Rockport High School - Tatler Yearbook (Rockport, ME)

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20 THE TATLER November 18 Rockport 45 Rockland 34 At Rockport The first game of the season as a whole was fa1rlv well played We were all pleased w1th the vlctory won from a large school Rlchards and Thorndlke netted 17 and 16 pomts respectwelv November 21 Rockport 37 Wlscasset 33 At Wlscasset Th1s was a real close game Wlth one and a half mlnutes to go the Rockport forvsards froze the ball That was an exh1b1t1on to see Poker Face Alexander sank them rlght and left from all angles The guards dxd a swell 1ob bv holdlng the opposlng form ards dovsn November 25 Rockpolt 35 Thomaston 33 At Rockport Rockport glrls were not plax mg at thelr best tomght But long shot Marllxn Cray saved the day for the team December 5 Rockport 33 Un1on 52 At UHIOH The team has no excuses fo1 th1s game We were well outclassed by the Un1on lassles Dot R1chards looked best w1th 12 pomts December 12 Rockpolt 57 Brldge Academy 35 At Rockport The team was slow at first but ln the last half we went on top The LHIOH game taught us a lesson Rlchards Thornd1ke and Alexander netted 15 15 14 pomts respectlvelg December 16 Rockport 55 W1scasset 32 At Rockport Everyone played a spectaculal game thls even1ng w1th R1chards SW1Sl11Hg most of her trles She grossed 18 pomts December 19 Rockport 81 Warren 24 At Warren We ran up our hlghest score 1n thls game w1th the subs plaung most of the tlme S Anderson and Jones sank 27 and 19 pomts Both of them vs 1ll be promlslng pla5 ers for next vear s team December 30 Rockpolt 43 Rockland 43 At Rockland Th1s was a real close game w1th the Beaver glrls gomg to pleces 1n the last qua1 ter Dot Rlchalds sharp long shots kept the team together January 3 Rockport 56 Alumnae 46 At Rockport XX e stalted the game 1n a trance and dldn t get 1oll1ng unt1l the last quartel Alexandel sllpped 1n 25 polnts for the Hlgh School whlle last year s star Judv Grav paced the Alumnae Wlth 30 pomts Januau 9 Rockpolt 34 Un1on 29 At Rockport Th1s game proved that we could beat Un1on after all Both guards and forwalds play ed a swell game Falthful Rlchards rolled 1n 13 pomts for the ewenlng Januarv 16 Rockport 41 Appleton 44 At Appleton Th1s was a tough one for us to lose We were cramped more or less by the S179 of the floor Every one went home feel1ng prettv low over the loss but stlll hopeful Januarv 20 Rockport 36 Camden 73 At Rockpolt Camden tholoughlv crushed Rockport thls exenlng Our forwards were held down by the opponent s tlght zone Howeve1 Gray sllpped 1n 19 polnts 1 9 K 1 ' W 1' L LL W 1 1 . V . . . H 57 ' L ' A L V 1 I .... ... A , . 7. . . nv I nv 7 ' 1 ' v y 1 y . 1 U . . . Y. . 11 1. 1 . 0 l v -I-W 'W L W I 1 w . 1 1 , 1 . Y . I . . . I ' K! 7 7 7 9 , ' ' t W W A L11 i v Y Q . . . . K 1 1 Y . . . . 1 1 . 1 . I... .. T . . . . H ,, Y. 1 1 C, 1 1 I Y . . 1 . . 1. v' y 7 . . . . 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 ' 1 7 , 1 . 1 . ' Y 1 1 -l Y . . , . . . . N 1 1 . . . 1 1 1 4 1 . I ' D I 1 . ... , 7 , N I . . Q ' ' 7 1, V7 'V 1 1 i .... . . . i I . I 1 . 1 A 7 . . . . 1 A 1 . 1 1 1 .1 1 1 . 11 . 7 . . V 1 1 . , . ' 7 , 1 1 . 1 Y Y , . 1 V . . ., -- - s . ' 014 Ln

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Sports Standxng left to r1ght Mgr P Sxmonton VVentworth Jones Lofman Coach Judklns S Anderson Norwood Ingersoll Slttlng M Gray Alexander R1Cha1dS Capt Douglas D Anderson Upham GIRLS BASKETBALL The Beaver glrls basketball team had anothe1 outstandlng season Out of tvventv one frames played they won fifteen lost five and tled one The gxrls finlshed the season by becomlng the 1953 Bulwer League Champs Thls IS thelr thlrd league t1tle IH four years The plavers of th1s champlonshlp squad are as follows forwards Dorls Candace Alexander 55 Joan Norwood 56 Sallv Anderson 56 guards Faptaln Evelvn Douglas 53 Nlnon Ingersoll 54 Dlana Anderson 55 Pat Upham 05 Pat Wentworth 55 Joanne Lofman 56 Graduatlon separates us from three of our first strmg player and one cheerleader We lose llghtnlng guard Evelyn Douglas hlgh scorer Marllyn Gray and foul shot champ Dot Rlchards who also gav Llp to the team along Wlth Phvllls Slmonton who captalned the cheermff sectlon Many thanks to our coach Mr JllClk11'1S for leading us to our victory and also to Ellnor Ausplund who alded the guards durlng practlce sesslons ' 7 ' : ' ' . 7 1 Y Y ' I ' 7 7 A . ': - r 9 ' ' s ' J ' J 9 . , 1 . A . ' 1: a 7 l ' . 1 i . . . Q I : , .K Richards '53, Marllyn Gray '53, Barbara Thorndlke '54, Carol Jones '54, f , J , 1 L N , I s . , . , . , 1 ' U 7 7 7 YP 9 ! Y 7 ' ' . ' 5 , . , I . A F. , . a 1 a , n V nu , O 1 7 V LD ' 1 , 1. , o 4: Q I , , . .

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THE TATLER 21 D Rlchards 53 E Douglas 53 M Gray 53 January 23 Rockport 27 Brldge Academy 21 At Brldge We started 05 pretty slowly and then We plcked up 1n the last half Gray pushed ln 15 polnts from all spots on the floor January 28 Rockport 73 Islesboro 18 At Rockport Another easy w1n for the Beavers All the squad played 1n thls game Islesboro marooned on the mamland was substltutlng for Vlnalhaven Whlch was unable to leave the lsland It was thelr second game ln a row January 30 Rockport 68 Warren 25 At Rockport Another wln for the glrls over a Weak v1s1t1ng team Freshmen Nor Februarv 10 Rockport 56 Appleton 33 At Rockport We reversed the beat1ng We took at Appleton b y Wh1pp1ng them 56 33 Alexander was hlgh scorer for the evemng by pushmg 1n 28 polnts The Beaver guards were at thelr best and Appleton could not get m close February 14 Rockport 51 Waldoboro 31 At Rockport We experlenced vlctory agaln w1nn1ng bv 20 polnts Gray and Rlch ards tossed 1n 20 and 18 polnts respectlvelv Februarv 17 Rockport 26 Camden 30 At Camden We lost once agam to Camden but the glrls looked falrly good agalnst thelr unbeaten opponents We had the M8gUHtlCOOk outfit very much NVOI'I'l8d most of the tlme wood and S. Anderson got plenty of experience. '