Sacred Heart Academy - Clelian Yearbook (Hamden, CT)

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establishes an edge to basketball players' Winning shots Racing dovm the court with ball in hand, she approached the hoop. She shot, her body arched into perfect form, and the ball sailed through the air. lt circled tauntingly around the hoop and then plummetted through - 2 more points! This year's basketball team was led by veteran players Jo- Ann DiSantis, Kris Triana, and captain Maureen Maschio. They worked together with Coach George Piazza who helped to mold these aspiring athletes into true professionals. Kim Cyganik believed that, lt was a lot of hard work, but also a lot of fun. Everyone got along so well, we were like family. l'm glad we did better than our coach ex- pected us to do. Kim Tracy fur- ther commented, We all had a great time. Every team merriber worked hard and improved her skills. lt was a great way to have fun and accomplish a goal at the same time. But basketball wasn't only en- joyed during the regular school year. lt was also played by many Sacred Heart girls during the summer. These girls participat- ed on a summer basketball team in New Haven. They finished third out of the fourteen teams in their league. Also, some mem- bers attended various basketball camps such as Hilltop Basket- ball Camp. Organized camps such as Hilltop provided girls with techniques for improving skills and learning new plays. Working extra hard and prac- ticing long hours may have seemed rigorous, but to the members of the team these were only the steps on the ladder to- ward perfection. ' W L 5 A .Rx Above: Front row: Jenny Wilson, Karyn Cassello, Kim Cyganik, Maureen Maschio fcaptainl, Amy Palladino, Lynn lmbimbo, Elise Garofalop Middle row: Shannon Nancy Lee, Heather Dahill, Regina Boyd, Debbie Casner, Kim Paradis, Kim Tracy, Cheryl Girardi and George Piazza fcoachesl: missing: Jennifer Vitelli. Skinner, April Parker, Robin Hunt, JoAnn DiSantis, Kris Triana, Lisa Donadio, Judi Baldino: Back row: Donna Haywood, Left: Vivacious and determined, Lynn lm- bimbo and Nancy Lee work together to thwart St. Mary's attempt to gain control of the ball. 25323324 55 529655 Basketball

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Right: Executing her jump-shot, Heather Dahill prepares to hit the backboard for two points against Mercy. Below: Going . . . going . . . gone! Maureen Maschio shoots for the basket in the Mercy game. Above: Go for it! Regina Boyd 'pops' for two points. BASKETBALL 1987-1988 VARSITY OPPONENT 48-28 58-54 42-52 61-45 57-46 49-55 61-56 57-46 57-58 55-49 46-66 55-58 65-42 44-77 65-47 58-65 42-61 48-45 45-69 55-57 40-75 liaynor West Haven Darien St. Mary Laurelton Hall Kaynor Derby Hamden West Haven St. Bernard East Catholic St. Joseph Laurelton Hall Mercy St. Mary East Catholic St. Joseph St. Bernard ACC Tournament Mercy East Catholic CIAC Tournament Torrington JV 50-11 51-25 52-12 52-55 24-14 51-11 52-27 27-28 52-29 20-59 57-48 27-61 55-41 54-52 42-50 55-55 20-28 3 .aws 52 wass- Basketball ,

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Right: Captain Kellie Ciaburro whispers into Nicole Barucci's ear while Barb Zi- poli, Nancy Selitte, and Jennifer Masi continue to cheer unaware of the secret. Above: Entertaining the crowd, Jennifer Masi and Michele Ciiano cheer at a home basketball game. Besides supporting the bas- ketball team, the cheerleaders also sponsored a tournament. They organized a grammar school cheerleading competi- tion which was held on January 51. Welcoming the competitors, the SHA squad led a t'welcome cheer to relax the nervous par- ticipants. Eleven elementary schools responded to the invita- tion and each squad was re- quired to perform two one-min- ute cheers. Captain Kellie Ciaburro re- marked, 'XA lot of work went into it, and it turned out to be a big success. Assumption of An- sonia grabbed first place, while St. Louis and St. Joseph won second and third place, respec- tively. 29592555 54 HPSR Cheerleaders Above: Clapping enthusiastically, Jeanne Labanara and Shelly Pender- grass, cheer for the home team from the sidelines.