Moon High School - Flame Yearbook (Coraopolis, PA)

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Basketball '37-'38 SEASON With expectations of a good season before him, Coach Brooks issued his call for basketball candidates early in November. Because most of those responding were eligible material and little weeding out was necessary, intensive practices began immediately. The season started in grand fashion with a win over Coraopolis, but the fruits of victory were short lived. The team bogged down badly and ended by winning only nine out of twenty-one games and placing fourth in Section XIII of the W.P.I.A.L. by breaking even in 12 games. The team was made up of Dragon Tesla, Bob McLaughlin, and Charles Smith, veterans at guard, forward and center positions respectively. George Tesla, who developed into the leading point getting forward, and Guido Poletti, crack play breaker-upper. As alternates Lorne Campbell, Mario Poletti, Martin Baldessari, and John Gaffney served very capably. Here as in football, graduation will make a serious dent in the varsity squad, for D. Tesla, C. Smith, G. Poletti, and Martin Baldessari will receive diplomas. EMBLEM WINNERS Nine boys received the highly desired Moon emblem, the M . They are as follows: Martin Baldessari Lorne Campbell Guido Poletti Mario Poletti Charles Smith Bob McLaughlin Dragon Tesla George Tesla Elmo Regotti, Manager THE RESULTS Moon 30 ..................,...... Coraopolis 26 Moon 23 .... ...........Leetsdale 34 Moon 29 .... East McKeesport 33 Moon 31 .... .... N orth Fayette 22 if:Moon 36 .... ..... B ridgeville 49 :1iMoon 32 .... ........ B ethel 29 iiMoon 38 ..,. ..... S nowden 17 :iiMoon 32 .... ....... R obinson 36 i1iMoon 41 .... .... S outh Fayette 20 ifiMoon 29 ,... ......,... C lark 36 Moon 24 .... .... N eville Island 45 ifiMoon 34 .... . . .Bridgeville 32 i'iMoon 31 .... ...... B ethel 28 iiiMoon 31 .... ..... S nowden 23 1f1Moon 32 ..... ....... R obinson 36 iiMoon I6 .... .... S outh Fayette 17 i1iMoon 30 .... ............ C lark 31 Moon 24 .... .... N eville Island 40 Moon 25 .... .... C oraopolis 31 Moon 45 ......... ..... A lumni 29 Moon 24 ........ .... L eetsdale 34 iiW.P.I.A.L. Games

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Varsity Basketball Squad Cheerleading Squad

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CHEERLEADERS Upholding their marvelous records of the past seasons, the cheerleaders this year again appeared before us. The five girls, under the direction of Miss Tomlinson, have appeared at football games, basketball games, and in assembly, however, this year's appearances have been changed by the addition of a mascot, Mary Ann McKallip, to the squad. At some of the football games this year, the cheerleaders, namely: Mary Alice Broscius, Sarah McKinley, Helen Hissam. Verna Erickson, and Betty Gebhardt, have led the band up and down the field from which posi-- tions they took their places to lead in the singing of the school song. The girls, with the exception of Mary Alice, wore flashy red outfits, Mary Alice wore white. At the close of the season, the five cheerleaders were awarded Ms for their very satisfactory work. B SQUAD One of the least heard of but one of the most important athletic asso- ciations in our school is the basketball team known as the HB team. It is the training camp for future varsity players, for here the boys learn the rules of sportsmanship, receive coaching in the principles of basketball, and get actual experience in handling the ball which will make them more apt as varsity players. These boys played most of the preliminary games both at home and abroad, and although their losses over-balanced. the wins, their season showed a marked improvement over last year. The squad, which was coached quite ably by Mr. Gendich, was com- posed this year of Sam Lisica, Sam Salaga, Bill Marnhout, John Gaffney, Charles Foust, Kenneth Goss, and Paul McMillin. FIELD DAY The girls in Moon Township High School and those in neighboring schools are not permitted to engage in inter-scholastic sports. In order to provide fellowship among the girls, as well as a good time, the girls from Neville, Moon, and Coraopolis met at Neville Island on May 13 and took part in Field Day during the afternoon. Twenty girls represented each school and these 20 were chosen from the senior, junior, and sophomore classes of each school. During the course of the afternoon, there were three main events-emushball, volleyball, and relays. Three officials from each school were judges of the games. Since the Field Day was held merely for entertainment and not to promote com- petition, the girls had a very enjoyable afternoon. This Page is Sponsored by CHARLEY'S VVORKMAN STORE Menls Furnishings Shoes-Clothing Mill Street