Grand Ledge High School - Ledge Yearbook (Grand Ledge, MI)

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I n Rum' 'l'. Shaw, H. Mzivlhwvull. I.. Hamilton. Ii. Carter. R. Vuulsczn, IJ. lfrcxlvrirk. .I. I.al unlzm-0. F, Urihlc-y. rd Row l'. Furliiiu. H. lrvlfiiruv. D. fzirter. G. M1-Dmiivls. F. lfiizxf, H. Uzrrrmx. A. 'l'tmz. und Row l'rni0 Mvllrirlv. Assislunt Umivh: T. Uhvvriv. H. W'i'sun. ll. liinvk. ll. Rumi. S. lislwzirils, U. Sham-. ll, Sim in Stvvv Sznsz. f'4v:u'h. llrst Huw I., R. Kvnirs, l. lmhfrIT. IJ, imuflse-ll, A. katie. lu. Smith, ff.. liuuvli. l. Ilztrk. lu. turn-li. li. Vilnslunlmy, .l. in tim-rsnn, W, Flittnll. Grand Ledge Wins Undisputed Championship Comets Complete First The Grand Ledge football team, this year, under the able direction of Coach Steve Szasz, completed the first undefeated season in the history of Grand Ledge High School. The Comets opened the season with a hard fought victory over Hastings. The teams were quite evenly matched and played on equal terms until the last quarter when Grand Ledge suc- ceeded in pushing the ball over and converting the point to make the IZSI Un defeated Season score 7-0, which later proved to be the Hnal count. Grand Ledge then traveled to St. johns to defeat the Red Wings, win- ning again by a 7-0 score. A speedy St. Johns baclcfield and over-confi- dence on the part of the Comets nearly cost them the game. Grand Ledge made their first ap- pearance on Battery Field by upsetting a favored Marshall eleven l4-0. This made the third consecutive game in

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11 'P X . if! S Io- LT. STEVE SZASZ Stove, who loft LIS just lgoforc basket- ball st-ason was ovvr, is now stationvd at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. To Stove goes tho cu-dit for building up our football and baslu-tball toams and to Ernie McBride for tho swell job he did in coaching the Comets during basoball soason. Varsity Club Tho Varsity Club is mado up of tho major lottor winnors in football, basket- ball and basoball. Tho boys havo had sort-ral social t-vents during tho yoar. S. Maru-an, J. ling-ms. ll. lhirnott, M. Sl-otl Cheer Leaders To the active Chvor Loaders goes tho crodit for kocping up intorost and pop at the gamos in tho fall. Galc Gibbs and Jimmy Anderson acted as Cheer Loaders at tho football games. During the football season many clover skits were givvn at the pop niootings, and it can be said that if tliorv was om' thing which spurred tht- boys on to victory, it was tho pop and onthusiasm and tho yolls supplicd by thc Choor Loadors. 'limp Row l'. liivlx, ll. lillirar, H. Houck, G. Mvllaiiinls. l.. Hamilton. 5 v Q4-miinl Row H, N'ilsuii, l.. R. llatws, A. Kano, l'. Shane, 'l'. Clark, tl. Gibbs, ll. t'artvr. Mr, Szasz, First How J. .lul'u'i-iisoii, H. Mavllowoll, .l. Alulorson, li. liniivk, lf. Gr:-vii, ll. tlomlsoll, R. Vlfilistsllllvey,

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which the Comets goal line had not been crossed. ln the next game, Eaton Rapids proved to be the first team to cross the Comets goal line, however, Grand Ledge over-powered the trouble- some Cardinals by a score of I9-6. Ac Charlotte, Grand Ledge held a tricky Oriole backfield to one touch- down while making two for them- selves. The result was Grand Ledge I4, Charlotte 6. ln the next game at Everett, the Comets failed to cash in on their scor- ing opportunities and so had to be satisfied with a 0-0 deadlock with this strong Lansing team. Grand Ledge made it I2 games in a row without a defeat by beating Howell next 7-0, at Battery Field in a sea of mud, FIRST TEAM Mason was the next team to fall before the Blue and Cold. Again Grand Ledge battled through a mud- hole to gain a I2-7 victory. ln the season's wind-up, the Comets went on a field day to whip a help- less lonia squad by a 55-0 score. This victory gave Grand Ledge a string of I4 games without defeat during the past two years. The Comets not only completed the first undefeated season in the his- tory of the school, but also won their Hrst undisputed championship. The success of the team in scoring I34 points to their opponents' I9, was not only due to the teamwork of the players but also to the Fine coaching of Steve Szasz who made the team what it was. Top Row Cum-h Svusz, V, lmhoff, J. Allmli-rsuri. I.. R. Gatos, W. l'lltt.on. liottnm Row ll. Gwnlsvll, A. Kane, H. Smith. E. ltznus-k. T. Clark. E. Green, R. Winstunlvy. .L