McKees Rocks High School - Roxian Yearbook (McKees Rocks, PA)

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imefdaff v - - Fir.v1mu',1t-jim right Albert Strelieks. James lN1cl'Iwen,,Ioseph Zmayuska, W'illiam Vv'llllan1s.Vv'altcr Viuckline, Michael Tirpak, Alexander Alexsevieh Second run' Dr lansa. George lX4urray. Pasqual Calabrese. ,lm-hn Ligashesky, Vfilliam Yanke. lwlr A. Culantoni 'lghmi ran' Ross Caputo, Andrew Kushner, Henry Suter, lili lvlaslaney, Regis O'BflCD At the start of the basketball season. an experienced basketball squad reported for practice under its new coach, Dr. O. Uansa. Dr. Uansa and lvlr. Colantoni developed a very successful team from this squad. The team fared well in league competition and also brought back the Chamber of Commerce Trophy which had not been won by lvleliees Rocks for six years. This trophy is awarded to the team which is victorious ina competition betw een the teams of lVlcKees Rocks High School, De Sales High School and Stowe High School, The trophy was won at one of the most thrilling games of the season when the Roxians defeated the Stowe team by the score of 39-25. Walter Wickline was elected as the captain of the team and both Wickline and Williams were the leaders of the team in the high szoring ranks. WI-IO THEY PLAYED lxlcliees 59 MeKces Roeks Vs Trinity lxlelriecs Rocks Vs lXf1t Lebanon lx1eKees Rocks Vs De Sales lVlcKees Rocks Vs Dormont lVlcKees Rocks Vs Carnegie Meliees Rocks Vs Craflun l'X4eKt-:es Rocks Vs Stowe Rocks Vs Coraopol is

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i lfirxl mu- lvlr Clolantoni, Paul Andrasko, james Nlelivien, W'alter Wieldine, jack llrecn. .joseph Slmka, lX4artin Richardson, lidw ard Blazier, lili lvlaslaney, james Serrpiglia, William Williams, fil1L'5lL'l' Zadrozriy. Dr U llansa. Sifiunil rim' Levy jones. lfrunk l3rickler,johri Czujko, George liY2lV1S,,l8Cl4 lgilfflll. Vx illiam Quest, Rudolph Schlem- ner, lvlichael Spak, john lfall, Rudolph lvlichalism, llenry fferceo 'l'hml rim' Robert Hahn, Niel1nlasDeVitU, Daniel l5arrtlt,klust'pl1 l.an:a, .jostpli ZIXHIXLISRQI.NxlllllillUSllXKl-421.XviH'l'CI'l llracken. Raymond Anderson, lfdvard Knight. William lvlaglieri, Charles Safranek, Paul lierelium lfuurlh mu- lit-rnard Snvder. l lcnry Suier. lilmer Krause, Ali-lin lagiislieslay, 'Xggltliul,aL1i'ie, lfrank Veierlag. lXliehacl I irpak noted!! lvleliees Rocks al lVlimessen Rankin ill lVleKees Rocks lVlcKees Rocks at Coraopolis lXf1eKees Rocks at Carnegie Dormont at lVlcKees Riielts Nlcliees Rocks :il Craflini Cfanonshurg al lVlcKees Rocks lN4eKees Rocks at Stowe A week before the opening of the ofhcial school term, Dr. O. Uansa, who suc- ceeded Mr. Mclflenry as the coach of the football team, began tutoring his squad, With the help of his assistant coach, Mr. A. Colantoni. he prepared the team for the first game of the season against Monessen. After a hard fight the Roxians defeated Monessen by the score of 6-0 in a night game. The next victim to fall before the team was Rankin by the score of l3-0. Coraopolis, in a surprising game, held the Blue and White Raiders to a O-0 tie. Quickly recovering from the shock. the Meliees Rocks team smashed through their next three games defeating Car- negie li-0, Dormont 7Z0, and Crafton 32-7. After these victories, lfad luck xxasin store for the Roxians , for a powerful Cfanonsburg team succeeded in defeating them to the score of I-l-O. 'liheir bad luelc continued and the last game of the season was dropped to our traditional rivals, Stowe leligh School, fn-0. Thus closed a successful football season. A great deal of credit must l'e given to joseph Sliwlia and jack Green, who as Cfo Captains led the team on the field. 56'

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72.46 McKccs Rocks Vs Cannonslwurg McKt'cs Rocks Vs Turtle Creek McKces Rocks Vs Dormont McKecs Rocks Vs Mt. Lebanon McKccs Rocks Vs lndependent Truck ML-ct McKces Rocks Vs Vhlkinshurg McKcus Rocks at W' P l A l. Meet Track practice was started for an e 'lv track meet with a limited squad and later when regular track started, mar. others joined the squad, After several weeks of hard practice, the squad was ready for its first meet. The meets against Canonsburg and Turtle Creek were not successful but the track squad was the victor in the Triangular Track Meet between McKees Rocks Dormont, and Mt. Lebanon at Dormont. The track team continued success fully through the lndependent Meet at Wilkinsburg, the W.Prl.A.L. Meet at the Pitt Stadium and the State Championship Meet at State College gathering mam honors, by Bollinger in the mile. The relay team was awarded the Balfour Trophy Firxi row, lcfl In Hgh! Frank Braun. Joseph l.anza, Michael Tirpak, jack Bollinger,Gel1loicBrumlicld, William Quest, john Blair Daniel Harrell Michael Spal-Q 'Yet-und mir, William Kozalt llarold Slickel William Knight, Guenther Auditor, Rolocrt llahn tfhiril mu' Nlr CI Brumficltl, XValter Pawlcsh, Steve Bahurka, Harold Rcconnu. William Maglieri, Levy jones, john I vchkofl' William qliwku joseph Zmavuska lfclwartl Blazier. l:UUfll'l4,fUll' xliohurt Blaaicr, james Grccn, litlward lliitncr, Vvlalter Packnik, john Ligashcsky, john Sliwka, Martin Nehcrczny. Stanlex' Drozak, Donald lxlelligan. George Naylor, john Petro 60 The lndependent Meet at the Pitt Stadium was won for the hrst time in ten years by the track team. New records were set by Stickel in the 220 dash and