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

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' j Mtm ' yr Hodwj This season has been a mixture of hope and disappointment; the disappointment of the past and the hope of the fu¬ ture. The Bantam A Hockey Team was in a transitional year, not playing in an organized league, but training itself to provide a basis for a team next year. The players have worked hard and many have shown a radical improvement. On this we base our hopes for a greater success next year in the won-lost record, but we will consider next year a success even if all we succeed in doing is having as much fun. The team wishes to thank Mr. Bredin for his help and quiet words of advice on the ice. Bantam A SJR vs St. Paul’s 1-6 SJR vs Westridge 1-1 SJR vs Norwood Falcons 1-3 SJR vs Fort Garry 4-2 SJR vs Juniorat 1-6 SJR vs West Kildonan 1-6 SJR vs River Heights 1-8 SJR vs Juniorat 3-6 SJR vs Fort Garry 2-4 SECOND: Bell, Menzies, McMurray, Hutchings, Styffe, Wood- head, Mr. Bredin. FRONT: Payne, Bredin, David, Alms, Thornton. MISSING: Bigelow. ' Bcuttm ,v £ Jiodwf THIRD: Beech, Turchen, Riley, McGregor, Barnes, Giesbrecht, Hammond, Riddell, Milne, Mr. Stewart. SECOND: Malcolmson, Beaton, Noble, Boult, Rogers, Whittaker, Johnson, Krueger. FIRST: Briggs, Rowand, Lansky. This year Bantam B’s were not in a league. This meant we had to arrange exhibition games. So far this season we have played 11 games and won 3. A few of those losses were very close and we might have been able to salvage a win had luck been on our side. Some of our losses, however, were strictly caused by bad mistakes and disorganization. At other times we were just plain outclassed against the champs. We lost 9-0. When we did win it was a hard fought battle, and our team proved that they had determination. At times the team looked very good, and it seemed like we were going to win easily. On three or four occasions we were winning at the end of the first period but could not hold the lead. We still have a few more games to play and we hope to improve our record. Everyone enjoyed the games we played, and we would like to thank Mr. Stewart for his coaching and all of the people who supported the team during games. 60

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wmSocwi FIRST: Rogers, Longstaffe, Lansky, Briggs, Burns, Waddell, Marden. SECOND: Mr. Wellard, Myers, Turchen, Mr. Stewart, Beach, Graham, Krueger, Mr. McCrachen. The school junior soccer team, although they came close, failed to win a game during the season. Their first two games were against Viscount Alexander, the latter winning 3-0 and 4-1. The team lost their third game to Pembina Crest 3-0. S.J.R. came close to defeating General Byng and Fort Richmond. The score in both games was 1-0. After the league games were over the team kept on practicing, only now the practices became much harder, in pre¬ paration for the game against the Intermediate team on the Father’s and Son’s Weekend. The practices paid off with the Juniors defeating the Intermediates 3-0. It is certain that if the team could have played as well at the start of the season like it did at the end, they could have won many more games. FRONT ROW: Bell, Noble, Mr. Stewart, Krueger, Malcolmson. BACK ROW: Rogers, Briggs, Longstaffe, Graham. The S.J.R. Junior High School Cross-Country team took part in four races this fall, three at St. Vital Park and one on our own course. The team varied from race to race, but the core centered around runners Briggs, Malcolmson, Noble, Mitchell, Bell, Longstaffe, Krueger, and Lower School runners Bond, d’Agincourt, and Quinton. The results were not as rewarding as in past years with the improvement of the opposition being much greater than our own. Noble and Bell managed to fin¬ ish in the top twenty on a few occasions, which might give an indication of things to come when they enter senior competition. Cross-country running requires a great deal of self- sacrifice for very few visible rewards, and all who took part willingly or unwillingly are to be commended for their efforts. A vote of thanks is also due to Mr. Wellard and Mr. McCracken for transporting runners to the course and for waiting patiently for the races to be completed. 59

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' Haiflmnd, yf Jiockaj THIRD: Harrison, Paterson, Weare, Elves, Tucker, Harris, Mr. Glegg. SECOND: Longstaffe, Gibbons, G. M yers, Saunders, Wallace, P. Dickson, Daunt. FRONT: Ferguson. In the Greater Winnipeg Minor Hockey League, we have done better this year than we have in the past several sea¬ sons. At the time of writing, we stand third in the league and have one game to go so we should make the play-offs. The team has generally played well but not as well as we could have played on occasions, We ought to have won both our tied games but seemed to lack the final drive and determination to get the final goal. The same can be said of our loss against Westridge. In goal, Gibbons played some good games, but must learn to anticipate shots better and move out of his net more. On defense, McMorris was our strongest player and one of the leading goal getters, but he will improve when he learns to pass more quickly. Tucker and Myers both played well, but their weakness on the point was apparent. The Saunders-Wallace-Harrison line scored most of our goals and should develop well, while the Ferguson-Daunt- Harris line were the most improved players during the year, particularly in backchecking. Other players who played reg¬ ularly were Elves, Patterson, Longstaffe, and Weare, all of whom need to improve their skating before they will become scoring threats. Generally this has been a good season with fine team spirit, and some very good games have been played. This squad should do well in the future. CuAJituj Jam Wednesday’s at Pembina Curling Club was the scene of S.J.R. curling this year. During the winter S.J.R. boys under the instruction of Mr. Stewart were taught the skills of curling, while the more experienced curlers were given opportunities to demonstrate these skills. This year S.J.R. was represented in the Zone 12 playdowns by Bud M cKnight, Skip; Kim Sherman, Third; Andy Wiswell, Second; and Douglas Nesbitt, Lead. Our game against M.B.C.I. ended in an unfor¬ tunate 9-4 loss. However, there is always next year with our promis¬ ing new curlers. ' Brooms up’ until next year. SECOND: Nesbitt, Sherman, Wiswell. FRONT: B. McKnight. 61