Miami Northwestern High School - Northwesterners Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Neophyte Matmen Win Few Meets The Bulls will be tough to handle next season with John Williams, Melvin Cooley, Willie Ruffin, Charlie Mack, Sherman Miller, and Nathaniel Spikes returningf' says Coach Chuck Almeida. ln its neophyte year as a wrestling school, Northwestern had an unimpressive dual meet season of 3 wins and 11 losses. It competed against such Dade County wrestling giants as Coral Park, Carol City, North Miami, and Miami Killian. At the Stranahan Sophomore Invitational Tournament, Northwestern was the only first-year team competing. Of the 19 high schools entered, Northwestern finished in an impressive fourth place. Charlie Mack and Sherman Miller won second place honors in their weight classes. Willie Ruffin secured a third place while Leonard Craine and Kenneth Wright succeeded in winning a fourth place in their weight classes. Melvin Cooley, the Bulls' 100-pound wrestler, received honorable mention for the All-City wre stling team. Willie Ruffin tries for an armlock on his opponent Who will hit the mat first-Nathaniel Spikes or Charlie Mack?

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i Theodore Bennett, defending state shot put champion, set a record Practice makes perfect for Nathaniel Newsome. He'll make of 57 - 5M in the GMAC Competition. it next time. The windup . . . and Thaddeus Goodman is ready to throw the discus. Q 92 MNHS Wins District Crown Coach Louie Bing's track team has another accolade to its many credits. For outstanding performances at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale April 25, the running Bulls are 7AA District Champions. Mth nine 1st's, six 2nd's, and one 3rd, they won the meet with a total score of 117. Stranahan, Fort Lauderdale, and Nova earned 2nd, 3rd and 4th places respectively. The formidable team seemed to be well on the way to its second consecutive FHSAA track and field championship. Outstanding senior thinclads are Theodore Bennett, Larry Lightfoot, Johnny Becton, Larry Burney, Thaddeus Goodman, and Michael Taylor. 1

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