West Rutland High School - Green and Gold Yearbook (West Rutland, VT)

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FIRST ROW ' BASEBALL L. to R. -fH. Poplaslci, T. LaPlaca, J. Pryzbyto, J fiumford, T. Drop SECOND ROW . L. to R. Mgr. R, Young, J. LaP1aca, L. Bartlett, J Mo Cormack, D. Vacoarella, R. Potter, R. Noonan. THIRD ROW r L.to R. R. Da1Bianoo, R. ?1uta, G. Lengol. SCORES W T Wallingford 8 2 Middlebury 11 3 Fair Haven Rainod Out Brandon 13 3 MSJ 11 2 Burr E Burton L MSJ 1 Poultney 6 2 Pittsford - - Ludlow - - Proctor - - Fair Haven

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-....- Tournament Time West Rutland started the tournament off to a good start bs gafeating Vergennes- easily in the oemiwfinals by a score of 3-30. In the finals West Rutland won its sixth Class B champn ionship of the Southern Vermont League by outclassing a fast and scrappy Poultney team, Sl-33. The high scorers were Tom LaPlaca, Bob Noonan, both of 'Westside, and Kenny Potter of Poultney. The fast pace set by the Golden Horde began to wear the nblue Devilsn down in the second quarter. The best tribute paid to victorious West Rutland came from Coach Rat- cliffe of the losing Poultney team. He said, uMy boys played their best game of the season against West Rutland.n ' H ByewinningcthQ-finale, West Rutland gained the right to move on to the B finals at Barre oh'Friday night.wherel,,they met the northern B title holder, ples Academy at Burlington. Waterbury, which nipped Peo- It was an Hold storyn when ceivad the Vermont Headmasters' Club trophy on behalf of his school from Principal Dascomb P. Rowe of Waterbury, club pres ident. The All-Tourney Class B players were LaPlaca and Noon an of West Hutlandg Lee Houghton of Arlingtong Kenny Potter captain, and Phil Maslack, of Poultney. Captain Thomas LaPlaca re- The Barre outinp brought to a colorful close the court performances of Captain Tommy LaPlaca, Jim y Leamy, Bobby Noonan, Val Kaszuba, Joe Pryzbyto, and Joe Warzocha,all sen- iors who appeared in a Golden Horde uniform for the last time To them and their teammaters it was a contest of major import aloe. During the long season, the West Siders have racked up 15 victories, eight defeats, and the eirth Southern Vermont crown in the last seven seasons. The sixth championship of the state, which was won by West hutland, wrote the finale.'o a brilliant 1951 campaign. West Rutland defeated Waterbury by the score of U3-W? which made the West Siders very happy including the very able and well-liked coach, Francis Hinohey. R. Potter R. Young

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In green Cheering Bringing Stopping -,SL xi! Capt. P.Orzech, Frances Pawlusiak, Claire Battles Anne Bishop, Marie Wasik, Kathleen Fitzsimmons CHEERLEADER ' S POEM and gold, so spry and keen, and shouting we oft could be seen victory as always before at nothing, demanding much more. For Skinny, Timmer, and Toutie we've shout For Valvie, Poppy and Porky we've routed-- Without winning we've tried not to depart This truly can be said with a proud heart. ed Five of the cheerleaders now leave these pleasures, Each with afond memory which she treasures For pleased we are with our high school days And the honor they have brought us in many ways. Paulie Orzech Marie Wasik