Wildwood Catholic High School - Annscript Yearbook (North Wildwood, NJ)

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GIRLS’ VARSITY BASKETBALL Crusaderettes is a name often spoken in the halls of Wildwood Catholic. This is the girls' basketball team. Spirit and good sportsmanship run high among the players. This year the girls have used a number of plays that seems to have startled and confused the other teams. This is something new and has proven, in most cases, to be a success. Yet, win or lose, the team is always in a good humor. Girls' basketball gives its members a chance to develop to a fuller extent, the ability to work with others and a sense of responsibility — traditional qualities at Wild- wood Catholic. Carol Franco and Bonnie Mulligan struggle to keep the ball for the Crusaderettes. The menacing hand belongs to Miriam Jaggard, who played for the Alumnae. Despite Alumnae referees, the varsity girls triumoheH W.C. 29 30 49 47 48 53 39 Mainland St. Rose, Belmar Sacred Heart Sacred Heart St. Rose, Belmar Holy Spirit Holy Spirit . . Opp. 30 46 27 29 53 57 40 M. Woolston, B. Goldsmith, and B. Mulligan frame M. Meyers, an alumna, while Noel Tobin watches ready to give assist- ance. The game was the comi- cal highlight of the girls sea- son with new rules being used and old ones broken. 27

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Crusaderettes F. Hoppard, C. Franco, B. Mulligan, C. Morey, B. Goldsmith, C. Von Savage, N. Tobin, L. Cappelle, M. Woolston, J. Keene, and B. Gregson smile for the camera with their coach, Mrs. Keene, and moderator, Sr. Ann Cecilia. Known for their sports- manship and teamwork these girls hove made the name “Crusader- ettes well known. Bonnie Mulligan battles a Mainland team member while her teammate searches for the missing ball. The Crusaderettes lost the game by one point, 30-29, duplicating the boys' loss of one point, 65-64, earlier in the season. 26 M. Woolston anticipates action as C. Franco touches the sky to get the tap against Holy Spirit. The Crusaderettes, though us- ing jumps, ball stealing, and arm waving, came up on the short end of the score. B. Mulligan travels upcourt to gain a two-pointer while C. Franco travels behind preparing to get the ball back from Sacred Heart. The Crusaderettes came off the floor with a 49-27 vic- tory.

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GIRLS’ J.V. BASKETBALL M. Curran, S. Briggs, A. DiMauro, S. Young, G. Corchiani, K. Baker, T. Stella, P. McLaughlin, R. Carswell, K. Scully, V. Nolan, N. Grimm, M. Deaton, and G. Fick make up the Girls’ Junior Varsity. Their managers are G. Thodin, C. Camarono, C. Doges, and A. Coed. Absent for the picture were D. Urbany and R. Strang. Rita Strang jumps high to toss the ball to Maria Deaton. Virginia Nolan keeps an eye on it to keep it from the enemy’s hands. Virginia Nolan aims for the basket as Stephanie Young gives her an encouraging cheer. The Crusaderettes came up the victors in the end. Team work and team ideals are combined with practice and expert coaching to produce the prospective team which has come forth from Wildwood Catholic this year. Coach, Mrs. Keene, and moderator, Sister Ann Cecilia, have trained a Junior Varsity which has still greater potential to be developed. Their sports- manship and their never-say-die attitude concerning their games have made their skillful coaching and the team's efforts profitable and worthwhile. The Crusader- ettes at all times display these prized possessions: friendship, unselfishness, and the spirit which characterizes Wildwood Catholic Athletic participants.