Nazareth Area High School - Comet Yearbook (Nazareth, PA)

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IN LEAGUE COMPETITION JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE NAHS Opp. Dec. 1 Whitehall 31 40 Dec. 5 Easton 23 24 Dec. 8 Southern Lehigh 47 21 Dec. 12 Phillipsburg 33 30 Dec. 15 Parkland 35 53 Dec. 19 Fountain Hill 36 41 Dec. 22 Emmaus 38 43 Dec. 29 Pen ' Argyl 65 46 Jan. 5 Wilson 36 45 Jan. 9 Fountain Hill 48 27 Jan. 12 Hellertown 40 34 Jan. 16 Parkland 39 55 Jan. 19 Bangor 35 38 Jan. 26 East Stroudsburg 64 46 Jan. 30 Southern Lehigh 31 27 Feb. 2 Pen Argyl 80 48 Feb. 6 Wilson 25 49 Feb. 9 Hellertown 42 35 Feb. 13 Bangor 64 37 Feb. 16 East Stroudsburg 45 35 Feb. 23 Inter-Division Championship Game Lehigh-Northampton League Games Northern Division David Schultz takes a rebound. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD KNEELING: Robert Saltern, Lawrence Werkheiser, Glenn Engler, Carter Young, William Woodcock, Glenn Gold, Jack Deichman, Theodore Lewis, Michael Quentin Huber, Russell Miller, James Deichman. STANDING: John Hommer— Lilly, Joseph Lichner—Manager, Coach Marlyn Roth. Manager, J. Frederic Knecht, Jr.—Manager, Nick Drosnock, Larry Heckman,

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BASKETBALL TEAM TRIUMPHS VARSITY BASKETBALL SQUAD KNEELING: Larry Roth, Paul Elkins, Bernard Hahn, James Ewadinger, E. Bailey Hartman. STANDING: Coach Melvin Kessler, Robert Freeman, David Bowers, Alan McNear, David Schultz, H. Warren Snyder, Barry Smith, William Grucella Manager. The Blue Eagles had a great first half by remaining un¬ beaten by any Lehigh-Northarmpton League team. Robert Free¬ man averaged 24.8 points per league game, and Dave Schultz was next high scorer with 12.8 points per league game. Early in the second half, the first defeat came under the boards at Wilson. Coach Kessler ' s starting line-up usually consisted of Bob Freeman, Alan McNear, David Schultz, War¬ ren Snyder, and Larry Roth. David Schultz starts to dribble in for the basket. VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE NAHS Opp. NAHS Opp Dec. 1 Whitehall 58 52 Jan. 16 Parkland 55 46 Dec. 5 Easton 26 43 Jan. 1 9 Bangor 65 39 Dec. 8 Southern Lehigh59 54 Jan. 26 East Stroudsburg77 35 Dec. 12 Phillipsburg 46 42 Jan.30 Southern Lehigh 69 53 Dec. 15 Parkland 54 50 Feb. 2 Pen Argyl 50 37 Dec. 1 9 Fountain Hill 44 54 Feb. 6 Wilson 4759 Dec.22 Emmaus 45 52 Feb. 9 Hellertown 41 47 Dec.29 Pen Argyl 74 66 Feb. 13 Bangor 87 30 Jan. 5 Wilson 63 60 Feb. 1 6 East Stroudsburg 63 52 Jan. 9 Fountain Hill 31 41 Feb. 23 Inter-Division Jan.12 Hellertown 59 57 Championship Game Lehigh-Northampton League Games—Northern Division 8 Despite defensive efforts, Freeman goes up to score.

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MATMEN GET IN THE SWING WRESTLING SQUAD ROW 1: Dale Williamson, Delbert Buss, Earl Silfies, Allen Miklas, Barry Smith, Allen Muth, Robert Peters. ROW 2: Thomas Seaton—Manager, Thomas Fehr, William O ' Brian, Glenn Rissmiller, Dale Rissmiller, Bruce Brong, Lawrence Lopresti, Rodney Yeakel, Eugene Beitel. ROW 3: Coach Bruce Hayne, Robert Miklas, Eugene Zurowski, Ernest Arduini, Gerald Brace, Lawrence Snyder, James Herceg, Scott Bowers, Leonard Kunkel, Virgil DeGarmo, William Granda, Robert Simons, Lon Werner, Richard Metz. WRESTLING SCHEDULE NAHS Opp. December 7 Easton 18 34 December 14 Phillipsburg 18 39 December 21 Emmaus 14 32 January 4 Hellertown 35 17 January 1 1 Southern Lehigh 16 35 January 18 Notre Dame 26 28 January 25 Wilson 16 40 February 7 Palisades 32 24 February 8 Parkland 1 35 17 February 15 Bethlehem 16 32 February 24 Eastern Division Tournament March 3 District 1 1 Tournament March 10 Northeast Regional Tournament Division Meets Conditioning was the key word when Coach Bruce Hayne took over the NAHS Grapplers for the 1961-1962 season. The matmen started their season with a few defeats, but the tide turned by the time they met and defeated Hellertown by a score of 31-21. In the unlimited class, Ernest Arduini, a first-year junior, had a commendable record with a 6-3 tally after only nine matches. In the 149-pound class, Eugene Zurowski, a senior letterman, had a good season with a 7-2 record for his nine matches. Robert Miklas, our 138 pounder, turned in a rec¬ ord identical to Zurowski ' s. Delbert Buss, the veteran 103-pound letterman, had a 6-2-1 record at the end of the first nine bouts. Coach Hayne is well pleased with the season and has good prospects for the coming year. Eugene Zurowski prepares to pin his man. 20