Lowell High School - Retrospectus Yearbook (Lowell, MI)

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Back row Mr. Perry, Coach, Myrl Suddarth, lloyd Norwood, Front row: Albert Mohn, Pat Sullivan, Oscar Mohn Carroll Brian Hoag, Leon Wenger, Noel Smith, Bill McClure, Harry Eckmon, Wayne Miller, Bob White, John Myers Ray Jones Frazer Marvin VanTimmeran, Ron Reynhout, Marlin Bige- Keith Blanding, John Schroder. low Roger Stevens, Manager. CROSS COUNTRY The Red Arrows Cross Country team had a very successful season, under the coaching of Mr. Perry. The harriers won all dual meets, however, Wyoming Park de- feated the Arrows in the Conference Meet to deadlock the two teams for the champion- ship. In the first meet, the Arrows registered a perfect score by defeating the Rockford Rams by a 15-48 margin. The next victory was a very important one, as the Arrows won over the Wyoming Park crew 25-30. The following meet was a real test to our harriers as a rough Godwin team led by their state champion Roger Humberger, pitted their talents against the Red Arrows. However, the Arrows won by a score of 23-36. The second of the perfect meets came with the T5-49 decision over East Grand Rapids, as the Arrows scored another impressive victory. Following the East meet, Lowell met the Grandville Bulldogs, and were again victorious, l8-4l. Then came the conference meet, the Wyoming Park victor, but the Red Arrows received second. However, the Lowell team defeated the Vikings in dual meets and at the season's end, both teams shared the Grand Valley Cross Country Championship. Following the conference meet, Lowell entered the State Regional, and consumed 97 points and received third place. This left the team eligible for the state meet at Ypsilanti, where the boys rolled up a total of 295 points, and received eighth place, which was very outstanding, considering the field of hundreds of runners. 63

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Back row: Bob Corrigan, Mike Organek, Larry Stahl, Jack Kaufield, Joe Strouse, Don Wassink, Larry Metternick, Ron Walling, Steve DeVries, Howard Heintzelman, Elington Miller. Third row: Mr. Perry, Keith Fase, Alfred Weigele, Pete Mc- Pherson, Peter VanStee, Marlin Bigelow, Larry Hoffman, Donald Dawson, Richard Connors, Robert Burns, Jerry Koert, Byron Floyd, Manager, Mr. Gotschall, Coach. Second raw: Roger Stevens, Manager, James VanStee, Brian Hoag, Noel Smith, Charles Ryder, Stanford Wingeier, Lloyd Norwood, Robert Thaler, Kim Floyd, Ray Jones, Guy Wat- rous, Myrl Suddarth. First row: James Vanden Hout, James White, Richard Harris, George Henderson, Wayne Miller, Kerry Shoemaker, Rich- ard Rutherford, Jon Wolters, William Covert. TRACK The Lowell Red Arrows track team repeated their 1956 season by capturing second place in the Grand Valley, following East. ln the first meet, Lowell defeated Godwin by a score of 62521 to 46M1. Our second meet was with Lee, which the Arrows crashed by the margin of 83 to 26. The following two meets were won handily over Grandville 82-27, and Wyoming Park 88V2-20W The following was the real test, as the Arrows took on the Pioneers of East Grand Rapids. With several bad breaks the Lowell team was beaten by the slim mar- gin of 67M to MM. However, the Lowell crew wasn't done as they finished the regular season by downing the Rockford team by a 68V2 to 40h decision. Also, during the regular season the lads took in the rough Mt. Pleasant invitation, the Central Michigan College Relays which is the biggest high school track event in the nation, with the best competition in the state. Here the boys made a proud showing by winning nine medals, and placing high in the final standings. Also, the boys placed well in the State meet, as Bob Carrigon won the mile, and set the Grand Valley mile record, and George Henderson received second place in the quarter mile, to round out the scoring. Other records were set during the season, as Leonard Fase, hurdle ace, broke both the high and low hurdle records. As for the future, Lowell track team looks very good with the returning of much depth, how- ever, much was lost by graduation. Scores Uracki Lowell 62M Godwin 46M Lowell 83 Lee 26 Lowell 82 Grandville 27 Lowell 88V2 Wyoming 2OV2 Lowell 41 V2 East 67V2 Lowell 68V2 Rockford 40W Final: Second Place Conference Meet: Second Place Central Michigan: Sixth Place State Meet: Twelfth Place

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