Viscount Bennett Junior High School - Terminal Yearbook (Calgary, Alberta Canada)

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BOYS ALL-STAR BASKETBALL (Continued ) played outstanding ball for his first year. Unfortunately, our best efforts were not enough to beat out Colonel Walker for the championship of the league. Abie Okazaki 9-7 The Senior Boys opened the season with a loud bang by trouncing King Edward. Twenty-eigfrt of our forty points were netted by those fabulous Smith brothers. The Purple and Whites were brought down to earth in their second game by the stalwart Colonel Walker squad. Too soon, the final whistle of the season was heard and we walked off the floor with a respectable tally of three wins as against three losses. All the team members listed below extend their sincere thanks to Mr. Semkuley for his fine coaching: Ron Cummings Gordon Brewer Gary Reynolds Gerry Smith Jim Smith Jon Constable Chuck Ross Glen Hartley John McKay Laurie Sherman Gary Lee Bob Stull Derrill Lade11 Doug Grant. Chuck Ross 9-3 BORDENBALL ...... For a short time last fall each, grade seven boy was another Jackie Parker, for through bordenball he was able to’ get hands on the eccentric oval pigskin for the first time. In the competitions, 7-16 and 7-17 emerged with the two- top teams. The grade eights played their last games of school bordenball this year, for next Fall they will go on to touch football. Room 8-8 managed to vrin the honours, but 8-15 was not far behind. Brian Sykes 8-8 ALL-STAR SOCCER The Junior Soccer team, coAched by Mr. Hodgert, was made up of boys from all three junior high grades. This aggregation displayed a real fighting spirit but did not have enough playing time together to develop into a smooth-operating machine. Kind Edward and Colonel Walker gave us a bad time — but never mind boys — there ' s always next year! The Senior Soccer team, coached by Mr. Vogel, used a few tricks of the trade to gain advantage over two of tRe opposing teams, Rideau and King Edward. One of these tricks was the Smith brothers unique foot-gear — a one runner, one soccer shoe combina¬ tion. But our tricks ran out and we lost to the powerful Colonel Walker squad in the semi-finals. • ' Brian Sykes 8-8 JUNIOR HIGH IfJTER-SCHOOL BADMINTON Rideau did it again! But their crown is in real jeopardy as Viscount Bennett threatens just a little more each year. This year it was a repeat ' performance of last year, with Rideau placing first and Viscount second. Next year watch us break Rideau ' s chain of victories. Our team included Susan Alexander, Gerry Smith, Joan Talbot, Jon Constable, Sally Burkell, Jim Smith, Sharon Smith, David Willis, Carol Evans, Lome ' j cott, Maureen McKinley, Jim Perkins, Dixie Birney, Jack Mayell, and Sandra Lougheed, manager. Many thanks are extended to Mr. Bryan for his time and effort in training this fine team. . Sandra Lougheed 8-22 INDOOR -TRACK MEET Our first attempt at an indoor track meet took place in the gym on the afternoon of April 29. ’ Everyone enjoyed the half holiday from school work and the event also served to help the Phys. Ed. teachers sort out the better athletes from the just hopefuls ' . ' When the total points were tallied, the winning grade-rooms were 7-i4, 8-8 and 9-3. This preparatory track meet was such a great success, we hope it will continue as an annual event in future years. Joan Wray 9-7

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ALL-STAR VOLLEYBALL (Continued) The Senior Girls got off to an excellent start under the supervision of Mrs, Kushnir and continued to do vrell throughout the entire volleyball season. We beat Balmoral easily in the semi-finals; however, in the final game dranton romped off with the City Championship. Our fine team consisted of Linda Sheppard, Ilarylyn Sheskey Wendy Stone, Sharon Smith, Georgine Ross, Joan Wray, Donna McCannel, Pat Patterson, Diane Courtice and Monika Kleina. Sharon Smith 9-3 HOUSELEAGUE BASKETBALL . . Basketball highlighted the ’winter houseleague activities for both the boys and , girls in the Junior High. In the girls ' division , the grade nines were the only teams to complete their schedule before the tire came to make way for the Junior and Senior All-Star teams. In the grade nine competitions, Sharon Smith ' s 9-3 team.took the houseleague champion¬ ship by edging Wendy Stone ' s 9-6 team. Sharon Smith 9-3 ' i Boys ' houseleague basketball this season featured a lot of hard-fought games and there was a good, calibre of basketball played by sUch fellows as Bob Stull, Doug Grant ayne King, Jon Constable, Jim and Gerry Smith, John McKay and Jim MacDonald. When all the scheduled games were played a small version of the World Series of Basketball was played by the top teams in each grade. After our ears stopped ringing from the wild yells of the boys fighting for the elusive basketball, we glanced at the scoreboard and saw that Rooms 8-8 and 9-1 had emerged the champions of their divisions. ’ Abie Okazaki 9- 7 I GIRLS ALL-STAR BASKETBA LL After a brief exposure to the fundamentals of basketball, our Junior Girls broke off into four teams: Dribbling Dolls, Basket Babes, BennettiBandits and discount Victors. On March 1, the final game was held, a: clash between the Victors and the Bandits. The Victors took that game and represented our school at the Playday on March 5. Cur hard-fighting team coached by Enid Donovan and Kathy McDaid, found that it could not check the taller Colonel Walker girls. Our Junior Girls ' team included Joan Talbot, Marge Maliphant, Susan Alexander, Carol Harvey, Dixie Birney, Janice Cameron, Claire Fraser, Maureen McKinley, Peggy Smith and Shirley Zmurchyck. . ,• Sandra Lougheed 8-22 Mrs. Ghitter .put together a very good Senior All-Star team this year. It was not quite good enough, however, to make .the finals. Although the girls lost their games against Colonel Walker and Rideau, they did win one game against King Edward by a . wide margin. The. team consisted of Sharon Smith (Captain) ' , Georgine Ross, Wendy Stone, Linda Sheppard, Donna McCannel, Marylyn Sheskey, Joan Wray, Darlene Berrington, Carol Evans, Sharen Harris, Joan Atkinson and Karen Hertzberg. Sharen Harris 9-3 BOYS ALL-STAR BASKETBAL L .,S.W Okay-, let ' s run through that play againl ' . Mayell, ■. cut in fasterl .... K M Jim, get up higher when’you shootl . ■ • David and Abie, get back to the ten -second line. These shouts emerging from Mr. Hodgert ' s lusty throat mingled with the strident yells and pounding feet of twenty eager boys trying out for the Junior Basketball team, . After a few practices, the old pros , Lome Scott, Dave Willis, Jim MacDonald, Jim Hall and Jack Mayell were back in shape and the ■ many rookies were coming along fast. We felt,we were ready to take on all comers. Our confidence dwindled a little when we lost our first twm games to Colonel Walker and King Edward. After these two set-backs we started to click and won all four of the remaining games. Ron Stewart

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SENIOR HIGH SPORTS GRADE X .HOUSELEAGUES ■; t -... i ' A ' . F • • ‘ The changing scene here at. Viscount is everywhere apparent this year - the com¬ pletion of the new wing, increased staff and enrolment, High School classes for the first time and the necessity to find some extra space in our Yearbook for High School affairs. Grade X houseleagues featured boys ' basketball, girls ' volleyball and-, mixed volleyball. The latter proved very popular, funny how much better the boys could play with ' all those girls on their teams! ... ■ ... v Herb Ryll 10-30 ;o.SY GIRLS ' ALL-STAR .VOLLEYBALL Coached by Mrs., Ghitter, the Senior, High Volleyball team, Hodger ' s Hens , con- ;-. v sisting of Enid Donpvan {Captain),.Evelyn Fraser Dorothy.Lamb,■ Gail Bracken, Judy . Armfield, Sherih Rarbidge, Val McLeod, Roberta Smith, Pat Webb, Donna Sewell, Gloria Stroh, and Carol Powers became champs after a great deal of competition from Queen Elizabeth, Congratulations girls on the wonderful spirit and sportsmanship shovrn throughout the games. GIRLS ' ALL-STAR BASKETBA LL The Senior Basketball team, ably coached by Mrs. Ghitter and Mr. Semkuley, showed great enthusiasm from the start. There are certain doubters who have wondered if this enthusiasm was engendered entirely by the game itself! T e te ara,consisting of Ruth. Coe, Joan ' Japkson, Jackie Patrick, Kathy-McDaid, Gail Bracken, Enid Donovan, Roberta Ross, Helen Mercer, ' Marilyn Loucheed, Sandi.Roginson, and Carol Powers,.played valiant¬ ly but we were forced {,0 concede victory to our sister ' school and arch-rival. Queen Elizabeth. ' ■ 1 , .... !, v . .. ' ; y • Carol Powers 10-32, ' r . boys ' all-star basketball In late November, under the watchful eye of Mr. Dow, tryouts were held for the -.1,. Grade Ten Boys ' Interschool Basketball Team. On Friday, December 7th, the” chosen. ' .. team lost its ' : first ganie to Queen Elizabeth by, a 29, to 25 score. The fact ' that this.vn v. r as not a home game is a possible excuse for our defeat. Three days later we jour¬ neyed to Earl Gfey ' s gym where we defeated St. Mary ' s team 40 to 16. Tom McKenzie starred by sinking half of our points. The third game was,played here in the V.B. gym against Q.E. on the 14th of December. Our sturdy V.B. team showed them How to play real basketball by winning 70 to 44. ' Twenty-two of our points were scored by j- Stah BTack. This was our ' centre, Dave Erskine s ' ,last game . ,.. , ; ' Our first game in the New Year gave us a 24 to 13 victory over St. Mary ' s. Four days later, on January 11th we ventured to Queen Elizabeth where we were outplayed to a 37 to 22 loss. Dean Ross did his best by making seven of our points. On the 14th, St. Mary ' s team came to Viscount where we were kepi on our toes to win by a close ' 27 to 24. Top scorers were Tom McKenzie with 11 and, Jim Dunsmoor with 5, Probably the season ' s most exciting game was the exhibition against some of Western ' s Junior team,. The final score: Wester n 62, Viscount: Bennett 53. This was ' much better than we ' had expected ‘to do. Top scorer, Stan Black (17 points) and Dean Ross (10 points) we re both fouled out. Wendell Nicholson did h is best to make up for them‘by scoring 14 points. On Monday, January 21st, we played our last, game against St. Mary ' s. Their much— quickened pace gave them a hairline 34 to 33 victory. ' Nick topped Viscount Bennett ' s scoreboard with 8 points and Stan Black and Jim Dunsmoor followed with 7 each. Four days later we lost our final game to Queen Elizabeth by a 41 to 27 score. Our Nick again starred with 10 points. . Tom McKenzie followed with 8. , T ' V It seemed that we were cursed with bad luck from the start,for early in the ' season Dave Erskine and Graham Larke left the province- and the team. About mid- season ' the’ team was hit by an overdose of sprained fingers, thumbs, wrists and ankles. Other players-on the. team, not ,formerly mentioned,., were Len Fenn, Bob Grant,Alan , A - Smith . : Sack Truran ' arid DaveJdmls. . ’ , . j.. „ , ... ,, • 7 r; - i - . - ' •- ' ! ■ ' • • - - • ' i : ■ . ' ■ • cun • ' ;