Allegan High School - Echo Yearbook (Allegan, MI)

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CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. FRONT ROW: C. Cooley, C. Chestnut, R. Lutz, W. Switzer, D. Axe. BACK ROW: D Ringewold, M. Arwood, Mr. Clinger, A. Gates, P. Price. NOT PICTURED: E. Grahm. ,pq-or SWITZER CONFERENCE MEDAL WINNER CROSS COUNTRY TEAM ANTICIPATES BETTER SEASON This was coach C1inger's freshman year as the Tigers' Cross country coach. The harriers had a very tough season, failing to win a single meet and placing Fifth in the Conference meet at South Haven, aheadbof State High and Plainwell. ln the Conference meet, Allegan had only one medal winner, Wayne Switzer. Other runners plac- ing in the first forty were: Peter Price, Dick Lutz, Dick Ringewold, and Allen Gates. Mr. Clinger is looking forward to a much better season in as much as he is losing only two lettermen, Wayne Switzer and Chuck Chestnut. CROSS COUNTRY SCORES Allegan 32 ....... . ........ Allegan 43 ............,... . . Allcgan 31 .................. . . . Allegan 31 .... Vicksburg 30 ..... .. . . . . . Otsego . . . . Portage South Haven . . . Plninwell Allegan 41 .... South Haven 23 . .. .... State Iligh LEAGUE MEET Portage ......... South Haven . . . Vicksburg . . . Allegan . . . State High . . Plainwell . . 27 I6 24 69 56 45 53 104 114 132 182 JOGGING around the fairgrouncls are Chuck Chest- nut and Wayne Switzer: Dick Ringewold and Ed Grahm.

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FRESHMEN FOOTBALL TEAM. FRONT ROW: T. RESERVE FOOTBALL TEAM. FRONT ROW.' Lampros. T. Corby, R. Young, E. Larson, M. Foster, Connor. B. Kaarlie. G, Cook, T. Patton. MIDDLE ROW: C. Curlin, G. Zeran, B. Arlington, B, Yoakam, F. Mich- aels, Booher. Vaughn, W. Brower, L. Bartz, Hart- man, K. Andrews, L. TerAvest, Billman, H. Hanson. BACK ROW: Coach Tomanek, G. Schulz, D. Nahikian, C. Granger, M. Belt, D, Ware. B. Sanders, B, Irwin, R. Calender. C. Pullen. P. Knoblock, R. Sieving, P Currie, C. Ray. FRESHMAN PLAYERS OBTAIN 2-2-I RECORD AN UNUSUALLY HEAVY LINE BOASTED BY THIS YEAR'S TEAM. RESERVE SCORES Allegan 12 ......... ...... P ortage 19 Allegan O . . . . . . South Haven 6 Allcgan 6 . . . . . . State High 20 Allegan I2 . . . ..... Otsego 7 Allegan 18 . . . . . . Plainwell 21 Allegan 7 . . . . . . Vicksburg 20 Hunter, B. Miller. Larsen. C. Peterson, R. Shafer, G. Tyler, Tagg, G Navis, R. Brandeberry, S. Thomp- son. IIHDDLE ROW: A. Opas, K. Rowe. Blackman A. Arwood. Minegzir, Mahan. G. Button, E. Kaylor, FRESHMAN SCORES Allegan 7 ........... Fennville 19 Allegan 12 . . . Fennville 12 Allegan 12 . . . Hopkins 19 Allegan 12 . . . .... Otsego 0 Allegan 13 . . . Plainwell 7 G. Plotts. T. Cook. Kruithoff. BACK ROW: Coach Vanwagoner, B, Hackman. B. Gibson, D. Peterson, D. Snyder, B. Grinnell. A, White. D. Peterson. VV. Furjanic, E Swope. L. Wesseling. Coach Rolfe. mm-.-mfg-mm. my a.a.,N.ugmn-m1m

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When the l956-57 season began in NOX'fxl1IlJl'I', Mr. Van YVagoner, faced the problem of build- ing 21 team. consisting of twelve juniors and one senior, with only two letternien returning from last yt-ar's quintet. The Tigers lacked any great height, but made up for it with speed and preci- sion ball handling. During the Hrst seven contests, Allegttn played like a Championship team. winning six games while losing only to Holland Cllristizin. Neur the end of the season. thc Tigers seemed to Cool off, and ended the regular season on the short end of their last two games, one of which was a. heart-breziking live point loss to Plainwell that deeided the league ehnnipionship. Allt-gan played in the Plziinwell District tour- nament and dt-I'eatecI Battle Creek and Otsego to gztin another district title. At the Holland re- gionals. the Tigers lost to Ilollund CllII'lSll1lII 48-45. Losing' only one player. hir. Van IV:1goner is looking forward to n great season next year. INEXPERIENCED SQUAD WINS DISTRICT: ALLEGAN Loses GAME SHARE OF WOLVERINE CONFERENCE ABOVE: FIGHTING for the hall against Dowagiac are Larry Grewc and Gary Hilcski, LEFT: SHOOTING over Cliff Hinklc of Plziinwell is Jerry Nanna. RIGHT: TRYING for a tip-in against Plainwell is Larry Grewe.