Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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U 16- U 15 Basketbal !i FRONT ROW: Taylor, Headley, Kee, Baker, Mutimer, MIDDLE ROW: Durdan, Sequin, Wildman, Allen, Duncan, Smith, Mr. Richardson. BACK ROW: Piotrowski, Distelmeyer, Tasi, Manifould. As another basketball season came to an end our U16 team proved not to be victorious, with 5 wins and 10 losses. However we greatly improved our skills in dribbling and shooting, thanks to the patience and coaching of Mr. Richardson. The experience has been well worthwhile as the team members look ahead to the years to come at the 1st team level. Throughout the season the team played consistantly in tight situa- tions with our guards Dave Mutimer, Louis Headly, Mark Duncan, Kevin Thomson, James Kee and Stewart Taylor doing their best to bring the ball up the floor to the forwards Mark Manifould, Captain; Dave Tasi, Steve Allen, Chris Wildman, Will Sequin, Kyle O ' Hearn, Dave Durdan - and centres Dave Piotroski, and Dave Distelmeyer, Asst. Captain; who worked hard to get the basketball in the hoop, but did not always succeed. A few games were narrowly lost due to poor foul shooting, but when we gave lOCVo effort we were able to keep up with the best teams in the league. Examples of this ef- fort and determination were games played against Ridley and U.C.C. in which we came from behind to win. The most .unfortunate ac- cident of the season happened to one of our key players, Dave Durdan, who chipped his kneecap during a jump ball at Hillfield. Hopefully this accident will not hamper his return next season. Thanks coach for keeping the spirit high among us and good luck with the team of 1980. David Distelmeyer

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shock of losing Bob Hamilton and the inability to adjust to the me- thods of Frank Kinder all com- bined to change what had been a sharp and enthusiastic side into a generally ineffective one. It was a disappointing and frus- trating season. It was so not be- cause we lost, but because we could have won. And especially because the younger players did not have the chance to develop fully as they might have done in better circumstances. That was the real disappointment. My only hope for next year is that the remaining players retain the vitality, enthusiasm and en- joyment of the game that made the first few matches so euphonic for me and that they can be given better opportunities to develop into the super players I think they po- tentially could be. Thanks and best wishes to Jeffy, Pritch, Ray, J.D., Niall, Slicker, Chris, Sneaky Pete, Peter Ho and the coach for grinning and bearing it. ' • .- -v .r .

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FRONT ROW: Sambrook, Reid, Pike. BACK ROW: Dorion, Mr. Larsen, Holland. ( First Squash The goal of the First Squash Team at the beginning of the ' sea- son was to win the League Champ- ionship for the third year in a row. Along the way the team (and the second team) practiced and ran through various fitness drills. The idea was that if you were as fit as you could be, winning would come much more easily. This is not to say that there was no talent, in fact there was an overabundance. This year the First team consist- ed of old Fred Reid, Bart Sambrook, Tim Pike, Dave Dorion and Dave Joe Holland. In December the whole team partici- pated in the U.S. Nationals in Rhode Island; once again two players are ranked nationally, and in July, the team will tour England. We are blessed to have the two best players in the I.S.A.A. Our number two player, Bart Sambrook demonstrated that he deserves national recognition, espe- cially for his nicks . Throughout the year, the number 3, 4 and 5 positions constantly changed hands. Tim Pike continued a mastery of his specialty; power. At No. 3, he dominated the league, including Dino Faes. At No. 5, Dave Holland improved con- siderably over the year; he could not be taken lightly any more and his emotional win over Coons proved it. Finally, we get to Fred Reid. What more can be said about him: he has not lost a match in four years as our No. 1 player; not even to Ridley ' s Rick Naylor. He has not patronized less gifted players, nor has he been overly up- set. Nationally ranked in the top five, Fred is an excellent athlete and a fine person. That also goes for the rest of the team.