Gloucester Catholic High School - Maryan Yearbook (Gloucester, NJ)

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Beth Reardon I think the sports program at G.C. achieves its purpose to provide different activities for the students. From chess to football, there are a variety of sports. The students take pride in representing their school. They pratice long and hard to achieve goals. Whether winning or losing, they act as a team, off and on the field. The coaches play an important role in G.C. sports. They are dedicated in installing the principles of competition in the players. Together, the players, the coaches, and the Gloucester Catholic Spirit help make a tremendous sports program. Miss Karin Canley Our sports program has so much to offer today. Looking back, I can see so much growth in this area. We not only have a fine league program, but a strong intramural one as well. Our sports history is an illustrious one, filled with winning seasons and state championships. It has been marked by tremendous enthusiasm of the student body. 1 can remember pep rallies that reverberated through the halls, and Msgr. Lucitt blessing teams and urging them to play as proud members of a proud school. So many memories, too numerous to mention, reflect my pride in a school that has adopted a spirit of playing to the best of one's ability and being Christian men and women enough to win or lose gracefully. I'm proud of our past, and I hope to be even more proud of our future. Lisa Rossi “G.C. has a great sports system. The coaches and students work together to makes their teams the best. There may be some misunderstandings now and then, but the coaches, faculty, and students work problems out together. Sports program has the full support of the student body. Some teams don’t get as much recognition as others, but we have to remember that we should try to support all those who work long and hard advancing in the sport and not just the sport itself Jeff Cordner “In my opinion Gloucester Catholic High School has some of the best sports around. Many different sports are available for different people. You are given a chance to participate in any sports program you choose. Gloucester Catholic offers year round action. Every season is a guaranteed winner. The team develop skills to equal an expert’s, plus the members care about each other like a real family. The coaches have patience and work hard to make our teams the best around. And I think they've succeeded.” Mike Pusey “The sports program at Gloucester Catholic gives the students a chance to test their ability in different areas. The sports draw from all levels of the school. From freshmen to seniors, all have a variety to choose from. All the teams have very dedicated coaches. All the sports give the players a taste of competi- tion. Though they may not always have a winning season, all have fun and learn new things. The sports program has been a great success. The sports at Glouces- ter Catholic are an extra you get when you come here.” Connie Deuter “To sum up Gloucester Catholic’s sports program in one word, I would use terrific. There are many sports to get involved in. Our school spirit toward these sports is excellent. We have great coaches who seem to really care about the students and teach them to achieve specific goals by challenging themselves. The only thing 1 feel needs help in our school program is getting more people to support the less popular sports, like tennis, wrestling, track and soccer. These people deserve a lot of credit and more cheering from the home crowd.”

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Football Perhaps the biggest challenge the 1980 Rams faced this year was keeping in step with last year's winning record. This goal was attained and the reason was easy to see. “1 knew that they would be a winning team if they gave 100%. They did and the dividend was winning.” stated head coach Mr. Thomas Iacovone. Under the supervi- sion of Mr. Iacovone and his staff the team practiced hard everyday and per- formed well against strong conference foes. They won several important games and clinched the National Divi- sion crown for the third consecutive year. Seated L. R.. H. Tiefenthaler, M. Nolan. P. Ward, D. Laudisio, B. Harker, M. Evangelisti. S. Underwood. A. DiGiacomo, B. Chronc, B. Flynn, J. Reardon, R. Gussenn. J. Marazzi, R. Giosia, B. McCarthy. Kneeling L. R., B. Plotts, M. Tierifay, R. Earhearth, J. Beebe. M. Nolan, T. Dougherty, K. Keegan, E. Glassman. M. Sullivan. W. Jensen, J. Marrazzi, B. Steel. A. Feltman, J. Beech, M. Murphy. S. Reiners, M. Waters. T. McCarthy. T. McCarthy, E. Pearce. Standing L. R., J. Cordner, M Bryson, M. Underwood. B. Cleaver, R. Conley, A. Collarin. B. Coniglio, T. Worstall. F. Leach, M. Gucvcrera, V. DiGiacomo. M. Laudidio. S. McDermott, L. Pusey, M. Reader, J. Andoloro, B. McCartney. E. Hcislcr, W. Smalley, C. Parker, S. Mondile, D. O'Brien. K. McCormick.