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

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KU With a look of determination on his face Co-Captain Tom Vining works on his Southfield opponent. K2j Co-Captain Bob Lawson works to free his leg. Once it is free he will receive points for a takedown. 132 The enthusiastic crowd cheers on a Seaholm wrestler. f42 Seaholm's cheer- leaders watch with anticipation on their faces during a tense moment. 151 The Maple grapplers congratulate heavyweight John Cook after he won his third match in a row by a pin. K6j Coach Bob London and Assistant Coach Roger Dahl watch a match looking for possible mistakes that can be corrected in practice. 171 The Maples sit on the edge of their chairs as they watch a teammate on the mat. Cook Leads Grapplers This year the Maple grapplers, under the direc- tion of Head Coach Bob London and Assistant Coach Roger Dahl, compiled an outstanding record. The whole team did better than was expected over the long season. Co-Captains Bob Lawson and Tom Vining along with heavyweight John Cook led the Maples in all departments. Lawson took a third at the SMA League meet and a fourth at the District Tournament. Vining took a fourth at the Oakland University Tournament, a second at the SMA, a first at the Districts, a fourth at the Regional Tournament, and qualified for the State Tournament. Cook took a second at Oakland, a first at SMA, a first at Districts, a third at Region- als, and he also qualified for the State Tournament. Lawson made an impressive showing in the record book with the fastest pin in 18 seconds. Cook and Vining dominated the rest of the record book. It was a good year for the Maples and they are looking for- ward to another good year next year. 92

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Maple Track Team Has Balance Balance is the key to a successful team in almost any sport, and this is especially true in track. No track team can rely solely on the merits of one individual. It needs a blend of good talent in every event, which is a good reason why Coach Ron Wheeler's Seaholm squad was so strong this past year. It was this balanced attack that enabled the Maples to capture the SMA dual meet championship and to post an outstanding mark of six wins against only one loss. Seaholm opened the dual meet season with an exciting victory over Royal Oak Kimball, with the last event, the mile relay, deciding the final outcome. Senior Jim Shettel ran away from the Kimball runner on the last lap of the race to ensure the Maples of a narrow 64-54 victory. After completing a 77-41 rout of Berkley, Seaholm faced Hazel, Park in a meet considered to be the toughest of the year. Once again, it was the mile relay that decided the outcome between these two undefeated SMA powers. Hazel Park held a slim 3 point lead going into the final event. Sea- holm's Rick Bach streaked in just ahead of the Hazel Park runner, giving Seaholm a 60-58 win. The Birmingham-Bloomfield Relays were next for the Maples. The meet, held at Groves, was captured by Brother Rice with Seaholm finishing fourth. This didn't slow down the Maples as far as dual meets were con- cerned, since Seaholm swept past their remaining two SMA dual meet competitors for Seaholm. D