Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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BASEBALL ' 52 John Crowell, Coach Elaine Johnnson Braintree ' s ' 52 baseball team did well under Captain Elliott Whitten, winning sixteen games and losing six. They won the Old Colony Lea- gue Championship by beating Ply- mouth in the playoff game. The pitchers were Wally Olson, Bob Tay- lor, and Wayne Parlee. Coach Crowell did a fine job of coaching the team as he has done in previous years. Lettermen were Wally Ol- son, Bob Taylor, Wayne Parlee, Carl Wilson, Jack Thrower, Pat Imbriano, Dick Donahue, Don Mclnnis, Ronnie Abell, Elliott Whitten, Bob O ' Leary, Jim Girouard, Bob Gorman, and Chet Mattson. They won the South Shore Conference Championship defeating Sharon and Cohasset in playoff games. FACULTY MANAGERS AND COACHES Elaine Johnson The success of athletic activities at Braintree during the past year has been due mainly to the excellent managers and coaching staff which includes Miss Alice Daughraty, Coach of the girls ' activities (field hockey, basketball, tennis, and soft- ball); Arigo LaTanzi, head coach of varsity football; Paul Toolin, coach of cross country and track; Norman Rau, coach of the rifle club; Fred Herget, freshman football; faculty managers, Edward Oakman, William Foley; baseball, John Crowell; bas- ketball, Fred Herget. They contri- buted to the good athletic teams for which Braintree High is well-known. Let ' s hope they will continue to do as well in the future. GIRLS ' TENNIS Alice E. Daughraty, Coach Alice Newman The B. H. S. 1952 Girls ' Tennis Team completed a schedule of seven games, winning one match over Scituate and losing six contests to Wellesley, Norwood, and Hingham. Singles were played by Captain Gertrude Fraser, Carol MacDonald, and Mary Jane LeVangie. Doubles were played by Lorraine lamele, Gail Ripley, Patricia McMahon, and Elizabeth Guertin. ' ! 1 fe

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Football

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SOFTBALL ' 52 Alice E. Daughraty, Coach Anna May Seggelin With the assistance of Coach Alice Daughraty, the ' 52 girls ' softball team had a very successful season and became the first Hockamock Soft Ball Champions. In the entire season they lost only one game to Hingham, which was not a league game, and won seven games. Un- der the management of Adrianne Rowe, Captain Marylou Dennehy, the team members had a season which they can boast about. Team members were: B. Cassoli, C. Delo- rey, J. Ekasala, D. Leben, R. Maga- zu, N. Morrison, B. Sears, M. Vitag- liano, J. Harcourt, D. Leach, K. Leva, C. Mattie, P. Kilroy. STUDENT TEAM MANAGERS Elaine Johnson The cross country team has done well winning 42 out of 46 games in the last six years and also winning the South Shore Championship. James Cunningham was the manag- er of the undefeated team. The field hockey team did their very best and proved that in holding the cross country team to a tie in their annual game. Managers were Betty Flynn and Janet Colson. The football team played their hardest season consid- ering that all their games were tough ones. Robert Belanger was the student manager. Outstanding players were Jackie Thrower, Car- roll Barrows, and Bill McCarthy. STUDENT COUNCIL Arigo LaTanzi Bernadine Gutterson Directors Anna May Seggelin The Student Council, composed of five members from each of the sen- ior, junior and sophomore classes, plan projects and activities from which they raise money for the bet- terment of the school. One of their most valuable projects was that of the concession stand at the football games. Another source of revenue for the council are the school dances sponsored by the group. In Novem- ber representatives of the group at- tended the Eastern Massachusetts Convention where they met members of Student Councils from other schools and exchanged ideas. The officers of this worthwhile council were; President, Richard Tilton; Sec- retary, Sue McNett; and Treasurer, Pat Haviland. I