Marine City High School - Mariner Yearbook (Marine City, MI)

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22 THE MARINER [Continued from page 21) In the County Meet May 11 all th“ boys rme through in fine shape to reall” throw a scare into Algonac defending champions. Algonac finally beating the Mariners in the meet 56 to 54. DeCou of Marine City was the star of the meet taking four first places and breaking two county records in doing so. PeCou set a record in both hurdle events. The high hurdles in the time of 16.3 and the lows in 23.9. He also won the po’e vault and jumped 5’6” to win the high jump. Other first place winners for Marine were:Bean in the mile with the time of 5:14.2 and Liebaret in the shot put with a distance of 43’4”. Other boys who placed well up were Boullier, Nichol, J. Kruschwitz, Cooper, Flemming, Jenkins, Bogdonavic, and LaBuhn. The following Saturday sixteen boys were taken to Ferndale for the regional meet where Marine City placed 4th. Jay PeCou won the pc’ vault, low hurdles, and placed in the high jump. DeCou set a regional track record at Ferndaie in the pole vault in 1939 at 11 feet. Mike Bogdonavic w nt over 9 feet 8 inches to place 2nd in the pole vault and Bob Bean pushed an opponent to a new record in the mile. Bean ran in the remarkable time of 4: 50.2 setting a new school record for that distance. At the State Meet at Lansing Marine City placed 8th in a field of 66 schools entered in Class C. Jay DeCou tied the state record in the pole vault at 11 ft. 6 in. He also placed 6th in the 2C0 yd. Low Hurdles. Mike Bogdonavic also did a nice job in the pole vault but failed to place although he cleared the bar at 10 feet 6 inches. Bob Bean ran another of his excellent races to place him 3rd in the mile and his time was 4:48.2 giving him a new school record for that distance. JUNIOR HIGH ATHLETICS Under the coaching of Harlen Hall the Juinr High p’ayed two games in football with Algonac. Marine City winning the first game at Algonac 7 to 0 and the game at home 27 to 0. They also enjoyed a successful season in basketball winning three, tying one and losing two. The highlight of the season was in the final game with Algonac in which the boys scored two baskets in the last ten seconds to win the game 20 to 18. The Schedule M.C. Jr. High 16 - St. Stephens 16 M.C. Jr. High 10 - Marysville 16 M.C. Jr. High 25 - Algonac 10 M.C. Jr. High .7 - Marysville 28 M.C. Jr. High 2C - St. Stephens 13 M.C. Jr. High 20 - Algonac 18 CLASS of 1940

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THE MARINER 81 TRACK 1940 Over a period of two years, Marine City has won 9 and lest 1 duel track meet. This year the boys placed well up in such meets as the Central State Relays, the County Meet, the Regional Meet, and the State Meet. One senior will be lost by graduation from a squad of 35 boys. The pros- pects for the next few years are very encouraging. Coach Pfingst sent a squad of 35 boys agianst Romeo on a cold rainy day to open the 1940 track season. Due to weather conditions the last 3 events on the program were cancelled. Outstanding achievements were: Liebaerts 45ft. 3in. heave of the shot put and Jay DeCou’s two record breaking feats. Running the high hurdles in 16. Q and the low hurdles in 21.6 for two school records. Score, Marine City 47, Romeo 37. DeCou was high point man with 15 points. In the second meet of the season, the Mariners journeyed to Lake Shore and out-scored the Lake Shoreman 49.5 to 44.5. Bob Bean ran the mile in the excellent time of 5.13.5. Other men who placed well were: Cooper, Boullier, Schackett, Flemming, Arnold, Bogdonavic, Liebaert, and Beach. With a weeks rest due to an open date in the schedule the Mariners met their rival Algonac for the first duel meet between the two schools for a period of ten years or more. No county track team had defeated Algonac’s track team, who were state champions for the past two years, for many years. The Mariners were quite proud of themselves when they did the trick by coming from behind to win the the relay and meet 54 to 50. The outstand- ing boys who won first places for Marine City were: Jay DeCou who gather- ed 12 points to lead the scoring, Liebaert who won the shot put, Bean the mile, Boullier the 880 yd. run, Schackett the broad jump. Coach Pfingst took 15 boys to the Central State Relays on May fourth at Mt. Pleasant. The boys stayed over Friday night and competed in the meet Saturday - placing 6 th out of a field of 33 schools entered. Maurice Liebaert of Marine City took a first place in the shot put by setting a new Relay Record [of 44ft. 6 in. Jay DeCou placed 4th in the high hurdles and fifth in the pole vault. The mile relay team of H. Lozon, H. Beach, R. Shackett and M. Bogdonavic placed fourth, the two mile relay team of E. LaBuhn, D. Barringer, J. Boullier, and B. Bean placed sixth, the shuttle hurdle relay team of B. Arnold, J. Kruschwitz, J. Barber, ?nd J. DeCou placed sixth so did the 880 yd. relay team of Arnold, Liebaert, Flemming, Shackett. As a warm up for the coun-.y meet the Mariners met Richmond and Marysville in a three way meet. The local lads came through by winning twelve first places besides makir g a clean sweep of both hurdles. The final score being Marine City 89 Richn ond 10.5 Marysville 9.5. DeCou lead the scoring for Marine City with 17 points followed by Schackett and Bogdonavic who collected 16 and 14 p. ints respectively. (Continued on page 22) CLASS OF 1940

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THE MARINER 23 SOCIAL ACTIVITIES 1939-1940 Then wherefore in these merry days, Should we, I pray, be duller ? No; let us sing some roundelays, To make our mirth the fuller. And, whilest thus inspired we sing, Let all the streets with echoes ring : Woods, and hills, and every thing, Bear witness we are merry. -—George Wither CLASS OF 1940