Mount Pleasant High School - Derrick Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, MI)

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L. it or I ,Qi Basketball, 1926 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT AT ALMA TN THIS tournament there were only two Class C teams represented. They were Alma High School and Mt. Pleasant. The team was determined to put it over Alma for the third time, so with every fellow playing his best we were able to win from them with Alma threatening our goal only once or twice. This was one of the fastest games of the District Tournament. The score was 23 to 10. REGIONAL TOURNAMENT AT MT. PLEASANT Our first game was with the Indians. In this game the Indians proved themselves a better team than the local fans thought. The second half started with the reserves. It was very interesting until the first team was put in. They proved themselves superior by winning by a score of 23-13. In the semi-finals we played Alma. The biggest feature of the game was that we held Alma scoreless for the first half, and to one point in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter they managed to gain four points, and the game ended with a score of 23 and 5 in our favor. Every fellow did his best, with Swindlehurst getting nine of the total twenty-three points. Capt. Pierson's Hoor-work was very remarkable. The final game of the Regional Tournament was between Midland and Mt. Pleas- ant. This proved to be a real contestg the team did their best the first half, in which they obtained a lead that Midland was unable to overcome. Grinnell's long shots featured the contest. The final score was 21 and 12 in favor of Mt. Pleasant. This game netted the Championship of the Regional Turnament to M. P. H. S. ln this tournament M. P. H. S. players were honored, Swindlehurst being picked as forward, and Grinnell as guard on the All-Tournament. team. STATE TOURNAMENT Our first game at the State Tournament was with the Holy Redeemer'sg they ex- pected to run away with us, but all they did was run from us. They were unable to cope with our powerful offensive machine. We won by a score of 24 and 12. The next game, in the semi-finals, was with Sturgis, State Champions of 19255 they won by a score of 17 and 34. The score does not indicate the trouble they had in eliminating M. P. H. S. Swindlehurst was chosen by State officials as one of the two best All-State Forwards. By MAYNARD ALLYN, Athletic Editor. Page Seventy-four fgnm-::r , i K l pgliivi

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In jf!-'Q , yi ' 1 'J 11 32 all w- , 9 ' Y Y - 1 -5 E' QE Baseball THE STATUS of baseball, among the high schools of Central Michigan will be materially improved if the plan inaugurated this spring proves efficient. The old Central Michigan Baseball league was discarded and a new organization, the Central Michigan Athletic league, was accepted in its place. This new organization will sponsor not only baseball but basketball, football and track also. With the addition of four new schools, namely, Owosso, Ionia, Howell, and St. Johns, competition will be more keen, interest increased and a general athletic atmos- phere created. The schools mentioned above with two added constitute the Southern Division of the league while Mt. Pleasant, Midland, Shepherd, Ithaca, Alma, and St. Louis comprise the Northern Division. A league championship will be determined at the close of each athletic season in a game between the teams with the highest percentage in each division. The success of this plan is already apparent. The boys out for baseball this spring outnumbered by far the squads of previous years. There was a determined effort to win a position on the team and those who were not in the lineup of the first game were out for daily practice thereafter. Coach Johnson has succeeded admirably in placing on the diamond a team worthy to represent M. P. H. S. Page Seventy-six