Lasalle High School - Hiawathan Yearbook (St Ignace, MI)

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Track Coach Vecellio, Steve Alward, Paul Simkins, Paul Donnelly, Tom Spieles, John Gold, Dave Earl, George Alward, Gary Gustafson, Bob Kalbfleisch, Ken Smith, John MacDonald, John Fra- zier. The 1957 track season was a very successful one for Coach Bud Vecellio's St. lgnace Saints. They were runners-up in Class C in the Upper Peninsula. The Saints participated in five meets. These meets were the Soo Invitational, Little Eight Con- ference Meet at Soo, Cheboygan Dual Meet, Regional Meet at Marquette, and U.P. Finals at Houghton. Coach Vecellio awarded sixteen letters. Bob Law was named cap- tain. Nine of the Saints' letter winners are lost through graduation. The seven returning lettermen are Willard Lambert, John MacDonald, Stephen Alward, John Frazier, Don Vallier, Gary Gustafson, and David Earl. In the U.P. Finals the St. Ignace thinclads won three trophies, one in each of the relays and the runner-up team trophy in Class C. The outstanding members of the squad were Bill Davis in the dashers, Jim Mc- Leod in the relays, broad jump, and hundred yard dash, and Willard Lambert, the Up- per Peninsula Class C champion in the half mile. 57 l

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Baseball 1 Stan Ferris, John Smith, Tom Spieles, Bob Kalbileisch, Ken Smith, John Frazier, Mr. Wachter The Saints' baseball team turned in a creditable three win, three loss record for the 1957 baseball season. They defeated Rudyard, Pickford, and Brimley, while losing to Sault High, Cedarville, and Engadine. One of the highlights of the season was the 22-1 shellacking the Saints pinned on the Pickford Panthers. The season's opening found nine lettermen returning to the lineup. They were Tom Johnson, Ron Frazier, Kenneth Smith, Seldon Kalbfleisch, Stanley Ferris, Leon- ard Nelson, J im McLeod, Bob Law, and George Hill. Approximately twenty-five boys reported at the beginning of the season. From this group Coach Bernie Olson selected the starting lineup. The infield found Seldon Kalbfleisch back at first base, Jack Leup- nitz on second, and Stan Ferris at shortstop. Tom Johnson and Ron Frazier alternated at the pitching post and third, The outfield consisted of Leonard Nelson back in right field, Jim McLeod back in center, and Bob Kalbfleisch in left field. Ken Smith handled the catching chore. Other players seeing action were Bob Law, George Hill, Jim Kelly, Tom Spieles, Bob Ackerman, and John Frazier. Key players who played big roles throughout the season were Ferris, Johnson, and Ron Frazier. 56

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S Club And Cheerleaders BACK ROW: John Smith, Roger Wood, Paul Donnelly Steve Alward Stan Ferris Mike Dory Calvin McPhee, John Gold, Dave Earl. MIDDLE ROW Tom Spieles Ken Smith Willard Lambert Jim Perry Mike Doud, John Frazier, Jack Luepnitz, Mr Vecellio FRONT ROW Nelson LaVake Larry Paquin Bob Kalbfleisch, Gary Gustafson, Jerry Hoover Roger Beers S Club has for its purpose the advance- ment of the sports program at LaSalle, S Club members are athletes who have won a varsity letter in at least one sport, A fall season money-raising project sent Senior members of S Club on a three-day trip which included a Big Ten game, a major league baseball game, and a hockey game, Cheerleaders are a necessary part of the show in every athletic contest. 1957-58 squad has one Senior and four Juniors, Judy, Ro- berta, Shirley, Jackie, and Bonnie are pep- provoking additions at all our games. A junior squad was organized in time for bas- ketball season. Its members are Mimi Ha- gen, Pat Warner, Barbara Bellant, and Ann Kalbfleisch, '