Grosse Pointe North High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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g :13 Lake Shore, 2:, 1975:76 JV Basketball Scoreboard 'GPN L L . OPP , 23 Denby 28 2,25 Lake Shore 32 I 15 Clintondale 28 22 L'Anse Creuse 26 g :14 Fraser 28 15 Lakeview 24 , 15 Brablec 31 72215 South Lake 48 29 Clintondale 9 20 L'Anse Creunsye 21 72'17 Fraser 2 20 12 Lakeview 26 23-1-6 --Brablec' : , 37 12 South Lake 28 30 1976 I.V. Basketball Team. FRONT ROW: Mike St. Denis, Paul Badman, Rick Zenn, Karl Tech, Craig Shannon, Steve Arthur, Bruce Stafford, Joe Sazyc. BACK ROW: Glen Williams, Bob Zaranek, Harry Gemuend, Dave Giles, Scott Engel, Mark PfeH'er, Phil Ploude, Coach Roy Matchko. ABOVE RIGHT: John Long attempts a field goal, while Jim Stewart and John La- Vasco wait for rebound. RIGHT: Harry Gemuend gets a shot away, despite being closely guarded. FAR RIGHT: Rick Zenn 19165 up a successful shot for IV team. 264 Pursuit of Happiness

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GP Norsemen accomplish a Highly successful 76 season ABOVE: Disregarding opponenty harassment, Bob Brown attempts a lay- up. LEFT: Foreign exchange student Marco Bragu gets in on the Noresmen action. BELOW LEFT: Phil Humes dodges two Cougars. Pursuit of Happiness 263

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JV, Freshman teams provide super stiff competition 1975-76 Freshman Basketball Scoreboard CPN 34 Highland Park 43 Lake Shore 37 Warren 31 Grosse Pointe South 46 Lakeview 57 L'Anse Creuse 52 Highland Park 47 Fraser 47 Lake Shore 39 Lake Shore 39 Grosse Pointe North 51 Fraser 50 L'Anse Creuse 79 '3 Lake Shore 45 Austin 77 Lakeview OPP 48 44 47 41 36 38 57 43 S9 45 28 59 - 42 80 55 29 The 1975-76 Freshman Basketball team developed great comradeship through teamwork. Though the record was disappointing, co-captains Jim Stewart and John L0- Vasco led the team to six jubilant victories. The team was under the direction of a superb coach Mr. Bunton, who did a great job with the team. Dave Fry and Jim Stewart are the teamTS most valuable players, while Jim Stewart is superior in field percentage, Dave Fry is top rebounder and scorer. John Long Ieath the team in free throw percentage, and Mark Ciaravino hat the leading record in assists. Jim Stewart played the best game of the season with 20 points and 25 rebounds. The Junior Varsity team established a notable Enal record, 15 wins and 5 losses. The team, led by co-captains Dave Giles and Steve Arthur spared no efforts in preparing and developing a capable and skillful team. The team had good depth and a good balance of players. All the players put everything into the games, which created a spirit that inspired the team. Despite their slow start, the team managed to unite their talents to create an outstanding team. The team in- cluded two freshmen, Rick Zenn and Glen Williams, who contributed greatly to the success of the team. The teams coach is Mr. Matchko, who put in many extra hours in creating one of North's finer teams. 1975-76 Freshmen Basketball Team. FRONT ROW: Jim Coury, Vince Meli, John Long, Pete Czako, Tom DeVries. BACK ROW: Coach Frank Bunton, Ed Boesiger, Jim Stewart, Dave Fry, Kevin Freeman, Mike Dale. Athletics 265