Essex District High School - Argus Yearbook (Essex, Ontario Canada)

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BOYS ' INTER-SCHOOL BA°J Hl r T 1 R4LL Last year ' s junior tea showed some cromise, but due to the stiff competition they had to face, they had a rather unsuccessful season. But the potential of this year ' s squad was realized and they played a very adequate brand of basketball, as they broke even for the season, winning I: and losing !•. They showed their great scorin cower by best¬ ir every other tearn in the Southern Conference at least once, except Leamington. The Essex Junior Basketball team finished its schedule in third place, a great improvement over the previous few years. Roger Crane in his first year with Essex displayed rreat profi¬ ciency at the game plaving in the centre Position, and at a meeting cf his fellow players and the coach, he was voted the Yost Valuable Player on this year ' s bas ' etbsll team. Fecause he was awarded this distinct¬ ion, he will also receive the rutts Troohy later this season. Other stars on the team were Greg Johnston, Gary Gurbin, Jesse Gerard, Donald O ' Weil, Don Pettypiece, Ray Muxworthy. In the Tenior boys ' league of the Southern Conference, our senior bas v etba 1 1 tea- fared much better than their iunior compatriots, losing only two rames throughout the season. They lost these two carries to the same team, a strong, a d experienced squad from Conns Christi. e Corpus Christi squad was composed mainly of the same team which was beaten by our school last year, while the Essex hooosters lost two of their more prolific scorers. Despite this, the Essex seniors lost both games by only [ points, showing their great team spirit and aggressive¬ ness, endinr the season in t e runner-up position. At a special meetin;- of the coach and Players, Dale Collins, the team ' s tor- ooint-scorer, was selected the team ' s w C st Valuable la er. He will also be awarded the Butts Trophy later this season. This tro¬ phy requires much skill to earn, and D ’le certainlv deserves it. This year for the first time, the Southern Conference selected an All-Star from its ranks. We are very proud of the fact that Jack Vicary was chosen the All-St r centre for the league, while both Dale Collins and Ron McDermott made the second team. Other stars of the Proficient and capable Essex squad were Roger Ellis, Gary Jessop, C-arv Cooper, Dick Gibb, ”aul Muxworthy, Tom Pettypiece, Jim Milne, Richard Ward, Charlie Durocher and David Hilliard.

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JUliIGR G1 Mg ' BAMMTEaLu TEAM Left to flight BACK AC : Hi ss Green, 1 arlene Moves, Jill Geddes, Pam Cheswick, Jean Tully, Barbara Ashford, Naomi Colenutt, Irs. O ' Neil. FRONT AC : Martha artin, Beverly Hensman, Barbara Buhler, Carol .ishford (Captain), Lorna Joyce, Karen Baltzer, Anne Tiefker, SENIOR GIRLS ' BASKETBALL TEAM Left to flight BACK AC: Miss Green, Donna Trimble, Ann Brown, Pat Pierce, Phyllis Patterson, Jean Birch, Lathy Keil, Mrs. O ' Neil. FRONT AC. : Martha I artin, Margaret Carr, Ann Kennedy, Jane DeGroot, Carol Markham, Helen McDermott, Jeanette Arthurton, Anne Siefker. GIRLS ' INTR.u7Jfl.4I BASKETBALL A large portion of the athletics is carried on in the intramural programme. This year the Girls ' intramural basketball schedule has lad an extremely close corapetion with many spectacular games. The sportsmanshi ' shown by the teams, the dependability of the referees, timers and scorers ard the wonderful co-operation received a from everyone have made this a successful year. Special Commercial and Grade 12 played a hard final game resulting in Grade 12 being the champions. The players of Grade 13 added a spar of humour to the competitions with some of their strange proceedings. 1 should like to congratulate Grade 12 and Grade IOC for being champ¬ ions in their res ' ective catagories. These teams had stiff competition with each winning by just one point. The grade 9 series ended with a surprising finish. 9B, 9D and 9G tied for first ' .’lace. The games showed steady improvement making them very interesting for the many spectators to watch. Total points will be used in determining the grade nine winner out of the coming games. The winner will play IOC to determine who will be the champions. These games should prove very exciting. GRADE 12 TEAM Carol Markham (Captain), Mary Lou KTiite, Lorna Joyce, Ruth Ann Gerrard, at Tierce, Jean McHarg, Caroline Hutchins, Jane Armstrong, Pat Smith, Elaine Flood, Donna Trimble, Catherine ' ilson. GAADL IOC TEAM Nancy Turton (Captain), Carol . r iim Gignac, Mary Jane Johnston, Linda She;ley, Barbara ' Buhler, Naomi Colenutt, Carolyn Milne, Christine Gagnon Jean Tully (Manager).

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GRADE XIII BASKETBALL We feel our intramural basketball team showed great genes sity this season. Having already won the volleyball championship, t hey decided to let their arch rivals, 12CD, have the basketball championship, but rot before they proved they could beat them. The following ensued: The 13 team, using a split T formation, ran a le; ' ;-side d. uble-reverse. Vicary received, faked t o Milne, faked t Mann, then passed to an opposing player, but a fine tackle by Sridgen ended this threat. However, the referee disliked Bridgen ' s tacti s, since Wes was wearing his shirt backwards, and he was ejected from the game. Vhat a catastrophel This left 13 with only twelvemen and Milne to 12DC ' s five men. But Pettypiece rose to the occasion. Angered by the vicious evict! v i of Bridgen, he fiercely seized the i ball and pounedibd- it into the basket, too late realizing that he had grabbed Art Vas3 by mistake. Cichon scraped up and buried the remains. But 13 was in danger of losing Suddenly, O ' Neil had a brainstorm. With all his basketball knowledge, he would referee the game. When Shewan stopped laughing, the game continued. A vote was taken by 13 and O ' Neil made referee. Bridgen was 7‘0-admitted, bringing with him into the game 13 ' s pet project ,30 day multi-propyl muckets. This restored their energy and then they squabbled over who would command the team, Vicary or Milne. Since Milne wore the brighter pyjamas, he was chosen, much to Vicary 1 s di-gust. 13 was slightly behind, 32-1, but was gaining when Milnetried a forty---’rd field goal, hit the balcony, and was forthwith replaced. Cichon got his right running-shoe dusty, and stormed off the floor in a feud. The issue was in doubt, for now the sides were even, and Comrade Bulganin issued an ultimatum from our local cell, loc ed downtown in the Happy Times Poolroom. Win, or receive a free, all expense paid, 99 year vacation trip to that land of beautiful cities and universities, Siberia, to inspect at close range our improved salt-mining facilities. Being loyal party members, (this means that all dues are paid, and an ess on the 99 million starving peasants in the U. S. A. is finished), answered the call. Three solutions were offered. Vicary got stilts to add to his height, while Shewan sold ice-cream on the side-lines. But Mann had the answer. GET BRIDGEN 1 S 3H0TGUN lll May we again congratulate the players, not only on their fine athletic display, but also on their strong attendance at the funeral services. We realize that it was an accident that the referees were in the line of fire, but perhaps it was just as well. Written by a neutral, non-partisan, unbiased, fair-minded. Grade 13 player.