Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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Cjixli $0,3 k-ei La.)) 3rd Row- Jerry Dunn, Beverly Shupert, Mary Lou wegeler, Ruby Dunn, Shirley Adams, Helen Powers, 2nd Row- Coach Monroe, Shirley Ruzlck, Margaret Pfau,Nancy Johnson, Marnell Johnson, June Shon, Rose Klobucher. 1st Row- Jean Veldt, Phyllis Klobucher, Audrey Kimble, Vary Jo Pierce, Francis Ruzlck. TTie girls opened the season with a new coach, Vlas Monroe. Three cf the regular players graduated last year. However, the teem did,well without them. They ended the season by attending the Girls League Basketball Banquet. Schedule Schoolcraft 26-12 (Won) Schoolcraft 7-15 (Lost) Bloomlngdele 26-1J (Won) Galesburg 20-22 (Lost) Climax 51-i8 (Won) Galesburg 10-1? (Lost) Bloomlngdele 31-18 (Won) Comstock 10-11 (Lost) Climax 21-12 (Won) Comstock Lostft

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 ToothalI 3rd Row- Bob Brlaky, Bill Brisky, Ed Tallman, »ick Huzjak, Ivan Oulter, Jamrs Root, Willard Slocum. 2nd Row- Mr. Pers ng, Eldon Bourner, Dale Austin, Dale Bourner, Ray Cronk-hlte, Frank Pontlous, Bob Ewert, Dudley Dustin, Elll Kirk, Jerry Whipple, Bob Mae Pherson, Ralph Moyle. 1st Row- Steve Dragicevich, ack Quan, Sheldon Weed, Bill Baumgartner, Norman French, Bob Wilkinson, Bill Frommann, Frank Powers, George Gelssel, Don Tallman, Ray Carlisle. The Football season was opened with practically a new team. Upon their first encounter with Constantine, part of their team was lost and also the game. Constantine 6, Mattawan 0. One week later a powerful Galesburg team defeated them 22 to 0. Still later, and inconsistent A Hogg eleven downed them 20 to 0. They then took a trip down south, and were defeated by White Pigeon, 32 to 0. Back up in their own league, they encountered an enthusiastic Comstock team and lost an exciting game 19 to 0. By this tine their dirt-eaters began to fear the prospects of an unvictorlous season. With determination and un-dleing endurance they played the best game of the season, losing to Portage 12 to 7. Now they were sure of the cellar posltl n of their league. So the defeat delt to them by Vicksburg, 26 to 0, was immaterial. In ending their season with their traditional game with Paw Paw they were defeated 30 to 0.

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Sailetl all Iith Row- Fr nk Pontious, Warren Stlcknev, Jim Root, Nick Huz.lak, Bill virk. 3rd Row- Ray Carlisle, Jim Whipple, Willard Slocum, Don Tail n Richard Strorg, Bob Mac Pherson, Eldon Bourner. 2nd Row- Coach Parsing, Ted Krajewski, Joe Francis, Bill Frommann, Steve Drarlcevlch, Jock Ruzick, Jack Cuan, Ralph Moyle, Manager. 1st Row- Bill Baumgartner, Bill Brisky, Ed Tallman, Grant Coombs, Bob Brisky. As in Football thla year the basketball team was practically new. None of last years regular players were here to start a new season of basketball, due to graduation. The team had a hard time getting started and w«s in next to the last olace in the league at the end of the first round. Come the tournament they figured they ware ready. The first game with Galesburg was a hair raisins thriller. Losing all t.he ray until the last two minutes of plry. The run had sounded enuing the Fame but the ball was in the air and fell through the loop after the game was over. We were awarded the basket and the ball game because the hall hod left from the plover’s hand while the game was still on progress. In the final rome t e team surprised ever sare person that could fit in Kalamazoo College pym,hy unsettlng Portage 29 to 26, for the Championship. Bill Brisky made the all star tourney team. The boys then went on to flrlsh thlr In the league They lost their first game in the district tournament and ended the season with Q wins and 9 losses.