Dondero High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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Lucky 13 Promise Optimism Despite a losing season of two wins and tive losses, and the graduation of 13 varsity lettermen, the Dondero track team is looking 'Forward to one of the most successful seasons. The reason for the optimism can be found in the returning lettermen, Rick Bishop, Rich Eaton, Ron Johnson, Dave Ortopan, Dick Paull, Rod Rider, Dale Wagman, Craig Klaver, and Steve Klix. Returning Junior Varsity runners are Dave Olmstead, Reed Schroer, Lauren Tremper, Bruce Eaton, Roger Eddy, Vern Martin, Mike Johnson, Jim Lawson, Aaron Rosenbaum, and Norm Tompkins. Last year there were four school records set by the team: Rider hurtled 2'l' 'l'l in the long iump, the 880 relay team of Rider, Smith, Waters and Paull hit a time of 'l:32.2, Paul Olm- stead turned in a mile of 4:25.5, and Rider sprinted the 220 yard dash in 21.8 seconds. lf the varsity runners come through and the JVS plug the gaps, this could be a great season. ROD 1965 Track Season Record OPP 45 Berkley 64 44 Kimball 65 68 Fordson 4'l 45 Grosse Pointe 64 46 Monroe 63 50 Wyandotte 59 73 Highland Park 36 1 ' 2 ,

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Batsmen Swing for Better Season The Varsity baseball team will be badly hurt after the loss of ten varsity players this year due to graduations. Four varsity players, Dave Monte, Harry Nowak, Tom Prested, and John Rehbine, will be returning. The returning junior varsity players, Dale Forgie, Marshall LaPlata, Chuck Mattson, Randy Miles, Paul Most, Phil Preston, Gerald Raiala, Al Rightler, and Rob Zins, will have to till the vacancies. The team, which is coached by Mr. Jack McLean, hopes to improve or its poor record of last year of five wins and eight losses. ln the T965 season the team defeated Osborn by a score of 3 to 2, Hazel Park by a score of 4 to 3, beat Wyandotte once, 2 to 'I and then lost the second game by a score ot 6 to 1, beat Fordson 2 to 1 and lost the second game by a reverse score of i to 2, beat Monroe 3 to 0 and then lost 5 to l. It lost two games to Highland Park, 6 to 3 and 7 to 4, lost both games to Grosse Pointe by scores of 2 to 1 and l to O, and lost single games to Berkley and Kimball, 0 to 2 and l to 3, respectively. The batsmen not have too much depth to draw from this year and will have to depend on fine performances on the part of returning team members. The four experienced varsity men and junior varsity players will have to work to- gether it the upcoming season is to be successful. Upper right, Graduate, Dennis Smith, leans over to make a catch for Dondero. Dondero players stand helplessly by as Highland Park defeats them 7 to 4, in bottom right. Lower left, former student Dick Rockwell shows the form which gave last years baseball team a much needed boost. , , X, we , ,: . , ,V yt, 5 , I w 'L , ,,,f, pf f V f ff , 1 f W1.f,vffmffs ffv'f,,t 179 N' ,f 1 fy vmffyiff f' Iv X W , A 1 f f 'f ' T' , , , 1, , v, ' , in-f f , 1