Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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FRONT ROW; Seereeram. Astwood, [osselyn. Suchanek, Caskin, Chin. BACK ROW: Mr. Larsen, Lewis, Forsyth. Durst, Hickling. MacDonald, Hueton, Wright, Mr. Dickens. First Cricket The 1978 cricket team at first looked very promising. There was a very strong group of batters coupled with four devastating bowlers to form one of the best sides the school has had in recent years. With Dave Josselyn as captain we looked forward to a highly successful season. But such was not to be the case. We had all the potential talent that could be asked for. The problem was we were rarely able to put it all together and therefore had a disappointing season, but quite enjoyable nonetheless. In our first game, against U.C.C., we faced a weak team and an apparently easy victory. But, our batting game was marred by five run-outs as we fell flat for ninety-two runs. Our fielding display wasn ' t much better as we allowed twenty runs in the four overs before tea and then succeeded in getting seven vdckets before they got their ninety-three runs. Our next match was against T.C.S. at home. The team ' s batting display was probably the finest the school has ever seen. We scored two hundred and twenty runs for three wickets, led by Dave Suchanek ' s ninety-seven and Dave Josselyn ' s seventy runs. But, despite our superb batting we only managed a draw. Our bowling was weak and T.C.S. stayed in until time ran out. The first win of the year came against S.A.C. on a scorching day. Finally we won a toss and decided to field. Our bowling was just superb. Iain Hueton bowled terrifically and S.A.C. were all out for seventy-one. The story was the same as it had been in previous games. We couldn ' t back up good bowling with good batting or vice-versa. We were lucky to pull out a win with out number six and seven batsmen hitting the winning runs against those wild Jamaicans. Next came the tournament at Inshalla. The team this year was determined to make a better showing than last year where we deliberately lost in the first round to Ridley. On Saturday we drew U.C.C. which gave the team a big lift because we wanted revenge, and we got it. U.C.C. batted first and we retired them for a meager seventy-two runs in twenty-six.

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Bantam Rugby FRONT ROW: J. B. Dineen, Steifenhofer, Follows 1, Mollenhauer. Follows 2, Mull 2. MIDDLE ROW: Mr. Day, Sutton, Smith, Stott, Alton, Sopinka, Wilson. BACK ROW; RisUc, O ' Hearn, Locke. Paletta, Cobham, Scott, Kelly. This year the Bantam rugby team had an excellent side. At the start, the team was generally an inexperienced one. However, as the season wore on, the en- thousiasm and hard work of all the players resulted in several victories over many of our op- ponents. Throughout the season, minor injuries disrupted team organization. Many players found themselves in a new position each game! No doubt, a large nimiber of players became widely ex- perienced with several aspects of the game. David Tasi, Angelo Paletta, Randy Sopinka, and David Roberts all provided outstanding drive to the scrimis and lineouts. The backs, led by the Follows connection , and supported by O ' Hearne, Locke, Cobham, and Dineen, formed an attacking line which just couldn ' t be stopped. Thanks must also go to Aiigelo and Peter for their accurate and indeed game- saving kicks. In closing, a special thanks goes to Mr. Day, our indefatigable coach, who, through his hard work, and patience, most cer- tainly led us to many of our vic- tories. Finally, a special word must be said about our rookie bystanders who, though, they got in one or two games only this year, definitely promise well for next year - good luck! Keith Stott

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Again our batting was not up to form but we still managed the seventy-three runs needed. On Sunday we faced S.A.C. and we batted and were all out for sixty-nine. We then disposed of four S.A.C. batters very quickly when Steve Goddard, their All- Jamaican came to bat and destroyed our bowling. He scored most of their runs and S.A.C. won the tournament for the second year in a row. Fortunately we all received a little plaque or else Sham would have been very angry. Our final league game of the season came against Ridley and it by far was our most disappointing display. Ridley batted first and scored one hundred and ten runs which was a fairly good score, but well within reach because of our explosive batting power. Well, our batting wasn ' t explosive, and it wasn ' t even close. We reached sixty runs for five wickets and then the next five wickets fell for zero rims. Mr. Dickens was most upset as we could all tell by his long, solo trek across the vast empty playing fields of Ridley after the game . Though the year was disap- pointing we had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs. Many a time Lanny had us in stitches with his inability to catch the ball when it was thrown to him. The days of Mad Dog also gave us a laugh (and a growl). I would like to thank Mr. Dickens for having the patience to stick with us. It must have been frustrating to coach such a talented team that sometimes just didn ' t play up to its potential. David osseJyn