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24-25        15-2                        
     GALLIK        JOHN                JR
     TRABALSKI        CHESTER                SR
     HETRICK        HARRY                SR
     PRICE        LEWIS                SR
     PAULSON        MIKE                JR
     MATHEWS        JAMES                
     MOLDRASKI        JOE                SR
     KIELBASA        CLEMENT                JR
     BENICH        JOHN                SR

25-26        20-3                        
     ZARZA        LOUIS                
     OPASIK        EUGENE                
     FISH        MARSHAL                
     VARNER                        
     GULLIVER                        
     PAULSON        MIKE                SR
     PUTNOCOVICH                        
     KIELBASA        CLEMENT                SR

26-27        17-3                        
     PALLA        NICK                
     FISH        MARHSALL                
     OPASIK        EUGENE                
     PUTNO        JOHN                
     ZELESKE        JOE                
     ZARZA        LOUIS                
     GANSINGER        JOE                
     MARAVANC        MATT                
     CHAPMAN        CLARK                


27-28        28-1                        
     FURTICELLA        DORT                SO
     KOWALSKI        JOE                SR
     KOLINA                        
     STAHHUT        FRED                SR
     BARAN                        
     WIDIS                        
     GANSINGER                        
     ZELESKE        JOE                SR
     OPASIK        EUGENE                SR
     PALLA        NICK                SR
     LAPOSA        JOE                SR
     WALTON        MONROE                JR

28-29         11-3
     HEDWALL
     GESMOND
     BURRELL
     BARABAS
     ANGELICH
     HETRICK
     GRAHAM
     DERKACY
     MIKAULSKI
     LIPNER

29-30        18-5
     MIKAULSKI
     ANGELICH
     KASLEVICH
     GOMUS
     LIPNER
     GRAHAM
     PATTERSON
     UNTULIS
     WALTON
     CERIGIZAN

30-31        
     BARBOSA
     ESKOFF
     HEDWALL
     KASEVITCH
     GOHUS
     PATTERSON
     GRAHAM
     ANGELICH
     MIKALAUSKI

31-32        
     SAPP
     ESKOFF
     SERBON
     KOLINA
     POTCHEN
     PERRY
     ROLLINS
     POLLARD
     KASTEVICH
     SKERTIC
     KASTEVICH
32-33        
     DULL
     ROBERSON
     POTCHEN
     ROLLINS
     SERBON
     SAPP
     SKERTIC
     DARONTSAY
     KASTEVICH
     OTTO
     RYBENSKE

33-34        
     ZIVICH
48        ANTONIC
46        ROLLINS
51        ROBERSON        
49        MOCKAITIS        
45        ROLLINS        
47        DARONTSAY        
43        PERKINS        
41        OTTO        
44        WILTFONG        
42        DAWKINS        

34-35                
45        PERKINS        
43        ZIVICH        GEORGE
     MARTINOVICH        
41        POPOVICH        RAY
     PARKOVICH        JOE
42        LAUCIS        
44        YOHE        DON
46        NIBLICK        CHARLES
48        ROLLINS        
51        JENESKY        
49        MOCKAITIS        FRANK

35-36                
     TILLOTSON        CLARENCE
     HERNANDEZ        
     REGENOVICH        MIKE
     YOHE        DON
     MONEA        JOHN
     FORD        HENRY
     KOLAS        JOHN
     ROZROCK        
     SABO        ALBERT
46        MESHUK        
48        LAUCIS        JOHN
43        PARKOVICH        RAY
41        POPOVICH        JOE
51        NIBLICK        CHARLES

36-37                
48        HERNANDEZ        
44        YOHE        DON
46        REGENOVICH        MIKE
47        TILLOSTON        CLARENCE
51        SMITH        
49        NAGY        CHUCK
45        KOLAS        JOHN
41        CUNNINGHAM        
42        KOLEFF        NICK
43        SABO        ALBERT

37-38                
     SMOLTZ        NICK
     SMITH        GRADY
     DANCIU        GEORGE
     PAULSON        GEORGE
     USILATO        
     LARSON        
     LOVIN        BILL
     BOBALIK        JOHN
     RADER        
     KOCUR        STNALEY

38-39                


39-40                                
     GEARRING        ROY                
     LEVY                        
     HEATH        ELIJAH                
     MROZ        VINCE                JR
     NICKSIC        RUDY                
     SWENTZEL        LAWRENCE                
     WATKINS                        
     SMOLJAN        WALLY                JR
     KAUFMAN                        
     TONKOVICH        JOHN                JR

40-41                                
     CIULEI                        
     GILLESPIE        CY                
     KIRICIS                        
     MROZ        VINCE                SR
     SIEGLE        JULES                
     LOMBERGER        RUDY                
     BARBAL        PAUL                
     GORDON        MIKE                
     ERVIN                        
     EISENBERG        HAROLD                
     TONKOVICH        JOHN                SR
     SMOLJAN        WALLY                SR
41-42                                
     GILLESPIE        CY                
     CHULAY        JOHN                
     GODLIAK        GEORGE                
     TONKOVICH        JOHN                SR
     HOLLAND        HOWARD                JR
     VUKASZIVICH        JOHN                
     DUPAY        JOE                
     ZAFRAN        JOHN                JR
     LUCAS        FRANK                
     MOLD        WILLIAMS                
     JOHNSON        R.T.                
     CHICKI        ALEX                JR
42-43                                
     ZAFRAN        JOHN                SR
     CHICKI        ALEX                SR
     HOLLAND        HOWARD                SR
     KUGAR        HENRY                SR
     ZAWACKI        HENRY                SR
     HARDY        HENRY                JR
     BORYLA        VINCE                JR
     MARTELL        ED                SO
     MEDONIC        NICK                SO
43-44                                
11        KOLINA        JOHN        5'9        FR
99        MEDONIC        NICK                JR
22        KRAJEWSKI        BOB        5'11        SO
33        RAGELIS        RAY        6'2        FR
88        TUCKER        CORDOVES        6'1        SO
0        VARGO        JOE                
4        WALKER        CLARENCE        5'9        SO
55        MORRIS        TOM                
77        HARDY        HENRY                SR
40        BORYLA        VINCE                SR
20        MARTELL        ED                JR
66        DARONATSY        ARDAOH        5'9        JR

44-45                                
40        KRAJEWSKI        BOB        6'0        JR
99        RAGELIS        RAY        6'3        SO
60        TUCKER        CORDOVES        6'2        JR
20        KOLINA        JOHN        5'10        SO
50        STEPANCIC        MARTY        5'10        SO
55        BRENMAN        DAVID        5'10        SO
30        DARONATSY        ARDAOH        5'10        SR
22        LUCAS        ELMER        5'11        SO
88        WALKER        CLARENCE        5'10        JR
33        BALOG        EMORY        5'11        JR
     MASKULOVICH                        
     GAVAEN                        

45-46    24-3 sect. regional champions                            
10/88        STANCIU        DAN        6'3        JR
11/55        MACESICH        MICHAEL        5'7        SR
20/66        KOLINA        JOHN        5'8        JR
22/00        LUCAS        ELMER        5'10        SR
30/33        KRAJEWSKI        BOB        6'2        SR
33/22        BALOG        EMORY        5'11        SR-
NORTHWESTERN BASEBALL
40/77        SPENCER        ANDREW        5'11        JR
50/99        STIPANIC        MARTIN        5'11        JR
55/20        BRENMAN        DAVID        5'10        JR
60/40        RAGELIS        RAY        6'3        JR
88/44        WALKER        CLARENCE        5'10        SR-
INDIANA STATE

46-47  25-3 sect., reg., semi state champions                              
0          KOLINA        JOHN        5'8        SR
11        BALAS        RANDY        6'1        JR
22        STIPANCIC        MARTY        5'11        SR
33        RAGELIS        ED        6'2        JR
44        BRENMAN        DAVE        5'10        SR
45        MORRIS        BILL        5'8        JR
55        DIX        BEN        5'10        JR
56        RAGELIS        RAY        6'4        SR-
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
77        SPENCER        ANDY        5'11        SR
88        SAVANOVICH        GEORGE        5'8        SR-
WABASH
    PRIEBOY        ANDY        6'2        JR
    CHALO        JAMES        6'4        SO

47-48    18-5                            
00/12  DUHON        DICK        5'11        SR
11        BALAS        RANDALL        6'3        SR
21/23  HERO        GEORGE        6'0        SR
22        BULATOVICH        WALTER        6'0        SR
33/43  RAGELIS        EDWARD        6'3        SR
34/99  VLAHINICH        WALTER        5'10        JR
44        DIVJAK        ROBERT        6'0        SR
45        TCHALO        JIM        6'4        JR
55        FLORENCE        JOHN        5'11        SR
67        CHICKI        STEVE        5'8        JR
77        ROBERSON        BILL        5'11        SR
88        PRIEBOY        ANDY        6'0        SR-
PRO BASEBALL

48-49   13-8                             
11        RESCHAN        MIKE        5'9        JR
22        CHICKI        STEVE        5'10        SR-
WABASH
23        SEDOR        JOSEPH        6'0        JR
33        MAHAN        DON        6'1        JR
34        MATUGA        JOE        5'9        JR
43        TCHALO        JAMES        6'2        SR
55        GAVORCHIN        ALFRED        5'8        JR
66        MUNTEAN        JOHN        5'9        SR
67        OLNEY        DEAN        6'3        SR
77        GILLIS        HENRY        6'0        JR
80        GEARRING        RUDY        6'0        JR
88        VLAHINICH        WALTER        5'10        SR

49-50  15-6                              
00/00 MOLODET        VICTOR        5'9        SO
11        RESCHAN        MIKE        5'10        SR
22        MANOUS        GEORGE        5'11        JR
33        MAHAN        DON        6'0        SR
34        MATUGA        JOE        5'10        SR-
WABASH
54        WOLOK        WALTER        5'9        JR
55        GOVORCHIN        ALFRED        5'10        SR
66        SEDOR        JOE        6'0        SR
75        BUZEA        VIRGIL        6'2        JR
77        GILLIS        HENRY        6'0        SR-
MICHIGAN STATE
88        PINKINS        BRAXTON        6'1        SO
99        MANOUS        JAMES        5'11        SO

50-51   18-2                             
20        SMITH        NORMAN        5'10        SO
21        MOLODET        VICTOR        5'10        JR-
22        MANOUS        GEORGE        5'10        SR
23        WOLOK        WALTER        5'9        SR
24        FLYNN        ROBERT        5'9        SO
25        BUZEA        VIRGIL        6'1        SR
30        PINKINS        BRAXTON        6'1        JR
31        MANOUS        JAMES        5'11        JR
32        SERTICH        JAMES        5'10        JR
33        PATTERSON        EARL        6'3        SR
34        JURATIC        EDWARD        6'4        JR
35        TRACEY        PHILLIP        6'2        SO

51-52   18-3                             
20        BAJUS        ALEX        6'0        JR
21        MOLODET        VICTOR        5'10        SR-
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
22        PINKINS        TONY        6'0        JR
23        SMITH        NORMAN        6'0        JR
24        FLYNN        ROBERT        5'8        JR
25        MAGLISH        JOE        6'2        JR
30        WILLIAMS        ART        6'2        JR
31        MANOUS        JAMES        6'0        SR
32        ARREDONDO        JOE        5'10        JR
33        TRACEY        PHILLIP        6'4        JR
34        JURATIC        EDWARD        6'5        SR-
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
35        BATTLE        FLETCHER        5'10        SR
    PINKINS        BRAXTON        6'1        SR
   GASKEY        NELON        6'1        SR
   SEDO         ROBERT        6'1        JR
   BRIDGEMAN        JOHNNY        5'10        JR

52-53    24-6                            
20        COMER        NORMAN        5'11        JR
21        COSTA        LOUIS        5'10        JR
22        PINKINS        TOMMIE        6'2        SR-
SAN DIEGO STATE
23        SMITH        NORMAN        5'10        SR- WISCONSIN FOOTBALL
24        O'DONNELL        CHARLES        5'9        SR- BALL STATE
25        STEPANOVICH        GEORGE        6'1        JR
30        MANIS        NICK        6'1        SO
31        BAJUS        ALEX        6'0        SR-
PURDUE
32        ARREDONDO        JOE        5'10        SR-SAN DIEGO STATE
33        WILLIAMS        ART        6'2        JR
34        FOX        LOUIS        6'0        JR
35        MAGLISH        JOE        6'1        SR-
iU
    KARABATSOS        GEORGE        5'10        JR

53-54    14-8                            
20        COMER        NORMAN        5'11        SR-
NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL
21        COSTA        LOUIS        5'9        SR
22        CAMPBELL        FLOYD        5'11        SO
23        SMITH        RUDY        5'10        SR
24        JACKSON        ALBERT        5'9        SR
25        STEPANOVICH        GEORGE        6'2        SR-
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
30        MANTIS        NICK        6'1        JR
31        GASKEY        KENNETH        5'10        JR
32        VADERZYDE        PETE        6'0        JR
33        WILLIAMS        ART        6'3        SR
34        GOODRICH        RAY        5'11        JR
35        PINKINS        FRED        6'0        JR
    BALASZ        ANDY        6'5        JR
    MOREA        JOHN        6'4        SR

54-55    12-11                            
20        THREATT        CLARENCE        6'3        SO
21        DIKUN        RAY        5'11        JR
22        CAMPBELL        FLOYD        6'0        JR
23        FREEMAN        CHARLES        6'0        SO
24        STANCIU        NICK        5'11        SO
25        DULL        JOHN        6'1        SO
30        MANTIS        NICK        6'3        SR-
NORTHWESTERN
31        GASKEY        KENNETH        5'10        SR
32        VADERZYDE        PETE        6'0        SR
33        BOZEMAN        DOLAN        5'10        JR
34        BOZEMAN        FRANK        5'10        JR
35        BALAZS        ANDREW        6'5        SR
    GOODRICH        RAY        5'10        SR
    BALASZ        ANDY        6'3        SR
    DAVIDSON        FRANK        5'10        SR

55-56   15-9                             
20        THREATT        CLARENCE        6'3        JR
21        DIKUN        RAY        5'10        SR
22        CAMPBELL        FLOYD        6'0        SR-
NORTHWESTERN
23        FREEMAN        CHARLES        6'0        JR
24        STANCIU        NICK        5'10        JR
25        DULL        JOHN        6'2        JR
30        BOROM        LUNDELL        5'8        SO
31        CLAY        HUDSON        6'0        JR
32        JELSKI        RAY        5'9        JR
33        MILAUSNIC        MIKE        5'11        JR
35        SLIFKO        DENNIS        6'1        SR
44        UPSHAW        NORMAN        6'4        SO
      RANICH        GEORGE        6'1        SR
      JOHNSON        KENNY        6'1        SO

56-57  13-8                              
20        HARRIS        BENNIE        5'11        JR
21        HALL
22        JIMINEZ        SANTOS        5'7        SO
24        STANCIU        NICK        5'11        SR
25        DULL        JOHN        6'3        SR-
HOUSTON
30        BOROM        LUNDELL        5'8        JR
31        CALINSKI
32        KALE        DENNIS        6'0        SR
33        MILAUSNIC        MIKE        6'0        SR
34        DIVJAK        RON        6'4        FR
35        AUKSEL        PETE        6'4        SO
43        ESKOFF        GERALD        6`1        JR
44        UPSHAW        NORMAN        6'5        JR
45        MASON        TED        6'0        JR
23            FREEMAN        CHARLES        6'0        SR

57-58   23-4 sect., regional champions                             
20        DOW        JOHN        5'11        JR
22        JIMINEZ        SANTOS        5'8        JR
23        WILLIAMS        DARRYL        6'4        SO
24        CONNOLLY        JOHN        6'1        SR
25        BERZAC        NICK        6'1        JR
30        CANTRELL        BOB        5'10        SO
32        KALE        DENNIS        5'7        SR
34        DIVJAK        RON        6'4        SO
35        AUKSEL        PETE        6'5        JR
43        ESKOFF        JERRY        6'1        SR
44        UPSHAW        NORMAN        6'5        SR-
SAN DIEGO STATE
45        BAKOS        JIM        6'5        SO
    MASON        TED        6'0        SR
    TYNDORF        WALTER        5'10        SO

58-59   25-2 sect., regional champions                             
20        DOW        JOHN        5'10        SR-
INDIANA STATE
21        MAMULA        LARRY        5'11        SR
22        JIMINEZ        SANTOS        5'8        SR-
CREIGHTON
23        WILLIAMS        DARRYL        6'4        JR
24        RODRIGUEZ        RUBEN        6'1        SO
25        BERZAC        NICK        6'2        SR
30        CANTRELL        BOB        5'10        JR
31        DAWKINS        PHILLIP        6'2        JR
33        ARD        MIKE        5'8        SR-
CREIGHTON
34        DIVJAK        RON        6'4        JR
35        AUKSEL        PETE        6'6        SR-
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
45        BAKOS        JIM        6'5        JR
    FERENEZ        LOU         6'2        JR
   WITTIG        HARRY        6'2        JR
   TILLMAN        SAM        6'2        JR
   CAMPBELL        JOE        6'1        JR


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