Stambaugh High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Stambaugh, MI)

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39815011811 57 N5-58311 36 Stambaugh 33 Niagara 53 Stambaugh 49 Ishpeminz 55 stmbaugh so Iron Mountain L7 Stmbwsh 50 Neswnev 61 stanbaugh 62 11-on River 55 Stmbweh 69 Norway 50 snmbaugh '71, Crystal Falls L5 Stambaugh 67 Iron Mountain 77 stambgugh 68 Kingsford 59 Stwbwsh 54 Kingsfori 53 stmbaugh 77 Norway 61, 3154111501185 60 IPOD fu-'01' 35 Stambaugh 73 Bessemer 51 Stambaugh 58 Crystal Falls 52 roumuumm Stambaugh L0 Bessemer 41 'STAMBAUGH WINS RANGE CHAMPIONSHIP' The Stambaugh Hilltoppers, under their new head coach Ed Kukuk, battled their way to the Menom- inee Range Championship with an impressive 10-2 record. The regular season record was 11-L. Start- ing slow, winning two and losing three, the Hilltoppers ame back after the Christmas vacation to cop nine of their last ten games, and were rated one of the powerhouses in the Upper Psnninsula. Stamhaugh had to fight to the wire for the Range Championship, being pressed all the way by a sur- prising Niagara five. The title came after a tough battle on the Norway court, Stambaugh winning there for the first time in nine years. John Erickson, Stambaugh's versatile pivot man, set a new school scoring record of 301 points during the regular season. 'B' TEAM WINS CONFERENCE TITLE The Stambaugh 'Bee' squad made a clean sweep of range honors by winning the 'Bee' Championship, from Iron Mountain, with a score of L9-39. Previously they had defeated their rivals, Iron River, in the semi-finals, 35-29. During the regular season, the WBees' obtained a 9-3 record. Two of the losses came at the hands of the same Iron Mountain squad whom they also defeated in the tournament. Members of the starting five were: George Young, Ray Stefani, Tom Trudell, Tom Shepich, and Eugene Mottss. They were coached by Willard Anderson. Stambaugh 1,7 Niagara 32 Stambaugh 41+ Niagara L0 Stambaugh 39 Bates 38 Stambaugh 38 Iron Mountain Ll Stambaugh L7 Iron Mountain 57 Stambaugh 27 Iron River 21 Stambaugh 39 Kingsford 55 Stambaugh 58 Bates 47 Stambaugh 33 Iron River 32 Stambaugh 55 Crystal Falls 34 Stambaugh LO Crystal Falls 18 Stambaugh 53 Kingsford 39 TOURNAMENT Stambaugh 35 Iron River 29 Stambaugh L9 Iron Mountain 39 ennid Ueamd 1 ... I FIRST ROWC1eft to rightl- John Baker, Don Halverson, Stanley Holme, David Anderson, John Erickson, Marvin Lindbloom SECOND ROW-Robert Winkle, Robert Cavadias, Ward Bond, George Young, Coach Edward Kukuk, Carl Erickson, Tom Shepioh, Ray Stefani, Dewayne Melchiori. Pug, Thnrry-nine

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i y FIRST ROHCleft to rightl-Edward Jacobson, Ronald Camps, John Erickson-president, Edward Erickson- secretary, Stanley Holme-vice president, Don Halverson-treasurer SECOND ROW-Bill Rae, Tom Shepich, Gary Battye, Dean Choquette, George Young, Dean Hanson, Curtis Mackey, Donald Pellizzaro THIRD ROW- Davis Bodine, Garrett Erickson, David Anderson, Raine Mongiat, Russell Goodhall, Kenneth Jacques, M . Andrew Waite-advisor. Canderua lion FIRST ROUK1eft to right,-Carter Swanson, Fred Stewart, John Parrotta, John Viitala, Dewayne Mel- chiori, Gary Sarafiny, David Gagne, James Garavet SECOND ROW-Mr. Polich-advisor, Eugene Lavacque, Russell Goodhall-secretary, James Goodhall, Glenn Goodman, Frank Gasperini, Ronald Edlund THIRD ROW- Garrett Erickson, Ben Norkoli, Robert Lundquist, Kenneth Nhsuga, Haino Mongiat, Baynard Anderson, Peter Gurchinoff, Norman Cole, Robert Winkle FOURTH ROW-Donald Pellizzaro-treasurer, Raymond Henry, Ronald Pataconi, Rudy Brey, Peter.Djupe, Ronald Flashberger, Peter Basolo-vice president, Donald Maki-president, John Sanderlin, not pictured-Dewayne Fredlund, Ronald Salmela, Arlen Sunn. Page For ty-one '