Shepherd Blue Jays fall to West Michigan Christian in state regional
Shepherd finishes the 1961-62 basketball season with a 54-46 semifinal loss to West Michigan Christian at Mt. Pleasant. Seniors Meyer Curtiss Sielker Buchanan Carter Grace Lau exit with memories, while Coach Clyma praises the team’s effort and fight despite the defeat.
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Blue Jays
West Michigan Christian
J. C. Clyma
Shepherd Blue Jays
Shepherd
Mt. Pleasant
Jim Meyer
Phil Curtiss
Stan Sielker
Junior Buchanan
LeRoy Carter
Jim Grace
John Lau
Shepherd’s Cagers
Clyma
Quarterfinal Pairings for CLASS A B C Basketball
Quarterfinal matchups announced across classes. CLASS A games include Muskegon versus Saginaw and Detroit Eastern against Detroit Pershing with other pairings at venues in Hazel Park and Battle Creek. CLASS B features Mason versus East Grand Rapids and Ludington against Escanaba Holy Name among others. CLASS C lists Kalamazoo Christian versus Detroit All Saints and several regional clashes at Michigan locations.
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Kalamazoo Christian
Detroit All Saints
Michigan Center
Shepherd Area Bowling High Team Leaders and Class D Matches
The list highlights top teams in the Shepherd area bowling standings with McGuire Nelson posting 2393 and Wood Stevens 865 as top scores. Class D matchups include Britton versus Lawrence Marshall High and Flint St Matthew versus Potterville with 7:30 starts at listed venues.
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Britton
Lawrence
Marshall
Wood - Stevens
Stalter - Ulsh
Ken’s
Onstott - Travis
Mt. Pleasant Marine
Ken’s Variety Store
Myron Maybee
Earl Neff
Elmer Bushong
B. Edmonds
Ray Porter
G. McGuire
Art Steele
B. Nelson
J. White
W. Anderson
R. Ulsh
L. Travis
Bill Langeland
C. McGuire
Pleasant Queens
Lyle Rhynard
Shelley Plbg
Lee Goblitsch
Donna Bissell
Mary Emlinger
Fan letters reveal town sports loyalties and referee gripes
Local columnist cites readers feedback on Extra Points, notes aging fans Perry Wetzel and Claude Stump still follow Shepherd Blue Jays, and laments regional tournament officiating. Predicts Class A Eastern and Class B River Rouge titles with decisive Class D Britton strength.
All That Glitters
Michigan wildlife officials warn large scale artificial feeding of whitetails worsens winter range stress by promoting gathering in feeding areas and overbrowsing natural foods. Long term fixes require regulated seasons, range improvement, and careful harvest to balance deer numbers with carrying capacity.
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Michigan
Mich
Dept. of Conservation
School Activities critique on coaching emotional control
A quotation defends teachers and coaches for teaching emotional discipline. It argues officials' decisions should not be challenged by players actions on the floor and benches. The passage questions who bears responsibility for misconduct, suggesting administrators hire and supervise teachers.
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Detroit
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