St Columbkille High School - Columb Yearbook (Brighton, MA)

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GIRL'S BASKETBALL TEAMeFirst RDWeLeft to Right-Mary Flynn, Joan Spanbauer, Theresa Span- tbauer, Kathleen OTNeill, Jeanne Callahan, Marie Spellman . Second RoWeEthel Flanagan, Mary Phinney, Dorothy McCarthy, Therese Sheehan With the cooperation of the Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores, basketball prac- tice began early in the fall. Each and every member showed great interest and participated in all games. Great ability was shown by the Sophomores who played wholeheartedly and earnestly, and as a result of which they obtained positions on the second team. The Junior guards and the Senior forwards made up a fast moving team. Besides the games scheduled by the League, many other interscholastic games were played. iUnder the leadership of Miss Wlhitcomb and Miss Murphy several new and successful plays were worked out. Among the Sophomores who showed great skill were Marie Hughes, Catherine OiLeary, and Catherine LaRose. The Juniors who worked out the impenetrable stationary guarding were Dorothy McCarthy, Marie Spellman, Joan Spanbauer, and Ethel Flanagan. Promising aspirants to the position 6f guarding were Mary Burke, Margaret Collins, Mary Phinney and Mary Cleary. The Juniors forwards included Mary Flynn, Gertrude Murphy, Marie Doyle, and Therese Sheehan. The Seniors whotlabored to uphold the honor of their team were Theresa Spanbauer and Kathleen O,Neill, Co-Captains, Jeanne Callahan, Helen Flanagan, Irene Malia and Claire Williams. Having concluded our schedule of games with a number of victories, we Closed the season confident that we had achieved success in a spirit of true sportsmanship. KATHLEEN O,NEILL

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Freshmen . Rooms 26' and 27 ROOM 26 Left to RightiiKathleen Cedl'one. Patricia McGrath. Barbara Lombardi. Patricia Keane, Patricia Melia. Ann Cutler, Dorothy Cody. Louise Tomilillo, Phyllis Rooney. Rita DiGesse Second Row Rudolph Faccenda, Catherine Fitzgibbon, Joan Freeley, Rita Dunn, June Randall. Patricia Ryan, Theresa. Considine, Margaret Jean Murphy, Barbara Scannell, Anne Moore, Joseph Curley Third Row-Paul Welch. Joseph Carney, Thomas Fitzgibbon, John McCormick, Robert Robichau. Richard Hollahan, John Kiley, Thomas O'Donnell, Donato Pelligrini, Harold Breen. John McDevitt. Thomas Brunnick, James Battles ROOM 27 First Row Left to Right Grace LaMountain, Margaret Hassett. Mary Dapallonio. Mildred Kreinsen. Joan Davis, Helen Flynn, Evelyn O'Connell, Eleanor O'Connell, Irene Troy, Jane Dowe, Rita Curran, Lorraine Kissling Second Row Agnes McGee. Anne Sweeney, Helen Collins, Anna McLaughlin, Elizabeth Manning, Mary O'Donnell, Kathleen Hegarty, Ann Flaherty, Constance Delacy, Mary Boland, Rosemary Sherry, Mary McGovern Third Rowdames Tatten. Robert Carey, Barbara Madden. Barbara Sutton, Joan Sedgwick, Ann Collins, Virginia Wright, Margaret Greeley, Fidelis Taylor. Mary Kissling, Martin Clancy. Fourth Roer--J2Lmes Clifford, John McCaffeI-ty. William Felt, William O'Donnell. Francis Farley, Vincent Cullen, Paul Sheehan, John Sullivan.

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n3 H oopsters BOYST BASKETBALIFSittingeLeft t0 RighteThomas O'Leai'y,; William Olbeary, 'Joseph Dobbl'atz, John Lenihan, Leo Buckley, John Rea, Donald Phinney StandingeGerald Sullivan, Martin Clancy, William O'Neill, Joseph Hassett, William Ki-einsen,. John Sullivan, William Felt, Edward Ludwig, Francis Winn The hoopsters 0f Columb High finally produced for their faithful fans, a win- ning combination, composed of stalwarts who could take victory as well as defeat in a spirit of true sportsmanship. Though losing all but two of their First string of the previous year, they came up with a few surprisingly good players. From these were chosen the ten men of the Varsity. Leo Buckley and Joe Dobbratz as the two forwards, together scored many points to keep up with the leaders. Whitey Lenihan and Bill OlLeary at the two guard positions, as play-makers, were superb. At the center pOSition Tom OaLeary was reckoned among the best. For replace- ments, there were Red Phinney, fast and quite elusive, Buddy HasSett, a sophomore, who was instrumental in winning the victory over Missioni John Refs height and Billy Kreinsen,s passing Were major factors in our victories. Joseph Dobbratz, Whitey Lenihan and Leo Buckley were alternating captains of the team. The Junior Varsity showed great promise throughout the season, This group included Eddy Ludwig, Squawker McNeill; Bud Sullivan, Martin I. Clancy, llBll Felt, Paul Welch, and Fink Farley. Throughout the season the team remained a constant threat to the leaders of the league. From out of the hat they pulled two very important upsets, in beating Mission 24 to 21, and Cathedral 29 to 24. The Columbites dropped two to St. Marys Waltham, two to St. Charles and two to St. Marys Brookline. They took St. Patrickls twice, St. Sebastianls twice, and split with Our Lady,s Newton, Cathedral, 'and Mission. To Father Frawley goes our sincere thanks for his guiding hand throughout the past season. Without his cooperation and support it is doubtful if the Green and White would have achieved the Victories which are chalked up to its credit. To Pete Igo, our able coach, is due the major credit in securing the feats accomplished byrthe wearers 0f the Green and thite. JOSEPH DOBBRATZ, ,45