Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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Results: House competition finals. Squads Juniors Darrell 3 Butterfield 0 Seniors Darrell 4 Watlington 0 School Matches Saltus Opponents Seniors v Devonshire Colts (Bantams) 2 0 V Technical Institute 0 2 V Robert Crawford 4 1 V Robert Crawford 2 2 V Hotel College 7 1 Senior team were champions of the eastern league. V Sandys (league final) 0 7 Squad: R. Smith (captain), A. Pitman, S. Sayner, K. Dill, G. DeSilvo, 0. Heylinger, I. Page, L. Roberts, C. Simmons, A. Richardson, A. Amory, B. Johnson, B. McCallan, R. A. Bean, J. Swainson, L. Butterfield. Intermediates V Whitney 5 3 V Whitney 3 5 V Northlands 1 0 V Northlands 5 1 V Robert Crawford 3 5 V Robert Crawford 0 5 V St. Georges 6 4 V St. Georges 3 3 V Warwick Acad. 6 0 Squad: R. ' DaCosta, K. Reid, V. Campbell, T. Chin, P. Matcham, P. Smith, P. Longworth, M. Lopes, McBeath, T. Hayward, B. Way, J. Brewer, R. Bagen. Juniors v Warwick Academy 2 0 V St. Georges 0 1 V St. Georges 3 2 V Whitney 0 5 V Whitney 2 3 V Robert Crawford 1 6 V Robert Crawford 0 3 V Northlands 4 1 V Northlands 5 2 Squad: C. Pascoe (Captain), C. Bardgett, B. Patterson, L. Pimental, I. Whitehead, D. Burgess, D. Trott, R. Yearwood, P. DeSilva, S. Turner, M. Stailey, A. DeCouto, S. Ba- gen, H. Marks, E. Lawrence, M. Burch, B. Way, M. O ' Leary, E. Collins, P. Bacon. RUGBY The spirit displayed by our rugby teams, and the results achieved in competition clearly established rugby as one of the most successful activities of the year. In an 24

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P.E. NOTES 1974-75 has been another extremely active year for sport at Saltus. Mr. Evans had established a very extensive programme and, with very few modifications, his policy of catering for as many students and activities as possible has been continued. Con- sequently the programme of lessons and extra curricular activities includes soccer, rugby, athletics, cross-country, weight training, basketball, volleyball, golf, tennis, table-tennis, cricket, trampolining, hockey, sailing, softball, badminton and swim- ming. Obviously there are occasions when variety clashes with depth of performance, but a genuipe and earnest attempt is made to encourage the highest level of per- formance by the more capable and talented students. To both these ends I am con- stantly grateful for the generous practical involvement displayed by so many of my colleagues and the prefects — the boys at Saltus are extremely fortunate in this re- spect. The following notes and records give some indication of the extent and charac- ter of the year ' s activities. Congratulations are in order for all boys who have achieved good results or outstanding progress, and also to so many of the less talent- ed boys who have helped to generate enthusiasm through their honest efforts. M. BILLINGTON SOCCER The fortunes of the various soccer teams were rather mixed and sometimes unpre- dictable. On the whole the teams were reasonably successful with the balance of the matches being won. Out of a total of 25 games played, 13 were won, 10 lost and 2 drown. The seniors were the most consistent and successful (although the inter- mediates actually won most games). The seniors were faced with some very difficult competition and did splendidly in winning their league section. Unfortunately they were very soundly defeated by an excellent Sandys XI in the final league play-off. In defense of the team it must be pointed out that most of the damage had to be attrib- uted to the absense of the regular goalkeeper. Pitman, with his broken knee (ac- quired in a hockey match). The intermediates looked likely to do very well earlyon in the season. In thes final analysis, however, they finished third, losing twice to a very talented Robert Craw- ford side and once to a Whitney team which we had earlier defeated. On the positive side the intermediates can be credited with 5 victories and 32 goales. After defeating Warwick Academy 2-0 in a pre-season friendly the junior side came face to face with the harsh reality that much of the opposition was too good for them and none of the other teams was a push-over. Whilst it is fair to record that our side suffered from a general lack of talent, every credit has to be extended to this team for dedicated spirit, enthusiasm and perseverance. The sudden halt to the pattern of defeats, the vastly improved performances and results were, in the end, suitable and deserving rewards for a team which showed an exemplary competitive spirit. Pascoe, Burgess and Pimental are worthy of special mention for their consistently sound and promising performances. The soccer season was rounded off with very spirited and enjoyable house com- petitions. Wight house matches were played and they certainly provided the tempora- ry answer to the accusation t hat much of modern football is over defensive and unentertoining. Forty-two goals were eventually recorded before Darrell House ran out winners of both junior and senior sections. 23

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extremely busy Easter term, team organisation and practice arrangements were neve easy, so that the enthusiasm of the squads at the Whitney Sevens was most com- mendable. The juniors were something of a disappointment as far as high-powered rugby was concerned. They showed good ball handling and understanding, but were sorely lacking in basic pace. Their ultimate triumph in the consolation final was a very pleasing reward for a concerted team effort. Both the intermediates and seniors produced some excellent rugby to win their respective sections, so that Saltus came away from the tournament with three trophies, and the senior B team reached the semi-final. Results: practice fixtures Juniors Intermediates Seniors Whitney 7-a-side: Saltus 0 Saltus36 Saltus A 4 Saltus B 22 Saltus 26 Northlands 8 Northlands 8 Whitney A 4 Whitney 6 0 Whitney 0 Intermediates (A) Seniors (Aj Senior (B) Semi-finals. Saltus 10 Whitney 0 Saltus 17 Whitney 0 Saltus 0 Bermuda College 12 Finals Intermediates Seniors Saltus 26 Warwick Academy 6 Saltus 12 Sixth Form Centre 0 Consolation Final Juniors Saltus 12 Mount St. Agnes 0 Junior Squad: G. Jack (captain), E. Lawrence, A. DeCouto, B. Way, C. Pascoe, D. Bur- gess, S. Ranee, R. Yearwood, C. Madeiros, M. Burch, H. Marks, J. Maitland, E. Collins, C. Collis, M. O ' Uary, R. McKittrick, P. Bacon. Intermediate Squad: R. DaCosta (captain), K. Reid, B. Way, T. Chin, P. Smith, M. Lopes, G. Collis, G. Darby, J. Vickers, V. Campbell, J. Brewer, McBeath, R. Bagen. Senior Squad: R. Smith (captain), K. Dill, A. Richardson, 0. Heyliger, S. Lusher, L. Rob- erts, B. McCollan, L. Butterfield, J. Woolridge, S. Burgess, I. Page, P. Thorne, D. Binns, T. Ward. 25