Grand Rapids Community College - Olympian Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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could easily have changed the final record of the SECOND SEMESTER BASKETBALL The opening of the second semester found Junior College minus the aid of five of the former men. However, A1 Lehman, a boy from Idaho was added to the team and helped in lessening the blow. The Hilltoppers from Junior started with some fancy ballplaying by taking the first three games. Highland Park was defeated 51-46. Dearborn and Aquinas were each beaten a second time. These scores were 46-44 and 59-30 respectively. One of the Bay City boys dropped in a free throw in the last ten seconds of play in the fourth tilt and led off the Bay City quintet with a 45-44 score. The next evening Junior avenged its earlier defeat by winning over Flint JC, 51-46. Alex Martin starred in this game with 16 points. Calvin proved too much for the JC quintet once more. On the On a week-end trip to the eastern part of the state JC played Port Huron and Jackson. The first game was a victory for Port Huron 51-50. But the second evening the locals ended up on the long end of a 59-58 count. The last tilt of the year with Muskegon found the Muskies once more on the high side of the scoreboard, 34-37. High point man for the season was Jerry Haan with 140 points. He was closely followed by Olson with 128 and Horn with 127. Jimmy Horn played good ball consistently but was on the sick list for some time, The Junior College five played six games against four-year colleges. One point decided the count in three JC games and three points in seven of the others. We can see that a change in fortune Burton floor they whipped our boys 55-38. JC quintet. Upper left: In ball, please! Upper center: Montgomery, Horn, Coach Waters, Phil Montgomery. Eyes on the basket! Upper right: Pre-game consultation. Lower left: Waiting game time, Opponent Jaysee 62 ....,... Hope ........ 34 35 ....,. Dearborn ...,.. 61 53 ,......, Hope ........ 39 38 .,..,.. Aquinas ....... 64 50 ,.,.... Bay City ......, 56 56 ....,.. Jaclcson ....... 35 36 ,,.... Highland ...... 56 41 .,,... Muskegon ...... 34 39 ....,. Port Huron ...... 59 49 ....... Calvin ....... 47 53 ...,.... Flint .,,.,... 52 46 ...... Highland ....., 61 44 ....., Dearborn .,,... 46 30 ....... Aquinas ,..,... 59 45 ....... Bay City ...,... 44 3? 1 Q 3 1 1 i' CTISI.. ' ii 2 iii 133 Lowe' 'sh' UP' Olson! 51 ...,.. Port Huron .,.... 50 58 ....... Jackson ....... 59 37 .,.... Muskegon ...... 34 57

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3 2 za at 1, , ,X , it , , 1 V 5, .it . 1 ,xv VN 5. 9. ' 21? ya 5 . ii First row: Lehman, Martin, Montgomery, Greenhoe, Goff. Second row: Coach Waters, Visser, Lee, Harrington, Haan, Olson. BASKETBALL Under the able leadership of Coach Russ Waters the Grand Rapids Junior College Raiders met a tough schedule and came through with a final record of 10 wins and 10 losses. Waters, who took over as coach this year in Gil Powers' place stated, The team made a good showing and played some excellent ball throughout the season. The opening game with Hope College found the Raiders on the lower half of a 62-34 count but they turned the tables on the next tilt with Dearborn at the local gym to the tune of 61-35. Hope's second encounter with the Raiders was closely contested with the Dutchmen pulling ahead in the last few moments. The final score was 53-39. However this loss was avenged at the hands of Aquinas College. The Blue Raiders from JC were victorious 64-38. During these games Coach Waters used two separate line-ups. Both the first and the second string were used extensively. The two former Ottawa High Jims, Montgomery and Horn, were the high scorers. In the Bay City battle the boys from Bay City led at the half by a count of 33-25, but Mont- gomery again got hot to score 12 points and defeat Coach Palmers boys 56-36. The Muskegon en- counter was a hard one to lose. After leading throughout most of the game, the Raiders were overcome and beaten 41-34. This hard fought game, lost, made the Junior C's twice as spirited and they took the Port Huron five 59-39. Both of the following games proved thrillers and can easily be counted as highlights of the season even though both were losses. The first with Calvin ended 49-47. The Flint encounter was hotly con- tested. It was a close count, being 53-52. The Raiders ended this, the first semester, with five wins and six losses. Horn was high point man at this time with 105 points.

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ey VanDyke Mrller Second row Ellls Krrchgessner Helm Emaus and Richards Third row: we A: A ...If ,- - 'V , . . .1 KV: - -I 1 f Mfzlg-if V s . 3, -eff -- fzxztswstf' ,W 1,k9gTM5,F,,k, J. ,5.., ., , , U H ., .. . , f GOLF With about forty men turning out for preliminaries, Mr. G. H. Geurkink had one of the brightest prospects in 'years for a victorious 1947 golf team. The team was chosen by an elimination process in which the winners played the winners of their coupled groups. Being cut down to eight men it included Miller, Zylstra, Helm, Scruba, Stracotenko, Hula, Rooney, and Wall. Early competition was very stiff for number one position. Zylstra, Miller, and Helm were low scorers in the first matches. The Raiders had a fifteen game schedule which included seven home games and seven trips with a tournament meet at Port Huron. As the team stood early in the season its record of four Wins and no losses was impressive. These scores were Alma IIV2-6V2, Central Michigan 9V2-BV2, Calvin 11-1, and Muskegon .l.C. 12-0. 58 't