St Johns Ravenscourt School - Eagle Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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Sam tfockaf SECOND: R. Mitchell, Nicholson, D. Spaith, Wiswell, Rowed, Lauder, R. McKnight. FRONT: Riome, Searle, G. Thomas, Dawes, Jacklin. The Senior B hockey team heartily thanks Mr. division of the Winnipeg Private School hockey league. Broderick and Mr. Stewart for coaching and guiding This year, the success of our team probably stems from the team this season. Without their guiding influence we our exercising program, under which we were drilled certainly would not have been able to accomplish our by our coach Mr. Broderick. This year has been a suc- encouraging record to date of five wins and one loss. cess both in the victory column and in character develop- Our Senior B hockey team consists of a hard core of ment. We hope to make the finals and go on to win the grade ten and eleven boys who have graduated from the Senior B” Cup for two years running, ranks of Bantam A. The team competed in the B”

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Ski Jem LEFT TO RIGHT: B. Spaith, Shandro, Rolf, Young, Tamblyn, Moss, Lewis, Lewkin, D. Spaith, D. Wellard. Skiing became a major sport this year. A team was formed in late October, long before the first snow fell, and began to prepare for the coming season by follow¬ ing a weight training program modelled on that of the Canadian Ski Team. When the long awaited snow ar¬ rived, the boys began cross-country training. During the Christmas break, the team purchased Esko Jarvinen cross-country racing skiis, imported from Finland. Thus equipped, S.J.R. entered her first racers in the Manitoba Ski Division Junior Cross-Country Championship Race. The pre-season training paid off, as the boys crossed the finish line first, second, third, fifth, seventh, and eighth. S. Shandro won the gold medal, R. Spaith the silver, and R. Rolf the bronze. In winning his gold, Shandro posted the best time of the meet, running the six miles in 43:10, one minute un¬ der the best senior time. After this success, the team prepared to face the much stiffer challenge of racing against the powerful eastern independent schools. On February 21, the team travelled via Air Canada to Montreal and then proceeded by sta¬ tion wagon to Stanstead, P.Q., where they stayed as guests of Stanstead college, the school hosting the meet for the Louis Cochon trophy. On the 22nd and the 23rd, the team trained at Owl’s Head Mountain with Mr. Bob Richardson, former Olympic skier and now head professional at the recently new Owl’s Head ski area. On the Friday before the meet, the team entered a Standard Race and six of the eight racers won gold medals. Competing at the meet this year were Bishop’s Col¬ lege School, Lower Canada College, Ashbury College, Stanstead College, and S.J.R. Each boy was to race three ways: slalom, giant slalom, and cross-country. The team made its best showing in the giant slalom where it placed third. The final results have not been re¬ ceived at the time of printing, but it appears that overall we stood third or a very close fourth. This team was S.J.R.’s first ski team. They worked hard and impressed everyone with their keen competitive spirit and their ability. They won some races and were strong while losing others. They have laid a strong foundation upon which future skiers will build and make St. John’s-Ravenscourt a school whose name will be respected where good competitive skiing is found. 53

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Smoi Jjwwm SECOND: Sherman, Andison, Hutchings, Denmark, Mr. Broderick, Smith, Myers, B. McKnight, Rowed. FIRST: D. Boult, Shwartz, Riome, Nesbitt, Richarson, Kennedy, Nothstein, Laberge. This year a new autumn sport was introduced to S.J.R.: lacrosse, a fast moving sport originated by the Canadian Indians. About fifteen boys joined lacrosse. These were boys who had played soccer or football and had either dis¬ liked these sports or had just wanted to try something new. The way we wanted to play required an enclosed hockey rink area to play in. As S.J.R.’s outdoor rink was unavailable, we ran down North Drive everyday to work out in the Wildwood Community Club rink. It took us quite a while to get the feel of the game but finally after many bruises and sore muscles, we began to play a little better. We were finally able to move back to our own rink and went out everyday to practise. After a short period of calisthenics we would pick teams and scrimmage for about three quarters of an hour. Mr. Broderick took on the mountainous task of coaching us. He tried to tell us that he was as new to the game as we were but his vastly superior skills showed through when he joined the scrimmages him¬ self. In the latter half of the season we picked two per¬ manent teams under John Hutchings and Gavin Smith. We all had fun and learned a fair amount about a tough game and want to thank Mr. Broderick for all his time and help. 55