St Adalbert High School - Albertonian Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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THROUGH SPORTS Thi' lil-W liasrhall srasnn was launched nn April 15, when a rnainrity group ul' lrtturincn and len' rookies reported to Father Ed Maliszcwslu. lwai.l hasvhall c-wacli. who was beginning his second SCIISHH. ST. AIUSEPH. -Thr stuisuii upcrn-r saw St. A's pitted against a iiwtliucn- nint' uf St. klosrplfs. Sinn- thu :anis was called oil' and ncwx' ft SCllt'LllllL'Ll St. llufs tiiuk thc game hy a 010 forfeit. ST. MICHAEL. - St. Adalhrrfs next rnvt and defeated +3 thcir old rival St. Michat'l's in a thrilling cncnuntrr that featured sunn' tight pitching and a prodiginiis home run from thc hat of Gilbert Sniqluclci. ST. CfASIMlll.'fln their third cncuuntcr the Alhurtnnians met thc ilasniiritvs anal were L.lct'L'atL'd hy a P9 drtlhhing. ST. MARY. flVith only unc win rccurrlrd St, ALlalhrrt's continued lu lust' rlroppinig a tliiril gating hnwilig this time tu St. Mary's 9-13. Staclmwialc niakinig his first start nf thi- season, was hnmnicrrd from the hox early in thi- ganir, and was rrliuyrd hy Sularcyzk. Snirgucki again nas thc hitting sensation in this Dunnylwriink uf slugging ciillrcting tlirvc hits, two tluuhlvs, a hmncrun. and a walk in fuur appearances at the platr. ST. WliNl7liLlN.- -The A's gaiiivd their sccumi win uf the Srasun whfn they ini-t and tlvfratrd St, NVvndclin's on Snicguckfs uncfhittcr, 2-0. Siin'iL1wki's classic against St. XV's was thc first shutout of the spring and nas thi' grvatcst rxhihitiun nl' pitching in thc Catholic Lraguc. ST. MARY. Under their playing nianaucr. G. Snicgncki, the A's met St. Mary's ar Olympia Park and were hcatcn in a thrilling encounter 617. Stachuwiak lust his secund giinic uf the season when in thc scvrnth inninig with thi' srurr knottvil six all, St. Maryis put a pair nf singles, a tii'lrlvr's cliiwicv, and a stulrn hasc nigcthcr tn produce thc winning run, ST. WENDICLIN. Since timr did nut permit rrschcduling the game with St. Wi'iitlrIin's. thc A's rccvivrd a 9-ll inrfcit fmin the Lcaguc's niicr. Sl. ,lllSltl'H. -V. Staclinwiak nntchcd his lirst win of the scasnn against nw losses hy stnpping St. vlpsrplfs. 104. The cncunntcr showed St. ,lusvplfs using fuur pitchers, nunc of which could find thc wvakiwss of tht' Alhvrtunian hattvrs. ST. MICHAEL. St. A's scnrcd thrir ilrst victnry under playing inanaevr, G. Siiivignrki, when thvy dcfcntrtl St. Michael 310 hchind liil's hrilliant pitching. who :illoxwd mst nnr hit tu post his third victury uf thi' srasun. ST. iIASlMlR.- -ln their final igxunc ut' the season, the Alhertiinians wri'i' ili-trait--il llfi hy the Casimiritrs when their uld Nemesis. Carl. pitclml zu hrilliant nwhit nwrun qaunr against them. St. A's is reinforced behind thi- plate by catcher Kush. Quarry Field. Home ground of St. Adalbert Baseball games. Gryczewslci grabs a sizzling liner at third. R. Whalen supplies needed punch at the plate. Solarczyk swings and misses for strike three. Camera catches Kaczorowski, the A's mainstay of the receiving staff. G. Sniegocki, hard hitting and pitching player on the squad. . :ggi

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Rooters Dutkiewicz, Nieder, Stasik, and Kozuch. They really got out there behind the baseball players. Golebiewski grabs throw from catcher. . 5.NllXfCl' ., This Baseball Te-am of St. Adalbert's was photographed after losing to St. Mary's 6-7. It was the first game played with G. Sniegocki as playing manager, when Father Maliszewski left. Seat- ed: Kozuch, Stacho- wialc, Golebiewslri, Gryczewski. Standing: Student manager Lu- czynski, playing man- ager G. Sniegoclci, Jedrzejewslci, Kush, Poremslci, Mnrus.

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WATCH US GO WITH GOURAGE AND SPIRIT Fast passing and nice shooting spelled victory for the A's Girls' Varsity in encountering their opening game with St. Kieran's. The score was 32f17. Determined to win all oncoming games, the Red and White scored a consecutive triumph over Ormshy, 33f21. However, the twofgame winning streak was shattered hy a rangy Cathedral team. The forwards of the Cathedral team surpassed the A's hasketeers in hall handling which resulted in a close score of 2123. Again St. A's hoopsters were defeated hy a classy St. MZIFYHS team of Sharpshurg. Although the score proved to he ZY36, special recognition was given to the guards--Gmys, Nicgorska, Kucharczak. and Thomas, hy the coach and competitors for their heautiful passing and drihhling. Picking up their spirits, the A's met Michael's and with grim endurance collected the laurcls of triumph, Due to superior playing on the part of the forwards and guards, the score resulted in a net numher of 2642 with Toholska as the highest scorer with 12 points. The first league game of the season echoed and resoundcd defeat to St. Adalhert's when the flashy Green and Gold uniformed hoopsters of St. Gasimir's topped the score with a 2924 victory. This crushing hlow, however, was not fatal and the Red and White again copped triumph against St. Benedict's with a touching score of 3224. When West Penn Nurses competed with St. A's high team, they found them' selves pitted against a stronger team with Czapiewska contrihuting 17 points to the 3149 score. The third link to the chain of wins was added when the A's heat St. joseplfs, Mt. Oliver. Klawinska's speedy passing and accurate shooting raised the score to 40 against St. joseph's 25. The chain was hroken when St. Benedict's tipped a hasket a few seconds hefore the final whistle. Although the score was 28f3O, Blanche Mikrut was complimented on her fine hall handling. Another defeat was jotted in the score hook when St. Georges heat St. A's with a score of 18f29. Front: Manager Szafranska, B. Mikrut, Klawinska, Gmys, Czapiewska, Tobolska, Nicgorska, - 'b 1 Z 1 K b' k Saveikis, Kowalska, Kucharczak, manager Petrykowska. Rear. Coach L. Rel e , o a, u 13 , Sarama, Brykacz, Brula, Schrader, Nowak, assistant coach H. Kasputis.