Curtis High School - Yearbook (Staten Island, NY)

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The Curtis High School Warriors, coached by Mr. Bert Levinson, former Curtis cager star, defended the P.S.A.L. championship title which they gained last season. Starting with the initial contest of this current series, the Red and White tallied five consecutive wins. But when the cagers returned to the court for the first contests of the new year, they were defeated by Port Richmond and lost a squeaker to New Dorp. Seniors Ray Ratkowski, captain and returning letterman, KNEELING Larr And n R d R tk k' Al L d STANDIN l Kevin Carroll, and Tom Burrell, a newcomer, have been clearing the boards for the Warriors. Returning junior lettermen Jack Tracy and Frank Fernandez have displayed excellent form in man- aging backcourt affairs, while 6'2 Vin DePeppo has worked in the pivot slot. At midseason the squad had great hopes of regaining a leading position in the Island league, and returning to Madison Square Garden for B the annual playoffs. : y erso , aymon a ows I, u wig. G: Jerry Nachison, Frank Fernandez, Kevin Carroll, Vincent DePeppo, Mr. Levinson, Thomas Burrell, .lack O'Neill, Jack Tracy, Stanley Wetschler. l L 1 i L

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TOP ROW: R. Gebhardt, Asst. Mgr. R. Wallace, T. Jones, M. Rubio, H. Shea, F. Fernandez, V. Riccardella, R. Dowling, Mgr. THIRD ROW: J. Manzo, D. Kamman, R. Ratkowski, J. O'Neill, K. Carroll, T. Gibbons, R. Pickell, Wm. Burkey, R. Corsale. SECOND ROW: Coach A. Barberi, J. Warren, M. Cannizzaro, J. Bouma, M. Kehoe, Capt. J. Pietracatella, C. Nobriga, J. Knubbert, C. Maniscalco, Asst. Coach J. Hurley. BOTTOM ROW: V. Moramoraco, F. Ferro, L. Ander- son, J. Barone, P. Bonamo, M. Scotto. Absent: R. Romagnola. It was a long season for Coach Andy Barberi and his White Warriors of the gridiron. Facing possibly the roughest schedule in the entire city, Curtis finished with a record of no wins, six losses, and one tie. However, many things must be taken into consideration which did not show on the scoreboard. Out of the seven teams played, no less than four of them were top football powers in New York City. Our one tie was a tremendous upset with Lafayette High School. This 14-14 game was not easy by any means. With less than three minutes left in the game Curtis, led by Captain John Pietracatella, held their opponents on the three yard line for four downs to preserve their great moral victory. This effort was followed by another top performance against the number one team in the city. Undefeated Stuyvesant seemed to be on their way to an easy victory as they piled up a 22-8 halftime lead. But, typical of the spirit that Coach Barberi and his staff put into their squad, Curtis fought back in the second half to score more points against this team than ever before this year in their 36-22 loss. The famed Turkey Day classic with New Dorp approached. The team worked vary hard to prepare for this game, but all was in vain. Captain Pietrocatella, who excelled throughout the game by making key blocks and devastating tackles, was chosen as Curtis's Most Valuable Player. With many fine lower termers returning, it is a Wait until next year cry on the gridiron. Coach Barberi, Captain Pietracatella

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xi 1 FIRST ROW: Robert Clark, Lloyd Boiune, Richard Halama, Steve Dodds, Fred De Sio, John McDonald. SECOND ROW: Everett Knox, Stan Rubenstein, Douglas Doxey, Lanning Gans, Jay Cooper, Robert Mamazza, Alun Poritz. THIRD ROW: Thomas McCarthy, Lewis Mandell, Bill Mohan, Bob Follit, Thomas Bell, Charles Small, Roger Cuyar. FOURTH ROW: Jerry Lozar, Ronnie MacLachlan, Fred Brandkamp, Robert Greve, Dave Winrock, Bill Siegler, Bill Hudgins. Once again the Curtis High School swimming team put in another fine season, winning a ma- jority of their meets although hindered by having to travel to eight of these contests. The veterans of the team, reinforced by some newcomers, made a winning squad possible. I L Returning as seniors this year are Captain Roger Cuyarg the breast stroke duo of Bob Greve and Bill Siegler, long distance man, Ronald MacLachlan, back stroke ace, Dove Winrock, sprinters, Bill Mohan, Tom Bell, and Tom Mc- Carthy. Coach Richard Mudgett's Curtis tennis M team for 1959, built around five letter men, Robert Rabinowitz, Jay Westermeier, Sonny Finkelstein, Bruce Struthers and Lloyd Schutzman, has every hope of sur- passing its record for 1958. New material is good and spirit is high. Newcomers in- clude Lewis Mandell, Bob Follit, Irv Farber, Efrem Sigel, Harold Alexander and Tommy Altman. Last year the team had an overall rec- ord of nine wins out of fourteen matches. This year's team should be even stronger and is looking forward to not only a clean sweep on Staten Island but also a good showing in the city. FRONT: Jay Westermeier, Robert Rabinowitz. SEATED: l Lloyd Schutzman, Julian Finkelstein, Bruce Struthers. STANDING: Jesse Lipcon, Lewis Mandell, Robert Follit, Mr. Mudgett, Irving Farber, Rudolf AITEIOFT, Efrem Sigel, Thomas Altmann.