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

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Senior captain Doug Summers flies over the bar and into the record books, breaking the previous pole-vaulting record by one inch, held by the team ' s assistant coach. photo by Mike Rafferty FRONT ROW: Jack Mosses. Bill Pettibone. Dan Rang. Aram Agbabian. Jell Knappe, Chris Niely. Larry Sage, Jim Feiste. Mike Adelman. Ken Brown. John Soloczuk. Kelly Kebl. SECOND ROW: Steve Wadle, Charles Johnson. John Caray. Andy Song. Tom Corej. Bill Stewart. Dan Johnson. Matt Murvey. Phil Hanak. Steve Perry. Mike Walter. Jason Downey. Stephen Robertson THIRD ROW: Jim Decker. Alex Morton. Scott Marshall. Brad Shively, Rob Slucky. Jeff Turczyn. Simon Tomlinson. David Marsoncowski. John Marshall. Scott Tjaden. Paul Dain. Glen Cosine. Coach Shively. FOURTH ROW: Derik Montgomery. John Debbrecht. Tom Werth- man. Brad Mackler. Tim Song. Dave Williams. Howard Cooper. Scott Confer. Peter Roberts, Ted Barry. Walt Heil. Tom Schreur. Gary Feiten. During the final moments of practice before a competi- tion, senior Alex Morton gets the adrenalirr pumping while polishing the fine points of his pole-vaulting techniques. photo by Mike Rafferty In the last few yards of the quarter mile run. senior Peter Roberts digs toward the finish line during a meet against Ferndale. Seaholm destroyed Ferndale by a score of 124-13 photo by Mike Rafferty 248 BOYS ' TRACK

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Diana Spencer returns a pop fly while Mamie Vaiko watches during warm-up practice prior to the Kimball game. Spencer usually played right field, and VaIko played third base. photo by Mike Rafferty Rapping it up in the last inning, first baseman Crissy Miller takes a practice swing before stepping into the batter ' s box during the game against Kimball. photo by Mik e Rallcrty Waiting for yet another strike-out by pitcher Debbie Michelson, Stephanie Bearden keeps a close eye on the ball. Bearden rarely let a base be stolen. photo by Mike Rafferty FRONT ROW: Debbie Michelson. Mamie VaIko, Norma Blasnich, Jennifer Rishel. Alison Andreae. SECOND ROW: Stephanie Bearden. Sara Starkle. Ginny Kemp. Diana Spencer. Tricia Roddy. THIRD ROW: Carta Hay. Kelly Holden. Kelly Cronin. Crissy Miller. Coach Bill Schmidt. GIRLS ' FRESHMEN SOFTBALL 247

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Tracksters Sprint to Finish Line, Claim 2nd Place by K. Morgan M. Washburn Great size, depth and attitude all contributed to the success of last season ' s Boys ' Track Team. In the last four years, no Seaholm track team has done better. Seventy members gave the team versatility and guaranteed talent and success in all track and field events. The team was not dependent on one single member alone, but had many able runners ready to take the place of any person that could not participate com- petitively in a meet. The team had four strong captains ■ Alex Morton, Steve Johnson, Peter Roberts, and Doug Summers, all seniors. Team Coach Ken Shively could see their performance getting more powerful with each meet. He felt that this was due to their positive attitudes and unity as a team. Their winning streak built up the runner ' s confidence and convinced them of their excellent track abilities. In an outstanding performance, Doug Summers pole vaulted fourteen feet, nine inches. The previous record of Senior Steve Perry and sophomore Cory Cotter execute hurdling together at an after school practice in preparation for upcoming meets. pl„.i.. t.v Mik. Rallerty fourteen feet, seven and a half inches was held by the team ' s assistant coach Jim Roth. One of the most memorable competitions was defeating Troy with a close final score of 73-64. It was the first time Seaholm beat Troy since they became part of the Southeastern Michi- gan Association. The most disappointing meet lost the whole year by Seaholm was against Andover. Because of a disqualification in the 800 meter relay, Seaholm lost by three points making the final score 70- 67. Despite these minor setbacks, the team held together, grew stronger with each meet, and had a great season. As Alex Morton put it, The season was so great because the team had such great depth, there were so many good run- ners, or maybe it was the coaching ... Regardless, the overall record, eight wins and two losses and second in the league confirmed their excellence. The team possessed a positive attitude that 4 contributed to the suc- ftiif ' cessful season. COACH KEN SHIVELY Bf BOYS ' TRACK OPPONENT SHS OPP Rochester 48-89 Waterford Kettering 94-40 Ferndale 124-13 Dondero 111-26 Southfield 44-91 Andover 67-70 Kimball 93-44 Hazel Park 93-44 Troy 73-64 Berkley 86-53 Groves 93-44 SMA 5-2 SMA League 2nd BOYS ' TRACK 249