Mechanic Falls High School - Pilot Yearbook (Mechanic Falls, ME)

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26 M. F. H. S. Pilot BOYS' ATHLETICS FOOTBALL Due to the fact that the squad was small the team didn't engage in much outside combat. However, they did have practice games with Winthrop, Norway and South Paris. The following boys were on the squad: R. Keene, F. VVilliams, C. Ray- mond, M. Brackett, C. Swift, L. Hutch- inson, R. Wells, M. Purington, O. Farr, F. Mitchell, L, Chase and R. Elliott. CROSS COUNTRY The Cross Country team is made up of boys from the Freshman and Sopho- more classes. They are expected to have one of the best teams that Mech- anic Falls High School ever had. The boys are: Harry Thomas, Jr., Donald Raymond, Gerald Rowe, Har- old Jester, Arthur NVhittier, NVilfred Duchette, Gerald Harwood and Don- ald Spiller. TENNIS As the tennis courts are now com- plete it is hoped to have a team next year. BASKETBALL The 1936-37 Basketball season prov-- ed very successful. The team was en- tered in the Lewiston Small Schools Tournament and also the Hebron Tournament. In the preliminaries of the Lewis- ton Tourney, Mechanic Falls played jay, winning by a score of 26-21. The boys lost to Clinton in the Semi-Finals by three points Q23-201. The Consol- ation Game was played with Norway and this was won by a score of 26-22. Mechanic Falls the winner, Richard Keene was chosen All-Tour- ney Center, Keith Cole, All-Tourney Forward, and, Robert XVeston, Tour- ney Guard Qsecond teamj. Hebron Tournament took place a week after the Lewiston Tournament. The first game in this tournament was played with Rangeley and the M. F. H. S. boys made a good showing for the school by winning the game 24-20. The Semi-Finals game was lost to South Paris, the score being 35-27. It was said that this was the fastest game ever played in the Sargeant Memorial Gymnasium. The Consolation Game was played with Vtfilliams High and the score in this game was 27-21 in favor of VVilliams High. Chester Raymond received a trophy for being chosen All-Tourney Guard in the Hebron Tournament. The starting line-up for most of the games was as follows: Dick Keene, Center, Kit Cole, Bob XVeston, For- wards, Chet Raymond, Frank XVil liams, Guards. The substitutes were: Dana Raymond, Leighton Hutchinson, Dick VVeston, Foteos Mitchell, Bill Hobbs. Out of seventeen games played this season there were but three defeats. The scores were as follows: M.F'.H.S. 42 Alumni 41 West Paris M.F.H.S. 23 Oxford M.F.H.S. 23 Casco M.F.H.S. 30 South Paris M.F.H.S. 37 Winthrop M.F.H.S. 40 Gould Academy M.F.H.S. 25 Jay M.F.H.S. 31 Leavitt M.F.H.S. 21 South Paris M.F.H.S. 20 Jay M.F.H.S. 42 Gould Academy M.F.H.S. 37 Winthrop M.F.H.S. 23 Norway M.F.H.S. 36 Oxford M.F.H.S. 40 Leavitt M.F.H.S. .26 Norway

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M. F. H. S. Pilot 25 J . o ,ru if XB Q X f so! 7 u r l GIRLS' ATHLETICS M.F.II.S. 44 South Paris 121 M.1t'.H.S. 51 .lily 16 ,H . Q . X - 1. R ' Nl m Q x . M.F.H.S. 37 Gould Academy 21 ns itpott lnings to a t ose one ol M.F'H.S. 25 Winthrop 25 the most successful vears the girls' M-F-H-S 30 0Xf01'd 14 ' lVl.F.H.S. 43 Leavitt G lmasketlwall team has ever had. l.isten lo thisl Besides winning eleven games and tying one, the team was asked to take part in the annual Girls' Basket- hall Tournament at Livermore Ifalls. The lirst game in the tournament prov- ed an easy win for lXl.F.l'l.S. over l'emetic lligh School. The second game was a victory for a strong team from Thomaston lligh School. There was still a chance, hut Livermore lfalls won that last game from us, entitling them to the Consolation Prize, llow- ever, we are glad to say that Teddy clark, forward, was presented a tro- phy for lmeing selected on the .'Xll-Tour- ney Team. lfvalyn Knight took part in the foul-shooting contest, hut was defeated in the finals by a sharp-shoot- er from Old Orchard lligh. The following scores will give you an idea of what to expect next year: M.F.H.S. 45 Oxford 22 M.F.H.S. 48 South Paris 14 ALP .H.S. 38 Winthrop 11 M.F.H.S. 36 Gould Academy 12 tXl.F,H.S. 42 .lay 20 M.F.H.S. 32 Leavitt 14 The splendid way that Mr. llottle coached the team this year deserves much credit and we want to extend our thanks to Miss Hyatt. assistant coach, for the help she has given us. The team, also would like to thank tilennis Coffin, Manager, for her faithful work. Letters for haskethall have lmcen earned hy the following: lilsie Knight, lfvalyn Knight, Dorothea llridgham, lYelthere Clark, Ruth Morton, May Strout, .Xlthea Davis, lileanor llolilms, tilennis Coffin. The team will he the same next year with the exception of a guard, Doro- thea Bridgham, and a forward, livalyn Knight. liood luck, girls! l.ast fall there was a good numher of girls out for tennis, volley hall, and horse-shoe pitching. These sports will he continued this spring. Eltflljlfl Knight. '27 lillU,Si .X'l'lll.lC'l'lK' l'flll'l'0.K

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M. F. H. S. Pilot LEXVISTON TOURNAMENT M.F.H.S. 26 Jay 21 M.F.H.S. 20 Clinton 23 M.F.H.S. 26 Norway 22 HEBRON TOURNAMENT M.F.H.S. 24 Rangeley 20 M.F.H.S. 27 South Paris 35 M.F.H.S. 21 Williams High 27 BASEBALL The Baseball season this year will be very short but the boys are expect- ing to have about eight games. There are twenty-five candidates out for base- ball and it looks as though a good team will turn out. Some of the most promising candi- dates are: R. Keene, D. Lewis, L. Hutchinson, Dana Raymond, D. Pet- tengill, D. Mills, L. Chase, G. Rowe, R. NVells, Plummer. C. Swift was elected manager. Although the last year team only won three games out of eleven played, the scores were very close. The team was: C. Clark, L. Hutch- inson, R. Keene, A. Richardson, R. Taker, C. Tripp, mond, R. Benson, The summary: 27 C. Strout, C. Ray- F. Curtis, L. Chase. M.F.H.S. 5 Norway 11 M.F.H.S. 14 Monmouth Academy 6 M.F.H.S. 5 Norway 11 M.F.H.S. 6 Winthrop 8 M.F.H.S. 8 Leavitt 15 M.F.H.S. 5 Winthrop 4 M.F.H.S. 7 Jay 11 M.F.H.S. 4 Leavitt 6 M.F.H.S. 6 Jay 8 M.F.H.S. 0 Monmouth Academy 6 M.F.H.S. 10 Lisbon Falls 'I TRACK The spring track team will be very good this spring as the same boys are on the team as last year. They are: R. Keene, Robert XVes- ton, D. Lewis, F. Williams. Manager Dana Raymond. This same team holds the Pole vault from last year at Hebron. First Place, R. Keeneg Second Place, Robert VVes- tong Third Place, Donald Lewis. Chester Raymond, 37 rcors' ATHLETIC rznrrou