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The Observer, Thursday, June 27 , 1985
Post 72 atop standings
The Southington American
Legion Post 72 baseball team.
through Tues.day was setting
the pace in the Zone I
standings wlth a 3-I
record, Coach Dick Tully
said.
• "Trim year the results of
games with non-conference
teams will count in the standings,"
Tully points out
The locals Monday night
defeated Middletown, a Zone
3 affiliate, by a 4-0 score on
the feats of Dave Flood
Flood hurled a three-hlt
shutout and smashed a tworun
homer for hls second wln
of the early season Don Murphy
also came through wlth
two hits
Tull , said South ngton is in
first place in Zone 1 because
other members, such as
Bristol, Wethersfield, New
Britain, and West Hartford
each have dropped three
decisions
'i ily, who is directing Post
72 for the second straight
season, said Flood and Dan
Coffey are the top two hitters.
Both have hit homers
They are members of a
nine-man pitching staff.
Peter Meade won the other
Zone lgame in relief against
West Hartford The others
are Bill Doucette. Tom
Bentz, Chad Stewart, Tom
Cmnclola, Gary Waslewski
and 15-year-old Chris Ro-
berge. The starters are
Flood, Meade, Murphy,
Doucette and Waslewski.
Southington has hacked up
their pitching staff with good
defense with the exception of
one game. T,hey dropped a 2i
decision ,o CrornweU st
week, making five errors.
Both runs off Bentz and
Stewart were unearned.
Bentz hurled a one-hitter m
five innings and Stewart
ave up a hit in the heartreaking
loss
The locals routed New Bn.
rain Legion 8-3 last week
behind the effective pitching
of Flood, who fanned five
Roberge pitched the seventh
and was unscored upon
Unico captures crown in 'West'
Unlco captured the regular
season championship in the
Western Little League, winning
13 games and losing two
Exchange took second place
honors with an 11-4 record
Unlco defeated the Elks,
!4 3, behind the fine pitching
of Paul Chaphnsky and the
hitting of Brian Brandolini,
a l ., IIUL)t. and -'-
Boucher ter Chapli ky
h l t scorel innings.
Crmg Panoralla and
Dale Boucher t k over the
p tchmg dutz for the re-
All-Star selection
Former SHS pitcher Rob Dibble has been chosen to play in
the Class A Midwest League All-Star game on July 8th in
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Dibble has been used as a reliever for
the Cedar Rapids Reds this season, racking up eight saves.
Recentl) his fastball was clocked at 98 MPH.
Out with
the crowd
by V E Takeslan
This season was a unique one for the
Southlngton High boys track squad
because the underclassmen played a
major role in winning the Central
Connecticut Conference Southern
Division championship
While the seniors performed very
well in the variety of field and running
even , tl,ey ,e,t:rc m;ol;'cd m 74 ft M
places, it was the juniors, sophomores
and freshmen who combined for a total
of 93 first places as the Knights
compiled a fanlastlc 10-1 dual meet
The Knights were undefeated (7-0) In
the CCC Southern Division and the
outlook for the 1988 season appears
very bright on the horizon as the locals
should again dominate the CC
championship race
It was the brilliant running of junior
Mike Early, who played a top role for
the Knights, as he was involved in 25
first places team hlgh this onSt
season He is an excellent g
distance runner and was a member of
the relay squad This was the main
reason why he v, as selected on the CCC
Southern Division First All-Star Team
Early. who is co :aptaln of the Blue
Knights cross country squad in the fall,
mainder of the game
Dan Pikora, Mike Mar-
excelled on defense for the
wl e
Exchange g the Jayc
7 as lake Frame, Jill
Holley, Paul Bergeron, Jeff
BaraL Lms U me and J
Aug t ne h t safely for the
victo
lake Frame was the nning
p tcher and Jason
G anelh came nto the game
m the sixth mmng and fann
two Jayc batte and rna
save
Brett Smith,,T d Guzze,
Kewn lerno and Erm Marhn
play well on delete for
the vmto
The Llo (5-8) def t
Ro ( 9) by a 1 score
on h by Bill mbatz, Jay
lerno, N ck ContL Ga
"We have been getting
timely hitting so far this
season as Mike Majeski and
Bill Barry have also accounted
for runs," Tully said.
Meade was scheduled to
pitch against Wethersfleld
Wednesday and Murnhy is
set to hurl Friday at Simsbury.
Doueette will get the
pitching assignment Monday
when New Britain comes to
town for a 6 p m battle at the
Southington High School
Field Flood will get the pitching
assignment Wednesday,
July 3 when the locals
play against West Hartford
at the Hall High School field
All games are scheduled to
start at 6 p m
Sv, eezy and Steve Boyce
James Fritz was the winning
NlleS and Mike Galatl were
brilliant on defense
The Elks concluded the
regular season with a 7-8
record and the Jaycees were
1-14
Playoffs
The Lions and Elks were
vmtors in the opening of
playoff games in the Western
Little League
The Lions defeated the
Jaycees, 8-2, on the pitching
of Chris Nfles and the hitting
of Mike Galah, Scott Bruce,
Gary Sweezy and B J
Wright
The Elks edged Rotary 5-4
on Steven Salerno's homer
Other top Elk hitters were
Jason Bradley, Phil Bogdan
and John Evlen
Senior league/ ied
With only one week of action
remaining dunng the
regular season, the Braves.
Dodgers and Phllhes are tied
for first place in the Northern
Senior Baseball League with
8-3 records
The Braves last week
defeated the Mets 2-I in eight
innings After trailing I-0 on
a Kevln Ruoff homer, the
Braves tled the score in the
fifth inning on singles by
Mike Budms and Mark
DiBathsta. Gary McIntyre's
double and a Tim Curley
sacrifice bunt 'enabled the
Braves to score the winning
run in the eighth frame
The Phllhes outclassed the
Giants 17-1 as Kevln Young
banged out three hits Ken
Karplej, Ed DelSanto. Kevln
Bleau. John Stelfel and Craig
Sanborn came through for
the winners
The Dodgers beat the Phillies,
4-3. creating a tie Joe
WrublesM knocked m the
four Dodgers runs. with a
pair of t o-run homers
The Mets defeated the
Reds, 5-2. including a tworun
homer by John Leplto It
was his eighth roundtrlpper
of the season
• Out with the crowd -- 11
• Gel! Roundup -- 12
• Soccer results -- 13
• Town self ball -- 14
Lady Knights honored
The state championship Southington High School softball team was honored at a ha q.. ..,-
, ,eek at the .qua Tnrf Club On the left i gherri Pelrin hile the team',, M% P thl,,
son. Chris Wanner. is on the right. 'd, anner was 20-4 as a hurler and hit .53.L ,i t('aln re(
Pelrin hit 368 for the Knights.
Johansson .
This year's winner in the
John "Jiggs" DiCaprlo
UNICO Golf Tournament
came a long way to win--all
the wa? from Sweden That's
what it took to displace the
perennial champ Mike
Chubet, who had won the
prestigious tourney three
years in a row
Per Johansson. a Swedish
exchange studen who
graduated from SHS last
year and is spending the
summer with Lucia and
Charlle Klemovlch,
registered a winning 69 Per
had four birdies and two
begins along the way
John Salerno placed
second with a one over par 72
along ]th Mark Hotchklss.
Walter Yelynak with a 60 was Ste e })help'.
Fred Berkley was second at Four gnlfor,, had
61 Carl Marinelli had a 63 In Treonettl. 5hke
at 64 were John Sposl and Gahck and lh')uR
Jim Hennessey Firing a 65, With 73,, ere
were Dom Daddona and Don Plocharcl k. Foln
Murphy There were four Hal Kant; and t'arl
66s Chet O'Hala, Pat defame
Delahunty. Dennis Kane and Taking (']o,.e,.I
Dave Kachergls honors on the tlnrd h,)h, ,,,.
Taking Calloway honors l..ou t'hmmla,tt [our leer
Midget football sign-up
The Southlngton Valley midget football
Midget Football League is ball reglstratmn, t,g
holding another "Early fered kq.Southin t¢ n
Bird" regmtrahon this week, For more inh)rtn.H (m , h
at the league's field house at Don Prmgle aI b21 8,,€.' ,,t
Recreation Park It'll take Pete Save.,, al 621 31 s
place from 6-8 p m and
weekends from 10am to4 ol"toatt
who placed third Chubet p m
took fourth place this year at
73 The fifth slot belonged to Youngsters between the
Dave Mikosz with a 75 ages of 6-8 are eligible for
flag football There are no
Taking the second five weight restrictions Midget
slots were Dave No kowskl players are 9-14 weighing 65-
,77 , Bob Rlcmo 77>. Jack 1351bs
Valentine 78,. Gene Neblolo Birth certificates are re-
78 . and John Lenklewlcz qulred
79 Also, the sports/scouting
Some 150 golfers par- program offered by the
hmpated in th s year's mague is being extended
tourne. .the 17thannual Scouts can earn Merit
Lo net honors ent to Badges while playing flag or
11
The Southmgt()n l')g- ,,))'
ball Camp )II run fr,)m
8th through Jul:, 2a)h , ))ti
three one eek , e s),)n,- I) ',I
the Parks and I(,'¢r('. ' ,'
De rtment Sits
coach J PlaT/a ll
camp d rechw
ct J Pmzza h21
Dan Dembln k .62H,)',
the RPcreah(m
at To n ttall
Outlook is 'super' for Blue Knight track team
will head a large nucleus returning for
the 19 season
Besides Early. other talented juniors
returning are Bill LePage. Chris
Gormley. Leon Grant. John Lapreay.
Joe Musto. Peter Shostak. Ed
Beaupre. Walter Swanson. Mark
Schroeder and Brian Goralskl
Todd McCarthy heads up the list of
upcoming sophomores returmng, as he
took eight first places The others are
Scan Boyle and Marie Malplca
The first Southlngton ninth grader
selected on the CCC Southern Division
All-Star team is Mike Richter. who
took 10 first places and three second
eshman. took a pair of second places,
considered outstanding for a ninth
grader
Three seniors were credited with 13
first places each this season They are
John Zavisza, Earl Wilcox and Marty
Burns The first and second place
records for the seniors are Zavlsza t 13-
7), Wllcox (13-7), Burns (13-4), Tim
Theriault (3-4), Chris Babon t3-0),
Chuck Dizenzo (0-3), Rick Black (3-7),
Jeff Cavaliere (7-3), Jeff Lee t9-13),
Jerry Cavahere (3-6), Matt Rossi (0-7),
Mike Krar I0-3), Mike Dimungo I3-4),
and Phil Landino ( 4-I )
The first and second place records of
the juniors are Early (25-I), LaPage
10-11, Gormley 5-2L Grant t14-gL
Lapreay (6-o), Musto (13-8), Swanson
(1-0). Gagnon (0-3). Beaupre (0-1),
Goralskl (0-1), Shostak (0-3), and
Schroeder ,0-I )
The first and second place finishers
for the sophomores are McCarthy 8-
0), Scan Boyle (I-7), Jeff Brunoh
and Malplca, 0-I )
The first and second place records of
the freshmen are Richter (10-,3) and
Greg Simmons 0-2)
Eleven Blue Kmghters v, ere named
to the CCC Southern Division All-Star
First Team They are Rick Black,
Jeff Cavaliere, Mike Earl',, Sean
Boyle, Tim Thenault. Jerry C aliere,
Leon Grant. Joe Musto, BIll LePage,
Earl Wilcox and Mike Richter
Tho fa t HIM a)' f tho¢. . All qt,il'"
are underclassmen will deflnltel.
boost the Kmghts' hopes of complhng
another highly successfu] season m
19 8
Track coach Wayne Nakoneczn.
be missed He has resigned after more
than 20 years of service to the Knights
tracksters
Baseball vacation
Parents of Southington High S,chool's
baseball squad were upset during the
past two weeks when they learned thai
Richard Katz, head baseball coach of
Platt High School, made a request to
the Central Connecticut Conference
baseball committee at a recent
meeting to make all 24 schools
schedule league games during the
April school ,.acatlon in 1986
When John Fontana, head Blue
Kmghts baseball coach, gas
questioned on Katz' plan. he said he
was shocked when It came up during
the baseball committee meeting at
\ewlngton H gh School because it was
the first hme he was aware of it "I am
deflnltel) opposed to Katz' plan
because it would deprive my team of
taking a trip to Florida if the parents
wanted to raise the funds ""
Fontana ad ted, "We had trouble
with Platt baseball officials on setltng
a date w th them on their field this past
season after we came back from
Florida. but we finally got together and
played t "
The concerned parents sald there
'-houIdn ! b(' an\ probh, m,.
scheduhng the road game wlth Platt if
the game is scheduled during the Aprd
vacation
When Katz was contacted bv this
flier sexeral days ago, he pointed out
that most of the schools In the CC("
supported his plan to play the games
on dIedult'
He added that only Southmgton. New
Britain and Windham High Schools
generally take their baseball teams on
trips during the April vacation and
they are the only ones opposed to
scheduling baseball games during the
April school .. acatmn
school day"
"1 am not opposed t()
taking a trip during th.)r .pr ,,,
vacation, but )t should be d,,m, h,, ....
the regular baseball
"I have alwa',s ctx)per.ded ,, "
Southlngton IZl I g h cho,)l ,,'
rescheduling baseball games ,) ....
the last three sea,,on'. '.(, )he € ,,,, ),, ,
a trlp hen the3 made )h,' re, v,-'
Katz a)d
"()or school enrollment t. dr,,pp,
ever', ',ear and ,.,,e are lhe '-.i',,,,',, '
scho l'm enrollment thai1
seven member, of our
division conferenee II
because we would b(, at a d,-),, ,'
disadvantage V,e arc curr('nll. "
school as far as the t'IA('
and it ouldn't ,,urprr,e me
as lo ,ered to ('las' '-; ,SmMI ',, ' .....
m the next several 3 ear'
Katz said his proposal a, al)p, ,, , ,'
b,, the pr:nmpal , ' f 'h,' .)l .
They are the gotelnln Z h,,dv '.
ded
"We woul l never interfere ,a)lh
plans schools in the CIAC have t
want to take their baseball team ()r
other spring varsity teams on a
durlngschool vacation. Fonlan,
Katz also pointed out that the CIAC Whether the Bhle Kn)eh -
baseball pohcy is each school can onl.,, d)amonder', ,*dl take .,rl,,rh, ,
cheduh' three games n one week dunng)he Aprd xa, '
unless there 9s a ralnout and thal beendeterminedyeI i ,,,,,,,,
contest must be staged on the next