Delta Secondary School - Lampadion Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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badminton ( ha mpi r • ooctrn in to SENIOR DOUBLES Betty Johnston Donna McCormack SINGLES Donna McCormack Shirley Brown, Pat Omatsu, Jenni Secor, Judy Nasby, Donna McCormack, Zara McMillan. GOODMINTON, 1961 Grade 9 students participate in an interesting game called Goodminton. The basic rules of the game are like Volleyball, except that the equipment used consists of a ping-pong bat and an outdoor badminton bird. The enthusiasm shown is quite remarkable and enables six players to play on each side at one time. Organized games for a team championship create a competitive spirit. INTERSCHOLASTIC BADMINTON TEAM Pat Omatsu Diana Day. Carolyne Beasly, Dianne Bazansky, Marilyn Deaku Arlene Dawson, Sherrie Cook. Ann Brierlv. Jeanette Clayton, Marlei Dewar

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r. Secor, G. Watson, N. Stipsits, Elsa Woods, S.Smith, Z. Fraser, W. Barr, C. Dinning, B. Fisher. S. Copeland. ABSENT: Donna UcCormack. Cy iris MLS tar ( Jashetball Judy Goatley , Barb Boyer, Jean Copeland, Helen Kulik, Judy Burroughs , Carol Chappie, Mary Simpson, Joy MacKenzie, Dianne Stevens , Barbara Simpson, Sandy Anderson, Diane Harkness, Connie Watson. Credit should go to all the girls who partici- pated this year on the all-star teams. With just a bit more luck the winning margins of the very close scores might have been on our side. Since not enough Grade 12 and 13 girls came to the try- outs, a combined team of the two grades was form- ed. Although none of the teams brought back the championship to Delta, special acclamation should go to the Grade 11 team which, in losing the final game by one point, attained second place. In five exhibition games, Delta fared very well. The game with Hamilton Teacher ' s College ended in a tie. In the matches against Loretto Academy at Loretto the Juniors won and the Seniors lost; however, in the next game against Loretto at Delta and in our match with Waterdown both our Junior and Senior teams came through with overwhelming victories — too bad they didn ' t count! The results of the League games were as follows: Grade 9: won— 3: lost — 2; Grade 10: won 4; lost— 1; Grade 11: won— 2;lost— 2; Grade 12: won — 0; lost — 3.

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Bact loi K lub . Shirley Brown, Norma Stipsits, Sigrid Smith, Renee Wheeler, Zara McMillan, Donna McCormack, Jenni Secor, Pat Omatsu, Judy Nasby, Marilyn Hampson. Betty Johnston, Sharlene Smith, Marion Rousseaun, Liz Jenkinson, Dianne Sorenson, Donna McCormack, Helen Lichter, Judy Leedale, Laurel McGillwray. Badminton is a sport which may be played by four (doubles) or two persons (singles) on a court with the assistance of a racquet and a feather bird. A game of skill, or strategy and of fun. Before relating our activities during the year, I would like to introduce our members: Arlene Wright, Marilyn Hodgson, Sylvia Bellingham, Carol Rowbottom. Diane Barnes, Donna Sims, Lorraine Soltys. Ruth Sirman, Frances Ball, Sharon Johnson, Jennifer Secor, Marg. Waucer, Norma Stipsits, Pat Hampson, Sigrid Smith, Pat Strecker, Renee Wheeler. Marilyn Hapson, Zara McMillan, Joan Alexander, Betty Madill, Lois Emery, Evelyn Tierney, Shirley Brown, and Donna McCormack, an import from the Junior Badminton Club. Of the names above, the last 20 girls supported our club with regular attendance. Thanks girls . During the course of the year the girls were battling for the top 10 positions on the challenge board, the reason (girls always have reasons) being that those girls would represent Delta in the Friendly Invitation Tournaments held against the other high schools. Near the beginning of the year we were invited to Westdale Secondary School, where, it seems, all Hamilton and district schools were invited. Here we met old acquaintances and made new ones. In the month of February, Saltfleet High invited Delta ' s senior girls ' and boys ' top 10 for a friendly tourney. We inturn invited Saltfleet to our school the following week. On April 6 we were host to Hill Park High. During the month of April and May the girls have been participating in the singles and doubles tourn- ament. The winner of the singles event was Pat Omatsu. who had a challenging opponent to defeat Judy Nasby. The doubles winners were Marilyn Hampson and Za ra McMillan, who captured their title after a close shave with Pat Omatsu and Renee Wheeler. Congratulations, girls, and hats off to those who par- ticipated. The Interscholastic Badminton Team was chosen in April. This year it was held at Westdale on May 2.3.5, and 6. The team members were chosen after consideration of their abilities on the challenge board and the out-come of a round robin. Team members were: Z. McMillan. P. Omatsu. J. Nasby, L. Emery, P. Hampson, M. Walker, J. Secor, S. Brown, and D. McCormack. In the Interscholastic singles event L. Emery was knocked out in the elimination round. J. Nasby in the quarter finals, P. Omatsu in the semi-finals and Z. McMillan gave O. Griff en of Hill Park a hard fight for the Girls ' Singles Championship. Girls ' Doubles event; D. McCormack and S. Brown; M. Walker and J. Secor; P. Hampson and L. Emery were defeated in the elimination and quarter finals, while Z. McMillan and P. Omatsu lost out in the semi-finals against Westdale. Girls ' mixed: J. Secor and A. ' Carlston; M. Waucer and Z. McMillan; D. McCormack andD. Berry were defeated in the elimination and quarter finals. J. Nasby and W. Nash came through for a hard-fought semi-finals battle against Hill Park mixed—although we had no winners in the Girls ' Division we helped place Delta in third position among the Hamilton and District High Schools. The Girls ' Badminton Club of 59-60 introduced several new ideas which are very successful and, I hope, maybe introduced to the club members of 60-61. They were as follows: (1) All girls had to pay a 10£ fee ' per week to aid the high cost of birds. (2) Club started from 6:45 to 9:00 with one hour from 8:00 to 9:00 to practice mixed doubles with the boys ' club. (3) A new challenge board ruling that if absent three successive weeks the player would have to forfeit her position whether challenged or not. (4) Purchasing of three trophies to be kept by winners of the singles and doubles intramural tournament. With more than half of our senior girls leaving this year, Delta will need new supporters to make the team. So come on, girls; you have an invitation for Monday nights at 7 p.m. in September 60-61.