Weston High School - Heliotrope Yearbook (Weston, CT)

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,fx ll-f RU!-R Chris Jones looks to set up the offense. C5 mm A1?X4Ami11 fights f0I' 3 rebound with 3 New Dan Wagner completes a 3 pointer. Falffleld OPPOUGUU The 1980 Varsity Basketball team: Front: Tom Grimes, Peter Kerr, Rick Vlaha, Mark Brandell, Chris O'Mally, Back: Coach Bob Westervelt, Dan Wagner, Alex Amill, Mike Marozik, Mark Grismer, Scott Landess, Peter Spies. Not shown, Chris Jones. N, . if . i ,Q if Deflated onor . A ttt.l in i, .- Y -,. ,,aee, reeee tt I MM,M,W..a- p Rick Vlaha drives along the baseline. Although the 1979-80 basketball team did not meet with the same success as previous WHS teams, Coach Westervelt and Tri-captains Mike Marozik, Chris Jones and Rick Vlaha tried to perfect personal and interteam playing as well as to give upcoming Sophomores first-hand varsity experience. In the beginning they played well against larger teams such as Newtown and Pom- peraug, but suffered repeated losses to the smaller contenders. As their record of defeats amassed, the Tro- jans put the idea of state champion- ships aside. They accepted their last place position in the Western Con- necticut Conference good naturedly, assured that there was nowhere to go but up in the years to come.

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4 Yi w l f-fl- SP The team at the ready as Leslie Ross strains for the jump-ball S After battling her way into position, Mary Beth Sheehy strives for another rebound against two opponents eam uilt 11 efense 102 Ny. 5,2 Improvement was the word which comes to mind to describe the 1979-'80 Girls Basketball Team. Their performance and their attitude had changed consid- erably for the better since last year. They boasted one of the best defenses in the league giving up an average of only 39 points a game, flustering many opponents such as frist ranked Masuk. The highlight of the season however, proved to be their last scheduled game of the season against New- town. A must win for the girls in order to enter the state tourna- ment, they rose to the occasion by beating Newtown 43-23. Their de- fense held Newtown to only one field goal in the second quarter and gave the offense time to work the plays. Spirit and happiness ra- diated from the team as the final buzzer sounded. They had made the state tournament, just squeek- ing by with a record of 9-9. ' If one was to look deeper, a rea- son for such a successful season would be apparent. Out of my 4 years playing basketball on this team this was the best year. Comments co-captain Leslie Ross.