Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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The slash of skate blades, the slap of a puck as it hits the boards, the thud of falling bodies- no doubt, it ' s the league in action! Don ' t mention the Battle of Marathon or the struggle at Thermopylae. Why, nothing can be greater than the wars , (a most accurate term) that were fought every Monday. Tuesday, and Friday night during that long- winter of 77 78. Here! Here! speak not to me of the N.H.L. or the W.H.A. I dare say the com- petition within the C.A.H.A. (Central African Hockey Association) is unable to be surpassed. Oh! I ' ll never forget those great teams, the Mali Maple Leafs, the Nigerian North Stars, and the Togo Toros. Les Canadiens-Ha!! All kidding aside, I must say that this has been the finest year of League that I have ever ex- perienced. A special thanks must go to Mr. Landry, who, through his hard work and dedication, has made this year ' s League the best ever. R. Cartotto Hockey and Squash Leagues For the last four months a group of dedicated athletes have been making their way over to the gym to compete in one of the school ' s most vexing and demanding sports: a sport of co- ordination, agility, speed and brains. Every day from 3:30 to 5:30 you could be certain to find the Appleby squash courts packed with players, and the gallery jammed with eager spectators. Now, it is common mistake to confuse these jocks, these men of mind and muscle with twelve other people who frequent the courts from 5:30 to 7:30. There is a very subtle difference between these everyday common or garden dumb jocks who play from 5:30 to 7:30 and the athletes who work out from 3:30 to 5:30, this being that the 3:30 crowd are not just athletes but artists as well. They have raised the game to such a precise level that it no longer resembles the original game! Nay, it is nothing less than an art, each game a masterpiece in itself, each stroke perfectly executed, the footwork dazzling. To quote a certain Mr. Dickens, who put it so well (and later used it in a book which you may have read) It is a far, far better thing they do than has ever been done before . Richard WooJJey

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FRONT ROW; Baines 1, Appleby, Rockett, Bethune, Stoneham, Smith. BACK ROW: Meredith, Washington, Samuel, turnbuU, Gibson, Hamilton, Mr. Berrunan. A new challenge was added to the schedule of the second swim team this year. The team com- peted against Halton high schools for the first time, and did very well indeed, they competed in three season meets against their new competitors and won the boys ' division of all three. The team also competed in the Halton championship meet, where they finished second. The team continued to compete in the I.S.A.A., and easily won all its meets, but one. The only loss came against Ridley, at Ridley. We had beaten them at Appleby earlier in the season, but that must have been a bad day for them, because they defeated us handily in the Ridley pool. Exhibition medley relay and freestyle relay teams were sent to the I.S.A.A. final, where they finished second and third. Several individuals stood out in this year ' s season, and deserve some mention. Steve Rockett and Brad Bethune were standard performers throughout the season. They swam just about every event at one time or other with great proficiency and specialized in backstroke, but- terfly and breaststroke, respectively. Darryl Smith and Mike Appleby joined the team for the first year and became the fastest and most versatile freestylers we had. Paul Stoneham worked very hard all year at a variety of positions. He eventually specialized in breaststroke, and, by the end of the season he was turning in some excellent per- formances. The long distance races were usually handled by Peter Meridith and Sean Baines. They both did quite well, with Peter winning most of the races and Sean achieving good over-all results. There were three backstrokers. Mark Samuel, Hunter Wilson and Kyle O ' Hearn. All three did very well. Kyle did especially well in that he was forced to wage a battle against sickness all year, but never quit trying. Don Hamilton, Sean Baines, Hal Turnbull, Mark Gibson and once even the excellent Mike Appleby did very well indeed, particularly under difficult circumstances when asked to swdm Individual Medley or First Team 50 yard freestyle; however they frequently came in first and second place in these races. It was altogether a most satisfying season all round, but it would never have been possible without the hard work of aU concerned, especially Coach Berriman, who deserves warm thanks from all. Sean Baines

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