Franklin High School - Almanack Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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His Spaulding Special poised, Senior golfer Ron Crisp wound up to drive down the fairway. Ted Said leaped high to return his opponent's smash, hoping to gain another point toward victory. Golf drives into greens, Tennis set swings into spring Warm weather of spring brought tennis players and golfers out of hibernation and onto their respective courts and greens. Swings were practiced until perfected, and finally put into use on the proving grounds where one swing could make or break a match. Golfers were anything but green, scores dropped as quickly as the temperature rose. A 5-5 dual meet record along with Chris Roy being named All Conference topped the season. Finishing fourth in league competition added incentive to returning lettermen for the 1969 season. Tennis proved not to be such a profitable sport in the win-loss column. There is not much to glamorize about a 0-ll season, but the team did have fond mem- ories of coming close to beating crosstown rival Bentley.

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1968 GOLF RECORD Franklin C Opponent - 171 Garden City East 188 377 Garden City West 369 171 Thurston--North Farmington 168-172 231 Redford Union y 209 169 edde f Edgy Fora 7 194 160 Wayne 183 1165 'iNortl:1LFarmington-Oak Park 1721-170 166 John Glenn 183 N 178 ff. Dearborn -11 N 161 171 Oak Park--Groves 161-160 , 178 Nqrjthvilleyg 1 161 1 John Glenn 159 169 ,bi hurston--Groves 166-163 Franklin M o an m o o- o 3 o Q 0 0 1968 TENNIS RECORD John Glenn Groves Romulus Thurston North Farmington Oak Pork John Glenn 1 Bentley Groves C Thvfskm C North Farmington Oak Park Opponent 6 7M 4 6 . 7b 7M 7M . 4 - 75 7M 7M 712 TENNIS. Back row: Don Gruber, Dan Michelson, Bruce Hoerste, Ray Lenze, Rick Miller, Don Hollinger, Randy Foliu, Tom Yonish, Mr. Graves. Front row: Bob Schilling, Ken P n Eric Barr, Bob Frendewey, Ted Said, Gary Crandall, Tim Keating, Fred Pushies fmunagerl. GOLF. Front row: Mitch Montville, Joe Gomez, Ron Crisp, Mike Goldman, Mike Quinn. Back row: Mr. Visser, John Miltz, Tom Cash, Wally Wolfe, Tom Olst, Jim Peach.

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Cindermen race to record: best in schools history Best track season ever! That's what the 'I968 team vaulted to, finishing second to Groves in competition within the Northwest Suburban Activities League. New school records were set by Rob Kelsey fwho has since movecll in the two-mile run, Bruce DeBaldo, pole vault, Bob Rogalski, long iump, Andy Charniga, shot put. The mile relay team tied the school record. Almost intact, the mile-relay team may set a new record in T969. Bob Rogalski will be back, along with three dozen or so other track and field talents. 'I968 TRACK TEAM. Front row: Dave Newcombe, Bob Cenzer, Kurt Miller, Jim McDonald, Russ O'Sullivan, John Appicelli, Buddy Hallet, Ron Troia, Paul Lucas, Bruce DeBaldo, Andy Charniga, Bob Rogalski, Manager Bob Yuhasz. Second row: Mark Beltchenko, Mark Bonello, Blair Wick- man, Steve Zentz, Dave Collins, Bruce Cawetzko, Pete Maclean, Mark Richardson, John Pelliter, Jim Ridley, Curt Steinhauer, Rob Kelsey, Wayne Florida, Manager Paul Pitt. Third row: Coach Robert Holmes, Mike Varani, Paul Wienczak, Dave Richardson, Jim Kosteva, Ken Abel, Pat Nael, Bob Deitz, Chris Lang, Ken Vitale, Tom Ebersole, Jeff Kind, Mike Lissandrello, Gary Medland, Charlie Brooks, Bob Feskorn, John Richard- son, Mike Mclntyre, Ed Muscat, Tom O'Leary, Coach Dave Junke, 12' ie 'BK . it si Tom O'Leary got on it in the half-mile run, showing the determina tion and drive that made him an outstanding reserve prospect. s-c , . 5 x x