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

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Wage {s be] cua RY awayy | 4 4 Back row: Alan Schusler (manager), C.J. Rapp, Dan Rowan, John Bower, Dave McTigue, John Keelan, Tom Baglio, Paul Swaitek, Walter Isaac, Joe Post, Phil Leckinger, Ron Philips, Mike Mercier, Glenn Gamish (manager). Front row: John Marrs, John Lortie, John Post, Mr. Forget, Peter Hoffend, Coach Wojtowicz, Rick Altier, Reggie Horne, Greg Jackson. 157

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Hockey In the seven seasons that McQuaid has fielded a hockey team, a winning tradition has evolved. This is part of what makes McQuaid stand out — refusing to be anything but the best. This year’s squad experienced a few difficulties in the beginning; a slow start was responsible for our losing the first two games and only tying the third. But after that, with a little patience, and some modifica- tions of our game plans by Coach Wojtowicz, the icers went on to a 10-5-1 record. We weren't always the winner, but we had some great games, just the same. One of the highlights of the season was the big 4-3 win over Mendon, and the two hotly contested losses to Sutherland (6-5, 1-0) were evidence of our tremendous fan support. Characterized by their devastating checks and lightning-fast skating, the team gave its fans the excite- ment they came to see. There weren't really any individual stars; the whole team contributed: players like “Bullhead,” stifling the opposing offense; “Eagle-eye Post,” leaving the goalies bewildered with lethal shots; Rick, keeping the opposi- tion honest, “Rocket Reg,” a perpetual threat in the offense; “Snipe,” battling his way down the ice; Rowan, distributing body checks left and right; “Smiley,” leaving the fans amazed at his fearless tactics; “Wally,” turning in one stellar performance after another; “Burrhead” always showing us how; and “Grump,” thwarting shot after shot. We who are leaving wish the coach and the return- ing team the best-the winning trend will continue, keeping McQuaid the unique insitution that it is. e

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‘Basketball “The McQuaid basketball team finished the 1975-76 sched- ule with a 7-13 record. The highlights of the Knight’s season included...” Early promise . . . gift sent from heaven, via Buffalo, N.Y. ... finally defeating Mooney (first time in eight years) . . . mid- season slump (eight losses in a row) . . . team meetings (what was wrong?) . .. found an answer before the AQ game (““You’ve got two good arms and two good legs, dammit, you have to use them!”) . . . it worked — beat Aquinas 59-55 . . . revenge on East Rochester (after inspiration from Tex and Napes) .. . four corner stall . . . defeated Hilton in sectionals . . . played in “the Big House” against Monroe (everybody got in) . . . finding out Gene was human (but not always being too sure about Sonny) . . . a raunchy locker room . . . Baldy (was she really?) ... getting down on Pinhead . .. Haneburr Honebun, Honeburr Hanebur . . . sighting some good lookers from the bench. . . pansies on defense . . . betting milkshakes . . . loose as a goose ... prima donnas . . . the whole crowd — Thanebun, Stone- burr, C-C, Arnie Nuvo, Zelmo (left early with the measles. Was he disappointed!?), Tex, Boxhead, Juice, Doc, Napes, Pin- head, Sonny, and later on, Sulli and Bayer . .. we had a good time (we'd do it over again if we had the chance)... ( . . . in memoriam, we would like to thank the departed who made it possible — Tim Thaney, Pete Stone, Jim Klee, Chris Ciaccio, Bob Beattie, and Mike Wiese, and to those who have another chance to do it all again — Tom Wiese, Gene Goodlow, Pete Radell, Jim Napier, Jamie McGhee, and John Zamites. We've got a lot of faith and a lot of hope . . .) 158