Football Coach Jack Scott had brought new fervor to the Eagles. No nonsense,he had the verbal and coaching skills to back it up. Scott was ably assisted by DC Milt Martin and trainer Neil “Doc” Ersland kept the show going. The practice field was always high with anticipation and dedicated to the task at hand. Hard work and sweat were prerequisites to achieving the Eagle’s goal. Midland, Dana, BV, Sioux Falls, always a nasty battle at Yankton. The nail biters with Northwestern. Those were lofty days for the Eagles and they were flying proud and high. Back to the “hill.” Actually, it was just an embankment. But at the end of a hard, hot practice – drilling up and down its slope made it at least a hill. On some days it seemed a mountain. Forging the Eagles into champions. The next time you’re enjoying dinner in the climate controlled comfort of the Convention Center – remember championships were once being earned on the ground you are resting upon. contact LeMars.NET © LeMars.NET click to enlarge Jack Scott was Westmar’s football coach from 1961 to 1969. His teams won Tri-State conference championships in 1964, 1967, and 1968.  They were co-champions in 1965 and 1966.  He amassed a 60-17-3 record at Westmar.