Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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BOY’S TRACK RETURNS! We finally have witnessed the long awaited return of the Quincy Boys' Spring Track Team. Under the coaching supervision of Jack Raymer and John Taglieri, forty-one participants signed up for the team. In just a few short weeks they proved themselves to be strong com- petitors with a large number of the boys placing in the meets. The field events became the team's strong point, but it cannot be said that the running events were lacking in any way. There was a great deal of talent scattered throughout the whole team. All of us hope that Quincy will have this sport remain around for a long time into the future. Adam McGregor, Ken Gurney, Steve Picarski, Dave Southwick, and Dave Savage will be leading the Class of '87 this year« w 1. Standing. 1 to R: Coach |ohn Taglieri, Neal Plant, Bill Norton. Paul Kirk, David Southwick, David Savage, Ken Gurney, Jim Feeley, Steve Picarski, Den- nis Plant, and Coach Jack Raymer. Kneeling: David Gustin, Carl Stasiewic , Jim Kimmell, Mark VVisnes, Kevin Jolley, Christopher Venuto, and Don Parry. 2. Mark Wisnes races down the track taking the lead away from his North Quincy opponents. 3. As his competitors move to the outside, Ken Gurney lopes into the lead. 4. Adam McGregor confers with Coach John Taglieri about his life and occasionally asks for advice about throwing the discus. 5. Carl Stasiewicz approaches his long jump take-off. 6. Adam McGregor concentrates on his discus throw. vlofy by Dane Pirrv. p 21

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ON YOUR MARKS... Despite having essentially all the returning seniors from the Class of 1986 quit (only Laurie Pitts, Jennifer Golden and Mary Lou Wirtz remained), the remaining members of the Quincy Girls' Track Team became a force to be reckon- ed with. The returning juniors and sophomores struggled to fill the holes made by the wrongly departed seniors and they succeeded. The new captains, Diane Parry, Julie Coste and Sarah Lemos set an example of hard work for the up and coming freshmen. It may not have been a winning season, but for those who worked hard it paid off. Improvement was highly evident in all of the personal bests achieved by everyone who remained with the team and worked hard. We wouldn't give up. We did our best for ourselves and for Coach Fran, Mr. John Franceschini. We were also greatly encouraged by our assistant coaches Theresa Monroe and Eric Rutan. Three of the runners qualified for the Suburban League Meet at M.l.T. where the school record for the hundred meter hurdles was broken, but this time by a junior. Sarah Lemos, who placed sixth. Diane Parry placed third in the three hun- dred meter low hurdles against some very stiff competition. Our only other com- petitor, Jessica Rutan, ran very well in the one hundred meter dash. Both Diane Parry and Sarah Lemos qualified for the A Divi- sion at the State Meet. Despite everything going against us, the Quincy Girls' Track Team thrived during the Spring season. Our spirit and determination will not be 1. Sheila O'Connor throws the javelin. 2. Flying over the hurdles is Sarah Lemos. 3. Seniors Sarah Lemos, Diane Parry, and Julie Coste provided the leadership for the team. 4. Julie Coste clenches her fists as she approaches the finish line. 5. Kneeling. L to R: Renee Gaura, Julie Coste, Jessica Rutan, Sarah Lemos, Janet Murray, Laurie Pitts, Kim Kelly, and Sheila O'Connor. Standing: Beth Wex- ler, Patti Morrell, Gayle Morrell, Diane Crespi, Maureen Lewis, Kathy Cahill, Diane Parry, and Coach John Franceschini 20 Mory by $j»jh lemo . pholo by Lincoln Studio

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PLAY BALL... Quincy High School can be proud of one of its sports teams. Not the drib- bling of the basketball team, the tackling of the football team nor even the kicking of the soccer team could outmatch the surprising and outstanding play of the Quincy High Baseball Team. The Baseball Team showed poise throughout most of their twenty games. Their record of 11 -9, an enviable total for a Quincy team, was just one victory shy of making the State Tournament. Coach Bob Sylvia said “This team is the most successful within the past ten years. The captain of the team, Larry Taglieri, was voted an All-Star pitcher by the Subur- ban League. He pitched in fifteen of the twenty games with a record of 7-5. Quincy High will certainly miss him. The best all- around player, however, was Tom Logan. Tom batted .422 with six homeruns, two of which were grand-slams. He had a total of 25 RBIs and 25 runs scored, an impressive total by any standard. To top things off, Tom is an All-Star first baseman. One factor which helped Quincy to win its baseball games was its full commitment to baseball. The players showed up for every practice and every game. Another important factor was the support of the team by the players themselves and the dedicated fans, who during the games against North Quincy, wore headbands and T-Shirts with the inscription, Better Dead Than Red. The Quincy Presidents won both encounters with the dreaded Red Raiders. It truly was an excellent season for both Coach Sylvia and the baseball players. The spring of 1987 holds a great deal of pro- mise as nearly all the starting players will be returning. The members of the Class of 1987 have high hopes for a championship baseball team. 1. Bob Hunter gets ready with the pitch. 2. Front Row, I to R: Jim Ross, Shawn Flavin, Bob Hunter, Larry Taglieri, Dave Tocchio. Middle Row: Dan Biagini, T. J. Steen, Steve Austin, Edward Core, and Tom Logan. Back Row: Coach Robert Sylvia, Joel Rogers, Steve Constas, Dan Overby, Joe Innello, Ed- ward Flavin, jay Lespasio. 3. Tom Logan awaits the pick off move of T. J. Steen. 4. Steve Austin assumes the tools of ignorance as he gets down to work behind the plate. 5. T. J. Steen fires to home plate. 22 story by Mile fluctu run. pboloi by Lincoln Studios