Ashtabula High School - Dart Yearbook (Ashtabula, OH)

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Lettermen Obtaining the coveted letter A means fulfilling the requirements which are different for each sport. Football Coach Robert Bieber awarded 22 letters to his 1956 squad, He requires senior lettermen to have played in 12 quarters, juniors in 16, and sophomores must have made appearances in 20. Seniors were Jim Booth, Dave Corts. Dick Fassett. Bob Gilchrist. Phil Hall. jack Kessler. Ed Limbach. Gordon McBride. Mike Mihalick. Bob Rowley, and Dick Teter. Six juniors won a varsity Au: Steve Candela, Larry Jepson. Dennis Minick, Wilbur Jenner, Ted Osowski, and Dominic Volpone. Earning monograms as sophomores were Harris Eberle, Wayne Harley, Harley Kananen, Terry Shaw, and Jim Spellman. Bob Gilchrist was captain of the '56 squad and also was chosen most valuable player. In receiving a letter in basketball. players must play in at least one-third of the total quarters. Basketball mentor R. A. Ball awarded letters to seniors Dave Corts, Bob I 71, .. jf' Z4 ,, ., we , f ef4.'?2,V,gl - M Q? K WWWW B' 5 Z-fnwfii LETTERMEN-FIRST ROPV: Harris Eberle, Steve Can- dela. Terry Shaw. Charles Nemitz. Dick Teter. Gordon McBride. Dominic Volpone. Wilbur Jenner. SECOND ROW: Larry Jepson. Ronnie Mollick. Tom Noonan, Bob Q Gilchrist, Gordon McBride, Ron Mollick: juniors Steve Candela, Larry Jepson. Jim Smith. and sophomore Bob Walters. Lettermen of the A56 track squad under Coach R. A. Ball were seniors Tom Carlton, Gordon Cooper. Bob Howe, Carlton Markin. Frank Sposito. Earl Redmond. and Charles Westerinen. Juniors were Dave Corts. Bob Gil- christ, Charles Nemitz. and Tom Noonan. Sophomore letter winners were Steve Canrlela and jim Coach. William Smith will take over the track coaching job this year. To win a letter in track the participants must gain 10 points in competition or place in the NEC League meet. Coach George Guarnieri awarded letters to seniors Les DeGennaro, Sam Dispense. Bill Forloine, Roger Galliazzo, Tom Johnson. Ronnie Katila. Bill Labry, Don Thorpe, and Jim YVelty. The only junior was Andy McElroy. Earning a baseball letter requires participating in one-half the total number of innings. A pitcher must win two games. Wwx ei: fi ,lil N!!! tl - Gilchrist. David Corts. Dick Fassett. Andy McElroy, Jim Booth. Jack Kessler. THIRD ROW: Jim Spellman, Bob Walters, jim Smith. Wayne Harley. Phil Hall. Dennis Minick, Jim Coach. '.3.. -k g. iff-

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1956 Track Coach R. A. Ball. with six returning letterrnen, turned in one of the finest track records in recent years with four wins and one loss. The l956 season opened on Apr. 24. against Erie Strong Vincent. after rain caused cancellation of the first two meets. Bula romped the Pennsylvania op- ponents 74' 44 taking ten hrsts. Frank Sposito and Bob Gilchrist picked up three firsts apiece to account for a big share of the points. On Apr. 27. Bula conquered the Conneaut Tro- jans 64- -53 in a close battle. with the Panthers claiming nine hrsts. Gilchrist and Sposito starred with two lirsts apiece. Nlentor routed the Panthers 70- -48 at Bula Field on Bfay 3. The deciding factor was fNfentor's depth. for Bula claimed six hrst places. but lost out because of the lack of seconds and thirds which went to Nfen- tor. At the Xfentor relays on Nfay 5. the Ashtabula Panthers picked up tenth place. The shot put and discus team of Gilchrist. Candela. and Carleton, and the mile relay team of Corts. Noonan, Nemitz, and Westerinen won two fifth places. Markin. Candela. Noonan. and Sposito of the 440-yd. relay team and Corts. Noonan. Westerinen. and Nemitz, of the sprint medley captured fourth places. On May 8. the tracksters led by Corts, Gilchrist, Howe. and Nemitz. who captured first places in the 880-yd. run. discus. high jump, and mile run, re- spectively. nipped Painesville Harvey 61--57. Markin and Sposito also picked up firsts in the 440-yd. and 1956 PANTHER TRACK TEAM--FIRST ROW: Bob Martin. David Morse. David MacDonald, Frank Spos- ito. Carlton Markin. Larry Scafuro. Charles Nemitz, Jim Coach, Steve Candela. Ronald Mollick. SECOND ROW' 220-yd. runs. The final event, which was the mile relay. proved the deciding factor as Ashtabula won it and the meet. Traveling across town to Ashtabula Harbor, the Panthers on Nfay l 1, emerged the victor 63M-52M. The winners gained ten firsts with Sposito the only triple winner. At the NEC League meet. the Panthers took sec- ond behind the host. Mentor. The brightest event for the Ashtabula team was the discus when Gil- christ flipped the platter l-43' 7 for a League rec- ord. Sposito gained a big share of points as he took first place in the l00-yd.. 220-yd. dashes, and the broad jump. He also anchored the 880-yd. relay which took first place. Setting a NEC League record wasn't enough for Gilchrist for at Cleveland in the District finals on May I9. he heaved the discus I48' 6' for second place thus qualifying him to enter in the state finals at Columbus May 26. Although Bob's throws were good for him, they were not good enough to place. The lettermen were seniors Tom Carleton, Gordon Cooper. Bob Howe. Carlton Markin. Frank Sposito, Earl Redmond. and Charles YNesterinen. Juniors were Dave Corts. Bob Gilchrist, Charles Nemitz, and Tom Noonan. Steve Candela and jim Coach were the only sophomores. Sposito. who was a member of the 880-yd. relay team. competed in the 100 and 220-yd. dashes, and broad jump. was chosen as the honorary captain of the team. Anthony Clause, Tom Noonan. Charles YVesterinen. Gor- don Cooper, Bob Howe. Larry Jepson, Mike Mihalick, Bob Gilchrist. Dave Corts, Al Schader. James Smith, Tom Carleton. I . r

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CHEERLEADERS-Left nght Murrel Muto Marrlyn Palumbo Marrlyn Roberts Alree Pekonen Donna ones Nancy Pearson Cheerleaders Shoutrng cheers of encouragement and vrctory for football and basketball teams were 1956--57 xarsrty cheerleaders Donna Jones captarn Alrce Pekonen and Marrlyn Roberts senrors wrth Murrel Muto Marrlyn Palumbo and Nancy Pearson who served from the junror class Prrncrpal M E Rowley sponsors the group Football season found the grrls wearrng whrte Bermuda shorts whrte blouses black sweaters wrth A s and whrte caps In basketball season the srx sported dark green black strrped Ivy league skrrts and blouses and black and whrte saddle shoes Pat Bren Sherry Frredman and Sara Mae Rrdgway were chosen Reserve cheerleaders They wore gold corduroy dresses wrth black As and black tennrs shoes Lemo Flapprng hrs furry arms jrtterbuggrng wrth the cheer Warren who portrayed Lemo thrs year leaders to the rousrng tunes of the AHS Pep band and If exer there was a slap happy audrence captrvatrng feverrshly pastrng back the Hyrng brts of hrs fur was m Lemo rt was rm' Managers Work rs somethrng from whrch everyone seems to Shy B111 Anderson manager Of the baseball MANAGERS FIRST Row Kerth Douglas Ronnre Zoblrsern Drck team and 56 graduate looked after bats and Benjamrn SECOND ROW Davrd Srlva Ronald Mollrck balls for three years Last fall durrng a rough football season Drck Benjamrn and Dave Srlva sophomores worked hard cleanrng mud off the football shoes keep rng footballs rn decent shape and performrng other necessary Jobs Durrng basketball season sophomores Kerth Douglas and Ronald Zoblrsern and senror Ron ald Mollrck were left checkrng unrforrns keeprng track of supplres and seerng that basketballs were shrned As rt appears these hrgh schoolers put rn much trme wrth lrttle reward Certarnly we should Jorn wrth the players and coaches to say thanks to the sports managers who help keep thrngs run nrng smoothly 7 to ' : -f . , , 5 . 7 5 ,I 5 V r . M I l J I 5 I 1 ' , I r , C, . . . D , . . . . ff . 49 . . . . 7 I ' KI 735 ' v ' . ' . 1 7 ' 01 5 l - rt ss, - . . y .. . . - Y . I ' . . . , ' ' , ' , ll y J - ' ' 5 A A T . . . . . . , D 1 . u . , . , r . : , . . , . 774i 7 . ., , 3 . , . , - Y . s - Y I u , I I 1 2