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Beaver Island girls’ basketball tournament reaches March standings, 1956

Also March 1956 Beaver Island girls basketball standings

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TypeEvent
Date1956-03
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Summary

The March 1956 Beaver Beacon reports that Rosie’s Daisies led Tilly’s Nite Owls 3–0, while Darlene’s Midgets and Mary’s Giants were tied 2–2. It also lists four high scores and says games continued on Sunday afternoons.

Evidence and limits

The February notice establishes the tournament opening; the March issue supplies the intermediate standings. Neither issue provides complete rosters, scorebooks, attendance, or final results.

Sources

  1. Reports Rosie’s Daisies leading Tilly’s Nite Owls 3–0, Darlene’s Midgets and Mary’s Giants tied 2–2, high scores by Tilly, Beverly, Ann, and Barbara, and games continuing Sundays at 3 p.m. It does not provide scorebooks, complete rosters, attendance, or final tournament results. 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 · 1956-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published standings; it does not expand the sports record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the tournament opening on February 5, names the four captains, and announces Sunday games; it does not establish the later standings or final results. 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 · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the opening OCR notice; it does not expand the later standings.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island girls’ basketball tournament reaches March standings, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-girls-basketball-standings-march-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1956, “Basketball Standings.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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