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

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THE TERMINAL JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS PAGE go BOY ' S BORDENBALL LEAGUE During September, October, and November, while the grade nine boys were out on the football field , the grade seven, and eight boys were concentrating on their games of bordenball. The teams struggled heartily through the series until two rooms came out- on top of the league for the grade seven finals and two rooms for the grade eights. The final games were hard-fought and- the well-earned trophies were won by 7 - 22, and 8 - . . The deserving champions of the touch football were the 9-3- boys. . r™ 2, BOYS WRESTLING CLUB STAN BLACK, the supervisor and leader of the Wrestling Club, boosted the member¬ ship to twenty-five boys. k The members turned out every Wednesday afternoon for body-building exercises and practise matches The goal of some boys was the Calgary and District Amateur Wrestling Championships. In one of the classes,.-DAVID PUGH was vict¬ orious. One of the very important activ¬ ities of the club, which was prepared for earnestly, was the Provincial Championships. Although Viscount Bennett did not win any of the events, they provided stiff competition, had a lot of fun and were healthier all- around. 4. HOUSELEAGUE BASKETBALL One of the more exciting (but not very dainty) games were played at noon hours of December and January. As you might have guessed, this quiet game is houseleague basketball. All grade seven, eight and.-;, nine rooms played a Round Robin against

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THE TERMINAL JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS PAGE 81 HOUSELEAGUE BASKETBALL (GIRLS) CONTINUED: Championship for Houseleague Basketball. In the winning grade, nine room 9-6, PEGGY SMITH once again showed her-skills as her team won two games out of three for the City Champion¬ ship. •. 4. ALL-STAR BASKETBALL (GIRLS) With the completion of Housleague Basket •ball, the interschool teams prepared for competition. The following girls made up this year ' s teams: JUNIORS: CHRISTINE PIFER NANCY EAMON. LORRAINE WADE ANNIE HILDEBRANDT DIANA NELSON MAUREEN BURKE LELITA ANITA ENGLEMAN SUSAN STONEBRIDGE CAROL RODGERS GWEN SNOWDEN MARY ARMSTRONG SIDNEY RIMMER ROWE SENIORS: SHIRLEY ZMURCHYK KATHLEEN PEEL JOAN HALL LINDA HALLOCK ANNE LOEWEN PEGGY SMITH ELAINE ZIMMERLI ELFRIEDA POLFUSS LINDA GRAHAM CORINNE KINGSTON DIANE MCTAVISH After defeating the South-side, the teams went to Queen Elizabeth for the semi¬ finals.. Both teams experienced defeat at the hands of Colonel Irvine. The female section of this year ' s Leader ' s Corps, played an important role in all sports activities. , Under the direction of Mrs. Kushnir, the club got off to a start with its; athletically-minded members supervising volleyball. After this project followed grade seven basketball coaching. With many of its members co-coaching and also participating in track, Mrs. Kushnir was allowed a short (much needed) holiday. The school is very proud of its Leader ' s Corps as it improved school spirit apd sportsman- ir ship. The symbol.of this organization is a small purple and white crest, proudly worn by its members, with the name of the elub on it.

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THE TERMINAL JUNIOR HIGH SPORTS 1. HOUSELEAGUE VOLLEYBALL (GIRLS) As houseleague volleyball came to an end for another year, the emerging victors were 7-13 8-19 and 9-5- These teams faced tough competition, which was shown in the final scores. For their efforts the team captains were presented with special purple and white pennants. The winner representing Viscount Bennett attended the Volleyball Playday on November ljStb at King Edward School. Here.they met the winning houseleague teams from other Junior High Schools. Our teams did very well and we are happy to note that all houseleague games boasted works of fine sportsmanship. PAGE 82 3. HOUSELEAGUE BASKETBALL (GIRLS) 2. GIRLS ' ALL STAR VOLLEYBALL Under the capable supervision of Mrs. Kushnir, both junior and senior teams did very well. Although they didn ' t win the city championships,the following players helped Viscount to stand high in the scoring: JUNIORS: PEGGY SMITH CAROL RODGERS PAULETTE HAMMOND CHRISTINE PIFER LELITA ROWE MARY ARMSTRONG SENIORS: SHIRLEY ZMURCHYK ELAINE ZIMMERLI SUSAN VAGHO KATHLEEN PEEL LYN MASKELL ANITA ENGELMAN JUDY FRASER DIANA NELSON LORRAINE WADE NANCY EAMON ANNIE HILDEBRANDT ANNE LOEWEN ELEANOR LE GEYT BEV LAWRENCE JOAN HALL PAT DORGAN Just as the Seniors dropped out in the semi-finals by a close score, the juniors accepted a very heart-breaking defeat in the finals Good luck next year girls! Following the volleyball season, came the exciting houseleague basketball, an important part of the physical education programme. Each room had an elected captain and competed against the other rooms at designated times. From the grade seven group 7-13 came victoriously out on top. ELFRIEDA POLFUSS, in 8-19 led her room to victory, as well as helping them to win the City Playday .