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

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Basketball Top It ix ti. Shine. S. t'r:xnsin. lt. lliflivxf. l . Fitcli. li. Vartvr. 'l'. t'lis-vriu, Ii. Nvlsun, ll. Sinions, .l. linlvztr, S. Vtirr, ti. 'I't'nmn. Sh-vu Hzasz, t'1l:n'l1. llziltum Itmv lt. Farrow, lt. Hmnrh. 'l'. t'Inrk, li, Smith, ti. Mt-Ilarwin-'s. R. VVinstanlt-y, li. t'artt-r. V, Ibit-lt. ti. tiittlts, ll. M:n'lr..u.ill, Comets Place Third In Conference Second Team Wins Nine, Loses Five Coach Steve Szasfs Conte-ts placed third in the conference this year with a league record of five wins and five defeats and a season's record of six victories against eight losses. Although the record is not so impressive this year, Grand Ledge had a young fighting team, which will continue to improve. Another bright indication for future Cornet basketball is the record of the second team. Nine wins against hve losses gave The Little Comets one of their best seasons in recent years. Best of luck to the Comets in lg-12-43. East Lansing .H Grand 1.1-dp, Howell 22 Grand limit: Cliarlottt- 28 Grand Lt-dt: Eve-rott 253 Grand Lvclg St. Johns , S42 Grztncl lmdgg Mason lti Grand I.t-clg Cliarlottt- 36 Grand lrvdg Eaton Rapids 20 Grand lrvdp I'lmi't'll lti Grand lit-fig Mason 25 Grand Lt-mtg Ex'c'1'vtt 18 Grand lmdgi East Lansing Bti Grand Imclg Eaton Rapids 27 Grand IA-rig Basketball Scores 1. it l. 1. ,. ,. Q. K. 1. K. L. Q. 4.

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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

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Sports In War Time are recognized as a necessary part of our way of life and our fellows at Grand Ledge High School have shown us what clean sportsmanship and excellence in athletics really are. There is no need to recount the details of the triumphant football season, nor of the fine basketball record. The baseball team, under Ernie McBride, and the track team, coached by Russell Fowler, made fine records this spring, and Grand Ledge High School can proudly take its hat off to our boys who brought our school such honors in FOOTBALL .... BASKETE ALI. ..... BASEBALL .... TRACK EDWIN JERRY GREEN ANDERSON DUAINE EDWARD GOODSELL BOUCK RODERICK HARLAN WINSTANLEY MacDOWELL 1311