May 28, 1970
Senators stop
baseball team
in city playoffs
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Tim “T” Myers follows through
after unleashing a powerful
drive, as an awestruck Jim Lyons, his caddy, watches the flight
of the ball. Tim is the new state golf co-champion.
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Cogill Comments
This year has in some ways
been the most productive in the
field of athletics and in others
it has been disappointing. We
“I am really proud of the team have seen victory strings contin
for the job that they did and ued and we have seen upsets in
they really came through in the the numbers.
clutch,” commented Mr. Har
One thing that stands out
rington about the recent series
in the minds of the senior
for the city baseball champion
athletes of this school is
ship with Madison at Lents
that whether it is good or
Park.
bad, the memories are there
“Even though we didn’t
to stay.
win, that was the best ef
Football was in some ways a
fort I have ever seen since I disappointment to many of the
have been coaching,” said so-called fans in this school.
Coach Harrington. Madison To the players themselves, it
beat the Generals in the fi reached some great goals, and to
nal game 7-6 after the others on the team the agony of
Grant team tied it up at one defeat was very hard to take.
game apiece the day before.
We saw fingertip catches
Coach Harrington’s baseball
made and we saw touch
team dropped the first game by
downs missed by just inches.
a score of 2-1. Tom Wise threw
This year the General foot
for the Senators and June Jones
ball team saw more touch
threw for the Generals.
downs called back than any
Senior Robin Sinclair
one can remember.
started the second game and
But in the light of all this, the
pitched a one-hit shutout as members of the football team
the Generals dumped the can look back on all that had
number one rated team in happened to them and realize
the state 1-0. Good defense that it was all a part of growing
and team leadership enabled up and learning to cope with
the team to pull out the vic their fellow man. This is some
tory.
thing that the football players
In the championship game would not trade for anything in
Tom Wise again started for the world.
Madison, and in turn we threw
Basketball was a great
Sophomore Mike Nelson. The
achievement this year. They
Solons built up a 6-0 lead on
had a young team, and
Grant errors, but the Generals
accomplished what some
started to capitalize on the same
would call the impossible by
Madison errors, and fought back
fighting against great odds
to tie the score up, 6-6. With
and making it into the state
one out in the bottom of the sev-
tournament.
enh Madison’s Bud Baynard hit
Just to even get a berth in the
a smashing triple to score the state basketball tournament is
winning run for the Senators.
success. Though the team didn’t
Desire, determination, and win a game at state, they gained
pride made up this year’s suc the needed experienc of playing
cessful baseball team, according in front of big crowds. This will
to Coach Harrington. We had be deeply appreciated when next
great leadership by our seniors year rolls around.
and I just hope that next year’s
We dreamed of a team going
seniors can pick up the tradition.
to Hawaii, and it came true.
We also saw them come
back
with the tournament
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This year’s members of the
basketball team were true gen
tlemen. Sure, they had tempers
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it out. All in all, the court play
ers deserved what they achieved
this year. They learned what it
is like to win and they learned
what defeat means. They are
thankful for a great year.
When spring rolled
around this year, track was
in the air and baseball
seemed to be faced with a
dismal season. Then all of a
sudden the General baseball
team came out as first half
Green division champs and
everyone else opened up
their eyes.
The second half proved to be a
disappointment to the team. The
playoffs finally rolled around
and the team had to shake itself
and it did. We dumped Cleve
land, the favorite, and were in
the city title 2 out of 3 playoffs
with Madison.
What ended up was what
the experts predicted. Madi
son winning the city cham
pionship. But not without
the most exciting three
games that anyone has ever
witnessed.
You couldn’t say much about
athletics unless you mentioned
the successful Mr. Mark Cotton.
Who else could go eleven years
in track without a dual meet
loss. Sure, he has had some great
talente, but ask any one of his
athletes and they tell you how
great a man and coach he is. He
will be around next year and
they will be shooting for another
great year in track.
It is really hard to mention all
the different sports at Grant be
cause they are all unique in their
own special ways. There are
many people around school that
deserve to be thanked and
should. You know who they are,
and they would really appreci
ate it.
Look forward to next year in
the field of sports because there
are some great athletes that re
main here after the seniors are
gone. To the seniors, college is
around the corner, but no mat
ter where they go they will al
ways be Grant Generals in the
true meaning of the word.
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‘AND WHEN THEY AREN’T
WATCHING . . .’ Coach Roy
Harrington confers with slug
ger Robin Sinclair during re
cent city playoffs with Madi
son High School.
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