Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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TRACK Although track season was still young when the 1,841 Quksq went to press, there was time enough to predict a fairly goods season. As usual, the Tigers have a number of first place win-Q ners on the team but not many second and third place men. In the initial meet with Holland, Coach D. R. McKenzie's squad Won, 68l,vQ to SSIQ, capturing nine firsts. Aloyse Opalek, dimin- utive star for the Tigers, took two firsts, one second, and twq, third places. Russell Klett, captain, took two firsts.. K J i 1 5 I I xx . J -A ,gj,,A.,,:w ling... 'W

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I 4 194 1940 SEASON In the first meet of the 1940 season against Shelby, the Tigers piled up 55 points to 49 for the upstate squad. The Muskegon Heights relay team won and six other first places were captured that day. A highlight of the season was the dual-meet at Hackley Field with our time- honored rivals, the Muskegon Reds. Although the Heights boys lost the meet, they took five first places before the evening was over. It was an interesting meet, the event being held under floodlights for the first time in the history of either school. The crack Tiger relay team, comprised of Homan, Hornik, Smith, and Werner brought home the bacon in the good time of l:37.5. Homik's bril- liant last-minute sprint was cheered even by hundreds of Muskegon fans. Bob Homan qualified for the state finals in the both low and high hurdles. Bob won second in the state meet low hurdles. Werner placed second in the state finals, 440-yard dash. .e,sshPA!fo V at