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

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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

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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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and is quite dillerent from oflieial basketball. The aprons F Burk Row: llelen Zandstra, .leanne jaeolmsen, Geraldine LeBlanc, Darlene Opper, .laequeline Kuyper, .loan Pitseh, June Veendall, Corinne Steury. Third Row: Miss lfllinger, Eileen Delnay, Marilyn Lauer, Lorraine Haddad, Patricia Mollo, Shirley Blake, Sophie Counos, Donna DeVries, Connie Newington. Seeoncl Row: Phyllis Flint, Ina Ann Lytle, Carol Tidey, .loan Toland, Jacqueline Brown, .lune Dame. llonnie Doornhos, Margo Jacobsen, Pat Eikenhout, ,loan Hiteheoek. Front Row: Lois Franz, .loan Betz, .loan Justus, Barbara Snyder, Nlary lflferdink, Norma Chareeb. tl. A. A. Losers Provide Fun For Parties Wednesday after school and the girls' locker room is in an uproar. Yes. itis the regular time for after- sehool activities. The whistle blows and the games hegin. field hall in the llall. volleyball and field basket- lmall in the winter. and softball in the spring. Yes. the C.AA.'s have parties. too. The losing teams as hosts must provide the food and fun. The two losing volleyball teams planned the Christmas party, and the losers in softball. the spring party. 'llhe first semester ollieers were Margaret lsayier. presidentg Peggy Caeler. vice-president. Lorraine lladdad. treasurer, and Lois Franz. secretary. Second semester olheers were Margo .laeohsen. presidentg Connie Newington. viee- presidentg June Veendall. treasurer, and Sophie tlounos, secretary. Would you like to belong? If so. you must he at least an eighth grader. Then if yotl are interested in an athletic award. you must not miss more than one game each season. place in a tournament, have a health examination. and a Field haskethall is one of the popular games played hy the C.'t.. l. girls. It is played with six girls on a team t are worn hy the girls for leant identilir-ation. l HB in physical education. The table tennis champion was Dorothy Vliinsemiusg the runner-up was Carol Frazier. Wit1tiers in shullle- hoard were Barbara Bigler. Helen Cook, Theda Ide, Charlotte McDermond. Barbara Miedema. Mary Lou Palm. Betty Richer. Carol Tidey. Joyce Vlvestrate. and Martha Zoodsma. ln duck pin bowling. winners were Ann Klein. captain: Betty Eberhard, Beverly Schneider. Helen Schulte. and ,loan Toland.