Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Held hockey record Handicapped by two to one odds, lone Cody for- ward Diane Corbett iights to gain possession of the ball from two Mumford players and pass it to waiting Comet teammates. GIRLS' FIELD HOCKEY TEAM . . . Front Row: D Simon, J. Rankin, M. Archibald, B. Field, M. Sobania, D. Hodnicki, J. Frost fco-captainj, D. McPhail, J. Ross Second Row: J. Bean, J. Doody Cco-captainj, J. Ruszkie- wicz, D. Corbett, M. Ramsey, M. Lentz Cco-captainj, B Addison, V. Najjar, M. Webb, C. Rector fco-captainj. Back Row: K. Morrissey Ccoachj, J. Hrabar, C. Mayo, S. Hrabar, T. Wroblewski, S. Liedkiewicz, S. Najjar, J. Snyder Cstudent managerl . One hundred seventeen

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1959 marks Winles A frustrated Comet halfback finds herself fenced in by onrushing Explorer forwards. Trying to swing past Chadsey stick wielders, Mary Sobania races ahead to capture the ball and to drive it back within scoring range in hopes of tieing the game. Clutching Comet mascot, Leo the Lion, Cody lield hockey reserves try to stimulate their teammates with their lion-hearted spirit as they call out words of encourage- ment from the sidelines. The fall of 1959 saw the Girls' Field Hockey Team clashing sticks with competent league contenders. They skillfully kept Cody from scoring a single victory during the season. A persistent downfall of rain permanently cancelled the first game of the season with Cooley. Dismal weather continuously set the scene for gray games. Chadsey was the first opponent to defeat Cody as the Explorers out-maneuvered Comet stick wielders, 1-0. Meeting Mumford next, Cody determinedly battled Mustang competition. Gaining possession of the ball time and again, the ,girls were unable to score through the Mumford line and Cody lost a second time, I-0. Cody met with no more success in their third encounter. Although they repeatedly came within scoring distance, an experienced Redford squad held Cody to a scoreless record. In the last game of the season, however, the Comet team did rally back, to tie Mackenzie, 1-I, and finish an uneventful season. One hundred sixteen

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Cagers reverse form and Win West Side second place One hundred eighteen After five successive seasons of disappointments, Cody's bucketeers zoomed to their most productive season in Comet history. Smashing most of their opposition, Cody was defeated only by Northwestern and Chadsey during scheduled league play. Their eight and two record tied them for the runner-up position of the West League. By the toss of a coin, the Comet cagers were entered in the city elimination finals which they lost to Central, the East Side squad, 58 to 43. Cody's phenominal eyjfoirts during the regular season began with the first encounter when Wright was trounced 60 to 47. Cody then, amid ecstatic cheers, edged Redford 49 to 48 and smashed rival Mackenzie 72 to 59. The cagers continued to dump East Side Denby 40 to 29 and Cooley 51 to 41 before notching their sixth victory on Ford 54 to 45. Basketball tension broke full blast as Cody finally spurted ahead of undefeated Western 45 to 43 for their seventh straight. Then the Comets added their eighth win over Southwestern 60 to 35 before losing to Northwestern 72 to 45 and Chadsey 55 to 48. , BOYS, VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM . . . Front Row: W. Takala, G. Wytko Cstudent managerl, R. Beck fstudent managerj, W. Szuper Cstudent managerj, T. Corwin. Second Row: R. Tachuk, R. Petee, P. Burns, G. Cook, J. Phillips, G. Maschke. Back Row: C. Casucci Ccoachj, J. Baluk, O. Lenss, R. Kowalewski, P. McQuiston, J. Nance Ccaptainj.