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Brothers vacates ME cage postnwhO!tilt' McClelland can turn in a siBy Boh HellermanIn a surprise mid-season action Mondav, Bruce Brothers,IPhead basketball coach ot Maine Fast High School submitted Ins resignation and wasreplaced on an interim basis by freshman coach Paul Met lel-land.John J. Clouser, principal of the Park Ridge school praisedBrothers' contribution, saying. We accept Mr. Brothers' resignation with regret. He is a leader in his field ans as a member of our coaching staff has provided outstanding service to the young people of our school district. We will accede to his wishes, of course, but we hate to lose him.c\ High School All-American is stepping down for personal reasons. his successor is faced with the extremely diffi-ifcult task of taking over a teamwhich is in the early stages ol•»development as the Demonshave been meeting the strongest competition in the state in the West Suburban Conference with a sophomore centerand two juniors in theii starting lineup.McClelland had been in the midst of one of the most successful frosh season in Blue Demon history as his first-yearW *charges w on 12 games in a rowbefore losing their first game, and at this point they are engaged in a battle for the conference championship.The young mentor learnedover the varsity practice.MCCLKLLANI) WASraised in the Hannibal, Mo„-Quiney, HI., area, playing his prep basketball as a guard for Hannibal High School. He continued his education at Culver-Stockton College in Canton, Mo., where he was called upon to perform at bothguard and forward.Upon graduation in 1965,the new Demon head coach taught school for two years in the Arlington Heights junior high system before coming to Maine Fast in 1967.In his first year at the Park Ridge school. McClelland served as assistant freshman basketball coach, during his second year he assisted the sophomore tutor, and this year was given his first full responsibility as head freshman coach.HL RESPONDED to thechallenge with an outstanding season, and when Brotherssudden resignation was revealed. was moved into the number one spot w ith less than a full year of responsible coaching experience behindhim.Looking forward the rest ofthe season, McClelland said hehoped to pull things together and come out with a winning second half. I'm familiar with the personnel, so the change won t be that great. We use the same ( ulver (Stockton) patterns with the freshman, so we'll do our best and get ready tor the state tournament.McClelland will bring his new team to Proviso West this Friday for their first test under the new coach.VETER THE Proviso game, McC lelland will face five more conference rivals before the start of the state tour-nev.jlUpon completion of thevear. Maine officials will de-0termine the permanent succes-soi for the departing Brothers.creditable performance under uthe present trying conditions, Maine may have the youngest Kcoach in the area as a fixture in Pthe huge Par Ridge field- whouse. dFlk Cirove, on its wav to a bt0fine swimming season, got mo- lamentarily sidetracked when St. laPatrick swamped the Grena- Jidiers 56-39, in a non-conference meet in the Shamrocks' Fhome pool. irSt. Patrick swimmers fin- bished first in eight of the 1 1 y;events Saturday, leaving only bthree firsts for Flk Grove. Gre- tlnadier coach Phil Pardun said he was disappointed by his nteam and added that they just irweren't up for the meet. StlELK GROVE’S only win- y0 +ners were Dave foler in the d200-yard individual medley, b0 »Pat Masses m the 100-yard tl0¥¥ ■ •of the promotion yesterday at-WHILE THE former Gum- ternoon, iust before he tooklid net track9 YEAR OLDS LONG JUMP: 1 Paul Fari i \ ft /. ^ la # % I 4 I • 2
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Arlington Heights Day
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Wed, Jan 28, 1970
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