Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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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

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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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(ilKLS’ SOFTBALL ' 51 Alice E. Daughraty, Coach Beverly Cassoli The girls’ softball team had a very successful season for 1951. I nder the guidance of their coach. Miss Alice Daughraty, manager, Nancy Whyte, and co-captains, .Joyce Mortimer and ' irginia Puliafico, the girls won all hut two games with all the scores a wide margin for Braintree. The teatii played llingham, Cohasset, Wellesley, North Easton, and Stetson High Schools. Members of the team were irginia Puliafico, .Mary Lou Dennehy, Diane Leben. Bita Magazu, .Joanne Dee, Joyce Mortimer, Beverly Sears, Beverly Cassoli, Mary Morse, Char- lotte Mattie, Joan Ekasala, Ray Leva. Marianne itagliano, Shirley Peterson, .Mildred Hood, Betty Newson, Claire Delorey. and Kathleen Goodhue. chi:ekleadeks .Mice I ' i. Daughraty, Director Susan Giles Wampmen. Wampmen. hear our ' I ' orn-Toms” is the cry of our ever peppy cheerleaders. They and the rooters were the underlying force behind the success of the B.H.S. foot- ball team. These girls truly put e ery- thing into those cheers, regardless of rain or snow, inspiring school spirit throughout the football and basketball seasons. The nine cheerful sights were: (B) Bosemary Finnegan, (B) Judy Johnson, (A) Diane Ijehen, (1) I’at Kilroy, (N ) Joan I..eBoy, (T) Sue Giles. Captain, (B) Claire Delorey, (1 ) Bita .Magazu, (E) Joan Cushing. C.OACHES AND FACULTY .MANA(;EHS Allan iden Braintree High has many of the finest coaches on the South Shore, and we all should be proud of the outstanding job they have done. Football is mentored by Air. .Arigo I aTanzi and Miss Alice E. Daughraty coaches all the girls’ sports which include field hockey, basketl)all, softball, and cheer- leading. Paul Toolin directs the cross country and track teams, and basket- ball is handled by Bussell Johnston. John Crowell guides the baseball squad and James L. Jordan. Principal, coaches the rifle team, bkiward Oak- man, who is in charge of equipment, and William Foley, who arranges the schedules, are the two excellent faculty managers of B.H.S.