Elmwood High School - Inscripta Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Boys ' Indoor Track This year the team competed in the Meet of Champions in January and the Red River Relays in April. Both meets were held in the Winnipeg Arena. Qualifying for the Meet of Champions were the 4x1 lap relay team, John Lues for the 60 yard dash, and Orton Harrison and Dave Peabody for the high jump. Orton went on to win in the high jump. In the Red River Relays, John Lues and Orton Harrison qualified. The team practised hard, and a good effort was put forth by all. We would like to thank our coach, Mr. Jermundson, for his assistance.

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BOYS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL BACK ROW: Ron McKenzie, Randy Bell, Dave Lamsdale, Jim Shewchuk, Orton Harrison. FRONT ROW: Gerry Bausman, Jim Baker, Ron Stewart, Don Leitch, Lloyd Thompson. The team started the season with a loss, but due to fine coaching it started to form about half-way through their scheduled league games. Fine playing led to having all games close in scoring. Ron Stewart led the scoring with 113 points in 10 games. Fine spirit and good sportsmanship was always displayed. Many thanks to the students for their support and to Mr. Jermundson for his untiring effort. BOYS ' FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Of Freshman basketball at Elmwood it may be said, Valiant are those who serve . The odds for years have been against our teams--fewer years of experience per player, smaller numbers for selection, and so forth. Yet each year a team is fielded and games are lost. The important thing is that the boys have always played with great spirit, al¬ ways hoping for a win, though usually striving for a certain score. Loyalty has always been strong; fair play has always been the motto. The team deserves our admiration more than any previous team has deserved school support. They returned to the floor repeatedly to face the tallest opposition ever. When you jump and find yourself elbow high to your check, it can be discouraging. BACK ROW: Irwin Noga, Phil Squarie, Mr. Wolfe, Coach; Rick Headly, Gilles Huisinga. FRONT ROW: Robin Kadillac, Sid Spence, Bill Stearns, Dale Kendal. 24 t 34

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ELMWOOD ESKIMOS This year marked the debut of Elmwood High ' s football team. After years of fund raising campaigns, Elmwood succeeded in raising the necessary funds to maintain a football team. The team started practices under the capable leadership of Louis Mainella and Hugh Turnbull. The season started with an exhibition game against Portage la Prairie. The final outcome was 25-6 in favour of Portage. Elmwood ' s lone tally came when John Schellinger recovered a fumble and rambled for the touchdown. The team spirit was high as the season started with a game against Gordon Bell. Gordon Bell won 37-20 but the team came on strong to score all their points in the last half. Brian Gadsby led the team on touchdown runs of 42, 68, and 2 yards. The fan sup¬ port for this game was tremendous. The offence faltered in the next four games, but the defence came on strong to hold the other teams down. Elmwood lost by scores of 8-0, 7-0, 15-0, and 25-0 to St.John ' s, Tec. Voc, Sisler, and St. Paul ' s respectively. The team recovered to give a good per¬ formance at the Red Feather Tournament against Grant Park. It was a close game as Elmwood lost 12-6. Brian Gadsby scored Elmwood ' s lone marker on a brilliant 53 yard run. Elmwood closed the season with an outstanding, all-round, performance against Daniel Mac. The final score was 25-12. Elmwood ' s touchdowns came on crowd pleasing runs by Derryl Burdiak, and Brian Gadsby. Some of the outstanding players throughout the year were: Orton Harrison, Brian Gadsby, Calvin Paul, Derryl Burdiak, John Schillinger, George Sykes, Brian Cadle, and Greg Merner. The defence was lead by Harrison and Cadle while the offence was lead by Schillinger and Merner. Elmwood Eskimos gave a fine performance for a first-year team. We feel that in the coming years, with the added experience, Elmwood will be champions.