Kearsley High School - Echo Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Track l l I The Spring of 1945 found Kearsley High to be the Track Capital of the Genesee County Conference. In the annual championship meet held at Dort Field, june 4, Coach Varnard Gay's boys registered 742, points to runner up Fenton with 62. In the boys' division Kearsley scored in every event. 120 Yard High Hurdles, time 17.5-Jack Suess first, Andy Vert fourth, Ernest Boegner hfth. 100 Yard Dash, time 10.6-Mert Wallace second. Mile Run, time 4.40--Harry Alcorn second, Richard Haggerty fourth. 440 Yard Dash, time 56.1-Carlyle Hansford second. 440 Yard Dash, time 56.5-Bill Williams, second. 200 Yard Low Hurdles, time 24.4-Jack Suess first, Andy Vert fifth. 880 Yard, time 2115.3-Edwin Odle first. 880 Yard, time 2:14.6-Richard Kardos first. ' 880 Relay, time 1140.5-Mert Wallace, Glenn Lewis, Bob Langford first, jack Suess. Pole Vault, distance 9 feet 9 inches-Glenn Lewis second, Leo Paro third, Bill Reid fourth. Shot Put, distance 41 feet M5 inches-Leo Paro first, jack Suess third. High jump, distance 5 feet 4 inches-Glenn Lewis Hfth. Broad Jump, distance 19 feet 31A inches-Carlyle Hansford second. 1946 TRACK SCHEDULE Dale Kaulitz, track coach of the Kearsley Hornets, is now getting his new boys and his re- turned veterans from the County Championship Team last year into trim for the season of 1946. The track season ofhcially started Monday, March 11, 1946. Their first track meet, the River Rouge Invitational Meet, was held at Yost Field House, April 18, at Ann Arbor, Michigan. The schedule also includes relay meets at Albion College, Hastings, Central College relays at Mt. Pleasant, at least one triangular meet, several dual meets, county meet, and State meet at Michigan State College, East Lansing. Page 48 Kearslecho

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Cross Country Firsl' row: Mgr. L. Langford. Second row, left fo right: C. Smilhson, J. Smiflison, D. Walters, H. Marsden, A. Poiors, H. Alcorn. H. Lowe. Third row: N. Slrol. B. Bye. H. Visser. R. Dardos, Coach Hewlitf, W. Powers, J. Alcorn, R. Gaither, R. Ash. Absent: Bill Williams. 1 I Kearsley's Cross Country team which last year walked olf with the State Cham- pionship had a good season. Coach Maurice Hewlett handled the team. Harry Alcorn again copped the championship in Cross Country in the state meet held at Ypsilanti October 27. In the invitational meet held at Dort Field Nov. 2 Alcorn out-distanced runners from Flint Central, Northern and Royal Oak. In the two meets held with Grand Blanc, Harry made two Iirsts. This year the Cross Country team felt the gaps left by graduation and the calls to service, but is coming back next year bigger and better. Class of 1946 Page 47

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Baseball Front row, left to right: J. Suess. D. Sweers, M. Wallace. D. Ostrander, W. Kerouac. Back row: E. Moss, E. French. Coach Richards, E. Prine, G. Lockery, B. Langford. BASEBALL-1945 Again, it was true of Baseball as of every sport in the year 1944-1945, it was Kearsley's hrst year in Class B competition. But the Kearsley Hornets ended their Baseball season with a good record. THE TEAM Catchers: Spike Sweers and Chuck Smith. Infielders: Elmer French, Don Ostrander, Walter Kerouac, jack Suess, Mickey Bolander, and Edsel Moss. Outfielders: Bob Langford, Mert Wallace, Fuzzy Prine and Less Packard. Pitchers: Clarence Ferris and Hugh Vohwinkle. 31 BASEBALL SCHEDULE-1945 May 1 Kearsley ............ 8 Clio .......... 4 Kearsley ............ Beecher .... 1 1 Kearsley Davison ...... 15 Kearsley Fenton ,....... 18 Kearsley Flushing ...... 22 Kearsley ............ 5 Mt. Morris 25 Kearsley ......,..... 4 Grand Blanc Kearsley Bend Ie ..,..... 3 Mert Wallace of the Class of '45 received the Athletic Award for the boys. BASEBALL-1946 After the basketball season comes the spring and the ball and bat. Yep! It's baseball season. Coach Richards had his catchers and pitchers working out in the gym but warm weather took them outside for some infield and hitting practice. The team includes: G. Sweers, H. Vohwinkle, C. Ferris, E. French, D. Ostrander, R. Clark, W. Kerouac, C. Boegner, M. Bolander, B. Osborne, C. Smith, J. Lockery, J. Jeffries, L. Packard, E. Moss and B. Hanson. BASEBALL-SECOND TEAM While our Hornets on our hrst team for baseball get in trim for the season ahead, the second team boys keep Coach E. Hulce on the jump with their baseball pratice. The second team includes: H. Clancy, D. Smith, D. Osborne, B. Kusky, V. Lewis, T. Goulish, H. Dean, B. Sweers, H. Finkbeiner, B. Clodfelter, B. Geisenhaver, D. Rood, D. Serrals, L. Coon, B. Nagengast, R. Wickham, R. Griswold, B. Harriman, A. Robbin, and C. Morton. Class of 1946 Page 49