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

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BACK ROW: D. Wood, D. Donahue, R. Hutchings, Mr. Stewart, K. Manziuk, D. Edwards. FRONT ROW: P. Squire, J. Bredin, B. Spooner, D. Spaith. This year, for the first time, boys from Grade Eight and Nine were able to play in the newly-formed Junior High Volleyball League consisting of teams from Pem¬ bina Crest, Viscount Alexander, General Byng, Rich¬ mond Park, and S.J.R. Although we did not win any UoUktflxd BACK ROW:]. Barnes, C. Smith, J. Styffe, Mr. Stewart, J. Cam¬ bell, S. McPherson, G. Morris. FRONT ROW: R. Alms, R. Briggs, M. I.ewkin, C. Stevenson, H. Malcolmson. games, our spirit was high and next year the team will be strong contenders as several games were lost by only a few points. Many thanks to Mr. Stewart and Mr. Harding for their efforts. ' fcukdalL i XmlL f A ' - f m 1 1 A 11 1 % 3- JPf BACK ROW: Mr. McKenzie, G. MacKenzie, K. Sherman, P. Wyatt, F. Verner, D. Wood, G. Wright, W. Finlayson. FRONT ROW: D. Glespie, G. Morris, R. Alms, B. Spooner, M. Thomas, G. Morris, D. Allison. This year an independent school league was formed for the first time on a junior level. The league consisted of St. Paul’s College, Juniorat, St. Boniface College, St. John’s-Ravenscourt and The Mennonite Brethren College. As this article is being written the regular schedule is completed and the team finished in first place with five wins and three losses. The season termi¬ nated with a fine sixty-one point effort and we are looking forward to the play-offs and a new trophy for our school. At the present time our fiercest rivals, St. Paul’s, are playing St. Boniface College in a two game total point contest. The winner plays S.J.R. in a best of three series for the championship. With continued determination and a team effort we will bring S.J.R. the trophy. The team wishes to thank Mr. Leonard the league convener and Mr. McKenzie, our coach, for their time well spent. 55

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Soum (JollufMl BACK ROW: Mr. Harding, G. Hill, G. Smith, D. Kiddell, J. Murray. FRONT ROW: H. Verges, P. Lemon, C. McEwen. MISSING: A. Wiswell (v. cap’t), R. Van Haren. This year’s team, consisting of Pete Lemon (Cap¬ tain), Andy Wiswell (Assistant Captain), Doug Kiddell, Clive McEwen, Greg Hill, Gavin Smith, and John Murray, with Helmut Verges, Derek Timmerman, and Rene Van Haren as spares, can contribute its success to the unending time and work put forward by our coach, Cal Harding. Mr. Harding’s knowledge, which accounted for the team’s skill, and his enthusiastic ap¬ proach which accounted for the team’s spirit were in¬ valuable assets to us. We sincerely appreciate his help and can look forward to even better success in the years to come. The place; Saint Paul’s High School: the date; November 19th, 1966: the time; 9:30 A.M.: the activity; the Zone 12 Volleyball Tournament. It was for this purpose that ten Ravenscourt boys collected that cold, damp Saturday morning. Unlike last year’s league play, the Zone 12 Volleyball championship was put up for grabs in one Round Robin Tournament which en- volved six teams. S.J.R. drew a bye in the first draw and then, much to the dismay of the home town fans, dominated the host school for our first two wins. Doug Kiddell was a standout in this series and the feature of the morn¬ ings play came when Peter Lemon racked up twelve straight serves in the second game. Our school match pitted us against St. Boniface High School, a new entry this year, and again S.J.R.’s skill was not thoroughly tested although the score might prove otherwise. Jake Murray and Gavin Smith were the standouts in this series. S.J.R. then met perhaps the weakest team in the tournament in St. Boniface College. We played perhaps our poorest games of the tournament but managed to squeeze through with two wins. The tournament’s most exciting match was played after lunch when S.J.R. met the suprisingly strong Assiniboia Residential School. Spirited play was promi¬ nent on both sides, and points were won only on out¬ standing play rather than on mistakes. Both games went down to the wire before S.J.R. could slip by their stubborn opponents. Greg Hill was a standout here. It was an anticlimatic match when S.J.R., the Tour¬ nament leaders, met the only other undefeated team, the powerful Mennonities. Against the taller, more experi¬ enced, and better conditioned opponents, we met our match. The scores were not significant in these games as S.J.R. did not go down without a praiseworthy fight. On this note the Tournament ended, and many of S.J.R.’s staff who attended, commented on the spirit and enthusiasm of our team. S.J.R.’s standouts through¬ out the whole Tournament were Andy Wiswell and Clive McEwen. Thus, our young, spirited, and relatively unexperi¬ enced team had captured second place in Zone 12 with eight wins and two losses, a feat which in itself, would label the team as S.J.R.’s finest. Next year, perhaps, with only two players being lost through graduation, the team will be able to defeat M.B.C.I. and carry S.J.R.’s colours into the Provincial finals for the first time.

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BACK ROW: G. Smith, P. Bowes, M. Jackman, Mr. Broderick, B. Williams, D. Kiddell, G. Hill. FRONT ROW: B. McNight, J. Little, P. Leatherdale, E. Myers, P. Sheen. This year, the Senior A” Hockey team, composed Boniface 2-0. However, in the second game, played at of ten players, finished second in the Private School the St. Boniface rink, the game was tied 0-0 alter three Senior A” Hockey League which was composed of periods. The game went eight minutes into sudden teams from Assiniboia, Juniorat College, College St. death overtime before C.S.B. scored and won the game Boniface, and St. Paul’s High School. The team, under 1-0. In the final and deciding game, played during our the patient and able coaching of Mr. Broderick, finished Winter Carnival, S.J.R. got superb goal-tending from with one of its best records in years: 3 wins, 3 losses Paul Leatherdale and went on to win the game 2-1. and 2 ties. The season started with S.J.R. dropping The winning goal of the series was a beautiful passing their first game to Juniorat College, 5-2, and their play between Greg Hill, Peter Sheen, and Doug Kiddell. second game to Assiniboia, 3-1. However, in the third In the regular season’s play three of our players game, S.J.R. played well and thoroughly trounced St. scored 15 of the teams total 20 goals: G. Smith (7), Paul’s, 4-0. In their second game against Juniorat, D. Kiddell (5), and Howie” Sheen who, despite what S.J.R. was scored on late in the third period and the he tells you, got more penalties than he did goals (3). game ended in a 1-1 tie. Throughout the regular season, Paul Leatherdale In the next game against College St. Boniface, S.J.R. played very well in goal and recorded a shutout while came from a 2-0 defecit to tie the game 3-3. In the registering a very respectable 2.75 goals against average rematch against Assiniboia, the Senior ' A’ team lost in the eight league games. In the semi-finals Paul made 5-2. In the succeeding game, the team defeated St. many key saves, registering another shut-out and allow- Paul’s High School 4-3, on four goals by Gavin Smith. ing only 2 goals in three games. In the final game of the season, played on home ice, In the two games against the Old Boys the Senior S.J.R. defeated College St. Boniface 3-2 to finish the A” team split the series, losing the first game 4-0, season in second place and gain a play-off birth. but winning the second game 5-2. In the semi-final series, the team played the league’s The team would like to thank Mr. Broderick for his fourth place team, College St. Boniface, and defeated excellent and worthwhile coaching this year and also them two games to one in a thrilling and sometimes Mr. and Mrs. C. Kiddell who, despite -20 degree rowdy series. In the first game, S.J.R. beat College St. temperatures, attended all our games. 56