Ecorse High School - Ecorsair Yearbook (Ecorse, MI)

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eaffw' QEHIIB IIQIII 6,0381 W4 A 1 J .cms '. mul' If Fcmsf L M SQA L in- -db' avfwwd Maury.. Back row: A. Green, O.F., R. Holland, I.F., J. Audia, P., R. Schonfeld, 0.F. Second row: G. Ture, U , F. Pongraz, 5B., Co-captain, J. Soares, O.F., L. Beatty, I.F., H. Smith, O.F., J. Rbgers, O.F., R. Camberon, C., F.A. Labadie, Coach. First row: L. Millhorn, S.S., V. Lovarz, P., J. Glundia, O.F., J. Hickey, P., O.F., C. Guila, 2B., D. Schuler, I.F., J. Martin, C. Co-captain, W. Shell, U., J. Ferko, O.F. Seated on floor: G. Sostarich, E. Redwine, Managers BASEBALL Absent from the picture were Norman Redwine, first base, and Wilford Kennedy, pitcher The team defeated Plymouth, Ypsilanti, Dearborn, but lost to Rouge. They have two more games to play. won Lost Present standing in league 5 1 1

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BASKETBALL The Red Raiders finished their most successful season this year. The basketball squad won seventeen out of twenty games. They are Twin Valley champions and runners up for the State'Class B Championship. In the regular season Ecorse opened up against the old time rival, River Rouge, and defeated them 39-22. The second game was played at Melvindale and the Raiders edged out a 50-28 win. Next Ecorse traveled to Wayne and defeated them 30-25. The fourth game of the season brought Wyandotte to Ecorse and Wyandotte won this game 35-51. After suffering their first defeat the Raiders traveled to Plymouth and won 45-50. The Raiders were now tied for the league lead with Ypsilanti. The sixth game was with Ypsilanti and Ecorse won 50-11. This game put our team in the league lead. The next game brought the Raiders to Dearborn, they were again successful, winning 50-23. This ended the Twin Valley League first defeats. The second round opened up edged out the Panthers 23-22 in an game played at Lincoln Park and in was the next league game and the quintet won 26-23, Raiders then played host to Melvlndale and defeated by the team journeying to River Rouge where they over time game. this contest the round. Ecorse led with five games won against no The next contest was a non-league Raiders were defeated 28-21. Wayne clinching the league title. The them 31-20. The next league game was played at Ecorse. In this game the squad defeated Ypsilanti 42-51. The last game of the season was a league game at Dearborn. The Ecorse High squad won again with a score of 26-20. In the district tournament the Raiders met our Lady of Lourdes High School in River Rouge and defeated them 54-25 The team was then qualif ed to play at Fordson in the Regionals. The Raiders first opponent was Saint Joseph whom they defeated 32-24. The next night the Raiders met Melvindale fn the Regional finals and defeated them 19-16. The Ecorse basketball squad was now qualified to play in the quarter finals of the state meet, and they traveled to Pontiac and played Visitation of Detroit and defeated them 57-28. The team was now qualified to go to Lansing and play in the semi finals. The teams opponent there was Traverse City and the Raiders defeated them 24-22 The next night the Raiders played in Jenison Field house for the State Class B. Cham- pionship against Niles. Niles won 50-50. The coach of the squad was Mr. Robert Wilson and the assistant coach was Clifford Marsh. The team next year will be made up of practically the same squad. There are only three who will be lost through graduation, they are Captain Victor Mitea, Chuck Compton and Joe Martin.

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'lil-29 Q M X TW Gus Pappas, Camille Weary, Elmer Kish, Wesley Mazted, John Gregan, B111 Hughs, Paul Scott, Irvin Kromrei, Herbie Lablanc BOAT.CLUB In May of 1940 the Ecorse Boat Club undertook the task of organizing and training a high school crew. The first in the history of the Boat Club. When first introduced, this sport was not very popular, but is rapidly gaining recognition. This crew rose from obscurity to nation-wide fame and brought back honors to its school and city In 1940 it competed against crews with years of experience and made a successful showing and proved beyond a doubt that it was a coming championship crew in many respects. In 1941 they won national recognition by winning 5 out of 6 races. The winnings of the High School crew are: 1. First place in States Regatta 2. First place in C. S. A. R. A. School Boys race at Central in Chicago. Feature high school rate an at Chicago. 3. Third in the UNationa1n at Minneapolis in a borrowed shell. M. First in Royal Canadian Henley, defeating the crew that won the National. 5. First in Down River Regatta in Ecorse. 6. First in Invitational Regatta at St. Charles, Illinois. ,W . ,, ...L . ,. .,.e1,-Q-4 - 2,-