New Utrecht High School - Comet Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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SPCRTS Before last semester the matortty of Utrecht s teams had been ftndtrtg tt hard to emerge from the ranks of the oft beaten Thts year however marked Utrecht s rtse to promtnertce tn the ctty s sports scene Thts betna our sentor year tn htgh school the events leadtng to our re dtscovered and re conquered hetahts tn the fteld of athlettcs wtll undoubtedly leave an tndeltble tmprtnt on our mtnds When we have lona stnce become alumnt of New Utrecht ana when thts years trtumphs have become but dry stattsttcs to most we of Utrecht wtll not only recall the thrtlltna moments but those who made trtose moments posstble Those who were outstandtna tn mak na thts our btg year tn sports as selected by thetr respecttve coaches are lVltke Parentt Ierry Bernstetn Std Sch rf Ed Romeo Vtnny Asctolla and Dave Napelbaum Thts year the most outstandtng ftgure tn both our school s and our ctty s oasketball ptcture was Mtke Parentt More than anyone else bt Mtke was responstble for the success of the hoopsters The 6 8 captatn Parentt led tts dtvtston tn sco tna really breaktng loose trt the playoffs averagtna 31 6 potnts per game and scortng a record 5l potnts aaatnst Taft ln the tnal game wtnntng basket that brought Utrecht tts ftrst ctty P S A L basketball champton shtp There are many who belteve that Mtke wtll be an outstandtng college basketball star lerry Bernstetn Jotned the track team last December but stnce then he has become one of the best htghtumpers tn the country as well as becomtng o captatn ol the track tam lerry has come tn ftrst tn the state and ftrst P S A L tn the enttre country tn hts spectalty l-lts best performance to date ts a brtlltant 6 2 leap tn a dual meet agatnst Ltncoln Std Scharf the other co captatn of the track team has been a member of the team for over two years and at present rates as one of the best mtddle dtstance runners tn the ctty Std has been a conststent potnt scorer for the team stnce he Jotned tt Hts best performances tnclude a ftrst tn the Masontc Meet mtle and seconds tn the Brooklyn Champtonshtps mtle and the Ctty Champtonshtps l OOO yard run The best ground gamer the football team has had tn recent years ts Ed Romeo Ed enpoyed hts ftnest grtd season thts year playtng a superb game of football all season and comtng up wtth a game wtnntng 70 yard touch aown run agatnst Far Rockaway Vtnny Asctolla captatn of the baseball team has done a tremendous Job of flychastng these past two years Coach Abe Felcher has a htgh regard for both hts tteldtng and httttng abtltttes There has hardly been a game thts season tn whtch Vtnny dtdnt star tn one way or another Stnce totntng the swtmmtng team Dave Napelbaum has made tremendous strtdes toward becomtng one of the ftnest swtmmers at Utrecht tn recent years Dave ts normally a breaststroker but he spectaltzes tn the IUO yard butterfly Any ttme he was entered tn an event Dave tx as sure to ptck up potnts for the Utes AL FRIEDES 26 f A 1 I I - I L . - 1 1 E. , , . , I, Il . ,A W . ,,. . , . H . I i. of the playoffs, agatnst Flushing, Mike scored 32 points, including the game I - I I t , . , - , . , t . . I , .

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