DODGEVILLE CAPTURING HEARTS eBook Rick Birk
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The year was 1963, and little Dodgeville High School captured the state of Wisconsin’s imagination with an improbable run to the state championship game under Coach John “Weenie” Wilson. The hard-driving coach was on a mission to nurture and build a class of champions, building on his own background of being a highly accomplished athlete and motivator.
Wilson took a group of gifted and dedicated student-athletes, indoctrinated with small-town values, and put them on a course that lifted the Dodgeville basketball program to undreamed-of heights. In an era when every school in Wisconsin competed in a single division, Dodgeville – with just 400 students – found itself matched up against schools more than four times its size as it made its state tournament run.
Dodgeville would come up one victory short of the title in 1963, taking home the silver ball for the school’s trophy case. However, Wilson and his players had no intention of being a one-hit wonder, and when the 1963-64 basketball season began, they had only one goal in mind getting that gold ball.
The Dodgers cruised through the regular season unbeaten and incredibly found themselves as one of the tournament favorites when they returned to Madison for the state finals. This time, against a vaunted Milwaukee North squad, the Dodgers would not be denied. Wisconsin had its own, real version of the Hoosiers story, and the Dodgeville Dodgers of 1964 had staked their claim to history.
DODGEVILLE CAPTURING HEARTS eBook Rick Birk
I love this book. I was just out of high school in 1964, the year Dodgeville won the Wisconsin HS State Basketball tournament. A David versus Goliath. I personally attended the 1963 State BB Tournament when Dodgeville was runner up. So exciting. With many of the team players returning the next year, anticipation for another try at the championship was high. I enjoyed the details of what happened to the players after graduation. The sad truth is, there will never be another small school against a large school as one class tournament no longer exists.Product details
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DODGEVILLE CAPTURING HEARTS eBook Rick Birk Reviews
Book brought back memories of the days when there was just a single tournament for all teams. Appreciated the follow up about the players lives today.
The book captures the quest for a state basketball championship without different classes of competition. David does slay Goliath. Hoosiers was a good story for a movie; Dodgeville's victory run is real and chronicles the run to the title. The team captured the hearts of the state. Good read for sports fans.
Since this deals with my home state and one of the best basketball teams ever, I was very interested in it.
I love this book. I was just out of high school in 1964, the year Dodgeville won the Wisconsin HS State Basketball tournament. A David versus Goliath. I personally attended the 1963 State BB Tournament when Dodgeville was runner up. So exciting. With many of the team players returning the next year, anticipation for another try at the championship was high. I enjoyed the details of what happened to the players after graduation. The sad truth is, there will never be another small school against a large school as one class tournament no longer exists.
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