Vermont Academy - Wildcat Yearbook (Saxtons River, VT)

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M1153 zg :z fe.,-f .Q-J: ffffifa Qxfxfaf ZUMNXH? ,tix v E vig 'TTT Aff-.fs , ix., X .WK 7 ig:-f f lf hm VARSITY HOCKEY Wrth only three lettermen returnrng Captam Don Welch Dean Clark and George Wrltshrre-Coach Choukas began the season wrth a predomrnantly green squad Clark and Wrltshxre wrth newcomer Dave Buntmg at center comprrsed the frrst lme The second lme had Crawford Sweeley at center flanked by newcomers Bob Laughton and Ted Okre Ward Kenny and Tom Kenrson were the defense ln front of Goalre Wech Reserxe lrnemen were john McCall Phrl Taber and Brll Bosworth spare defensemen were Neal Brown Doug McLean and Drck Compson Bob Naramore was second strrng goalre In the season opener the Wrllrams College frosh outclassed V A from the start to walk away wrth a 7 0 xrctory A gash over Dean Clarks rrght eye kept hrm out of actron for the next few games Deerfreld handed the Wrldcats a 6 0 defeat rn the second game at home Excellent Carnnal weather and ree as well as the frghtmg sprrrt rnstrlled by Coach Choukas were not enough to keep a frne KU A team from wrestrng a 3 0 xrctory though the game was an excrtrng contest down to the fmal gun Four days later however the Wrldcats fmally broke rnto the scoring column against the Dartmouth frosh wrth Dean Clark perfomrng the hat trrck and Sweeley and Wrltshrre each addmg a goal whrle Buntmg chrpped rn wrth three assrsts Takrng adxantage of defensrxe lapses the frosh scored a 9 5 wm At the end of the week at the K U A Carnrx al the Merrden men agam shut out V A thrs trme 3 ln the annual game wrth returnrng Alumnr the oldsters won 7 6 as Clark Buntmg and Laughton each eolleeted a brace of goals The Wrlclcats frrst tasted xretory on February 7 by upsettrng the Amherst Col lege frosh Trarlrng 1 5 rn the frnal perrod Buntmg started things by scorrng qurckly Two more goals by Wfrltshlre and one by Clark gaxe V A a 4 3 edge In the return game agamst Deerfreld rt looked for a whrle as rf the Wxldeats would axenge therr prexr lrnes wore down the Vermonters rn 1 brtterly contested game to wrn 2 1 rn what was probably the hugh ponnt of the season Cushrng won 4 S as Buntmg Clark and Okre scored for V A The return game was canceled after bad weather and ree mused sexeral postponements Both games wrth Mt Hermon ended rn tres At Northfreld snow hampered Vermonts rntrrcate passmg attack the game endmg rn a 7 2 deadlock On thelr home rrnk the Wrldcats outplayed the Hermonrtes but exen rn the sudden death oxertrme were unable to break th tre In the last 4L,1lllC of the season VA played I-lrnoxer Hugh School on the Dartmouth rrnk Ted Hochn started the scormg for Hanoxer wrth a solo Buntmg countered wrth a goal on a pass from Okie With two mrnutes remunrng rn the grme Clark tallred on 1 pass from Buntmg to end Vermonts seormg whlle they were on the short end of the 3 2 score The season IS a whole was rather drsapporntmg eweept for Captam Welch s excellent goal tendmg the wrn oxer Amherst and the exertmg close match wrth Deerfreld Gila P f ' 'Q 3 Il 1' I 1 I ' f I 0 ' II' T 1 7 l I ' 1 , . , , . ' . 1 Y . . . , ' 'I . . . . A . 'L , A l I ' ' ,L l - ' -v A L C-0. A L L 7 ,I ' l, A ll . ll V ' K T, I , L K A K l L L 1 a . V T 4 V. 1 1 A A - ous defeat. Stale-mated at the end of regulation time, the game went in to over-time. Deerfields three ' . r . V . ' Q ' r V- - . ,L . rl , ' 'A h Q 1 2 . . . ' ' ' K . W ' y K - -3 A ,Q . . ' ' h, . - . ' D f A ' v , , V , 7 , V , - 1 vs V 4 I1 e ' z 'Q - . . ' L ' ' ' - ' X . . K- I v V . V' A 5 I ' , . , A ' K A 5 -h 4 ' I '4 f4 e'. ',4 ' . I' 1 .fl I' ' ' 'fl 'V rl . , , 'b A 7 - 7. ,, A . 1 s K -

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- Pa? Manager Dean Clark, Captain Pete Myers. and Coach Angus Black. CROSS COUNTRY SQUAD - Top mu: Seeley, Dowlin, Schab- tach, Leonardi, Butler, Seagrave, Noonan. Middle mu: Clark, fmanagerj, Vfestergren, Wleber, Dixon, Angell. Mr. Black fcoachj, Boifom mu: VC'elch, Okie, Dor- man fcaptainbelectb, Pete Myers fcaptainb, P. Allen. Tom Stevens, Cooper. CROSS COUNTRY In its second year as a recognized sport, cross country running attracted a dozen and a half devotees, who rang up a fair season in spite of a good deal of rugged competition. Mr. Black, making his debut as coach, saw to it that the squad faithfully practiced each day. His guidance and enthusiastic encourage- ment proved indispensable to the harriers. Under the spirited leadership of Pete Myers, the team worked extremely hard. Mainstays of the team included Pete Myers, always a strong contender, Fred Okie, a fleet-footed new- comer. and veteran Pete Allen. Other stalwarts included Don XY'elch, Roger Seagrave, Al Dixon, Mark Leonardi. Tom Stevens, Rick Cooper, and Gay Dorman. In the season-opener with Rutland, V.A. lost 34-21 to a strong team. Brattleboro High won over the XVildcats by identical figures. Poor weather cancelled consecutive meets with Keene High and Deerfield. The returnimatch with Rutland resulted in the same score as the original, with the winners again led by Mike Gallagher. Keenes powerful runner Fletcher led his mates to a 17-38 victory. The tide of defeat was finally turned when the Wildcats, in their finest performance of the year, beat the Mt, Hermon jV's 25-30. Pete Allen led the winners with teammates Stevens, Cooper, Dorman, and Dixon also figuring in the scoring. In the last two meets V.A. split with Putney School. Ted Okie led his mates to a 26-31 victory on the V.A. course, but a strengthened Putney team won the season closer. Next year's team will be led by Captain-elect Gay Dorman and will have a carry-over nucleus of the fol- lowing runners: Okie, Allen, Dixon, Leonardi, Cooper, and Stevens.

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