Akron Community High School - Jato Yearbook (Akron, MI)

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'Inach 'Team FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Dennis Thompson Jim Bell Duane Robinson David Thompson Ray Sylvester Lonnie Duke BACK ROW: Ronnie Aldrich Dick Partlo Gary Kramer Sam Kruchkow Tom Valentine Clayton Turner Paul Dowling Bob Bach Coach John Bradley. NOT PICTURED: Max Sherman Our 1957 track team, one of the most powerful rn Akron s hlstory, ran over all the opponents an the Lattle Seven Conference The Conference Track Meet, held at Unronvnlle, saw Akron wun l0 of the l3 events New school and league records were set by Denms Thompson, by making a splendid lump of 9 8 ln the Pole Vault Event He also took frrst an the l20 hugh hurdles, and tred wrth hrs team mate, Tom Valentme, In the low hurdles Ron Aldrnch by runmng the 100 yard dash an I0 2 seconds, and the 220 yard dash rn 22 4 seconds He also placed 4th an the broad lump Clayton Turner, last year s 440 State Champron, by runmng that race ln 56 4 seconds, and wrnmng the broadlump wrth I9 ll l 4 He also placed second an the hlghlump The other fnrst place wmners were Max Sherman, shot put, Bob Bach, tue for flrst In the 880 and Paul Dowlung the mule The wmmng 880 relay team was Ron Aldrrch, Duck Partlo, Tom Valentme, and Clayton Turner Akron totaled 77 l 2 pomts, whsle second place Owendale earned only 37 pomts Our entrre team went to the regnonals, and Tom Valentme, Denms Thompson, and Ron Aldrlch competed rn the State Meet 17 1 Q, 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Q Q I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 'HQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q I Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Baaleetball 'Team BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Jerry Jeffrey Clarence Pelton Ron Aldrlch B111 Krantsz Coach John Bradley Max Sherman Bob Bach Sam Kruchkow Clayton Turner FRONT ROW Bob Kmg Denms Thompson Paul Dowllng Bud Roberts Cheenleaclena LEFT TO RIGHT Carol Volk Sandra Whalen Annette Causley Marlon Muska The Jets started off a slow second by bemg downed by Bay Port, Peck, and Kmde, but then stormed back to beat Carsonvllle an a close game In the Bay Port tournaments Akron won thelr games wnth Port Hope and Port Austm Then an the thrrd and final game Akron lost a hard fought game with Bay Port, who won the tournaments After bemg defeated by Kingston, we stormed back and beat Reese with an easy victory Then with the Akron team gomg unto a slump we lost the remaunmg games and wound up In 5th place ID the Little Seven League Akron drew the league champnons fOwendalel for the first game of the tournaments and lost a hard fought game to them ' 1 Q 'il ,

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Baseball 'Jeam FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT Ray Sylvester Nelson Lew1s Max Sherman Ronnre Aldnch D1ck Partlo Jrm Bell BACK ROW Gary Kramer Clayton Turner Denms Thompson Paul Dowlmg Coach John Bradley Bob Bach Sam Kruchkow Tom Valenune Jerry Jeffrey The T957 baseball team provnded many thrills during the sprung season, even though tney galned only a 2 4 record The games that provrded the most thrllls were the 6 2 vrctory over Falrgrove and the game with Peck that the spectators thought would never end, whlch fmally ended rn a l2th rnnlng victory for our opponents That game was a pitcher s duel between Max Sherman, who allowed one hut and struck out twenty one batters, and All State Dwcune Blott, who struck out thlrty men and allowed only two huts In Akron s 3 7 wan over Owendale, Gary Kramer prtcher a one hntter, and showed great signs for the future Akron had hoped to take the All Sports Trophy but when they were upset by Reese, the trophy ended up at Owendale The best battlng averages were made by Max Sherman and Bob Bach Max, a sensor, earned a 474, and Bob, a lunlor, earned a 333 The followmg boys won letters for baseball, Max Sherman, Paul Dowling, Dennts Thompson, Clayton Turner, Ron Aldrlch, Bob Bach Nelson Lewls, Gary Kramer, Gerald Jeffrey Clarence Pelton, and Ray Sylvester 18 V . 2 . '. , . .,. v. U z , I . l .9 1 y I .I ' 0 Q I 0 I . . . -. o on 1 K n I . 3 1 I O ' 0 . ' I I 10 . . ' I . . . . .. . . . 1 , .