Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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close teams, good records, tough losses, great individual performances WFtruggle. The word seems to apply naturally to the wrestler, or the long distance runner. There is a quality of loneliness and self reliance that marks all the individual sports. When it really counts the swimmer, wrestler, rifleman or cross countryman is by himself and the season is marked more by individual accomplishments than measured by the team record. These seasons were no exception but were remarkable for the sense of togetherness that seemed to be the first thing most of the team Cross Country Malden 9 14 77 Peabody 24 31 9 23 77 Medford 22 23 9 28 77 Somerville 15 49 10 3 77 Haverhill 31 24 10 6 77 Chelsea 30 27 10 11 77 Revere 36 21 10 18 77 Everett 15 45 10 25 77 Arlington 20 36 Won 3 Lost 5 Cool Fall afternoons herald the return of the cross country season. Coach John O’Bfien and Mark Crowley discuss the course at Playstead Park in Medford. TOP: A sloppy Haverhill hold in the process of being broken attracts the close attention of an official. 8 swim, cross country, wrestling, rifle members remarked on. Cross Country lost only three to really tough competition and Scott Milliken seemed to be the first man across the line all the time. The record book for Wrestling does not show the remarkable work of first year coach, John LoPresti with a team of some talent and lots of inexperience. Brian O’Boyle, John Sullivan and John Rafuse had outstanding seasons. O’Boyle finished as sectional champ and a runner-up in the State Tourney. In Rifle, Sue Anderson, Steve Vining and Steve Walsh turned in outstanding seasons. Mary Fusco completed her second season as woman high scorer. The team suffered two disappointing losses but still had the highest average in the league. In many ways the Swim Team season was typical of all the rest; a close team, a good record, some tough losses and outstanding individual performances. Diver Cathy Butler finished her career undefeated. r dsfcij SWIM TEAM: FRONT ROW: Jackie Bello, Maria Gangemi, Kathleen Baglio, Patty Pellegrino. SECOND ROW: Mary Griffen, Neil Kinnon, Cathy Butler, Deena Bello. TOP ROW: Vinnie Valley, Brian Winrow, Steve Hussey, Chuck loven, Jay Koretsky, John Doleman, Carl Damelio. TOP: Frank Hood, Susan Anderson, and Steve Baberat in a practice session the afternoon before the disappointing Wayland meet at the end of the season.

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4p i • •’ ' Mil LEFT: Carol Gavoorian and Senior Debbie Fitzgerald learn to handle typing in the cold. The faces of cross countrymen John Burke and Peter Adams show the struggle of the long, lonely run. v was struggle ■ ' x - . w m struggle 7

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Steve Eustace Strugs to elude a Billerica opponent. The expression of Tom Boyce shows the classic frustration of the losing runner in the Somerv ' e meet. CROSS COUNTRY TEAM: FRONT ROW: Ron Sanford, Ken Moylan, Rick Wilson, John Coppola, Peter Adams, Alan Rodenheiser, Philip Webb. Scott Milliken, Mark Crowley, Tom Boyce. Paul Davoren, Mike Curran, Phil Murphy. TOP ROW: Paul Daley, Steve McCuish, Coach John O’Brien, Todd Caldwell, David Hyatt, Greg Plati, Alan Visnick, Bob Foley, Mark Morganti, Joe Whitehouse, Laurie Mitchell, Bruce Cox, Diane Murphy, Kevin Harrington, John Burke, Dave Sullivan, Ronna Berman, Maureen Grady, Denise Armstrong, Diane Armstronge, Dick Mills. Strength and endurance are two of the characteristics that helped Deena Bello in the butterfly event. A weary group of Malden swimmers receive encouragement from coach Jim Whittaker. MIDDLE: Waiting for the starting signal, freestyler Jay Koretsky takes his position on starting block number four at the Northeast Regional meet. Varsity Swimming Malden 12 14 77 Don Bosco 43 40 12 23 77 Malden Cath. 43 43 1 5 78 Leominster 48 35 1 7 78 Winchester 43 40 1 10 78 Peabody 45 38 1 12 78 Gr. Lawr. Reg. 113 54 1 17 78 Lynn Combined 87 85 1 21 78 Arlington 0 1 1 23 78 Melrose 40 43 1 27 78 Salem 80 92 1 31 78 Woburn cancelled 2 2 78 Danvers 35 48 2 8 78 Medford cancelled 2 9 78 Northeast Reg. Voc. Won 9 Lost 4 cancelled swim, cross country, wrestling, rifle 9