Our Lady of Mercy School - Lore Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Athletics offer new doors to be opened Mercy surely can’t be called an inactive school, with the many activities offered to the girls here. In the past four years Mercy has come a long way in the athlet- ics department. Its best production so far has been the swim team, with three consecutive years of winning in the Dual Meets and State Championship. With a great coach and team like ours, Mercy will probably remain winners for quite a long time. Water Ballet seems to be another big interest of pool fanatics at Mercy. With grace and poise the girls create a peaceful effect in the waters of the pool. The bounce of the basketball can always be heard in season, over the yells and screams of an enthusiastic team. The team did not have a winning record this year, but will be back on the floor again next year. The trotting of hooves and cracking of whips can be heard weekly by the members of the Riding Club. The girls are at various levels of horsemanship ranging from galloping to jumping fences. With bats and balls flying in all directions, Mercy is back for another year of home runs, following the example set by the Tigers. This year the team is armed for first place. Making its debut is the newly formed track team that competed in several meets against newly-formed teams of Divine Child, Bishop Borgess, and St. Mary’s of Redford. Hopefully, Mercy will continue its sports progress at a strong pace in the future, for Mercians are “game” for anything.

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Mercy Marlins champs for three years Success reigned for the Mercy swim team as the Marlins defended for the third consecutive year the titles of Dual Meet champions and Catho- lic League champions. They won eight of the ten events, with a total score of 139 points. Junior Michelle Riley defended her records set at Oakland University in 1968, breaking the 50- yard breast stroke and 100-yard individual medley records. Sophomore Marianne Roller chalked up another victory by breaking the 50-yard butterfly record. Seniors Marla Huber and Cindy Hayward placed first and second respectively, in one meter diving. Coach Mrs. Doloris Yager looks to the future expectantly, due to strong performances from B® ee several freshmen and sophomores. SCOREBOARD OLM OPP 73 St. Rita 20 80 Rosary 19 oD St. Paul 27 | 70 St. Mary's of Redford 29 67 Star of the Sea 28 | 80 Sacred Heart 19 | 64 Bishop Gallagher 37 Above: Presenting the team that made Mercy the dual meet champ for the third year in a row. Right: Colleen Cavanaugh and Mary Masalin appear to start simultaneously from opposite ends of Mercy’s pool. Actually, through photographic and printing techniques two events are made one.