McKeesport High School - Yough A Mon Yearbook (Mckeesport, PA)

Page 119 text:

1962 TEAM-FIRST ROW: Manager Dennis Flynn, Manager John Bertoty, Manager Bob Palone, Bill Schaffer, Danny Maha, Jim Grimm, Manager Oliver Heilman. SECOND ROW: Larry Zambo, Dino Flizanes, Guy Miller, Myles Stepanovich, Ron Bishop, Dave Anderson, Bill Reilly, Lynn Conley, THIRD ROW: Coach Fallquist, Al Sabo, Bob Speidel, Sam Liberatore, Jerry Livingston, Ed Stanlco, Garey Christian, Larry Kreutzman, Allen Cannon, Jim Beirne, Bob Urbaniak, Len Conley, Gerald Smith. Not in picture: Denny Hutskow, Leon Rutledge. ' A f 5 f , iff'-SLLE .- 7 1 Center Fielder Sam Liberatore connects for ru hit. 1962 SCHEDULE MCK. Opp. 6 'April 2 at Donora 0 5 'April 5 Turtle Creek 1 1 April 17 at Duquesne 0 14 April 23 at West Mifflin South 3 1 April 26 at Munhall 0 5 April 27 Clairton 2 5 April 30 Duquesne 2 6 May 3 at Clairton 3 3 May 7 at West Mifflin North 7 2 May 10 West Mifflin South 0 5 May 11 West Mifflin North 2 5 May 14 Munhall 8 3 May 18 Elizabeth Forward 2 6 5' 'May 23 Carmichaels 0 3 May 29 Penn Hills 2 I June 11 Ellwood City 4 'Exhibition games X' 'Playoffs Pitcher Ed Stanlco. M-g,, 4.4-4.

Page 118 text:

4 AKA, J.. Left fielder Len Conley prepares to bunt the pitcher's delivery. A speedy Tiger hitter runs out an infield grounder. BASEBALL COACH ALBERT T. FALLQUIST'S 1962 Baseball Team came within three runs of winning the WPIAL championship. The team compiled an impressive season record of 13 to 3, winning two exhibition games, 8 of 10 section contests, and three WPIAL playoff matches be- fore losing the finals at Forbes Field, 4-1, to Ellwood City. In Section 14 play, MSHS won twice from Clairton, Duquesne, and West Mifflin South, and split with Munhall and West Mifflin North. The team challced up five shut-outs during the season and tallied 71 runs to their opponents' 36. The pitching chores were hand- led by Ed Stanlco, Al Sabo, and Garey Christian. Seniors on the team were Leonard Conley, Al Sabol, Bill Schaeffer, Gerald Smith, Ed Stanlco, and Miles Stepanovich. Second baseman Bob Urbaniak lunges into a fast curve

Page 120 text:

TRACK and FIELD HE 1962 TRACK AND FIELD team eked out a single victory as they faced eight schools in six away-from-home meets. Coaches for the thin-clads were Charles E. Schaeffer and Noel A. Guyot. One new school record was set when junior Rodd Wilkinson heaved the shot 49' 7 . Tigers attending the April 28 WPIAL Relays at Penn Hills did not finish among the winners. At the ten-team Independent District meet at Mt. Lebanon, May ll, they tied for last place, qualifying at this meet for participation in the finals were Wilkinson fshotl, Squibb lshotl, Dizniak fmilel, and Vidnovic fhigh hurdlesl. McKeesport's best invitational showing was at Uniontown, May 15, placing third among nine schools and winning first and second in the shot put, second in discus, and third in medley relay. New this year was the Varsity Cross Country Track Team, coached by Morrell Dodds, which enjoyed a successful opening season by winning three of four dual meets and participating in the WPIAL finals. Senior letters were won by Harry Farrell, Kurt Merschat, Will Worrall, Andrew Pecora, and Vernon Zeno. 1962 TEAM-FIRST ROW: joseph Dziniak, John Panzek, Andrew Nelson, Leon Rutledge, Rudy Nicora, Merle Gathers, Dennis Andrison, William Spang, John Leccia, Patrick Dorman. SECOND ROW: joe Catalina, Craig Rothman, John Knepley, George Timko, Henry Aigner, Ronald Crossett, Richard Lettieri, Andrew Pecora, Jack Usko, Harry Smith. THIRD ROW: Manager Vincent McVicker, Fred Vidnovic, Moses Simmons, Frank Liberatore, james Bortak, Donald Squibb, Ralph Benson, Edward Lenda, Richard Bahus, Frank Zitnik, John Stevens, Allen Toth, Robert Filotei, Manager Daniel Hollywood. TRACK AND FIELD CROSS COUNTRY 1962 Schedule 1962 Schedule MCK. Opp. McK. Opp. 32 5f6 April 9 Baldwin, Elizabeth- 34 October 2 Gateway 21 Forward 100 1f3, 23 5X6 22 October 9 Thomas Jefferson 33 51 April 17 Greensburg 76 26 October 18 West Mifflin, North 29 27 April 24 Clairton 100 20 October 20 Chartiers Valley 35 22 May 1 Mt. Lebanon 105 42 May 4 Hempfield, Wilkinsburg 76, 56 43 May 8 Central Catholic 74 In cross country the low Score wins VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY, 1962 TEAM-FIRST ROW: Vernon Zeno, John Knepley, Paul Bosanac, Victor Folwarczny, Bill jones, Daniel Santucci, Harry Farrell, Kurt Merschat, Fred Rowland, Andy Pecora, William Spang. SECOND ROW: Manager Sam Vorkapich, Manager Mark Ackerman, Ross Allman, Henry Krieger, Will Worrall, William Bentley. Mark Crossen, James Bryer, Manager Dave Berkowitz, Manager Clarence Garber. J