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

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AT press Time, Coach Rudy Theis says ThaT prospecTs are much brighTer This year Than They were aT This Time Iasf year, alThough we'll miss The graduaTed boys. We have IO reTurn- ing leTTermen. The leTTer-winners Trom lasT year include Joe ChrisTie, lO0- and ZOO-yard dash, and 880 re- lay, Dick Hansen, high and low hurdles, Rodell Tucker, 440 and high iumpg Bob Gabriel, mile rung NaTe HunTer, IOO-, 200-yard dash, broad iump, SOO relay: Chuck ChrisTmas, pole vaulTg Jack Snider, shoT-puT7 Ted l-lalasinski: shoT-puT: Lee Marble, 44-O. This year The Tigers are hosTs oT The SouTh- wesT ConTerence Track MeeT, To be held aT l-lackley STadium. April April April April April April May May May May May May May Tvuugk and Fidel THE SCHEDULE FOR 1956 9 - Muskegon C. C, -- There I3 - Grand Haven - Here I8 - Quadrangular - aT Allegan 20 - NorTh Muskegon - l-lere 24 - Muskegon -There - NighT 28 - CenTral Relays - aT MounT PleasanT l-Triangular, Holland, Muskegon C. C., HeighTs aT Muskegon C. C. 3-Conference MeeT-aT Muskegon 8-Triangular, BenTon Harbor, Holland, HeighTs aT Holland I I -Grand Rapids-There l 5 - GreaTer Muskegon MeeT I9-STaTe MeeT aT Ann Arbor 26-John Bos Relays-aT Grand Rapids lsT Row: Chrisfie, Krueger, Miles, Halasinski, Snider, Tucker, Hin-ielberger, McBride, Gabriel, Hansen. 2nd Row: O'Neil, Mosley, ScoTT, RuiTer, N. HunTer, Piasecki, ChrisTmas, Howell, BenneTT, Roberson. 3rd Row: Trappe, McGilraTh, Overeern, V. HunTer, Reardon, Alexander, AuTman, Fox, Bishop. Pendell, 4th Row: Mgrs. Young, Poland: Cook, Hughes, Lobdell, Fe-Thke, Herrala, Harris, Green, WesTerman, Gibbs, Coach R. Theis. , 'wwf As. N. is wg , X - A Page One Hundred Four , ..,, Q T Q T i

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U ity Baoketlnaw 1: hh. 7 a--Y n ' , X w i , . . s . - Ek ' VARSITY SCORES vARsnY scorzes t - I Heighfs Opponenfs -' '. r Grand Rapwds Cenrral 56 5I .- 1 Grand Rapids Union 56 45 5 ,- Muskegon 57 49 Holland 76 59 ,..: 1 Grand Haven 84 64 Muskegon Cafholic 56 41 fhfhiskegon 7I 48 f ,Xj i es 62 46 L 1, Holland as 6I , ., , Ben+on Harbor 54 45 ' , , 4 Grand Haven 71 6I ' ' Muskegon Cafholic 74 48 j , -'-'ru Grand Rapids Cenfral SI 46 'AQ - -'r Benfon Harbor 50 52 gg , Grand Rapids Chrlsfian as 54 -f Regional Tournamenfs Grand Rapids Offawa 67 54 Class A Cenfer Grand Rapnds Unnon 7l 46 M. h. , Grand Rapids Cresfon 40 33 'C 'gan 5 NO- I 'giiafe Tougnagnengll 70 aglnaw rf ur ' 6l Ed Burfon Defroif Cafholic Genfral 6I 54 Hamframck 63 53 Page One Hundred Three

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l956 SCHEDULE TIGERS OPPONENTS 8 Grand Haven 6 Newaygo 8 Muskegon I4 Muskegon Chrislian IO Benfon Harbor 5 Holland I2 Grand Haven Q Muskegon Catholic Cenrral 2I Norfh Muskegon 9 Muskegon I2 Muskegon Chrisfian 6 Muskegon Carholic Cenlral 5 Holland Invilalional Tournamenf 2 Ballle Creek Coach Oscar E. Johnson's Tigers came Ihrough Ihe I955 season wilh a brillianr rec- ord of I2 wins and 2 losses. The Soulhweslern Conference Championship again Iell under The mighry bals of Ihe Tigers. Pilcher Bob Slezak and Oullielder Ted Perry were losl by mid-Ierrn gradualion. Relurning senior Iellermen lor Ihe '56 season are Vern Hosko, Russ Veihl, Ered Hilliard, Bill Norkus, Ollie Webb, along wilh Junior Torn Chris- Iopher. Wilh Ihis splendid group of relurnees, Ihe I956 season's prospecls looked brighl when Ihis book wenl Io press. 4+h Row: M. McCormick, Rinard, Iverson, Borgeson, Balgooyen, Dumonf, D. McCormack, Bryant CliI3lord. 3rd Row: Wesferhouse, Campbell, Huebler, Weaver, Tielenlhal, Bishop. Wiflaker, V. Johnson. 2nd Row: Coach O. E. Johnson, D. Johnson, L. Johnson, Pascoe. Webb, Brown, McCarIy, Websler, Shepard. Isl Row: R. Johnson, Chrislopher, Zimmer, Hilliard, Norkus, Viehl, Hosko, Broil. r.. fx IEC im A x I X I we ui ' is I I I E h 'NIM X V is .,,. ..,. iz,-gg 8 I W r nfs. Page One Hundred Five