Miles Macdonell Collegiate - Macadonian Yearbook (East Kildonan, Manitoba Canada)

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Back Row: Wayne Russell, Arnold Dettman, Bill Galbecka, Ell- wood Smyrl, Marvin Weselake. Front Row: Gary Milne, Gordon Goodman, Gordon Spearing, Ralph Lamoureaux, Orville Buffie. XI-B—GIRLS INTRA-MURAL BASKETBALL CHAMPS Pat Haigh. Luellyn Hunter, Dale Knoll, Dawney Kwiatkoski, Wendy Horrick. BOYS ' INTRA-MURAL BASKETBALL In our Intra-Mural basketball league this year there were fourteen teams all told; there were three grade twelve teams, four grade eleven teams and seven grade ten teams. Each team played six sched¬ uled games plus the play-offs and the final, if they qualified. The final between the grade twelve and eleven series was won by twelve C, by a score of 22-17. The senior boys then met the grade ten champs, ten E, who previously had beat ten H 20 to 13. Incidentally the big boys of Twelve C won the game by a score of 46-9. High scores for the winners were Lamoroux and Spearing with sixteen points apiece. Yaciuk got the high score honours for the losers with four points. It is regrettable that Eleven C did not play any games throughout the regular season, but due to a misplaced entry sheet somewhere along the line they did not appear on the schedule. They were however, allowed into the semi-finals, only to be beaten out on their second game by Twelve C, who as was mentioned before went on to be school champs. The thanks of the Intra-Mural teams goes out to the men of the Varsity Basketball Team and to the P.T. instructor who kept the league running. —Bryan Krecsy GIRLS ' INTRA-MURAL BASKETBALL At the closing of the intra-mural basketball year, XA and XIB were the winners of the two schedules. These two rooms met in a knock-down, drag-out series with XIB winning two out of three games with scores of 10-8 and 12-7 respectively making them intra-mural champs. This same team has won the championship for two consecutive years. There was active participation in the latter part of the schedule, with good sportsmanship through¬ out. Thanks goes to the sports reps, and the students for making this a successful intra-mural basketball season. —Luellyn Hunter XIB 56

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GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL Front Row: Sandra Johnson, Liz Tanner, Gail Scott, Sonia Smerchansky. , -i p Q j Back Row: Nola James, Maureen Dejong, Brenda Witwichi, Diane Bell. Darlene Iwanson, Carole Beard. GIRLS ' VARSITY BASKETBALL The girls’ varsity team has again put away its uniforms after a valiant effort to reach the finals. The team of 59-60 consisted of Sonia Smerchansky, Nola James, Brenda Witwicki, Gail Scott, Liz Tanner, Darlene Swanson, Sandra Johnson, Diane Bell, Carole Beard, Maureen de Jong. The season opened with a game against West Kildonan on their own court. The final score was in our favour 18-11. As the boys met Brooklands the second week the girls had a “bye.” The girls’ next triumphed over Norwood 28-21, but only to lose by 17-10 to Glenlawn on the following Friday. Glen- lawn then travelled to our home court where they met defeat in our only overtime game by a score of 28-26. Again the girls received a “bye” and then went to Norwood only to be defeated 24-12. West Kildonan then played a return game and was handed another defeat to the tune of 19-12. The team thought that this game was the last of the year but found out one week later that they were tied with Norwood for last play-off position. In an after four sudden death play-off game Miles Mac triumphed 24-11. That week four games were play ed in five days, one being an exhibition. On Wednesday St. James paid us a visit and trounced us 46-30. Thursday the team rushed to St. James hoping for revenge only to lose by ONE point with a score of 23-22. The team would not wear their uniforms again this year. The top three scorers for the 59-60 year are Gail Scott, Sonia Smerchansky and Brenda Witwicki res¬ pectively. We would now like to take the opportunity to thank Betty Greschner, a former player of this school, who turned out to coach us. We greatly appreciate her splendid effort and regret that her hard work did not produce better results. Rene Day was appointed by Betty to take our after four prac¬ tices. We thank Rene for all his hard work. We would like to wish the future teams of Miles Mac all the luck to go all the way. Gail Scott Liz Tanner 55

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1st Row: Willard Homiak, Ed Smith, Dave Confrey. John Haroer, 2nd Row: Gary McEwan, Bill Evans. Gordie Spearing, Garth Milchell, Bob Jackson. 3rd Row: Roel Van Leeuwan, Ed Geisil, Doug Birt, Lorence Yaciuk. Jim Westmacott. BOYS ' VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Miles Mac’s first game was played across the river in West Kildonan against a group of boys who had been playing together for a few years. Even though the opening game ended in disaster the team never gave up. Their next game, which was at home against Norwood, was a different story. After having gained a little experience, they took the Normacs into camp and taught the visitors a lesson. This was a big victory, in fact, the first one in two years against Norwood. Miles Mac also suffered a great loss, in losing a three year veteran, Wayne Wilson, who later played in the Senior Men’s Volleyball League and was chosen as one of the six men on the West¬ ern Canada All-Star Team! On Wednesday, September 30, the Ekay gang travelled across town to St. Vital and suffered their second defeat. Then came, Monday, Sept. 28 when the local crew visited the St. James lads and won an easy victory. Two days later, Miles Mac played host to St. Vital at East St. Paul High School, but lost. Their next 2 games were scheduled against Silver Heights but these games were awarded to Miles Mac. Not having played for nearly three weeks, Miles Mac then met the much improved Norwood team. After three close games, Miles Mac came out on the losing end. Wednesday, Oct. 21, Miles Mac squad took another victory from the weak St. James team. On Monday, the picture was reversed when Miles Mac travelled to Glenlawn and suffered their second defeat to the boys in red led by the powerful John Ayotte. Miles Mac then finished the volleyball league with a bye. But after the other teams played their final game Miles Mac came out of the season’s battles with a third place tie vs. Norwood. A sudden death match was played at Norwood on Nov. 9 to decide third and fourth place play¬ off berths. Miles Mac lost the game but won the honours of 4th place and the right to meet West Kildonan in the sudden death semi-final game. The team was short handed next game. Even so, the rest of the team played an excellent game, but the squad was missing their usual height on the front wall and lost in two straight to their oppon¬ ents. This finished the short volleyball season. Volleyball is not a game of individuals, but a game which requires a team effort before success may be attained, that is, the reason few names were mentioned. Miles Mac placed the same as last year but is looking forward to next year with a possible dozen experienced players returning from this year’s team. On behalf of the team’s co-captain, “Wee Willy” Evans and Gordy “Moose” Spearing, and the rest of the team, we would like to thank the rest of the student body for their spirit in the sup¬ port of their team. —Bob Jackson 57