Flat Rock High School - Rambler Yearbook (Flat Rock, MI)

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VARSITY BASK.ETBALLg Back ro Oestrike, Byron Good, Jim Mell. vw-'ii Jerry Simpson Captain and Most Valuable Player J rg Kil ey s 1 , 1- ,. f 5 . w left to right: Fred LeBlanc, Dan Bodary, Ken Hoeft, Leon Wilkins, Dick FRONT ROW: Coach Wojcicki, Jerry Simpson, Butch Collins, Jim Mathews, Herb Gabehart, Bob Stevens, James Proxmire. Coach Wojcicki's Varsity cagers had to battle all the way down to the final game, with their position in the standings depending upon the outcome ofthe last game. By beat- ing Saline 54 -49, the Rams finished in a three way tie for third placeg a losswonldhavc meant fifth place. Captain Jerry Simpson received a second vote of confidence by being elected the season's most valuable player. The team suffered a serious blow when James Mathews, injured in a hunting accident, lost his ring finger from his left hand. The Rams finishedwitha 6-6 lea- gue recordg however, the overall season record was 7 won 9 lost. Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Fl at Flat Flat Flat Flat Flat Non Rock 41 elf Riverview 39 Rock 58 Milan 34 Rock 42 Dundee 64 Rock 39 Ypsi Roosevelt 67 Rock 63 Ann Arbor University 39 Rock 36 'lf Grosse Ile 64 Rock 46 Saline 56 Rock 56 Lincoln 35 Rock 45 Chelsea 66 Rock 41 Milan 36 Rock 40 fkGrosse Ile 54 Rock 50 Dundee 80 Rock 51 Ypsi Roosevelt 65 Rock 52 Ann Arbor University 47 Rock 39 if Riverview 55 -league gamesrlf 62

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qoaiaaetofefewgl. VARSITY FOOTBALL, BACK ROW, Left to Right: Bill Tillman, Bob Stevens, Roger Foley, Dennis Lincoln, James Mathews, Chuck Finley, Lonnie Bain, Butch Collins, Jerry Simpson. SECOND ROW: Assistant Coach Wojcickig Joel Nutt, Fred LeBlanc, Charles Parker, Delano Bock, Tim Good, Dan Bodary, Byron Good, Ken Hoeft, Valentine Solak, Coach Mittlestat. FIRST ROW: Bill Smith, Manager, Dick Oestrike, Jim Mell, Roy Vreeland, Marve Severson, Tony Rea, Dave Wroblewski, Cloyd Stith, Hugh Townsend, Steve McKesson, Larry Dobbins, Manager. ,MJ ., Q-fr-S Jerry Simpson Captain The Rams football team had a 5-2 record in the Huron League Standings. The record, as a whole, was 5-3 with a non-league game against Grosse He. This year the captain wasjerry Simpson and Tony Rea as most Val- uable playerx Lonnie Bain was the team's leading scorer with eight touchdowns. The 1956 Rams were a very determined group after losing three of their first four games. Just when it looked as if they were in for a Very bad season, they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and proceeded to win the last four by playing a good brand oftough, hard football. At the end of the season, they would have compared favorably with top notch Ram teams in the past. Grosse Ile - 17-19 Lincoln - 6-27 Dundee - 14-0 Milan - 23-15 Ypsi Roosevelt - 20-6 Saline - 46-7 Chelsea - 35-21 U-I-Iigh - 20-7 61 Tony Rea Most Valuable Player

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latcaeaeaezaagdcb. BASEBALL, TOP ROW, LEFT to RIGHT: Coach Mittlestat, Larry Kurtsel, Rudy Wenzel, Larry Dobbins, Chuck Finley, Bob Stevens, Joe Burchfield, Ken Hoeft, Roy Vreeland, Dick Oestrike. BOTTOM ROW: Man- ager, Bill Smith, Ed Gedert, Joel Nutt, Jerry Hickerson, Byron Good, Ron Jones, Dan Bodary, Chuck Litwin- ski, Gary Coats, Manager, Roger Stevens. Since theRAMBLER is printed before the baseball and trackresults are final, we can- not give you a very good picture of their accomplishments. We will let you know of last season's wins and losses. Our track team was third in the Huron League. The 3, J, Rams baseball team came out second with 13 wins and 5 losses. We are proud of these teams even though they have very little coverage here. Dick Oestrike Jerry Simpson Baseball Captain Track Captain TRACK, TOP ROW, LEFT to RIGHT: Jim Kreger, Steve McKesson, Hugh Townsend, Lonnie Bain, James Mathews, Rodger Foley, Dave Wroblewski, Jim Mell. SECOND ROW: Coach Wojcicki, David Beaty, Charles Parker, Bill Parker, Tim Good, Jerry Simpson, Burt Griswold, Tony Rea, Barry Ritchie. BOTTOM ROW: John Bryant, Manager, Jim Bass, Valentine Solak, Richard Henkel, Ron Parker, Wayne Younglove Robert Champagne, Daivd Quick, Mickey Comfort, Manager. 63 r