Colon High School - Magi Yearbook (Colon, MI)

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1st Row: John Truckey, Larry Belote, Richard Bower, Roger Phelps, Gerald Truckey, John Boyd, Jack Barton, Manager. Pnd Row: Edward Westendorf, William Barker, Richard Hagelgans, Thomas Penrod, George Mayer, Raymond Saxman. 3rd Row: Mr. Lawrence Starr, Assistant Coach; Robert Roach, Robert Weaver, Gerald Oldenburg, Ronald Wing, Howard Decker, Phillip Eberhard, Mr. Harold Lakin, Coach. Insert: Ronald v arc! The Colon High School Baseball team of 1956 was the brightest spot in athletics for the year. The team was composed of boys who, for the two previous years, had played very good ball, but had been forced to share the championship both years. It was evident from the start of the season that they had had enough of this sharing. It was the championship or bust this year since the team was composed of mostly seniors. The team showed this undaunted will to win by posting a perfect season of 9 wins and no losses. The team was paced by such mainstays as Roger Phelps and Ron Ward, the two pitchers who shared the mound duties; Jerry Truckey who worked behind the plate and was outstanding at bat; John Boyd and Dick Bower who were mainstays in the field and supplied timely power at the plate. Others Included such fine lowerclass-men as Roy Johnson, John Truckey, Larry Belote, and Raymond Saxman. There was also a fine group of Freshmen who showed definite signs of developing into very good ballplayers. Harold Lakin was the coach and Lawrence Starr was the assistent coach. Colon 11 Burr Oak 0 Colon 1U ■frUnion City 0 Colon 25 White Pigeon 2 Colon 12 Mendon 0 Colon 2 •frUnion City 1 Colon 5 Constant ine 0 Colon 8 Schoolcraft U Colon 8 Marcellus 3 Colon 9 Centervi1le 6 •H-Non-League Games 28