Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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HERGET ' S HOOPSTERS The highly talented Wamps had a most successful season considering the very rough schedule they played. The veter- an-studded team which won only two the previous season came back in a blaze of glory and swept their way into the 1954 Tech Tourney. Led by their very able co-captains Don Mclnnis and Roger Ol- son, the team played consistently fine ball. Some outstanding individuals on the team were sharpshooter Bob O ' Leary and such fancy ball-handlers as Jim Girouard, Don Lang, and Jack Gorman. Don Kidder, Bob Lynch, and Glenn Thompson, help- ing out in tight situations, left little to be desired. SHARP SHOOTING WAMPETTES Swish — swish. There go the sharp- shooting Wampettes, who sink baskets from almost any spot on the court. This year ' s squad was a well balanced one. There were really no outstanding players — all were almost on an equal par. The co-captains of the team were Lee Turn- er the top guard and Kilroy. This sea- son the squad met such teams as Hing- ham, Randolph, Holbrook, North Easton, Thayer Academy, Rockland, and Nor- wood. Although the schedule was rough, they finished with a winning season be- cause they portrayed a wonderful team spirit such as is prevalent in all B. H. S. teams this year. T i«

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What ' s that cloud of dust in back of the Hollis School? What ' til it rises and we ' ll see. Well what do you know — it ' s the hockey field (dust bowl) and on it are Miss D end her Dusty Dolls. Quite a flashy crew denned in their blue wermies! This year they ' re headed by the unexcel- led wing and captain Val Norris, whe scored most of their gcals. The Dusty Dolls finished the season with a 6-2-1 record. Their greatest (and easiest) triumph cf the year was over the Cross Country boys — too bad, fellows. We must all remember the story of Ca- sey at the Bat. He struck out. The Ca- sey ettes of Wamptown hardly ever strike out, so Casey hasn ' t got anything on us. Under the marvelous coaching of Auntie Alice Daughraty the girls came up with a tremendous season. Besides Miss D ' s coaching we received some assistance from the track boys. The team was great- ly aided by Judy Johnson and Nancy Pal- mer as our future Mel Parnells, Shirley Lindgren as our next Billy Goodman, and Mai Richardson and Laura MacDougall as Jimmy Piersall and Teddy Williams. C aseuette r amytown

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All anl J-2) ale Watch Out! A herd of horses? No, it ' s only the Cross Country boys as they run gleefully down Monatiquot Avenue lead- ing all other teams. The runners did their usual good work this year not losing a dual meet and coming in a close second in the South Shore Meet. Leading the boys were Ron Joslin and Cliff Peterson — and of course — Pop Toolin fifty paces a- head in his car — he ' s a great sport. Look- ing into the future we see our Olympic stars of 1960 — Russ Sweezey, John Rad- cliff, and Gene Elliott — running around the hills of Europe, winners as usual.