Maynard High School - Screech Owl Yearbook (Maynard, MA)

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FIELD HOCKEY FIRST TEAM Front Row, L. to R. — M Labowicz, A. Tower, P O ' Clair, B. Price, J. Kangas, P Wehkoja. 2nd Row, L. to R. — Coach, Miss Collins, B. Prosper, I. Mariani, C. Kopp, D Statkus, Manager E. Byrne. FIELD HOCKEY SQUAD Front Row, L. to R. — I Mariani, B Prosper, M Labowicz, A Tower, P O ' Clair, B. Price, J. Kangas, P. Wehkoja, D. Statkus, Manager E. Byrne. 2nd Row, L. to R. — J. Porrazzo, J. Martino, B. Jarmulowicz, H. Whitney, M. Sweeney, N Puckett, Coach: Miss Collins. 3rd Row, L. to R. — N Bain, H. McPhee, M. Sweeney, J. Tucker, C. Kopp, F Maria, I. O ' Toole, L. Bain, B. Mitzcavitch, J. Morgan.

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touchdown and the extra point midway in the second period. After the half time intermission the Red and White team opened fast, scoring on a reverse from about the 15 yard line. Near the end of the third quarter, Castiglione broke through the Maynard line to romp 73 yards for a score. In the last quarter Captain Joe Stoico scored twice on runs of 53 and 38 yards. Maynard showed to better advantage than the previous week with Bill Freeman running smooth- ly on offense and Co-Captains Tomyl and Howes highlighting the defense. Methuen 26 — Maynard 0 October 28 Methuen’s big Blue team romped over the Orange and Black on a cool afternoon at Alumni Field. Early in the first period big Gil O’Neil, Methuen halfback, raced 45 yards for the opening score. The extra point was missed. Billy Freeman took the ensuing kickoff 30 yards to the 50, and with one more block, might have gone all the way. Here, Lady Luck shone on Methuen as Tomyl’s pass to Howes bounced off Billy’s fingertips and into the hands of backer-up Huston, who rambled 56 yards for a touchdown. After the kickoff Maynard started its best offensive drive of the afternoon. With Billy Freeman and Franny White carrying, the pigskin was brought down to the Methuen 15. But here the Blue team braced to take over on downs. After exchange of goals O’Neil ripped off forty yards to the Owls’ 30. A few plays later, however, Freeman recovered a fumble and another march was stalled. At the half the score was 13-0 in Methuen’s favor. After intermission the Blue team started another drive which ended in a T. D. This time Huston bucked over. After Maynard lost the ball Methuen drove for another score on a long pass and subsequent ground plays. In the last period Methuen’s pass- lateral plays were working well, but two drives were stopped when Kulevich tackled Ball for a loss on fourth down, and later when MacDonald intercepted a pass on Maynard’s 30. Howe 40 — Maynard 6 November 4 In a very rough game Howe High romped over Maynard at Billerica. With a good running attack the Green and White team scored 4 touchdowns in the first half. After intermission Maynard started a successful attack which was climaxed by a 30 yard Nowick to Howes T. D. After this Maynard failed to score again, but Howe High came back and scored two more times to clinch the game. The game was marked by many penalties most of which were in- curred by the victors. For the first time this year Coach Wassel used the entire bench to try to pul! this game out. Marlboro 14 — Maynard 0 November 11 Maynard and Marlboro battled evenly before a good Armistice Day crowd at Ward Six Playground, Marlboro. Maynard received its first break on the first play from scrimmage when Vin Jarmulowicz re- covered a Marlboro fumble on the Marlboro 45. Un- fortunately, soon afterwards Maynard lost the ball. Near the end of the period Marlboro started two drives, one of which resulted in a score. The Pan- thers were stopped on the 16 yard line when Maynard held for downs. However, on the second play, the Owls fumbled and Marlboro took over as the period ended. Here came one of the plays of the game. Co- Captain Jack Tomyl stole the ball on the Maynard 1 yard line to give the Owls possession. After being stopped on the ground, Co-Captain Howes punted to the 35. The Panthers started a scoring drive from there with Borella going over from the 10. Borella also bucked over for the extra point. Nearing the end of the period Marlboro marched 65 yards for their second tally. This time LaFreniere took it over from the 5. Borella again plunged for the extra point. In the fourth quarter the Owls opened their best offensive move of the game when successive passes from Hank Nowick to Andre Beshta and Billy Howes brought the ball down to the Marlboro 15 yard line, but there the drive stalled. Outstanding players for Maynard were Co-Cap- tains Billy Howes and Jack Tomyl, Tommy Cocco, Alec Kulevich, and Andre Beshta. It was a clean, hard fought game all the way except for a minor incident in the last quarter. Roger Weaving, ’53 Cheerleaders ... The cheerleaders this year have helped greatly in backing up our team at the football games. T heir hard work at their many practice sessions certainly showed up because they are one of the best groups ever to represent the school. Headed by Patricia O’Clair, they are as follows: Angie Greeno, Carol Clark, Carole Whitney, Catherine Higgins, Janice Morgan, Irene Mariani, Lois Bain, Alice Spurrell, and Joanna Kangas. ( 29 )

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Field Hockey ... Field Hockey began a few days after school started. Nearly 50 girls signed up for parctice and very few dropped out. Practice was held almost ever} ' after- noon for six weeks and the girls untiringly worked until our teams were as good as we could possibly make them. The A. A. voted to buy new sticks and uniforms and we certainly looked trim. We had our choice of color for the uniforms and the girls voted for Maroon. I don’t know if it was the sticks and the uniforms that spurred us on to victory or not, but something did, for we had a very successful season. Both of our teams were undefeated and the second team was also unscored upon. This is the first time this has happened in many years and we are justly proud of ourselves. On behalf of the field hockey players, I thank Mi is Collins for all she has done for us. She certainly deserves a lot of credit and praise. This year ' s schedule was as follows: Sudbury at Maynard October 17 Maynard 2 — Sudbury 0 Maynard 1 — Sudbury 0 The first field hockey game of the season was played on Tuesday, October 17, between Maynard and Sud- bury. Sudbury had a four game advantage over us but nevertheless we were confident of victory. Our first team showed great teamwork, sportsmanship, and speed and won by a 2-0 score. Center Angie Greeno and Joanna Kangas were the scorers of the goals. The second team was also victorious and they won 1-0. Janice Morgan scored the lone tally against Sudbury’s previously undefeated team. Both May- nard teams played excellent games and certainly de- served to win. Sudbury at Maynard October 19 Maynard 2 — Sudbury 0 Maynard 4 — Sudbury 0 Sudbury played a return game with Maynard on Thursday, October 19. Our girls again triumphed over Sudbury and continued their winning streak. The first team’s score was again 2-0 with goals made by Captain Pat O’Clair and Angie Greeno. Our second team game ended in a smashing victory. All 1 1 members of the team played an outstanding game, and we won by a 4-0 score. Three of the four goals were made by Janice Morgan and the remaining one by June O’Toole. Maynard at Ashland October 24 Maynard 4 — Ashland 1 Maynard 3 — Ashland 0 On Tuesday, October 24, we played at Ashland. We were handicapped by playing on a strange field, by a damp, raw day, and the fact that Ashland had been undefeated. But nevertheless we were enthusi- astic and confident of a victory. At the end of the half the first team score was 1-0 in favor of Ashland. But did this dampen the spirit of our girls? No- siree! They buckled down with grimness and won by the astonishing score of 4-1. Angie Greeno scored 3 points, and Joanne Kangas 1. The un- scored upon second team kept the banners flying for dear old M. H. S. continuing their excellent work. They played a good, all-around game. Lois Bain scored two goals and Janice Morgan one. A return game with Ashland was scheduled for Tuesday, October 31, but the Ashland coach cancelled the game. This game was automatically accredited to us by default. Maynard at Acton Thursday, October 26 Maynard 4 — Acton 0 Maynard 3 — Acton 0 On Thursday, October 26, a confident busload ol M. H. S. girls journeyed to Acton to play their fourth game of the season. The first team played a sensa- tional game and the final outcome was 4-0. Both Angie Greeno and Captain Pat O’Clair played a good game and scored two goals each. Good work ! The second team also came out on top and defeated the Acton seconds, 3-0, Lois Bain scoring the three goals. Acton at Maynard Thursday, November 2 Maynard 1 — Acton 1 Maynard 1 — Acton 0 A return game was played with Acton on Thurs- day, November 2. The first team game was a see- saw contest until the very end. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, Joanna Kangas scoring for Maynard. Our second team was again victorious in a bitterly fought game, but we edged out the Acton girls 1-0 as Lois Bain scored for M. H. S.