Suffield Academy - The Pioneer Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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Girl 's Field Hockey 3-5-3 f-. 'e '9ig'2'7 Even though the girls' Varsity Field Hockey team's season was not a win- ning one we feel that we have won in 1st row: Skaff, Welch, Flynn, Forsman, Spurr fco-captainsy, Mitchell, Fl. Smith. 2nd row: Coach Drinker, Ouirk, Hagen, Meili, Raynard, L. Palomba. Shaffer, R. Chase fmanagerj. Ann's double stuff Oreos, Lisa's multi- pigtailed hair, Amy's purple hot pants, Alison's quiet comments and Flobin many other ways. Our coach, Mrs. Drinker, gave the team a great deal of Smith's crazy cackle. The fullback pos- itions were played by Grace Flynn, with support and enthusiasm, despite our constant feelings of defeat and frustra- her boisterous verbal objections towards our opponents as well as the tion. referees. Laurie Shaffer's endless HY -..J 5 5 , , tr. . x. - , -'w -na! ' ' f...1y , A Lx!! -,Z ,- , f Our strong attacking line was made up of Lili Hagen, Jill Skaff, Kendra Ouirk, Judy Mitchell, and Carla Meilig that line contained many diversified individuals. From Jill's constant state of hyperactivity, to Judy's Hawaiian shorts, to CarIa's continual contact with the ground, to Lili's vampire joke, and Kendra's ballooning ankles, we feel that this variety added to the char- acter of our magnificent team. Our forceful halfbacks also combined to make a strong defense. Co-captain heckle, and Kathy Gondarowski's nag- ging neck, kept away the opposing team. Our goalie and co-captain, Bev Fors- man, verbally aided us in fundamental coaching techniques from the net, with an occasional chocolate bar or two. She added confidence, as well as sweetness to our team. Thanks to a colorful team and a ter- rific coach. The season was indeed a successful one. Thank you, Mrs. Drinker, ' Lk. K tt .A .1 1 M -at 23

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Varsity Football 1-6 jp-LH, X 1 ' x - 1 , 1 1st row: Coach Pervear, Grumoli, Levanto, Frautschi, S. Hawkins, Bosworth, B. Green fcaptj, Mal- colm, Renner, Glover, Gonzalez, Boas, Grady. 2nd row: Hamon, Watson, Macca, Ftussell, Polisky, Salvio, Harasyko, B. Soltis, Romig, Blessis, Chase, Bitting, Wright, Coach DeSalvo, 3rd row: Coach Waskiewicz, H. Walker, McBain, B. Smith, Gleason, Goulet, Burdge, Mailhouse, Coach Burns, Coach LaPIante, Hudson. The 1979 Varsity Football Squad had a depressing season, haunted by many upsets. Record-wise, the team was not successful. How- ever, the 1978 team was far more spirited than any previous football squad here at Suffield. The team was lead by a strong coaching squad, with head coach Leon Waskiewicz, and assistant coaches Bill DeSalvo, John Burns, and Jerry LaPlante. The feam's offensive unit was suc- cessful when in full strength, but throughout most of the season, it was plagued by injury. The team produced a very strong defensive, known as the Orange Crush . This season was head coach Waskiewicz's last season after many years as coach. He will be missed greatly by all who have known him as coach. Nm, , .- it 'lifxlfl 13'-.,S,Hf S' ' Qu- 1. ft, wi Qi , , K-. ,rig afwsgq. V. his-,g5gax3v,L: ... A --'ltfw , A xi, a- n -.xfafs tigulnkvz . .fp mu W , , ' v I . 74- Q' ' K.. t-. Ji--K -'-. I jnupzu 1-V l U ,-s n-,,,,-- i ' -1 it 7,19 9 l -will as ,- T ., N P l 1 as ya? N- lm 7 ' f' . X W' ' I .. ' . ' .yt : 5 f , X 60,5 an is ' Q- f- l aw bf' 1 iw- g V R D . Q , f f , ,K K I 'I t K. Way ' L' It A N ' , ' 5. 1 il -V J .QLZSI ug f I J : Mfffy ffl - 1 1 'K . ff is ' .-- X l-iisfsffi V 'f , , to ' M ' ze if V l X -A -J. I g h . , ,I ,. K L, i A . JT1,-tigwxfw fig 1' 5 R --its .gf g... 99? V . 1 01.55-:v,.l5?S l Q is q,51:,,5,s. :Q Wa.. . 4 ' - + . wt.,..., f ,bww .- .f 1 tl ? . E2-ff' 'a C 'L. L Ag x5'7'sl':v,1'-fl Y 1 Q ' 7 ' bt 5 'LH? e -' Q , '51 1. ' 15 5i? '- - '5 f wig ia L - i s-' , . 'f ' ' ' 1j ski. - gisalit Lmszislilii Q niuktig :nl jx. . .3 22 1

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This season has been an excep- Boys' Cross Country 2-8 E E 1st row: Grieb tco-capt.J. 2nd row: Stanley, Berzofsky, Fogg, Kaplan. 3rd row: Mario, Aurichio, Shaw, Murdza, Klesczewski. 4th row: Coach Glover, B. Green, Kieger, Barbi- eri, D. Drinker, Edgecomb, Rarus Cco-capt.J, coach Compton. A, ' 1 f . K H3 . if .t 4' Q. ,Ya 2 4 WX, - was our best The stakes were hi h tional one with strong and demanding coaches, supporting captains and spir- ited teammates. Due to the loss of five major runners, our season was shaky, but was pulled together late in the sea- son by the surprising strength of Bill Murzda and Chris Shaw. Our training began early in the sea- son, before school even started, at a place called Tunxis in the Berkshires. The house was owned by Gordie's brother, Hank. We ran hard there, and tested our talent, running with the famous Andy West for twelve miles. We all ran well and experienced a growth of pride and a feeling that we would have the best team that hit Suffield. Since Tunxis, our team members began to drop like flies. Halfway through the season it was all up to York Mario. At this point we began to lose, not only meets, but also team confidence. All of a sudden, out of nowhere arrived two underclassmen, and our spirits revived. Our last race . g , the odds were against us, but Grieb and the team were super-psgched. With total effort and drive, the uffield Cross Country team won the race excitingly. ln reflecting on the season, there is much to say, but these phrases will help bring back the memories of how close the team was. There was the Hydrotherapy group at Tunxis, Grieb's awful harmonica, singing in the vans, The Indian, Rufus' rabbit run, tough guys, Grover, seven lost runners on the six mile loop, excellent managers: Rosene and Figueroa, good weather and the last race. As a senior it is sad to leave Suffield and its Cross Country program, but the underclassmen are all ready to go and race hard in the next season. With run- ners like Murzda, Shaw, Edgcomb, Drinker, Fogg and others, Gordy Glo- ver should be exalted about the next season.