Martin Van Buren High School - Futura Yearbook (Queens Village, NY)

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BASKETBALL Basketball has always been the game that aroused the spirit of Van Burenites. The credit for this must go to Mr. Shannon, the team coach since the school opened in 1955. This year, however, Mr. Shannon has announced his plans to retire after an illustrative and successful forty-year career of teaching. lt was unfortunate that the team could not present him with a chance at the Garden and the championship, but the mere fact that the team displayed such sportsmanship and effort was enough to satisfy the veteran coach. The cause for the setbacks suffered can be attributed to the many hardships that befell the team. Paul Clegg, the star of the team, missed four games during the height of the season due to a foot iniury. Then, due to an unfortunate occurrence during a game with Adams, Van Buren was forced to forfeit one game. There were bright spots, though, such as the victory over our natural rival, Jamaica High. In addition, the fine performance against Far Rockaway by many of the team's iuniors as well as Clegg and the varsity, has spurred speculation that next year's team under the direction of Mr. Kessler, will enioy a successful season.

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Jamaica Lane 'I962-63 season 45 Van Buren 62 Richmond Hill 57 Far Rockaway 62 Jackson 45 Wilson 56 Jamaica 47 Lane 52 Far Rockaway 37 Jackson 60 Richmond Hill 44 Wilson 65