Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 13, 1941
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WINNERS OF 26 STRAIGHT: At the end of their dual meet season, the Ann Arbor High swimmers had completed 26 straight dual mets without a loss. Tomorrow night they will go to Lansing to make a stab for the Five-A league title, which they missed getting last year. From left to right the swimmers are: Bottom row: Marlin Hoyt, Rudy Born, Mike Hedlesky, Dale Evans, Don Rogers, Joe Laird, Don Drury. Second row: Paul Clifford, Co-Capt. Charles Fries, Co-Capt. Phil Reid, Bob Hochrein, Bob Call. Third row: Dick Brigham, Bob Heath, Dick Drury, Don Barker, Jay Willer, Bob Davis, Coach Don Drake. Fourth row: Joseph Joseph, assistant, Melvin Staebler, Jack Fyfe, Jim Crippen, Bill Copp, Bob Mills. Top row: Phil Wheeler, Phil Holcombe, Melvin Donally, Heini Kessler, Carl Ernst, Darwin Drake, Ralph Chubb. Of these, Reid, Hochrein, Call, Clifford, Copp and Pool are lost to the team through graduation.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 21, 1940
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MEET THE CHAMPS: Since 1923 Ann Arbor High has been trying to go through a football season undefeated. Since 1935 a Five-A league championship has evaded its grasp. This year, however, both facts were accomplished when the Pioneers swept to a record of seven victories and one tie. Here are the boys responsible for it. From left to right - Bottom Row: Coach Laverne Taylor, Bob Hochrein, Bill Fisher, Don Cress, Nate Kett, Dick Walterhouse, Capt. Harry Koruan, Wallace Koebnick, Ed Jamadanian, Mike Katapol, Christo Gagalis, Coach Don Drake. Second Row: Ken Levy, John Bertsos, Bob Twining, Phil Reid, Bill Sunday, Bob Kalmbach, John Wares, George Crocker, Russell Reuter, John Crandell. Third Row: Val Smith, Don Knight, Jack Bevier, Craig Parker, Russell Rochte, Sherill Davis, Howard Yek, Howard Wight, Bob Webb, Bill Navarre. Fourth Row: Otto Kruse, Dick Poole, Jack Dates, Dick Stribley, Carl Hetchler, Alvin Staebler, Bill Marshall, Bob Leneberg, Wilber Hann, Walker Lang.

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Published In:
Ann Arbor News, December 31, 1940
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COACH TAYLOR'S FIRST SEASON WAS UNBEATEN ONE: For the first time since 1923 the Ann Arbor high football team shown here swept to an unbeaten season under command of its new coach, Laverne Taylor. It also won the Five-A league championship. The season's record was seven victories and a tie. The players, from left to right: Bottom row - Bob Hochrein, Bill Fisher, Don Cress, Nate Kett, Dick Walterhouse, Capt. Harry Koruan, Wallace Koebnick, Ed Jamadanian, Mike Katapol and Christo Gaglis. Second row - Ken Levy, John Bertsos, Bob Twining, Phil Reid, Bill Sunday, Bob Kalmbach, John Wares, George Crocker, Russell Reuter and John Crandell. Third row - Val Smith, Don Knight, Jack Bevier, Craig Parker, Russell Rochte, Sherill Davis, Howard Yek, Howard Wright, Bob Webb, and Nelson Navarre. Fourth row - Otto Kruse, Dick Poole, Jack Dates, Dick Stribley, Carl Hetcher, Alvin Staebler, Bill Marshall, Bob Leneberg, Wilbur Hann and Walker Lang.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 8, 1940
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ADVICE TO THE LINEMEN: Mike Katapol, left, and Johnny Wares, right, listen to what Line Coach Dobbie Drake has to say about the line of the Bathers, which has held six previous opponents to a meager 22 points this season. Katapol and Wares, regular guards, say that the Pioneers will win, but that it will be a real battle.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 30, 1940
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FOR THE COACHES: In appreciation of their leadership through an undefeated season, members of the Ann Arbor High football team presented this trophy last night to Coaches Laverne Taylor and Don Drake. The presentation was made by Capt. Harry Koruan of the Pioneers at a high school honor banquet.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 18, 1937
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DETERMINED TO WIN: Battle Creek's Bearcats, unbeaten in state hight school swimming circles for the past six years, will bump into a determined band of Pioneers when they invade the Michigan Union pool Friday night for their annual battle with Coach Don Drake's proteges. The Pioneers have been looking ahead for several weeks to the meet and, as the top picture show, are putting everything they have into their practice sessions at the Union pool. The members of the squad are starting the day's activities right with a sprint the length of the tank.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, February 18, 1937
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UNBEATEN THIS SEASON: Roland Ingerson, free-styler, James Skinner, breast-stroke and Robert Lyons, back-stroker, comprise Ann Arbor high's medley relay team which has copped first place in eight straight meets this season. Coach Don Drake relies upon this trio to pick up some valuable points for him when the Pioneers tackle Battle Creek's state champions here Friday night at 7 o'clock. Ingerson is show at the right with Lyons already in the tank all set for the starting gun.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 9, 1936
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ANN ARBOR HIGH FOOTBALL CANDIDATES: Here is the group of players from which Coach Louis Hollway will try to mould another Five A champion. Front row, left to right: Coach Louis Hollway, Grob, Dobransky, Packard, Chamocz, Wing, Captain Jack Koernke, Warner, Courtright, Schneider, Caswell, Don Drake, assistant coach. Second row: Sivers, Kar, Christ, Kalb, Janowski, Long, Montgomery, Trowbridge, Jago, Wight, Gies. Third row: Randall, Willard, Piersol, Hack, Brier, Solar, O'Hara, Rust, Gertschler, Major, Tobias. Fourth row: Gagalis, Neustadt, Hendee, Reiff, Fields, Reichert, Gurk, Gall, Preketes, Robinson, Goodwin. Back row: Wahl, Keihl, French, Brown, Loughlin, Wright, Hildinger, McCallister, Westfall, Keebler, Clague, Kokenakes, Tessmer.