St Scholastica High School - Scholastican Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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km Top Tow-MaryerStuart Gress, Lois Ziska, Miss Boyle tCoachL Catherine Aylward, Marion. Mulligan. Second roWLillian Grafft, Catherine Quinhsk, Helen Barry, Marie Bushnell, Rose Stein! miller. xxk'xk BASKETBALL This year basketball again assumed its position as one of the leading sports of the school. While interest is taken in all the other sports, somehow it seems that basketball is always looked forward to with especial eagerness, and it is with a sigh of regret that we see the season come to a close. xXxk 3-5K A With no small amount of vim and Vigor, the annual tournament began on Feb .t ruary 26. The first game was played between the sophomores and juniors, the 6 former upholding the honor of their class by a 20,12 victory. The second contest between the freshmen and seniors proved a decided triumph for the upper classmen. 3 In the opening game on the second day of the tournament, the juniors skill proved to be more than the valiant freshmen could cope with. After that contest we be; held a game that was a game. The sophomore'senior clash was one of, the best of the tournament. The sturdy sophomores made the seniors play hard for their final victory. ' The fast game held between the undefeated seniors and the juniors resulted in a triumph for the seniors. Each member of the winning team was given a miniature silver basketball to add to the hockey trophy won in the previous tournament. The seniors, as champions, played the alumnae on March 14, in a truly brilliant and breathtaking game. This match brought the basketball season to a close. CECILE BERTRAND, T32. Page forty'seven SCHOLASTICAN 1931 3

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HOCKEY Ground sticks, ground sticks, ground sticks, sock? Away flew the ball folr lowed by a shrieking group of greeneandrwhiteerompered girls. uGet it! Delft raise the stick above your shoulder! Turning on the ball! A roll ian Does this sound like a Chinese puzzle or a gang war? Well, rest assured, it is nothing more than a TtpeacefulT hockey game. For upon the opening of the fall term this year, athletics was renewed with an energy betokening long vacations. The hockey field was literally besieged by enthusiastic athletes, anxious to grasp a stick again and htake a sockh at the ball. Under a sweltering midrafternoon sun the first hockey game of the season was played. After weeks of diligent practice, class teams were chosen. All interest now centered around the forthcoming tourna' ment. The first games, played between the freshmen and seniors, furnished plenty of thrills and exciting moments. Although the freshmen put up an excellent flght, the victory went to the seniors, who were superior in skill and experience. Junior pride was taken down quite a peg by the victorious sophomores in a game which proved wildly exciting. The seniorrsophomore game was a thrilling battle between two wellvmatched teams. However, the experienced seniors were again Victorious. The season closed with the awarding of honors, a small silver ball, to each member of the champion! ship team. MARION WEBER, a33. SCHOLASTICAN1931

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Top VOWeBetty Neil, Marion Weber. Eleanor Quinlisk. Second TOWeMarcella OTNeil, Cecile Bertrand, Charlotte Rauen. VOLLEY BALL Dost desire thrills? If so, we recommend volley ball, now one of the popular t sports of the school. Time was when the speedy little game was one of our greatest annoyances, when our athletes had to be coaxed to participate in practice after school. But now not one but two nets are needed to accommodate the players. The credit goes to Miss Boyle, who presented volley ball to us with a complete new set of rules, which we found to our great satisfaction to be pleasantly flexible. TTKeep it up? bplay your positions,H hTthath our pointn are exclamations free ' quently heard during the course of a contest. One is fascinated by the clever net play so difhcult to execute, and amused when some strong arm serves a ball, that in its endeavor'to go places, bounces against the ceiling. The game is entertaining even to those who dont understand it, for the play is obvious, quite innocent of htrick passes. Volley ball season began in March. Class and afterrschool practise built up strong, swift teams of players who engaged in an exciting Round Robin tourney, run off on play day. The six games were hotly contested. Every team showed excellent ability, skill, team spirit and sportsmanship. Most of the victories were won by a Close margin. The juniors demonstrated their athletic ability by winning the final game from the seniors. The sophomores, runners up in volleyball and the freshmen Gull steam aheacD promise keen competition for next yearTs tournament. JANE NIETSCHMANN ,32 AND HELEN BARRY, T31. Page fortyreight SCHOLASTICAN 1931