Stonington High School - Breeze Yearbook (Stonington, ME)

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Seated: Brake, Ciorrei, Nash, Welch, E. l-'cllandg 2nd. Row: Wood, Williams, A. Holland, Allen, Spofford, Gross, McGuireg 3rd. Rovs: Grindle, MacKay, Coach Pitts, Brimigion. game with Brooksville. Believe it or not, we won 57-511 This tied Stonington, Brooklin, and Brooksville for the League Division Championship. In our last regular game we were defeated at Blue Hill 33-45. About a week after the season closed Stonington, Brooklin, and Brooksville went to Blue Hill to play off the Division Cham- pionship. The games were each two quarters long. Brooklin defeated Stonington 18-31, then went on to win over Brooksville for the championship. We played two quarters with Brooksville for the love of playing and lost 15-21. Our team this year consisted of june and janet Snow and Barbara Bartlett, forwards, and Anita Cousins, Joanne Barbour, and Helen Welch, guards. Subs were Rebecca Knowlton, Faye Barbour, Margaret Walker, Gwenita Knowlton, Marie Robbins, and Patsy F ifield. Mr. Blaine Lymburner was our new coach. Softball Our softball team has played two games to date. We defeated Brooklin 11-9, but lost to Blue Hill 10-5. Playing on the team are Helen Welch, janet Snow, Collie MacDon- ald, Gwenita Knowlton, june Snow, Marie Robbins, Anita Cousins, Margaret Walker, and Marlene F urrow. Mr. Lymburner is coaching. VVe have been playing some lively practice games with Mr. Wilson's junior high softball team. The junior Rockettes have some good players, and should help the high school a lot in the next two years. Anita Cousins '52

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Standing: Coach Lymburner, G. Knowlton, R. Knowlton, F. Barbour, J. Shepard, J. Barbour, Cousins: Seated: June Snow, I-I. Welch, M. Robbins, Janet Snow, Walker, Bartlett. Feb. 2 'Stonington 55, Brooklin 43 3 'Stonington 43, Brooksville 42 7 Stonington 24, Blue Hill 49 10 'Stonington 46, Penobscot 41 H.C.S.S.A. TOURNAMENT 16 Stonington 38, Deer Isle 37 17 Stonington 38, Sullivan 44 18 Stonington 53, Brooksville 54 Sullivan defeated Blue Hill to win the H. C. S. S. A. Championship. Letters were won this year by Dick Nash, Alvernon Holland, Eddie Holland, Donald MacKay, Sidney Gross, Robert Brake, Wal- lace Webb, and Wayne Spoiford. Wayne Spoiford '51 Girls' Basketball Our basketball season started when we went to Sullivan and lost 28-35. On the return game with Sullivan here we lost 35-46. This year we played Winterport High for the first time. At home we lost 25-38, and at W'interport We were beaten 31-49. VVe played Brooksville next. This was an important game. It was close, but we lost on their court 24-30. The girls from Stevens Academy came down next. We tried hard but couldn't quite make it, losing 43-47. Cherryiield Academy played our girls for the Hrst time this year. The game was at Stonington. VVe lost again 28-44. Our next game was another league game. We played in Brooklin. We came as close as we could without winning. It was a tie, 41-41. On the return game with Brooklin in Stonington it was another tie! This time 40-40. The next time we played a very important

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K 'is .1 vs k im E i. . tt .if Front Row: Barter, G. Knowlton, Welch, june Snow, F. Barbour, Walkerg Back Row: MacDonald, Trundy, janet Snow, Cousins, Coach Lymburner, Shepard, Robbins. Sept. Oct 6 7 15 18 21 23 3 4 S. H. S. Calendar -- l949 - 50 School began. Magazine drive started. Dick Nash Manager. HCSSA League Meeting in Blue Hill. Ball Game with Locals for Emer- gency Polio Drive. Vinalhaven at Stonington for base- ball. Magazine Drive ended. Reception for new students at Bed Barnv. NVe lose volleyball game with Blue Hill here. Volleyball game at Blue Hill. An- other loss. County Teachers, Convention at Ellsworth. Parents Open Housei' at school tonight. Volleyball at Brooklin. XVe lose again. Senior pictures taken by Iackson- White Studio. Union teachers, meeting at Deer Isle. junior H. S. Halloween Party at Red Barnv. State Teachers, Convention at Ban- gor begins. Basketball practice began.