Newington High School - Sequin Yearbook (Newington, CT)

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BASKETBALL Basketball Team Sitting L-R: D. Casey, E. Keleher, R. Lenczyk, Mr. Adamowicz (coach), H. Wilber, 0. Manochl, C. Chalko. Standing L-R: G. Story, P. Eddy, R. Beauregard, J. Mazalauskas, R, Wood, F. Flanagan, C. Johnson, D. Rowland, A. Slmkus, M. Atwell, J. Gocloch, W. Russell. Basketball Team This year's basketball team was tops as far as offense was concerned. However, defensively It was another story. The team compiled a mediocre record, winning ten and losing nine games. Two of the games lost were to the Class B New Britain Trade School. Eight of the nine games Newington lost were by comparatively small margins. The team entered annual State Class C-D ChamDionship at Weaver with a .6625 rating, or fifteenth out of the whole state. Plainfield was our opponent in the first round, and we lost 52-28. The regulars on the team were Ed. Keleher, Orlando Manochl, Chester Chalko, Herby Wilbur, and Rudy Lenczyk, all seniors, and Daniel Casey, a Junior. As a special game at the end of the regular season the team played the faculty. Led by Mr. Mahan, the faculty surprised all, but we won by 53-33. Schedule Newington 30....New Britain Trade 40 Newington 19....New Britain Trade 23 Newington 18....Farmington 34 Newington 38....East Hampton 18 Newington 48....East Hampton 7 Newington 29....Thomaston 31 Newington 25....Glastonbury 21 Newington 27....Berlin 18 Newington 28....Colchester 20 Newington 22....Glastonbury 29 Newington 30....Canton 19 Newington 27....Terryville 26 Newington 25....Terryville 34 Newington 32....Berlin 28 Newington 18....Farmington 22 Newington 52....Chester 13 Newington 26....Canton 35 Newington 25....Thomaston 28 Newington 25....Colchester 13 Newington 28....Plainfield 52 Newington 53....Faculty 33

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GOLF TEAM Golf Team L-R: R. Lenczyk, 0. Manochi, Mr. Mahan (coach), J. Gocioch, C. Chalko. The golf team for 1940 looks better than the team of 1939 which won the state tournament and was undefeated In twenty games. However, this year's team won't compile as good a record as that of the previous year because competition with other high schools will be keener. The golf teams of other high schools, particularly Manchester and Hew Britain, are much improved over last year. John Gocioch, Orlando Manochi, John Komak, and Chester Chalko and Rudy Lenczyk, both veterans, are the golfers Newington High will depend upon this year. Schedule April 22 April 24 April 26 April 30 May 3 May 6 May 10 May 13 May 15 May 17 May 20 May 23 May 27 May 31 June 3 June 6 June 10 June 11 Manchester at Manchester Country Club West Hartford at Rockledge Country Club Manchester at Indian Hill Country Club Weaver at Keney Park Country Club Bristol at Chippanee Country Club Terryville at Indian Hill Country Club Canton at Indian Hill Country Club West Hartford at Indian Hill Country Club Farmington at Indian Hill Country Club Bulkeley at Indian Hill Country Club Terryville at Pequaboch Country Club H.P.H.S. at Indian Hill Country Club Farmington at Farmington Country Club State Tournament at Farmington Country Club Canton at Avon Country Club New Britain at Indian Hill Country Club Bristol at Indian Hill Country Club New Britain at Shuttle Meadow Country Club Games pending with Norwich Free Academy and Yale Freshmen

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The girl's athletic program, under the supervision of Miss Stewert,was outstanding in the year 1930-1940, in that a very wide variety of sports was offered to the girls at the Newington High School. Horseback riding was held weekly in both the fall and spring. Field hockey, a new sport to most students, was also introduced in the fall. No hockey teams were formed, however, since the girls were Just learning the fundamentals of the game. During the winter months, swimming classes were conducted after school at the Y. W. C. A., Hartford. The gym periods in school were usually spent in basketball practice. Each year the girls take part in an annual basketball tournament which comes into full swing about February or March. This year Miss Stewart selected a team to represent each grade. After numerous games the twelfth-graders emerged as champions of the Newington High School Basketball Tournament for Girls. The line-up of the team was as follows forwards—Lena Banks, Jennie Cwikla, and Helen Rudek, with Flora Dziob as substitute; guards--Kleanor Goodale, Vera Spitko, and Adelaide Koczera, with Emily Ford serving as substitute. All players on the team were later awarded letters. Since the girls were greatly interested in golf, lessons both for beginners and for advanced players were given by Miss Stewart in the fall and spring. A golf team representing the Newington High was sent in May to compete in the golf tournament held at the West Hartford Golf Course. The girls are now quite confident that they can make as good a showing in sports as do the boys, and they wish to thank Miss Stewart for her cooperation and guidance in new activities.