Columbia High School - Mirror Yearbook (Maplewood, NJ)

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BASEBALL The 1979 baseball team won its second consecutive GNT championship — the first time ever that a team had done this. Before becoming the champs, the team defeated Shabazz, Nutley, Irvington, and, in the finals, Livingston. They also made it to the states, but was defeated by Linden, 3-2, in the first round of the tournament. The team had an overall record of 16 wins and five losses. Offensively, the team was led by Ron Romano and Jack Sherwood, who both had batting averages of over .400. Sherwood led the team with 29 hits, while Lred Knowles led in RBI’s with 18. Romano drew an outstanding 18 walks, while teammate Mike Vitiello hit three of the team’s seven home runs. Andy Woz- niak and Bob Racioppi were quick on their feet with 11 and 10 stolen bases respectively. Defensively, the pitching staff did a remarkable job. Outstanding were Jeff Craught (5-3), Pat Daniels (4-1), Bobby Keller (4- 1), and Ron Romano (3-0). Daniels had an excellent .97 ERA. Craugh pitched exceedingly well in all his games, but his strong pitching was shadowed by the lack of hitting by his teammates. Jeff Craugh pitches another victory. Captain Dan Sansone at bat in the GNT final. First Row: D. Sansone, F. Knowles, G. Fischer, B. Racioppi, K. King, R. Romano, K. Kroll, A. Wozniak, B. Keller. Second Row: J. Trinity, 24 P. Daniels, M. Vitiello, J. Sherwood, J. Seaman, J. Cordiero, T. Dutter, J. Craugh. Third Row. Asst. Coach CoIIigan, Coach Fletcher, John Holleran

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SOFTBALL Morristown Morristowi 'Caldwell Cedar Grove Bloomfield Morris Knolls The Columbia Girls Softball Team ended a successful season with a final record of 14-8. The team made it to the finals of the Essex County Tournament and to the second round of The State Tournament. Co-captains were Marguerite Dempsey and Jessie Brubaker. Brubaker was selected to the first team of All-State, All-Essex, and All Group, for the second consecutive year. Mary Pat Sherwood and Dempsey were selected to first team All-Essex and second team All-Group. Marguerite Dempsey ready to make a catch. Bottom row: L. Rott, J. Brubaker, E. Polcaro, L. Piccinini. Top row: Coach Ruggerio, B. Breen, M. Metro, S. Rechner, D. McTernen, V. Cotier, G. Testa Eric Brief driving the ball. Kneeling: A. Jacobs, L. Fallick, R. Hennefeld, G. Forde, S. Grodofsky, M. Hindman. Standing: Coach Wagner, M. Daniels, E. Brief, P. Waeschle, K. Kirkman GOLF The year 1979 was a rebuilding year for the Columbia Golf Team. Although the team finished the season with a final record of 3 wins and 16 losses, Columbia did have one outstanding player, junior Eric Brief. He placed third in The Essex County Tournament with a score of 78 and also won the Kevin O'Reilly Memorial Trophy. Other starting members of the team usually included Roger Hennefeld, Mitch Hindman, Keith Kirkman, Paul Mackinson and Pete Waeschle. Since the team consisted of only juniors and sophomores, Columbia is looking forward to a strong season in 1980. i 23

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Captain Mike Vitiello scores another run. Orange 15-0 Parsippany Hills 1-2 East Orange 5-0 West Essex 11-0 Livingston 6-4 West Orange 11-2 Morris Knolls 6-3 Morristown 1-4 Morris Hills 5-1 Roxbury 1-2 Morris Knolls 5-0 Shabazz 15-2 Roxbury 8-2 Parsippany Hills 7-1 West Essex 1-2 Linden 2-3 Nutley 10-3 Irvington 4-0 Morristown 4-1 Morris Hills 2-1 Livingston 5-4 The team is enthusiastic about the victory. The scoreboard shows it — Columbia 5 Livingston 4 25