Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Ninety-eight Cagerrf Fepeaf Jfel'20tyl9e Pafteffl of The Cody cagers' record this year did little to support the law of averages' as they failed again to break the stereotype pattern of defeat. Although the bucketeers were eager to give their all for Cody, determination proved to be of little value when, in the season's opener with Northwestern, Cody was trampled by the rampaging Colts, 37-61. Chadsey delivered the second blow by dribbling past Cody efforts to score 74 to 49. In the third encounter, Wilbur Wright successfully blocked Cody's best defenses but forfeited the game because of an ineligible player. The cagers rallied in their next game in an attempt to break Redford's slim lead in the closirfg seconds of the game, but it ended with Redford on top, 59-55. After falling before Mackenzie, the Comets surprised Cooley by upsetting them, 61-53. However, they returned to their old form, losing the last two games to Western and Southwestern. The still-hopeful cager's last chance was the Sudden Death Play-offs. Prospects looked very bright for Comets when the team surged ahead to OUISCOIC Chadsey, but a loss to Wilbur Wright ruled them out of the play-offs to settle with a season of three wins and six losses. Lffllffng high llh0V9 f1iS Cf1flffS6'y 0PPOM'fli, High rebounding by Comets John Balult and Tom Potrel Oxkar Leriss tips' the spiraling hall to his was not enough as Redford dominated Codv 59 55 in a close Cody leunznmtv to .rturt a scoring surge. game of many injuries and disappointment: However, C'l1azl.x'ey later rebounded to win 74-49. 1

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Pilkington, R. Gerisch, R. Syria, fco-captainl, C. Poellet, B. Gonzales, A. Farden, J. Meranuck, G. Sparks, M. Yderstad Ico-captainl, R. Kulbacki, D. Meranuck. Second Row: W. Laury fc0achj,A. Osteika, Pelham, T. Sarzynski, L. Field, D. Reefer, F. Shimsky Pelham. Churning their way through the 1958 swimming season, veteran Comet tankers could not outdo last year's performance. They were victorious in four of the six scheduled meets, and once again came within two wins of a perfect season. In their first encounter, the boys sank Chadsey, 75-11. But then a spirited Redford. squad surged ahead, 51-38, to stagger Comet hopes of capturing city honors for the second successive year. Rallying in the season's third encounter, Cody followed up an early lead over Mackenzie to score a second victory for the record, 51-37. A winning Cooley lineup went on to hand the Comets another defeat, however, as the Cardinals swam past their green and gray opposition, 50-36. Pershing then tried to match Comet efforts, in the fifth meet of scheduled competition, but soon fell behind as Cody won again, 43-33. Last in line for the season, Western also slipped behind Cody tankers to lose, 48-38. Highlighting this year's season, Cody senior Ron Syria dived away with the City Championship Diving Crown for the second consecutive year in all-city competition. He scored 305.07 points, totaling a decisive 23.22 point margin over Mackenzie's John Lovstedt, who had out-classed Ron for the first time in this year's encounter with the Stags. Also, team captain Mike Yderstad set a new team record in the 50 yard free style and placed second in city final competition for Cody. BOYS' SWIMMING TEAM - - - F1'0I1f Row: M- J. Tyrrell, D. Sass, J. Westcott, D. Cox, G. Hochen- doner, W. Barth, D. Hughe. Back Row: F. Reed, W. T. Reed, B. Boucher, A. Brooks, G. Deckard, J. Ninety-seven

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BOYS' VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM . . . Front Row: K, Van Camp, T. Potter, H. Bur- kell fco-captuinj, J. 0'Donohue fco-capminj, R. Pelee. Second Row: D. Brzostek, M. Hubert, C. Erickson, W. Tukalu. Third Row: C. Casncci fcoachj, G. Kanopsky, J. Baluk, J. Nance, J. Phillips. Back Row: T. Carter fstudenl managerj, 0. Leuss, R. Kowalewski, F.-Coates, A. Sedik fstudent munagerj, G. Wytko Istiident nmnagerj. Dick Petee evades a Northwestern guard to receive an out-of-bounds pass and set up a play under- neath the Colt basket. X Q t :ls . . '::: 'l ll Eiiiiiirgsil 5Qtil:55i 3EE:g'fI!! fe I ...., l I 2 7 ' ,Z7f3,Q What do you mean I fouled him? - V Ninety-nine