North Attleboro High School - Northern Light Yearbook (North Attleboro, MA)

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north Attleboro is proud of its well- developed sports program. The first football team was organized in 1921 at HAHS. In the sixties the Red Rocketeers joined the Hockomock League. Baseball and football provided the biggest interest in the early years. Competition was lively, as witnessed by the 66 football, school-sponsored. Thanksgiving Day games against Attleboro. Basketball often dominated in the sixties. In the seventies Federal law and social demands accounted for the emergence of girls ' sports, giving them the chance to compete interscholastically. Girls ' track and basketball have become teams to be reckoned with. Discipline for mind and body makes sports a common meeting ground for boys and girls.

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Varsity Baseball team, first row: Chris Roche, Mark Housman, Matt Cody, Steve Connolly, Brad Blackburn, Tom Murphy, Jon Mikulis. Second row: Coach Bob Guthrie, Scott DiFiore, Keith Meyer, Tim Kelly, Jim Brennan, Jim Kentros, Derek Sanky, Derek Fisher, Mike Inglese. Mike Inglese looks high for the ball he just hit. Tim Kelly, Jim Kentros and Chris Roche seem to be discussing something serious. Varsity Attleboro Oliver Ames Sharon King Philip Canton Stoughton Foxboro Bishop Feehan Franklin Mansfield Oliver Ames 8 Sharon 8 HA OPP King Philip 5 5 6 Canton 5 0 13 Stoughton 10 2 1 Foxboro 7 6 4 Franklin 12 5 6 Mansfield 13 8 12 Attleboro 5 9 6 Bishop Feehan 5 4 11 9 11 W-7 L-13 1 2 Fine season The varsity baseball team, coached by Bob Guthrie, saw a very competitive season in 1987. Captained by Chris Roche and Steve Connolly, the Rocketters made their presence felt in the Hockomock League. They beat every team except for Canton. The year was highlighted by a victory over League champion King Philip early in the season. Iron man Brad Blackburn led an inexperienced pitching staff by compiling five wins. The crafty right-hander baffled opposing hitters with his curveball and knuckler. The team also did not lack for hitting. Power hitters Matt Cody, Steve Connolly and Tom Murphy combined for four home runs, as they drove in table setters Chris Roche, Mike Inglese, Tim Kelly, Scott DiFiore and Keith Meyer. The team completed a fine competitive season with a 7-9 record in the League and 7-13 overall. Jim Kentros hopes to get the ball to first in a hurry. Junior Varsity Baseball team, first Kraskouskas, John Spadaro, row: Pat McCann, Ed Cochrane, Richard Davignon, Sean Ganley, Barry Gaumond, Derek Barber, Tom Eliason, Paul LeGendre, Derek Sanky, Jon Mikulis, John Coach Don Johnson. Kraskouskas. Second row: Ryan Hargreaves, John Rijo, Jeff 30 Baseball