Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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Offensively we were second to none in controlling the ball, however filling the net was a whole new problem. Luck seemed to dislike us intensely as we tended to pass to each other off the opponents crossbar. Very capable of putting it in when we most needed it was Nigel Day. Captain Colin Richards, John Pollen and Jay Bailey, our forwards worried many opposing goal ten- ders, and any birds that happened to be flying too near the nets, as well. Finally mention must be made to the unsung heroes of the middle field. Peter Boyle, Jamie Mathieson, and Peter Follows were reliable throughout the season and major factors in the demoralization of Lakefield. It was a fun year and things certainly look good for the future. Peter Follows

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First Soccer BACK ROW: Mr. Larsen, Chin, Mathieson, Boyle, Burke, Ryan, Bailey, Mr. Revill. FRONT ROW: Campbell, Henriques, Pollen, Richards, Day, Follows II, Washington. Being as skillful as any of our opponents, the only handicap our team played with was lack of ex- perience. Having only a few veterans, we were a young team which will no doubt prove beneficial for the near future. Into the season we plunged, looking ahead optimistically for foolhardy challengers. Foolhardy being an appropriate word, for not a team played us without feeling the malicious cleats of center halfback Jamie Mathieson. The season began. The tournament was at the start of the season and held at Upper Canada. Once again Appleby was well represented. Dissatisfied with leaving U.C.C. without the cup held aloft, the first eleven retired to the swamp to begin some serious training. Not alone in their efforts, two rookies four hundred miles to the north were running laps on Rabbitnose Island. Occasionally lending a hand in the coaching effort was a distinguished Mr. Jeffrey Stevens who taught us many of the finer points of soccer. Unfortunately, he had no way of knowing what we really needed help on was our kicking. Time and time again we proved that it is not impossible to kick a soccer ball over the net from two feet in front. We also discovered how well soccer balls float. Fortunately ever alert Joey Ryan set out in the canoes with Dave Burke, paddling with sticks, and was able to apprehend the Buffalo-bound runaway. This incredible pressure thinking proved to be a great asset as Joey kept many attacking balls from our net. Even when mistakes were made all was not lost for we had reliable Jamie Washington in the goal throwing himself at everything from soccer balls to unfriendly forwards. Combined with the efforts of our defensive line we allowed only 13 goals against us. Defensive errors and silly mistakes cost us games against Crescent, Upper Canada, and Ridley. Perhaps our best game of the season came against S.A.C. The team played extremely well and controlled the game right from the beginning, only to lose a heart stopped in the dying minutes of the game. Experience seems to be the factor.

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The second soccer team this year. was a team ot ' determination and spirit. We had the best season since the start of the team back in 1975. We won five games and lost four. Although these statistics of wins and losses don ' t look impressive, the actual games were impressive. At the start of the season, the second team had the reputation of winning only one game in the past two years. But this year every person on the field wanted to change that, and did. With one hundred percent effort given by everyone, we won our opening match against U.C.C., 4-3. This first game showed promise of a good season. At the forward positions we had Toby Follows, Steve Fife, Dwight Waters, and Peter Meredith. Small in size they may have been, but our forwards had the skill and drive of a much larger front four. The halftacks played good heads up ball all season. Fairly fast, and very mobile, they con- stantly fed the ball up to the strikers. Roger Cole, Bart Sam- brook, Paul Sustronk and Michael Appleby shared these duties. Several times our halfbacks proved their worth in defensive play as well as offensive. As well as serving this dual purpose, they instilled con- fidence in our goalie, Gord Richards, who could be heard saying phew more than once! Our fullbacks seemed to be the guys with the biggest kicks. One case in particular was shot-gun . FRONT ROW : Mr. Day, Henriques 11, Follows 1, Meredith, Dursi. SECOND ROW: Waters. Sambrook, Appleby 1, Reid, Baggaley, File, Tan. THIRD ROW: Richards I, Holland, Samuel, Hueton, Goddard, Discelmeyer, Anderson, Hop- pener, Sustronk. 2nd Soccer Always willing to throw their bodies, legs, knees, ankles and sometimes heads, into the ball, the backs constantly kept the play out of our end. Several times, good plays by the backs helped boost the spirits of the coach and the rest of the team. The fullbacks consisted of lain Hueton, David Holland, Fred Shotgun Reid, and Martin Baggaley, Captain. Finally, on behalf of the second soccer team, 1 would like to thank Mr. Day for his coaching, refereeing and endless perseverance to turn us into soccer players. His constant shouts of Come to it! or Get your head on it! made us all try a little harder. Thanks for an en- joyable season. -1i j .«r-. — ' m v ■ f