Muskegon High School - Said and Done Yearbook (Muskegon, MI)

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'Q-vw ,Int k Krueger B'g Althoulgh iu.iu.ilgiug to s.1lx.1ge only one victory in fifteen sluts, the Big Rawls 'une their .ill throughout the season. The lNliislcies play iluring the iourse of the season borcl- ereil ou the extreme siileg they were either ioltl or just hot eiioiilqlm to worry .1 lie.uily-lluoreil opponent suth :ls lleilulitx, lloll.1uil, .uiil Cir.u1il Rupitls South, Their win mer .1 l.ixoi't-il ll.ittle freelc tluh iliiniixetl it general up swing ui the l.ile stages ul' the scxisou. fimili lN1iSli.1iii1oil4's ilmrliges were letl in all departments Ivy the llllll Rc-ilk hllllillll, .ill Soutli-Wk-stern eonferenee Phil llc-riliuski. The slim reilhcuiil ll1LllDlJllHCll ll fifteen point .lXi'f.lKl,fl' mer thi: xczisoii, lNliislQe'goii's l'.uis t.in look to the future with renewed lioive lui- xirtue ul' .ui outstzinilinlg Little Real team, three first ti-.uu soiwliinnores Quail miiny returning juniors. Coming lmik lo lic-lp next yi-.ir will he pliiymzikcr Dlxuli Krueger, liivrxuiril Cioriloii llutteugii, gimrtls Alex Kota :incl Rodger lllexins, the XVitkl.u1il tvvius, iintl tenter M.1rtin Wlgiillkes. Phil Berclinski Martin XYIZIZIHCCS Reds build for the future Berclinski hooks for lily-up against Saginaw 29

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SEATED: j. Erickson, P. Berdinski,j Krueger M Waalkes C1 Huttenga A Kota I DeVr1es STANDINC lVlnShan nock Ccoachj, R. Blevins, Wendell Wickland XVarrenWiLk1ncl C Lindstrom j Hesse B Gelinas Hartman Cassl Opponents Grand Rapids South Saginaw ...,.,,, .....,.,,......,,..... Muskegon Heights A... Grand Haven ......,... Holland .....,.............. Traverse City .,,..,... SCHEDULE 62 63 48 48 59 64 Benton Harbor ,,...,..,.. 46 Battle Creek ......,,....,,...,... ........... 5 2 Muskegon Heights .,.....,... ........,,, 5 8 Grand Haven . ........,...., 57 Holland ................................. .........., 5 7 Benton Harbor .,4.....,,....,..,....... ,.,,,...,.. 7 4 Grand Rapids South .52 Battle Creek ,.......,.......,,....,... ........... 4 O Grand Rapids Union .59 REGION Muskegon Heights AL TOURNAMENT Coach MeShannnrk wonders vshy the team

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MANAGERS: R. Cwynar, I. Anderson. SFATED: D. Venske, M. Barnes, T. Ryan, J. Saylor, D. Kendall, C. Blakely, D, johnson R. johnson. STANDING: T. Braverman, W. Cross, T. Oosting, G. Rothoff, R. Reece, F. Glafcke, j. Fairfield, R. Hathaway, T. Thompson, W. Paquin, P. Voss, C. Barclay, Coach Gordon Barkell. I l Little Reds lose only one Starting the season two weeks earlier than usual, the Little Reds, sparked by Saylors dead-eye passing, overpowered the Grand Haven Reserves 25 to O. The next two teams to feel the conqueror's heel were Benton Harbor, 25 to 6 and Grand Rapids Union, 20 to 6. Kuzyk's running and a sterling pass combination, Saylor to Barnes, made possible the victories. After swamping Ludington, 32 to 7, and Catholic Central Little Crusaders, 46 to 7, the Little Reds bumped into a mastodonic Kalamazoo team. In a game marred by Muskegon's complete lack of tackling, the Little Giants manufactured the Little Red's only defeat of the year. Ending their season in a way that pleased everybody, the Little Tigers of Heights were dumped 15 to 7. Outstanding team members throughout the year were Scott, Doubles, Reed, and Barnes on the line, and the entire backfield made up of Saylor, Vos, Woodring, and Kuzyk. Reserves win 9, lose 6 The 1954 Little Reds basketball team showed great promise as they demonstrated they could win when they wished. There were about 50 boys on the squad with good height and fair speed. The six losses, except the two to Holland, could easily have been turned into victories if it had not been for fouls and poor rebounding. The Little Reds' sweetest victory was undoubt- edly their decision of 62-39 over the Heights. Everyone on the bench played in that one. As a whole, the team started slowly, but improved steadily in every department. High scorers for the season were Blakely, with a 10.8 average, and Ryan, with a 9 point average. These boys along with Dave johnson, Kendall, and Saylor should prove a big aid to the Big Reds next season. FIRST ROW: Kuzyk, Weibarger, Howard, Saylor, Scott, Doubles, Reed, Woodring. SECOND ROW: Arnson fAsst. coachj, Barnes, Venske, Kendall, Tyler, Rose, Laraway, Voss, Canning, Hartman fcoachj. THIRD ROW: DeYoung, Potts, Indgior, Land, Rathbun, johnson, Jackson, Wittkopp. FOURTH ROW: Kempker fMgr.j, Lileholm, Weaver, Jensen, Green, D'Alcorn, Kersting, Kennedy, Miller fMgr.J. Magik' .,.. . E g nzqu ,,,, I -: v aff 1 f