San Miguel School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (National City, CA)

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Swimming Team Buck Row-V. Baker, I. Peyton, C. Hudson, R. Durham, B. Burgener, Mr. Valentine. Front Row-N. Bossart, II. Hunte, P. Ames, M. Zerbe, D. Thompson, E. Lax. For a school as young and as small as San Miguel, our friends consider it a remarkable feat that we engage in the wide range of sports associated today with academic life in America. But not only does San Miguel participate in all sports, its Knights know the taste of victory and the feeling of being champions. Under the guidance of Coaches Paul R. White and Harry H. Revoir and with the leadership of Co-Captains Robin Durham and Dick Stephen-Hassard, the Knights climaxed a three-year struggle by winning the Varsity Swimming Championship of the Southern Prep League for 1957. It was a group effort: the sum of individual talents freely given, of time unstintingly employed, of no recourse left unexplored, of spirits that refused to admit defeat. It was a new tradition added to a school whose individual members daily contribute to the San Miguel Code-the Code of the Knights. Escondido was our first opponent for the 1957 season, and highlighting our 48-17 victory were Dick Stephen-Hassardls performances. Dick captured both the 100 yd. and 200 yd. freestyle events and participated in the four-man relay victory. The Cis also established their superiority by winning 25-7. The season was launched successfully! For the first time, and to gain as much experience as possible, we entered the South- west A.A.U. Relays at the Mission Beach Plunge. Rick Barber qualified in the 50 yd. freestyle but failed to win a medal. But the relay team of Rick and jerry Barber, Dick Stephen-Hassard, and Robin Durham nailed down a fourth place finish, topping all San Diego entries in this event. The next meet was with Harvard in Los Angeles, a traditional rival and one we have yet to defeat. Here, spirit was not enough, and the Knights finished on the short end of a 53-19 score. Still, though very weak in numbers, we had our thrill for the afternoon when Robin won the 100 yd. freestyle in the time of fifty-nine seconds fa new school record? and also won the 50 yd. freestyle. Smarting at the severe defeat at the hands of Harvard, a determined varsity went to Vista with the avowed intention of making the Panthers pay dearly, and they did. Sweeping all first places, they drowned the cats to the tune of 62-15. Robin and Tom Stephen-Hassard doubled their individual wins, and Robin anchored the relay team. Experience proved too much for the C's as they lost a squeaker, 24-26.

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Wrestling Adu- 5 5i!.a: Hui YH U -.-- .silly ll WM Burk Row-M. Blukesley, J. Mackenzie, E. Fygi, Mr. Sutlzerluncl, D. MumI.s'z'l1w1k, R. Ilarsli. Jlirlrllc Row-P. Amvs, C. Iliulsmx, D. 'l'lmn1.s-on, M. lVurul, M. Krimzvl. Front Run'-B. Ilullen, C. Dflllgllllllllll, R. Jlurplicy, S. Neal. BCCEIIISL' of San Mignul's lack in lllllIllJl'l'S, wc llavc- l'llL'0lIIltCI'L'Cl olwions difficnltivs in sports, Last yi-ar Mr. Sntln-rland and the latc Mr. Dangliaday got togctln-r, rolled out thc mats, and offvrcd ns a placc to conu- and pound our ln-ads. Tlius was started tlu- San Migncl XVl'CStllllg Tc-am. This yi-ar tln- tcani was ll0llOI'l'll lry Mr. Gvnc Pcdcrscn, fatlwr of Licf Pcdcrscn, 63, wlio was at onc tinn' tln- Illinois Stall' llvavywcigllt Clnnn- pion. XVitl1 tln- lwlp of lmotli Mr, Sntln-rland and Mr. Pc-dcrscn, wc liavu ln-1-n almlo to sc-orc qnitv a fcw indi- vidual victories. B4-forc lln- Southern Prop Lvagln- sc-ln-dulv In-gan, wc llad tlirci- practiu- nlm-ls, two witli Coronado and onc willi Mt. Mignvl 1. V. In our first cnconntcr at Coronado, wc wcrc vcry rusty and we-rc ln-ati-n all around. But on our return nlatcll, cillllCli Hudson and Dave- 'l'll0lllSOIl pinncd tlivir opponcntsg wllili' l'0t0 Annes put np a llard lmattlv, only to losa- in tlw last minute-, At Mt. Miguel, CllllL'li and Daw- l't'Dt'iltl'Cl tln-ir victoric-S. Pvtu- again cann- tlirongli with a liard-fonglit lmattlc lint was 1-clgvd out on points. 'l'ln- following WL-ck initiatvd our lK'1lf.Illl' sn-ln-dulc. At Mt. Elnpirv wc- wcri- l'illllK'l' ont-nnnnn-d and out-innsclvd. At RilllL'llO dal Clllllpil wc- wc-rv again Ollt-lllllSClL'Cl, but Mark Kl'lllllCl and Miki- XVood did a fini' jolm tllilllflll pinnvd in tlic 3rd period. Clnlck Hudson canlc' through with a dccision. WV1' travclm-d to Brown for our final nn-ct. Dave Thomson and Mark Knnncl worm' our licroos tlwrv. This did not ond our victory string, lmowm-x'c1'. Tlic La-agnc Finals wvrv to Conn: On l oln'nary 27 wc we-nt to Mt. Empire to prow wc- wc-rv an np and coming tm-ani, Aftvr tln- final Illllltll, San Migin-l had only 28 points-22 sw.-onds and 2 thirds. Mark Krnnn-l and Clnlck Hudson won tlicir final lmonts for 2nd placv. Davi- Tliomson and john Mac-kc-nzic won 3rd place-s. XVv wi-rv finally a tc-am to lx- rccogilizi-cl.

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Southern League CHAMPIONS Next on the bill-of-fare for the hungry Knights were the unsuspecting cadets, our cross-town rivals in uniform at Brown Military Academy. ln sparkling performances, Robin set a 100 yd. freestyle mark of 582, Tom turned the 100 yd. breast stroke in 1:20.7, and the medley relay team of jerry Barber, jim Peyton and Tom Stephen-Hassard splashed home in the time of 1:36.2. After that the Maroon and Cold tankmen drove to Fall- brook to participate in the Fallbrook Invitational where a year ago they had been soundly thrashed. Such was not to be the story this time. Sparked by Robin's new 50 yd. freestyle mark of 25.0 seconds, the Knights went to work with a will. Robin took another first in the 100 yd. freestyle, Tom a first in the breast stroke, Rick Barber a first in the 200 yd. freestyle, and the freestyle relay team a first in that event. And while the San Miguel rooters roared in triumph, the results were announced: SM, 7215, Fallbrook 41, Army and Navy 21, Vista 21, Escondido 14, and Brown Military 515. The trophy was ours! On May 31 the Southern Prep League Meet took place at Brown Military Academy, and a loyal host of San Miguel fans journeyed across town to cheer their heroes. And they were not disappointed. ln a fitting climax to a highly successful season, the Knights swept aside all opposition. In an awesome demon- stration of power, they took first in all but diving and the back- strokc, in many instances finishing one, two, three. This time Robin shared record-cracking performances with Rick Barber, Robin setting a 57.3 in the 100 yd. freestyle and Rick grinding out the 200 yd. freestyle in 2:24.0. Rick and jerry Barber, Dick Stephen-Hassard, and jim Hudnall have departed because of graduation or transfer, but we fcel that this ycaris squad is going to set another outstanding record. VVe can be certain of one thing, though: win or lose, Captain Durham and his team will be carrying on the San Miguel tradition of giving nothing but their best. To our only championship squad, we of the Annual Staff offer a hearty well doneli'