Slocum Truax High School - Monguagon Yearbook (Trenton, MI)

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Here's the Number Two team in State Class B swimming Climaxing a fine dual meet record of 10 wins and two losses, the Trenton High swim squad returned from the State Class B Tournament at East Lansing with the runner-up trophy and awards for three first- places. In the first dual contest of the season, the Trojans faced Monroe and lost. They won the next two at Dearborn Lowery and Lincoln Park. During the Yule vacation, Coach Tony Malinowski and 13 of his tankers took off for the sunny land of Florida. There they attended the annual swimming forum. On their return to competition, the THS mermen met Royal Oak and their second loss of the season. The meet was a real thriller as Trenton chased the Class A. team all the way, only to lose, 43-41. From then on the Trojans dunked all their oppo- nents including Dearborn, Hazel Park, Wyandotte, and Ypsilanti -- all Class A high schools. At the State Meet in March, the tankmen estab- lished a new state record in the Medley Relay, knock- ing the old mark of the meet winner, East Grand Rapids, from the books. Chuck Raison defeated the 1953 breast-stroke champion for a gold medal. Also, Bob Red Woods, for the second consecutive year, captured the fir st place in the fancy diving event. Trenton's Charles Tutty Sayles was second to give THS a one-two punch in that department. This year's captain, Don Wood, was elected Most Valuable Player by the squad at the end of the season. Bobby Balko and Terry Dierdorff were named to represent the swim team for the 1954-55 season as the team's co-captains. 6 5 wimming eam Woods and Sayles, divers Set new relay meet mark

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rodd Ollflffg 0,06 30,2 CW, 6I'0l,Ul'l The past sea- son was probably the best time the Cross-Country team will remem- ber. The sensa- tional squad, coached by Mr, I Anthony Malinow- ski, piled up the Grand Slam for the long distance event The harriers won the League, Regional, and State crowns. Captain Bill I-Iam Burgor led his team to the three big victories and climaxed his high school cross-country career with the title of Individual State Champ. Ham was elected by the squad, Most Valuable Player and Joe Ohr, a Junior this year, was named 54 captain. Coach Malinowski and Burgor admire trophies in the case. ff Saorfd galofaind Y Ji lr X F- . NH Sports captains hold a pow-Wow on the bleachers to discuss athletics. Don Henderson, football, talks with Nick Mans, tennis and basketballg Jim Saunders, trackg Don Wood, swimming, Joe Doherty, baseball, Gary Navaree, football, and Bill Burgor, cross- Country.

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