Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Golf The 1973 Cathedral golf team won the Western Mass. title on the course, but lost it through a disqualification in the clubhouse. Though the official records don’t show it, the Panthers had the satisfaction of knowing they won W. Mass. where it counts. It was an experienced Panther crew with graduates Jim Torrenzano, Ed Nugent, Keith Albano, Wes Sparks, and Kevin McCarthy. Senior Matt Sunter also played a role in the highly successful golf season. The highlight of the season for coach Mike Shea and the team was the upset of Chicopee, a perennial power, during the regular season. — i) “Team had an excellent season ... had the lowest team score in the Western Mass. schoolboy tournament.”’ 1. Following his belief of ‘practice makes per- fect’ John Teehan chips behind the school. 2. Aiming for the pin, Mike Burke downswings for a long shot from the rough. 3. Senior golf- men Blaise Stevens, John Teehan, Mike Burke, and Matt Sunter relax before the Chi- copee meet. 81

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Bowling Under the direction of senior Tom Nolan, the CHS bowling team had an interesting season. During the first match of inter-city play, CHS was badly defeated by Putnam eight to zero. However, during the second match they reversed their standing defeating Putnam by the same score. Advancing in league standing, CHS’s tied for first place in the second match with their arch-rival Classical, who had dominated the bowling league for many years. This tie called for a clarifying pin-fall count. Classical outnumbered CHS’s pinfall and on this count won the match. Sportsmanship was emphasized as team members played as a cohesive unit rather than as individuals. “Of all the sports around, bowling comes closest to the ideal ofsportsmanship.”’ Fr. O’Hear a hae ! Senior Andy Sakowicz displays good bowling form as he releases the ball. 2 Lining up the perfect shot, Paul Wilson centers his aim. 3 ten tall pins sit in anticipation of a strike. first row: Tony Bonavita, Bill Witazek, Larry Bourgoine, Dave Payne, and Mike Mishol. second row: Paul Wilson, Andy Sakowicz, Thaddeus Witazek, Tom Nolan, George Pirog, and Mike Stasiowski. mi)

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Track Our 1973 Track Team was marked by numerous outstanding individual performances. Ted McCarthy set a school record in the 880 with a 1:59.6 during the WM Championships. Backed by a complete team effort, the team went on to win their 12th Consecutive City Championship. Worthy of special mention were Lou Gatti, Bernie Bouvier, Joe Dauplaise, Mark Ianello, Tom Wolff, Jim Williams, John Coville and Tom Rothfus. Despite losing only two meets the Panthers did not have what was considered a good year, placing fifth in Western Mass. The 5 year winning streak of 37 dual meets was abruptly ended by underdog West Side, as CHS lost by only one point. “After two Western Mass. Championships, this was definitely an off year.” Paul Whitlock