Cardigan Mountain School - Blaze Yearbook (Canaan, NH)

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HOCKEY Q Gs X. x msg-14 Iirouf Roux- Harris F., Comins, Bergeson fCaptain7, Munro, Seely, Abercrombie. Bfzrle Raw: Knudson lManagerJ, Irwin, XVhite j., XVhite M., Bolton, Easter, Weeks R., Doane, Wfojtul, Mr, Harrington. The day is cool and clear. The ice is smooth as glass. These are the words that send a chill up and down the spine of the Cardigan Hockey Team on the afternoon of a big game. We were lucky this year, and we had many good days both for games and for practice. We started skat- ing right after Thanksgiving Vacation, and continued almost up to the hrst of March. There were times, however, when we had to swap our skates and sticks for a shovel, temporarily, to clear the snow off the ice that had accumulated during the long winter night. The team took this problem in its stride, and at- tacked the snow with almost as much vigor as they did the opposing teams. With the help of Mr. Couter- marsh and his trusty snowblower, the ice was cleared in almost no time. Many of the players this year lacked experience, but they made up for this in enthusiasm. They prac- ticed hard, played hard, and had a very good time in the process. We completed our season with two wins, four de- feats, and one tie. The team took its ups and downs in stride, and accepted defeat after a game well-played almost as well as they accepted victory. Our most thrilling game this season was against Proctor Academy. It was a nip and tuck affair all the way, and even after a six minute sudden death period, the score remained two to two. It was the opinion of our coach and the spectators that this was the best game that we played. Next year there are a number of lettermen return- ing, and we hope that we have built a good founda- tion for the coming season. , . JL! l ll l W .N it 'lil ' 3 ., lf- wil- at ,wax ...Ula ,Mull s,,,,g.ylt .M il, .1-,, ,III. ty.. Ill .- ,fnttiri ff . NL ,.:1-LII' RSI.. A--, I. ll.: ,,:, QL-:'l?gWr 'rj 4, ii w. ,. .-.i.vr-ga. 'i 'nimielgnlllllil

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yu , ' 3 , FCCTB LL B nm Frou! Row: Bolton, Williams, Hamilton, Comins, Ohta and Whitehead CCO-Captainsb, Seely, Abercrombie, Schreuder, Stevens, Sargent. Buck Razr: Mr. Thompson, Doty, Cobb, Franchot, Wurster, Miller, Ball, Munro, Bergeson, Harris F., Hinman, Davidson, Auer, Knudson, jar- vis, deMare, Mr. Lary. C.M.S. finished the football season undefeated and untied for the first time in its history. There were also two other firsts this season. The team was out- fitted in brand new uniforms and they had the use of the newly dedicated Cotting Field for practice and home games. The team played out of the split T formation which was enhanced by the return of several veteran players. Blake Munro and Ed Ball did an excellent job at the tackle positions. Ed Ball also did some very fine kicking of fourth downs. Helping them in the forward wall were our guards, Sandy Knudson and Sandy Harris, along with our center, Bill Wurster. The ends, Bill Whitehead and Biff Williams gave the team a strong pass offense and were very effective ground gainers carrying the ball on reverses around end. i ri. +.bfVf- V l . . In the offensive backheld we had Doug Abercrombie at quarterback, Yatchi Ohta and Bill Seely as half- backs, and Dave Bergeson at fullback. The backfield was fast, deceptive, and well balanced. Yatchi was a fast starter and quick to change direction. Bill Seely's sheer determination and power won us many first downs and he spelled the difference in the Hanover game with his conversion for the necessary points to win. Dave Bergeson was an excellent runner and passer who could be depended upon for those needed yards and touchdowns. Dave also played well at the defensive tackle position. Our defensive team was also a strong unit consist- ing mainly of the afore-mentioned. Jim Hinman did a good job at safety and Willett Cobb broke in at de- fensive end and played some in the offensive end spot. We were very fortunate in having the following boys so effective as substitutes: Bob Bolton and Tom Hamilton as halfbacks, jim Hinman as fullback, Bert Comins as quarterback and John Miller, Normand Schreuder, Thumper Auer, and Dick Meynell as line- men. This year's team was not composed of outstanding players, but rather a group of boys who worked to- gether as a unit to become an outstanding team. Those names mentioned here and those not, never lacked in spirit nor enthusiasm. The praise received from offi- cials, spectators, and opposing coaches and players for their good sportsmanship, hard but clean play was well deserved. It is with a warm feeling of grati- tude that I, along with Mr. Lary, was able to have shared in their success. D.T.T.

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1 SKI TE M l rnul Roux' Ohta, Mascitis, Davenport, Hinman, Lincoln, Mr. Leavitt. fsrllik Roux' Barker XV. lCaptainl, Cobb, Freeman, Hamilton, Barker j. This year Cardigan had its second Ski Team. We had only ten boys on the squad, but it was a strong team and the boys placed their scores closely together. We lacked power to do well against prep school cross country teams, but we made up' for this in the other events. Downhill, jumping, and slalom races found us consistently in the winner's circle. The new 15 meter jump was finished before snow came, just north of Brew- ster. It proved to be well designed, and we were very successful using it during home meets. Many boys who had not jumped before learned to jump quite well by the end of the season. We had five dual ski meets this year and the won-lost results were: Cardigan vs Proctor won Cardigan vs Kimball Union Academy won Cardigan vs Stevens High of Claremont lost Cardigan vs Vermont Academy lost Cardigan vs Holderness won We also had two three-way meets. One with Vermont Academy and Deer- field Academy, in which we finished second, and another with Dublin School and Putney School, which we won. This year we were taught many more racing and jumping skills. Combine this with all our enjoyable times, and you have just about all one could ask for in a skiing season. Thanks, Mr. Leavitt, for leading this fine team through such a successful season. -jar,