Northville High School - Palladium Yearbook (Northville, MI)

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men ' s basketball Omar grins after 15 wins If you see Coach Omar Harrison smiling these days, it is because his Mustang cagers went 13-4 in the Western Lakes Conference and took second place in the Western Division with an overall 15-5 record. The Mustangs started out on a tough ten-game road trip, but brought home seven wins and only three losses, defeating Stevenson for the first time in Northville history. When the Mustangs finally performed in their refurbished gym, they started a winning tradition by defeating the North Farmmgton Raiders. Senior captain Don Norton led the Mustangs with his scoring ability while senior Mike Hilfinger helped spark the offense. Guard Kirk Morrison contributed with his assists and excellent shot so that 6 ' 6 center Matt Baskerville Hinds could play garbage collector and scrap for extra points. Gary Crazy legs Harper aided with his strong rebounding while forward Paul Newitt stabilized the cagers with his consistent play and hustling defense. Talented juniors were another asset for the ' 85 Mustangs and will surely be catalysts for a successful season next year. Senior Mike Hilfinger drives aggressively past his defender. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM — Ed Walsh, Jeff Terwin, Scott Belliston, Mike Yard, Chip Heath, Eric Halverson, Jeff Bacigalupi, Rich Subotich, Ron McDonald, Scott Stephens, Tom Whelan, Derek Osborne, John Skalla, Don Abbey, Coach Darrel Schumacher. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL TEAM — Gerry Skalla, David McKee, Mike Karfis, John Pump, Heath Meyers, Todd Booth. Jay Griffith, Chris House, Allen Kuljurgis, Greg Price, Todd Daniels, David Grear, Steve Pode. Jeff Wesley, Phil Lickman, Coach Dennis Colligan. NOT PIC- TURED; Chris Kuffner.

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VARSITY BASKETBALL NHS 0pp. 53 South Lyon 66 67 Novl 37 69 Churchill 60 61 Stevenson 59 47 Harrison 62 57 W.L Central 55 69 W.L. Western 60 60 Franklin 59 53 John Glenn 85 62 Canton 58 60 N Farmington 52 58 Churchill 53 71 Salem 60 71 Harrison 64 61 W.L. Western ' 62 53 Franklin ■ 43 60 Farmington 52 43 , ' Canton 41 68 Belleville 54 72 Salem 63 . M VARSITY BASKETBALL TEAM — FRONT ROW; Co-Captain Mike Hilfinger, Coach Omar Harrison, Co-Captain Don Norton. BACK ROW; Jim Cerren- tani. Kirk Morrison, Dan Magdich, Steve Grant, Tony Briningstool. Matt Hinds, Donn Hubbard, Gary Harper, Jack Sylvestre, Paul Newitt, Dave McCreadie, Statistician Russ Rothermel.

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211 s swtmming Tankers make waves The Men ' s Swim Team managed to streak through a rather wavy season to arrive as co-champions of the Western Division title. A tie meet in swimming is quite rare. However, in one of the best meets all season against Churchill, the splashing Mustangs came face to face with the grinning score of 86-86, only to return the following week to tie Novi in a similar situation. The Mustang swimmers, therefore, compiled an overall dual meet record of six wins, two ties, and five losses. And a Division record of four wins and one tie to split the Division trophy. Under the direction of first year head coach Keith Wright, the swimmers looked forward to the League Meet to finally settle their differences and decide who really holds the title. Jeff Bainbridge broke the school record in the 100-backstroke, and the 400-free relay team consisting of Wayne, Buell, Bainbridge and Mikalonis also set an impressive record for NHS. Two state qualifiers were Doug Buell in the 100-butterfly and Bainbridge in the 100-back. The team ' s tri-captains: Doug Buell, Dave Wayne and Eric Leiendecker helped keep the team together in this important season and led them to the rewards for top notch swimming. MEN ' S SWIMMING NHS 0pp. 83 Cherry Hill 89 60 Ypsilanti 98 109 Farmington 60 30 Brighton 52 67 Calem 105 106 John Glenn 64 86 Churchill 86 86 Novi 86 55 Harrison 28 30 Stevenson 53 117 Western 55 54 Franklin 28 96 Canton 76 Seniors Darius Mikalonis, Dave Wayne, Jeff Bainbridge, and Doug Buell pose in front of the scoreboard qualifying them to swim in the State Championships. Senior Eric Leiendecker takes a break after his second place finish at the WLAA Regional 5 Conference. MEN ' S SWIMMING TEAM — FRONT ROW: Andy Viskantas, Eric Leiendecker, Craig Smith. MIDDLE ROW: Dee LaChance, manager; David Frayne, Mike Simmons, John Warren. BACK ROW: Rick Abramovich, Dave Felicelli, Coach Keith Wright; Jim Thompson, Jason Hill, Jeff Buell, Dave Ziegler, Dave Wayne. SEATED ON BOARD: Mickey Moore, Steve Guldberg. Mike Fortenberry, Paul Stoecklln. NOT PICTURED: Jeff Bainbridge, Darius Mikalonis, Reece Baldwin, Bave Buckland, Robert Devyak, Ed Valentini, manager; Dr. Woodruff, diving coach.