East Islip High School - Redmen Yearbook (Islip Terrace, NY)

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it B- I BASKETBALL CHAMPS From the LJeginning,it was evident that the varsity basketball team, under the able leadership of Coach Durso and the co-captains Jerry Newman and Nalt Schaefer, was out to win the B-l League championship. ln the first two games, -he Redrncn soared to Vietory over South Huntington and Sayville. They thenproceeded to defeat Bellport and Hauppauge in the season's first two league Contests. The results of the annual Christmas Holiday Basketball Festival however, were less satisfying, for the team met defeat at the hands of both guest teams: Dobbs Ferry from Westchester and St. Lu.ke's from New Jersey. But with the new year, the boys returned to their winning ways by defeating their arch rival, Islip. They finished the first half of the season undefeated in league play by beating Central Islip, Brentwood, and Bayport. To start the second half of the season, the Rednien traveled to Bellport and scored another victory, Hauppauge then visited our gym and gave the boys a close battle, as they always seemed to do. However, when the final buzzer sounded, the Rednren were ahead and another win was scored for E.I. Then came our second game with Islip, in which we reg- isiered our eighth consecutive win. MW ,ff VARSITY W fmi,f5LlGWfkfW ii'fff ff BOTTOM ROW - Joe Costello, Jack Hayden, Jerry Newman, Coach Durso, Walter Schaefer, Larry Gamble, Richie Ocenasek. ROW TWO - Phil Herrle, Noah Bemhardt, Bruce Weinfurt, Red Dahl, Bill Jezik, Johnny Hubert, Mike Walsh. , qw -k M A . ms 1 ' -,. is A VQIG, L, V-, .4 plgdfoxg Q , H , . .1 1. 'M f'f4fy ig s.ir ff .pf g..f.,. M f T?-5.5, K 1 .f r- ,Q f Q e ,QA dn, ,J K ' 5 . ff? xg . , T, 1, r 1 K 7 I

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SPORTS NIGHT On March 15, the annual Sports Night games took place rn the gym before a Iughly enthusiastic audi ence Mr Galantmo s advertising art class had spent many per1ods preparing mobiles leaflets and other novel means of advertising Sports Night The class teams were set to do their best and the cheerleaders umforms and class decorations lent a festive touch to the evening 'Pagama Came was the Freshma theme, Hawaii was chosen by the Sophomores The chors Aweigh After the grand entrance of the Seniors the games began The peppy Freshmen started things off by win ning the g1rls'volleyball games The Senior boys won all the boys events volleyball basketball and tug of war The Sen1or girls triumphed in basketball, and the Sophornores won the girls' tug-of war After the games came the long minutes while the judges made their decisions When they finally reap peared the news was out the Class of '57 had won again N . , . . J 1 ' . A I . . , . ' . ' ' n Juniors picked Pirates, and the Seniors chose An- D I . . ' 7 1 , :

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E L S AMAZING REDME The next game, however, brought drsaster to EI , as we lost to Central Islrp, the team pressmg us for league leadershlp But the Redmen, who refused to be drsheartened went on to defeat Brentwood and Kings Park, and clrnch a t1e for fmal league leade1'sh1p But February 26th was THE mght It was then that our men defeated Bayport to become the undrsputed B 1 champrons Therr tnumph over Krngs Park rn the closmg game of the season was the 1c1ng on the cake Then came the playoH game Wlth Bndgehampton The stands 1n Patchogue's Bay Avenue gym were packed a half hour before game t1me and wlth good reason In the most thnllmg game of the year, E I met defeat 1n the last 45 seconds of play Meanwhrle Coach Sch.nall's top notch Jayvee team was busy sconng vrctory after vrctory Led by co captams Phll Vampatella and Bob Locherer, they won almost every game by a deC1S1VC margm, carrylng the1r undefeated recom nght up untrl the frnal game, when they lost to Klngs Park by a score of 51 50 All 1D all, flfty seven was a banner year 1n E I 's basketball l1lSfOI'y JAYVEE BOTTOM ROW - Kenny Schaefer, Phil Vampetalla, and Bob Locherer, co-captains SECOND ROW - Bill Strablizky Larry Gallagher, Hank Kahlke, Lenny Halperin. THIRD ROW - Coach Schnall Chuck Danisch, Jimmy McDonald, Jack Wetjen, Dennis Romano. all