Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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Firsl' row: ll. 'ro r.l Dave Pickens lmgr.l, Darrell Harper, Bob Grundeman, Roger Sides, Bob Kelley, Ari Bromley, Bill Braeuninger, and Bob Glover lmgr.l. 2nd row: Ed Heideman lmgr.l, Larry Rigl1+ler, Gene Filippis, Bob McCall, Jim Zalenslci, Jim Eilerlsen, Bud Allen and Coach Don Bray. P965 B Roger Sides and Darrell Harper fighl' for 'llwe ball wi+l1 a Wyan- doH'e player. Caplain Roger Sides Senior Bob Grundeman 26 All

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Sports are an essenfial porfion in fhe beam of a sfuden+'s passage fhrough high school and are represenfed in fhe second ray of our prism. . In fhis field many of us emiffed buf a dull and half-hearfed glow, while some shone brighfly: all found pleasure, buf few excelled. Those who did, howevewegained feieefhemselvesfhonor, presfige, and a feeling of deep pride, for fhey nof only showed 'rhemselves fo be oufsfanding, buf reaped awards and honor for fheir school. Many years from now, sporfs and physical ex- cellence may have no parf in fhe curriculum of a high school, and honor and pride may be won only fhrough infellecfual means, buf now, and we are very glad of if, sporfs are a neces- sary and mosf enioyable parf of school life. Following a greaf fall sporfs season in which our foofball and cross-counfry feams added fo Royal Oak presfige in Michigan prep circles, fhe baslcefball season came info 'rhe limelighf. The cagers provided many fhrills, alfhough 'rhe season wasn'f oufsfanding. lncluded was a big upsef over Fordson. The swimming feam, however, really rafed fhe headlines. They splashed from one vicforious meef fo anofher. These included a ferrific up- sef over Fordson, which broke fhe opponen+'s fhirfy-'rhree meef winning sfrealc, and a close win over Grosse Poinfe. The nafafors won fhe B.C.L. championship and also were fhe sfafe's only undefeafed Class A swimming feam. The climax of fhis year's season came when Royal Oak capfured fourfh place in fhe sfafe finals. The feam was supporfed by a greaf showing of school spirif. Before fhe snow began fo melf, our fraclc, baseball, fennis, and golf feams foolc fo fhe field. By April fhe feams were rounded info shape and eagerly awaifed fheir opening con- fesfs. A+ fhe beginning of fhe season, ROHS was only fwo and one-half poinfs behind Grosse Poinfe in fhe chase for fhe B.C.L. Sweepsfalces Trophy, and we all hoped fhaf 'rhe oufcome of fhe spring season would bring us fhaf long-soughf- affer cup. All fhe feams did a greaf iob and were res- ponsible for a glorious ending fo fhe school year. K Wf W i:wY1Wmi'fRfr1w51,,fs:visf - ' T ,Y ,,-f,,f55s3g'g:,,g-,, V. 1' gf '- , giffimsi- f rsiaggfssggzgxwqllrgra K 1 M

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Harper wails as Bob Kelley l i l l Playing hard during lhe Grosse reaches for 'lhe ball in 'lhe W an- Poinfe game are Bob Grundeman, Y dofle game. Darrell Harper, Roger Sides, and Bob Kelley. Reach, Bob. Ar+ Bromley walches as Bob Kel- Roger Sides and Bob Kelley walch ley reaches for fhe jump ball Ari' Bromley +ake 'lhe ball away againsl Fordson, from Grosse Poinfe. SUMMARY RD' OPP' The baskefball feam lhis season provided 'lhrills al' every 40 Ponfiac 49 home game. Alfhough noi compiling a large number of viclories, 38 Birmingham 5' 'lhe cagers dropped a couple of games +ha+ could very easily 9 G P g have been won by a single break. 5 rosse omie 62 The Oaks' overall record was six vic+ories and nine defears. 66 Monroe 53 ln BCL compelilion Royal Oak earned 'lourlh place wi+h a 'Four wins-six losses season. ln +he re ional 'lournamenf our ca ers 59 Wyandolle 4I d 'F + d . H1 . gd wh H I P k 9 4 H, H d P k were e ea e . in enopenmg roun wi aze ar .. 0 7 Ig an ar 87 Included ln fhe vicforles was a fhrilling 62-58 decision over 57 Fofdson 54 Fordson. The Oaks complelely dominaled 'lhe play and wilh- 53 Denby 67 slood a lasl' minure rally by The Traclors +o posl' one of 'rhe big- 57 Ferndale 50 gesl' upsels in lhe s+a+e 'lor The i954-55 season. Lasl minule rallies on 'rhe parl of Grosse Poinle and Highland Park nipped 69 Grosse Polnle 62 'furfher upsel' hopes of Royal Oak. 50 Mon,-oe 50 Caplain Roger Sides and guard Bob Grundeman paced +he 68 Wyanddde 5' Oaks' aflzack. These +wo were only 'rwo gradualing seniors, so 66 H ze' Park 43 ngxf year s feam will be bullf around a well-experienced nucleus a o veferans. 48 l'l59l1land Park 52 This season also saw +he refiremenl of Coach Don Bray 47 Fordson bl a'H'er seven years leading fhe varsily squad. 27 . W , ,W