North Syracuse High School - Northmen Yearbook (North Syracuse, NY)

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SPORTS REVIEW Recreation and athletics at the North Syracuse Junoir Senior High School are under the direction of Mr. Archie Hall, assisted by a coaching staff of Mr. John Wegerski, Mr. Ruben Tucci, Mr. William Covey, Mr. Kendall MacKenzie, Mr. John Herlosky, Mr. John Nugent, Mr. Roland lvers, Mr. George Schaertel, Miss Evelyn Tucker, Miss Evelyn Good, Mrs. Mary Whipple, and Miss Marianne Noldan. Athletics are governed by the Athletic Council which is the executive committee of the Athletic As- sociation. Highlighting the athletic season is the Block Letter Banquet usually held in June, when awards are given to the athletes. The Thornton Memorial Trophy is also presented to the outstand- ing athlete of the year at this banquet. Girls' activities this year included archery, bowl- ing, softball, tennis, soccer, basketball, and volley- ball. These activities are limited to intramurals, playdays, and invitation games. Under the direction of Miss Tucker, archery, con- ducted in the spring and fall, is climaxed by a Cen- tral New York tournament held at Liverpool. Miss Good has charge of soccer in the fall and softball in the spring. The girls have a strong intramural bowling league sanctioned by the Junior W.l.B.C. and sponsored by Mrs. Starr and Mrs. Whipple. As the national W.I.B.C. tournament will be held in Syracuse this year, the girls expect to have several booster teams entered in the tournament. The girls' winter program includes the girls vol- leyball group under the direction of Miss Tucker. They participated in several invitation games this winter. At the present time over fifty girls are prac- ticing basketball at Pitcher Hill under Miss Noldan's supervision. This spring, in addition to softball and archery, the girls will participate in tennis, which will be directed by Mrs. Whipple. The boys participated in the Onondaga County League competition of football, basketball, base- ball, track, cross country, golf, tennis, hockey, and bowling. Last year the baseball team finished in a tie with Solvay for third place in the County League. The Junior Varsity and freshman teams also played a complete schedule. Prospects are much brighter for the 1954 season as only three members of the squad were lost because of graduation. The coaching staff for baseball consists of A. D. Hall, John Wegerski, Ruben Tucci, and William Covey. The golf team, coached by Kendall MacKenzie, finished second in the County League, winning six matches and losing two. The tennis team, coached by John Herlosky, finished in a tie for first place in the legue, but in the play-offs lost to Liverpool 3-2. The track team, coached by John Nugent, par- ticipated in several dual meets and the county meet. This fall, a cross country team, coached by Roland lvers, was added to the list of interscholastic sports. The team did very well, engaging in several meets throughout the season. At the Section Ill meet held at Utica, the team finished second. The fooball squad had only four lettermen held over from 1952. The squad of over eighty boys was divided into three groups: Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Freshman. Mr. Hall was head coach, Mr. Weg- erski, and Mr. MacKenzie, line coaches, Mr. Nugent, back field coach, Mr. Tucci and Mr. Herlosky, J.V. coaches and Mr. Covey and Mr. Schaertel, freshman coaches. The Varsity squad wound up their season with a 4-l record in league competition, suffering their only defeat at the hands of Fayeteville-Manlius. This record allowed the Northmen to tie with Solvay for the co-championship of the league. The J.V.'s also had a successful season, finishing their action with a record of two victories, one scoreless tie, and one defeat. The freshmen team, composed of afternoon stu- dents, played one game. Hockey was revived at North Syracuse this year. The team, coached by Mr. Ken MacKenzie, played its games at the War Memorial. As the season closed, the teams record stood at two victories, two defeats, and two ties. The final playoff game with Valley ended in a 2-2 deadlock. This decision allow- ed North Syracuse and Onondaga Valley to share the hockey co-championship of Onondaga County. The basketball team, coached by Mr. Wegerski, had a splendid season. ln league competition they rolled up an impressive record of nine victories and one defeat, which was suffered at the hands of Fayetteville-Manlius. This record enabled the North- men to rein as co-champions with Fayetteville-Man- lius in the Central Division of the Onondaga County League. The J.V.'s, coached by Mr. Tucci, also had a suc- cessful season. Their non-league competition includ- ed two victories. ln league competition they wound up the season with a record of eight victories and two defeats. The freshmen, coached by Mr. Herlosky, practices at the Pitcher Hill gym. At the present time they support a 4-2 record. The bowling team, under the direction of Mr. Nugent, has been organized in an intra-mural league, which is sponsored by the American Junior Bowling Congress. Last year the five man team won the Onondaga County League championship and finished second in the state sectionals. As the 1953-54 athletic program draws to a close at North Syracuse, the Northmen rightly can be proud of themselves. A capable coaching staff com- bined with an enthusiastic school spirit has made it possible for North Syracuse to cop co-champion- ships in football, basketball, and hockey. We salute this year's athletes who have demon- strated outstanding skill and sportsmanship in com- petitive sports.