Amherst Regional High School - Goldbug Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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CROSS-COUNTRY The cross country team under Coach Randy Crow- ley had the most successful season of any sports team in the history of Amherst High School. They finished with a 9-1 record, the only loss being to Cathedral at the beginning of the season. They finished first in Western Mass., the second time in three years. They finished third at the State ' s Meet, the highest ever. And having never done so in past years, they qualified for the New England Meet in Portland, Maine . Out of over 450 high schools throughout New England, the Amherst High Cross Country team finished in an astounding fifth place, truly an amazing feat. The outstanding runners were seniors: Captain Bill Fleck Bleckwehl, who has been on the running circuit since eighth grade and knows the ropes; Shaggy-Haired Ward Welcome, who has shown his talents over the past three years; Phil Sachel Page, who is another five year veteran and certainly one of the most improved runners in Western Mass.; and Scott Dead Rabbit Whitney, who has been a determining factor in the existence of this year ' s team. (Power to the Dead Rabbit, right on.) Juniors who helped out were the ' ole Sachmoe himself, Dave Stevenson, who ran on his own because of trumpet practice after school; Dennis Turkey Newell who, without his great sound effects, the team would not have been able to survive; and our own Mickey Waskiewicz. The bright moments of the season were getting psyched up by constantly yelling Beat Mohawk, Uno Nuto, I Hate Rabbits, and Nassstrooovviaaa at the beginning of each race. Even brighter mo- ments were when everyone beat on Diamond Dick Denesha, and wearing party hats in the showers while smoking cigars after winning Western Mass. Other members on the team are seniors Joe Niem- czura, Sandy Waskiewitz and Micheal Bland; juniors George Slate, Mike Shifflett; sophomores Mike Schifflet, Dean Whitney, Ed Stanizusky; and fresh- men John Bonsignore, Jon Waldron, Rick McGinn, and Rick Denesha. TEAM SCORES AMHERST (lowest score wins) HOLYOKE 26 CATHEDRAL 32 MOHAWK 15 PIONEER 15 GATEWAY 16 HAMPSHIRE 16 WILBRAHAM INVITATIONAL THIRD FRONTIER 15 TURNERS FALLS 21 NORTHAMPTON 15 EASTHAMPTON 15 WESTERN MASS. FIRST MT. HERMON INVITATIONAL SECOND STATES THIRD NEW ENGLAND FIFTH Varsity Record A.R.H.S. OPP. ).V Hamp 2 0 1 Pioneer 4 0 0 Frontier 1 0 1 Athol 0 3 0 Mahar 0 0 0 Greenfield 3 1 1 Mohawk 0 0 0 Pioneer 2 0 3 Frontier 2 2 0 Athol 0 3 1 Mahar 0 1 0 GreenfiekI 2 0 2 Northampton 2 0 0 OPP. 2 ‘) 2 ( 47 50 46 44 50 36 2‘J 50 OPP. 0 0 0 0 () 1 1 0 i 1 0 0 0