Allegan High School - Echo Yearbook (Allegan, MI)

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1956 TRACK TEAM. FRONT ROW: D. Nahikian, C. Curlin, R. Young. G. Zeran, D. Ware, B. Kaarlie, K. Andrews, C. Pullen, R. Lutz, M, Otis, L. Peak, L. Steffen, T. TerAvest, B. Arlington. MIDDLE ROW: Rich- ardson, L. Grewe, R. Jensen. T. Tucker. J. Milbocker. J. Dangremond. D. Milhiem, G. Pegg, E. Gillette, H. Trutch, T. Hunter, Gehl. D. Lillie, Kyes, VV. Portrum. C. Chestnut. BACK ROPV: Mr. Otis, Zugel, Bur- dick, W. Switzer, C. Commons, C. Bush, B. Irwin, J. Wise, Nanna, F. Goodwin, M. Schelhas, L. Hughes, L. Eddy, Stroud. W. Chandler, G. Milbocker, F. Morley, J. Kent, Mr. DeMull. BENGALS TRUIMPH IN AREA MEETS TWO IMPRESSIVE VICTCRIES SPARK BEGINNING OF SEASON The 1956 track team, under the coaching of Mr. Otis, came through with another impressive season. The Tigers initiated their season with two big vic- tories in rapid succession. The first triumph over Grand Haven was followed by defeating Portage. After two weeks of training, the Bengals romped over ace rival Otsego on the Bulldogs home field. The Allegan track and field men, keyed up by vic- tory, tallied victories over Holland Christian, Plain- well, and South Haven in following weeks to com- plete their dual meets undefeated. 5 In an invitational quadrangular meet at Allegan, in which Muskegon Heights, Kalamazoo, Holland, and Allegan participated, Allegan tied for second place with Muskegon Heights. In the annual Wfolverine conference meet, the Tigers gained a second place victory over Otsego, Portage, Plainwell, South Haven, and Vicksburg. The thinclads then journeyed to Kalamozods Angel field where they obtained a sixth place victory in the South Western Michigan Regional meet. 118 -1- S s it S LEFT: BROAD JUMP- ING is Loye Eddy, as Tom Hunter watch. and Dick Ware

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-qfw. R 9:2 v . uf TENNIS TEAM: FRONT ROW: R. Mitchell, J. E., Snyder, R. Henrickson. BACK ROW: Mr. Jones, T. Goodwin, T. Gatten, R. Tagg. MIDDLE Rolfe, R. Garlock, J. Hartman, K. Wallace, J. ROW: B. Creech, J, Axe, D. Olsen, B. Perrigo, Berry, B. Franz, S. Pierce, R. Hunter, B. Clawson. NETMEN ENCOUNTER STIFF COMPETITION CONSISTENT DOUBLES TEAM DOWNS MOST OPPONENTS TENNIS SCORES Competing in the singles positions were John Axe, Allegan O ...... Muskegon Heights 7 Dave Olsen, Jim jones, and Roger Henrickson. They Alla-gan 2 ........... Otsego had a fairly good record and showed improvement Allegan 3 . . . ........ Wayland through the season. Alle-gan 5 .... Vicksburg Bob Perrigo and Rick Hunter were the most Allegan 0 .... Plainwell consistent tandem on the team winning more than Allegan 0 . . . . . South Haven half Of their matches. Allcgan 1 ...... Portage ln the regional tournament at Holland, the dou- Allegan 2 ..... Otsego bles team of Ralph Mitchell and Ben Creech Allegan 0 State High smashed their way into the quarterfinals and placed Allegan fifth by outmaneuvering Holland Christian. Most of the third doubles competition was encoun- tered by Jim Berry. Tom Catten, and Tom Goodwin. TENNIS PLAYERS AT PRACTICE: Dave Olsen Roger Henrickson Ralph Mitchell fl.- t if K. . K . K - f' , 1 , , lr - 4, f ,.-M.. A. , ff, -if , A- 4 5. K 1' . . 4 r 1 .f L ky- . V. , 4 r 1, V - , r' jif.!f.!ic,fL,f. if rs, Y ., fr AL In Y hy K 4 -'M--...K

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2. ABOVE: HIGH UMPING is Jerry Nanna. RIGHT: POLE VAULTING J is jack Dangremond. DUAL COMPETITION SCORES Allegan 84 ........... Grand Haven Allegan 58W .... ........ P ortage Allegan 69M5. . . ........... Otsego Allegan 78 . . .... Holland Christian Allegan 63 ................ Plainwell Allegan 75 ............. QUADRANGLER MEET Allegan, tied for second .. PROTAGE RELAYS Allegan, fifth place ..... CONFERENCE MEET Allegan, second place . .. REGIONAL MEET Allegan, sixth place .... South Haven 25 501m 39W 31 46 34 42y2 22 sen 15 LEFT: LEADING thc race is Chuck Chestnut with Wayne Swit- zer in third place. ABOVE: RON JENSEN pole vaulting. 119