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

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KU Second baseman Bob Stonehouse returns to the Maple bench after making the third put out in the game against Kimball which the Seaholmites won 1-0. K22 Team leader Ed Neff finds himself going for a double as he slashes another hit. C32 Sending another strike across the plate, Gary Rinkenburger, outstanding Maple righthander, racks up another win for Seaholm. MQ Showing the form that earned him a .350 batting average, Ed Neff' powers a homerun. f5j First baseman Jim Hagen easily steps on first to retire a Hazel Park runner. f6j Dan Sovran runs out an infield single. Ywllffz KD Y 1 ,A ff ,. u f25 3

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lndividilals Stand Cut Last year, Seaholm was able to boast a wide variety of individual standouts in track, many of whom were underclassmen. The Maples' were es- pecially strong in the field events. Led by junior Mike Gilleran in the 2-mile, the distance events were also controlled by Seaholm. One of the most solid departments of the track team centered around the field events. Two indi- viduals starred in particular, Jud Utley and John Denning. Utley, a pole vaulter, finished 6-1 in dual meet competition and was the SMA champion vaulter. His best vault came within a quarter of an inch from breaking the school record of 13'6 . Den- ning, only a sophomore, set a new school record in the high jump, clearing the bar at 6'3 . Denning should present a genuine threat to the state cham- pionship in 1971. Of all the events in track, Seaholm's had to be the distance events. Similarly, if there was any one individual who specialized in these events, it was Mike Gilleran. Mike recorded Seaholm's best times in the half mile, mile, and two mile runs. Gilleran set a new school record in the two mile and was also SMA champion in this event. 1970 graduates include Merritt Ranstead and Jim Shettel, all of whom performed superably last year. Shettel will be remembered as the hero of the Kimball meet, and his sprinting ability was a tremendous asset to the team. The second of these seniors was hurdler Merritt Ransead. Merritt ex- celled in both the high and low hurdles, and was 467 the league champion in the two events. 97

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ll-4 Record Wins Title Seaho1m's 1970 baseball team turned in one of its peak performances as the team won its first SMA title with a 11-4 record. Bolstered by ten returning lettermen, the Maples had a squad strong in pitching and hitting. Sparkplug of the Maples was captain Jim Hagen who played first base. Pitchers included two stand- outs, John Bratten and Gary Rinkenburger - the former won the coveted Mintling Baseball Award as the outstanding player of the year. Rinkenburger posted the best won-loss record with seven wins and two losses. Ed Neff led the team in batting with a .350 average. It is not normal for a baseball team to end a game in a tie but it happened to the Maples this year. Playing on fields without lights. coaches have to agree to call the game at the end of an inning when dark- ness overtakes play. The second meeting between Seaholm and Kimball resulted in an unusual 2-2 tie - the game being called after the 13th inning. After the regular season, Seaholm participated in the annual Pontiac Invitation Baseball Tourna- ment. 99