Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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te NS et 1g PE TANS EF 1 Junior Joe Stirlacci attempts to outmanuever his opponents. 2 In the match against Tech, Paul Brennan prepares to blast the ball into the goal. 3 Coach Lee Kenworthy discusses strategy with players at halftime. 4 The essentials. 5 Displaying excellent kicking form, Jim Hebert strengthens the CHS position. 6 To capture the ball Tom Normand and Frank Canning execute knee traps. 7 While Mark Teehan tends goal, Mike Binney walks a tight rope with the ball. 8 With skilled footwork, Joe Stirlacci gets the ball where he wants it. 71

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Soccer team makes good showing in PVL The soccer team’s move to the Pioneer Valley league from the Inter-School league significantly affected its record. The 5-5-7 tally was the best first year record of all city teams. Cathedral’s soccer squad was the only competitor to beat Ludlow and the only city team to make the play-offs for WMass. All this was accomplished despite the fact that twelve players were lost to graduation. Individual technique did not develop to the degree desired, and leads that should have been maintained, weren't. However, co-captains Paul Brennan and Jim Hebert made the all-league team. Frank Canning also played well and displayed improved abilities over last season. Two goalkeepers, Mark Teehan and Dave Walczak, were also noted for doing well on their first year of varsity. Coach Lee Kenworthy called this year a learning experience and described the last game of the season as being extremely gratifying. This contest was the annual alumni-varsity game which ended in a 3-3 tie. This match gave fans a chance to see many former and present college and all-American soccer stars in action. 70

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Harriers’ strong varsity yields good year Because of the strength e Fe ot 7 s of the Cross Country Varsity team, ah eS the Harriers completed their season : ela with better-than-average results. For the first time ever, six CHS runners made the ten-man 1976 Division 1 All WMass team. The six runners included Juniors Bill Hayes and Garrett Mahoney, Sophomore John Taylor, and captains Larry Kulig, Tom Synan, and John Wolff. This was achieved without the help of Pat O’Malley, who was out sick during the season. He would have been the number one returning member of the 1975 All WMass team. Because of the large number of excellent runners last season, two varsity squads were formed. During WMass meets, the varsity ‘’B’’ captured their ninth WMass Southern Division title. While the ‘‘A’’ team won the Eastern Championship in New York City, the ‘‘B’’ team placed fifth of eighteen teams in the State Catholic Championship. The highly favored Harriers entered the State meet and received a disappointing eighth place. The Bi-State Championship handed the runners a fourth place finish. Number one and number two runners Larry Kulig and John Taylor deserved special acknowledgement as they ran well throughout the season. JV and Freshmen squads had productive seasons. The JV team missed winning their sixth consecutive WMass team championship, and lost the WMass Individual title to Mt. Greylock. This year the team initiated a policy of letting younger runners compete for the championship. Frosh lost the Freshman Championship for the first time in four years, finishing in fourth place. According to Coach Paul Whitlock, an important value of cross country is the development of spirit and enthusiasm. The 1976 Cross Country team displayed spirit, enthusiasm and goodwill.