Grosse Pointe South High School - Viewpointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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Below: Dave Larsen and Mike Bel- itsos, cross country runners, circle the Grosse Pointe track against Wy- andotte. Above: Rick Gross Won the state mile championship with a state record time of 9:19.3. Mike Belitsos struggles to P ass a Wyandotte opponent. 2 T968-69 Cross Country Scores G.P.S. Opp Royal Oak Dondero 38 22 Fordson 33 22 Port Huron 37 21 Monroe 39 19 Wyandotte 29 26 Highland Park 34 24 Regionals 5th QLOW score wins!

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Woody Cox broke the school record with a 12' 9 pole vault. l967-68 Track Scores Lincoln Park Fordson Roseville Monroe Ann Arbor Wyandotte Highland Park Dondero Spartan Relays Albion Invitationals 4th BCL Meet Regionals Devil track team perfect in BCL The first year of the Devil varsity cross country team did not live up to expectations as Grosse Pointe failed to win in six dual meets. Mike Belitsos led the team in most meets, but the high spot of the season was when Rick Schott, who had missed most of the season with injuries, placed fifth in the state cross country meet at Ann Arbor. South finished fifth in the Regionals held at Rouge Park. Wyandotte was the favorite for the BCL track championship in 1968, but Grosse Pointe captured the title when, as underdogs, they won the last event in a dual meet with Wyandotte. Coach Tom Gauerke led the team to an undefeated record of eight wins and no losses, which surprised everyone but the boys themselves. The meet against non-league foe Ann Arbor was another highlight as the Devils upset the traditional power. Woody Cox cleared 12' 9 in the pole vault at the Albion Invitational for a new school record. Rick Gross ran the state's fastest two mile in the Regionals as the Devils qualified 11 boys for State. At State, Gross ran a 9:19.3 two mile for a state championship. G.P.S. Opp. 102 16 '74 44 74 44 91 27 65 53 6095 57 Vg 62 53 84 34 16th lst 2nd

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Right: Mr. Ernest Bauer, baseball coach for six years, died trag- ically of a heart attack in mid-season. Below: Danny Menzo bats for Grosse Pointe. Tennis, baseball finish one, two After losing the BCL Championship in tennis last year for the first time in 23 years, the 1968 Devil netmen, coached by Mr. Don- ald Zysk, bounced back to share first place with Monroe. Rick Ferman, Grosse Pointe's number one singles player, missed the first part of the season with an injured finger but came back to win the Regional singles title and was seat- ed sixth in the State. Grosse Pointe finished with a 9-1 league record and finished first in the Regionals with ZZVZ points. The 1968 baseball team finished second in the BCL with a 6-4 record. Because of Mr. Bauer's sudden death in May, Mr. George Duditch was appointed coach. Outstanding pitchers, particularly Bill Bailey and Byron Stuck, backed up by a strong defense and fantastic speed, sparked the Devil victories, while a lack of powerful hitting characterized the losses. Rob Zink was the first to be awarded the Ernest Bauer Trophy for most valuable player. 96 Rob Zink, elected most valuable player with a batting average of .294 slides home for a run.