St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Back: Mr. Wellard, Lewis, McCreanor. Front: Richardson, Flintoft, Newbound, McEwen. The team got off to a very poor start this year, partly due to lack of games, lack of practise, and a lack of players. They did, however, succeed in progressing steadi¬ ly from their first lambasting by Norwood to a point where they could easily have beaten them with a one more solid line, later in the season. As they were greatly in need of players, the team never could reach a peak, and consequently, were the underdogs throughout the season. The whole team would like to thank Mr. Wellard, Mr. Bredin and Bill Ramsay for all their help and coaching throughout the year. 43

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Back: Mr. Ainley, Myers, Semans, Boult, Smith. Front: Riley, Little, Leatherdale, Morton, Kiddell. The Bantam A team started off with three ties and a loss. The loss was expected as the first place team was being played. All three of the ties would have been wins, but goals were scored against us in the dying minutes of each of the games. However, a win against Tuxedo put us in a strong enough position to give the team a chance to get into the city finals. Two losses weakened our position, but a win¬ ning game against River Heights gave us back our old spirit. Only one more point was needed to get the team into the playoffs; but a home game was lost to Fort Garry, and that was the end of another season. The team played only one exhibi¬ tion game, against the Oriole Community Club. It looked like the game was ours, but in the last five minutes, they scored three goals. Peter Bowes led the scoring race, with Jamie Little, Dennis Riley and Doug Kid¬ dell close behind. Paul Leatherdale, the goalkeeper, did a fine job. In closing, the team would like to thank Mr. Ainley and Bill Ramsay for coach¬ ing and managing the team this year. Many thanks go to Mrs. Ainley for the team dinner. 42

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Back: Mr. Stemshorn, Fraser, Walton, Brook, Cottick, Mr. Petrencik. Front: Meredith, Arnett, Purdy, Sprague. This year’s SJR Senior Basketball team acquired a coach, Mr. Petrencik, and by the end of the season, he had whipped together a pretty fair team. However, our squad was hampered by such things as play rehearsals, and hockey games, but in spite of this, the team, with the help of Mr. Petrencik, and Mr. Stemshorn, managed to put together a string of victories. Dave Purdy and Randy Arnett, the forwards, combined on most occasions to score, and were helped by Mike Brook, Clark Fraser, and Mike Walton, the rebound trio. It was the most successful season in SJR’s Basketball history, and the team has really enjoyed it. This was due to the excellent coaching received from the master-minds.