Canon McMillan High School - Elmanac Yearbook (Canonsburg, PA)

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'lst Row: W. Timmerson, R. Rodinsky, K. Thornton, A. Sprenkle. 2nd Row: Coach Paul, B. Spotti, T. Anderson, B. Lamb, N. Veydt, Coach Stanko The Big Mac cagers had a very successful season this year. They placed third behind Mt. Lebanon and Washington. The Big Mac quin- tet was composed of all seniors: Lamb, Anderson, Veyclt, Rodinsky, and Thornton. In section four the Big Macs posted one or more wins over everyone except Washington. The section four champions, Mt. Lebanon, were beaten only once and that was at the hands of Canon-McMillan. In their first meeting the Big Macs were beaten by a score of 83-70 on Mt. Lebanon's home court. In their next meeting the team was favored even though they were badly beaten the first time around. With Bob Lamb holding out the Mounties big gun Bob Bennet and with the sharp shooting of Veydt, Thornton, Anderson, and Spotti, the team came through with a 54-50 victory. After beating the mounties the Big Macs were going out to avenge an earlier defeat of Wash Hi. Wash Hi proved to be very tough again and the Big Macs just couldn't come up with the victory. Some of the outstanding underclassmen for the Big Macs were Art Sprenkle, Wade Timmerson, Bill Spotti, and Bob Novak. These under- classmen and some of the boys coming up from the B squad, along with Coach Stanko, are going to try for that first place in section four in 63 . Captains Thornton and Lamb 78 SEASON RECORD Peters Township W. Mifflin North Fort Cherry Munhall Langley Beth-Center Canevin Mt. Lebanon Washington Chartiers Valley Trinity Dormont Baldwin Thomas Jefferson Mt. Lebanon Washington Chartiers Valley Trinity Dormont Mon Valley Catholic Baldwin OPP 37 45 39 67 43 53 57 83 60 38 57 49 55 51 50 65 54 53 55 65 58

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1st Row: W. Campbell, Mgr.p R. Coligan, J. Cornell, K. Cisson, R. Pritts, E. Wilson, H. Sacco, V. Bell, E. Popovich, Mgr. 2nd Row: Coach Puchany, J. Biringer, M. Podrasky, T. Biringer, B. Compeggie, R. Quar- ture, J. Marcishak, Coach Bowman GRAPPLERS DISPLAY SPIRIT AND PROFICIENCY Hard training, ability, and experience empowered Canon- McMillan wrestlers to have a successful 1962 wrestling season with twelve wins and two losses. The opening of the season found the Big Macs defeating Baldwin 36 to 19, Chartiers 38 to 8, and Trinity 25 to 18. The Big Macs suffered their first loss at the hands of a powerful rival, Waynesburg. The grapplers staged a comeback by winning the next nine consecutive matches. They were victorious over Washington 35 to 6, Char- tiers 34 to 14, Uniontown 52 to 3, Avella 50 to 3, German Township 45 to 5, Beaver Local 24 to 13, Burgettstown 40 to 13, Trinity 29 to 21, and McGuffy 47 to 7. Following this line of fine showmanship, the Big Macs were finally downed by Waynesburg 17 to 28. Seniors: J. Marcishak, V. Bell, H. Sacco, E. Wilson, R. Pritts Canon-McMillan had many outstanding individuals who gained fame. Those contributing were: Coligan lSoph. 8-0-21, Bish fSoph. 3-01, Cornell Ur. 6-31, Magaruh fSoph. 1-21, Cisson fSoph. 8-4-11, Pritts fSr. 13-11, Piccioni Ur. 9-11, Mollenauer Ur. 1-11, Wilson fSr. 8-1-21, Bell fSr. 4-5-11, Ross fSoph. 2-21, J. Biringer fSoph. 10-2-21, Podrasky Ur. 11-31, T. Biringer Ur. 4-3-41, Olenn fSr. 1-11, Compeggie Ur, 11-31, Quarture Ur. 11-31, and Marcishak fSr. 7-61. The Big Mac wrestlers repre- sented us at the tournaments, which were held at Canon-Mc- Millan. Canon-McMillan wrestlers were awarded five of the thirteen medals offered. Those winning individual awards were Biringer, Compeggie, Podrasky, Quarture, and Wilson. The coaches are expecting to have an equally successful season next year. WRESTLING 1961-1962 Season Canon-McMillan Opponents 36 Baldwin 19 38 Chartiers 8 25 Trinity 18 17 Waynesburg 30 35 Washington 6 34 Chartiers 14 52 Uniontown 3 50 Avella 3 45 German Township 5 24 Beaver Local COhio1 13 40 Burgettstown 13 29 Trinity 21 47 McGuffy 7 17 Waynesburg 28