St Paul High School - Paulite Yearbook (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI)

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Mermaids splash through season, make winning waves with veteran talent, grab fourth place in finals Water is just water to some people, but to the '69 Mermaids it means frizzy hair and sore eyes and a whole World of tiring practices and exciting meets. This year coach Les Roddis no longer found his team plagued by inexperience. With the diving talent of Sue Simon, plus the combined efforts of the twelve returning swimmers and new freshmen, the St. Paul Mermaids plunged into their season with dreams of another City Title. The girls began their season with impressive victories over Rosary and St. Mary. Then, despite a sound loss to Mercy High, St. Paul went into the meet against Star of the Sea with plans already in motion for the finals. Spirit pre- vailed throughout the meet right down to the final stroke but St. Paul lost the relay and the meet along with it. The Mermaids then splashed back in a tri-meet with Star of the Sea against St. Rita to chalk up another victory. In the final tri-meet at Star of the Sea against Bishop Borgess the girls completed league competition with their fourth win. Two weeks later the Mermaids returned to close the season with an impressive fourth place in the City Finals. LEFT ABOVE: Chris Batchelor races past freestyle com- dall, Denise Leone, Barb Eldredge, Sandy Reinmann. Middle petition with perfect timing and skill. row: Kim Barry, Kate Ross, Kathy Crowley, Diane Stauder, LEFT: In the Laker mentality, Sue Simon and the image Dorine Dziuba, Coach Les Roddis, Bottom row: Renee of super-diver are synonymous. Adams, Kathy Eldredge, Joan Browning, Sue Simon, Jo- ABOVE: Girls swim team. Top row: Chris Duffy, Anne hanna Selvaggio, Janet Eagan, Peggy Kahn. Marie Roesle, Ann Couzens, Chris Batchelor, Debbie Dow- 113

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4 GIRLS' SWIMMING RECORD ST. PAUL OPPONENT 58 Rosary High 37 54 St. Mary,s of Redford 43 37 Mercy 58 46 Star of the Sea 52 97 St. Rita 48 493 Bishop Burgess 39 WON 4 LOST 2

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ABOVE: Gordie Piche crouches for a fast curve. RIGHT: Wishing he was two feet taller, Frank DeClerck leaps in an effort for a third out. UPPER RIGHT: Track team. Top row: Dennis Hayes, Ron Haag, Tony Hubbarth, Mark Collinson, Mike Corbett, Tom Nally. Bottom row: Terry Allard, Tim Moynihan, Frank Schwartz, Brian Kelly, Jim Casazza, Mark Ptaszek. LOWER RIGHT: The baseball team, St. Paul's diamond nine . Top row: Frank DeClerck, Mike Ferrell, Mike Corbett, Gordon Piche, Mike McShane. Bottom row: Pete Peacock, Christ Biermann, Mike Corcoran, Mike Nally, Ed Moran. 114 V ah A ofa! . 1 9'0 if s fv. ,xx lv i 4 . 51 Qu. m- I ,Q 1 1 Z 1 x , 8 I 4 I i 2 ' Lv ri, l',.f'A hu .ff E Jn ,W X ,X , g,