Adams High School - Hilltop Yearbook (Adams, NY)

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ACTIVITIES IIASi :IIAI,I, TK AM—1955 Front row—left to right: Henry Busier, Manager, George Grlmshaw, Robert Sischo, Clifford Cool, co-captain, Nelson Howard, co-captain, Bill LaComb, Ralph Cook. Billy Babcock, Manager. Second row, left to right: George Smithler, Alan Wagner, Tommy Williams, Robert Pate, Coach, Charles Sweetland, Larry Groff, Eugene Murray. BADMINTON AND TABLE TENNIS Four boys represented Adams High School in Utica at the Section III meet. Clifford Cool and Nelson Howard won the trophy for first place in the doubles in badminton. George Grimshaw and John Lyons won the trophy for first place in the doubles in table tennis. Congratulations, boysl [ 31 ]

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ACTIVITIES BASEBALL The following students participated in the 1954 Adams High School Baseball Squad which won the Oswego-Jefferson League Championship. Names in bold face type were awarded Varsity Letters. All others received (. V. awards. Miller, Robert — Captain Hcald, Richard Crast, Bruce Grimshaw, George Sischo, Robert Cool, Clifford Howard, Nelson LaComb, William Hale, Thomas Heinrich, Edward Elliott, James — Manager Busier. Leo Sweetland, Charles Hockey, Kenneth Lyons. John Wagner, Alan — Manager Brown, David Groff, Larry Smithler. George Wetterhahn. George Williams. Ihomas utler. Nelson — Asst. Manager The following games were played: VARSITY: Adams 13 Sackels Harbor 0 Adams 6 Adams Center 1 Adams 12 Dexter 2 Adams 4 Sackcts Harbor 0 Adams 14 Belleville 5 Adams 14 Sandy Creek 0 Adams 14 Henderson 4 Adams 12 Dexter 3 Adams 0 Brown ville 0 Adams 12 Adams Center 8 Adams 10 Belleville • Adams 13 Sandy Creek 4 Adams 7 Henderson 0 Adams 6 Brown ville 15 • — Nonleague — Area playoff 2 — Forfeit to Henderson 9 0 learn declared league champions WON 12 LOST 2 JUNIOR VARSITY: WON 1 LOST 3 Adams 14 Mannsvillc 15 Adams 16 Adams Center 2 Adams 8 Adams Center 12 Adams 13 Mannsvillc 23 5

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ACTIVITIES TRACK The Adams High School Track Team of 1954 are to be congratulated on their fine showring in the three meets in which they took part. They competed against Lowville Academy in a Dual Meet at Lowville. They participated in the Section III Relay Carnival, Section III 7rack and Field, both held at Liverpool, and the Oswego Jefferson League Meet held at Mannsville-Manor Central School. The boys lost the meet at Lowville, 54 to 53. In the Section III Relay Carnival, a group consisting of Nelson Howard, Richard Heald, Robert Miller and Bill LaComb competed in the 440 and 880 Relays and placed second in both. Adams won the Oswego-Jefferson League Meet scoring 49 2 points. New records were set by Nelson Howard in the 100 yard dash: Pete Larkin, in the 440: Bill LaComb in the 880: Ralph Cook, in the Shot Put. and Richard Heald tied the 220 record. In the Section III I rack and Field Meet, Nelson Howard placed second in the broad jump and third in the 100 yard dash. Richard Heald placed second in the 220 yard dash; Bill LaComb placed third in the 880 yard run. The following boys participated. Names in bold face type were awarded Varsity Letters: all others received J. V. awards. Pete Larkin — Captain Nelson Howard Richard Heald Leo Busier Ralph Cook Bruce Crast Thomas Hale Bill LaComb Bernard Larkin John Lyons Robert Miller Keith Hockey George Grimshaw Clifford Cool Rufus Chalmers Robert Sischo WINNERS IN INTRAMURAL SPORTS Quoits Singles: Pat Henry Doubles: Larry Groff and Robert Lalone Shuffle Board Boys: Larry Groff Girls: Nancy Tamblin Boys’ Table Tennis: Bill LaComb Girls’ Table Tennis: Linda Moore Soccer Boys: Seniors Girls: Freshmen Basketball Boys: Senior A Girls: Junior G Badminton Singles: Boys: Nelson Howard Girls: Florence Scofield Doubles: Boys: Nelson Howard and Clifford Cool Girls: Florence Scofield and Betty Porter Table Tennis Doubles Boys: William LaComb and George Grimshaw Girls: Janie Gompo and Camilla Hewitt Mixed: William LaComb and Camilla Hewitt Badminton Mixed: William LaComb and Camilla Hewritt Boys Touch Football Boys: Senior B Volleyball Boys: Senior A Girls: Junior A [ 32 ]