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

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Matmen go ii-Ig win league title The Seaholm wrestling team guided by Coach Laurain, had an extremely successful 1966-1967 season, having a 11 win, 1 loss record, winning the league meet, and placing sixth at the regionals, The matmen opened the year by beating defending regional champions Fitzgerald. Edging Dearborn in a close con- test, they went on to slaughter Warren Cousino, 47-3, with seven pins. Groves was next to fall, as Seaholm was good for five more pins. At the Oakland County Meet over Christmas vacation, two Maples placed, Kevan Wilson and Jim Winston. Kimball then handed the wrestlers their only loss, but the team was heartened by an outstanding performance by Bob Leffler, who smashed his opponent 17-O. ln the next two meets Mike Hermoyian led the squad with 17-6 and 20-7 wins over his Berkley and Hazel Park foes. Bob Fox then led the team to a victory over Southfield with a 47 second pin. In the final meet against Waterford Kettering, Kevan Wilson set a new school record by pinning his man in 18 seconds. After only three years of wrestling, Seaholm ran away with the SMA Championship, finishing 28 points ahead of second place Kimball. Six Maples placed first in their respective classes: Kevan Wilson, Bob Fox, Brad Jefferson, Jim Winston, Jeff Shy, and Mike Hermoyian. Thirds were taken by John Cameron, Bob Leffler, and Bill Holmes, who had been out most of the year with injuries. Mike Meeske placed fourth. These boys went on to the regionals, where Jefferson took a second and Fox and Wilson each placed third. Junior Kevan Wilson lifts up his Waterford Kettering opponent. Kevan pinned his man in 18 seconds, setting a new school record for the quickest pin. Junior Bob Leftler, wrestling in the 133 pound weight class drives his Waterford foe into the mat. Mike Meeske struggles to escape from his Berkley opponent. Mike lost, but the Maples triumphed, 28-11. Ninety-five pounder Marc Hughes, a sophomore, takes down his Berkley adversary. Marc went on to win his match, 2-0. .:.ss, :mn.f.. 1

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ln the 50 yard freestyle, Skip Sherwood took second, followed by Tobin Rote in a fourth place finish. Next came fifth, sixth, and twelfth place finishes by Tobin Rote, Skip Sherwood, and Doug Brooks in the 100 yard freestyle. Curt Finney then placed twelfth in the 400 yard freestyle. Dave Crosby qualified first in the 100 yard breast stroke with a time of 1:03.81 breaking his own school record. He swam to a second place finish in the finals. The last event was the 400 yard freestyle relay. Seaholm's relay team of Keith Rodney, Mark Lennox, Bill Hagelstein, and Doug Brooks finished tenth. Four teams placed ahead of Seaholm at state meet. Seaholm had swum only two of them in duals and had beaten them both. Trenton, who Steve Koeller and sophomore Curt Finney await the starter's gun. Steve swam the 400 and 200 free, and qualified for tied with Battle Creek Lakeview for the state championship, and Fitzgerald, the third place finished were those two teams. Dave Crosby, who holds the school and S.M.A. records in the 100 yard breast stroke, Skip Sherwood, Doug Brooks, Steve Koeller, Mark Dillon, and Keith Rodney along with co-captains Jeff Fitzgerald and Bill Hagelstein and keeper of the tiki Lee Harris are seniors who will be missed next year. Tobin Rote, Rik Thistle, Mark Lennox, Blair Rodney, and John Kent are some of the outstanding iuniors who should do well next year. Ron Gorga and John Zimmer will lead in diving. The outstanding sophomores in- clude Curt Finney, Don Parrish, Tom Connors, and Mark Zimmerman. State. Curt swam the 100 backstroke, 200 individual medley, and 200 and 400 free, taking a 2nd in the league. fs 'f ..1...1- John Spencer Mary Spinning Jon Staff Edward Sta nfel Margaret Stanton William Staples ,VI :f.i.,g,f i

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Jenny Stark qt Rgerg, fk'- Mary nior Jett Shy, a three year veteran on the Seaholm wrestling opponent, Jeff beat this man 7-0 and went on to win the Sleere am, executes a leg switch against his Waterford Kettering league championship in his weight class. iw Dianne Stein f .4 X s Sherry Steinman Q 3 S ee. y Q35 Steven Sterling David Stickel N.-f