Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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k- Cross- Country Race WINNERS SENIOR FL- CE: B. Reid, J. McKenzie, J. Lytle I. INTERMEDIATE RACE: B. Tate, P. ; i Taylor I, J. Slattery I. JUNIOR SCHOOL: Senior: H. Jackson II, B. Boyd n. Junior: J. Washington, S. McBride. mm Im W iibB ■ IVil : T , K

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Senior School Soccer The senior school soccer group was, as always, a large, fun -loving ' crew ' of non-football players. Only two matches were played this year, both against Ridley, and both, un- fortunately, were lost, by one goal apiece. Such players as Choy, Christensen, and Tate indicate that these scores could be easUy reversed in the future. The enthusiasm for the game and the natural ability of several of the players deserve due consideration for a more competitive season next year. Thanks for the past season must go to the indefati- gable Mr. Menzies, and part time coach, Mr. Revill. Harriers Unfortunately the enthusiasm and organization of former years was not apparent in the small group that made up the Harriers this autumn. As there was no coach for the team, and indeed only one meet against another school (that being the experienced Ridley team), the Harriers settled into a mediocre, circuitous routine of jogging about the school grounds. Four of the Harriers came in the top ten of the cross-country race however, and if a coach is found for next year, hope still remains for a competitively good team of runners. Despite its unexpected appearance, the Under 15 Rugger team could be said to have had a season of both emotional and statistical victory. With Mr. Washington stepping for- ward to take care of the coaching, good work from our scrum-half. U.I 5 Rugger Freeman, and our fly -half, Roloff, and the effort of the entire team, we won one of our three games by a good bit, lost another by a small margin, and lost again by a larger amount. The team would like to thank Mr. Washington for teaching them the fundamentals of the game. Hopefully, with the experience of this year behind them, they will be able to record an improved perform- ance next season.

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Jr. School First Soccer The impression that this team gave was of steady improvement over the season. In the beginning, the defence looked very weak, but with everyone doing a little more than was expected of him, the team got off to a good start, winning the first three games 4-2. Then Ridley managed to hold us to a draw, and we lost 2-1 at Hillfield. However, the rest of the schools were no match for our boys, who finished with 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss record. In goal, Bloemen stopped many difficult shots but had a tendency to be casual with easy ones. Peart and Stone at full-back tackled strongly, and gradually improved their positional play. When Gray played he kicked the ball hard - usually in the right direction. The work -horses of a soccer team are the half-backs, and FRONT ROW: Keil Peart II, Moffat, Farrington I, Stone, Gallagher. BACK ROW: McLaughlin, Gray II, Farrington II, Thomson III, Withey, Bloemen II. Jennings, Thomson and Moffat ran miles during the season, making up by hard work and determination what they lacked in finesse. Withey and Bruce Farrington were very powerful wingers and with them on the team we were always likely to break away and score. The generals of a soccer team are the inside forwards and we were lucky to have three - Kiel, McLaughlin and Gallagher - who distributed the ball intelligently and worked hard too. Our captain and leading goal scorer, John Farrington, at centre forward led the team very well and was always working. Altogether we had a very successful and enjoyable season.