Altona Collegiate - Green and Gold Yearbook (Altona, Manitoba Canada)

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THE LINE Pete Wiebe Norman Friesen Brian Hildebrand Doug Reimer Rodney Stoesz Clifford Kehler Kenn Driedger DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD Barry Braun Eric Friesen John Zacharias David Friesen Dennis Siemens

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' piyotlkdC - ;4 ‘Suitdei (fyan.acte ' i High school football may be viewed in terms of wins and losses, school spirit, bumps and bruises, or as a display of character. I believe the latter is of major importance. Character is developed on the playing field when that play that couldn’t miss, missed; when the little half-back faked you out of your boots; when “play 25” went for minus three yards; or when that long pass ended up behind your own goal line. An inner satisfaction is felt when players come to the bench and inadvertently offer si remarks as: “I could’ve tripped him but . .,” or defence that one next time;” or, “ ‘Fake 53 and ‘run ( should work; my man is limping.” When a coach can work with material of this calib| then football is an asset and a tool for the moulding character. Then the maxim, “to win, and to win at a cost,” finds no place in high school football. THE OFFENSIVE BACKFIELD This year, under the direction of our new coach, Mr. Pete Hildebrand, the backfield was introduced to a new system of play-calling. By this system, each member of the back- field was given a special number. The holes in the line were also numbered. To call a play, the quarterback would simply call the number of the player who was to carry the Mr. Pete Hildebrand, Coa ball and the number of the hole through which he was! go. The success of the system could not be seen by 1 team’s record but the players themselves found this mett: of calling plays to be faster and easier to understand tt the “old method.” All in all, from the backfielder’s p« of view, this year was, as always, quite enjoyable. THE DEFENSIVE BACKFIELD — Gerald Gerbrat Defensive football played well is not merely comprised of brute force and sheer strength as many may imagine. A player on the defense must be clever enough to detect opposition strategy and take the effective measures to frustrate its efforts. From a statistical standpoint it may seem that the Altona defense did not measure up to their standard. Nevertheless, speaking as a representative! the defense, I would say we achieved a measured deg!} of success. Our last game against Winkler stands out | our best defensive game by far. We almost succeeded ' ; stopping one of the best teams in the league. — Eric Fries THE As already mentioned, we started using the number system in calling the plays this year. This certainly helped to avoid confusion on the line. We were never in doubt as to where the play was going. Despite this fact, we were not the victors in too many games. Howei it was always a solace to know that the line had its part in a clean, hard fought game.

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GIRLS’ INTRA MURAL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS Dorothy Hiebert Leona Wiebe Jolene Toews Joyce Wiebe Mathilda Zacharias Lois Hildebrand BOYS’ INTRA MURAL VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS Walter Reimer Grant Thiessen Ronald Enns Victor Friesen Ray Hoeppner John Dick Earl Dick INTER COLLEGIATE VOLLEYBALL Coach: Mr. John Friesen Betty Kehler Marjorie Janzen Beverly Porter Clarice Braun Diane Reimer Joyce Wiebe Gloria Friesen 34