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

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The ' 55 tennis team was more deserving than its record of six wins and five losses showed. Behind the coaching of Dave Gover, the Oilers won the conference championship for the first time. They had champs in both the singles — Chuck Scribner — and doubles — Mike Sweeney and Roger Frayre. In the regional the racketmen wound up second behind a powerful East Lansing group. Sweeney and Scribner were regional doubles champs and went to the state semi-finals. This fine showing enabled the team to tie for an overall fourth at state. Graduation saw Coach Gover ' s top three leave. Oiler golfers stroked their way through the ' 55 season with the best record of any MPHS golf team, winning nine of ten dual meets against one loss to strong A Midland. Led by Tom Horton with an 80 and and Gene McAlester with 78, they took runners-up honors in the regional meet May 14 at the local club. A long-hitting sophomore, Mac claimed medalist honors. The following Saturday at Kalamazoo, Coach Bobb Wardrop ' s shotmakers stumbled to a disappointing tenth in the state championship. They did hold to- gether to win the conference meet at Manistee. Scores soared as the golfers battled the tremendous wind off Lake Michigan. During the season two rounds of 76 by McAlester and Horton set new school records. C ■vmt

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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 '

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7Ve S uve Ofid oyettvi Adding pep to MPHS sports activities are the varsity cheerleaders and the Varsity Club. Cheering their team on to victory although many times they doubted if the weather would permit, the cheerleaders went to every game of the season. The six girls were Donna White and Connie Erler, seniors; Dee Ann Drallette, Liz Sweeney, and Sue Morrow, juniors, and Sharon Merrill, sophomore. Senior letter winners leaving MPHS are, from left to right: Loren Eldred, Paul Rodriguez, Dave Myers, Bob Updegraff, Mike Woods, Dave Randolph, Bill Finch, Harley Ayris, Jerry Childs, Dick Wood, Paul Schade, Jerry Wiley, Don Lovejoy, Roger Frayre, Milton Marks. Returning lettermen are, left to right: Bob Bugbee, Don Moose, Frank Marcus, Brian Bronson, Dan Cruz, Mur- ray Schoen, Mike Mc- Clintic, Tony Heintz, Terry Hammond, Doug Evett, Skip Thorpe, Larry Anderson, Gene Mc- Alester, and Athletic Director Bobb Wardrop. 60