Minnechaug Regional High School - Falcon Yearbook (Wilbraham, MA)

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Division II Champs It was the Falcon ' s most productive scoring game of the season, . . . and the game was none other than the Division II Western-Central Mass. Playoff Bowl against Clinton High School. The 41-27 victory was the icing on the cake for this year ' s Falcons, and proved to be the climax of Minnechaug ' s stupendous season. Nobody on the team really knew what winning felt like, says Senior Brian Lis. They hadn ' t done it for so long that many people, including the cheerleaders, thought that they had forgotten how! The Clinton win was the biggest and certainly their most publicized victory. But a game which was equally important to the Falcon pride was the win against East Longmeadow — a victory which hadn ' t been seen in SEVEN years. The arch rivals who nipped the Falcons out of a Division title a few years back, finally felt the grind of the Green Machine in action. In-between their Saturday afternoon victories, the Fal- con worked out practicing numerous warm-ups and offense defense drills, as well as running indefinitely around the track and through rivers and muddy swamps. They also engaged in fighting with mud and tape balls, breaking helmets and cleats, and even pulling out the hair on the calves of teammates in the huddle. What pulled the team together was Coach Sawyer ' s before-game psych-up speeches and excellent coaching, team strategy, and players like Nish Vartanian (the league ' s MVP), Tony and Chuck Stark, and Dave Strange. Together, along with 42 other invaluable players, the 1977-78 Falcons fought hard and won it all! 1. Tony Stark, takes off for another offensive gain. 2. Clinton and Division II champs, Minnechaug, meet head on. 3. The excited Minne- chaug crowd was only part of the 2,400 in attendance. 4. Sophomore Kevin Dorsey pulls away from the Clinton defense. 5. Big Bill Newton towers over a weak and meek Clinton player.

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No Boys Allowed Socializing. That ' s what goes on in the girls ' locker room. It ' s a no boys allowed area where the latest gossip and chatter is exchanged in-between the climbing into green and white striped monkey suits. The room is lined with stale-smelling lockers and filled with the fragrance of week (month?) old gymsuits. Mmmm, NUMMY! After classes, the girls — still talking a mile-a-minute — pile into the room and race to see who can get to the mirror first. Two minutes before the bell rings, the sacred mirrors are cluttered wit h heads, being combed and tossled, and faces being touch-up with blush and lip gloss. It ' s even worse in the new locker room where the mirrors are FULL LENGTH! The boys ' locker room is more than just a storage area for pinnies and towels. It ' s the male headquarters for all sports activities where sweaty, bruised, tired, sometimes bloody guys congregate to mess around and let out frustrations . . . and oh, yes, to change their gymsuits. It ' s also a place for powder fights, towel-snapping duals, girlfriend put-down sessions, and other tests of masculinity. The students often add a little atmosphere to the cold, bare walls of the locker room with pictures of Farrah and Kate Jackson, accompanied by posters of Terry Bradshaw, Kar- eem Abdul, and Bobby Clarke. What a combo! ggtmi 1. The race is on for returning Varsity member Peggy Murphy. 2. Senior Karene Jones gets a drink after a hard game. 3,4,5. Senya Bennett, Nancy Donovan, and Eleni Hassiotis. display their style. 6. The starting line plans their at- tack. 7. Missy Grill and Diana Demetrius gel some half-time refreshers supplied every game by team members. 28

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1. Patty Jalbert and Missy Moriarty help in the fight to win. 2. Joe Herman, who makes a big contribution to ' Chaug ' s wins, stands and watches intently during the game. 3. Steve Setian looks on as Coach Martin goes over recent plays. 4. After a tough first quarter, Carl Cote takes a mouthful of water. 5. Nish Vartanian looks over the Longmeadow defensive line as he barks out signals. 6. The ' Chaug front line all aid in the devastation of the opposing team ' s offense. 7. Tony Stark awaits his return to the action. I 30