Presque Isle High School - Ship Yearbook (Presque Isle, ME)

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Athletics in P. I. H. S. Athletics in P. I. H. S. is decidedly in a slump. The war has put many obsta- cles in way of sports. Wliat are we going to do about it? We're going to make a comeback This may not happen for a few years, but the war will not last forever and when the boys come home again there may be some forgotten athletes who will start sports going strong again. ' A ' Last spring there wasn't much time for baseball, because the diamond was getting Ht only when one-session of school started. Then the boys took spring jobs and let base- ball alone. lt's a good sport: they like it-even if they 'don't win ALL. the time! Track was also another that was slighted. Quite a few of the boys turned out for the sport and did some dog-trotting before the snow completely melted. There was one time-trial, but 'then one-session came and track-men 'discarded their spikes for more important work. As for track this year-well, that's yet to be seen. Prospects don't look too favorable, though. X 4 I X The slump in sports, however, does not mean a danger point in physical htness. No, not at 'alll' 'lf you can easily do all the exercises that Coach 4Hanscom instructs in 'Phys- ical Education, you don't have to consider yourself by any means a weakling. We have Physical Education three time a week, so often that we don't have time to get soft in between practices. Although you hear complaints quite often about the toughness of this course, I think it has already clone a great deal to improve the health of the school. y Basketball The Wildcats won the Aroostook league this year, as- usual. -Remember, We have been champs for several years. However, we have only two' seniors onthe team, Captain Dick Roix, a veteran who has really shown 'a' lotof skill' 'in ' handling the ball, and Lefty Mcfllaufiin, a green player who has done surprisingly well for his first year of Basketball. If some of the Juniors could stay out of the services, we should have a first-rate team next year. Alice Aucoin, with his wonderful height, has contributed a great deal to the team by his high scoring. Neil Bishop, Jack Conya, Pat Hayes, and Vernon Tarbell are other very mentionable players. We also have some sophomores who are very promising: R. Keirstead, D. Duncan, and K. Hall. These boys are very fortunate in having Coach Bill Hanscom, one of the best coaches in the state, to instruct them. Boy, let me tell you, he knows his stuff! This fellow's earnest work has made many of the Wildcat teams famous. He has be- come very well known himself, as a result of his work. He has been working with the Presque Isle Athletic teams for several years and the deep mark of victories carved in the hall of fame of P. I. H. S. certainly proves his ability as a coach. 'E-

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QU WZ varsity Basketball f Front Row, L. to R.--D. Duncan, C. Plummer, 1. Adams, Va. Bishop. Second Row, L. to R.--Mgr. Gray, Capt. Roix, A. Gonya, R. Kierstead, E. V McG1auf1in, Coach Hanscom Bishop,,L. Aucom, P. Hayes, K. Hall. I. ' .- ai.. ,Z 74 X' ...ga , f W2 ff ' , ,,.. , C , I 4 A Q H 0 n W , ff ,H . N f fn an M . ffmfsfafifaff ' 590 I i4-A -.X I L:

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0 ,. 1'-. . hx SCORES Presque Isle Stearns ..... Presque Isle Guilford . . . Presque Isle Bangor ..... Presque Isle - Waterville . . Presque Isle Cony .... Presque Isle Deering ...... Presque Isle I-loulton .q ..... . Presque Isle Fort Fairfield . . . Presque Isle Waslmhurn .... Presque Isle Bangor .... Presque Isle Waterville Presque Isle Caribou .... f Presque Isle Guilford . Presque Isle Orono . . . Presque Isle I-Ioulton ..,. Presque Isle Stearns ....... Presque Isle Fort Fairfield . . .I Presque Isle Washburn .... Presque Isle Caribou . . Freshman Basketball The freshmen have had a good year under the supervision of be-spectacled Coach Thompson. I hear that P. Adams has a pretty good eye for shooting. They should he well-experienced when they start to play' on the high and mighty varsity. L SCORES Frosh . . Mapleton V. . Frosh Fort Fairfield Prosh Frosh .. Waslihurn V. . Fresh . . , Nlapleton V. . . Frosh . . Caribou Frosh . . . Frosh .. V Easton V. Frosh .. Fort Fairfield Prosh Frosh .. Washburn V. . Frosh . . ' Caribou 'Frosh . . . Wfinter Sports I P. I. H. S. is fairly vvinter-sports minded. We clidn't have any Winter sports last year, but this year the boys persuaded Coach Thompson to take charge. He is doing a very good job with the team, even under handicaps. We have had two meets, one at Easton and one here at Presque Isle. Although we didn't win in either of them, we made several individual places and had a lot of fun. Some of the boys also won their letters.