Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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U-15 Soccer In rainy September the under fifteen soccer squad gathered together with an air of optimism. After some practice we proved the optimism we had shown earher was not in vain, as we marched (with the help of two rooks from the Junior School) to the final of the Independent Schools Under 15 Soccer Tour- nament, held at Ridley. In preliminary rounds we crushed FRONT ROW: Gordon, Bronson. Follows 11, Stalder, Mr. Dickens. SECOND ROW: Headley, Trupke, FretweU. THIRD ROW: Smith, O ' Hearn, Hornick, Sambrook. both Upper Canada and St. An- drew ' s. The final matched us once more against UCC. It poured with rain (which somewhat dampened our spirits) as we played to a hard- fought, slippery finish only to lose in the dying minutes of the game. Through the middle of the season we were plagued with injuries, during which time we lost to the Oakville Reps and S.A.C., but we quickly sprung back, handing out defeats to Crescent, Lakefield, Ridley (twice) and the b Second Team. Near the end of the season we played a see-saw battle against our arch- rivals, S.A.C. This proved to be our best all-round game of the year; imfortimately, after the dust had cleared, our opponents emerged victorious. In closing, myself and the boys would like to thank Mr. Dickens for a very enjoyable and successful season. Peter Fellows f J .

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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

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CROSS-COUNTRY From over the horizon faint footsteps and heavy breathing grevif steadily louder until emerging over the unconquerable hill appeared an Appleby Harrier. Amidst cheers and jeers he crossed the finish line only then to submit to the fatigue that over- whelmed him. A voice off in the distance could be heard saying, That was good for a practice lap, now do three more before our warm up exercises. Dumbfounded, the lone runner staggered off into the setting sun hopefully, for him, never to be seen again. Although we failed to break our victoryless tradition this year, the team grew as one, and for those who lived to see the end of the season, it was generally felt that we were much fitter than before but not really ready to prove it. Mr. Crabb ' s inspiration was greatly appreciated by everyone as we ate up mile after mile of roadway and mountain side. The aging vets: Chuck Stacey, Hugh Jackson, Des Burke, Nick Jackson will be replaced by the runners of tomorrow: Graham Stuart, Andrew Ross, Brad Merrill, Dave Burke, Brian Baines, Bruce Corley, Don Johnston and Paul Bundschuh who have all our best wishes. Hugh Jackson Harriers