Tappan Zee High School - Half Moon Yearbook (Piermont, NY)

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CRCDSS CCDUNTRY COUNTY CHAMPS Row I, lefl' +o righlz J. Schmoll lmanagerl, D. Marlin, L. Canada, M. Wallace. Row 2: R. Paris, C. Brawner, N. Valerio, W. Bullock, T. Quinlan. Row 3: W. Clarke. C. Hogan, T. Tumully, Coach Ray Bader. This year's edilion of Tappan Zee's Cross Counlry leam was a classic example of whal hard work and perseverance can do. Supposedly weakened fo The poinl' of collapse by lhe loss olflour of lasl year's slale championship aggregafion, our harriers swepl lo 'lhe counly championship wifh an unblemished record Falling viclim lo 'rhe lolilz were Spring Valley, Sullern Haverslraw, Nyack, and Clarlcslown, in lhal order Special honors were garnered by Dennis Marlin who placed 6+h in Seclional compelifion and earned lhe righl' 'lo enler lhe slale meel held This year af Bear Mounlain. Also prominenl in slalure on lhe '55 feam were W. Bullock, W. Clarke, and T. Quinlan among lhe leaders in all lhe meels. Leroy. Charlie, and Richie Kick if in Dennis' loosen up before meet M. Wallace, T. Tumully. D. Horan, T. Quinlan aided 'lremendously in T.Z.'s drive +o counfy championship. W. Bullock, W. Clarlre, and D. Marlin dislinguished lhemselves during season.

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The l955 foofball season was nor a very successful one from The poinl' of vicfories, buf fhe boys Tough? every inch of 'lhe way cheered on by failhful Tl. fans. We baffled Arlinglon lo a O-O lie in lhe inilial game of +he season. Foul wealher cancelled whal- ever opporfunifies each feam had. Middlefown, our nexf rival, had speedy backs who broke info The open and were never caught Our league opener againsl Spring Valley was played on a muddy field. Oulweighed, TZ. never- lheless made lhe Valley 'lighl' for every inch, buf- we losfl Suliern and Pearl River were mei' wifhoul' lhe help of Jim Francis and John De Sevo. The Pearl River game was a fhriller, TZ. sliced fhe margin from I8-O fo I8-I2 only lo have fha clock run our wifh Tl. on lhe Pirales' 40 yard line. Our big game againsl Nyack was a conlesl in which brain was asked To slop brawn. If was only mildly successful, however, as Nyack scored early and never relinquished irs lead. The final game wifh Haverslraw, was played on a field doHed wifh pud- dles. The boys wanfed fhis one buf were held lo one fouchdown while fhe Raiders scored Three. The season closed wifh Coach McMahon and his men reviewing The season wifh biflersweel memories -biffer-because of defeat-sweef-because of fha knowledge Thai fhey had never ceased 'ro fighf no maH'er how greaf fhe odds. CAPTAIN Joi-:N oe sevo Row I, Le'H lo Righl: C. Ferrson, J. Munson, R. Loughlin, J. De Sevo, F. Rechlorovic, M. Rech- lorovic, W. Reh. J. Ou'fwa+er. Row 2: T. Hurban, W. Sarvis, C. Francis, R. Pforfe, R. CulleH'o. C. Bullock, W. Rypl, J. McCormick, A. Di Meglio. Row 3: D. Duggan, C. Codello, A. lurica, J. Carden, P. Rypl, D. Munson, J. Sfreppone, N. Solfaro, M. O'Gorman. Row 4: D. Galgano, E. Rechforovic, K. Blauvelf, managers, J. McMahon, Coach. N N f r if T . . ...N 'YAY .

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VARSITY CHEERLEADERS When lhe walls of T.Z.'s cozy gym reverberale wifh lusly voices cheering for The Flying Dufchmen, down on fhe floor. givinq lheir all are eighl girls, fhe Varsily Cheerleaders. Wifhoul' lhem. games clon'f seem fhe same. Mrs. Virginia Filzpafrick, fhrough much suslained hard work, encourages fhe girls lo perform lheir infricafe cheers and add zesl and spiril' fo all fool- ball and baskefball games. A+ fhe pep-rally before fhe Nyacl: game, girls changed places wi+h boys and puf on a pracfical U, demonsfrafion of foofball fechniques. Girls on 'rhe squad enloy gala-fesf wifh opposing +eam's cheerleaders during half-lime. Varsify Cheerleaders: G. McKernan. M. Glover, J Coolce, J. Brechbiel, J. Biuarri, J. Sisco. C. Codello R. Davolio. Cenfer: Mrs. V. Fihpafriclr, Advisor. 2