Mount Desert High School - Skipper Yearbook (Northeast Harbor, ME)

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BASlIlAll SIIIIAII FRONT ROW, LEFT -RIGHT: Hank Scribner, Jay Scribner, Pop Wallace, Tete Carter, Tom Conray, Bob Sangier, Gordon Gray, Ronnie Mussetti. SECOND ROW, LEFT-RIGHT: Marshall Taylor, john . Manter, James Smallidge, Gary Tyler, Steve Miller, Joel Atwood, Donald Cousins, Malcolm Taylor, Mr. Coates. THIRD ROW, LEFT-RIGHT: Bob Wood, James Hooper, Ronnie Pinkham, Nick Nicholson, Dale Lurvey. This year our team has only two regulars returning. The two veterans are Gordon Gray and Pop fsneaking dustl Wallace. Although we have lost most of our team through graduation, this is the largest and youngest squad in recent years. All nine positions are open and there are twenty-two boys to fill them. Since we have had our new ball field, we have had the impressive record of eighteen wins and five losses. We reached the quarter finals in the semi- finals in the state tournament in 1951 and the semi-finals in 1952. With agreat deal of hustling teamwork and desire, a successful season should be evident in 1953. Those reporting with their spikes, caps, gloves, etc. , are as follows: Gordon Gray, Pop Wallace, Torn Conary, Tete Carter, Ron Mussetti, Gary Tyler, Hank Scribner, Steve Miller, Joel Atwood, The Taylor Twins, Duane Jenkins, James Hooper, Nick Nicholson, Dale Lurvey, and Dana Sherer. These players will provide our coach with nine starters, thirteen benchwarmers, and twenty-two headaches . WHITNEY'S ELECTRIC CO. Southwest Harbor, Maine R C A Victor G E Television Frigidaire Appliances Telephone 262 30 Compliments of SMITH'S PLUMBING Southwest Harbor Maine

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JU Illll HIGH BASKHBAll FRONT ROW, LEFT -RIGHT: George Holmes, Jeffery Iowdry, Gary Solari, Trevitt Hooper, David Wallace. BACK ROW, LEFT -RIGHT: David Allen, Winston Stanley, Coach Don Coates, Leslie Spurling, Robert Hamblen. Grade basketball practice began in November for the Mt. Desert Junior High School and for Stetson fifth and sixth grades. Kelley Auditorium and the Stetson gymnasium were utilized. Games with Southwest Harbor, Ellsworth, and Bar Barbor were played. Although the season was not successful as far as won and lost games are con- cerned, the boys played hard and clean ball, practiced faithfully, and promise to be good material for future Mt. Desert High School teams. With each game came improvement from experience, with each practice, a greater understanding of basketball and the importance of fundamentals. Compliment of Compliments of L. ELRIE HOLMES THEKONONY I.G.A STORE Z9

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FRONT ROW, LEFT-RIGHT: Elaine Higgins, Barbara Hibbardg Natalie Grindleg Marylin McKay, Teta Hews. BACK ROW, LEFT -RIGHT: Helen Cameron, Managerg Jane Brown, Billie Merchant, Eleanor Reynolds, Captain, Joyce Richardson, Paula Blaisdellg Miss Wood. GIIHS' BASKHIlAll Early in November the girls became impatient for basketball, but practise didn't begin until the end of the month. Eleanor Reynolds was elected captain this year, and Helen Cameron, manager and scorer. The girls practised only a few times during Activity Period on Wednesdays before their first game, which was on December 31. Lacking a scorer and four players, Mt. Desert was defeated 52-51 by Sullivan. The team decided to get down to business on January 7, when they met Blue Hill here at home. The final score was 53-47, Mt. Desert's favor. On January 14, at Pemetic, a hard game followed. Our girls suffered a second loss, 26-21. No excuses this time, those Pemetic girls certainly have no flies on them! A week later, January 21, Mt. Desert made the trip to Ellsworth's gym to see what they could do. The team worked hard, but nevertheless were toppled 40-31 by the Ellsworth club. Ells- worth deserves credit for being such a speedy, smooth ball-handling club. Determined now to add another victory to their list, Mt. Desert invited Sullivan down for a return game on January 30. Mt. Desert came our triumphant, the score was 33-19. Pemetic came to Kelly Gym on February 4 and took the game 38-20. February 11 brought the big home game. The snappy Ellsworth club fought hard, but our own girls fought harder, and the score was 40-38 when the final buzzer sounded. The last game was a victory, making four wins for the team, leaving four losses. February 18 Bar Harbor was beaten 32-22. by the Mount Desert team. Miss Wood deserves a special Thank You for all her time and work, and the girls should rate our thanks, too. They really did work hard to hold the big teams, but all the team members will admit that it was a lot of fun. Compliments of BEAL'S JEWELRY STORE INC. UNION TRUST CO. of Ellsworth Ellsworth, Maine Ellsworth, Maine 31