Isaac Newton High School - Newtonian Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Newtonian 41 Paul Kuzma and Lou Labovitch formed the nucleus of Mr. Davey’s soccer team of 1933, while J. Mushy and Carl Wozny stood out for the junior footballers. Starry performers on the Senior Girls’ Volleyball Team were Olga Kolodie and Julia Matoski. The girls of that year also had a fine basketball team, which was headed by Nan Foster and Phyllis Krett. John Sokolowski and Mike Schir were the stare of the Senior and Junior Boys’ Basketball teams, respec¬ tively. Field Day was one of the highlights of the year 1936. Kasmir Geneja was the boys’ individual star, while Ruby Carlson excelled for the girls. Julia Matoski and Kay Sguzanski were stars on that year’s Girls’ Inter High Volley¬ ball team. Inter High hockey produced such notables as Paul Kornek (Reo Fly¬ ers) and Wally Koster (East Kildonan Bisons). Basketball was very success¬ ful with Leslie Carlson pacing the juniors and Carl Wozny and Wall Chic- kowsky sharing honors for the seniors. 1937 was a year that will go down in the annuals of Isaac Newton history as one of its most successful seasons in athletics. The boys’ Senior Basketball team, spurred on by the superb play of S. Ogradnick, P. Dack, J. Holinaty and Carl Wozny, won city honors, while the Junior team was less successful but still displayed a thorough knowledge of the game. The Senior A Soccer team of that year was best represented by Stan Shurgott and Rubin Ludwig. The outstanding field day performers in the boys’ were Kasmir Geneja, Willie Westman and Stan Pankow. The hard- checking pucksters for the hockey team of 1937 were W. Gibb and W. Koster. The girls who impressed in athletics during this term were Zena Bonder, Kay Skuzanski and Julia Phillips. The year 1938 was spotlighted by the winning of two basketball champion¬ ships. Harry Tchir, Nick Harrison and Mike Matoski aided greatly the copping of the junior cup, while Wally Chick- oski, Butch Ogradnick, Percy Dack and Stan Pankow excelled in the Senior cage tilts. Phil and Walter Harrisko paced the senior soccer team with their kicking, while those doing the honors for the juniors were Henry Leban and Frank Gunter. Although unsuccessful, these two teams fought gallantly and were an honor to the school. Those who stood out in hockey were Bill Mo- sienko (Chicago Black Hawk fame), Bill Conway and Walter Nider. The Senior cage artists of 1939 again captured the city Championship. Henry Leban, Joe Masick and George Gregory proved to be the main cogs in this sparkling quintet. The Junior basket¬ ball team was best served by two Nicks, Bobby and Mozel. That year marked the first appear¬ ance of Newton on the Gridiron. The Rugby machine, mentored by Bill Boivon and the late Jeff Nicklin, both of Winnipeg Blue Bomber fame, was a smooth-running ' outfit, high¬ lighted by the playing of Sammy La- vitt, Stan Black, T. Gibb, M. Kushman and S. Smando. Mr. Floyd and Mr. Connaghan strove hard to get equip¬ ment for the squad. They received some aid from the Winnipeg Rugby Club, but this was not enough; they haunted the second-hand stores, look¬ ing for old equipment. The practice ses¬ sions looked like fashion shows because the equipment was of all the colors of the rainbow. Much praise is due to Mr. Floyd and Mr. Connaghan; when things looked very hopeless during that year these two men refused to admit defeat. More than likely, Rugby would still be unknown in these parts if it hadn’t been for their fine work. The educated toes of the following players aided immensely in the 1939 league play of the Senior and Junior soccer entries — Stan Rohantynski, Henry Keller, Steve Koroby and Henry Leban. Inter-High hockey was still going strong during this, one of New¬ ton’s greatest sports years. Ted Hall- much, Joe Warecki, Sam Lavitt (who later won the most valuable player trophy while speeding down the ice lanes in Dallas, Texas), Archie Law, Peter Kapusta and Max Labovitch star¬ red on the team. Field day artists in the girls’ events who took honors were Margaret Roth and Connie Krajarski. Jean Tvirdochleb and Jennie Kereluk

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PIRATES OF PENZANCE

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FIRST ISAAC NEWTON SENIOR SOCCER TEAM Winners, Gardiner Shield, 1921-22 ISAAC NEWTON JUVENILE BRITISH RUGBY TEAM Manitoba Champions, 1927-28