Conard High School - Seconian Yearbook (West Hartford, CT)

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7?5X Co mptixns ohn Thompson ind jxm DCClFl1 wlth Coweh McKee Ed I lebb Although the Conard basehill team began the se'xson with only three xeterin semors the Chxeftims hid 1 mlnnmg seison w1th 8 3 1 reeord ritmg them thxrd spot ln the C C I L le lgue Co eapteuns Iohn Thompson and Jlm De C1rl1 sparked the teim Wlth the1r fine work at the plite Thompson proxed to be 1 top fl1ght thlrd blseman whlle DeC 1rl1s out stxndlng work 'ts eiteher rited hlm 1 spot rn the C C I L all snr teim Despxte 1 few h1rd losses Due Kretmer proxed to he one of the Cl'1lCl'll1IlS hest pltehers Ed llehbs work ln tht field 'nlso 'uded the terms effort Though he dxdnt see too mueh phylng 'letlon oe Oyler ex emphfied the team s great spmt Credlt 15 due to Nlr McKee for the excel lent Job he dld is eowch for moldlng the Ch1CfI31HS lnto the wmnlng teim they were PP' Oyler Due Krlmer SEA fD: J. 'o in. A, Oyler. D. Kramer. J. Thorax- ur'e. . Robinson. C. Brtssos. D. Stafford. , Luzz son. . - 'nr i. . Ile . N . Nyquist. D. Larson. . Boggs. D. Cnlisine. B. ulrwits. Mr. McKee. DILIILIECF. . 1. ent' . . Cior Lino. . Ill

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Paved by a nucleus of veterans and sophomores, the track team had a very successful season. It boasted of an impres- sive 5-l-1 record and was undefeated in the C.C.I.L. competition. The highlight of the season was a surprisingly easy upset victory in the Greater Hartford Meet. The team had fourteen lettermen including eight seniors. Heading this group were co-captains Bob Curran and Don Weitz. Bob was the state pole vault champ and won many other major meets. His best jump was 12 feet in the East- ern Sectional Meet. Weitz ran the 220 yard dash and high jumped. He also anchored the Chieftain's relay team. Carl Peterson threw the discus and shot put. His best effort was a first place in the discus in the Greater Hart- ford Meet. Tom Lee also performed well in the shot put and was the team's best javelin thrower. Dave Johnson picked up many points for Conard in the high jump. Our top half miler was Lonnie O'Meara, a converted sprinter. O'Meara won his 880 yard races with strong finishing kicks. Joe Cassano broad jumped and sprinted. His best leap in the broad jump was 20 feet 3 inches. Steve Chan began hurdling in his senior year and quickly developed into a top hurdler. Chan won the 180 yard low hurdles in the Greater Hartford Meet. Coach Richard Tracey. ably assisted by weight coach, Robert Kramer. worked hard to bring the squad into shape. Their efforts helped to develop a potentially good team into a winning team. ROH I F Hornburch J Cassano P Peterson D man, H. Lauer, R. Ravizza, G. Davis, A. Grotheer, B. YN eitz R Curran S Chan L O Meara T Lee D Leahy, Bachman. J. Magum, LI. lN'asserman. R. Les- Thoma RON 2 Mr Tracy XS Groff NI Schwartz sow, Mr. Kramer. 110

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0 The fabulous Conard Hlgh School tenn1s team cop LEFT TO RICHT Coach Robert Stuart Mlke deChabert B111 Keegan Bob Rubln Captaxn BobB1x1ey 1ndBr1anOd1um CON ARD OPPONIENT Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Hall Manchester Mer1den Br1stol Wmdham Wethersfield 10' 10' 14' 31 SCHIOTS Roger Stexes B111 R1gaz1o and Cap tam L huck Sm1th ped an undefeated season by placlng second 1n the state tournament In addltlon captam Bob Rubm wound up an undefeated scholastlc career by w1n nxng the state stngles crown The Cl1l6fI11HS coached by Bob Stuart started the season w1th a team of unknowns except for eaptam Bob Rubxn Howexer the team ended the season w1th a record better than expected w1th Mlke deChabert and B111 Keegan reachmg semx Hnals xn the state h1gh school tournament and gomg undefeated m regular season play Jumors Brxan Odlum and Bob Baxley also proxed essentxal by helpmg the Conard racquetmen complete the regular season w1th an 11 O record Th15 gase the C C IL crown to Conard Wethersfield Wmdham Conard Hal Conard Brlstol Merzden Manchester Wethersfield Wmdham Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Conard Hall Conard Brlstol Conard Manchester 7?5X LEFT TO RIGHT John Vlgeant Tom March1one Don Coppen Coach Dale Harper Captam Chuck Smlth Roger Steves and B111 R1gaz1o Although the separat1on of the two schools left the Conard team w1th only two lettermen the boys d1d well nevertheless B111 Rlg'iZ1O and Captam elect Chuck Smlth led thls years squad to a fine season Although the season ended w1th a 5 7 record many brxght prospects for the next year were uncox ered In addxtlon to B111 and Chuck the team was axded by Roger Stex es a senlor p1ay1ng h1s first year of golf and Tom Mar ch1one next years Captalh Coach Dale Harpers team made a xery fine showxng 1n 1ts first year 112