- Date
- 1956-04
- Kind
- Sports
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- recreationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The April 1956 Beaver Beacon reports Mary Gallagher’s Giants winning the girls’ basketball series 6–2 over Darlene Schmidt’s Midgets. It also lists the season’s reported high scores.
Evidence and limits
The March issue supplied intermediate standings; the April issue supplies the reported series result. Neither provides complete scorebooks, rosters, attendance, or a full schedule.
Sources
- Reports Mary Gallagher’s Giants winning the series 6–2 over Darlene Schmidt’s Midgets and lists season high scores for Mary, Barbara Pischner, Darlene, Ann Gatliff, Sharon Pischner, Evelyn Palmer, Colleen Nackerman, and Carol Ann O’Donnell. It does not provide scorebooks, complete rosters, attendance, or a full schedule. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published playoff result; it does not expand the sports record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mary Gallagher’s Giants win the Beaver Island girls’ basketball series, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-girls-basketball-playoffs-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1956, “Basketball Playoffs.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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