Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Junior Kevan Wilson is running hard at the Regionals, where he placed 'I7th in a field of 176. SHS won the championship again in '66. Harriers tie for 7th at tate The Maple harriers, guided by Coach Ambrose, com pleted another fine season in T966. The cross country boy sported a 7-2 record, their only defeats coming from the tol two teams in the state. Seaholm tied for seventh at the Statt Championships. This was the twelfth year out of the pa thirteen that Seaholm has placed seventh or better at Stat a record unapproached by any other Michigan school. Starting off on a sour note, the harriers suffered a dismo defeat at the hands of powerful Hazel Park. The Viking: top team in the state, handed the Maples a T9-40 loss. BL SHS rebounded in the next dual meet to edge Redford, fourt team in the state, by a score of 28-30. The Maples then wen on to down six straight opponents. ln their final dual meet d the season, the harriers saw their upset hopes dashed as th Knights of Kimball, second in the state, defeated Seaholm b a slim two-point margin, 27-29. The Maples ran in three invitational meets, starting wit the Oakland University Invitational, at which they placet third out of 25 schools. Chip Gorman was top man fo Seaholm, finishing sixth. At the All-Oakland County mee' Bob Baxter, also a iunior, pulls ahead of an opponent in the final dua meet against Royal Oak Kimball. Seaholm was edged, 27-29. -N -.,. , ? l l I 41 S

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Determined Alex Grether, fluctuating between number three and five man on the team, was a great asset to the Maples. the squad placed fourth. This was disappointing to th harriers, as they have won the meet five times out of th seven years it has been run, but they were heartened b an outstanding performance by Steve Bell. At the Bowling Green State University Invitational, the cross country boy showed 27 Ohio schools what running is all about, winning the Championship. The Maples placed third in the S.M.A. behind Haze Park and Kimball. They won the Regional Championship over 24 area schools. Gorman finished 5th, Bell 16th, ani Kevan Wilson 'l7th, out of 176 runners. At the State Meet where the Maples tied for seventh, the infallible Gorman came in first for Seaholm, placing l5th. The team boasted some outstanding runners in 1966 Chip Gorman broke the year-old school record on Octobe 'l3, with an amazing time of 'l0:O7.4. He placed second a Bowling Green and l5th in the state, and undoubtedlj ranks as one of the greatest harriers in Seaholm's history Steve Bell was number two man on the team, improving greatly over the year and coming in first for the Maples a the Oakland County Meet. Alex Grether fluctuated between number three and five man. Juniors Kevan Wilson, Bol Baxter, and Phil Bennett demonstrated the potential to leac the Maples to another successful season in '67, Senior Steve Bell was second man on the team. He was the first Maple at the Oakland County Meet, where SHS placed third. 1mll50!.DQ'l!Is QGVFSZE.-'I' 'in aim' ,