Saber Night honors Bennington Catholic basketball heroes
Bennington Catholic High School’s 1966 Saber Night honors the Vermont champions as the Elks Knights of Columbus and town officials host a dinner for players and parents. Guest speaker Darrell Sawyer, now a teacher and coach, lauds leadership and effort while coaches Bizzarro are praised for guiding a “great bunch of boys” as films of playoff wins cap the event.
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Bennington
Vermont
Bennington Elks
Knights of Columbus
Darrell Sawyer
Benhi
Brattleboro High
Sawyer
Bennington Catholic High School
New England
John Tedeschi
Norwich Free Academy
Thaddeus Swertz
BCHS
Richard Pembrooke
John Morrissey
Frank
Joe Bizzarro
Tom Caron
Frank Bizzarro
Bizzarro
Bennington Catholic
Sabers
Mt. Anthony Union High
Burlington High
Rice
Henry Mallory
Richard Pembroke
Sullivan
Sal's YMCA Softball Clinches Undefeated First Round
Sal's defeated the Locals 20 to 0 as Dick Dame homered and Leon Foster, George Dally, and Andy Mattison each had three hits. Cushman moved into second with a 25 to 17 win over Bijur at Tansitor Field, as Randy Martin collected five hits. Bijur dropped games to Globe 27-11 and 28-11 to Wreckers, with Bijur-Wreckers game under protest.
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Sal’s
YMCA
Cushman
Wreckers
Dick Dame
Leon Foster
George Dally
Andy Mattison
Randy Martin
Bijur
Tansitor Field
Cushm
Globe
Cushman Carbide
Bijur Globe
Guard— Wreckers
Sal’s— Carbide
Memorial Field
Baltimore
Orioles
Luis Aparicio
California
Curt Blefary
Brooks Robinson
Stu Miller
Bob Lee
Bobby Richardson
Yankees
Steve Hamilton
Chicago
Bob Friend
Yancey Opens Memphis Open with Three Stroke Lead
Bert Yancey shot a seven under par 63 to lead the Memphis Open after the first round. He says a new attitude helped him stay focused on each shot. Tied for second at three strokes back were Gene Littler Bob Charles Dale Douglas and Wright Garrett with 66s.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Bert Yancey
Yancey
Gene Littler
Bob Charles
Dale Douglas
Wright Garrett
Homero Blancas
Roger Ginsberg
Bruce Devlin
Jack Rule
Bob Goalby
John Lotz
Colonial Country Club
Lady golfers prize winners at Mt Anthony Club
At the ladies luncheon the Mt Anthony Country Club awarded prizes to Mrs Ned Healy and Mrs Eleanor Davis for low gross. First low net went to Mrs Babe Powers Mrs Dorothy Chapin. Second low net went to Mrs Violet Cross and Mrs Beatrice Thomson. Mrs Nesbith Fienberg won the special event.
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Mt. Anthony Country Club
Ned Healy
Eleanor Davis
Babe Powers
Dorothy Chapin
Violet Cross
Beatrice Thomson
Nesbith Fienberg
Bennington Catholic grad wins fencing letter at Seton Hall
South Orange New Jersey David Chaffin a 1964 graduate of Bennington Catholic High received a fencing letter at a recent banquet held for Seton Hall University athletes.
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South Orange
N.J
David Chaffin
Bennington Catholic High
Seton Hall University
Astros Win with Eight Straight Singles in 12th Innings
Houston rallied past Cincinnati 11-4 after eight straight infield hits in the 12th inning. Joe Morgan lamented the lack of a true power hitter while Rusty Staub delivered the only extra-base blow with a two-out double. The win leaves the Astros five games behind the NL pace-set Giants and keeps them entrenched in fourth.
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Houston Astros
Houston
Joe Morgan
Willie Mays
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Astros
Rusty Staub
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Jack Baldschun
Jim Gentile
Jim Wynn
Dave Nicholson
Sonny Jackson
Staub
Nicholson
Reds
Bob Bolin
Felipe Alou
Cap Peterson
Skein
Mays
Peterson
Alou
Jim Hart
Don Sutton
Ron Perranoski
Dodgers
Sutton
Governors upset Wilmington in tight Bennington tilt
North Bennington upset league leaders Wilmington 4-3 after a close game in North Bennington. Tom Hyland driven in on an error and Dave Wickenden scored on Kenyon’s single, with Eddie Baldwin delivering a key double. Kenyon earned the win over Wilmington, while Brooklyn’s Kenyon and Wickenden starred on offense.
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North Bennington
Wilmington
Arlington
Governors
Tom Hyland
Dave Wickenden
Chris Ken
Wil
N.B
Robinson
J. Rice
S. Rice
Kenyon
Wickenden
Taber
Ray Morin
Pat Young
Bob Whittit
Morin
Young
Paul Cipperly
Whittet
Hoosick Falls
Bob Scott
Baseball Standings Snapshot From Night Scores
Washington leads Boston as 12 to 2 in a historical update. Detroit trounces Minnesota 6 to 6? California suffers a 6 to 10 loss? New York stalls Chicago 5 to 3. Kansas City edges Cleveland 11 to 4 under twilight.
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Washington
Boston
Detroit
Minnesota
Ball
Calif
Ians
New York
Chicago
Twilight Kan
City
Cleveland
San Fran
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
California
Houston
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Kansas City
San Francisco
York
Senators' 13 Hits Devastate Red Sox
Boston faced a hectic bullpen shuffle as Washington pounded 13 hits to overwhelm the Red Sox. The club traded Dick Radatz to Cleveland for Don McMahon and Lee Stange, debuting them while Earl Wilson starts against New York, with key infield recap and upcoming return of Eddie Kasko from the DL.
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Boston
UPI
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Fenway
Red Sox
the Monster
Ken Sanders
Senators
McMahon
Stange
Fenway Park
Dan Osinski
Washington
Herman
Eddie Kasko
Hoosick Falls Ends Season With Win Over Schuylerville
Hoosick Falls High wrapped up the 1966 baseball season by defeating Schuylerville 12 to 8. The victory left coach Don Roy's Hoosiers with a 9-5 record and second place in the Washington County League. Billy Miller, Steve Taber and Rick Dowling had two hits apiece, with Miller and Dowling each doubling.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Hoosick Falls High
Schuylerville
Don Roy
Hoosiers
Hoosick Valley
Billy Miller
Steve Taber
Rick Dowling
Miller
Dowling
Herman
Osinski
Washington
Phil Ortega
Ron Kline
Senators
Boston
Red Sox
Jerry Stephenson
Tony Conigliaro
George Scott
Rico Petrocelli
Buddy le Roux
Morehead
Dick Nen
Dalton Jones
George Smith
Carl Yastrzemski
Arlington Loses To Leland & Gray
Arlington was out hit 6-3 and fell 5-3 to Leland and Gray Academy. Jim Webb struck out seven, while John Streeter homered twice for the winners. Arlington now stands 5-3 in league play with one game left in the Molly Stark League.
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Arlington
Jim Webb
Leland and
Gray Academy
Eagles
Wilmington
Molly Stark
North Bennington Governors
John Streeter
Don Cory
Keith Clayton
Don Marsh
Bob Curtis
Dick Hoyt
Marsh
BCHS Wins Golf Match at Mt Anthony Country Club
BCHS scored 72 points to win a golf match against Rutland and Bennington High at Mt Anthony Country Club on Thursday. Rutland was runner up with six points while Bennington totaled 11%. Bill Frankilewicz was medalist with 41 for nine holes. Dave Wilkinson and Robert Jordan were low for their teams in the season finale.
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Vermont Softball League
Rutland
Vermont Softball Association
England
New England
Vermont
Green Mountain State
Bennington Catholic High
Bennington High School
Mt. Anthony Country Club
Benhi
Bill Frankilewicz
Dave Wilkinson
Bendi
Robert Jordan
BCHS
New Uniform and Radatz Debut Fall From Height
Dick Radatz, once known as The Monster, struggled in his first Cleveland appearance after a trade from Boston. He entered Kansas City trailing 5-1 and was bombed for five runs in just over an inning as Cleveland lost 11-4. The Indians’ slide continues as Baltimore, Detroit, New York, and Washington posted wins elsewhere in the league amid a tight AL race.
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Dick Radatz
Iron Mike
Radatz
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Kansas City
Athletics
Baltimore
Senators
Red Sox
Dick Nen
Phil Ortega
Ronnie Kline
Jerry Stephenson
Detroit
Minnesota
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Sals
Beriz-o-matic
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
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Richie Allen
Phillies
Rick Wise
Darold Knowles
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Clay Dalrymple
Tony Gonzalez
Vern Law
Mets
Donn Clendenon
Willie Stargell
Bucs
Law
Lloyd
Salley
Sullivan, Young
Scott
Cipperly
Leland & Gray
L &G
D. Brown
L. Brown
Webb and Marsh
New
Bert Campaneris
Mike Hershberger
Danny Cater
Dick Green
Joe Nossek
Ken Harrelson
Birdie Tebbetts
Ralph Terry
Ting
Tigers
Dwight Siebler
Garry Roggenburk
Norm Cash
al Kaline
Harmon Killebrew
Kaline
Killebrew
Earl Battey
Twins
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