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STORY INDEX Service still most important product at Ligonier Telephone Co. A black and white sensation: Tiny Screens a big attraction in early years of television A man works from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done Indiana Extension Homemakers better the lives of families Small towns once supported their own movie theaters William Jennings Bryan among among orators at Rome City's Western Chautauqua Dr. David Rogers - Man of mystery, and benevolence DNR restoration programs working: Once abundant wildlife returning to area Rise of girls athletics have changed face of school sports Decades of intramurals: Ruth was greatest player ever: Frick Frick's predictions for 2000 not far off Small Wolf Lake big winner in 1942 basketball regional Four in a row: Finally with a gym of their own, KHS cagers went to 'Sweet 16' four straight years Ink to flow into 21st century at county's newspapers Broadcast media: Manahan was pioneer in Noble County broadcasting WAWK's history dates back to 1959 Health trends: Changes through the century occurred in medicine, health care Scarlet fever, polio were early health scares From sanitarium to partnership: A century of Noble County's medical care Funeral directors ran ambulance service in county prior to '74 'EMS arrives in time for '74 tornado LaGrange County doctors once made house calls by horseback Country doctor delivered babies in his home and drove a Thunderbird Service to mankind condensed to footnotes of history Who are the people of the Amish faith? Two controversial religious sects from the 1970's have impact on Noble County Churches with rich heritages served parishioners in LaOtto, Ege
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Decades of Intramurals Before the 1970's, girls had limited athletic opportunities
Chris Slusher, now the East Noble athletic department's secretary,
graduated from EN in 1969. When she was in school, she didn't
have the opportunity to play varsity sports. Instead, she was involved with GAA, which met a couple of
times a month some years, once a week in others, after school. Slusher remembers the brand of basketball which used to be
played. In those days, GAA players were not allowed to move past
half court, with set players for offense and defense. "It was awful," Slusher said. Before GAA, there were some girls sports played in Indiana.
The Kendallville High School yearbook for 1919 reported girls
basketball had started at the high school a year earlier. The 1921 KHS yearbook reported on a schedule which had Kendallville
playing an eight-game slate. Included in the schedule were an
11-9 loss to Auburn and a 16-10 victory over a team from Ligonier. In 1927, GAA was founded, "for the purpose of promoting
a high standard of physical well being among the girls of Kendallville
High School by fostering an interest in gymnastic and athletic
activities," according to that year's yearbook. Among the sports played by GAA members were archery, volleyball
and softball. By 1929, GAA was sponsoring a basketball tournament held between the various school classes at KHS. The junior class won that year's tournament, defeating the seniors 32-21. |
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KENDALLVILLE - Girls sports
have indeed come a long ways from the days of Girls Athletic
Association intramural contests. Until the IHSAA sanctioned girls
sports, GAA was the only option for female athletes.