Somersworth High School - Hilltop Echo Yearbook (Somersworth, NH)

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St. Patrick's High School of Berlin ended Somersworth's l6-game winning streak at Plymouth by a score of 5 to l to annex the Class M championship of the Granite State. Paul Hennelly, Somersworth's starting pitch- er, walked the first three men to face him. Ted Fauteaux, St. Patrick's star, drove in three runs on a long double down the right field line. Dave Bilodeau scattered five Somersworth singles over the seven inning route while his mates annexed two more in- surance runs. There were many outstanding individual achievements during the regular season. Nor- man Ferland, a junior, set an all-time record for batting as he collected 27 hits in 5l of- ficial times at bat for a 529.4 batting average. Other 400 hitters were Paul Hen- nelly, a junior, and Roderick Ferland, a freshman. One-hit, no-run games were re- corded for three pitchers, Norman Ferland, Paul Hennelly, and Donald Veno. The 34-2 score against St. John's of Concord was one of the greatest displays of power hitting ever recorded in Somersworth. Coach Rowell's three-year record now reads: 36 victories, 6 defeats, and l tie - p,i1obably the best in the state of New Hamp- s ire. Coach Rowell presented the Southeastern League trophy as well as the state Class M Runner-up Trophy to Principal Hibbard at the annual Awards Assembly. Each letter- man received gold baseballs, symbolic of the league championship, and silver balls, the runner-up prize in Class M. Reach State Play-Offs K ' 1 l ll Ig Sl . ge, E f J Y K ,ls U-,sl V, ' ' w - 11,2 ' RICHARD MICHAELS EDMOND TURCOTTE Captain Leading Hustler One Of Leading Hitters Steady Pitcher Steadiest lnfielder Best Outfielder Excellent Leader WE 8 14... .. 34... .. 15... .. 9... .. 10... ,. 12... .. 12... .. 9... .. 11... .. 4... .. 7... .. 9... .. 13... .. SEASON'S RECORD bf .,.. . ,745 THEY Sanborn Seminary . . . . . . . 1 Hampton ......... . . 7 St. John's ...... .. 2 Oyster River .. 0 Exeter ...... . . 4 P.E.A. J.V. . . . . 1 Raymond ....... . . 4 Newmarket ...,.. . . 0 Sanborn Seminary . . . . . 0 Hampton ........ . . 5 Oyster River ..... . . 0 Exeter ............ . . 2 Newmarket lforfeitl . . . . . 0 Raymond ..,...... . . 2 COSTA SMIRLES DONALD VENO RICHARD RONALD l-e0dll'1Q Slugger Pitcher - First Bosemon QUELLETTE ST, LAURENT outfielder one Of Le0CllnQ Clvfch Fastest Man On Squad lnfielder Good l'l fe Hlffefs Good Outfielder Steady Hitter . 5 A . Wh- .. 1, g g . . Leads Team ln Stolen Bases W. .,f3x1'R ' li AT' A 'S' 'Q' . , 4- ,, Ayaf xg :Nils 'X . , . ., g- '-: g f,,'ff ' fl.: l .2 .V lf.. . It N I I ,nt ' ' . .,, - ,-1, N .1 WH'

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'--. gay. 1 L' V, R . ,Irs ... A , ,wi - ' . N., .. .. -437 ' ' .- BASEBALL Seated, left to right - R. Fortier, R. Poliquin, D. Moore, P. St. Laurent, J. Sherman, R. Lambert, R. Martin. Kneeling N. Lord, D. McLeod, P. Hennelly, E. Turcotte, R. St. Laurent, N. Ferland, R. Thibeault, G. Metivier. Standing - Mr Rowell, D. Veno, J. Francoeur, R. Ouellette, C. Smirles, R. Michaels, R. Ferland, M. O'Malley. Diamondmen Clinch Southeastern Coached by Ralph Rowell and led by Cap- tain Richard Michaels, the Somersworth High School Hilltoppers won lo consecutive games before losing the state title to St, Patrick's High School of Berlin in the finals of the New Hampshire lnterscholastic Athletic As- sociation Baseball Tournament. In the preliminary round, back to back singles by Donald Veno and Raymond Thi- beault accounted for both of Somersworth's runs. Norman Ferland pitched all the way. He scattered five singles, struck out nine enemy batters and gave up but one base on balls. Behind the one-hit pitching of Donald Veno, Somersworth nosed out Pembroke 2-O in two extra innings to move into the Class M finals. Captain Michaels' clutch double in the ninth inning drove in Paul Hennelly and Edmond Turcotte who had reached on consecutive singles after two were out. Donald Veno pitched no-hit, no-run ball over the regulation distance. Halen collected Pem- broke's lone single with one away in the eight frame. ll II ' M League Title And . NORMAN FERLAND PAUL HENNELLY Leading Batter 81 Run-Scorer lnfielder - Pitcher Pitcher - lnfielder One Ot Best Hitters Good RBl Man -its . J, I t . ff , A - ' .f I' . 5, ' . f f J ' ' ' 'ki' ' ' ' I , . , V. . V ., - . ,Q .1 . .i f H .3 leans . V. . Q., 4,i' . ..,, . . ' . .M . : 'A -L V' ' '

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Track Men Compete For Records The Somersworth High School trazk team showed marked improvement during the i957 season. An attractive schedule was arranged and over 25 candidates reported to Robert Michel, who became the fourth track coach in a period of six years. Richard Cantin and Roland Turgeon, veterans of three years of track, were elected co-captains by the lettermen prior to the first meet. Highlight of the season was a dual-meet victory over Berwick by the slim margin of half a point. At the small-school Exeter Relays, Somersworth scored in the Freshmen Relay, in the shotput, and in the broad jump. At the annual Southeastern Meet the Hill- toppers gave their best performance in five years, scoring 27 points. Robert Plante, Somers- worth's high scorer for three consecutive years, just missed out for the Most Valuable Award. He was first in both the discus and the shotput, and third in the 220. John Xenos, a sopho- more, was Second in the lOO, third in the broad jump, and in a tie for third in the high jump. Norman Poitras was third in the shotput, Robert Seavey was second in the pole vault, Richard Cantin was third in the same event, Louis Rossi was fourth in the broad jump, and Michael Bis- son was third in the high jump. Robert Plante's eight points at the annual state meet, held at the University of New Hampshire, placed Somersworth ninth in a field of fourteen Class M schools. At the annual spring awards assembly, letters were awarded to Robert Plante, Richard Cantin, Roland Turgeon, John Xenos, and manager, James McLeod. VARSITY Seated, left to right - S. Foss, D. Vachon, J. Richardson, D. Vallee, L. Barron, A. Anderson, N. Lord. Kneeling - R. Turgeon, R. Seavey, J. Xenos, R. Canney, M. Bisson, H. Adams, D. Lafond, R. Cantin. Standing - Coach Michel, R. Plante, E. Poisson, W, Rodney, D. Flanagan, P. Marashio, Manager J. McLeod.