Appleby College - Argus Yearbook (Oakville, Ontario Canada)

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FRONT ROW: Bundschuh, Burke, Mathieson, Green. SECOND ROW: Appleby, Chapman, Rockett. BACK ROW: Mr. Larsen, Johnson, Hughes, Mr. Berriman. First As the season of 78 79 progress- ed, it became dear that the compe- tition, primarily in the form of Ridley College, was going to be formidable. This fact provided a stimulus to all our activities and generated a driving spirit which has remained dormant in the years following 1976 - our first championship suc- cess. I can honestly say that this has been our best season of training due entirely to the enthusiasm and determination of every single mem- ber of the club. Every Ipoy com- pleted at least 75,000 yards in training, and the finals team swam in excess of 90,000 yards. -

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The 1978-79 League hockey season proved to be one of the finest ever. Although our regular coach, Stormin Norman Landry was out for the opening of the season, we still managed to survive the rigours of pre- season training under the guidance of coach Joe Walsh. After Christmas, with the triumphant return of Coach Landry, the Central African Hockey Association got underway. Because of financial difficulties, only two teams remained in the league; but, oh what powerful teams! Despite very even battles all year long, one team emerged victorious, the Mali Maple Leafs defeated the Nigerian North Stars in the final of a very even series. The league crown was of secondary im- portance, however, for a much more pres- tigious award took the spotlight at the annual awards ceremonies. This of course was the award for the most aggressive player in the league. It was won this year by everyone ' s favorite, the sultan of shinny, Lanny Mac Donald. As some players will never don the blades for the league again, the remaining players should consider themselves fortunate to be able to carry on the traditions of a truly great institution, the Tri-pod Squad. Paul Hubner and Rick Bruce LEAGUE LEAGUE LEAGUE HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY HOCKEY Where can one start when trying to explain this year ' s squash league? How do you descr ibe a group of athletes who, with few exceptions, all gave up high profile positions on the first hockey, basketball, swim- ming and yes, even the first squash team so that they could participate in what must be one of the school ' s most extraordinary teams. And yes, it was a team. A team that would stop at nothing to help another member out of sticky positions such as not showing up for practice one day, or the whole term. It was this sort of complete selfishlessness that, had we ever played, I am sure would have been reflected in our game. Even this is not the complete story. Some players, the elite, went so far as to actually play on a regular basis. These are the unsung hero ' s of the league. This type of devotion which transcends even that of our coaches, boggles the mind and touches the outer limits of divine squash. My only hope is that the spirit of league squash, as so well defined this year, will not be forgotten, and maybe flourish and become more of the tradition it already is. Richard Woolley SQUASH SQUASH SQUASH SQUASH SQUASH SQUASH SQUASH With Mr. Large and Mr. O ' Leary in charge, we played basketball, vol- leyball, and sometimes both. Divided into three teams Forsyth ' s, Anderson ' s and Waters ' - we played each other all winter long. The games might have been funny to watch for professionals, but the effort put into them was monumen- tal. We all had our good days and our bad days. One day one team would win all the time, another day another team would win. It was no- ticeable that each team had its stars, since they seemed to control the ball most, and therefore to score the most points. Overall, the basketball league was pretty successful. The courage and effort put into it were exemplary. Jan Chris Koenders BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL

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In a season where we could and should have won every meet we entered we finished with the shelves bare and nothing to show for all our efforts - what went wrong is a question that was fre- quently heard in those last days of the winter term. The answers, as so often in cir- cumstances such as this, is not sim- ple, but a combination of factors. Illness and injury had dogged key members of the team for much of the season and sheer determination may have pushed one or two others too hard in the final week or two. Technical errors resulted in costly disqualifications and per- haps our strength was not deploy- ed as widely as it might have been. However, in the end it was the ex- cellent competition that we en- countered in this season that re- moved us from No. 1 place in both Oakville and ISAA competition. Dave Green is to be congratulat- ed on his first ISAA Diving Championship. Dave Burke and Jamie Mathieson were again out- standing and set new ISAA marks in the 100 yds. Breaststroke and 200 yds. Freestyle respectively. Steve Rockett, Don Johnson, Tom Hughes and Jamie Mathieson pushed the 200 yds. Freestyle Re- lay mark to 1.35.7, our third con- secutive new record in this event. Next season again holds tremen- dous promise to which will be add- ed the challenge of coming from behind for the first time in three years. See you next November. JB Swimming 1978-79 Results Appleby 74 St. Georges Appleby 64 UCC Appleby 47 TCS Appleby 59 SAC Ridley 53 Appleby SAC 22 Appleby Appleby 50 Ridley ucc 21 Appleby Appleby 47 Blakelock 12 Won 13 Won 39 Won 18 Won 33 Lost 55 Won 36 Won 59 Won 30 Won