Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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“When you have to swim with what you have, you have to swim.”’ Charles Casserly — 1 Congratulations are extended to a worthy merman. 2 Popping his head above the water, Dan Reardon glides to victory. 3 With good form, Mike Stevens stretches through the water. 4 And it’s on to victory for CHS panther racers. 5 Excellence in diving quality is portrayed by Vinnie Walsh. 6 ... Take your mark... Scoreboard CHS 43 Minnechaug 40 106 Amherst 57 103 Classical 68 109 XMAS Relays 2nd place 89 Longmeadow 83 37 E. Longmeadow 46 88 Comp 80 92 Seekonk 80 101 West Springfield 72 57 South Hadley 26 92 Holyoke 78 43 Minnechaug 40 103. —- Classical 68 46 EK. Longmeadow 37 73 Univ. of Conn. 99 57 South Hadley 26 101 Western Mass. Ist place 85

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Boys’ Swimming Practicing six months a year with two practices per day, the boys swim team finished with 13 victories and 2 defeats. The team practiced daily in the early morning hour of 5:30, and later in the afternoon at 4:00. Their greatest victory was over last year’s state finalist, Seekonk, with a score of 92 to 80, the victory due to Cathedral’s out- standing depth. Under the direction of Coach Charlie Casserly, Mrs. Angela “‘Mac”’ McLaughlin and Mr. Bruce Markiewicz, the team developed strong swimmers. As Coach Casserly said, “This is Cathedral’s best team ever.” Headed by Seniors Maury and Mike Cabral and Junior John Vivier, the team displayed vitality and agility. Leading divers, Kevin Mahan and Vin Walsh, demonstrated co-ordination and gracefullness. The aquatic power was evidenced in the state finals as they downed 13 schools placing fifth overall. ‘ 4 ea ah he ee ‘2° Mm. @at Ist row: Lee Duquette, Vinney Walsh, Brian Shriver, Carlos Arrastia, Stephen Gravini, Mark Contois, Bob Canning, Chris Boutin, Mark Burzynski, Mark Stevens, Todd Bryda, Tom Murphy, John Brennan. 2nd row: Coach Bruce Markiewicz, Coach Angela MacLaughlin, Kevin Mahan, Roger Rob- erge, Paul Accorsi, Keith Falconer, Mike Cabral, Tom Welch, John Vevier, Tom Moran, Bill Mack, Maury Cabral, Dan Reardon, Joe Donnellan, Coach Charlie Casserly. 3rd row: Judy Murphy, Eileen Skelley, Ann Collins, Missy Shriver.

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Girls’ Swimming Team work, combined with determination, characterized the girls’ swim team. Mrs. Norma Lapinski, first-year coach, along with co-captains Judy Murphy and Eileen Skelley, lead the girls to a respectable finish of 7-6. One strong area, was the 200 Individual Medley Relay, comprised of Joan Daly, Mary Curran, Eileen Allen, and Cheryl St. Pierre. The IMR team placed second in WM competition and sixth in the Mass. State Meet. Both Joan Daly and Cheryl St. Pierre placed in consolation finals at Western Mass. Joan, then went on to place third in freestyle during the WM meet. At the close of the season, Joan was voted a member of the first WM Swim Team. Although these four swimmers captured many honors, this year would not have been so successful without the team effort and moral support of all. 56