Leavenworth High School - Tech Liber Yearbook (Waterbury, CT)

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INTERCLASS SPORTS The Class of 1926, as in all its other work, made a good showing in interclass sports throughout all four years. As Freshmen, with teams made up from all classes of the Freshmen year, we fared poorly in basketball. With a rather inexperienced, unsure basketball team, we played out every game but were obliged to succumb to the fast game of the heavier quintets of third and fourth year men. However, a Freshman's place is any- where but at the head of class sports. As Sophomores we fared little better, being forced once more to the last position, although we played with decidedly improved teams than those of the preceding year. As third year men, we came into our own by taking the basketball honors, in a fast playoff game with the Sophomores. Our team was vastly improved, with Duffy and Mangini in the leading parts. A swimming meet was held in June of the Junior year, and we were again forced to suffer defeat. In volleyball we had to be contented with third place, the Sophomores taking this first honor also. As sophisticated Seniors, we were all ready for a banner season, but were forced once more to bow to the Juniors in both basketball and volley- ball. In basketball, after our winning the first series and the Juniors' winning the second, we met in the play-off and were defeated by the dis- couraging score of 18 to 16. Reid, May, and Schneider bore the bulk of the attack in this game, but history repeated itself. In volleyball, with but a single defeat, we again placed second to the Juniors who finished the season with a clean slate. The Juniors have shown themselves to be good sports and very consistent winners, and will no doubt set the pace in their last year. Robert Emil Schneider. Page Eighty-threa

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1' 'Lani - RIFLE CLUB The Leavenworth Rifle Club of 1925-26 enjoyed its most successful season since it was start- ed in 1922. The club was given hearty support throughout the whole year. Instructor Joseph Colloty coached tirelessly throughout the entire season and deserves credit for his good work. Mr. Allen also co-operated with the club at all times, and his efforts for the good of the club are appreciated by all the members. A large group of candidates came out for the team so that for the first time both first and second teams were formed and took part in ac- tive competition. Both teams registered con- sistently good scores, and ranked well with the leading school teams of the country. The first team started off the season in an im- pressive manner by turning in a perfect score of 500, in defeating Evanston High School of New York. Throughout the whole season matches were shot with school teams from all over the United States. The record book in September showed twenty matches won to twelve lost. The members of the team were: Ernie Reid, Bus Lewis, Emil Christensen, and Captain Bob Schneider, all of the senior class, and Cliff Evitts, Earl Mallette, Harold Healey, Albert Bancleben, Le Mire, and Lasher. By winning twenty matches the team received the classification of Marksman Unit. The second team also had a successful season winning twelve out of twenty matches. This team consisted mainly of first and second year men so that the teams of the next few years will have experienced men with whom to start. The mem- bers of the team were: J. Nichols, Dulskis, Latti- mer, Watts, Doolittle, Cepelak, Cote, and A. Nichols. Cliff Evitts worked well in the rifle game for the year by qualifying as an assistant instructor. Captain Bob Schneider, a member of the team for four years, and Ernie Reid, Bus Lewis, and Healy, '27, also did much toward the good standing of the club. Robert Emil Schneider. Page Eighty-y'i've