Rockland High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Rockland, ME)

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iY9I56i vii? S.t5: ..'T' . 1 gfaie X . g's5R Y 1, f. A- 'f ', s 5 ' - A 4- A A 1 FOOTBALL It is well known in Sporting circles that a championship team can't go on being champs forever because there always has to be some sort of let down and such was the case of Rockland High School's 1955 football team. The previous year had found Rock1and's pig- skin crew at the top and with honors that would fill the New York public library. Then came graduation and seven of the eleven ironhorses graduated leaving Coach Sam Sezak three men on which to build up a team for 1955. And this he did to the best of his a- bility, although the team wasn't hailed as Champs they managed to go through the season, playing this body-building game, by winning four and tieing one of the ten stiff games which they played. They displayed the same sportsmanship and fairness in the games which they lost, that the previous yearls team showed while winning their many games During the 1955 football schedule Coach Sezak had to make many changes as the season went along, many of the men who reported for practice had never even seen a football and these men had to be broken into the game. At the beginning of the fall practice lt was just a game of cracking 'nuts' for Coach Sezak. But as the season progressed those so- called nuts' began to take root and started to grow. And now to get back to football and off the nuts' who have now sprouted into man-made heroes, we find ourselves nearing the close of the 1955 season in one of the grandest and most glorious ways lmaginableg for during the last three games of our schedule we scored 98 points and the last game of the year played against Bar Harbor we scored 54 points against 16 for Bar Harbor. The team will never forget the tireless work of Coach Sezak who tried to do his best to win the Eastern Maine Championship for the second successive year. Although the team failed to win a title Coach Sezak didn't fail when it came to the act of teaching his boys good sportsmanship a word which takes in more things during the life of a young man than is mentioned in the whole dictionary. Nor will we ever forget the bone crushing and smashing attacks of co - captain Sam Glover who has picked himself out of the opponents back-field many times during his high school football career. The stellar blocking of our other co-captain, Cobb Peterson who opened many places in the enemies wall for the ball carrier to travel through. And then the six foot, three inches of Lawrence 'Bar' Lord who could catch a football anywhere on ' 1 t the name of Hikile Leo our the field without the least effort. We also can t eave ou 1 mana er who did more work than any ten ordinary men. Be?ore si ing off there is one thing which we the Senior Class of 1956 wish, and that is 'successinfor the 1956 football season. 2IY

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f 9 3 6 Cxevfdrcxcw when in competition, helping one's manners and conversation as they play. These things are all essential with the game of golf. Rockland High lost two men by graduation from this Championship team of 1935, but Coach Flanagan entertains high hopes for the 1936 season and says that Rockland will still be State Champs at the close of the 1936 season. 1935 Scores Rockland 3 Morse 2 At Morse Rockland 2 Brunswick 4 At Brunswick Rockland 6 Cony O At Rockland Rockland 5. Brunswick O At Rockland Rockland 6 Morse O At Rockland Rockland 6 Camden O At Rockland Rockland 6 Ccny 0 At Cony 1936 Scores May 9 Bath at Rockland May 13 Lewiston at Rockland May 20 Rockland Hebron May 23 Rockland Lewiston June 5 Rockland Cony eaueeeeeeesseu WINTER SPORTS Winter Sports, although, never recognized to any extents before, became very popular this winter. The following are the meets in which the R. H. S. competed: Interclass meet - The Sophomores came through to beat the Seniors although it was close throughout the whole meet. County meet - Rockland won this meet and the county championship by the close margin of one point. Union, a close second, pressed Rockland all through the meet but no one managed to gain the lead. The results wereg Rockland, 87, Belfast, 9. Union, 865 Thomaston, 163 The Winter Carnival sponsored by the National Winter Sports Association was held at Rumford, Maine and won by Rumford High School. Six boys were sent by R. H. S. to this meet and all had a good time although they could not hope to who attended this meet. The following boys took the trip: Sam Glover, Charles Merritt, Robert Chandler, Sanford Delano, Ralph Rawley, Charles Toner. beat the great athletes, The Winter Carnival, held at Bath, was won by Rumford. The entire team took this trip and R. H. S. showed up well although they did not win. The Winter Carnival, held at Union, was won by Union High with Rockland being second. The results were Union, 1005: Rockland 8725 Warren kj the other schools were shut out entirely. The Winter Carnival, held at Camden, was won by the R. H. S. by an overwhelming score although Union put up a good fight. The Boy's team won all but two events and gathered in many seconds and thirds. The results are as follows: Rockland, 793 Union, 535 Bel- fast, 233 and Camden, 9. The outstanding event at all the meets was the relay race for the boys. R.H.S. showed up well in this event, losing only at Rumford and Bath, where they were up atainst na- tional competition. It was composed of S. Glover and R. Chandler, skis - R. Rawley and C. Merritt,-snowshoes. The following received letters in Winter Sports. Glover, Charles Merritt, Sanford Delano, Robert Chandler, Ralph Rawley, Boys - Sam Charles Tonerg Girls - M. Havener, V. Haskell, L. Jacobs, D. Merriam, S. Stanley. venues SOFTBALL Softball was played at Rockland High last year between the classes. This year they are planning to start a Knox, Lincoln Softball League. Softball is played like baseball but S laggii and softer ball is used. There are eleven on the team, two more than in regular ase a . The rules are almost alike. Softball is now being played all over the United States by women in most all the large colleges and universities. 14

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Caufd-'TS 2 N29 J BOY'S BASKETBALL With a large squad answering the call for basketball Coach Sam Sezak started in to mold OUT' 13881111 In the regular schedule the team lost 9 games and won 7. One of the games lost to the splendid team from Westbrook in two overtime periods, 27-26. Rockland although losing two to Morse High made a good showing against these strong teams. The schedule complete resulted thus: Dec. 17 Morse 55 Rockland 28 Dec. 25 Westbrook 27 Rockland 26 Dec. 51 Alumni 24 Rockland 29 Jan. 5 Crosby 21 Rockland 52 Jan. lO Lewiston 24 Rockland 21 Jan. 18 Rockport 25 Rockland 29 Jan. 24 Camden 25 Rockland 27 Jan. 28 Morse 52 Rockland 17 Jan. 51 Rockport 42 Rockland 45 Feb. 4 Crosby 24 Rockland 40 Feb. 7 Lincoln Academy 44 Rockland 55 Eeb. lO Thomaston 58 Rockland 12 Feb. 15 Thomaston 21 Rockland 27 Feb. 18 Camden 54 Rockland 18 Feb. 25 Lewiston 24 Rockland 21 Feb. 28 Lincoln Academy 28 Rockland 25 Lawrence Lord, a member of the senior class, has proved very valuable ing a good part of the points. Fred LaCross, red-headed sophomore, has played an important part and a remarkable improvement in the next two years he has to play. Murgita, a junior was greatly responsible for a lot of the victories keep the score out in front next year, The guards, Cobb Peterson, Captain Morgan and Lawrence Crockett, have team's success. to the team scor- ought to make and should help done much for the A word must be said for the subs, who have been faithful 1nKpract1ce, and looked well in the games. These boys are: Hodgklns, Merritt, Leo, Raye, arl, Rawley, Ellingwood, Skinner and Winchenbach. Those who received letters are: Lord Peterson Mor an M it C k tt Lac Loo, Raye, Cross, Kmanagerj. 1 1 S , urg a, roc e , ross, rigs prospects are good for next season as the squad will lose only three lettermen by g a on. lb S.G. '56