Rockland High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Rockland, ME)

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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

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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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.Jx1xJ GIRL'S BASKETBALL During the last part of the fall term our Basketball season opened. A team comprising freshmen, sophomores, juniors and two seniors began the long hard struggle of practice, with WB1lln Sullivan as coach, Rose Flanagan and Miss Tower as assistants. Three nights a week were spent in practice trying to pick from a team of unskilled players, a team which in the end would prove themselves worthy to belong to the long line of R. H. S. famous teams. With 'BillnSullivan at the helm, everyone tried to do their best to earn a place when the final check up was made. The first league game took place January 18th, with Rockport at Rockland, the line- up was: R.F.-Pikeg L.F.-Till, J.C.-Young, R.C.-Dimickg R.G.-Welch, L.G.-McAlary3 Sub- stitutes--Hussey, Gray, Shannon, Osier, Crowley, Phillip, Ramsdell, McPhee. The game terminated ln Rockland's favor, and did it put the pep into our young and courageous hearts and with our energetic and ever present coach who was ever with us in fair or foul weather, we were eager to sign up for another game. Practice nights pursued and everyone tried to profit by the advice given. At last twelve new suits arrived and we were all anxious to see who would be lucky e- nough to draw one. The game that followed told the tale. The game that followed did not prove very successful as to scoring, but wo all tried to play the game, win or lose. The Lewiston game was one of especial interest, both to those who went and to those who played, also for many days after it was newspaper talk. A great number of students, past and present, also teachers, parents and interested friends, followed up our games at home and abroad and to all we were deeply grateful, It showed the school spirit and loyal cooperation which make the backbone of all sports. There were outstanding players in every game, but as they were nearly all 'new handsn lt would be hard to tell just to whom belonged the laurels. Nevertheless the season of 1956 is over, and even though it did not prove so success- ful as of yore, many happy memories linger and the outlook for 1937 is brighter than ever. Success to the team, and best wishes to our beloved coach, nB1lln Sullivan . LEAGUE GAM S Jan. l8 Rockport at Rockland Jan. 24 Camden at Rockland Feb. 1 Rockland at Rockport Feb. 7 Rockland at Lincoln Academy Feb. 10 Rockland at Thomaston Feb. 15 Thomaston at Rockland Feb. 18 Rockland at Gamden Feb. 28 Lincoln at Rockland 27