Mount Clemens High School - Yearbook (Mount Clemens, MI)

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Nearing the end of the gruelling two mile course, Coach Norman Keehn urges his M.C.H.S. cross-country runners to greater effort as a victory appears within reach. Toeing the mark, Mount Clemens and Berkley High School cross- country runners wait in intense anticipation for the starting gun. It will set them off on the gruelling two-mile course. Harriers Have Better Than Average Season CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING The first meet was held at Memorial Stadium. Coach Norman Keehn's harriers ran the rugged two mile course in outstanding time to take the first four places and beat Ferndale. As the season progressed, the Bathers went down in defeat to Royal Oak Kimball, but bounced back to victory over Port Huron. Preston Bolden's top mark of 10:14 minutes set a new school cross country rec- ord and helped determine the win. Hazel Park and Birmingham proved to be too much for the Bathers. They were toppled by the two E.M.L. opponents. The last two meets of the season saw the Bathers romp over East Detroit and upset Berkley. Excellent performances by team members Dean Carpenter, John Brinker, Preston Bolden and Bob Gillespie captured the wins. Summary of Scores lLow score winsi Mount Clemens T7 Ferndale Mount Clemens 40 Royal Oak Kimball Mount Clemens 3 Port Huron Mount Clemens 40 Hazel Park Mount Clemens 42 Birmingham Mount Clemens 20 East Detroit Mount Clemens 22 Berkley Fourth Place - E. M. L. 'QM

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Gridders Provide Thrills ln So-So Season VARSITY FOOTBALL A whistle shrilled through the autumn air and the Bathers raced toward their first opponent of an eight game schedule. A team huddle and the signals called for an exciting season of football - with the end re- sult- winning 3, losing 5. The first game was played at Memorial stadium against the Grosse Pointe eleven. The Blue Devils' superior, veteran manpower out-scored a valiant Bather team 34 - 0. A Bother team that could do no wrong man- handled VanDyke Lincoln in one of the high spots of the season. The final score was the Bathers 32, Van- Dyke 6. The Bathers fell 33-6 in a game much closer and harder fought than the score would indicate. Long Maple runs were the determining factors in the Birm- ingham win. Port Huron retained possession of the Little Brown Jug as they outplayed the Mount Clemens grid- ders 22 - 0. ln a game that could have gone either way, the Railsplitters of Ferndale gained a T3 - O win over the Bathers. Excellent offensive and defensive playing failed to reap a win for the red and grey. On the toe of Bill Jacobs who split the uprights for Mount Clemens' seventh point the Bathers downed a very determined Hazel Park team 7 - 6. An alert, fast defense and a solid line headed by John Kur- steiner played in a constant downpour on a mud- laden field to put this one in the Bather win column. East Detroit and Mount Clemens fought each other in another tight game. The Shamrocks won l2-6. Under the leadership of quarterback David Mial and the hard running of Kenny Kunkel the Bathers had things their own way in toppling Berkley 35-7 in the last game of the season. Summary of Scores Mount Clemens O Grosse Pointe 34 Mount Clemens 32 VanDyke 6 Mount Clemens 6 Birmingham 33 Mount Clemens 0 Port Huron 22 Mount Clemens O Ferndale T3 Mount Clemens 7 Hazel Park 6 Mount Clemens 6 East Detroit 'I2 Mount Clemens 35 Berkley 7 Go for a touchdown is the only thought of his teammates who You can't make it every time, must be the thought of Bill are clearing the path for Dave Mial. Maybe he can go all the Jacobs whose ankles are already securely held. Bather blockers way to the goal line for a score. continue to mow them down ahead.

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Tankmen Break More Than One School Record VARSITY SWIMMING Pool records fell when the '59 MC tankers took to the water. Hours of diligent practice perfecting their swimming skills and team enthusiasm were im- portant assets for the record setting times. Seniors The bf 'l,'Y 'l'e is 0 b Y' BOB Nichol? and I ' an unidentified opponent are caught in two different Bob Nicholson, Dave Sheridan, Ed Bergman, and pan, gf the mek, John Buckholz each were outstanding in their events and were responsible for many team points and new records. Throughout the season exciting moments filled MC swimming meets and sometimes the winner was not decided until the final relay events. Then team cooperation, spirit, and skill were the factors which made the decision. Constant improvement marked the progress of Coach Reaume's swimming team. Following a slow season's start, the tankers swam to a 8 won, 6 loss record and placed third in the Eastern Michigan League standings. At the end of the season Jim Nicholson, a sophomore who set a new time for the 100 yard backstroke event, and John Buckholz, who set four new MCHS swimming records, represented our school Aaron Oswald, diver, seems to be suspended in mid- . . . . . air. The camera stopped him in the layout position at the state swimming finals in East Lansing. Buck- of Q beoumul back dive. holz placed fifth in the lOO yard individual medley. Bottom row: Henry Miller, mgr.: Aaron Oswald, Ed Bergman, Dave Sheridan, Bob Nicholson, Bill Jacobs, John Buckholz, Dan McMillan and Coach Daniel Reaume. Second row: George Stevenson, John Rodgers, David Hahn, Jim Naughton, Dave Allen, David Fenton, Al Bersalle and David Downer. Top row: Bill Tiner, Bill Aitkin, Victor Cummings, Jim Nicholson, David Killoran, Alvin lawrence, Bob Bailey and John Huddlestone. 191