Whitehall High School - Whitehall Yearbook (Whitehall, PA)

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BASKETBALL 26 Pointing out an error, Ronald D'Argenio, freshman coach, tries to solve a problem which might occur in a game. Most problems were ironed out at one of the daily practice sessions. With an opponent on his tail. Bob Kriebel heads for the basket and tries for the layup. Below: Daniel Coval (42) stretches for the rebound as Tom Gammon (44) gives him an assist. High above the others, Tom Gammon (44) pulls down a rebound from a Rough Rider, as teammate Tony Vlahovic (24) positions himself to help out. Catasauqua defeated the frosh twice during the year.

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Although the defending champion Zephyrs lost the Lehigh Valley League crown to Northampton, Whitehall's exciting, young team put the Maroon and Gold to no shame. By defeating Slatington, 3-0, the Zephs were now tied with Stroudsburg for the first half championship. The Zephyrs continued winning with a 7-0 victory over the Mounties to take the first half crown with ease. The Zephyrs scored six runs in the fourth to break open a tight game with Catasauqua, as Whitehall belted the Roughies a 10-3 loss. The sixth inning again played a major part in the Zephyrs success as they pulled off a 6-3 win over visiting Lehighton. Giving up only six hits, Greg Smith's pitching helped Whitehall to a 5-2 victory over the Emmaus Green Hornets. Parkland avenged a 2-1 loss earlier in the season as they romped over Whitehall 4-1, as the Trojan's Fred Silar slammed a bases-loaded triple in the bottom of the fourth inning to give Parkland the win. Palmerton's Mike Koma and Ricky Engle singled in the third and scored on a double by Terry Slot as the Bombers upset Whitehall 6-1 on home turf. U3 IS) m CD Season Results WHITEHALL OPPONENTS 9 Northwestern 8 4 Southern Lehigh 3 9 Palmerton 4 7 Emmaus 3 3 Stroudsburg 2 7 Lehighton 1 2 Parkland 1 4 Dieruff 2 3 Catasauqua 0 5 Northampton 0 0 Slatington 3 1 Palmerton 6 0 Parkland 4 5 Emmaus 2 4 Stroudsburg 0 6 Lehighton 3 3 Northampton 10 10 Catasauqua 3 11 Slatington 13 2 Northampton 3 Won 14 Lost 6 VARSITY BASEBALL — Front Row: Dennis Horvath, manager; Joe Recker, Brad Rice, Ed Roman, Jeff Mondschein, Jeff Kurtz, Greg Koren, Doug Kocher, manager. Second Row: Vince Huetter, manager; Alan Bowen, John Klobosits, Al Hetrick, Jeff Steiner, Tom Leaswitch, Mike Matejicka, Dan Kochenash, Bill Kocher, manager. Third Row: Ron Kroboth, Lou Bodish, Greg Smith, Bob Bartholomew, Don Hagenauer, Steve Scott, Keith Hansen, Dave Boandl, Scott Sniscak, Rick Hebrock, Rick Hamscher. As he moves towards second base in hopes of a steal, Tom Leaswitch caught in the action, tries to get back to the bag before the Parkland pitcher has time to throw the ball to the first baseman. 25

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Poor foul shooting and a lack of team effort played a major part in the freshman's overall record as they ended the season with a 3-5 league slate. The players weren't really interested in playing ball, commented coach Ron D'Argenio. A few of the members had other interests which conflicted with our schedule. An unending battle by Dan Coval and Tony Vlahovic is what kept the team alive. A fine overall performance by Coval helped the little Zephs to a 64-52 victory over the Blue Bombers from Palmerton. Problems once again confronted the team as they were forced to forfeit the game with Easton's B team due to contract misinterpretations. Robert Steckel, athletic director, had the game scheduled at home while the signed contract showed the game would be held at Easton. The hoopsters went on to beat Lehighton 46-42 and Stroudsburg in overtime 46-42. The frosh fell to Catasauqua 43-34 and to Northampton 52-31. In a close overtime game, Easton's Shull team defeated the Zephs 44-42. Despite the consistency by Tom Gammon, Vlahovic, and Coval, the little Zephs were dropped 49-45 by a determined Emmaus team. Season Results WHITEHALL OPPONENTS 32 Pen Argyl 21 47 Bethlehem Catholic 49 19 Central Catholic 57 45 Emmaus 49 46 Lehighton 42 46 Stroudsburg 42 52 Palmerton 37 49 Catasauqua 53 37 Slatington 42 21 Easton A 56 35 Emmaus 61 42 Shull Easton 44 31 Northampton 52 64 Palmerton 52 34 Catasauqua 43 53 Slatington 32 31 Northampton 39 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL — Front Row: Robert Kriebel, Tim Ott, Robert Faller, Cary Fetter. Second Row: James Mizgerd, Donald Wetherhold, William Hobson, Anthony Vlahovic. Third Row: Tim Maitski, Daniel Coval, Thomas Gammon, Mark Bonenberger. 27 A Catasauqua opponent attempts to clear the ball away from traffic as Tom Gammon 144) and Bob Kriebel move in to block him out as Dan Coval (42) and Tony Vlahovic (24) look on. The Rough Riders won 53-49. BASKETBALL