Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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rfootball 1st Row- Don Grimm, James Jeffries, Frank lowers, Sheldon Weed, Bd Tallman, Clyde Mumford, Bill Baumgartner, Ray Sokolowski, Larry Wilkinson, Conrad Burket, Lloyd Harrington 2nd Row- Dale Austin, Jerry Whipple, Bill Kirk, Dudley Dustin, Frank Ponti-ous, George Geissel, Bill Brisky, Jerome Harrington, Robert Roberts, Robert Ewert, Ray Carlisle, Coach Parsing Jrd Row- Dean Rix, Don Tallmarv Leonard Reltkerk, Ivan Guiter, Harold Wilson, Bill Frommann, Bob Brisky, Sob Wilkinson, Steve Draglcevlctv Norman Frenoh, Jack 4uan The Wildcats' Football Team started this year's season witn a new coaca, Maurice parsing. Due to the loss of several strong players through graduation, practically a new team hau to be organised. After hours of practicing, we tackled our first game of the season ana carried off the winning title easily from Galesburg 13-0. We now were on our way and dared anyone to meet up with us. Kellogg took us up on it and lost, ld-o. With confidence in our coach and ourselves we set our helmets for more easy victories. Then came Comstock. The battle was on. The team fought and the fans cneered but tne sad news came, lb-O, tnelr favor. Our moral lowered but like all good sports we took it standing up. We were out to win and wasn't giving up hope. Vicksburg, next tried tnelr skill. We played a real 6aoe of rough and tough football. The Wildcats lost but not before they had a chance to sink their daws into the Bulldogs for the score of o-20. It may have been because it was Halloween nl0nt tnat we tied tne next game with Plalnwell, 13-13. Our Fullback, Ed Tallman, broke his leg in tne last quarter. No one knows wnat ghost it was tnat helped our opponent to block a kick for our extra point. The lines and backs worked like they had never worked before. With the loss of Ed and three other strong men, we lost our last game. Paw Paw's Redskins skinned the Wildcats 38-O. We fought like real wildcats but they were too much to nold down. This brought to a close the football season for 19U7 We achelved the fun and sport in playing, winning or losing, and hope to do better next year by the experience gained this year.

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dfiili' fajlcetf all 1st Bow- Phyllis Johnson, June Shon, Blaine Newbre, Shirley Adams, Mary Jo Pierce, Anita Wisher, Audrey Kimble. 2nd Bow- Coach Morgan, Edna Myers,Doris Hunt, Patsy Bair,Bonnie Gage, Doris Taft, Arlene MacPherson, Margaret Pfau. The Mattawan girls team started off the season with all but a few regular players. Last year we lost two members of the team by graduation. This year one by marriage. We found some good material for our team in the girls that have Just started. They enjoy working together and have made a good showing in team work. Miss Margaret Morgan, the new coach, ordered new suits for the team and they are very proud of them. The girls haven't had too much luck in winning all their games this year but have a good chance in the future basketball seasons. With more experience and practice we hope they will have better luck.