Holy Trinity High School - Echo Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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J Casey T Jones D Powers R Coulsting C DeKold J Martin D Margiotta E dheeler C Bashara E kavanaugh Herman Butt,1n whose hands was placed the tremendous responsibility of converting a veritable group of infants into a quintet capable of successfully defending its two year reign over V1Pg1DlB'S Catholic sec ondary schools, came through in a most amazing fashion, despite the fact that his proteges failed in their quest foraathird consecutive champion ship trophy His green clads compiled an enviable record of twelve v1c tories against five reversals in a slate which included frays with two of the top Tidewater hardwood powers Newport News, to whom they bowed, encounters Notable throughout the campaign was the untiring, steady work of John Casey Ed Kavanaugh and Don Powers This trio was the beacon light which guided the Trinidads safely through a most hectic year of action on both the HTHS floor and abroad Casey, a Junior with a flare for the dramatic, cultivated the habit of breaking up close ball games with his devastating hook shot as well as his deadly accurate sets Kavanaugh constantly quickened the heartbeat of manw'aloyal Yellow Jacket fan with his ball stealing antics and his airtight defensive work,w ich incident ally was good enough to hold players such as the Academy's Bob Roberts to a mere minimum of his usual output Rangy Don proved a terror under both baskets grabbing each enemy rebound which came his way Cand some that d1dI1't, and tipping in double deckers for the Green and Gold Unfortunately, we seem to have left out quite a few boys worthy of ment1on,but shall attempt to alleviate the situation by Just saying that you all played swell and that we're all proud of you' and Nbrfolk Academy's Bulldogs, with whom they split a pair of thrilling - . . . . . . L P. . . -

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M Chrl te K Klak B Woodsend B Vanderploeg C Jacques K Evlch M Connor D Stand1ng G query J L1pp1ncott m E Penderson P Carllsle D Butt Mrs LC Curtln CCoachQ M Carllsle B Beza J Leombruno C Kent ln order to keep up the tradltlon of Holy Tr1n1ty, the members f the newly selected glrls' basketball team under the CO8CF1Dg of hrs L m Curtln opened the season on December 9 l9h9 wlth the receptlon of Holy COmmuH1OD, a practlce wh1ch they repeated before every game After the co capta1ns nhry Ellen Henderson, forward and Jane Llp p1ncott, guard, were elected, the team as a whole chose Marlan Christe as manager, and Mary Connor as asslstant manager The S1TlS began thelr season by trampllng Smlthfleld 32 27 For the next elght games the glrls came out on top w1th wlde smlles, that 18 un t1l February 2, at Chowan College when the Chowan g1rls downed the TTlD1 ever, teachlng them new plays and QlVlDg advlce As a result four more wlns followed Another defeat broke the chaln of v1ctor1es when St Paul threw the Tr1n1dettes 35 26 F1ve more games followed of whlchimey lost two and t1ed one Thls stacked up a total of n1neteen w1ns four losses and one tle, an honorable sports record The g1rls were entered 1nto the Gold Medal Tournament and the State Cathollc Tournament The1r f1r t opponent 1D the Gold Medal Tournament was Churchland to whom they lost Thls automat1cally ellmlnated them from further competltlon 1D thls tournament St1ll determlned to brlng home a trophy to Tr1n1ty for 1tS last year, the glrls went to R1chmond for the State Cathollc Tournament They played four games and won wlth Peters burg, Saint Joseph's Vllla Sa1nt Andrews, and f1nally Salnt Pauls w1th a final score of 21 7. The glrls achieved the goal they set for them selves they put Tr1n1ty's name on the champlonshlp 11st l . . . . O T! ' ' . J '. Q D ' I U dettes 26-18. After this defeat Mrs. Curtin worked the girls harder than