Frontier Regional High School - Arrow Yearbook (South Deerfield, MA)

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Jumor Varsity Football lvl I IIC Q I' I f THIRD ROW Charles Thompson Leonard Ostrowskl Frank Olearczyk Lawrence Rockwood Charles Parzlck SECOND ROW Coach Phlllp Smlth Ruchard Swaluk John Zabko Samuel Smlth Charles Sakowlcz Harry Kuenzel FRONT ROW Peter Thomas Mlchael Russo Carleton Peabody Ill Albert Adamsku Thomas Olanyk Edward Kllgour The fall of 1956 gave many seventh elghth and mnth graders thelr flrst taste of orgamzed tackle football The turnout for early prachces was ummpresslve with only a small percentage of the boys In these three grades showing any Interest We hope that In subsequent years more boys wlll want to partncupate The boys played a very abbrevlated schedule Inexperlence was our worst enemy coupled wlth the fact that the Junior Hugh didnt start school untnl October 1 whnch delayed our practice by about a month Under the coaching of Mr Smith, our Junlor Varsity football had nts beglnnmg Thanks are expressed to Coach Gallant Mr Alvmo and the members of the Frontier Regional School Commattee for their cooperation help and interest In maklng thus actlvlty possible 49

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Varsity Football Coach Joseph Gallant Asst Coach Richard Cahull Orange Murdock Wulluamstown 13 ee Frontler O Frontuer 12 Frontner Fronteer e team captalnecl by Butch Farruck consisted o m Flynn Tony Plaza Bull Chesk Gary Clark Dan Alvuno Ed Crafts John Whalen Len Wlnsky Dave Watts Boris aw uk Phll Moore Ray Equl Steve Hasse o n Lankarge Bob Crafts John Merskl and Wayne Clark Although Frontrer dad not wan any games they gained much needed experlence and faith In thelr ablllty to play football this year Wuth only 18 on the squad Coach Gallant had to take tt easy on the players so there would be no losses clue to IFIIUTIES Under these conditions Frontier fought right to the final game keeplng thzs slogan un mind Experuence IS the best teacher They are sure to Improve In the years ahead 48 I 19 .....,..,................... ' 13 .... .............,.......... ' ' ' ...........,..........,..... ' O L 45 ..... , ..... ...,......,...... ' O Arms 28 ........ ,. ....,........,.,.. Frontier 6 Th I ' ll ll ' I ' f ll-li ll ll ll lf ' ll ll ll ' , , , , , ll ll ll ll ' fl ' , , 1 , P I I ll ' ll I ll ll 'I ll ll II, J h ll ll ' I I I ' f . ,, . I If . . I . . . . . . ,, . . I I 11 - -

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Basketball This year began a new sports era at Frontier Regional Vwlith the coming of the new basketball season thing began to look promising The boys had a good team and Non their first hve games although In the Hampshire League they lost two of their first three games Mud season lnlurles took their toll and hampered the teams GHECYIVGHSSS for a whale As thungs cleared up once again our boys began to get underway They finished In third place In the Hampshire League with an overall record of fourteen wins and tive losses TOURNAMENT BOUND With the record attained and with the fact fha they had been able to come hom behind and win they were Invited to the Western Massachusetts Class B Small Schools Tournomert held at the Cage at the University of Massachusetts The team won the first two games with ll-tle dltticulty but were classified as the underdogs agaunst a powerful Palmer team This served as encouragement rather than dlscouragem nt and we went on to a thrilling victory by one point Butch Farrnck played breath taking ball and scored thirty one points to miss matchtng the tournament record by the margin of one point The seasons final reco cl was seventeen wins and five losses 50 , a . Q X . . 1 . . . . . , ' 1 , . x . . . 4 , I ' 1 11 ' 11 1 . .A . . . - 1 . D . . . . o , . 11 11 - - - . , . . !' .