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

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1 ictony ?V A Stoned Scf 4(i Dick Wood ' s noonhour basketball team raced through the regular season and post season tournament undefeated, except for two exhibition losses to the faculty, on their way to the noon- hour championship. An all-star team picked from the remaining five teams in the league edged Wood ' s squad 24- 22 in the All-Star game which attracted wide student interest. Wood ' s team placed two men on the All-Noon Hour basketball team: Bill Epple and Dick Wood. Other players making the honor squad were Dan Buckley, Phil Chipman and Paul Heyden- burg. The six-team league was made up of Mayberry ' s team, Chipman ' s team, Stahl ' s team, Mc- Farlane ' s team, Randolph ' s team, and the champs, Wood ' s team. Squads this year had only the name of their team captains for titles. Varsity cagers Bud Foltz and Butch Thorpe refereed all noon hour contests. Attendance at most noon hour games was low as spectators watched from the balcony overlooking the gym. Coaches pictured with some of their recently won trophies are, from left to right; Bobb Ward- rop, athletic director, basketball and golf; Bill Figg, head football, freshman basketball, and reserve baseball; Al Drath, football and assistant track; David Gover, tennis; Cal Miller, cross country, and Fred Goodell, reserve football and track. Missing when the picture was taken was Lornie Kerr, football, reserve basketball, and baseball. 57

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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.

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Spu t? 7e H 7Vt t 7t 7?t M t6 For Coach Fred Goodell ' s thinclads the ' 55 season was very profita ble. Starting with a win in the big in- door meet they went on to win all their dual meets and sweep the conference and regional. Led by Dave Myers, state 220 champion, and hurdler Jerry Wiley, they captured fourth place at the state meet. Besides the team ' s fine overall showing they ac- counted for the breaking of four school records. Myers broke the 440 record, tied the century mark, and ran anchor on the record-breaking 880 relay team. Jerry Wiley also cracked the low hurdle record. {3 J» g { J ■ ■ - - - v V '