Catholic Central High School - Spires Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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TRACK Coach E. I. Killoran once again took over the track coaching post which he vacated four years ago. Ted Sowle capably filled the position dur- ing his absence. Coach Killoran was blessed with an array of veteran thinclads, plus many willing underclass- men who made up in zest and spirit what they may have lacked in experience or sheer native ability. Under his expert tutelage the hopeful thinclads were rapidly whipped into a formidable track team. For the first time in city history, dual meets were held under the lights at 1-lousernan Field, although the field events were staged in the af- TRACK SCHEDULE April - Field Events - 4:00 Running Events -- 7:30 12 Union ,.... ..Ninth St. Field ,...,... 1-louseman Field 26 South ...,... South Field ,.,,. . Houseman Field 29 Central .,... 1-lousemari Field .. 30 Central . . . . . , . . ....., . Houseman Field May - 3 Ottawa ,....,.. Ottawa Field .. . . . 1-lousernan Field 10 Creston. .. .. Briggs Field . . . .. Houseman Field 16-17 Regional Meet 25 State Meet ternoon. Outstanding in these meets were E. I. Owens and Danny Pobojewski in the dashes, Dick Gib- son in the 440, Ed Draugelis, holder of the school record for the half mile, in the 880, and Eugene Duba in the mile. Dick Lang and Dick DeGraff handled the hurdles successfully. Casey Polkowski, veteran shotputter and pole vaulter, was the standout in the field events. Such men as Iames Crowley, pole vaulter, Gerry 1-lousernan and Don Miller, sprinters, Dick Bichler, quarter miler, lohn Loftus, half milerg and Ierry leleniewski, milerg rounded out the Track Team of '46. Coach E. I. Killoran

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April 29. , A May 2 May 9 May l3 May l6 May 20. A May 25 .... GOLF ' ' 1-fe--r':w'f 112541 if' Left to riprht: Henry Tazelaar. Jack Denner, Norman Bushey, Albert Schaaf, Dave Gardeski, Gerard Berles, George Gaikema, Charles Heynen, Bill Smolenski. Tom Farrell, Dick Chulski, John Sacha, Bert Leatherman. Chester Dudek. GOLF A A .Christian at lndian Trails , A A .Creston at l-lighlands A . A A . .Ottawa at Ridgemore A A A A A A . .South at Green Ridge A A A A A A A .Union at Gracewil Lawns A AAAAAAA A .Central at Cascade l-lills Regional Meet at Kent Country Club TENNIS Iune l AAAAA ........,...,A.AA. S tate Meet May l AAA. . A .Catholic vs. South May 6 .... ....A C atholic vs. Central May 8 AA.. A . ,Catholic vs. Christian May l3 .... A... C atholic vs. Creston May l5 ....... ..A.,A...,..A. C atholic vs. Union May 20 AA..A...A........A.. Catholic vs. Ottawa All matches were held at Franklin Park TENNIS Left to right: Robert Tebeau, Dan Howe. John Neis, Bill Carey, James Gersch, and Bill Dark.