Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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LACROSSE Rich Glancy attempts a shot on goal. A.L.Johnson Summit Pingry Clifton Livingston Peddie Princeton Hunterdon Central Montclair Fairlawn Boonton Hanover Park Princeton Lawrenceville Livingston West Morris Central Montclair 17-3 8-2 13- 5 16-10 14- 2 15- 4 13- 6 9- 3 14- 3 10- 4 10- 5 11- 7 15- 7 11-9 11-4 11-5 10-4 The team gets psyched to win another game. Bob Bianchi scores another goal. The 1979 state champs show off their trophy. 21

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Kneeling (1. to r.): M. Boehme, S. Santillo, K. Graessle, J. Marino, T. Cassidy, M. Bufo (capt.), J. Francis (capt.), J. Guarente, S. Flach, T. Gaykowski. J. Harkey Standing (1. to r.): Coach Curcio, Coach Schwartz, D. Ward, P. Strauss, S. Loftuf, S. Darwin, J. Sheridan, R. Glancy, C. Sloan. E. Lewis. D. Richardson, D. Cosimano, D. Furbish, V. Cuozzo, P. Amerman, Coach Manara The 1979 Lacrosse team had their best season ever, with a record of 17 wins and no losses. The team captured the two most important tourna- ments in Lacrosse, The Coaches Tournament, by defeating Lawrenceville Prep 11-9 and The State Tournament defeating Montclair 10-4. They also beat Montclair by a score of 14-3 to win the first Gill Gibbs Memorial Trophy. The outstanding Lacrosse Team kept Columbia in the number one position all year. Ten members of the team made the All-State team. They were as follows: Bob Bianchi (for the 3rd time), Mike Bufo, Steve Darwin, Steve Flach, Jack Francis, Rich Glancy, Jay Harkey, Ed Lew'is, Joe Perez, and Don Richardson. Two of these players, Bianchi (for the 2nd time) and Francis were selected as All- Americans. Many school records were broken during the season. Perez scored 48 goals, the most ever scored in one season and in the state. Glancy, with 40 points, broke the record for the most points by a midfielder. Francis got 169 ground balls this season and won 110 faceoffs. Bianchi was the first player in 9 years to break the 100 point mark with 103 points, 62 of which were assists. His total point ac- cumulation was also record-breaking, he had 228 points scored with 112 assists. Further, Bianchi was chosen as the New Jersey “Player of the Year”. Coach Curcio was also awarded by being named “Coach of the Year.” Columbia is looking forward to another suc- cessful season. An opposing defense tries to stop a Cougar charge. 20 Columbia pressures opposing goalkeeper.

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VOLLEYBALL For the third consecutive year, Columbia’s 1979 Volleyball Team finished their season undefeated with a final record of 17-0. Over the past three years the team has accumulated forty-three wins and no losses. The team, led by tri-captains, Lynn Heckman, Katie Drubel, and Reggie Sullivan, dominated all of their matches. Although they lost twice to Montclair their toughest competition, in tournament play, the Cougar team continued to excel. Columbia also won The Essex County Tournament and The Tournament of Champions, with the support of Beth Caskey, Kathy Weiss, Kiere Himley, Beth May, Michele Arancio, Missy Young, Kathie and Debbie Stoppello, Chris Sheridan, Jeanne Gainsberg, and Maura Guthrie. N utley 2-0 Summit 2-0 Cranford 2-0 New Providence 2-0 Millburn 2-0 Benedictine Academy 2-0 Montclair 2-0 Irvington 2-0 Mother Seton 2-0 Benedictine Academy 2-0 A.L. Johnson 2-0 N utley 2-0 Montclair 2-1 Scotch Plains 2-0 Summit 2-1 Caldwell 2-0 Millburn 2-0 Michele Arancio sets the ball Bottom row: K. Himley, K. Drubel, L. Heckman, J. Gainsburg, Top row: M. Young, B. Caskey, C. Sheridan, M. Arancio, B. May, K. Weiss Beth May sets the ball while Missy Young and Michele Arancio get ready to play the ball. Beth Caskey bumps the ball to Keire Himley.