Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School - Collegiate Yearbook (Sarnia, Ontario Canada)

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98 THE COLLEGIATE. GIRLS' BASKETBALL TEAM Sitting Cleft to rightj-Jean XVheatcroft, Miss Pugh, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Mr. Keeber, Florence Laugher. Standing rleft to rightj-Vida Simpson, Muriel Teskey, Bernice Simpson, Helen Donald, Margaret Hall, Marion Henderson, Florence Smith. 'W.O.S.S.A. Basketball Series to re- present the S. C. I. and T. S.. the personnel of which includes: Mgr. Margaret Hall, Capt. Ruth Kirkpat- rick, Helen Donald, -lean XVheat- croft, 'Vida Simpson, Bernice Simp- son, Florence Smith, Florence Laug- her, Marian Henderson and Muriel Teskey. After Ending that iilalkerville had secured such finished results from practising with boys, it was deter- mined to follow this plan. The team would like to take this opportunity of extending its heartiest thanks to those boys who have sacrificed their time playing girls' rules-a term held high in their contempt. Old Girls-S.C.l. The annual clash between the alumni and the school was more in- teresting than usual. Although in- stilled with fear and trembling at the mention of the three Western, the two Ypsalanti Stars and Lorene Wlarwick, the uninitiated school team was successful in winning this first encounter by a 20-I8 score. It was a fast, hard struggle and when Son Jennings blew the final Whis- tle it was doubtful who the winners really were. Watford-Sarnia The antics of the Sarnia team's first appearance on the slippery dance floor of the 'Watford arinories caused a great deal of laughter. In spite of these adverse conditions the S.C.l. was able to attain a lead of 30 points. On the home floor the whole team worked like clock-Work and could 11ot be stopped. As a result the S.C.l. came out on the big end of a 66-7 score.

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THE COLLEGIATE 97 i :if-egg 9 L A , +1 J A Eli Six If 'Q ,ffl ' A X W . xx llk lf i 101 P l S h Q i f M The Executive of the Girl's Athletic Association which was elected soon after the beginning of school found it necessary to have live curators in each form instead of one as formerly. This is a most assuring proof of the manner in which girls' sports have progressed. Those with athletic ability are now confining their efforts to Basketball. Hockey and Swimming, leaving Field Day in the past and anticipating Baseball in the future. BASKETBALL Near the close of last season the IQ24 XY. O. S. S. A. Basketball team had obtained the right to meet Lon- don South in the Semi-finals. Home and home games resulted in a 58-54 victory for our school. The close score speaks for itself concerning excitement, interest, and enthus- iasm. ln these exhibitions the indi- vidual performance of Hazel Aitkins reminded the spectators of Florence Buckindail of the old Collegiate and Dorothy Black of St. Thomas. The Sarnia Team however was doomed to meet its XYaterloo in the finals against llalkerville. Lilian Bull with her sure shooting forward line, her close checking defense and her short speedy passes outclassed the S.C.I. who went down lighting un- der an 83-28 score. Despite the fact that there was considerable delay before basket- ball got under way, the girls have been making up for lost time in their three weekly practices. On the first night Mr. Keeber, who is giving much of his time to coach- ing, and Miss Pugh who is so kind- ly assisting him. picked the teams with such careful judgment that it has remained practically intact. Although there is an absence of many of last year's veterans each and every member of the team de- clares herself ready to help in re- versing the finals of X924 when all other opponents are vanquished. Inter-Form Games Basketball games held between the forms with the view of deciding on the championship teams are the greatest factor in aiding the growth of this sport. On account of the necessity for concentrating on NYO. S.S.A. basketball it has been impos- sible to complete the schedule to date. Under Miss Pugh, manage- ment many of the games have been played and the semi-hnals have been reached. The Team As usual a team is entered in the

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THE COLLEGIATE 99 Strathroy-Sarnia In the second district game held in Strathroy the Sarnia Wossa girls defeated the Strathroy basketball squad by a score of 47-20. Helen Donald was the individual- star, net- ting 2:7 of her team's points. Dur- the return game the Sarnialassies were too good for Strathroy in every department of- the 'game Sarnia's 'strong forward trio 'com- bined with its energetic' defense scored 61 points to the I3 scored against them. jean XVheatcroft came through with I6 points, her best night's achievement. Port Huron-Sarnia The blue and white lassies met their first real opposition in these exhibition games. At half time the score was 8-6 in Port Huron's favor but when the game was finished the Sarnia team which. had fiashed some brilliant passing, combination and shooting while playing their own rules, came through with a 27-I3 victory. In the return game in the Junior High the Port Huron team had been considerably weakened by the changes made in their line up. Thus the nicely balanced Sarnia out- fit swamped the Port Huron aces 61-I5 in a very one-sided contest. London South-Sarnia Sarnia encountered the toughest opposition of the season in the semi- finals of the Wossa against the Lon- don South. It was a close contest throughout with the final score 31- 24 Sarnia's favour. Ruth Kirkpat- rick, captain, played the best in- dividual game on the floor scoring IQ of her team's points. In the re- turn game in London the Sarnia girls were able to hold their lead of 7 points and increase it to I7 during the first half. After half-time Lon- don inspired by the unusual dis- play of- enthusiasin on the part of the rooters wasgable to tie the score. This called fo1Q.a'play-off which was arranged aft'Ci'liatham the following iieek. ' Here the Sarnia' girls had the same experience as in London. For the first three periods they held a considerablbe lead only to be out- played on the whole by a score 25-23. Helen Donald's banishment for fouls soon after the whistle for half-time left a decided gap on the team play of the Sarnia girls. Walkerville-Sarnia ln the first game the Wfalkerville girls had little difficulty in defeat- ing the Sarnia girls by a large mar- gin. But in the return game the Sarnia girls, smarting under their defeat and anxious to redeem them- selves, played one of the best games of the year. The XValkerville for- wards found almost as much dilii- culty scoring against the Smith, Simpson, Laugher defense as the Sarnia forwards against the Bull, Churchill, Churchill guards. The 20-9 score in favour of XYalkerville was no discredit to our girls. No small part of the pleasure of playing basketball is the reception that the team have received at each place where they have been billeted -our thanks go to all those who have made it so. SWIIVFMING The enthusiasm of this recently in- troduced sport has been as keen, if not keener than in other games. As in other years the girls are allowed the use of -the pool on Tuesdays and Thursday from 4 until 5 o'clock. The two aquatic meets held during the term have stimulated interest in swimming and have showed what the S.C.l. and T.S. could produce along the line of girl swimmers, especially in the individual perform- ance of Jean XYheatcroft's speed and diving. Live-Saving During the month of May there were seven girls in the school who successfully passed the examination