St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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New Sport Vince Tinirello awaits the pitch from the rival pitcher. Dave Gutoskey warms his arm before the game. Last Fall marked the advent of a new sport at St. Ignatius: Lacrosse. Contrary to many people's beliefs it exhibited remarkable staying power. The addition of the fastest game on two feet” to the long list of extracurricular sparked much enthusiasm among the student body. This resulted in a turnout of about 35 eager students who personally financed their equipment. Practice was held on Monday. Wednesday, and Friday at Edgewater Park due to a conflict in the scheduling of Wasmer Field. The man who was responsible Talent Leads J.V.’s The J.V. sandlotters had a somewhat incomplete season after having the initial light contests either rained-out. snowed-out. or cancelled due to poor field conditions. However, the team rebounded under 2nd year manager Mr. Nick Restifo to place second in the All-Catholic Conference with 8 wins 4 losses. The Wildcat J.V.’s, comprised of two juniors, fourteen sophomores, and three freshmen finished with 10 victories and 5 defeats overall. Sophomore Tom Coste lead the 1983 J.V Baseball Opponent St. Ignatius ■ St. Edward 8 5 Holy Name 1 2 Gilmour 6 8 Lk. Catholic 9 1 Padua 11 2 St. Joseph 1 4 Padua 2 2 St. Joseph 6 • St. Kdwanl 5 St. Edward 11 •1 Benedictine 3 Euclid 5 7 Benedictine S 3 Padua 5 Lk. Catholic 15 WON: 10 U)ST: 5 hitting department in three major categories. Coste cranked out fifteen hits, batted .428. and had fifteen RBI's. Sophomore John Becker provided power with his two home runs. John Spellacy, also a sophomore pilfered seven bases. Consistent Scott Kalish reached base .592 of the time. As a whole, the Cats swung at a .245 clip, and compiled an on-base percentage of .446. Sophomores Eric Croft and John Kastelic guided the pitching staff and added stability. They combined to hurl seventy-seven and two-thirds of the 105 total innings. Kastelic had the finest tab. possessing a 5-0 record along with 33 strikeouts. Croft led the team with a sizzling 0.504 E.R.A. Catches On for the initiation of this club was Mr. John Hendricks, who has since opted to play for Case Western Reserve University. The program was taken over by Mr. Pete Brabenec. As coach. Mr. Brabenec (a graduate of Toledo University) lent his expertise gained from playing on their team. Many players contributed effort to team: among them were Tom Paulette, George Mansour, Pete Sheridan, and Kerry McAfferty. The arrival of Lacrosse at St. Ignatius shows that we have an open-minded student body willing to dedicate their time and energy to bettering the image of their school. Though many obstacles faced the infant team, they were surmounted with dedication characteristic of a true Ignatian. In the future, the Lacrosse Club promises to become a major extracurricular an eventually a varsity sport. The helmet, gauntlets, and stick used in the nigged game of lacrosse. Spring Sports 19

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Spring Sports Sluggers Finish Champs The 1983 edition of Varsity baseball opened at Rocky River with a vvindchill factor below 20 degrees and visions of another ACC Championship. Throughout the season coaches Vince Benander and John Marinelli had to contend with twenty-two rainouts, the most in recent history. This season featured various outstanding performances including junior Paul Mancino's no-hitter against Benedictine. This was only the second gem in the last fourteen years at Ignatius. Mancino also had a pair of twelve strikeout games to lead the pitching staff. Junior Steve was of the bat of Pat Needles. This 2-out. 2-strike, seventh inning grandslam-home run gave the Cats a 7-5 victory at St. Edward's home field. The ball travelled 200 feet. When the season had come to a close, after the rainouts. the wins and the losses, the good plays and the bad. the Wildcats had won their conference championship, were State Sectional Champs, and State District Runnerup. Individual honors were bestowed on Paul Mancino as he made the Plain Dealer Dream Team, and Mike Menoes was chosen to the West Side All-Star Team. VARSITY BASEBALL Back Row: Mr. Benander. lohn I.ekan. Tom Coogan. Bill Sheehan, fohn Proszek. Pat Needles. Joe Velky. foe O'Donnell, Dove Gutoskey. Jim Lour. Mr. Meranelli. Front Row: foe Stack. Mark Sojda, Bob Sfoger. Ed IArbron. Bill Praia. Steve Gclinas. Paul Mancino. Keith Karaba. Tom Salem. NO-HITTER Prediction comes true Jn his two previous outings in the Benedictine game. Paul Mancino had thrown one-hit victories. With little room for improvement, he was destined to toss the ace. B-Man and I both predicted a no-hitter before the game said Junior Paul Mancino. concerning the 4-2 Wildcat victory over the Benedictine Bengals. A combination of walks, stolen bases, a passed ball, and an infield ground out produced the opposition's runs. I was a little nervous going into the seventh.” admitted Paul, but he went on to strike out the first two Ben Bengal batters, and retired the third out by himself to pitch the Cats only nohitter of the season. Paul Mancino shows his strike-out style which earned him his famous no-hitter. i i B-Man and I Both Predicted a no-hitter before the game J J Gelinas and Senior Mike Menoes saved two crucial victories in their late innings over Padua and St. Joe's respectively. In the hitting department. Junior John Lekan blossomed. He lead the squad with a .407 batting average and a .537 slugging percentage. Lekan also had the most hits (22). most RBI’s (14), and best on base percentage (.543). In spite of these statistics, the most memorable swat 1983 VARSITY BASEBALL OPPONENT ST. IGNATIUS 7 Rocky River 8 3 St. Edward's 7 6 Padua 2 5 St. Edward's 7 2 Holy Name 5 3 Kent Roosevelt 2 3 Kent Roosevelt 10 9 Richmond Heights 4 6 Like Catholic 8 10 11 University School Lakewood 2 9 2 St. Joseph's 6 6 Parma 11 2 Padua 0 6 Benedictine 2 1 Bedford 4 7 Padua 2 2 Benedictine 4 10 7 St. Joseph's St. Edward's 11 5 2 Padua 4 0 Lake Catholic 7 WINS: 13 LOSSES: 9 18 Wildcat Recap

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Spring Sports 1983, A Sparkling Season The St. Ignatius Varsity Track Team concluded 1983 with a fine season, finishing 8-2 for the year, losing only to Mentor and St. Joe's. During the course of the year, the Wildcat spikers captured numerous first place victories in the meets and night relays, including an important first place in the All-Catholic Meet. Among the many highlights in the season was Senior Pat Walsh's time of 14 seconds in the 110 meter high hurdles, which qualified him for fourth place in the state. Head coach Chuck Kyle also prided himself on the State Champion 3200-meter relay team, consisting of seniors Chris Smith. Tom Maloney. Tony Galang. and junior Mike Huber, who was also the State Champion in the 800-meter. Assistant coach Frank Jancura also commented on the success of the track team: We had an awesome team last year, strengthened by our 3200-meter relay team, along with Mike Huber, both of whom took state last June. Others contributing to the success of the team included '83 seniors Mike Coyne. Dan Brogan. Mark Raia, and juniors Dan Shaugnessy, Rob Voce, and Paul Granzier. In the field events. Junior Henry Lagunzad tied the school record 1983 VARSITY TRACK All-Catholic Meet 1st Place Bay Village Night Relays 1st Place Wickliffe Night Relays 1st Place Jesse Owens Invitational 1st Place Fulton Relays 1st Place Willoughby Relays 2nd Place District 2nd Place Region 3rd Place State 4th Place with a towering 13’6” in the pole vault. Other junior hopefulls included shotputter Ray Grill, long jumper Juan Del Valle, and high jumper Mike Lavelle. Slate Champions Chris Smith. Tom Maloney. Tony Golang. and Mike Huber. STATE Relay team, Huber take State Saint Ignatius history was made in Columbus during the 1983 track season as the Wildcat spikers qualified for the state tournaments in the 3200-meter relay and the 800-meter dash. On June 4. 1983, the relay team of Chris Smith. Tom Maloney, Tony Galang. and Mike Huber swept the state in the 3200-meter relay with a time of 7:49.04. That same day. Junior Mike Huber also captured the state champion title in the 800-meter relay, finishing with a time of 1:52.91 and setting a new school record. The accomplishments of these students will forever be a part of the history of the school’s great track teams, and will continue to be a model achievement for all future Wildcat spikers. Track stars Dave Lopez and Bill Koehler speed along the all-weather track on Wasmer Field. i { We had an awesome team last year, strengthened by our 3200-meter relay team, along with Mike Huber, both of whom took state last June 9 J 20 Wildcat Recap