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

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70 Isaac Newton High School to Newton. When the cagers defeated St. Paul’s 22-17 and 28-16, they were declared provincial champions and earned the right to test their cage skill against Grand Forks. THE GRAND FORKS EXHIBITION GAME The T. Eaton Co. of Winnipeg decided to sponsor a basketball game between the Central High School team of Grand Forks, N.D., and the winners of the provincial title of Manitoba. Our senior boys’ basketball team won the title and met the Nodaks in this exhibition tilt. The U.S. boys took the exhibition game from our boys quite handily. The New¬ ton boys put up a game fight against the cagers from the south but could not cope with their swiftness and ball¬ handling ability. The game was played at the Winnipeg Civic Auditorium and was followed by a dance. Following is a summary of the game. Central High School, Grand Forks, N.D.—Biscke 19, Kopenhaven 1, Bjerke 20, Thompson 2, Simonson 17, Halliday 8, King 2, Schue, Cox, Emerson 8—Total 77. Isaac Newton—Mauthe 6, Daski 12, Dryburgh 2, Porobek 4, Witiuk, Pele- chaty, Blanchard 8, Kolisnyk, Ewan- chuk 1—Total 33. PETER KALYTA MEMORIAL TROPHY This trophy was donated to the school by a group of former Isaac New¬ ton students in remembrance of Peter Kalyta, who lost his life in the war of 1939-45. This memorial is to be awarded annually to the most outstanding male athlete at Newton. This trophy should serve as great incentive for sportsman¬ ship and leadership in team games. THE ISAAC NEWTON MEMORIAL TROPHY The idea of buying this trophy was thought up by L e n G z e b b, athletic chairman of our school. This trophy is awarded to honor the best female ath¬ lete at Newton. It, too, will be awarded annually. The buying of the trophy was wholly a student project. The funds were garnered by a donation of ten cents from each student. The Junior basketball team generously donated their earnings to this appropriate enter¬ prise. This beautiful trophy will com¬ memorate the service rendered by for¬ mer Newton students in the Second World War. JUNIOR BASKETBALL Mr. Klassen’s wee mites served notice as Newton’s up and coming basketball stars. Although the Junior’s name was not often found in the win column, they showed the “stuff” that is needed to mould a good basketball team. They led the league in total points scored, but were also the team that was scored upon most. Millian Kanuiga—-(centre) Has an or¬ iginal style, shoots fouls with ease. Ernie Tesluk — (right wing — Captain) Opportunist—one of the team’s high¬ est scorers. Jerry Turbovsky — (left wing) Tricky operator, with a good close-in shot. Bruce Allen — (left wing) Smallest member of the team, shows great promise. Bill Prokapanko — (guard) Played in¬ spired and good basketball. Len Gzebb—(guard) Team’s “spark”, who played good basketball through- JUNIOR BASKETBALL BACK ROW, left to right — Dick Schouten, Harold Gisiason, Mr. Klas- sen (coach), Leonard Gzebb, Bill Prokopanko, Borris Semkiew. FRONT ROW — Bruce Allan, Jerry Turbovsky, Ernest Tesluk, Walter Kaniuga, Mill Kaniuga.

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Newtonian 69 the ball to Newton. After Mauthe and Daski made their respective gains, ag¬ gressive A1 Simcoe scooted around the end for the touchdown. In the last quarter, Simcoe, kicker deluxe, booted a neat 25-yard field goal to end the scoring. Thus, Newton proved their superiority in rugby circles for the season of 1946. SENIOR BASKETBALL This year, the Newton hoopsters again captured the Provincial Crown. The squad, composed of four members of last year’s championship team, three graduated juniors, and three first-year men, ran up an impressive record of ten victories against no defeats. Carl Wozny, the affable basketball star of renown, masterminded the team to their triumphs. The team, as a whole, played smart, aggressive basketball. Under the watchful eyes of Wozny, they formed a stumbling block for all comers. Team personnel is as follows: Ray Charambura—Tall performer, who played steady ball in all the games. Possesses a nice set shot and was one of the main cogs in the zone de¬ fence. Mike Daski—One of the trickiest cagers in the league. Southpaw “Harlem” is a “sure thing” when it comes to scoring field goals. Best shot is from the left-hand side using the back- board. Harold Mauthe (Captain)—Nucleus of most of the scoring plays. Ball hand¬ ler deluxe, who also managed to in¬ ject incentive into the other players. An authority on the game. Allan Dryburgh—Star wing, who com¬ bined brainwork and aggressiveness through the schedule. One of the team’s leading scorers. Steve Witiuk — Craftiness and speed was this kid’s line. Proficient drib¬ bler, often seen scurrying through op¬ ponent’s legs. Couldn’t concentrate on basketball until end of season be¬ cause of hockey duties. Stan Pelechaty — Formidable guard, who performed ably throughout. He plays a stalwart defensive game, as witnessed this season. Improved greatly since his junior basketball days. Len Ewanchuk—Len was the team’s opportunist. Picked up many bas¬ kets when the opponents were nap¬ ping. Dangerous on close-in shots. Richie Kolisnyk — Rocky displayed great promise in every game that he played. He has shown to good ad¬ vantage in his first year of organized basketball. Adept in faking and pass¬ ing. Walter Parobec - This brawny fella teamed up with Harold to form a solid guarding unit. We’ll be hearing more of Walter in sporting circles, as he is only in Grade 10. Accounted for many of the team’s points. Bill Blanchard — This six-foot, three- inch hunk of man was a decided asset to the Newton aggregation. Picked off rebounds with ease. Scored many well-deserved baskets. Summary of Games Games Scores Newton vs. St. Johns — 18-15 and 31-25 Newton vs. Gordon Bell 36-16 and 38-31 Newton vs. Daniel Mac. 33-24 and 21-10 Newton vs. Kelvin — 31-15and 34-17 The above games gave the city title BACK HOW (left to right — S. Pelechaty, H. Mauthe, C. Avery (manager), L. Ewanchuk, M. Daski. FRONT ROW — B. Blanchard, A. Dryburgh, S. Witiuk, R. Kolis¬ nyk, W. Parobek. Inset—C. Wozny (coach).

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Newtonian 71 Dick Schouten — (right wing) Always had the “old College try.” Played well whenever he was on the floor. Walter Kanuiga — (guard) Excellent play-maker and dribbler. Accurate on left-handed shots. Harold Gislason — (guard) Good shot. Did not get much chance to show his ability. Boris Semkiw — (centre) Aggressive player with a good knowledge of the game. Games and Scores Newton (33-17) vs. Gordon Bell (31-33). Newton (23-19) vs. Kelvin (10-23). Newton (34-14) vs. St. John’s (17-28). Newton (23-37) vs. Daniel Mac (23-40). Newton (42-15) vs. St. Paul’s. SOCCER The Newton soccer teams showed a lot of spunk and fight, but just didn’t have the drive to carry them to victory. The Juniors had a fairly successful season, passing and kicking in great style. The team was composed mostly of Grade XI’s, with a few Grade X’s of whom we will be hearing more in the near future. Turbovski, Duplak and Rigby were the notables. The Seniors didn’t have a very successful season due to lack of practice, but had a great time playing together. Their favorite slogan was “We’ll beat them the next game,” but, unfortunately, this never happened. This was Newton’s first year in soccer for many a year, and we hope that our teams will be able to bring home the championship next term. Mr. Avery was the capable coach of both teams. JUNIOR SOCCER TEAM BACK ROW —E. Kus- tra, V. Pomeranski, B. Beba, S. Solylo, G. Kondryshyn, B. Du¬ plak, S. Pelechaly. FRONT ROW — L. Rigby, S. Chubala, L. Breihauer, J. Turbov- sky, J. Roberison, M. Black, W. Seniuk. MISSING — Mr. Avery (coach), J. Lazar. SENIOR SOCCER BACK ROW, left to right — E. Owen, B. Senyk, N. Goy, Mr. Avery, J. Hryshko, E. Schneider, M. Skwark. FRONT ROW —J. Bi- lous, B. Stefanik, E. Tesluk. M. Kanuiga. T. Skehar, L. Gzebb. MISSING — J. Korlen- chuk, B. Shack, A. Pel- echaty.