Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers
Oct. 11, 1956 — Tracy high school’s Scrappers couldn’t stand prosperity, and when the final gun sounded at the athletic field Friday night the score stood: Tracy 0, Slayton 0. The overconfident Scrappers tried desperately to recoup in the second half, but fumbleitis took its toll. Statistically, both teams played an even game. Tracy penetrated to the Slayton 18 yard line in the first half and got several drives going in the second, but fumbles or pass interceptions stopped the gainers. Red Sammons and Butch Gregoire, who teamed in an attempt to pull this one out, gained the most yards. Sammons got 110 yards in 9 tries for over 12 yards per carry while Gregoire got 37 on 10 tries for 3.7 yards per carry.
Oct. 13, 1966 — Tracy high school’s football team saw one of the greatest comebacks in prep history Friday night as Wells rallied from a mid-third quarter 28-7 deficit to stun the Scrappers at Tracy athletic field. The final score was Wells 33, Tracy 28. Jerry Kathman scored two touchdowns for the Scrappers.
Oct. 7, 1976 — Milroy needed two overtime sessions to record its first win of the season. 22-20 over Russell in the Spartan homecoming clash. The score was knotted 14-14 at the end of regulation. and neither team was able to score in the first overtime period. In the second session, Milroy scored first on a seven-yard pass from quarterback Steve Louwagie to Steve Urke. Louwagie ran for the two extra points and a 22-20 Milroy lead.
Oct. 15, 1986 — The Panthers bumped off the Canby Lancers in three straight and did the same three days later in Russell-Tyler. Tuesday night, in front of a very large and very appreciative Parents’ night crowd, the Panthers rolled over the Lancers by scores of 15-3, 15-8 and 15-10. Tracy-Milroy, ranked seventh in the state in the Class A poll, fell behind early in each of the three games. But behind the power play of Mary Miller, Julie West, and Elaine Eischens plus the play-making abilities of Shari Heidebrink, the Lancers were no match for T-M.
Oct. 9, 1996 — The Tracy-Milroy girls volleyball team improved their season record to 14-4 with a crushing 3-0 defeat of Pipestone-Jasper Tuesday night. The game scores were 15-3, 15-0 and 15-5. Nancy Ankrum served a perfect 15-0 to win the second game. She served for every point the Panthers put on the board and did not let the Arrows get a sideout. Ankrum was 29 of 29 serving for the match and registered 11 aces in the process.
Oct. 11, 2006 — The Panther football team rushed for 445 yards in a 44-13 win over Fulda in the homecoming game Friday night in Tracy. The win improved Tracy-Milroy-Balaton’s season record to 4-2 while Fulda dropped to 0-6. David Schmidt ran for 240 yards on his own, including scoring runs of 54 and 37 yards.
Oct. 12, 2016 — The Panthers launched five ace serves in a 25-19, 25-19, 27-25 match victory MACCRAY. Lexi Tauer contributed two aces, while going 15-16 from the service line. Kendra Ludeman was 13-13 with an ace, Sydney Lanoue 14-14 with an ace, while Gabbie Gervais was 10-10 with an ace.
