Napoleon High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Napoleon, MI)

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Having graduated our entire nfirst fiveu boys, and in fact, our first seven counting one on age, we're in the pro- cess of rebuilding. We've rebuilt enough at this setting, to be contenders for that second position in the county race. Actually, the boys playing this years ball games were competing in scrimmages and practice-sessions against one of the finest class UCn teams in the state and in Napoleon bas- ketball history, so, the rebuilding job wasn't as big as one might think. Some of those basketball skills were bound to rub eff on a few of the boys. Competition on the club has been 'keener than keengn with very little difference in abi- lity represented in the first thirteen boys of a sixteen man squad. We definitely lacked a big boy, our height being but six one. Running up against eight of eleven clubs thus far, employing one or two men six three or better, proved to be quite a problem at times. This department looks better for our future, with some heighth, desire and determination com- ina.UP. At the moment we stand ten of sixteen overall, and eight-two in county competition--good enough for a second place rating in both departments for the county. In county competition, we were soundly tromped by the county champion East Jackson, and lost to Grass Lake in a toss-up by a point We're anxiously awaiting the tournaments and an opportunity to avenge the twenty-one and twenty-two point defeats at the hands of East Jackson. We have a club capable of winning any ball game! Chief weaknesses have been defense and rebounding, with a touch of laziness here and there. Boys lost through graduation and who will be sorely missed next season follow: . Antcliff, Byron Cowgill, Duane Dean, ack cFowler. Dean Heselschwerdt, Dale asizffai will . , Xlf V X .-4-7-

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First Row left to right: Dick Ray, Jack Leath, Duane Brooks, Dick Lashley, Dean Fowler, Dale Heselschwerdt, David Lashley, Ronnie Warner, Nelson Brown, Keith Reed, Mr. Goodrich, Second Row: Harvey James, Kenny Bostedor, Harvey Kimball, Don Hoyt, Robert Walker, Delbert Parkinson, Gerald Brown, Duane Iverson Joe Fischmeister, Robert Lewis, Third Row: Jack Dean, Duane Cowgill, Byron Antcliff, Arlen Burk, Doug Reed, Bob Leach, R b t H o er ammond, Don Greene. dwfdff Napoleon's baseball team, which lost the County Champion ship last spring to Concord because we were rained out of one game, will be hard hit to find replacements for the four year battery of Ken Harris and Herb Flint. They will also miss Phil Richardson, Harold Burk and Bob Burnham after winding up last season with a 7-2 record. Harris pitched one no hit game and struck out one hundred mea. Herb Flint was the var- sity catcher for four years. D This year's schedule is a new one ocing used for the first time. On the eleven team County League the first eight teams must be played, rain or shine. This will prevent last year's confusion, as in the past rained out games were not made up with the result that various teams played a diff- erent number of league games. GUTD LUCK BOYS! .hyp-

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First Row: Dale Heselschrerdt, Dean Fowler, Don Hoyt, Harvey Henning, Arlen Burk, Byron Antoliff, Bob Ham ond, Keith Harris, Second Row: Fred Gutchess, Gerald Brown, Johnny Lantie, Dick Lashley, Duane Iverson, E. Queen, Coach, Herb Howard, Duane Cowgill, Ray Maule, Don Greene. mmf? Napoleon ----------------- 53- 9 ----- Napoleon ----------------- 51- 7 --------------- Napoleon- ---------------.60- 2 --------.------ Napoleon ----------------- ML- 5 ----- Napoleon Napoleon Napoleon Napoleon ----------------- 3- .----- qqmqqp- -gn Q 29 4 6h Napoleon Napoleon -----------------u1- ----------------- -M 55 N-L2 ----Cement City ---Spring Arbor Vandercook Lake ---East Jackson -Michi an Center ----- --------------grass Lake ------------------erooklyn ---- ---- - ------ -Hanover-Horton - - ------------ Fowler -----------------Parma Napole on ---- ------ - --, -6. -- -------------- East Jackson Napoleon ---- ------------ MS-L6 ------ -------- Michigan Center Napoleon ----------- ----- M3-3M -------------------- Springport Napoleon -------- ------ 55-E2 ---------------------- Brooklyn Napoleon ------- ------ 47- 2 ----------------------- Concord Napoleon ---- ---- M6-53--- ---------- Grass Lake --48-