Balmoral Junior High School - Crimson Green and White Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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Soccer (Bob Moore, 9F) The Balmoral Junior High Senior Soccer Team had a very successful season this past fall, going through the season tieing most of their games. In the play-offs, Balmoral played Langevin and Colonel Walker played Hillhurst. In league play Langevin beat Balmoral 5-1, but in the semi-finals Balmoral really showed some smart football by beating Langevin 2-0 in the second game after twenty minutes of overtime. Goals were scored by Fred Skoda and Stuart Tennant. This gave Balmoral the right to play Colonel Walker. In the first game there were no goals scored. In the second game Colonel Walker took an early lead with a fine goal. Then on a corner kick by Ten¬ nant and headed in by Ross Stubbert, Balmoral tied the game up. But on another goal, Colonel Walker made the game 2-1. Balmoral went down fighting. They did well and I know all of you Balmoral students are mighty proud of the team that entered the finals. The players were: Goal, Jack Kenyon (C aptain)—helped keep Balmoral in the finals by stopping a free shot by Langevin. Fullbacks, Barrie Kerr— was a good fullback. Sam Richter—did his part of being fullback as well as anybody else. Centre Half, Bob Moore—played every position but goal. Left Half, Gavin Mann—played an outstanding game against Langevin. Right Half, Fred Chernoff—-was a standout in the final game. Centre, Cliff Wylie— was by all in our judgment the best centre in the league. Left Inside, Stuart Tennant—was a standout in all our semi and final games, scoring a goal against Langevin and making a beautiful corner kick that was made into a goal against Colonel Walker. Left Outside, Fred Skoda—was also a standout, scored the other goal against Langevin. Right Inside, Ross Stubbert—scored the on’y goal for Balmoral in the final game. Right Outside, Gilbert McDonald—was an up-and-going player all season long. Subs—Dennis Christie, sub centre, played a major post in the final game. Willard Moon, sub forward. David Moore, sub half. Le Verne Leach, sub half. Richard Farmer, also played a major part in the final game. Mr. Russell—a coach who did a great job coaching our team. 45

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Boys’ Sports (Ron Aitken, 9E) Soccer—This year interscholastic soccer was again a part of the sports department. The seniors battled their way into the finals and tied their first game with Colonel Walker, one-all. The second game was won by the oppo¬ sition to give them the championship. In the house league. Nine G won out in the finals, defeating 9B. Basketball—Basketball was a major sport during the winter months with the house league and all stars. The all star play-offs took place at Crescent Heights in March. In the house league, Doug McLean ' s team won out over Dennis Christie’s team in a hard fought game. For the fourth year in succession Balmoral fought their way to the semi¬ finals and finals. Juniors were edged out by Langevin in the semi-finals by nine points. The Seniors defeated Rideau in the semi-finals but lost the second to Colonel Walker by a score of 35 to 29. Hockey—Balmoral’s sport department again included hockey. Play-offs were unable to be played because of poor ice. The leader in the senior division was Dougald McLean’s team. In the junior division Jack Alexander’s team was on top. Softball-—The softball house league is again in operation for each of the three grades. The weather has been good and games are being played as scheduled. Nine A looks like the team to beat, but the schedule isn’t over. Play-offs will be held in June. At press time the senior all-stars were eliminated from city play by Col. Walker. Juniors entered the finals against winners of Rideau-Sunalta games. 44

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Girls Basketball (Marilyn Sugden, 9E) This year the basketball season started off very brightly, with about twenty girls turning out for the first ‘‘all star practice”. But as the season commenced the team whittled down to ten, these being the best players. Games were played at Hillhurst, Sunalta and Rideau, which were all won, but not without hard practice. Finally the night came when our final and championship game was to be played. Mrs. McGimpsey, eight excited girls, and two coaches, were on their way to Central High School. The game was won by a margin of 34-5, and Balmoral brought home the championship. It would not Tiave been so easy if it had not been for the excellent coaching of Dennis Christie, Ken Taylor and Doug McLean, also Mrs. McGimpsey, who gave up much of her time and energy to keep the team spirit up—with a group of rowdy girls (and they were rowdy!—just ask the coaches). All in all, Balmoral had an excellent girls’ team to be proud of. The team: Doreen Martini, 9G, Mona McLaughlin, 9G, Marilyn Sug¬ den, 9E, Joan Tarves, 9F, Marge Grondahl, 9G, Marilyn Prysunka, 9G, Marion Frayn, 9A. 46