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Posters, big-game stat graphics, cards, framed jerseys, video slides, cartoons, scoreboards and front pages, from Friday nights in Texas to the Iowa girls’ state final. Filter by sport or by style, or just scroll.

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Title slide: Milan High School, 1954, The Milan Miracle — **The Milan Miracle**Milan, Indiana · 1954 · 161 students, one last shotBasketball · Slide

Sample big-game graphic: a 1978 running back in front of giant 312 YDS numerals, headline Smith runs wild: 312 yards, 4 TD — **312 yards**Big-game stat graphic · 312 yards, 4 TD · Sample designFootball · Big game

The Turnbullnator: movie-poster promo for Yorktown's 1984 season, coach Turnbull in sunglasses — **The Turnbullnator**Yorktown lacrosse · 1984 · the streak ends at 91Lacrosse · Poster

Banner Years Gazette front page: Warriors Rule the Nation, Westminster Christian finishes 33-2 — **“Warriors Rule the Nation”**Westminster Christian, Miami · 1992 · 33-2, national champsBaseball · Front page

Sample big-game graphic: a 1986 guard shooting in front of giant 50 numerals, headline Jones drops 50, Westfield guard sets school record — **Jones drops 50**Big-game stat graphic · school scoring record · Sample designBasketball · Big game

Title slide: Warroad Warriors, 1969, The Night Henry Went Down — **The Night Henry Went Down**Warroad, Minnesota · 1969Hockey · Slide

The scoreboard finalDobbs Ferry 12, Valhalla 10 · first bowl win, 1980Football · Video

Sample big-game graphic: a 1978 pitcher mid-delivery under stadium lights, headline Smith throws no-hitter: 0 hits, 14 K — **No-hitter**Big-game stat graphic · 0 hits, 14 K · Sample designBaseball · Big game

Career record board: wins 64, losses 0, Waterloo West, class of 1966 — **64-0**Waterloo West, Iowa · career record, class of 1966Wrestling · Scoreboard

Sample illustrated football All-American card: a running back in number 37, nameplate J. Davis, Lincoln High, 1984 — **All-American card · football**J. Davis · Lincoln High · 1984 · Sample designFootball · Card

Sample cartoon panel: Swish! Count it! Hornets win! — **“Swish!” cartoon**The shot everyone remembers · Concept sample · fictional programBasketball · Cartoon

Gilman stops Zulberti1984 state final · live, then the slow-mo replayLacrosse · Video

Sample season-recap front page: Wolves Win It All in Double OT, 1996 — **“Wolves win it all”**Girls soccer front page · Concept sample · fictional programSoccer · Front page

Sample framed navy football jersey, Lincoln number 45, in a shadow box with a newspaper clipping and nameplate — **Framed jersey · Lincoln**Lincoln No. 45 with the clipping · Sample designFootball · Card

The Huskers Strike Back: Yorktown 1980 movie-poster parody starring Tim Nelson — **The Huskers Strike Back**Yorktown lacrosse · 1980 · starring Tim NelsonLacrosse · Poster

Sample illustrated basketball All-American card: a player in a red number 33 jersey shooting, nameplate Jones, Peekskill, 1985 — **All-American card · basketball**Jones · Peekskill · 1985 · Sample designBasketball · Card

Banner Years Gazette front page: Twenty-Four Yards Short, Permian falls 14-9 to Dallas Carter, 1988 — **“Twenty-Four Yards Short”**Odessa Permian · 1988 · Carter 14, Permian 9Football · Front page

Title slide: Jefferson-Morgan wrestling, 1989-92, 137 and Oh — **137 and Oh**Jefferson-Morgan, Pa. · 1989–92 · four years, not one lossWrestling · Slide

Sample line-score scoreboard: Millers 5, Visitors 0, final — **Line-score final**Inning-by-inning scoreboard · Concept sample · fictional programBaseball · Scoreboard

Framed number 22 Cortland jersey with an All-American 1980 nameplate for John Distler — **Framed jersey**John Distler · Cortland · All-American 1980Lacrosse · Card

Comic-style cartoon of the 1980 Dobbs Ferry bowl win — **Bowl-game cartoon**Dobbs Ferry pilot · 1980Football · Cartoon

Title slide: Long Beach Wilson water polo, 1996-99, Four Straight in the Pool — **Four Straight in the Pool**Long Beach Wilson · 1996–99Water polo · Slide

Hudson Valley Lax 1983 movie-poster parody: a Yorktown player raises a glowing lacrosse stick under a 91 helmet in the stars — **Return of the Jedi**Yorktown lacrosse · 1983Lacrosse · Poster

Banner Years Gazette front page: Smallest School, Biggest Shot, Milan beats Muncie Central 32-30 — **“Smallest School, Biggest Shot”**Milan 32, Muncie Central 30 · March 1954Basketball · Front page

Title slide: York High School cross country, 1960-2016, The Long Green Line — **The Long Green Line**York cross country, Elmhurst, Ill. · 28 state titlesTrack & XC · Slide

Comic illustration celebrating a nine-assist game — **“9 Assists!”**Record-game cartoonLacrosse · Cartoon

Retro trading card of a fictional running back, number 22, Cedar Creek Mustangs, 1986 — **Vintage player card**Cedar Creek Mustangs · Concept sample · fictional programFootball · Card

Banner Years Gazette front page: Unbeaten and First, Apple Valley wins Minnesota’s first girls’ hockey title — **“Unbeaten and First”**Apple Valley · Minnesota’s first girls’ hockey title, 1995Hockey · Front page

Slide: Bolger scores on the man-up with 31 seconds left to beat West Genesee 6-5 — **The winner: play “11”**Yorktown 6, West Genesee 5 · June 9, 1984Lacrosse · Slide

Scoreboard slide: Massillon Tigers 34, Canton McKinley 6, 1940 — **Tigers 34, McKinley 6**Massillon vs. Canton McKinley · 1940 · 22,000 fansFootball · Scoreboard

Sample season-recap front page: Miners Crown Three State Champs, 1991 — **“Miners crown three state champs”**Season-recap front page · Concept sample · fictional programWrestling · Front page

Title slide: Westminster Christian Warriors, 1992, Kings of the Country — **Kings of the Country**Westminster Christian, Miami · 1992Baseball · Slide

Town slide: Knott County, Kentucky, no gymnasium and an outdoor court — **Knott County, Kentucky**Carr Creek basketball · 1928 · the town slideBasketball · Scene

“17 Points”Animated comic panelLacrosse · Video

All-American slide with a framed number 54 jersey and a retro action-figure blister pack — **All-American slide**Jersey frame plus action-figure pack · Concept sample · fictional programFootball · Card

Title slide: Lakewood St. Joseph softball, 1986-89, The 0.07 Ace — **The 0.07 Ace**Lakewood St. Joseph, Calif. · 1986–89Softball · Slide

Back to the Huskers: 1985 movie-poster parody with the Yorktown corn mascot holding the 1984 state title plaque — **Back to the Huskers**Yorktown lacrosse · 1985Lacrosse · Poster

Town slide: Valdosta, Georgia, Winnersville, Friday nights at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium — **Valdosta, Georgia**Winnersville · the town slideFootball · Scene

Sample cartoon panel: Goal!!! Wolves are state champs! — **“Goal!!!” cartoon**The header, retold · Concept sample · fictional programSoccer · Cartoon

91 straight victoriesAnimated slide · West Genesee’s streak, on the marqueeLacrosse · Video

Banner Years Gazette front page: Fifteen-Eleven, Amarillo outlasts Austin Westlake in five sets — **“Fifteen-Eleven”**Amarillo girls volleyball · 2008 · third straight state titleVolleyball · Front page

Season-in-review recap slide, 1984 — **1984 in the books**Season-wrap carousel slideLacrosse · Slide

Town slide: Philadelphia, the Schuylkill River, home of the Stotesbury Cup Regatta — **The Schuylkill River**St. Joseph’s Prep rowing · PhiladelphiaRowing · Scene

Illustrated Dobbs Ferry Eagles 1980 title slide — **Dobbs Ferry Eagles, 1980**Football pilot · title slideFootball · Slide

Mascot cartoon of a rivalry championship game — **Rivalry mascots**Section champs showdownLacrosse · Cartoon

Sample season-recap front page: Hornets Fly to State, 1987 — **“Hornets fly to state”**Season-recap front page · Concept sample · fictional programBasketball · Front page

Illustrated 1980s locker room with maroon lockers, helmets and a chalkboard reading Mustangs — **Locker-room scene**Chalk-talk backdrop · Concept sample · fictional programFootball · Scene

Illustrated 1980 All-American card for Angelo Campana of Gorton — **Angelo Campana**Gorton · All-American 1980Lacrosse · Card

Sample All-State slide, 1991 wrestling state placers (invented names) — **All-State slide**State placers, rebuilt · Concept sample · fictional programWrestling · Slide

Sample season-recap front page: Millers Take the County Crown, 1974 — **“Millers take the county crown”**Season-recap front page · Concept sample · fictional programBaseball · Front page

Sunday-funnies style comic strip about two brothers — **Sunday funnies**Newspaper comic stripLacrosse · Cartoon

Sponsor slide: This Week in Mustangs History, presented by a local BBQ joint — **Booster sponsor spot**“This Week in History,” presented by a local business · Concept sample · fictional programFootball · Slide

Sample season-recap front page: Icemen Skate Off With the Title, 1982 — **“Icemen skate off with the title”**Season-recap front page · Concept sample · fictional programHockey · Front page

Illustrated 1979 All-American card for Peter Seroka of Mamaroneck — **Peter Seroka**Mamaroneck · All-American 1979Lacrosse · Card

Town slide: Long Beach, California, Belmont Plaza Pool — **Long Beach, California**Belmont Plaza Pool · the town slideWater polo · Scene

Sample meet-recap front page: Bluejays Sweep the Relays, 1978 — **“Bluejays sweep the relays”**Meet-recap front page · Concept sample · fictional programTrack & XC · Front page

Slide: Yorktown 1984 state champions — **State champions**Yorktown, 1984 · 23-1Lacrosse · Slide

Town slide: Honolulu, Hawaii, island football and the Prep Bowl — **Honolulu, Hawaii**Saint Louis football · the town slideFootball · Scene

Sample framed basketball jersey, Westfield number 23, in a shadow box with a newspaper clipping and nameplate — **Framed jersey · basketball**Westfield No. 23 with the clipping · Sample designBasketball · Card

Animated poster teaserA season billed as a feature filmLacrosse · Video

Title slide: Odessa Permian Panthers, 1988, Under the Friday Night Lights — **Under the Friday Night Lights**Odessa Permian · 1988 · title slideFootball · Slide

Banner Years Gazette front page: Twenty-Five and Done, Collingswood edges Paulsboro 34-31 — **“Twenty-Five and Done”**Paulsboro, N.J. · a Group 1 run that began in 1983Wrestling · Front page

Illustrated Friday-night Texas stadium with a bulb scoreboard reading Mustangs 28, Visitors 21 — **Friday-night scoreboard**Stadium scene · Concept sample · fictional programFootball · Scene

Scoreboard slide: Eastern 9, Hunterdon Central 0, 2019 Group 4 field hockey final — **Eastern 9, Hunterdon Central 0**2019 Group 4 final · title No. 21 in a rowField hockey · Scoreboard

Sample framed pinstriped baseball jersey, Westfield, in a shadow box with a newspaper clipping and nameplate — **Framed jersey · baseball**Westfield pinstripes with the clipping · Sample designBaseball · Card

Slide: Tim Nelson, Section 1 scoring leader, on the sport's biggest stage — **Tim Nelson: one point apart**Career slide · 1983Lacrosse · Slide

Scoreboard slide: Union-Whitten 113, Everly 107, final in overtime, 1968 Iowa girls state championship — **Union-Whitten 113, Everly 107**Iowa girls state final · 1968 · OT, 15,000 fansBasketball · Scoreboard

Sample framed cream football jersey, Westfield number 45, in a shadow box with a newspaper clipping and nameplate — **Framed jersey · Westfield**Westfield No. 45 with the clipping · Sample designFootball · Card

1984 All-CountyAnimated slide · nine Huskers on the teamLacrosse · Video

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Samples from the Hudson Valley Lax series, the Dobbs Ferry pilot and our heartland stories. Pieces marked “Sample design” or “fictional program” use invented teams and names. Original newspaper content © its publishers. Banner Years is not affiliated with or endorsed by any school, league or studio shown.

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