Collingwood District Collegiate Institute - Gleaner Yearbook (Collingwood, Ontario Canada)

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K dl 1 i, yi fa Volleyball Champs Girls' Gym after 5 p.m. Boys' Gym after 3 p.m. G ' C0831 VOLLRYBHLL h, ,. . On Iovmber 6, 1954, the Central Georgian Boy District COSSA volleyball tournament QI held in the G.D.C.I. gmnasims. The Senior Girls eliminated Barrie, Orlllia and llldland to take the championship. The Juniors also did sell, placing second in ttmlr group. SEHIQ COSSA CHAMPIQS Joyce Morrill c., Hancy Fisk, Helen Kleth, Marilyn Hutchinson, Rosemary Bedpath, Beatrice Hogg, Sylvia Stephms, Bonnie Sandell, Hazel Gilchrist, Hari Snyder, Dolores llcQnarrie, Barbara Crew. llise Ross coached the team. llary Incline, Anne Beynon, Donna Allen, llary Horne, Audrey Smrt, Estelle Morris, Hilda Skinner, Gail Hutchinson, Pat Barnes, Diane Brophy, May Van Koughnet, Joyce Osburn. lliss lillis coached the team. GIRLS' BASKE'mALL KCOSSAJ Our 1954-55 Girls' Basketball teams, Junior of GOSSA, competing with teams true Barrie, The Senior team went the tall schedule and Senior, plqed in the Georgian Bay District llidland, and Orillia. with only sevm players, meaning that most of the girls played the whole game without rest. Fran Bartle, I, captain, and Barb Knlow, G, who have been playing Cossa for four years now, gave their usual Diane Broplq, F, one of! last years Juniors, also was a prominent team were: Ruth llclntyre, I, Barb Crew, G, llary lard, G, and these girls plqed well, endlzg the season second only to Barrie points. On the Junior team many of the girls were plqlng COSSA for outstanding perfonnnces. player. Others on the Ruth Rlmningtm, I. All who beat us by a mere two tm first year and did exceptionally well. Jeannie llachae, G, is one of these girls who prunlses to be a star player in the following seasms. Donna Allen, G, Joyce Osbnrn, G, and Eleanor Bimington, P, deserve a special mention for their hard work and good playing. Others on the team were: Edm lard, G, lhry lachae, I, captain, Yvonne Abex-ormble,F, Mme Beynon, B, and Jean llckacharn, G. The whole team tried, but was not as fortunate in placing as tl: seniors. 'hares girls sho were not on the teams but who were present at all the games were: Louise Shaw, scorer, Carol Potts, Timerg larlme Lane, lanager. AM last, but tar from least, the team wish to give three shears and a tiger for ever energetic coach, lllss Illlie. Legends I - Forward G I mm GOSSA .. Central Ontario Secondary School Association

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHAMPIONS From the Calgary Herald - JUNIOR SKIING TITLES DECIDED Lac Beauport, Que. Helen Weider of Collingwood, Ont. emerged star of the Canadian junior ladies ski championships at Lac Beauport. The l5 year old Miss Weider, already Ontario ladies downhill, slalom and cross-country junior champ., won the Canadian downhill and slalom with an easy margin over her opponents. Again we congratulate our little Miss Weider on her splendid performance. Congratulations, Helen! Lots of luck in future competitions! nasafngfmgp ' - ' 'sf-74.1. gg., V., , Qi .4 fi CRAIG COOK On Friday October 8,1954 Craig Cook accomplished a noteworthy achievement.He has written his name in the annals of both O.S.C.V.I. and C.D.C.I. His achievement was the clearing of a small cross-bar which was placed at a height of six feet.This feat climaxed a long succession of attempts to better the other competitors. Last spring at the Georgian Bay trials at Pickering College he won first place by jumping 5'5'.He won the C.O.S.S.A.meet at Peter- borough the following week with a jump of 5'7'.A week later he won proved himself the better with a leap of 5'82'.This gave him the Ontario Championship and entitled him to go to Windsor in a meet against the best from the Dominion.In preparation for this meet he went to Montreal and won the Quebec Champion with a record jump of 5'82W.This record still stands.At Windsor Craig suffered his first defeat,when he was only able to obtain a second with a jump of 5'7'. During the summer he entered the Canadian Olympic Training Plan and after a week's training he won this event with a jump of 5'IO3'.In an attempt to break the Canadian Juvenile High Jump record he missed the height of 6'f'by a hairss breadth.In our own meet, however, he lost to Bruce Crew at a height of 5'6'.But on Friday,October 8,1954 he redeemed himself by breaking the six-foot barrier and attaining his goal. This year he hopes to go on in his Jumping in an attempt to make the Olympic team of I956.He hopes to attend all the meets that he did last year and to attain greater heights.