Lake Odessa High School - Reflections Yearbook (Lake Odessa, MI)

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15 osketooff C2 ueen L0 01176 Shoemaker On November 50th Miss Loraine Shoemaker was elected Basketball Queen of Lake O dessa High School She was crowned during the Senior Prom by Seniol Class President, Richard Pear son Lora1ne's two attendants were Jo Anne Butler and Pauline O'Mara The crown was carried on a satin pillow by Yvonne McLeod At the beginning of basketball season we played Portland and Loraine started the game by presenting the basketball to the officials She also had the honor of awarding the trophies to the champions of the district tournament She did a fine job and we're all proud of her it , , 5 RES

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me Q Footbo!! M Lake O started her practice sessions late and they weren't completely in shape for the game against Caledonia, which we lost 14 6 Caledonia had some good players, but touchdowns were made without the benefit of a first down They failed on both extra points but collected a pair on a safety We d1dn't lose faith however, for the following week we beat Bellevue 6 O in spite of the rain throughout the game We took on Middleville the following week and were beaten 6 O It was a close game all the way through, but in the third quarter they pushed across a tally after a 73 yard drive Our next game, the highlight of the season, was un der the lights at Ionia We lost to them by a 51 O score Ionia's powerful team was just too much We cou1dn't stop them The following week we won our second game of the sea son as we overpowered Nashville 6 O Next came powerful Belding Although the boy's looked good and fought back with all their fury, we were beaten 21 6 The last game of the year was played on the local field lt was a perfect day, but Lake O' just couldn't click and bowed to Portland 15 6 Now for a look at the line up Dick Pearson Left End Don McKinley Dean Kelly Dick Goodemoot Bruce Hershiser Lyle Bartlett Bob Lambert Don Cook Quarterback Left Half Left Tackle Left Guard Center Right Guard Right Tackle Right End Gerald Chorley Bob Lane Right Half Clare Blakely Fullback The team was bolstered by Carlton Sm1th,Bob Reed, Kenny Smith, Jim Henry, Nolan Roe, Dean McLeod, Bob Allarding, and Tom Courtnay. The team of '45 now leaves the gridiron to the team of '46 and wishes them the best of luck. 4, if-12 k Q