Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

 - Class of 1986

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ym- Year round training helped the water polo team gain the experience necessary for making this season a season to remember. In the spring, the guys joined forces to participate in Birmingham Polo, a combined team of exclusive Seaholm and Groves polo players. During the hot days of summer, P( | Q r T ' OV S ' ° ' ' ' ' Hibbert, Chris Siver, -■- A Vy V i Alex Lovell, Art Johns, Mike Baumuller, and Todd Foley practiced with Groves players in preparation for the Junior Olympics, taking place in the second week of August. The team traveled to Iowa City, Iowa for the major event. Because of their previous experiences, this year ' s team was able to concentrate on strategies, defense, and on eliminat- ing mistakes instead of learning how to play, as in past years. During their season, the Maples journeyed to cities ranging from Toledo to Windsor, as well as playing matches in the Oakland County area. Ironically, the water polo team ' s finest and worst games were both waged against the same team. East Kentwood. In one of their regular season games, the team lost by J. O ' Malley and K. Fitzpatrick a disappointing match by two goals to They ' re not The guys didn ' t get wr w m along all the time. but wf H they always made an r -m honest effort. C m COACH KURT r - ' % PFISTER T WATER POLO OPPONENT SHS OPP Grand Blanc 9-11 Ann Arbor Pioneer 9-4 Grand Blanc 17-12 Toledo Northview 10-0 Utica Ford 14-5 Ann Arbor Huron 13-14 Utica Ford 20-3 Ann Arbor Pioneer 10-9 Groves 14-13 Toledo St. Francis 7-9 Fenton 14-7 Groves 15-6 Kentwood 9-11 Ann Arbor Huron 8-10 Groves 15-2 Rockford 13-6 Kentwood 16-5 Ann Arbor Huron 3-10 Ann Arbor Pioneer 9-11 All Wet that team. The swampmen anticipat- ed the opportunity to avenge their loss in the upcoming state tournament. With a devastating blow, the team demolished East Kentwood with a 16-5 victory. The Maples also crushed Ann Arbor, 9-4, their first win over Pioneer in 20 confrontations. They finished off their successful season with a record of 12 wins and 7 losses, and a third place standing in the state. Due to this year ' s notable season, the Seaholm Swampmen received some well deserved media coverage. Both the Birmingham Eccentric and Channel 7 Action News reported on this year ' s team. Out of the many notable players on the team, several stand out. The team ' s four All State players include Chris Siver and Art Johns, as well as leading scorer Rusty Hibbert and Most Valuable Player Todd Foley. This year ' s water polo team was unique in the fact that all the players will be returning next year. As junior co- captain Keith Cox explained. Everything looks good and I can ' t see why we can ' t come back next year and be the number one team in the state. WATER POLO 201

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Sophomore Jeff Wiseman, awarded Most Im- proved Player, casually glances over his shoulder at his oncoming opponent as he skillfully keeps possession of the ball photo by Paul Donar FRONT ROW- Matt McKenzie. Eric Criner. Keith Cox. Chris Siver. Rusty Hibbert. SEC- OND ROW: Jim Scott. Aaron Simpson. Joe Boyer. Jeff Fertuck, Cris Burgulm. Eric Fertuck. Guy Welch. Brett Shively. THIRD ROW: Kurt Freshman field player Jeff Fertuck dexterously claims possession of the ball, leaving his bewildered opponent floundering in his wake at j - the State Tournament. phom bv P Donj. Seaholm s star goalie and M- V. P. . Todd Foley, correctly anticipates a shot on goal by an East Kentwood player at the State Tournament The Swampmen went on to devastate East Kentwood by a resounding 16-5 score. 200 WATER POLO



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Cagers Couldn ' t Even Look Them In The Eyes by Craig Ciccone According to singer Randy New- man, short people got no rea- son, but the Varsity Basketball Team did. To most people, short is anyone shorter than five and a half feet tall. But even with some players who were over six feet, the team still considered them- selves short statured. The team, the coach, and even the spectators blamed the team ' s lack of height as the reason for their lackluster 4-16 record. The irony of their 16 defeats is that, most of the time, they fell short by narrow margins, including losses to Groves, 39-38, Troy, 51-48, Troy Athens, 36-30, and Berkley, 48- 45. In these close contests and in several other games, it was the lack of reboun- ding that primarily led to the defeats. As senior Barrett Tripp observed, As a whole, we were talented, but because of our lack of height, we didn ' t intimidate; we were the subjects of intimidation. So what were the factors which sparked the team to their wins? What allowed them to be so competitive in so many of their tough losses? According to senior John Debbrecht. We had aood At least we had the ability to move the ball and open up the play so we could shoot more. COACH GARY CHAMBERLAIN VARSITY BASKETBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Groves 38 ■ 39 Lahser 62-61 Ferndale 36 - 55 Troy 48-51 40-66 Hazel Park 59 - 58 Andover 65-64 Kimball 46 - 66 Berkley 51 76 Athens 36 38 Southfield 53 70 Ferndale 38 56 Southfield Lathrup 41 61 Hazel Park 54 51 Andover 47 60 Kimball 37 40 Berkley 45 48 North Farmington 56 60 Southfield 48 60 West Bloomfield 42-52 1 Senior Dave Monk slows down as fast offensive attack against Southfield In order to allow team- mate Aaron Johnston to come up court and create a two-on-one situation. photo by Doug Engle outside shooting especially since our height only ranged from five feet seven inches to six feet three inches. Although the shrimps weren ' t amazingly accurate in their offense, their tight man-to-man defense and sharp reflexes enabled them to compensate for their height and keep the scores fairly close. The solid defense and consistent outside shooting, however, was not enough to put winning numbers on the scoreboard. But even when the chances of winning were slim. Coach Gary Chamberlain was still very positive about the team. In retrospect. Coach Chamberlain com- mented, Even though we didn ' t have the size, we were strong and very competitive. No one in the league took us for granted. The half pints all realized that they were short. The teams they played probably thought the same thing. But for once, the short ones could and sometimes did tower above the rest. 202 BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL

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