Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 16, 1953
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ADD TO PIONEER COLLECTION OF TRACK TITLES: Here is the Ann Arbor High track squad which has already won the Five-A League championship and today went out after the regional crown. Ann Arbor's hopes for team victory were dim today because of the presence of Flint Northern, favorite for state Class A honors, in the Wines Field meet. Front row, left to right: Dick Sleet, Bill Koch, Marv Baker, Joe Bone, Don Koch, Bruce Rockman, Hathaway Gulley, John Batsakes. Second row, left to right: Coach Tim Ryan, Bill Thomas, Stuart May, Ernie Delco, Larry Antieau, Bob Evans, Milt Theros, Hugh Correll, Richard Mayer, Assistant Coach Hank Fonde. Third row, left to right: Ron Wilde, Tom Leith, Wardell Gillespie, Howard Reindel, Dave Dingman, Art Clark, Bill Ackmoody, Jerry Leith, Lionel Jackson. Back row, left to right: Elmer Rush, Jim Taylor, Jack Burbridge, George Batsakes, Doug Pittman, Ed Gallagher, Dick Jackson, John Wessinger, Don Cheatham, Ralph Smith

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 24, 1952
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MEET ANN ARBOR HIGH'S TRACK CHAMPS: For several years The News has honored the city's championship high school teams by printing pictures of the squad which took the title. Here, then, is the squad which holds this year's Five-A League and regional track championship. Some of its members today were competing at Ferry Field in the State Class A title meet. Those above who failed to qualify for today's competition were on hand to cheer. The squad members, left to right, in each instance: BOTTOM ROW - Assistant Coach Hank Fonde, Prenty Ware, Chuck Morton, Jack Newman, Don Franklin, Coleman Jewett, Co-Capts. Bob Barr and Bill Newman, Art Preston, Bob Winder, and Coach Tim Ryan. SECOND ROW - Joe Bone, Bruce Rockman, Harry Haas, Bill Koch, Dick Mayers, Don Koch, Bob Hensen, Dick Sleet, Harry Shore, and Hugh Correll. THIRD ROW - Manager Jerry Waxman, Art Clark, Jim Ritchie, Milt Theros, Marv Baker, Duane Calvert, Mike Berg, and Hathaway Gulley. FOURTH ROW - Manager Don Thomas, Pete Gilbert, Bob Evans, Jerry Leith, Stewart May, Tom Leith, Howard Reidell, and Bob Wright. The Leith twins, transfer students from U high at midyear, were not eligible for competition this spring but trained with the rest to keep in shape for next year's campaigning.

Published In:
Ann Arbor News, November 8, 1951
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CHAMPS SIT FOR A SQUAD PICTURE: Ann Arbor High's Five-A League football champions concluded business for 1951 yesterday by sitting for the official squad picture and naming a new captain and a most valuable player. End Marv Baker, who scored five touchdowns and kicked one extra point, will succeed another flanker, Jim Cartwright to the captaincy. Line-Backer Doug Nordman, key man in a Pioneer defense that shut out five opponents in eight games, was named most valuable player and will have his name engraved on the Bill Ball Trophy. Here are the champs with the letter-L-following names of the 36 recommended for varsity letters: Bottom row, left to right: Ernie McCoy (L), Jack Lichty (L), John Heald (L), George Hartman (L), Bob Barr (L), Brian Fingerle (L), Harold Shilling (L), Bill Walz (L), and Doug Nordman (L). Second row: End Coach Frank Kline, Dick Zill (L), Sheridan Springer (L), Al Jesperson (L), Marvin Fraker (L), Capt. Cartwright (L), Chuck Featherly (L), Prenty Ware (L), Paul Uhlendorf (L), Art Hughes (L). Third row: Coach Hank Fonde, Coleman Jewett, Doug Bock (L), John Smith (L), Capt.-Elect Baker (L), Ned Jones (L), Tom Sibert (L), Hugh Correll (L), Duane Calvert (L), and Chris Toshcoff (L). Fourth row: Line Coach Don Dufek, John Batsakes (L), George Pullen (L), Harry Shore (L), John Kagay (L), Bob Parker, Jim Meyer (L), Bob St. Clair (L), Dick Sleet (L), and Bill Royce. Top row: Manager Bob Creel, Manager Wilbur Shilling, Joe Bone, Tom Couper, Bill Adams, Bill Green (L), Garth Rowland (L), Manager Dick Alstrom, and Manager Morton Hirshman. Missing from the picture are Bob Mattis (L), and Don Hakala.