Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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defenders and forwards had exhibited in all our previous victories. The path to first place indeed seemed brightly lit at this point in the schedule. Howrever, storm clouds were looming in the horizon. Injury! Members of the team were getting hurt. Sore legs, sore backs, sore ankles - all took their toll of valuable players. Couple to this the loss of John Van Tighem to Northward Bound and one can appreciate the noticeable decline in morale the team experienced going into our match with U.C.C. The U.C.C. game was a classic in the armals of frustration. Time and again we were thwarted from scoring goals, as too, were the opposition. However, fortune did not smile on us. Three minutes from the game ' s end a high, floating shot from an impossible angle, drifted over the goalie ' s head, bounced and was in the net. More injuries! With only half the team sound in limb, we were pitted against S.A.C. Naturally, it was a disaster. The end result was three goals against - despite a nevertheless spirited attempt by those capable of running. We tied our next match with St. George ' s, again suffering injuries, but finally we shook off our slump to win the last game with T.C.S. and finished third overall. The Players The success of ths year ' s team came not so much from ex- ceptional skill as it did through a general enthusiasm for the game and a desire to win. Our forwards (Colin Richards, Nigel Day, Alan Kiel, Greg Marsh and Doug Cambell), although not as quick on the ball as they might have been, played with a determination which resulted in numerous valuable goals. Mid-field was handled more than proficiently by John Hammil, Mark Lanch, and Jamie Mathieson - all of whom gave one hundred and ten percent effort throughout the season. On defense, Paul Etherington, Chris Wood, John Van Tighem and Tom Lytle were exceptional - their clearances, passes and tackling keeping them together. Finally our last line of defense, Dave Josselyn, deserves praise for his solid goalkeeping - espec ially when the going was rough. CoJin fiichards 51

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At last, soccer has come into its own as one of Appleby ' s major sports. It used to be that senior soccer was played by those who could not, or did not want to go into Football. However, as of this year, the situation has changed. People are becoming more en- thusiastic towards what is, after all, the world ' s most popular game. This increased attention paid off, for this 1977 season was one marked by unparalled suc- cess. Near Miss The soccer tournament this year was held on home ground, and was fixed for a Sunday, shortly preceding the regular season. The schools who took part were: S.A.C., U.C.C, Appleby College, Crescent School, The Toronto French School, Pickering College, and St. George ' s College. From the first matches it was apparent that the calibre of play was exceptionally high. Appleby ' s First Team played strongly against even the toughest op- position, and were only eliminated following a hard fought draw with S.A.C., through a series of penalty shots. It was indeed disappointing to lose in such a fashion, but we had a least secured a third place finish. S.A.C. went on to win the trophy. Injuries! The beginning of the regular season was a succession of FRONT ROW: Day, Richards, Marsh, Wood, Mathieson. Cambell, Hammil. SECOND ROW: Hamilton, Mr. Larsen, Van Tighem. Etherington, Lanch, Lytle. Keil, Josselyn, Mr. Revill. First Soccer victories. Pickering, Lakefield, Crescent, Ridley, Toronto French School (an exhibition match) were all defeated. The game against Ridley was our hardest win. Although the opposition in this case had very skillful players they were con- founded by the same deter- mination and tenacity our

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■ss: n V ... ! . ■•I: tes Jfc- ■i)- C -.Iflalfcs A-.i»i4il« FRONT ROW; Sustronk, Meredith, Reid. Baggaley. Richards H. SECOND ROW: Mr. Day, Durst, Speich, Hughes, Appleby, Hueton I. THIRD ROW: Cole, Stuart, Holland. BACK ROW: Lewis, Chin, Seereeram, MacDonald. Second Soccer made up the defensive unit which held the opposition ' s scoring down effectively in the second half of the season. Thanks should be given to Mr. Day for the encouragement and support he gave to the team. His incessant shouting Move to the ball! soon became the team motto, in fact. All in all, we had a lot of fun this year on the second team and we look forward to an even better season next year. Gordon Richards dl Although the season cannot be considered a resounding success, the second soccer team managed to win one game and tie a few others. Overall, the squad was small, but determined to prove to the opposition that this was a team to be reckoned with. One of the team ' s weaknesses was that of scoring goals. The usual front line of Paul Sustronk, Keith Chin, Stephen Durst and Mike Appleby tried hard but just couldn ' t put the ball in the net often enough. Fred Reid, Joe Lu, and Mike Speich also contributed to the front line attack during the season. Our skilled halfbacks managed to control and move the ball well at all times. The halfback positions were played by Scott Hughes, Iain Hueton, Roger Cole, Andrew Newell, and Dave Holland. Stuart MacDonald, Shyam Seereeram, Martin Baggaley, Cord Richards, and Chris Lewis J