Ludlow High School - Lion Yearbook (Ludlow, MA)

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Ludlow 61 Dean Voke 46 Hopkins 36 Frontier 60 Athol 52 Turners Falls 55 Mohawk 50 Mahar 44 Mahar 49 Smith Academy A9 Easthampton De Hopkins 51 Frontier 70 Athol 81 Turners Falls 34 Mohawk 43 Smith 50 Easthampton 04 Basketball Opponent 39 oe 72 74 47 49 67 65 oe, 61 7a 85 79 53 35 58 72 Dan Sweeney shoots fo r the home crowd. Sophomore John Riordon goes airborne. Junior Don Napolitan starts the action. FRONT ROW: Mgrs. K. Trombley and L. Warzecki, R. Potter, D. Sweeney, K. Erickson, Mgrs. L. Warzecki and C. Tierney. MIDDLE ROW: J. Riordon, T. Bui, J. Crowley, T. Cieplek, D. Napoli- tan. BACK ROW: Coach Kolodziey, Assn’t Coach Cebula.

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WESTERN MASS. CHAMPS The Ludlow High School varsity hockey team was crowned as a co- champion of the Fay-Wright Division along with Amherst Regional High for the second year in a row. The Lions capped a brilliant season with Lou Tulik’s spectacular overtime goal against Putnam for the Western Mass. championship. Thus, the team earned a trip to the state semi-finals against Minuteman Vocational of Lexington. Overall, the Lion puck- sters enjoyed a 15 win - 5 loss record for the season. During the 1985-86 campaign the Lions had their ups and downs, but were able to put it all together when it was necessary. The Lions played their best when they were up against the tougher teams of their division. For example, they beat their arch- rival Amherst by the scores of 3-0 and 5-2 during the season, and final- ly 6-2 in the Western Mass. playoffs. One of the many reasons the Lions were so successful during the season The team gathers to get psyched up before the game. ESae r. ae = - rave esvry CRP ReAac eo ff ese = Pie ee PR i | He. hey was that they were the only team with two solid, experienced lines. These two lines, consisting solely of seniors, gave the Lions a potent and balanced scoring threat. Ludlow’s leading scorer, captain Mike Rodri- gues, along with forwards Craig Fal- coner, Jim Chouinard, Jim Nowa- kowski, Lou Tulik, and Bob Hughes helped make the Lions a strong goal- scoring team. The Lions also gave up the second fewest goals in their divi- sion. Large credit for this is due to senior defensemen Chris Currier and Steve Picard. Jeff Steigmeyer, and Scott Duquette, two of the sea- son’s finest goalies, also contributed largely to the team’s success. Jim Nowakowski and Jim Chouinard break on net.

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HOOP HEROICS Putting a complete game together was the Lion’s greatest obstacle. Lud- low’s games were filled with quality play, but carelessness and mental fa- tigue put points between Coach Ko- lodziey’s boys and the opponent. Kris Erickson was a key contributer to the Lion’s cause, coming off the bench and creating much needed offense. Also, Ludlow’s potential packed Enoch Monts suffered from a lack of consistency. However, when he came to play, Monts natural quickness and superior strength cut an awesome figure on the court. Furthermore, Dan Sweeney contri- buted an average of twelve points and eight rebounds a game. Also, the 85-86 season provided a testing Kris Erickson leaps to make a pass. Ralph Potter prepares for play. . WE ; Enoch Monts starts off another game. ground for the budding Joe Crow- ley. This smooth sophomore played with the poise of a senior. Ralph Pot- ter, the fourth senior member of the squad, constantly showed his deter- mination and effort throughout the entire season. However these hoop heroics were hampered by inconsis- tency which often was the main rea- son for Ludlow’s losses. Although the Lions only had four seniors on the 85-86 team, the squad was quite competitive with the Hampshire County League. Joe Crowley, top underclassmen scorer. Basketball