Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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1 Coach O'Neil tries to cheer up the players after a discouraging quarter. 2 Trapped in a corner, Lisa Denver seeks a teammate to help her out. 3 Playing their positions, seniors Joan Goodwin, Cindy Corridan and Lisa Denver move down the court with an opponent. 4 Player Lisa McCarthy leaps to snatch the ball from her opponent. 5 Senior Joan Goodwin reaches for the rebound. 6 Sophomore Judy Kelliher takes a determined shot for the basket. 97

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Female Hoopsters display determination The girls’ basketball team, coached by Cathy O'Neil, put forth its skills and proved to be a well balanced team for scoring and rebounding. Three leading scorers were Joan Goodwin, Cindy Corridan, and Lisa McCarthy, all averaging 12 points per game. Leading rebounders were Joan Goodwin and Lisa McCarthy. As a result of good rebounding, excellent passing a nd a lot of running, the team’s strongest point was a fast break. Defensively, they liked to play one on one which is considered an accomplishment in girls’ basketball because it is the hardest defense to play. Their most challenging game was against Taconic where they displayed total team effort, losing by one point. Their second most successful game was against league-leading team, Westside. The game, played in front of a large crowd, ended with a winning score of 52-47. The Panthers ended their season with a record of 8-4-0. Coach Cathy O'Neil liked coaching girls’ basketball because she feels it is a sport in which the coach has the most influence on the game. She enjoyed her involvement with skilled players. 96 7 Paps

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Spirited swimmers splash towards success An undefeated season was set as a goal for the Tankmen. Spirited swimmers attained their goal through long, hard practices every day before and after school. Having one of the largest swim teams ever, Coach Pat Dardenne pooled all the boys’ talents together to place first in WMass, soaring over East Longmeadow, past champions. A title of first place in New England Competition was pinned on Cathedral. Outstanding swimmers were tri-captains, Joe Donnellan, Tom M oran, and Dan O'Connor. Both Joe and Dan with Mark Burzinski and Al Kalmbach were recognized as an All-American medley. In all around swimming, Al Kalmbach was named All-American. John Lyons, a freshman, was one of the most promising swimmers ever. Diving was weaker than usual yet this did not dent the Tankmen’s record. George Lawler rang up some points for his team with excellent dives which reflected his past four years on the team. The majority of the boys did a lot of swimming on their own by joining independent leagues during the off-season. Mr. Dardenne said that he was proud of this year’s team. At the end of the sixth year of Girls’ Swimming, a respectable six wins, five losses were accomplished by the team. Co-captains, Maureen Rickson and Julie Burger proved their ability and leadership for the team. Most promising and effective was Mary Fiorentino, who in her first year of swimming at CHS won the honor of All-WMass. Lori Penniman, the only diver on the team, led with grace and consistency backed up by such swimmers as butterfly specialist Cheryl St.Pierre, backstroker Julie Burger, and a winning relay team. Swimming coaches Norma Lapinski and Mrs. Angela McLaughlin were pleased with the results of the young team. 98