the first basketball trophy series and the football game between the Central High team and that of West High.
There was one basketball game during the holiday recess.
Didn't we learn how to play basketball without being rough?
Out of school hours, basketball and other athletics had pretty well filled the minds of the girls of Central High; and Laura Belding and her particular chums had been as active in these inter-school athletics as any.
Alison, coming in just in time for supper, flushed and breathless after a basketball game.
Then she went out to play basketball without returning it.
A former high school and college basketball star, he has been inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.
Someone will have to stay home and see the laundress, and Frank has his basketball practice.
The next afternoon when Mabel came from school, having been detained half an hour on account of inattention, she found Frank busy mending the tears in his basketball suit by the simple method of drawing them up in a tight pucker.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "basketball" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: ball; checkers; chess; game; sport
