Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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1 Sharpshooting Bob O' Herron lets one fly from the charity strip. 2 Stretching high above his opponent, center Bill O'Grady lays one in for the Panthers. 3 All eyes are on the ball as Bob Hawley leaps for two points. 4 Sure-handed guard Bob Duquette rifles a pass to a teammate. 5 Cathedral's big gun Mike Julian drives hard for a layup. 6 Under tough pressure, Steve McKeever goes up with a short jumper. CHS 53 82 76 48 60 73 59 67 54 49 46 63 62 76 87 64 74 67 73 66 Scoreboard Holyoke Catholic Holyoke Hoosac Holyoke Holyoke Catholic Chicopee Comp Taconic Classical Pittsfield Tech Commerce Putnam Hoosac Pittsfield Putnam Commerce Classical Tech West Side Chicopee 89

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Hoop squad fights to make playoffs Facing one of the tougher schedules in Western Mass again this year, the Panther basketball team played well as it fought its way into the Western Mass playoffs. After posting an early 5-1 mark, the Panthers had a midseason slump and dropped to 6-5. To qualify for the tourney Coach Dan Balicki s men needed seven of their final nine contests. With this in mind the hardcourt men rolled off five straight victories, including wins over two of the league s powerhouses. Third-rated Pittsfield was first to fall at the hands of the fired-up Cathedral team, and the second big win was over undefeated Commerce, ranked first in Western Mass. A group of hard-working seniors, led by four-year guard Mike Julian, provided most of Balicki s manpower. Bob O Herron, Bill O'Grady, and Bob Hawley worked in the frontcourt, while sharp-shooting Bob Duquette played the second guard spot. Senior Tim Clark and Steve McKeever saw action at forward, while Bob Andrews and Ed Fitzgerald came up with fine efforts in their many stints at guard. Julian had his finest year, finishing among the top scorers, and was honored by selection to the All-Western Mass squad for the third time in a row. The Commerce win proved to be the highlight of the season. Bob Hawley and Mike Julian led the Panthers to victory as they whitewashed the Raiders. The Springfield Republican honored Hawley as player of the week for a superb 22-point effort and a strong rebounding job. 88 Basketball team front row: Jim Millette, Bob Andrews, Bob Duquette, Mike Julian, Ed Fitz- gerald, Manager Charlie Casartello. back row: Coach Dan Balicki, Manager Bob Roccanti, i Maak, Andy Fitzgerald, Jim Connerty, Mike Crowley, Bob O’ Herron, Bob Hawley, Bill O'- Grady, Tim Clark, Steve McKeever, Manager Artie Demers

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Panther batmen clash with foes in tight city league race Greatly exceeding their pre-season expectations the 72 baseball squad fought their way into the Western Mass. semi-finals and lost a heart-breaking elimination game to Tech. Losing six key players to graduation, the team was 6-2 in league play, and 11-3 overall. By the midseason mark, John Bodolay and Phil Suse, ’72 grads, had established themselves as standout sluggers with .560 and .469 averages respectively, and scored or drove in nearly half of Cathedral's runs. Ken MacLeod, Tom Savoy, and Tim Dunn showed consistent prowess at the plate, gaining more hits every game. Keying the Panthers’ success was the mound duo of Paul Stelzer and Bob O Herron, both displaying their talents with some clutch performances. Paul's best showing was in the Classical game, where he pitched 7 1 3 innings of relief, enabling the trailing Panthers to pull out a 10-6 win. Bob Duquette, Glenn Ligenza, and Ken MacLeod earned praise as defensive players. The squad played much better than Coach Dan Balicki's pre-season hopes of “just a .500 season, but couldn't muster up enough punch to stay alive in the playoffs. 9O ee ee a ines RET he Rm ae capac gh a ee ees bad Tae oe ee ae ras Us m3 ae ilk CEPI BERR ar Blaine Oe . eo ort wo ae : eeemton PES SY AR han % ee 1 A crucial point of the game captures Coach Dan Balicki’s full attention. 2 Whipping his bat around ... 3 Paul Stelzer bunts on the squeeze play 4 and he is off and running. 5 Exasperation covers Glen Ligenza’s face as he receives a ‘Strike Three!” call. 6 Scoring the go-ahead run, slugger Tom Savoy receives con- gratulations from teammate Phil Suse. 7 Home run swing of Brian McKenna s, boosts his teams efforts