Springfield High School - Scrivener Yearbook (Springfield, PA)

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SEATED: N. Piercy, G. Warner, S. Rose, R. Cotrill, M. Kemp, H. Malloy, N. Rhoades. STAND- ING: Mrs. Markley, B. Darmstaetter, S. Nagle, M. Stearns, 1. Hollis, M. Phillips, P. Hoehl, J. VanWink1e, N. Hoehl, S. Eikner, M. Stahmer, S. Shirey, S. Torbit. 0llll '55 SEASO The basketball team, so splendidly coached by Miss Jane Brusch, experienced a quite successful sea- son with six wins and one loss. The season opened with the defeat of Nether Providence by a score of 42 to 17. The next game with Clifton Heights did not prove as easy as the first. The final score was 43 to 38 with a close fourth quarter. The following game with Prospect Park was quite a booster with a winning score of 52 to 5. Not only was it successful, but also amusing with the ond half. The fourth game of the season was a victory over Mzarple Newtown by a score of 36 to 15. .Tust about the toughest game of the season occurred next. Ridley Park had always been a hard team to beat, but with de- termination and fight we won, 50 to 33. The keen com- petition was shown by the scores at the end of the first and second quartersg Springfield lO - Ridley Park 12 and Springfield 19 - Ridley Park 19 respectively. Yeadon was the sixth victory and, sad to say, the last, for then the girls played Upper Darby. Upper Darby, having one of its best teams, defeated Springfield by playing a very good game. Even though they lost, the girls fought until the very end. Next year the girls hope to reach their goal of an undefeated season, and we wish them luck. 69 guards and the forwards switching positions for the sec-

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SEATED: N. Spahr, J. Lotter, C. Lane, B. Hauf. STANDING: N. Harrigan, J. Oldham, J. White 1. Robinson, E. Marsh, K. Aldinger, P. Downes, L. Clair, L. Piercy, E. Wagner, Miss Brusch. . ,. , fr X 9 g-IN 5 N '- it ' 2 E. fx n f.,f

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Mr. Schopf Captain - Bob Johnston I ll00R KNEELING: R. Johnston, R. Holley, Mr. Schopf. STANDING: E. Baker, P. Lutz, G. Giacoponello, C K D. Gamble, R. Sauer, S. Fullerton. WRE TLI G FIRST ROW: B. Vishneski, J. Mason, J. DiLuzio, L. Sentman R. Edgar, R. Crewdson SECOND ROW: R. Lang, C. Nolan, E. Duncan, N. Howard, S. Kimmel, I. Allison, M. Clark, J. Drabezyk, W. Schopf. dl 4514, j, gk K if tr. Mr. Shoemaker WRESTLING The newest addi- tion to the sports life of our school is wres- tling. Introduced this year, it gives many boys an opportunity here-to-fore unoffered Mr. Shoemaker is full of encouragement as well as know-how, thus making him an ideal coach. The team has done very well even though it is so new at the sport. Wrestling promises to be one of the most popular sports in our curriculum in years to come.