Notre Dame High School - Crusader Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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O . ended G CRAIG CORLISS Craig wrote a brilliant finish to his Notre Dame , basketball history with a tremendous last season per- formance. Averaging nearly 22 points a game lwith a game high of 38h he reached an amazing 1400 Kill' at lv . Rf-,DWX xii el il fl xi ' Ok ,lg 15? 1' S 2:1 points for his four seasons of play. He crowned his - high school basketball career by making the Catholic and North Worcester County All-Star teams. Nlany feel that with his departure a Notre Dame basketball era comes to an end. W WILLIAM TURNER A small but speedy player. he enjoyed terrific performances as a junior varsity player before becoming regular this year. A hard dribbler with a good one-hander from the corner. he was invaluable in suhbing for tired regulars. A great lover of the game Bill was the most faithful for practice and to carry out any given assign- ment. CHARLES MCMANUS Probably the most-widely advertised Crusader on the whole Notre Dame sports setup is Charles McManus. scorer for the Blue and White hoop squad. He has brought to his job punctuality. observation. and honesty. After each game he will painstakingly comb the score sheet to see that all players have been accredit- ed justly. His courtesy to other scorers. officials. and players have helped to promote wholesome sports relations at Notre Dame.

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Lou Pick, the new head basketball coach replacing Mucho Pappas at Notre Dame, is an outstanding example of the good small man who, through sheer talent and mental sharpness. has succeeded in a sport where great physical assets are considered nearly essential. Before joining the coaching ranks Lou brought himself national fame as a Nlanhattan College player for his exceptional court play and unerring set shot. As a mentor he coached such college teams as St. Anselnfs and Assumption. Our Catholic City rivals. St. Bernard,s. enjoyed their greatest years under Senor Pick las he is affectionately calledl. It is his boast that he has never had a bad team, and his first Blue and White record of 14 wins and six losses has won him the faith of Notre Dame followers, who consider the humorously verbose. court mastermind as one of the game,s best. '29 Left to right. tstandinglr Bill Turner Don Casacca Bob Cote Bee Cardinal Coach Lou Pick Vern McGrath Don Benoit Bob Brown Craig Corliss Edgar Lavoie Manager Peter jengo .llnnager Roger Cuglielmo 4ah.senfu MR. L OUIS PICK 'luv-f if ' in ' .iff J HN' Wil A . T3 ,J .sgw 3,

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KS, X Xx , f It as I . . ,qi Q -. Tix 6 ,Ng , -I W xv' W 3 5. A -XXULWN Wzs Ylxy 06,4 'WP JM Rx: ., 7 ROBERT BROWN Green, a transfer student. was Littleton's loss and Notre Dame's gain. Already developed , J , . as a player. he stepped into the first Crusader - t. five and added great defensive and offensive strength to the Blue and White attack. His style I X of play was relentless and fast and his passes Rest X were bullet-like. Jim Chalmers. the local game announcer, called his jump shot the best in ,,' , North Worcester County. li wk L 'fgiidqfi X t k ROBERT COTE Bubbles was undoubtedly the greatest basketball find in the County in 1956-57. Com- ing out of virtual obscurity, he developed into a great rebounder who made the Notre Dame 3 fast-break possible, with his strong down-the- ' J court heaves. His deadly overhead shot and , drive-ins opened many enemy defenses, and set the stage for many high scoring tilts. He averaged a respectable 8 points a game for his guard-feeding post. ' 4 sa ' s CLAYTON CARDINAL A three-letter man in sports Bee greatly con- tributed to the Crusaders' winning hoop season. He was a valuable rebounder with the instinct of a champion to grab the all-important rebound. A good court watchdog he blocked many shots in front or beneath the basket. On the offense his strong. sure hands made him an ideal feeder from his guard post. EDGAR LAVOIE The business and care of any team often require the services of many more men than players. lt is the im- portant job of the manager to oversee all the dress and play equipment for this or that particular sport. The Notre Dame hoop squad has profited from the devoted services of Edgar Lavoie who. as manager, has brought efficiency, thoroughness and a light heart to his work. Many thanks to Edgar fthe Covernorj Lavoie. . J S 131 '