Novi High School - Reflections Yearbook (Novi, MI)

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80 THE SUNSHINE BOYS Our varsify baseball +eam ended +he sea- son wifh a I3-I6 record. Bu? fhaf doesn l fell fhe exciling siory of 'their pariici aiion in +ournamen+ play which concluded fha year. Their firsi game in 'lhe Disfricfs was againsl Riverside lfrom Dearborn Heighfsl. Jeff Laverfy pifched a shuloul' giving 'lhe Wildcais a 5-0 vicfory. ln ihe second game againsl U. of D. High School, Dave Ford hi'l' a +wo run double 'ro spur 'lhe Wildcafs on fo a 6-3 win. Then came +he semi-final game againsf Defroif DeLaSalle. H' was in +he sev- en+h inning, and if loolced as ihough Novi would lose The game 0-5, when Kevin Parlrs hi+ a +wo run +riple. Novi was 'Finally moving and 'lied 'I'he game ihaf inning. Though 'lhe Wildcafs 'Finally losf by one run, +hose +wo exfra innings provided some exci+ing base- ball momen+s for Novi fans. E T 2 2 Senior Bob McAllis+er - ready fo nail fhe runner from Saline. Cafcher Ken Blevins comes our 'ro fhe mound lo 'rallc Things over wifh piicher Jeff Laverfy. Dave Braesaker - +rying fo beef 'rhe fhrow fo firsl. Keifh Crosslin is nof aboui' To be +agged - wafch our Saline! Ken Waller - affer a grounder. 5 5 3 .. .... :ii if ,gl ,St sf Xe Sli ij 7 1 Q' , r or y ., L N, s if if . ,x Q ' . f ' f , 5 ii T- Q -- Q ---- .T 42- Q...-+ 'S S -2 S' fi' -fi i A .f - - an , ...rx YF' ' - 3 K, t- NNu1x,.,, -.. t h as g l .. i -4- . f A T -rre ,ii- 1 -.f- . , . '.' r:fg,we,,g rf' . -1 5 , M... 2. 5 , .. 3 - ' jg 5 N i , 2 . 5' t, X N ' i . J.. 3 f S S a r .- n ky, A is. A , - - f ,lie ii -imiiiii L D A we ' .. - -- S ix ,A .ESQ Q S - -' fl! New usda.. ale .L ' 'il V 5. unites I 4 5.

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PLAYERS The varsi+y fennis +eam go+ off fo an arly s+ar+ which did, however, cu+ down on 1eir pre-season pracfice schedule. S+ill, ccording fo Coach Haywood 'rhe year's 'on-loss record was quiie respeciable for mil season and 'lhe +eam had done fairly ie . The number one man on +he feam was ohn DeBrule who had played on 'lhe 'lennis feam for four years. Ofher singles players included Paul Henderson and Rob Mac- Pherson. The doubles lineup usually paired Magnus Anderson wi+h Dean Marshall, and S+eve Disher wi+h Greg McComas. Al+hough +he +eam wenf +o Regionals and ended up on +he wrong side of 'lhe nel, fhey were sfill greafl 79 Magnus Andersson displays his Swedish iorehand lo walching Brighlon fans. Sieve Discher pracfices rhe iorehand shor. Paul Legs Henderson serves 'em upl Sophomore Dean Marshall boards 'rhe l'Novi Express' 'ro Briqhlon for lhe lasl march ol The season. 'sv' l 1. A ,,,,,,. ,dab-4 .1' ,L E .nv f I 'is ,,., il ' gf vi If so le f

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l 9 3 f I LM 2K ED. 4K 5fJf 9 Inn . SI1inqIer Park Ford Crosslin Laverfy D. Bunker B. McAIIisIer Mr. Weinburger K. Walfer B. Dranginis 'IH If fIQ 6. R. 7 D efJf 9. K. Curry Braesaker Arbour BIevins I5, Iseli I6. B. Bishop B. Sendo 12,6 fm 17 Ro 7 g Q 7 I Z 3 LI SV if I- A . K V , , va . H ', ' M ,,, hifi I .4 . . . 1 , I . M RTW on 1,..??.i,. 44,1 f 1 Ipit.. ' . A u ' ,P M ,. ,Zj'b r . ,-,.f-.624 , 'R 3 JV g. -55' 7.15 'rf Inf 52? ,g e ' e 5 ,f. bw '.'f,.,a1v A J.-3, - ' gr ' ,' 1' L' ' 2 f 7. .-1 .P Q34 5 -'fe' 1,1 --5 .,, f., 'E :Jw f , I F-rf 355 1 .fe w4?fh-ff 'f in .. A. f3filvw...,w:x,fsfmY'h RECOGNITION: BEST BATTERS: I.344I Dave Ford Craig Iseli Jeff Laverfy Dave Ford: All Conference -- Firs+ Team Bill Bishop IOu+fieIcII Keifh Crosslin Jeff Laverfy - Team, Top Ouffielder I. Junior Bill Bishop working on a I1i+ and runI 2. Slugger Bob McAIIsi+er going afrer +I1e big oneI 3. Senior Ken BIevins - up Io ba+ and waifinq for a pifoh in +I1e zone. 8I