Lee and Drury High Players Honored for Sportsmanship
Kevin Kelly of Lee High and Pete Foote of Drury High of North Adams win Berkshhire County Basketball Officials Association Bobby Powers sportsmanship awards for Southern and Northern Berkshire leagues. Presentation at Rainbow Restaurant banquet Monday night. Kelly, a senior guard, earned all western Massachusetts honors. Foote, a junior, made all NBL and Berkshire Eagle All Berkshire squad. Both are three-sport athletes. Trophies to be given at school assemblies. Sind after banquet, coaches to receive sportsmanship certificates. meeting in New York in fall with current officers listed.
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Kevin Kelly
Lee High
Pete Foote
Drury High
North Adams
Berkshire County Basketball Official’s Association
Bobby Powers
Berkshire
Rainbow
Pittsfield
Kelly
Massachusetts
Foote
NBL
Berkshire Eagle
Drury
New York
Sam Russo
Ray Pierson
Joe Harrison
Berkshire County Basketball Officials’ Association
Highland Wins In Volleyball at Elementary League
Highland School fifth graders edged Pontoosue two games to one in the sole league match. Paced by Mike Parise Kevin Tone and Ronnie Aliasz Highland rebounded from a 15-7 first game loss to win 15-9 and 15-5. Abe Taylor Wayne Rivers and Paul Homich starred for Pontoasuc.
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Highland School
Pontoosue
Mike Parise
Kevin Tone
Ronnie Aliasz
Highland
Pontoasuc
Abe Taylor
Wayne Rivers
Paul Homich
St Agnes and St Joseph's Triumph in CYC Quarterfinals
In the Catholic Youth Center Junior basketball tournament St Agnes of Dalton defeated Mount Carmel 71-39 and St Joseph's edged St Charles 60-54 to reach the semifinals. Cliff Nilan led St Joseph's with 17 points, while Paul Steele topped St Agnes with 16 and four players scored in double figures. St Agnes and St Joseph's advance to face each other tomorrow night at 7 for a spot in the final.
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Dalton
Mount Carmel
St. Joseph’s
St. Charles
Catholic Youth Center
CYC
Pete Stephenson
Paul Steele
Alex Borilli
St. Charles’ S
St. Joseph's
Ronnie Kelly
Barile
Denno
ciMurray
Whitfield
Perachi
Guadrezz
Dalton and St Stanislaus Clinch Peewee Playoff Berths
St Stanislaus of Chicopee edged Pittsfield CYC 47 46 in overtime to secure a Peewee playoff spot while Dalton CBA beat Boys' Club Peewees 34 30 for the other berth. The Saints meet Dalton tonight at 6 30 for the title. Wrzesien scoring the OT winner.
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Chicopee
Pittsfield Cyc
Dalton Cba
Peewees
Dalton
John Wrzesien
Tom Krzeminski
Bob Bialis
Wrzesien
CYC
Terry Doyle
Krzeminski
Bobby Kerwood
Bialis
Saints
Doyle
Keith Pemrick
Pemrick
Tom Barry
Kevin O'Donnell
Mike Bushey
Bill Porter
Dave Downs
Mislinkowski
Hernish
Boyle
Vieces
Northern Berkshire Basketball League names all star squad
Frank Seago of St. Josephs High and Dave Southard of Pittsfield High head a unanimous first team chosen by NBL coaches and WMNB. Pete Foote Drury High North Adams Paul Dubois Adams and Doug Stepard Mount Greylock Williamstown also named unanimous picks with Gentile Filiault Delusky on the first team. Second team includes Lamoureaux Drury Downs Wahecona Mount Greylock Chapman Kelly and Woitkoski.
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Frank Seago
St. Josephs’ High
Dave Southard
Pittsfield High
Worth Adams
WMNB
NBL
Pete Foote
Drury High
North Adams
Paul Dubois
Adams
Doug Stepard
Mount Greylock
Williamstown
Joe Gentile
Steve Filiault
St. Joseph's
Art Delusky
Shepard
Scago
Dubois
Southard
Ray Lamoureaux
Drury
Mike Downs
Waheconah
Dalton
Kim Chapman l
Denny Kelly
Jon Woitkoski
Pittsfield
Elon Downs Williams in Southern trip finale
Elon College beat Williams 6-3 in North Carolina as Elon clinched the win with five first inning runs. Kev in Sheehan allowed six innings, two errors and wind-blown hits aided Elon’s rally, while Ben Wagner led Williams with a double and a single.
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Elon
N.C
Williams College
Elon College
Massachusetts
Kevin Sheehan
Bobby Coombs
Sheehan
Ben Wagner
Williams
Witla Bon Ool
Johnsen
Cheek
Kile
Strova
Christiansen
Allen family shines on international sports stage
Pittsfield native Archie Allen, longtime Springfield College coach, guides baseball work for the State Department in Holland while his son Jeffrey, 17, wins a heavyweight title in a major European wrestling tournament in Frankfurt. Jeffrey attends high school in Dreux, France, after joining his parents abroad.
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Archie Allen
Jeffrey Allen
Frankfort
Germany
Jeffrey
Springfield College
United States State Department
Holland
Allen
Dreux
France
Lucille Sanford
Louise Sanford
Malcolm Avenue
BC Cage Play Ends Next Week
The Boys Club basketball leagues enter the final round robin week starting Monday. Junior games feature Brookshire Ford against Comet Jewelers at 6, Bir Richard Buick versus Elks Club at 7, and Berkshire Roofing versus Crescent Creamery at 8, with Mohawk Beverages advancing to the semis. Intermediate matchups include Pete's Motors versus All Variety at 6:15 on north court and Frankie Martins against National Supply on center. Pittsfield Milk Exchange meets Pittsfield Sporting Goods at 7:30 on north and Peck's Indians versus Irish Americans on center, winners to semis. Senior action has VFW vs Imperial Lanes at 8:30, with semifinalists advancing. All winners receive trophies.
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Comet Jewelers
Bir Rjchard Buick
Elks’'Club
Berkshire Roofing
Crescent Creamery
Mohawk Beverages
Pete’s Motors
Frankie Martins
Pittsfield Milk Exchange
Pittsfield Sporting Goods
Peck's
Indians
VFW
Imperial
Hawks overwhelm Pittsfield in Eddie Drake tourney game
Hartford Hawks beat Pittsfield Catholic Youth Center All-Stars 86 64 as Maurice Williams and Billy Jones lead with 24 and 34 points. Other scores: Dick Falkenbush 17, Southard 14, Kelly 14. Semifinals move to Holyoke High for larger seating.
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Pittsfield
Catholic Youth Center
Eddie Drake
Hartford
Springfield
Luigi’s Sweet Shop
Easthampton
Chicopee Chargers
Holyoke Boys’ Club
Holyoke High
Hartford Hawks
CYC
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Rathenbush
Matin Suiminmes
Matthews
Elma Parks
Weitkowsk
Heara
Heeve Jones
Bikelty
Wells
Grieve Eae
Lauretti Named Assistant Pro At CC of Pittsfield
George Lauretti of Agawam has been named an assistant pro at the Country Club of Pittsfield. He began in the role Wednesday after serving as an assistant to Frank Kringle at Crestview Country Club last year. A Farmington Conn native, Lauretti knew Jim Simes in his early days and is a graduate of the PGA School at Dunedin Florida.
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Danny O'Connell
Springfield
Jeff Cardinali
Springfield College
Lale Barry O'Connell
University of Connecticut
Danny
Pittsfield
Hungry Hill
Springfield Ac
Birchard-Buick Co
Art Birchard
Barry O'Connell
Springfield Cathedral
Connecticut
George Lauretti
Agawam
Lauretti
Frank Kringle
Crestview Country Club
Farmington, Conn
Jim Simes
Jim
PGA School
Dunedin
Fla
Heisman Trophy Never Won by Georgia Tech Player
New York UPI reports the Heisman Trophy named for a celebrated early Georgia Tech coach has never been claimed by any Tech player. The observation notes the historic mismatch between Georgia Tech and the prestigious award.
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Tech Waits
New York
UPI
Georgia Tech
Kneeland Succeeds Grutchfield As Amherst Coach
Rufus Kneeland named to replace Doug Grutchfield as physical education teacher at Amherst Regional and as varsity basketball coach for Hopkins Academy Hadley. Grutchfield, ex Massachusetts star and Pittsfield Merchants leader, led Horst to title in the small school tournament at UMass last month and resigns.
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Rufus
Bud) Kneeland
Hopkins Academy of
Hadley
Doug Grutchfield
Greensboro
N.C
Cal
Greater Greensboro
Opensland
Grutchfield
Sam Snead
Billy Dunk
George Bayer
Julius Boros
Sonny Ridenho
Rod Funseth
Gene Littler
AL Johnston
Bob Charles
Billy Maxwell
Cuach
University
of Massachusetts
Pittsfield Merchants
Horst
University of Massachusetts
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