Saltus Grammar School - Yearbook (Hamilton, Bermuda)

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INTERSCHOOL BADMINTON On February 13, 14, 15th the first ever inter school badminton competition was held. Saltus dominated the under-13 boys section, Brian Way winning the boy ' s sin- gles. Way partnered Patterson to win the boy ' s doubles defeating another Saltus paid Collins and DeCouto 15-4, 15-11 in the final. In the over-13 section an all Saltus boy ' s doubles final saw Alan Pitman and Mi- chael Totem defeat Flood and Pengelly 15-9, 18-14. Saltus won the prize for best school which was 4 metal roquets, 1 net and a tube of shuttles. SAILING Early in the school year a few boys took part in on interhouse sailing competition. It was eventually won by Watlington house. Later in the year an individual champ- ionship was held with Glen Clinton being the winner. The sailing club met inter- mittently throughout the year. A few students sailed in races held on Sundays at White ' s Island for a short while with some degree of success. Next year it is hoped that more boys will use the boats as they are far too idle at present. BASKETBALL Two basketball squads were formed on the basis of lunchtime clubs. As an ex- periment the senior squad was given full control of its practice sessions and team or- ganization. Steven Lusher was captain of the seniors and Rocky DoCosta chosie to cap- tain the intermediates rather than play with the seniors, although technically under age — a decision which had on obviously beneficial effect on the intermediates chances. In terms of results the senior team failed to fulfil the promise showed in many practice sessiom. Only two games were won. In fairness to the team it should be pointed out that the opposition was often stiff, and that in seven of the right matches the opposition had the distinct advantage of ' knowing ' their own court. The team should not be dispondent — much good play was produced and a lot of basket- ball experience gained. The intermediates fortunately, faired much better, placing 3rd in the league and 3rd again in the knockout tournament. In both competitions we lost only to Mount St. Agnes and Roger Chaffee, schools with outstanding basketball reputations. Perhaps the best result and most exciting match was the 1 point defeat at the hands of Mount St. Agnes, the knockout winners. Whilst praising this fine team effort, the efforts and progress of the captain, DaCosto, deserve special mention. He 26

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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

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has turned into a really promising player who is never prepared to concede defeat to any opposition until the bitter end. Results: SENIOR V Berkeley 14-38 V Sixth Form C. 53-76 V Roger Chaffee 23-76 V Mount St. Agnes 19-35 V Robert Crawford 24-20 V Sandys 23-33 V Warwick Academy 77-47 V Warwick Secondary 23-19 LEAGUE INTERMEDIATE V Berkeley 37-10 V Mount St. Agnes 19-22 V Roger Chaffee 22-31 V Robert Crawford 43-18 3rd Place Squads: Senior: S. Lusher (captain), 0. Heyliger, C. Baker, C. Pedro, J. Klement, L. Roberts, F. Barritt, C. Lusher, A. Parsons, K. Dill, L. Butterfield. Intermediates: R. DaCosta, J. Brewer, P. Smith, K. Reid, C. Popper, B. Way, T. Chin, J. Simmons, D. Smith. ATHLETICS CROSS-COUNTRY Approximately 200 boys competed in the inter-house cross-country in March. Results: JUNIORS 1. Butterfield 111 2. Dorrell 92 3. Wotlington 73 4. Saltus 65 27