Echo High School
southwestern Minnesota, 20 miles southeast of Granite Falls
Years Represented: 1913
The photo of the 1913 Echo girls basketball team was provided by her granddaughter Diane Gerhardt (nee Stegner) from the grandchildren's photo collection.
Diane wrote, "On April 18, 2006, I attended the presentation at the Carver County Historical Society on the new book, Daughters of the Game - the First Era of Minnesota Girls High School Basketball, 1891-1942.
I brought a picture of my grandmother with her team and was invited to submit it for the book's website, www.daughtersofthegame.com.
Thank you for bringing this history 'back-to-life!"
Diane's grandmother's name is Alvina M. Mansfeldt. Alvina is in the front row, on the left side.
Diane wrote, "On April 18, 2006, I attended the presentation at the Carver County Historical Society on the new book, Daughters of the Game - the First Era of Minnesota Girls High School Basketball, 1891-1942.
I brought a picture of my grandmother with her team and was invited to submit it for the book's website, www.daughtersofthegame.com.
Thank you for bringing this history 'back-to-life!"
Diane's grandmother's name is Alvina M. Mansfeldt. Alvina is in the front row, on the left side.
Echo 1913
Diane Gerhardt with photo, and Dorothy McIntyre