A photograph of the 1920-1921 Girls Basketball Team from Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first basketball game played in Williamstown occurred on 16 December 1916 when the Wiconisco High School girls defeated Williamstown with the score of 4-0. In the early years, these teams were referred to as “bloomer girls.”
Pictured in the 1920-1921 photo are:
Front Row (sitting on lower step): Florence Mack; Naomi Bottomley; Isabel [Bardorf] Walkinshaw.
Back Row (sitting on upper step): Sarah Ralph; Nora Zimmerman; Maude [Groff] Murphy; May Walkinshaw; Dot Walkinshaw.
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This picture appeared in the Sesquicentennial History of Williamstown and Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published in 1976. For availability of copies of this book, contact the Williamstown and Williams Township Historical Society, 115 W. Market Street, Williamstown, Pennsylvania 17098.