Rockport High School - Tatler Yearbook (Rockport, ME)

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2 1 Top Row, left to right-Goodridge, Merrill, Annis, Graffam. Middle-Coach Knight, Turner, Crockett, Thorndike, Rhodes, Salminen, Kennedy, Manager Chandler. Bottom- Starr, Pound, Farley 1CaptainJ, Winslow, Vlfentwoxth. Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockpoit Rockport Rockport Rockport Rockport 50 GG 39 65 52 81 53 60 51 Camden-58 Bristol-34 Union-36 Alumni-51 Stonington-46 Appleton-33 Thomaston-34 Warren-23 Waldoboro-53 Nov Nov Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Feb. Jan Rockport--47 Rocknort-53 Rockport-74 Rockport--49 Rockport-52 Rockport-50 Rockport-30 Rockport--17 Rockport J. V -38 Appleton-26 Waldoboro-G1 Warren-30 Camden-56 Thomaston-35 Bristol-41 Union-38 REGIONAL TOURNAMENT, ROCKPORT, FEB. 12 o Rockport-52 South Bristol-34 WESTERN MAINE CLASS S TOURNAMENT, LEWISTON, FEB.21 Rockport-49 Union-52 M. V. L. CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF, ROCKLAND, FEB. 28 Rockport-40 Union-43 BASKETBALL E IOR Left to rig1,'htfShirlene Heath, Wayne Failey, Gail Alexander, Sara Simonton Helen Leland, John Annii, Barbara VVood. Nov Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Feb Stonington-68 Stonington J. V.'s-34 Feb 9

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THE TATLER 19 CROSS COUNTRY Th1s IS the second xear that Rockport Hlgh School has been represent ed bx a cross countrx team Our squard was small 1n numbers but full of determ1nat1on and under M1 Kmght s d1rect1on began practlcmg earlx 1n the season Th1s work was rewarded bx galnmg three vlctorles 1n the f1rst three contests We then stepped out of our class to prevent a long law off w1thout a meet and were defeated bv a good Rockland team Then back to our own league and a resoundlng vlctorx over Appleton The daw of the Medomak Valles League contest arrlved CFISD and clear We were reads for It and a long rugged run over Appleton Rldge began It gave us qulte a thr1ll at the flnlsh l1ne as we flnally saw two maroon and whlte Jerseys loomlng up 1n the d1stance well ahead of the pack Then came two runners from other schools followed bv the remalnder of the Rockport team and the f1rst M V L cross countrv champ1onsh1p was ours Buster Kennedv was the 1nd1v1dual wmner Wlth captaln Walt Pendleton close on h1s heels The score of the chamsplonshlp meet was Rockport 21 Brlstol 35 Appleton 82 Un1on 87 Warren 124 Well done team' BASEBALL Rockports last baseball champ1onsh1p pr1o1 to 1956 had been won 1n 1940 1n the old Trl Countx League Th1s was our f1rst entry 1n the new Medomak Vallev League and we had h1gh hopes The weather was bad durlng most of Aprll and early Maw whlch meant a curta1lment of our schedule so that onlv f1ve league games were plax ed However we were able to get on our dlamond 1n tlme to plax three games before the start of w ent through an undefeated season The chmax of the season came 1n the Lnlon game at Rockport w hen '1 few tough breaks found us tra1l1ng 5 21n the flfth lnmng But then the plcture changed we worked 1n two more runs and w 1th two on base Low ell Jones CTIOVQ 1 long l1ne drne lnto llght fleld to scale two more and put us m front 6 Q We held that lead to the end and that DldCtlCdllX me int the champ1onsh1p as our last two games w ere easx XlCtO1 1es XX 1th Jones and Carlton Farlex shar1ng the DlfChlHg and shortstop asslgnments Butch Farlew catchlng Steve D1et7 at f1rst Dave Pound lt thud md 1n the last few games D1ck Tu1ne1 It second ln 1nf1eld L DID 11111111011 was found wh1ch was hard to beat and could be depended upon to turn 1n double plax s when needed We are all griteful to our coach 'XI1 Paul Palks for h1s help 1n maklng thls a successful xear 1n baseball 1 . . 7 . F Q . . A I . . , . K . . . Y 5 ' 7 1. T K . , uv' v. , 'lv I ' ' 7 ' ' 1 c . 7 o l ' - M ' ' as n . . . . V . . H ,, .T . . ' ' , : - 3 '. -- - 9 - 3 - S - - , - , . . . A 1 A V ' v LY . ' , v ' the league season. We seemed to have the extra punch when needed and . . , . v ' T i v . ' , , , v' v , v 7 ' 7 P - v 2 ' ' 1 ' v' ' K 1 1 - 1 A- ' F Y 1 4 -I ' 4 v f ' . x c -Yr kd j 'L K, ' ' . ' . , 'L A 2' .V V 2 . S , A . .2 L, . , 2 .5 - ' 2 I vi .1 ' v I vs L1 I ' f . 1 ' 2 ' , 4 '.

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THI- T-XTI FR BOYS BASKET BALL Th1s x ea1 xxe h 1xe h 1d mother good se 1son 1lth1ugh xne xx ere not for t11n1te enough to vx1n the NT N L ehamp1onsh1p Ou1 record fo1 the se1 eon xx 1s 19 xx1ns 1nd 8 lossee XX e had four xerx exC1t1ng and 1I'lt9I'9Qt1I1L g1mes th1e xea1 The tnst xx 1s xx 1th TL n1on on our home court Thle one xx ls 1ll ex en lt the e11d ot thc 1egul1t1on pl1x1ng t1me 1nd xxe xxent Ollt 111 t1ont IH the oxe1t1me '49 36 The eecond xx as IH the XX este1n Vlalne C lass S tou1nf1ment at Lexx1ston xx he1e xxe agam met Un1on The Lmon team lcd us bx lo 110111128 gomg 111to the f1n1l pe11od Butch Fallev then sp 1rked 111 1ttack xxh1ch c llllefl us out 111 tlont bx one pomt w1th about two mmutes to plaw However we were not able to hold th1s shm le 1d and lost bx three pomte It wx IS ef1s1lx the outst1nd1ng g 1me of the f1rst dax s pl1x between the Cl1ss S schools Waldoboro st 1ged 1 thr1ll1ng r1llx ID the game at Rockport and c1me from b9h1Y'1Cl to defe1t ue 113 51 Then c1me the plax off g1me before a packed house It the Commun1tx Blllldlllg b 1ll The lead xx as const 1ntlx Changlng tl11Ol.1g'l'l0Ll'E 1nd the Score bec1me t1ed It 40 40 near the end A qulck baeket 1nd 1 foul shot put UHIOH IH front 43 40 at the end Th1s xe1rs squ 1d W1s composed ot slfcteen pl1x ers most of whom s1xx cons1derab1e actrmn durmg the seaeon Onlx txxo are gracluat1ng 1n June xxh1ch l9'dlX ee P1 good HLlClGLlS TOI next xeal Sex 61 1l l1kelx proepects ue comlng up 1n next x e ll s t1eshm1n class XX 1x ne Butch F 11lex x1 IS c1p t11n 1nd gu 11d on the tc 1m 1nd D1 oved to be the hlgh SCOIQI for the season Kenneth XX entxxo1th was the othe1 regul11 gua1d xx 1th Salmmen Graffam md Kennedx capablv f1ll1ng 111 for h1m Dave P fund at center h 1d Pendlc ton 1nd Salmxnen follovung h1m cloeelx George St1r1 1nd Ceorge wVlHSl0XX x1 ere the regular starters 1t the forward posts xx 1th Turne1 Crockett and 'Vlerr1ll seemg much S61 VICE -Xnms Rhodes Coodudge and Thorncl1ke tu1ned ln xe1x L1 ed1t 1ble xxo1k 111 m'1nx g1mes All IY16IT1lJGls ofthe squ 1d 116 xe1x gl 1tetul to ou1 co 1ch N11 Kmght 101 1ll h1s help and g'l.l1Cl1HL6 dulmg the season I L L . 21 9 1 L' j ' ' 2 1 2 2 L' 2 L' 2 1 ' ' - 1 f' Y I D 1 I 4 1 4 1 l L D A 1 1 1 L 1 L I ' 12 1 1' 1 2 11 1 V . 1 ' ' ' ' ,. L C L -4 L C L L 1 A L 1 1 ' 1 1 1 11 -1 1 1' Y ' ' K L L t 1 L I L J L L L '2 s 2 ' 2 1 ' 2 2 Q 2 ' 1 -1 . v 1 . 1 1 l Y 1 1 1 . T 1 L ' 1 L L L 4 C L N v 1. 1 1 1 v . . Y . c ' L ' . c , K1 . 2' ' K. ' , ' ' 2 .' t H H . Lv 2 2 2 1 1 Y r ' 1 LZ 1 tl K1 ' ' 1 .7 . 1' 1 - lv' , 7 I . K1 D 2 I 1 Y l V4 1 '1. 1 W 1 - 1 . 1 V, v L K L 1 12 L c L t L 1 c , L 2j ' 1 2 ' L' 2 2 2 j . - C C L ' 1 2 ' j 2 2 L' 2 ' j ' ' T 1n Rockland. It was Z1 thr1ller irom the start Zlflil full of hard clean basket- 2 . ' ' L' ' L' 2 j ' ' 2 L 2 ' 2 - . ' L 2 2 s ' ' ' 1 1 1 '1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1' 1 1 1 1 1 - 11 1 L K C L L C C L L L L C I L L L K 1 1. I I 1 v 1 1 I D . L L L Q l v . L v , 1 I 1 v 1 v 11 l v 1 1 1 C L K L A C 1 C K L L C 1 ' l v 1 4 1, 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 V1 v 44 L ,Y 1 1 v 11 1 Ln A .V C L L C LL,- I 1 L 1 'C L C ' 2 2 2 ' A2 2 ' L' ' ' L' 2 s . Y r 4 vf 1 fn 1 1 1 1 1' r . L . c , c , 2 j 2 L . ' 1 ' 2 J- 2 ' 1 ' L L 2 2 1 L ' - L' 2 L' 2 L' L ' ', , 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 1 ' ' 1 2 1' ' L L L . L , L , 1 , . 1 ,. 2 . .. 6 L. 2 K, 2 1 -1 v 1 v for t 1 4 1 1 ' 1 ' h 1 L I 1 ' A 1 4 A c c , L . , c L c c L .