Owen J Roberts High School - Torch Yearbook (Pottstown, PA)

 - Class of 1958

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Q9 C1 . ff? S' rs' ,e Os' 4? 'Va '32, 0 members of the two teams. The Kittens also had the honor of meeting Mrs. Applebee, who was re- sponsible for starting girls' hockey in America. Our hockey girls will all agree that this has been an extremely rewarding season. Thev proved, beyond a doubt, that mixing fun with cooperative teamwork, skill, and sportsmanship is the only true formula for a championship team. We six seniors would like to send along to next year's squad and the following teams of Owen J. Roberts our best wishes. We hope that you will benefit from past mistakes and experiences and will bring home the championship again next year. HOCKEY IN DIVIDUALS Co-captain CAROL CLAUSER played the position of our hard-hitting right fullback. Her long drives and excellent skill kept the ball out of the circle many times, BETTY TEAS, our reliable goalie for two years, saved our necks more than once. She possessed great determination and leadership as co-captain, and her constant cheering urged many a player to do her best. The center position in the forward line was filled by ISA ALLEN until this past year when she moved to left inner. Speedy Isa could be seen sending many passes to Mary Ann. JUDY FRYE served our team as goalie until her senior year when she was switched to center halfback. Short but mighty, Judy had a knack for dodging flying halls. LAURA FAGLEY proved to be a very strong and efficient halfback. She will always be re- membered for her cooperative spirit and her willingness to work. JUDY BOYER very ablv filled the job of hockey manager for three years. Both the coach and the team members appreciated her dependable nature and her keen sense of humor. 049 .90 QQ? 'Y 0

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I l ir.vf row, lrff fo rigllf-J. Yeager. V. Cisarik. G. Berkey. B. Fritz. A. Slumlmris. l. Allen. G. White, Uflgllf' D. Swarm-ly. D. Yvallers. B. Teas. Scvonrl rou'-lt. Miller. l'. Moyer. li. Eldridge. P. llill. G. Krailz, ll. Sluniliris. F. Svlieidl. J. Frye. CAf1yp1lJ3 P. Cisik. ll. Ayres. Third Fllll'-lvl. Kolessar, l'. Dofnaliue, G. Anderson. J. llillard, J. Borlnian. fl. Clauser. J. Keeley. S. Sengia. B. Berkey. J. Long. M. Bodolus. lfozzrfli row-L. Grcebe. B. Iseli, J. Boyer. C. Rosborougli. L. Fagley. K. Caldwell. Y. Stricker. coach. WIOCAQKJ The Kittens had a winning season this year, thanks to the helpful guidance of our new coach, Mrs. Vera Stricker, and the willingness of our thirty-three determined hockey girls. It will be a lasting memory for the girls, as they practiced long and hard for the great reward of a championship and a final record of 8-1. The first practice game was with the Pottstown Trojanettes on September 19. A victory of 4-2 gave the girls great hopes and expectations for the season ahead. September 25 marked the day of the first league game on our opponent's field. The Kittens fought hard and rough to gain a 2-1 victory over the Pottslgrove Falconettes. Our first home game 'was with Spring-Ford. Playing on home ground, the girls were well prepared to put up a good fight, and did just that, with a final score of 3-0 in our favor. The next game was non-league with West Chester. Competition was keen, and although the game was well pl-ayed, the girls suffered the only loss of the season. The following week the Kittens played at home with Boyertown. We took the lead in the first half on points by Mary Ann Bodolus, Isa Allen, Ruth Miller, and Gale Anderson. The girls over- powered the Boyertown defense and the final tally was 6-2. The League championship was clinched on October 25 when the Kittens took a 1-0 victory over Collelgeville in a close one on the Lady Qlonels' field. During this game our goalie, Betty Teas, played with a temperature of 1030. Schwenksville was the site of the final league game. The girl Wildcats plunged through with four goals against none for Schwenksville. This victory put the icing on the league championship. Many of the girls will always remember our last home game, which was against Phoenixville. This was one of the roughest games of the season, but we tacked another win to our name with a score of 1-0. Mary Ann Bodolus gave us the Winning goal. The 1957 hockey season came to a close with the final outing at Coatesville. Despite adverse conditions, a muddy field and steady downpour, our mighty Kittens did not let us down. For the varsity Mary Ann Bodolus and Debby Walters scored the goals which brought us a 2-0 victory. By the end of the season, the girls had scored 23 goals, leaving the opponents with onlv 6. Our hockey team placed first in the Perkiomen-Schuylkill Valley League. To add to all the memorable events of the season, the girls went to see the Welsh Touring Team play the All-Philadelphia Hockey Team. While they were in Cheltenham, they had the privilege of being personally introduced to the



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S9 lfirxf row, lvff fn riyllf-H. Heil. H. Slaibi. ll. llfillklllilll. P. Wiise. R. Slrunk. I . Km-ini. G. Spolin, C flll' ll. f'ressinan. J. Huy. G. Lloyd. Serum! mu'-Mr. H. Bernal. eoaieli, S. Torak. B. Wade. li. Slianley. ll. Frees. ll. lfrees. T. llulelielor. Fgefllll L. l'brislman. W. Marsland. ll. Harp. G. Lougbin. D, Km-bel, Mr, S. Springer. voaieli. Tliirll ron'-R. Moore. G. Slaiisoiii, R. Miller. ogs' Qasketoa The 12957-1958 Wildcat cagers of Coach Henry Bernat labored throughout the season to finish with a 13-8 log and became the undefeated champions of the Perkiomen-Schuylkill Valley League. After losing six of his men through graduation, Coach Bernat was faced with a rebuilding problem. Gary Spohn and Pete Wise were the only returning lettermen. Despite this fact, the Wildcats became a well-balanced and highly-regarded team. Roberts poured 1195 points through the hoop for a game average of 56.511, stacked up against the opponents 1110 points with a 52.9'Zi average per game. One of the weaknesses of the hoopsters was foul-shooting, as they shot 229 out of 458 to make the average 50'Z. Coach Bernat's boys opened the season with a 30-point victorv over Twin Valley. After losing to a tall West Reading five, the Cats took a 47-40 victo1'y over the old arch rivals, Spring-Ford. Sloppy play and a two-week layover lost the tournament game, and defeat to Plymouth-Whitemarsh was due to the victors' phenomenal shooting percentage. The Roberts boys trampled West Pottsgrove and defeated a high-spirited Collegeville team. Ches- Mont league team, Downingtown edged the Cats to the tune of 69-55. Four days later Roberts played one of their best games, defeating a snappy Unionville squad. After gaining a win over Schwenks- ville's Blnebirds, Roberts took one on the chin from an improved Spring-Ford five. The Wildcat quintet came back strong and took three in a row--West Pottsgrove, Plymouth-Whitemarsh, and Collegeville- Trappe. Phoenixville, with lanky Joe Bradshaw, downed the Wildcats in the winner's gymnasium. This defeat did not discourage the boys, for in the next three outings Roberts gained decisions over Schwenksville, Hoyertown, and Twin Valley. In an extra game, inaugurating l'heonixville's new gym, the Wildcats lost a heart-breaker, 38-37. After finishing their regular season, the boys went into District I, Class B playoffs. In a pressure-packed game at Conestoga, the Wildcats edged a highly-improved Unionville five 53-51, in the first over-time. The second playoff game was lost to a team the Wildcats had never seen before. Netber-I'rovidenee, a speedy squad with a 6'5 center, took the game on the Radnor court. Next year's team will have a fine nucleus around the fabulous playing of Garv Spohn, top scorer and rebounder, Galen Lloyd, the Kansas imported ace, and Dave Frees, the tall boy with the soft jump shot. Others will probably include Ronal Bell, backcourt many Ronald Strunk, very tricky and able shooterg and J. V. player, Ben Wade.

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