Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Jr. School 4th Soccer The fourth soccer team had a very successful season, recording three wins against Ridley, two wins against Hillfield, and a draw against Cres- cent. The team ' s only loss was to Upper Canada in a close 1-0 game. The standard of play was excellent and particular credit must be given to Fred Reid, who captained the team and helped the forwards develop into a coherent attacking unit. The halfbacks were ably led by Stephen Durst whose consistent effort often helped settle the team and encourag- ed the entire group to play hard for the full game. It is encouraging to note that a large number of Grade 6 boys were on the team and that soccer ' s popularity at this level has increased to the extent that nearly every boy has played the game before entering Appleby. FRONT ROW: Durst, Cole, Reid II, Piatt II, Burke II, Smith. BACK ROW: McQuiggan, Brooks, Hueton, Burchmore 1, Hayne, Farmer, Hardie. Jr. School Cross-Country The cross-country season has been very active, for all the boys in the school have been running once a week, and a few very keen ones have trained hard for the two meets we have had. One aid to training was the Centi- pedes Club. Anyone could qualify for membership to the club by run- ning 100 miles. Hugh Jackson and Bruce Boyd had a tremendous tussle to be the first to qualify; they were to be seen running round the College grounds at dawn and dusk, in rain and sun. In the end, they each reached the target within twenty -four hours of each other. A magnificent effort! The teams had a good season. We entered a team of six into the Brock University Invitational for high FRONT ROW: Van Caster II, Ritson, Washington, McBride, Burke II, Ross II. BACK ROW: Menzies II, Hogarth II, Boyd II, Jackson II, Thompson IV, Gallagher. schools. Running in the lowest divi- sion (under 15) our thirteen year olds came eleventh out of twenty eight. Later in the season we hosted the first Independent Junior Schools meet, and won over Hillfield and Crescent.

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Jr. School 2nd Soccer What the team lacked in skill was amply made up by its eagerness. Out of 22 regulars, 16 boys represent- ed the school at one time or another. It was sometimes most difficult to decide whom to choose. Many individuals improved and grew up during the season. It would be difficult and unfair to single out any individual but it is felt tliat Charles Stacey and David zuk Suchanek who did such a good job as fullbacks should be mentioned. David was badly missed in our Lake- field game in which we suffered a terrible defeat. Our other loss was against Hillfield when we had to fill-in for the First Team. Also meriting special mention is our leading scorer, Desmond Burke and the most improved player award goes to Malcolm Ming Menzies. It was fun coaching this group; it is full of characters, some of whom FRONT ROW: Pegg, Bramall, Hebert, Gaskin, Jackson II, Menzies II. BACK ROW: Stacey, Burke, Newlands, Suchanek II, Harnden, Manbert, Jackson I. will have to learn to be self-discip- lined, accept criticism, and be part of a team. Jr. School 3rd Soccer This season we were fortunate in having a number of good soccer players amongst the new boys, and several of them ended up in the 3rd Team. Thanks to good team play, team spirit, and to individual skills, the season was highly successful. Outstanding players were Jamie Russell, at centre-forward, and Colin Richards, at inside right, who scored 12 and 11 goals respectively. Inside left, Mark Wilson, scored 6 goals and both wingers, Nigel Day and Scott Brackenridge, got 3 each. Jamie Washington played several matches in different forward positions. We had a very sound halfback line with Steve McBride and Ricky Schlesinger showing great determin- ation. Chris Suchanek at centre- half had good ball -control and a long kick to get things moving. Fullbacks Peter Whitney and John Van Tighem defenced steadily and goal keeper Tony Stafford was able to record four shut-outs . Our only loss was a hard -fought tussle with Crescent; bad weather prevented the return match being played. FRONT ROW: Wilson II, Richards, Day, Schlesinger, Washington, Brackenridge. BACK ROW: Stafford, Van Tighem, Suchanek III, Whitney, Russell, McBride.

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