Somersworth High School - Hilltop Echo Yearbook (Somersworth, NH)

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'--. gay. 1 L' V, R . ,Irs ... A , ,wi - ' . N., .. .. -437 ' ' .- BASEBALL Seated, left to right - R. Fortier, R. Poliquin, D. Moore, P. St. Laurent, J. Sherman, R. Lambert, R. Martin. Kneeling N. Lord, D. McLeod, P. Hennelly, E. Turcotte, R. St. Laurent, N. Ferland, R. Thibeault, G. Metivier. Standing - Mr Rowell, D. Veno, J. Francoeur, R. Ouellette, C. Smirles, R. Michaels, R. Ferland, M. O'Malley. Diamondmen Clinch Southeastern Coached by Ralph Rowell and led by Cap- tain Richard Michaels, the Somersworth High School Hilltoppers won lo consecutive games before losing the state title to St, Patrick's High School of Berlin in the finals of the New Hampshire lnterscholastic Athletic As- sociation Baseball Tournament. In the preliminary round, back to back singles by Donald Veno and Raymond Thi- beault accounted for both of Somersworth's runs. Norman Ferland pitched all the way. He scattered five singles, struck out nine enemy batters and gave up but one base on balls. Behind the one-hit pitching of Donald Veno, Somersworth nosed out Pembroke 2-O in two extra innings to move into the Class M finals. Captain Michaels' clutch double in the ninth inning drove in Paul Hennelly and Edmond Turcotte who had reached on consecutive singles after two were out. Donald Veno pitched no-hit, no-run ball over the regulation distance. Halen collected Pem- broke's lone single with one away in the eight frame. ll II ' M League Title And . NORMAN FERLAND PAUL HENNELLY Leading Batter 81 Run-Scorer lnfielder - Pitcher Pitcher - lnfielder One Ot Best Hitters Good RBl Man -its . J, I t . ff , A - ' .f I' . 5, ' . f f J ' ' ' 'ki' ' ' ' I , . , V. . V ., - . ,Q .1 . .i f H .3 leans . V. . Q., 4,i' . ..,, . . ' . .M . : 'A -L V' ' '

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DAVID VALLEE RODERICK FERLAND JOHN XENOS PAUL HENNELLY Good Sophomore Scorer Good Defensive Mon Outstanding Rebounder Ploymoker Tough Competition SEASON'S RECORD We They 54 Berwick Academy 56 44 Kennett 46 68 St. John 67 33 Pembroke 46 45 Kennett 58 48 Newmarket 55 56 Exeter 78 72 Oyster River 51 65 Penacook 76 52 Hampton 67 62 St. John 81 55 Newmarket 89 57 Exeter 75 55 Oyster River 36 61 Sanborn 56 68 Hampton 61 67 Pembroke 61 48 Sanborn 49 JEFFREY FRANCOEUR Coach NORMAN FERLAND Co-Captain ond High Scorer ROBERT MICHEL Co-Coproiri ond Driver , I .-.Ji 1 .1 N I. - 3 x . 4 I

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St. Patrick's High School of Berlin ended Somersworth's l6-game winning streak at Plymouth by a score of 5 to l to annex the Class M championship of the Granite State. Paul Hennelly, Somersworth's starting pitch- er, walked the first three men to face him. Ted Fauteaux, St. Patrick's star, drove in three runs on a long double down the right field line. Dave Bilodeau scattered five Somersworth singles over the seven inning route while his mates annexed two more in- surance runs. There were many outstanding individual achievements during the regular season. Nor- man Ferland, a junior, set an all-time record for batting as he collected 27 hits in 5l of- ficial times at bat for a 529.4 batting average. Other 400 hitters were Paul Hen- nelly, a junior, and Roderick Ferland, a freshman. One-hit, no-run games were re- corded for three pitchers, Norman Ferland, Paul Hennelly, and Donald Veno. The 34-2 score against St. John's of Concord was one of the greatest displays of power hitting ever recorded in Somersworth. Coach Rowell's three-year record now reads: 36 victories, 6 defeats, and l tie - p,i1obably the best in the state of New Hamp- s ire. Coach Rowell presented the Southeastern League trophy as well as the state Class M Runner-up Trophy to Principal Hibbard at the annual Awards Assembly. Each letter- man received gold baseballs, symbolic of the league championship, and silver balls, the runner-up prize in Class M. Reach State Play-Offs K ' 1 l ll Ig Sl . ge, E f J Y K ,ls U-,sl V, ' ' w - 11,2 ' RICHARD MICHAELS EDMOND TURCOTTE Captain Leading Hustler One Of Leading Hitters Steady Pitcher Steadiest lnfielder Best Outfielder Excellent Leader WE 8 14... .. 34... .. 15... .. 9... .. 10... ,. 12... .. 12... .. 9... .. 11... .. 4... .. 7... .. 9... .. 13... .. SEASON'S RECORD bf .,.. . ,745 THEY Sanborn Seminary . . . . . . . 1 Hampton ......... . . 7 St. John's ...... .. 2 Oyster River .. 0 Exeter ...... . . 4 P.E.A. J.V. . . . . 1 Raymond ....... . . 4 Newmarket ...,.. . . 0 Sanborn Seminary . . . . . 0 Hampton ........ . . 5 Oyster River ..... . . 0 Exeter ............ . . 2 Newmarket lforfeitl . . . . . 0 Raymond ..,...... . . 2 COSTA SMIRLES DONALD VENO RICHARD RONALD l-e0dll'1Q Slugger Pitcher - First Bosemon QUELLETTE ST, LAURENT outfielder one Of Le0CllnQ Clvfch Fastest Man On Squad lnfielder Good l'l fe Hlffefs Good Outfielder Steady Hitter . 5 A . Wh- .. 1, g g . . Leads Team ln Stolen Bases W. .,f3x1'R ' li AT' A 'S' 'Q' . , 4- ,, Ayaf xg :Nils 'X . , . ., g- '-: g f,,'ff ' fl.: l .2 .V lf.. . It N I I ,nt ' ' . .,, - ,-1, N .1 WH'