Kimball High School - Lancer Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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Showin offensive power, fini hts battle to third place finish in EML Royal Oak Kimball fielded a good team this year which entered a powerful Eastern Michigan League and won a third place tie with a 5-2 record, 6-3 over- all. The surrounding scoreboards tell the story of the games in figures that count. Opening against a strong Walled Lake ball club sporting All-State Quarter- back John Thomas, Kimball lost a heartbreaker, 27-25. Not up to physical par were Dick Sanderson and Tom Bekemeyer, two defensive halfbacks who were supposed to start. Good service was received from substitutes Larry Michalek -and Eric Sorenson as they won starting berths. Traveling to Birmingham, the Knights engaged a good Seaholm team rated a favorite for the E.M.L. championship. A tremendous effort in a 38-27 loss. Kimball followed with three straight victories, starting with Mount Clemens and Hazel Park and finishing with a 34-12 rout of then league leading Rose- ville. Perhaps suffering a let down the next week against improving East Detroit, the Knights fought to a come from behind, 26-20 victory to please a large Dad's crowd. Then, with a trip to Port Huron, the team rebounded with a 42-14 crushing of the Reds. A muddy Ferndale field was the next stop in a showdown with a powerful Eagle team. Ferndale was the best team Kimball played, and the Knights re- sponded with their best game, losing narrowly by 19-14. But Kimball came back to deal cross-town rival Dondero a 20-7 defeat in their successful bid to tie the Oak Stump series at three-all. Kimball showed a consistent and highly effective offense, totaling 235 points in nine games. Although Kimball does not keep records, it is probable that Junior John Bauman set a scoring record with 82 points, and Bob Nowakowski amassed the most defensive tackling points ever earned. Larry Wingfield be- came the best center Kimball has ever had. Don Baier made the All-E.M.L., All-S.O.C., and All-Suburban teams, and Joe Ripmaster received second team slots or honorable mentions on all three. Ron Bemis played a fine year as he rnoved to a strange position, offensive end. Although these athletes have been singled out, it was a united offensive and defensive effort that moved Kimball through a successful season. Missing next year will be the good size the line had in men like Don Baier, Joe Ripmaster, and Dave McClelland. Returning will be Juniors Chuck Kirsch, Larry Michalek, Bill Roberts, Andy Stubl, and Bob Swanson. Backs playing next year are Sophomores John Gabler and Eric Sorenson and Junior John Bauman and Bob Miles. This was Kimball's last year in the E.M.L. Next year, they will enter the newly formed Southeastern Michigan Association with Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Hazel Park, and Southfield as the competition. The Knights first op- ponents will be Walled Lake and Wyandotte, defending champions in their respective leagues. Then will come the five S.M.A. contests followed by games with Port Huron and Dondero. Kimball looks forward to another good year as the Knights take the field to maintain the Kimball record of never having had a losing season.

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