Stevens Mason Middle School - Mariner Yearbook (Waterford, MI)

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Larry Bate shows amazement at the talent of high jumper Gary DeVar as he goes up and over the bar. With a mighty surge of power, Robin Hunt puts the shot under the careful supervision of Joe Shanabrook, Mike Griffis, Sherman Gritfith, and Tom Clifton. 108 -,ten-2 ,357 3? Taking it easy but still holding a steady pace, Larry Bate keeps on runnning in a determined effort to in- crease his stamina. Racing through the woods, Sherman Griffith, Kim Best, and Greg Harper keep pushing to improve their elapsed time.

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Eighth Grade Basketball Team. FRONT ROW: Doug Ewing, Mike Bragg, Rick Reed, Steve Miller, Doug Varlee, Paul White, Dennis Stmes, Bob Wareck, Bengy Davis, Dennis Fisk, Mike G1-iffis, Shawn Burns, John Rossetto, Roy Vartabedian, Bill Maki. TOP: Mr. Michael Miley, coach. BOTTOM: Gary Houston, man- ager. Missing from picture are Rodger Ladd, Bill Banks, Rick Sartell, Guadalupe Alvarado. Holding his own on the Mason court, Gary O'Too1e C33 fights valiently for the rebound. 1969-70 Basketball Record Eiqhth Grade Mariners Opponents 40 Pierce 47 39 Bloomfield East Hills 35 45 Walled Lake Smart 32 47 Crary 40 18 Bloomfield West Hills 29 50 Walled Lake 35 50 Bloomlield Hills 44 46 Pierce 30 42 West Bloomfield 31 35 Crary 42 Won 7 Lost 3 You ca.n't get the rebound all the time, but eighth grade Mariners Dennis Starnes, Mike Bragg, Mike Griffis 1339, and Bob Wareck C235 give it a good try. 107

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Ninth Grade Track Spirit, stamina help trackmen 1970 Track Schedule Ninth Grade Mariners Opponents - Walled Lake Central -- --L Crary, Pierce lTri-mee-tl -- -- Milford Highland 1 East Hills -1- - Bloomfield Hills l -- West Bloomfield -- -l Walled Lake Westem -1- -l Pierce, Crafty lTri-meet? l- T- West Hills i l- League Meet -1 Although a relatively small amount of boys ca'ne out, the reliability of the ninth grade track team was not decreased in the slightest. Coach Don bastle and his durable squad of trackmen showed that the key to winning is really quality, not quantity. The Winning combination tor the team seemed to be long periods of hard running, with quick wind sprints and calisthenics mixed in between. This, plus plenty of spirit among the members of the team, helped bring a Winning season to the track and field participants of Mason. Tod-ay the Olympics, tomorrow the World, Dan Va.nice11i chants as he tries for greater distance. Larry Wareck lends support, coaxing him on to a longer jump. l cv X li , ,AJ It's a bird! It's a plzaizej No, it's Dave Fredricksen making like a bird over uh X low hurdles. 109