MMI Preparatory School - Minamek Yearbook (Freeland, PA)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL .f-C. ,v ,.... , N , Front Row-Deitch J., Durso, Watahovich, Fischer, Cstroff, Sharpe. Second Row-Klingerman, Front Row: Deitch W., Mr, Slegeski, Coach, Matchick, Spoont. Third Row-Komisarof, Dougherty, Belinsky, North. Mr. Slegeski, Fourth Row-LaForte C. M.M.I. , Y 1 1 Varsity BROOKs HCLTZCLAW J. vs. White Haven West Mahoney Twp. St, Ann's Hazleton Penn State St. Ann's Weatherly White Haven Alumni Weatherly Hazle Township Foster Township West Hazleton McAdoo Freeland St. Gahriel's St. Gahriel's Hazle Township Foster Township West Hazleton McAdoo Freeland Foster Township Factoryville Ringtown Kingston Township West Wyoming Center W' L .........16 10 615 11 9 55 Basketball practice 1 under the supervision ol Soon the varsity squa pen-five seniors and tnse was learned, whicl bThG Miners took tw Ut sulferecl a second de and MUSE' Penn State the Anthra ' C f 3 , rat d 1 6 Ltaglm IOS? H3216 Township ton two games in the ' and the second to l . HughthIS4Sfart1ng herths Wwth lschef at Ceutc and Jaoilch Ht forwar. C Durso as QU

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Juruon vnnslrv lmsxersnu. be ond ROM Khngffllll Front Row Lencsak Poleri Qrrell Merrick Wassel Yevak Second Row Handley M Zawatsky I DUU h ffl Belmbl OH Mr Slegeski Coach Romeo Bradish Third Row Sitch Zierdt Fedgo Barkanic Basketball practice commenced early in October under the supervision of our new coach john Slegeski Soon the varsity squad was streamlined to eleven men five seniors and six Juniors A new 2 3 de fense was learned, which proved to be a lethal weapon, The Miners took two out of the first three games, but suffered a second defeat at the hands of a powerful and rangy Penn State five. With the opening of the Anthracite League, the Peppers upset a highly fated Hdzle Township quintet. Our team, however, lost two games in the hrst half, one to West Hazle- tOn, and the second to our old rival, Freeland. In the starting berths could usually be found rangy Hugh Fischer at center, Brooks Holtzclaw and Bob Watahovi-ch at forward positions, and Mike Ostroff and lack Durso as guards. Paul Sharpe, acting as a utility man saw plenty of action Bill Deitch Kenny Klingerman Jim Deitch Larry Spoont and Bob Matchick all served 1n relief roles Durso served as pace setter for the team and ended the season as high-scorer. The junior members of the team showed great promise for next year. - Although the Preppers were not very successful in the second half, some prestige was again regained by the defeat of Freeland. In a post season benefit game, the Miners took a victory from Foster Town- ship. M, M, I, was then invited to enter the Bloomsburg Tournament in Class CM where they won three successive games only to lose out in the finals by a one point margin. 35