McQuaid Jesuit High School - Accolade Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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te 24 wd Kevin Cronin, Jeff LiButti, Dave Root, Capt. John Bader, Ned Nicosia, Coach Tobin, Joe Boyle, Rob Meyering, John Maxwell, Capt. Ed Bunce, Terry Holly, Russ Kuitems. Front: Tim Holly, John Fitzgerald, Coach Tobin, Tim Woolston, Jerry Schneider, Steve Zinone; Rear: George Hill, Dave Melroy, Dan Keenan, Marty McDonald, Pete Lewis, Chris Gilbin, Dave Allen, Coach Vandenbruel, Kevin O'Hara, Mark Dailey, Tom Mitchell. . 161

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Swimming “Memories are made of this.” You never really forget. The good and bad go hand in hand. However, there was no bad. It was win- ning, an undefeated year. Again. All the anx- ious, breath-holding seconds, the cramps, the screaming muscles, the bleary -chlorined eyes danced with joy when the clash with Marshall ended and we realized we were No. 1. Everything seemed worth it: all the hours on hours pushing and lapping through the pools, all the long bus and car rides to the meets with time to nag us with questions of doubt, with time to wonder and worry. We knew we were good; that Mr. Tobin had honed us in his tac- tical fashion to be a team. We were a dynasty; we were the Green Bay Packers, the old New York Yankees of City Catholic Swimming. Could we do it again? Would not having our own pool, the ‘better times’’ posted by others catch up with us and serve to lift the crown from our head? Well, it never happened. We sprinted, sput- tered, and splashed to victory after victory. It was exciting, exhilarating. It was a year filled with joy and memories. It was a year that cli- maxed with the squeaking but so satisfying win over undefeated Marshall. Memories? What a silly question.

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Hockey Hulking forms, armored with helmets and.gauntlet-like gloves. Lithe acrobats who whirl in dervish circles and race with long smooth strides. Battle scarred soldiers who withstand the onslaught of blades and clubs with practised disdain. Hockey players are many things and the McQuaid 1974-75 Hockey Team fused the diverse facets of a group of skillful young men into the core of a winning team. The McQuaid icers shot up and shatter- ed opposing goalies with glee. ‘Beef’, bulling his way to a hat trick; McTigue, exciting teammate and fan alike with his lightning speed; ‘Peanut’, checking and hitting with abandon; “Bean”, rifling shots against terrified goalies; ‘Burns’, passing and skating with the acumen borne of experience; ‘Bo Wievel”, blast- ing opponents into the boards; ‘Le Tois”, racing to swipe the puck; “Mildew”, hus- tling always; and of course, ““Knauber”, tossing away shots with casual defiance. The team steamrolled its way to victory after victory and anyone who saw the team work over the opposition could only say, ‘‘How can next year’s team compare with this one.’” These people underesti- mate the talent of the underclassmen on the team. The work of Coach Wojtowicz and Mr. Forget will propel them to the level attained by the 74-75 team. But any future efforts will never diminish the success of this year’s team — a rugged bunch of guys who simply refused to be anything but the finest.