Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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BUILDING. . . Although the 1986 Softball season was not as successful as some had hoped, it was a building season. The varsity team was made of the very best Sophomores and Juniors. Playing varsity ball were Nancy Svizzero, Tina Calabro, Christine Menz, and Terry Duggan. Nancy was the starting pitcher for many of the games. The Junior varsity team played with ten rookies, but only one Freshman. Margie Swanton was the backbone of the squad, doing the catching. At times the plays made some people quite ill. However, at other times the plays seemed to be nearly flawless. No matter what was thrown at them they all swung back. Some tried too hard, some tried too soon, some tried too late, but they all swung back, and they all had a few good laughs. The season proved to be a learning experience. One thing which Mr. Conroy taught the team was “A walk is as good as a hit!” 1. Front Row, L to R: Sue Cullen, Kristin Curtin. Michelle Bevilacqua, Lisa Zambruno, and Marion Miller. Back Row: Tina Calabro, Diane Heeney. Nan- cy Svizzero, Christine Menz, and Terry Duggan. 2. Marion Miller, Lisa Zambruno. Diane Heeney, and Kristin Curtin pay close attention to action in the field with Asst. Coach Rafferty. 3. Christine Menz awaits the pitch. 4. Seated, L to R: Tracey Chupetta, Beth Vacca. Margie Swanton, Marie King. Laura Brunstrom, and Anne McAfrey. Standing: Diane Martell, Stacey Freel, Lisa Perfetuo, Camie LeVangie, 8renda Ryan, and Kim Parker. 5. Terry Duggan bats under the eye of Coach Bar- bara Webster. 6. Kristin Curtin, Marion Miller, and Christine Menz are pleased with what is happening during the Newton game. 7. Nancy Svizzero leads the cheering section. iloiy byMJ'8 e Sw.imon. photo» by liixoln Studio» •. ; 'i 23

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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

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WHAT IS LOVE? The QHS Boy's Tennis Team consisted of seven members, three singles and four doubles players. They were as follows; Tom Savoie, Topspin”; Dave Bouley, The Rave”; and Patrick Finnigan, The Forehand”. These three young athleltes proved to be the wiley veterans Coach Dana Jones had always hoped for, when he acquired the pains-taking duties of head coach in '84. Filling in the rest of the roster are; Darren Murphy, Steve Dicenso, Mike Boyce, and the freshman star Oscar Jara. Coach Jones, aided by Asst, coach Ron Martin, knew they had their work cut out for them when they saw the three young men outplaying most of the seniors. Starting out as freshman under the direction of Coach Fishman, they knew that they wanted to make tennis their game. During their free time they worked on their topspin forehands, slice backhands, overheads and lobs down to the graphite in their rackets. As members of the Quincy Tennis Club (the oldest in the nation, established in 1887), they prac- ticed for an average of four hours a day to become what they are today, the first, se- cond and third singles players. One embar- rassing situation that the players found themselves in during away matches, was their arrival in the O.D. green Suburban, otherwise known as The Urban Assault Vehicle”. While most of the opposing teams arrived in Greyhound charter busses! So,if you ever decide to meander over to ye olde QHS-QVTS tennis courts, you may see Coach Jones embracing himself!? However, don't be alarmed, he's just giving his players the sign to, Play within themselves”. cg 1. Seniors Tom Savoie manages to keep a straight face while Pat Finnigan and Dave Bouley mug for the cameraman. 3. Photo at left: The magnificent service form of Pat Finnigan mystifies his opponents every time. They can't figure out how he managed to make contact with the tennis ball. 2. Standing for the team photograph, L to R: Tom Savoie, Oscar Jara, Dave Bouley, Mike Gray, and Coach Dana Jones. Kneeling are: Pat Finnigan, Darren Murphy, Steve DiCenso, and Mike 8oyce 24 ttory by K rl lohnton. photot by Lincoln Slodoi