St Johns High School - Torch Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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JUNIOR BASKETBALL INTER HIGH CHAMPS The St. John ' s Juniors emerged victorious in basketball as in volleyball. The squad playing its first season of basketball overcame old man experience and whizzed through the season with four wins and one tie. Their chance to assert themselves came in the first game which was slated to be played against Daniel Mac. Led by June Kozak and assisted by Ruby Hoski they downed the Dannies by a score of 30-18. Their next opponents proved to be a hard-fighting quintette from Kelvin. It was nip and tuck until the last quarter when the St. John ' s squad exploded, blasting the Kelvin basket mercilessly. Leading the St. John ' s attack was Ruby Hoski, the final score being 22-1 1. Their moral spiraling upwards, the Johnnies took on the league terror—Isaac Newton. Sharpshooting June Kozak paced St. John ' s to down the determined Isaac Newton squad 23-15. Gordon Bell floored a team to be reckoned with and after sixty minutes of gruelling play, the game ended in a 22-22 tie. Onward to Balmoral, onward to victory was the junior team ' s battle cry as it prepared to meet Balmoral Hall in the final and deciding game of the series. Lady Luck proved to be with them as they overpowered the Balmoralites 24-13. The cup was theirs. Hoski and Kozak again led the scoring parade with eleven and eight points respectively. Ruby Hoski also led the Junior parade with an average of ten points per game. Chick Chaykowski and Bernie Fratkin, the untiring coaches, rate more than a vote of thanks for the helpful assistance they gave, and also Miss Ritchie for her aid in making a first class team that will be a threat in the senior league next year. Back Row: Ethel Malian, Alice Cran, Marcia Flax- man, Ruby Hoski, Norma Waslyk, Arlene Rosen- blat, Marilyn Lebitka, Wanda Kulczycki, Eve¬ lyn Lipp, Nancy Hnaty- shyn, Audrey MacDonald. Front Row: Orest Chay¬ kowski, Naomi Rubin- field, Beverley George, Eileen Lobeck, June Kozak, June Bond. Missing: Phyllis Chorney, Dorothy Bay. Back Row: Marilyn Le- bitko, Naomi Rubinfield, Anne L e s a k, Wanda Kulch, Marcia Flaxman, Jerry Kalian (coach) June Kozak, Phyllis Chorney, Ruby Hoski, Eileen Lobeck, Norma Waslyk . Front Row: Genevieve •Hardy, Audry MacDon¬ ald, June Bond, Nancy Hnatyshyn, (captain) Ro¬ chelle Swartz, Dorothy day, Gila Steinberg. After a whirlwind victory against Daniel MacIntyre the girls put forth a great battle against Isaac Newton and won. They very easily disposed of the Gordon Bell squad, winning by a large margin. They chalked another victory against a fast-moving Kelvin sextette. The most thrill-packed game of the season was played on home grounds when the two hitherto undefeated teams met in the contest which was to decide the final champions. It was an evenly-matched game which was in doubt until the very end, when St. John ' s put forth a special effort to win by a small margin. Stalwartly defending the Juniors was captain Nancy Hnatyshyn, who proved to be a tornado, spiking and passing. Also worthy of mention were June Kozak, Norma Waslyk, Ruby Hoski and Phyllis Chorney. The whole team should be com¬ mended for the excellent volleyball skills and good sports¬ manship. Sincere thanks are extended to Gerry Kalian who did a bang-up job training the girls and to Miss Ritchie who helped throughout the season. 80

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INTER-HIGH TRACK AND FIELD There was nothing to prevent St. John ' s from capturing the Inter-High Track and Field meet this year. Last year it was the flood that cancelled the meet, two years ago it was the City ' s seventy-fifth Birthday Party. The Tech men and women went all out to rack up 97 points and win the meet by three and one half points over Kelvin. However, it was the boys ' squad that carried the brunt of the load to pave the way to victory. The male aggregation scored seventy-five points in the two day meet, while the girls could only muster twenty-two points. The boys ' relay squads and Morley Conner stole the spotlight at the meet. The Primary, Junior and Intermediate relay teams finished first, and the Seniors placed a creditable second, to get eighteen out of a possible twenty points in the event. Morley Conner broke two existing records in the broad jump, and hop, step and jump, by leaping 18 feet 8 inches and 37 feet 4 inches respectively. Only two other Techmen finished first in both events that they entered. Neil Conner won the 220 and 100 yard dashes, and Normie Gussin won the Junior broad jump, and hop, step and jump. In other events, Lowell Hurwitz and Arnie Saper finished first in the Senior and Primary shot put respectively, while Vernon Kobrinsky captured second place in the Primary shot put. Metro Witishin won the Intermediate 220, Al Lorrimer placed first in the Junior high jump. Bud Scanlon was first in the Intermediate high jump. Rube Diamond finished third in the Senior 220 and Mike Bashucky also gathered a third in the Senior 100. Gabe Pankhurst was the only other Senior to gather points, his coming from placing second in the broad jump. Don Keller came in second in the Intermediate half mile and Intermediate broad jump. Bill Romanica running with a cramp in his side, finished third in the Intermediate mile. Ward McCann got two seconds in the Junior division, by placing in the 220 and 100 yard dashes, Chester Zeglinski placed second in the Junior shop put event. It was in the Primary events that Tech went to town. The Conner twins won four firsts, Saper got a first, Kobrinsky placed second in two events, Pat Reid got a second in the half mile, Ted Yamasaki came in third in the high jump. Usually the strong point on the Track and Field team, the girls could only garner twenty-two points, and not one first in the two days. Ruby Hoski and Phyliis Chorney placed second in the ball throw event. Nadia Repa came in second in the Primary high jump, Marilyn Lebitka also finished second in the Intermediate 75 yard dash and Jean Gillespie got a single point in the Senior 60 yard dash. In the relays, both shuttle and hurdle, the Senior girls got two thirds, the Intermediates got a second, the Juniors placed second twice, and the Primaries wound up in third and second place respectively. INTER-HIGH RESULTS Girls ' Ball Throw Junior -2nd, Phyllis Chorney Intermediate 2nd, Evelyn Breitkreitz Senior 2nd, Ruby Hoski Girls ' High Jump Primary 2nd, Nadia Repa Boys ' 220-yd. Dash Primary 1st, Neil Conner Junior 2nd, Ward McCann Intermediate 1st, Metro Witishin Senior - 3rd, Rubin Diamond Boys ' High Jump Primary 3rd, Ted Yamaski Junior 1st, Al Lorrimer Intermediate 1st, Bud Scanlon Boys ' Shot Put Primary -1st, Arnie Saper Junior 2nd, Vernon Kobrinsky Senior 1st, Lowell Hurwitz Boys ' Half Mile Primary .Pat Reid Junior 1st, Harry Miller Intermediate 2nd, Don Keller Girls ' 60-Yd. Dash Senior 3rd, Jean Gillespie Girls ' 75-Yd. Dash Intermediate 2nd, Marilyn Lebitka Boys ' 100 Yds. Primary 1st, Neil Conner Junior 2nd, Ward McCann Senior -3rd, Mike Bashucky Girls ' Shuttles Primary 3rd Junior 2nd Intermediate 2nd Senior ...3rd Boys ' Broad Jump Primary 1st, Morley Conner (new record) Junior 1st, Norm Gussin Intermediate 2nd, Don Keller Senior 2nd, Gordon Pankhurst Hop, Step and Jump Primary, 1st, Morley Conner (new record) Junior -1st, Norm Gussin Boys ' Shuttles Primary 1st Junior 1st Intermediate 1st Senior 2nd Girls ' Hurdles Primary 2nd Junior 2nd Intermediate 2nd Senior 3rd Boys ' Mile Intermediate 3rd, Bill Romanica 82