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

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MPHS OPPONENTS 67 St. Johns 40 58 Alma 49 56 Cadillac 45 73 Cass City 49 61 Manistee 33 67 Big Rapids 49 45 Ludington 63 71 Clare 51 61 Cadillac 45 66 Alma Mt. Clemens 48 70 St. Mary ' s 43 68 Manistee 54 69 Ionia 50 61 Big Rapids 59 66 St. Johns 63 61 Ludington 75 DISTRICT TOURNAMENT 59 Clare 51 60 Big Rapids 52 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT 79 Petoskey 71 82 West Branch QUARTERFINALS 50 46 Negaunee 64

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Oder i t T£u ute Tifr Spot i t 71 7?l (?o t£ ie tce s4 ut Tftove ta 2uante%- ?i taC fa, State 7owut4Une tt4 For the second straight year the Oiler cagers managed to lose only three games during the entire season. In conference competition it was the same old story with the local squad again runner- up to Ludington. In regular season play the Oilers ' only two defeats came at the hands of the Ludington Orioles. In tournaments the Oilers really went on the rampage. Theydefeated Big Rapidsin theDistrict Finals andelimi- nated a powerful West Branch five in the Regional Finals. This game was probably the highlight of the season as the Oilers ran completely over the West Branch five who had seen only one previous defeat during the season. In the quarterfinals theproblem of not hittingproved fatal and the Oilers were eliminated by the powerful Negaunee squad. Individual honors were bestowed upon Bud Foltz, Jerry Wiley, and Mike Sweeney as all three were named to the All-Conference squad. Sweeney was also named on one of the Detroit Free Press All-State teams.

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O t6e Tt ay Tlfr Great things are expected in future years from Coach Figg ' s ' 54-55 freshman basketball team. In an unprecedented move, the Wild- kitten ' s complete starting five composed of forwards Larry Stinson and Jerry Hick- man, center Willie Hinzman, and guards Hank Pety and Eddie Walker were moved up to the second team at midseason. These five boys led the frosh cagers down a path of nine straight victories paved by lop- sided scores before their prom otion. After they left, the remaining cagers split in their final four games, losing two by close margins to hang up an impressive ll- wins and 2-losses mark for the season. Coach Figg points with pride to the fact that every player on his 16 man squad saw action in every game. In January three strings of frosh beat Clare into submission, setting a school scoring record at Pullen gym. Final score: . Mt. Pleasant 85 - Clare 27. Working together for the first time in their beginning careers as basketball men at MPHS, the eighth graders won all six of their games with out-of-town opponents. Champions of the Big Rapids Tournament and fin- ishing second in the City eighth grade league played on Saturdays, Coach Al Drath ' s team should provide strength in coming years for Mt. Pleasant. Performing before the varsity basketball games, the Mt. Pleasant Wildcat squad failed to break even, which was sort of a rarity. Posting 7 wins and 9 defeats, Coach Lornie Kerr ' s J.V. ' s gained ex- perience for the future, when they will carry the Oiler colors into battle on the hardwood court.