Falmouth High School - Clipper Compact Yearbook (Falmouth, MA)

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Girls ' Cross Country SQUAD (standing) Coach John Carroll, Heidi Walz, Sue Mendleson, Anne Jennings, Christine Frazier, Liz Pierce, Dolly Farrell; (foreground) Kim Thorpe, Kathy Morton, Sue Wigley, Nancy Buguey, Kathy Bell, Joanne Frazier, Stephanie (248) nears finish. Anne matches pace. Good start for Kathy and Sue. Runners surge forth. Heidi runs the hill. Coach’s Comment The 1978 Girls Cross Country Team was another in the long line of outstanding cross country teams that have come out of F.H.S. in the last decade. Seniors Nancy Buguey and Susan Wigley did an outstanding job in showing inspiration and determination towards winning another state cham- pionship. Heidi Walz, back from her outstanding first year in ’77, together with new runners Stephanie Stevens, Christine Frazier, Anne Jennings, Kim Thorpe and returning senior Kathy Bell made up a powerful team. Falmouth won the D-Y Classic early in the season, the Dis- trict II meet in mic-October and the Division II Eastern Massachusetts Championships. Nancy Buguey impressively won all three races, each time establishing a new course record. Heidi Walz was second at D-Y and District II and third in the Easterns. Strong showings by the other team members boosted Falmouth to impressive victories. In the State Finals at Franklin Park in Boston, Falmo uth ran into a super team, Peabody H.S., and finished second, only 17 points behind. Other teams were 40 points behind Falmouth. Although Peabody kept Falmouth from their 7th All-State title in 8 years, the F.H.S. girls were not disgraced. Nancy Buguey was 5th, Heidi Walz 16th and Sue Wigley 25th, proving that Falmouth girls are the best runners in Massachusetts. Nancy Buguey, Heidi Walz, and Sue Wigley were selected as District II All-stars, with Nancy Buguey being chosen as a Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection at the close of the season. Nancy, Heidi, and Sue competed in the National AAU. Junior Cross Country Meet in Memphis, Tennessee, placing in the top 80 in the race for 14-18 year olds, with Nancy coming in an outstanding 31st. The entire team put in a lot of work, both on the road and on the track. Dedication was the main reason for their out- standing finish in the major meets and hopefully the inspira- tion of the seniors will carry over into other seasons and other teams so that the winning tradition will live on. The Falmouth High School Girls Cross Country Team proved a spectacular fall season with the impressive title of State Divi- sion Champions. Upholding the reputation of first in Massachusetts and third in the nation was no easy task for the team of only a few veterans and many “youngsters.” The rigorous training, which began late in August, paid off as the girls easily captured the D.Y. Classic and four dual meets. Climaxing the season with a stunning win at the State Division I Cross Country Meet, Falmouth outran the nearest competition by 20 points. In the All-State Meet, Falmouth finished a strong second with Nancy Buguey placing fifth. Nancy sets the pace. 23

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Boys ' Cross Country The 1978 season was an exciting one for the F.H.S. Boys Cross Country Team, with an 8-1 record. Senior Co-Captains Tom Souza and Tim Parker were more ap- propriately right hand and left hand men respectively for Coach Tom Turkington, as the real leadership was provided by sophomore Brian Mahoney, who left several course records shattered and became the first Falmouth runner in recent memory to earn an invitation to the All-State Cham- pionship Meet. He and junior Nick Meade were named to the S.M.C. All-Star Team for their outstanding performances throughout the season. The Clippers placed second to State Champion D-Y in the conference, and should improve on that position in 1979 with 23 of the 26 man squad returning. Terrifying Tim nears finish. Coach’s Comment Happy tidings, rumbles of progress in the year of the Great Leap Forward for this cross country team of ours. Down among the grass roots, we’ve found a bunch of running fools who are fast learning what this is all about. Top freshman Eric Mello led classmates Ted Farrell and Dan Webb, but they will get there. So many sophomores did so much. Rich Blake, the steady man, John Taylor close behind. Lynch and The Gang began to see the light, dug into it nicely, if belatedly. Sederman and Duce brought pal Ghelfi along . Scott the Shot kept a low profile for a while, then BANG!!!! Other sophomores cracked the varsity, no easy task: Robert Peters and Dave Carlson, them with potential to beat the band and guts besides. Dan the Man Oldale is right on schedule with one big year to go: and Nick the Quick Meade, an animal if the truth be told, had a lot of fun trying to cat ch .... The Kingpin, Brian Mahoney. I talked myself blue in the face about the essentials of distant running, Flyin’ Brian goes and does it, and suddenly everybody sees. Makes you wonder what a coach is for. In sum. a cheerful and successful season. D-Y handled us, but they had to work for it. And, well, they handle everybody. Otherwise, we were the honchos in this neck of the woods. And D-Ys days are numbered, friends. This team was easy to work with and fun to be with No hassles, no fuss. We got a glimpse of what we can do, and I do believe we’re going to go get it. It’s an awful lot of miles on the roads, and a long, not summer. It hurts, it’s time consuming and yes, it does get lonely. But we ' ve got the horses. With all due respect and gratitude to my worthy seniors a nd captains, Tim Parker and Tom Souza — our best days are coming. Flyin’ Brian places 7th. Tom smiles toward victory. SQUAD (1st row) Eric Mello, Tim Parker, Nick Meade, Brian Mahoney, Robert Peters, Tom Souza, Dan Oldale (2nd row) Scott Ghelfi, Tom Duce, Robert Sederman, Bill Munson, Tim Grady, Juha Niemisto, Richard Blake (3rd row) John Taylor, Peter Mello.

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Soccer The F.H.S. Varsity Clippers’ Soc- cer Team under the direction of Head Coach Fred Toran and Assis- tant Coach Joseph McCauley rolled through its third successful season. Led by Tri-captains Glenn Nowak, Peter Pratt, and Pat Hennessy the team kept the reputation of being one of the strongest in the league by posting a season record which in- cluded nine wins. The Barnstable victory came after a hard-fought duel on the home turf. Only four losses barred the Clippers from the Division Championship. High scorers for the Clippers were seniors Jim Hamill, “H”, with 13 goals, Glenn Nowak with 6, and up-and-coming junior Ky Dewan with 5 goals. The defense was anchored by seniors Lawrence Hob- bie, Andy Meade, and Barry Em- mons. Juniors Mark Thompson and Skip Blake both excelled in the net. At the annual banquet Glenn Nowak was named Most Valuable Player for his outstanding play in his senior year. Other awards went to Lawrence Hobbie for the most dedicated and Andy Meade won the coaches’ award. Captains Nowak and Pratt confer. VARSITY (kneeling) Lawrence Hobbie, Jim Lunn, Skip Blake, Pat Hennessy, Glenn Nowak, Peter Pratt, Carlos Santos, Andy Meade, Jeff Lunn; (standing) Ky Dewan, Donny Cross, Craig Martin, Dan Lynch, Mark Thompson, Barry Emmons, Jim Hamill, George Young, Cameron Astin, Doug Clements, Pat Connolly. High-scorer Hamill readies pass. 24