Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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 FOOTBALL We They Mattawan at Paw Paw 12 12 Paw Paw at Mattawan 14 0 Vicksburg at Mattawan 0 6 Mattawan at Decatur 7 13 Mattawan at Comstock 14 0 The Mattawan Reserves traveled to Paw Paw in their first game and came up with a 12-12 tie. In their second game they played the Paw Paw team in a return contest on Mattawan1 s field and posted a 14-0 defeat This was one of their best played games. Vicksburg traveled here for the next game and slowed down the boys with a 6-0 defeat. Mattawan then went to Decatur and took their second loss in a row 13-7. In their final record Won 2,Lost 2,Tied 1. 1st row, Roger Nichols, Duane Simonds, Tim De8mit, Fred Brisky, Ronald Budzyn, Larry Caulkins. 2nd row. Coach Piggott, Paul Aleksicn, Tom Brown, John Hoyt, David Williams, Jim Rix, Jim Russell, Irving Slocum-Manager, and Coach Wheeler. 3rd row, John McGrow, Lawrence Shoemaker, Ed Lorenz, Robert Tesmer, Joel i,emmer, Terry Neuoauer, Bernard Ross, David Cowley.

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The season started with a trip to Decatur where our team lost a heart breaker, 13-12. Next we traveled to Paw Paw and lost 41-0. Then rolled over Richland 27-0 in our first home game. At Vicksburg we gave the league champs a scare before losing 24-0. Way land beat us to the punch with a trick play and won 20-7 then tock also tried a trick play but we hit them on the rebound and won 12-6. In the homecoming tilt burg bowed 13-7 and Kellogg won in the final game 6-0. All in all, the season was very successful ryn Parrish was voted our Most Valluable Player and Jim Dennany the most improved player. Darwyn and Robert Boyer were named to the All K.V.A. second team while Lynden Barber, received honorable mention in the All-State selections. 1st row. Coach Wheeler, Fred Koenig, Dave Caalkins, Melvin Biagtas, Elmer Cowley, Bob Boyer, Don Davis, Larry Stone, n Jorden, Francis Korteway, Dick Korteway, Coach Piggott 2nd row, Merle Nichols, Bill Francis, Earl Maxam, Lynden Barber, Harry Otto, Jim Dennany, Fred Bowman, Jim Fitzpatrick, Darwyn Parrish, Ronnie Slater, Irving Slocum-Manager. Absent, Bob Kirk.

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Our Mattawan Basketball Team experienced one of the finest seasons ever recorded here at Mattawan by winning eleven games while losing only seven. The regulars for most of the season were Darwyn Farrish, Don Nichols, Leonard Sokolowski, Tom Welch, and Fred Bowman all of whom played outstanding ball. The highlight of the season was the winning of the K.V.A. Tournament Trophy. Although underdogs in the tournament, our Wildcats showed great determination and with enthusiastic school spirit behind them they beat Richland 38-33, upset Paw Paw 36-34, and won the final over Comstock by a 40-28 score. Darwyn Parrish was selected on all six K.V.A. all opponent teams while Don Nichols was placed on three. At the end of the season the team chose Don Nichols as Honary Captain and Tom Welch as the most improved player. Here is the record which enabled Mattawan to finish third in the K.V.A. Mattawan 47 Richland 40 Mattawan 26 Paw Paw 50 n 64 Galesburg 36 n 43 Richland 30 ii 32 Vicksburg 56 n 56 Lawton 40 ii 56 Comstock 45 ii 43 Vicksburg 65 n 38 Richland 33 ii 41 Comstock 38 n 36 Paw Paw 34 n 67 Galesburg 52 ii 40 Comstock 28 n 35 Kellogg 39 ii 56 Kellogg 55 n 45 Paw Paw 68 ii 48 K. Christian 56 n 40 Battle Creek 56 tournament GAMES St. Philip From left to right 1st Row-Leonard Sokolowski, Darwyn Parrish, Don Nichols, Tom Welch, and Gene Krajewski. 2nd Row- Coach Piggott, Fred Bowman, Bill Francis, Merle Nichols, Larry Stone, and Lynden Barber. Wesley Wasson played the first part of the season, but was absent when the picture was taken.