Ottawa Hills High School - Mesasa Yearbook (Ottawa Hills, OH)

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' Top Row: Coavh Palmer, V. Leestma, C. Cole, D. Draper, R. Randall, R. Coryell, B. Schopps, B. Robenson. D. Shuart, G. Roon, J. Cary, B. VanderKelen, C. Hendrickson. D. Kendall. Second Row: B. Bolen, C. Rosema, R. Bonine, W. Rowerdink, H. Heins, D. Graham. N. lde, S. Cole. li. Cillet, W. R. Hill, W. H. Hill. First Row: J. Leonard, D. Martin, C. Brinks, O. Dean, B. Van Kuiken, B. Ernst, J. Mitts, and J. VanderKelen. Track Hopes Rest on Small Squad Although not a large squad, numbering only 35 to 40 candidates, Coach Lowell Palmer is trying his best to build a good track team this season. Four lettermen are returning, and this will help to win many meets. Jim Mitts. who has had three years experience. will captain the team this season. He will try for the 100 and the 220-yard dashes. Jim may add his strength to the broad jump also. Don Graham, another letterman, will rank as an able shot-putter and will be trying for the l00-yard dash. Oliver Dean. a very fast runner, is naturally adapted to the low hurdles. Bob Van Kuiken, the fourth letterman, is a quarter-miler who may, in addition, get the call to the relay team. From among the remainder of the squad. Coach Palmer has experienced boys in Jim VanderKelen at the 44-0 and Bill R. Hill, who will attempt to provide the answer to the lack of pole vaulters. For the rest, there are several new contenders out for the 440 and 880 and for the mile run, any of whom may land team places. All of these boys will probably try for the mile run X and relay race. , 'FW Ma 5 ..,.... y May 12 .... May 20 and will be in all meets. 0ltawa's Track Meets April 14 ..,...........................,........,.......,....,............, At Fast April 21 ....... .........,.. I lnion at Ottawa April 28 ........ ............. C reston at Ottawa May l ....... Central at Houseman May 2 ....... ........ T eeh at Houseman .......,Catholic at Ottawa .. ...................... Regionals 20 .......,........................,............................. State Meet The first two meets of the season were close when Ottawa won one and lost the other. Here we see two of the Ottawa Hills track IPHHI stars. They are Oliver Dean and Robert VanKuiken. Coach Palmer says they are both excellent runners

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Back Row: R. Poelstra, Mgr., J Jonkhof. V. Hendricksen. C. Ra- zoog. R. Tilma. R. Vanderweide, J Karol. Third Row: Coach C. Koets, J. Breen, J. DeFouw, J. Kosten Mgr., J. Eaddy, L. Harvey, J. Steke tee, J. Vercoe, J. Sayre. Second Row: B. Nord, H. Schaub, H. Bart, J. Montgomery, E. Holden, J. Leo- pold, C. Rahill, C. Huizenga, W. Kirchgessner. First Row: A. Coates, S. Smith, E. VerMerris, R. Breen, R. Zaremha. Batter Up 1 Ottawa's baseball season got off to a good start this year, when Coach Cornie Koets called the squad to active practice on March 20. The large number of boys who turned out for baseball included about seven veterans from last season. From this material, C o a c h Koets formed a team, which practiced on the diamond at Franklin Park every night after school, except when the weather was bad. Then the pitchers and catchers worked out in the boys, gym. The lineup this year was as follows: Bob Breen and Benjamin Nord, pitchers, Eugene VerlV1erris and Albert Coates, catchers, Clarence Rahill, Jim Vercoe, and Eugene Holden, first base, Stanley Smith, Harold Bart, and Roger Vanderweide, second base, Bob Zaremba and Jim Montgomery, third base, Jack Leo- pold, shortstop, Neal Huizenga and Vernon Hendrick- sen, left field, Joe Breen and Bill Kirchgessner, center field, Harry Schaub, right field, John Steketee, Jack Karol, and .lim Eaddy, outiield. South, Catholic, Creston, Catholic, Union, South, Central, Opponent Christian, Christian, Davis Tech, 1943 Scores Opponent Date We Central April 13 ,.,.......... ,......,. 5 Creston April 16 ............, ......,.. 1 Catholic Central April 23 ............. ......... 0 Christian April 28 ....,........ ......... 5 Davis Tech May 3 ........... ......... 1 South May 4 ,.......... ......... 5 Central May 7 ........... ,........ 6 Creston May 11 .........., ......... 3 Union May 13 ........... ......,.. 2 Christian May 14 ........... ......... 4 South May 27 ....,,..... ......... 6 Davis Tech May 28 .......,... ......... 1 Union June 1 ........... ......,.. 0 This Year's Schedule Date Place We April 13 -Garfield .....,.,... .......... 4 April 18 -Franklin ........... ........... 7 April 20 - Garfield .......,. . ...... 3 April 27 -Briggs ........... ........... 3 May 2 - Franklin ........... ........... 2 May 4 - John Ball ............. ........... 3 May 11 -Franklin ........... ..... . .. May 16 - Franklin ........,, May 18 - Franklin .......... May 25-M. Waters ........., ..... ............... . , ., Ben Nord, pitcher, and Al Coates, c 19 They 11 7 2 0 6 4 3 7 13 4 0 5 1 They 9 2 4 5 3 9 archer, discuss Ottawa's chances.

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Above: The tennis team from left to right are Robert Krell, Roger Harrison, Ralph Gilkerson, William Voss, Paul Schmidt, Thomas Heines, Cray Slawson, James Burger, Sandy Grant, James Sailors, Mgr. Bill Duff, Mgr. Fritz Kalmbach. Right: Jim Burgers prepares to deliver a serve. Tennis Team Wins City Championship 0ttawa's tennis season opened March 28, when Mr. Mitchell. the tennis coach, called a meeting in the band room of the boys who wished to join the team. The makings of a good team showed up-a number of veterans, such as Burger, Heines, Grant, and Sailors as well as some new boys. During their training, they could be seen almost any night after school practicing or playing off the challenge matches by which the team is formed. The boys play each other, and the best players are chosen to represent Ottawa in the tourna- ment. As shown by the scores at the right, we did very well last season, in fact we won the city championship. This year we expected to do at least as well, and we had a team which showed great promise. Creston and Davis Tech were not having tennis teams this year, so there were only five opponents for us to overcome. We started out by winning a practice match with East 5-2. We won from Christian and Union by 4--l and 3-2 respectively and beat Catholic Central, which was undefeated before then. ll 1943 Scores A l -f Opponent We They Christian ..,.,,... South .....,....... Union ......,........ Davis Tech ............ ,,.,,.i., 5 Central .......,..........,,...,,, t........ 2 Catholic Central ,......,. ....,.... 4 Creston ..............r...r.,..... ......... ,,,r..,,, 5 Q forfeitl 1944- Schedule Date Opponent Place May 3 ......,.. ....,.... C hristian .......,,,....... .......,,.,,,,,,, F ranklin May 10 ......,.. ......... U nion ............,..,............ John Ball May 17 ....i.... ......... C atholic Central r,....... .,.,,,.r.r.. F ranklin May 24 ..,.,,,.. ,........ C entral ,...........r..r..r.,.... t........,., F ranklin May 31 ..,...... ,........ S outh ..,...................., .....,...... F ranklin