Augusta Military Academy - Recall Yearbook (Fort Defiance, VA)

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Bitter medicine, as Mike Basto (33) is stopped by SMA‘s Ron Bartolacci (81) and John Topakas (63), as AMA bows to the Hilltoppers by 18—O on home field.

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Young gazelles! Phil Baker, Charlie Burgess, and Nick Nicholson clear the low hurdles in three different forms, all in preparation for on the head with a 51—41 victory. AMA Athletics ’63 surge on upgrade trail Minor set-backs couldn’t prevent the overall picture of athletics at AMA from being on the up- grade in ‘63! After a sahara of victories in tennis, Lt. Harris’ netters piled up a winning season. The swimming team, after two win-less seasons, started back on victory road. Stars all the way were the members of the Rifle Team, as they fired their way to a National Championship among ROTC schools. Proud, indeed, could be John Aragona, Charlie Conatser, Wayne Higgins, Eugene Aragona, Tom Cannon, and Dean Hanson. New to Augusta sports-life was the soccer team, which managed an inclined plane schedule to pull through with two wins, two ties and three losses. Joe Zepp and Pete Schwind rated stand-out in the field. No team practiced as much as did the Blue Streak Cagers . . . near victories were turned into success stories with Bernard Capps, Pierre Gorgrant, Steve Sniteman, Tony Amato, and Bill Harpine firing on target in the season’s finale to produce another winning season in basket- ball. Mike Basto, Ken Ribar, Monty Alfonso and Dick Albert were the men to give the corps just the supply of thrills needed to keep the corps on their toes — cheering. Hill Ellett, mighty mite quarterback from Roanoke, ranked on the All-State team, as he lead the Blue Streak grid-men to a season of 6 wins, 2 defeats and one tie. Stick him! That’s w hat the Augusta men would like to prevent Jim from running up the score beyond the 5—4 do to Jim Onaitis, Charlotte Hall’s man as AMA la- win which the Maryland men achieved on the AMA crosse-men Jim Ramsey (no. 2) and Bill Keller (no. 15) field. the important meet with Greenbrier. Success tapped the Blue Streaks

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Every AMA building has its own personality . . . . 1 | Second period begins, but Mike Horan, Larry Bradbury, Dick Johns, Pau! Gunter, and Bob Laing take time for a brief bull session. “J” Barracks and the main Academic Building form a per- fect background for the Spring-like setting.