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

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JUNIOR VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS — ' 42

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Newtonian 43 showed excellent spiking ability in the girls’ volleyball. 1940-1941 was a banner year for the Nor’Wester rugby aggregation. Every¬ body was a star and therefore we could not pick any one individual. The team romped to city and provincial glory. The players were: J. Douglas, A. Hall, J. Haydack, B. Janes, M. Labovitch, S. Lavitt, L. Offerovich, F. Welch, R. Ward, R. Wareham, J. Mazik, P. Ru- benstein, C. Baron, G. Bergh, B. Bras- chuck T. Dudar, D. Kaplan, V. Kern, S. Kenowicz, S. Markell, W. Olynik, M. Pollick, J. Placentine, J. Solilo, E. Slu- goski, F. Soltys, T. Wach, B. Turkula, T. Waitrowski, P. Yakimeschuk. The guidance of Coach Ches. McCance and the aid of Messrs. Armstrong, Babb and Floyd were prominent factors in the winning of the championship. Basket¬ ball was not so successful this year, but the boys did their best for our Alma Mater. John Roscoe, Percy Rubinstein, Steve Lacomy and Alex Sharowski were the best for the seniors, and Pete Moslovsky and Mike Brock worked hard for the juniors. Field day was also an important event, with Sammy Lavitt and Bill Turkula doing the hon¬ ors for the boys and Wanda Bay and Olga Chelada for the girls. Aileen Ca- par and Wanda Novak were the spark¬ plugs of the championship girls’ senior volleyball team. The junior girls’ vol- leyballers were best served by June Bauer and Audrey Freeman. In 1942 Newton entered an aggressive team in the rugby tournament. Ches. McCance was again the coach of the team included such all-stars as Percy Rubinstein and Ed. Slugoski. Although the team did not win a championship, Ted Wach, Bill Bell, Nestor Swystun, Tom Anderson and Paul Yakimischuk were impressive with their hard-hitting style of play. The Boys’ Junior bas¬ ketball team of 1942 was sparked by the clever playing of Danny Panisko and Ted Homenick, while Met Sawiak and Steve Krymski were the standouts of the Senior team. In the Girls’ sports division of that year, Tillie Stefanik and Jennie Sypush did well for the Senior volleyball team, as did Emily Shipel and Sophie Gregory for the Juniors. The rugby team of 1943 was not vic¬ torious, although S. Scazinetski, G. Webster, F. Hans, G. Heggie, W. Mal- kiewich, J. Stroppa, F. Shero, G. Zakala and B. Bell were standouts on a fight¬ ing team. Wally Romanow and Cyril Cartwirght were the ace footballers on the Senior A soccer team. The Senior “B” team boasted such players as Pete Wesioly and Bill Aronec. The Senior and Junior basketball teams did not win any championships but were high¬ lighted by the skill of Met Sawiak and Orest Hykawy for the former, and Pete Wesioly and Ted Lozanski for the lat¬ ter. 1943 was a gala year for the Girls’ Junior Volleyball team ' because they were declared city champions. Audrey Haine and Vera Pitel were the main cogs of the team. For the Girls’ Senior Volleyball team Olga Goshlak, Lovey Baydack, Violet Lulewick and Audrey Haine always showed top form. In the field day events, John Spottar, Joe Kostecky, Ted Homenick and Max Pol¬ lick were the high individual point-get¬ ters for the boys, while Vicky Fedoruk and Florence Prochera were tops in the girls’ events. The rugby team of 1944, coached by Bill Orban and Larry Desjardins, came very close to taking the honors, but were stopped by Kelvin in the finals. George Gordienko, Harold Bella and Sid Scazinetsky were on the all-star teams of that year because of their fine performance on the gridiron. An injury prevented Johnny Stroppa from showing his real ability. The Senior and Junior basketball teams met with very little success in the term of 1944. The Girls’ Senior Volleyball team won all their s cheduled games and were de¬ clared city champions. Miss Griffiths, who showed them the fundamentals of the game was their capable coach. The Juniors did not win any honors, but gave a good account of themselves. In the boys’ Feld day events Ted Lozanski was the leading point-getter and was closely followed by Wally Koltek, Tom

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Newtonian 45 Nipper and Sam Chimilar. E. Shipel and O. Hrenchosy were the standouts in the girls’ events. The Newton gridders of 1945 suffered many injuries and this was the main cause of their weak showing. Another drawback was the continuous changing of coaches. Stroppa, Gordienko, Lozan- ski and Lohvinenko threw their weight around in great style. Both the Senior and Junior basketball teams had a rather unsuccessful season. The new basketball court was put up a little late, which prevented the boys from getting the necessary practice. The Junior girls’ volleyball team of 1945 made very fine showings in all their games and walked off with the championship. All the girls showed a keen interest in sport. The Girls’ Senior and Junior basketball teams played brilliantly, although they were not championship material. Stan Gibson, Steve Chmara and Nestor Tes- luk were the leading point-getters in the boys’ field day events. The boys’ senior basketball team cap¬ tured the city and provincial champion¬ ship. Frank Townsend, their coach, showed a thorough knowledge of the game. The outstanding performers were Steve Sohor, Nestor Tesluk, Steve Manilla, Harold Mauthe and Al. Pele- chaty. The Junior cagers, under the leadership of Coach George Gregory, had a successful season, with five wins, putting them in second place in the Inter-high competition. Daski and Chic- kowski showed their wares to perfec¬ tion. Under the supervision of Miss Griffiths, the girls’ Junior volleyball team walked off with the Inter-High championship. Lesia Dowhanyk, Elsie Bilyk and Margaret Black were out¬ standing. In the Inter-room field day events, J. Derewianko, S. Manilla, N. Tesluk and J. Hryshko were the indi¬ vidual stars for the boys, while Margie Penziwol and Doreen Gordienko stood out for the girls.