Servite High School - Servite Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Giants on the Green STARTING THE SECOND YEAR, Servite's four returning lettermen in golf- ing, Pat Mason, Jim Reilly, Roger and Bob Ellero look for an eventful season. New member, Paul Moll, makes the fifth man on the team. Leading the squad with an average less than 45 is Captain Pat Mason. The group, placing a third in the '55 season in the Brookland golf tournament, hopes to make the No. l spot this season. l -LP' fy Panthers' Urge to Hold City Title Draws T Enough for First .layvee l X 0 al ' The Black Kittens, better known as Servite junior var- sity, lead opponents to fear the mighty pr-r-r- of the little Panthers. Heading the list of track- sters, John Eckenrod, Fred Gerloff, Jerry Doyle, and Dick Dych have shown the might necessary to become Panthers. The Kittens defeated De- LaSalle by five points in a dual meet. Tony D'Angelo has piled up points in the shot putwhi le the 88O-relay,con- sisting of Palazzola, Ecken- rod, Gerloff, and Vermeerch placed first. JUNIOR VARSITY TRACK SQUAD. First row: Dick Dych, Fred Gerloff, George Bretz, Paul Ver- cammen, Tom Mahfet, Dennis Barr, Larry Taylor, Charles Lewis, and Raymond DeSmet. Second row: Arthur Vermeersch, Michael VanCouwenberghe, Peter Otte, John Alex, Dominic Palazzola, Nick Bog- ner, Steve Stefansky, and Carl Neuser. Mr. Dan Hogan is iayvee track mentor. - 1l'l1 W'

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JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD. Front: Captain Jim Long. Second Jayvee Basketball Record Q OPPONENTS POINTS 33 St. Stanislaus 31 26 DeLaSalle 35 41 St. Florian 36 51 St. Charles 27 37 St. Catherine 26 38 St. Anthony 36 40 St. Ambrose 24 29 Austin 42 32 St. Ladislaus 31 38 St. Stanislaus 22 28 St. Florian 31 46 St. Charles 31 40 Austin 59 30 Visitation 32 26 Salesian 22 29 St. Mary of Redford 28 Q- St. Gregory 26 597 -Won 13. Lost 4 T9- Jayvees Shoot to Star Spot, Win East Side Championship That Servite's basketball future looks bright w proved by Coach LaVergne Foley's powerful iayv squad which suffered only one loss during leag competition and won the East Side junior vars championship. A power-laden Austin high five clipped t Panthers in the semi-finals of the city championshi The reserves had o well-balanced squad and us it was not unusual to s second team startingt the season with a 13 I ten players regularly and what was considered the game. The squad ended record, the best in the school s history. row: Jim VerVaecke, Ronal Mack. Third row: Mike Pyne, Ed Domanski, Charles Lybeer. Fourth row: Gerard Delaere, Tom Mahfet, Nick Bogner. Fifth row: Coach LaVergne Foley, LOUFS Festa, Donald Placke, Arthur Vermeersch. Frosh Basketball Record SHS OPPONENTS POINTS 34 St. Paul 43 40 Austin 46 57 St. Paul 38 27 DeLaSalle 17 49 St. Joseph 32 55 Salesian 34 32 Austin 47 1 50 DeLaSalle 25 62 St. Joseph 48 26 Salesian Jayvees 39 42 Salesian 28 T Won 7, Lost 4 327 Freshmen Hold Their Own Against Stiff Opponents The freshman team, coached by Mr. Dan Hogan, had a better than average season after playing a rough schedule against such perennial powers as Austin, St. Joseph, DeLaSalle, Salesian, and St. Paul. The team ended the season with a record of 7-4. 8. is 2 ?i 1 Q i FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SOUAD. First row: John Hernan, Charles Lewis, Te Grimme, George Bretz, Captain Bill Stokoski, Paul Seger, Gerald Deneau, Ed Terlecl- Second row: Coach Dan Hogan, Dennis Kowalski, Fred Gerloff, Joe DiStefano, Je Doyle, Paul Nelson, Mark Giacinto. -100-

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Captain Chucl4Gleason brings home another firstin the 440. One of the re- turning All-City men, he aims to de- fend his title again this year. Servite's city title hopes looked bright on the opening day of the track season as the Panthers had a turnout of 65 boys--enough to form the first iayvee squad in the his- tory of the school. Coming through like a championship team, the SHS contingent, after being I7 points behind in the St. Joe- DeLaSalle meet, edged out the Blueiays 58 If2,571f3, and 21 . Faced by four returning All-City men and one All- Stater, the Panthers have downed St. Mary's of Mt. Clemens, St. Bernard, St. Paul, and Austin with de- cisive scores. Hopes are aimed high for a successful defense of city championship won in the '55 season and for high honors in the State Class B competi- tion. Coach LaVergne Foley explains some new tactics in th medley relay as Louis Sklarski, Joe Soboslay, Dove Kotwiclci, and Jerry VanDeGienste look on. Running their first year together, the team has earned c winning spot in two of the first three meets and hopes to continui Servite's hold on All-City honors in this event. Cinder Stars Vault Hog This year's hopeful int shot put, Russ Semelsberg demonstrates the tactics nece sary to earn a first place. 11 Helping the track squad in their attempt to win their second City title are: first row, Mike Pyne, Tom Gall, Bob Ward, John Hunt, Terry Grimme, Eugene Soboslay, and Coach LaVergne Foley. Second row: Dick Belloli, Henry DeGrendel, Louis Pesta, Bob Carlisle, Richard Denomme, Jim Kratzer, and Jerry Doyle. - 102 .rf