Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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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.

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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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The Second Team did as many circuits as the First Team, played as many matches, won a consi- derable amount, but they never got any attention. Veggie Hueton refined his game considerably, and it showed. The veteran of the team. Bill King, could not quite do it this year, but he did win even against T.C.S. Steve Durst is a better version of the old Steve Durst , and won when it counted most even practice. Stylish, well- tailored John Pollen managed to develop his squash skills from his excellent tennis strokes. Gord Richards, the steady John Hayward and the diminutive Adam Gordon showed alarming pro- gress and will be seeded next year. At the end of the season, we hung on to win the League. How- ever, everything that had been learned and practiced for four months was to rest upon one Saturday at T.C.S. It was not a good day. One player did not win one match, when he should have won all three. One player forgot his shoes. Another had a headache and a cold, but despite this, we beat T.C.S. 4-1 and U.C.C. 4-1. Everything depended on our match against Ridley in the afternoon. We had beaten them three days be- fore, and we had to be very pump- ed up. As expected, Fred and Bart won easily but the other three all lost. Ridley won 3-2. Because Ridley had beaten T.C.S. 3-2 in- stead of 4-1 (it was decided by one point), we were tied, so Ridley won the Championship. Forever the gentleman, Mr. Larsen sincere- ly congratulated Ridley as we left, stunned. We must thank Mr. Larsen for a fine meal at the Hearthside and for his continual interest in the team. His confidence in us helped a great deal; even though he was probably more disappointed in our loss than anyone, he managed a smile: That ' s not too bad fellas, after all, we ' ve been League Champs for four straight years . Next year however, things will be more diffi- cult; Fred Reid is leaving, which will leave a big gap. But the l.S.A.A. ' s will be held here next year, and we ' ve got something to prove. f)atf Dorian V FRONT ROW: Hueton, Durst, King. BACK ROW: G. Richards, Mr. Larsen, Pollen. Second Squash i J.)