Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Diamond men steal second In the 76 season diamond men placed second in city with a 9-8 record. Among vetern players Paul Hansen, Ed Sullivan, Steve Joseph, and Peter Ferri, Peter produced the highest batting average of .381, stole 12 bases achieved 17 walks, and his on-base average was .583. Co-captains Bob Derose and John Kennedy led the team in runs scored, putouts and RBI’s. Paul Hansen displayed commendable talent as a pitcher in the 3-0 defeat of Holyoke Catholic. The team’s smashing performance in this game turned a 3—5—1 first half into a 5-2 second half. Players hoped to make WMass.; however, only six teams were eligible instead of the usual eight. Paul Hansen, Bob DeRose, Bob Gorman, and Peter Ferri were selected for All-City. 80 1 Rite a Sit j | | : : : : 1 Pitchers Dave Chapdelaine . . . and 2 Ed Sul- livan warm up before a game 3 Senior Cindy Cor- ridan awaits the on-coming pitch. 4 Pitcher Terry Hart winds up for another strike. 5 Junior catcher Tony Pioggia practices prior to Putnam game. 6 Senior outfielder Pete Ferri fields ground ball vs. Putnam. 7 Joan Goodwin rounds second base. Sore + . SR we

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Girls track makes debut During the 1976 season the rookie girls’ track team met with great success. Sr. Kathryn Gallagher, coach, guided the tracksters through six meets, four of which ended in victory for Cathedral. After the successful season the team was well represented in WMass competition, with several girls qualifying for more than one event. Outstanding team member Cheryl St. Pierre competed in the 220, the 440 relay, and in the 110, for which she set a new WMass record, qualifying her to participate in State competition held in Brockton. Graduate Karen Yuneman demonstrated her versatility by participating in the WMass 110, 440 relay, and long jump events. Another graduate, Cindy Olson, represented CHS in both 4 the 440 relay and the discus throw. he ‘ ; » Ms Sophomores Lisa Canning and Kathy Knowlton also contributed to the team’s first challenge of area athletes, with Lisa participating in the high jump, and Kathy in the 440 and the long jump. tr i ate 4™ eal ae ie igt: “ . ae: a : - a et at” 5 ta @ ee ane a 1 With all the strength he can muster, Mark Wa- terhouse drives the ball powerfully off the tee. 2 Keeping his eyes glued to the tee, Jimmy Lago- ditch shows concentration, a skill which is needed in order to play good golf. 3 Rounding the corner, Catherine Hession in the lead sets the pace during girls’ cross country practice. 4 From where Cheryl St. Pierre stands, the running broad jump seems far away, but with her speed the landing came sooner than expected for spectators. 5 Many diff- erent shots must be used in golf to acheive the same goal. One of these is the wedge shot used by Mark Waterhouse. 6 Strength, skill, and speed are all needed to throw a good javeline shot. Lori Penniman incorporates all three to send her jave- line soaring. 7 Practicing over and over again, 79 Cheryl St. Pierre continues to make her running broad jump perfect.

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Girls dominate Opponents In their fifth season, the girls’ softball team smashed its way to an outstanding 15-1 record. With team unity and an enormous amount of effort, the ‘76 team had a winning season. Displaying immense skill, the team, led by graduate co-captains Mary Ryan and Julie Ambrose, was seeded first in WMass. The Pantherettes drew a bye in the first round of the tournament. In their final game the team was defeated by Chicopee Comp by a narrow score of 2-1. 81