Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Team Effort Wins State Championship Randolph Brewer, Kyle Freeman, John Husted, Ronnie Gillum, Ernie Gillum, Bob Goosby, Ron Allen, Coach Richard Lee. Co-captains Ronnie and Ernie Gillum proudly dis- play the regional and state trophies which were won by the hard working cross-country team. Mr. Lee the team's able coach brought his team up to form for the big one, the State meet. The cross country team climaxed its season this year by outdistancing several strong teams and captur- ing the all-important State Championship. Co-captain Ron Gillum led the Braves by placing 13th and was followed closely by Randolph Brewer, Co-captain Ernie Gillum, Ron Allen, and John Husted. Coach Lee’s Harriers had a few problems during the duel meet season and wound up 2nd place in the league standings. The Braves, however, made a strong surge during the latter part of the season to win the Thurston Invitational, Regional, and most important, the highly prized State Championship.

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a 60, 89, 88 (Front row): Sylvester Williams, Roger Randell, John Peters, Jim Chance, Jim Carter, Garry Greenway, Jim Adams, Pat Speer, Dennis Allward, Mike Phillips (Second row): Dick Bertrand, Tim Willibey, John Peters, Phil Gichelin, Ed Burke, Jim Salgenwhite, Gerald Bowling, Dick Robtroy, Bob Caine, John Shifferd (Third row): Coach Ken Santer, Wayne Warren, Leon Birdyshaw, Dave Hoyt, Chuck Adams, Lee Thomas, Marshall Parsons, Dennis Casselberry, Mike Emerick, Coach Tom Sibert (Fourth row): Bob Ray, Don Murrell, Bob Finker, Steve Burke, Ricky Dapprich, Gary Stout, Dan Bogart, David Shock, Gregg Duval, Bruce Yates Reserve Drill On Fundamentals Center Jim Adams and quarterback James Slagenwhite formed the nucleus of the junior varsity offense. The 1960 record of the Reserve Football team, un- fortunately, does not show the long hours and hard work that these fellows put into the sport. Every night after school, under the able coaching of Tim Sihert and Ken fundamentals of football. Throughout the season, signs of progress were definitely noticed. Many of these players will be welcome additions to the varsity next year. Unlike most schools in our area who have had highly advanced junior high school football programs for several years, we are just beginning our program. Thus, for the time being, the junior varsity must concern itself with learning the basic rules of the game and prepare them- selves for the future victories that are sure to come tc such a hard-working group.

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Champions of the State of Michigan (Kneeling): Ernie Gillum, Tino Lambros. (First row): Ron Gil- tis, Jim Carter. (Second row): Co-Captain, Bob Arvin, Joe lum, Bill Bedford, Allan Bastian, Dennis Mannisto, John Cur- Arcure, Don Harrison, Ken Walker, Co-Captain Norman Taylor. The Ypsilanti High School Wrestling team out- distanced all their opponents in winning the State Championship by a margin of twenty points. Mr. Waterman s grapplers entered the tournament as underdags to a powerful team from Lansing Sexton; however, Ypsi made such a tremendous showing that the title was virtually sewed up at the conclusion of the semi-final matches. Ypsi scored a total of 68 points, Lansing Eastern 48, and Lansing Sexton 47. ‘ Mr. Waterman brought his team through an out- standing dual meet season by winning fifteen contests and losing only one (Lansing Sexton, 25-23). In addition to the dual meet record, the wrestlers also won the Huron Rouge League Championship ond the Regional Championship. The wrestling championship, plus the Cross Country Title, which was won last fall, combine to make this year, 1960-61, the greatest year, $ A N h sportswise, that Ypsilanti High has ever had. Bob. Arvin, ‘Neem Teylor, ead Jee Ascure — the tree individual State Champions who are seniors — along with John Curtis, Ernie Gillum, Tino Lambros, and Coach Waterman proudly display the State, Regional, and League trophies.