St Ann High School - Silver Pennies Yearbook (Lansford, PA)

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IN ACTION. THE CRUSADERS

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BASKETBA LL Much more seasoned in basketball than in football, St. Ann's live put on a good show for their fans during the '45-'46 season. Though they lost nearly all the non-league games, the thriller was Lansi I-ligh's defeat. Of the regular league games, they dropped only one, which made a play- off for the second half necessary. The contest was staged on the East Mauch Chunk floor, but fate decided against the Purple and Gold. The next battle was waged in Coaldale High Gym and the Crusaders won the game and the league crown. This victory entitled us to tangle with Easton Catholic. The encounter took place in the Easton High School Gym, from which St. Ann's came home defeated. Left to right, kneeling: Francis Furey, lack Cannon, Charles Breslin, Captain Ioe Kocon, Frank Stachina, Mario Delpero and Connie Boyle. Standing: Coach lim Blakney, Francis Bubak, William Donavan, Regis Dale, George Demetriades, Eddie Boyle and Father loseph Curran. e6333

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BASKETBALL CHEERLEADERS Center front is Ann Coury, and reading left to right, the others are: Marie Collura, Mary Ciganek, Elizabeth Langdon, Ann Boyle, Ioan Bartley, Inez McCullion, and Genevieve Bianchi. St. Ann's Oppopents ........East Mauch Chunk.... Reading Central Catholic ........Nesquehoning ........Summit Hill FIRST HALF GAMES . .. .. ...Ashland Catholic .. . , .. . . , . . . . .Mauch Chunk Catholic ........Coaldale Catholic .. . .. . . . . . . . .Shenandoah Catholic . . . . . . . . . .Port Carbon Catholic. . ....... .Tamaqua Catholic .... . . . . . . . .Girardville Catholic . .. ........Lansford SECOND HALF GAMES . . . . . . . .Mauch Chunk Catholic Reading Central Catholic .... . . . .Ashland Catholic .. . . . . . . . . . . . .Shenandoah Catholic . . ........Coaldale Catholic . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tamaqua Catholic .... . . . . . . . .Port Carbon Catholic. . . . . . . . . .Girardville Catholic . . . PLAY-OFF GAMES . . . . . . , .Mauch Chunk Catholic. . . . . . . , .Mauch Chunk Catholic. ........Easton Catholic ST. ANN'S ATHLETES FETED Members of Ladies' Auxiliary of Knights of Columbus, Lansford, were hostesses to basketeers and cheer- leaders of St. Ann's High School, 1945-46 champions of Catholic League. From left to right, front row, the champions are: Edward Boyle, Francis Stachina, Rev, Ioseph Curran, Rev. Ioseph O'Brien, Coach lames Blakney, Ioseph Kocon, Mario Delpero. Second row: Francis Furey, Francis Bubak, Iohn Cannon, William Donovan, Cornelius Boyle, Regis Dale, George Demetriades and Charles Breslin. 40