Published In:
Ann Arbor News, May 9, 1953
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AROUND THE TURN AND AWAY THEY GO: Pioneer Bill Koch has victory in mind as the field rounds the first turn in the second section of the Five-A League 440-dash. From left to right are Battle Creek's Dick Donnell and Glenn Falcon, Jackson's Richard Hinkle, Sexton's Doug Huggett, Koch, and Eastern's Don Higel. The little flags help mark lanes for the runners who received a staggered start. Koch was the winner while Hinkle was second and Higel placed third.

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 14, 1953
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PIONEER LOOK-ALIKES: Ann Arbor High Track Coach Tim Ryan usually has a pair of twins on his track roster but this year's set, Bill (left) and Don Koch, are, perhaps, more identical than most. One of the two (he said he was Don) was asked to come to The News office to identify the above pair. Don (if it was) admitted afterward he couldn't tell himself from his twin in the photograph until he remembered on which side he stood when it was made. Both fine runners, the twins can be expected to do well in Saturday's regional track competition at Wines Field.

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.