Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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KIFLK TKAM James L. Jordan. Coach Allan iden The purpose of the rifle team is to frive instruction in the use of the rifle and to practice shootiiif; the lifle while in arious positions. .Any hoy may join the cliih. and from the entire orfranizat ion ten hoys are selected to com|)ete in the numerous matches. The lt .)l-iy.)2 team faced North (Quincy twice, (.tuincy twice, and took part in four National Hifle Association postal matches. Seniors on the team were .lames Jensen. Charles Hrid ham. and Robert Cunniuffham. Bradford Jones. Paul Kills. Walter Nelson. Kdward Howland, .lohn Keenan. Ken- neth Simonsen. Arthur Macintosh, and .Nicholis Stadfeldt were all steady [)erformers. (;iKLS’ B ASkKTBALL .Alice K. Daughraty, Coach Be erly Cassoli The basketball arsity W am[)ettes. under the fine coaching of Miss Alice Daughraty. had one of their best seasons for Braintree High .School. Led by their captain (fail Ripley, these swift and able hoopsters played against strong opposition such as Stetson. Rockland. North J ' aston. Norwood. Hingham. and Holbrook, riie Wampettes were: .Seniors (J. Kraser; K. (biertin; I). Leben; (L Ripley. ca[)tain; C. Delorey: .1. Dock- endorff; A. .lohnson; K. Moran; and P. .Nash. These arsity hoopsters were kept in trim by the er capable managers. L. Kelleher. .M. Hood, and S. Chadwell. J his team displayed fitie team work and ine haustal)le. spirit. BASKKTBALL Russell 11. .lohnston. Coach .Allan iden Russ Johnston started his second year of coaching at R.H.S. with a fine array of experienced hoopsters. The basket- ball team faced a thirteen-game schedule with such strong opposition as .Attleboro. Coxle. W eytnouth. North Quincy, and Taunton on the list. Johnston and Kred Herget. .Assistant Coach, attempted to i)roduce another Class R powerhouse for which Braintree has become so famous. The squad was built around veterans Wally Olson. lr ing Shea, and John Slauson. Other returning seniors were Bob Piccini. Leo I’ahner. Bob Taylor. Bernie Currie, and Bob Blake, while juniors Ronni( ' .Abell and Ronnie Zampine rounded out thf sipiad. S .1

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FOOTBALL Arigo LaTaiizi, Coach Allan ideii d ' he 1951 l“o()tl)all team of Braintree iligli School com[)iled an excellent record, winning six and losing I ' oin’. Sparked h co-captains .lolin Slaiison and Dick Brooks, the team contituied the winning streak started in 1919 to fifteen straight games before being defeated by a strong I ' aimton eleven. I ' he highlight of the .season was the W amp’s seven to six victory over favoied Milton in the Thanksgiving Day encounter. Seniors on the s.piad included Dick Brooks, ,lohn Slanson, Bob EBake, .lim (dies, Donny Dino. •lim Sullivan, Wally Olson. Klliot Whitten. Stan Westland, ,lim Hall, and liol) El awes. Coach E.,al ' anzi was al)ly assisted l)y Al Doucette and Etnss ■lohnston. CliOSS COI NTKY E’anl I’oolin. Coach Allan iden I ' he I95t edition of Coach E aiil I ' oolin’s cross country teams was led l)y new- comer Warren EEarding, and the long- winded runners were defeated only l)y Bockland. Braintree won li e and lost only one, and has won thirty-four of its iast thirty-six dual meets. Harding l)ecame the fifth consecutive Wamp limner to win the South Shore inter- scholastic meet as he paced his team to victory, and he copped top honors in the State meet as Efraintree finished in third place. Co-captains .lim .Stephen and Dick Donohue proved to he very consistent runners; other seniors included ,lohn ella, Ejeo I’almer. Itoh Callahue, and Dick Bachman. FEKLI) HOCKKY Alice 1;!. Daughraty, Coach Beverly Cassoli On the hockey field the girls had one of their most spirited seasons. They competed with outside schools, win- ning six, losing two, and tying two. I’he .Northeastern game was a rival one with strong competition, and proved to he very exciting Eiecause the B.fl..S. girls came from hehind after the half to win 3-2. To top off the season, the girls played the hoys’ Cl OSS Country team. The hoys afipeared on time and [irepared for t he kill; hut they were forlorn when the score remained 0-0. I ' he caiitain was Bita Magazii who spurred the Wamp girls to a successful season.

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BASKBALL ’51 •lohii H. Crowell, Coach Allan iden Despite the loss of three metnhers of the squad through ineligibility, and three other first-stringers for part of the season. Coach Crowell’s baseball team finished with a record of nine wins and six losses. The leading hatter was ' I ' oni O’Connell wh j hit .320 and had five triples. Next year the top returnees will he two of the ace hatters. Klliot Whitten and Boh Piccini. and two of this year’s top three pitchers, Wally Olson and Rob ' I ' aylor. Highlights of the season were W hitten’s clutch hitting, Carr’s sudden burst of hitting, and Taylor’s last two games, which were his first two victor- ies in a varsity uniform in two years. TKACK ' 51 Paul . Toolin, Coach Allan iden Coach Paul I ' oolin closed the ’51 track campaign with an undefeated season in dual meets, beating such rivals as Quincy, North Quincy, Rockland, Thayer, and Weymouth. The team finished first in the Wey- mouth interscholastic meet, and third in the State meet held at White .Stadium, Boston. The ’51 season was impressive for breaking school records: ,Iohn Slauson and John Leva, shortpnt; Hugh Huleatt. mile; Bob Blake, high jump. Coach Toolin can honestly say he completed his ' 51 season with about the most im- pressive team he has ever coached. GIRLS ' TENNIS ' 51 Alice K. Daughraty, Coach Beverly Cassoli The spring of 1 151 brought activity once again to the courts of B.H.S. Coach -Alice E. Daughraty had many candidates from which to choose the top seven girls. The season’s racket- girls were Mildred Morgan, .Adele Newman. Gertrude Eraser, first man; Jean Curren, Mary Lou Le angie, Patricia Mc.Mahon. and Gail Ripley. The girls practiced hard and long before they challenged outside teams. J ' heir schedule included Hingham. Scituate, Wellesley. Norwood, and Needarn. J ' he record stands as three matches won and six matches lost. Good luck to next year’s squad. J