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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1970

Page

8

Openers Split Across Pittsfield NBL Night

NBL openers spread across Pittsfield with Taconic and Pittsfield High hosting and St Joseph’s facing North Adams in the Boys Club. Wahconah Regional meets Mt Greylock in Dalton and Adams plays Drury in North Adams, all games at 8 15. Taconic’s Jeff Johnson and St Joseph’s Billy Di Nicola face physical set backs as league play begins.

Berkshire League Pittsfield Pittsfield High Taconic High Berkshire Joep Monument Mountain Great Barrington Lee High Lee Lenox High McCann Tech North Adams Mt. Everet Sheffield Monson High Monson Taconic St. Joe’s Jeff Johnson Adams Johnson St. Joe's Billy’ di- Nicola Joe Cathedral Paul Perachi Wahconah

Return of Gene Quirk Sparks Taconic Pike hardwood clash

Taconic returns captain Gene Quirk from a knee injury to a 9 point performance at Lee. Coach Bob Coakley faces Pittsfield High mentor Vin McKeever with Taconic at 5-1 and Pittsfield at 1-3. St Joe's Gaels host a 1-3 parochial squad as lineups include Kelly, Barry, Phillips, and O Connell.

Gene Quirk Lee Taconic Bob Coakley PHS Vin McKeever Coakley Pittsfield High McKeever Ed ‘Paris Bill Hover Cocaptain Dan Sturma Ecenter Mike Keegan Gary Tate Bob Moynihan Bob MacDonald Tony Paralta Tim “Isabel Dave Paris Makowski Dave Condron Dave Phelps Pittsfield St. Joe’s Crusaders Chris ‘Connolly Bob Harrison Cocaptain Bob Breen Mark Murphy DiNicola Terry Cedea

Ruedi Baer to Coach At Jiminy Peak Events

Ruedi Baer, renowned coach at All-American Summer Ski Camp and Killington program director, will visit Jiminy Peak on January 12 and 26 for special coaching for youths and veterans. He aims to set a Sunday Left Bank downhill record near 1:15, over 10 seconds faster than the current mark, with gold for under 1:30, silver for under two minutes, and bronze for under three minutes.

Hancock Ruedi Baer Cooke City Mont Killington Jiminy Peak Baer

Fileen Kapinos First Unanimous Girl Solo Dance Winner

Eileen Kapinos of Holyoke, member of Broyles Arena Roller Skating Club, became the first girl this season to win the advanced girls solo dance by unanimous judges in the Suffield Invitational at Babb's Beach Roller Rink. Karel Rickery of Pittsfield was second in beginners.

Eileen Kapinos Holyoke Broyles Arena Babb’s Beach Karel Rickery Pittsfield George Rocka Ellen McKeever John Lorette Bill Broyles Bob Wilson

Jerseys Inactive Sunday as Maroons Are Dismissed

Lenox Massachusetts Jersey officials canceled Sundays game against the North Shore Maroons after the team was expelled from the league. The next scheduled home game is January 18 against Weymouth Junior Bruins at the Wilde Sports Center. Coach Brennan will hold practices this week to prevent rust.

LENOX High Lawn North Shore Maroons Massachusetts Hockey League Maroons Weymouth Jack Brennan Carling Brennan

Cadet Loop Opens Monday in Six-Team League

The six team Cadet Basketball League will open its season Monday night at the Boys' Club. Colonial News faces Crescent Creamery while Seyffer Ford meets Berkshire Coca-Cola. Rosters list former high school players across Colonial News Crescent Creamery Seyffer Ford Berkshire Coca Cola Shapiro Motors Lindsay Chevrolet and others.

Colonial News Dennis Craw Crescent Creamery Fran Wilk Pat Ryss Kevin Kish Dent. Ball Greg Gitterd Jim Johnson Larry Fleming Greg Pittman Len Wilder Nata Woodsen Greg Sullivan Dan Brean Mike Parisi Bemis Street Dick Wagner Tom Parry Jim Schermerhern Seyffer Ford Larry Clark Dick Rocca Bot Briggs Dave Sheran Larry Fowlkes Dale Preips John Howland Jim Malley Berkshire Cocacora Eddie Maroney Paul Kelly Jim Arty Ronnie Conyers Dor Conyers Mike Flanagan Bob Mattin Jim Hanns Shapiro Motors Matt Zofran Tim Swinglestein Tim Petrozeira Hes Furfano Mike Ziemek Shae Flynn Rudy Hamilton Jim Boyd Lindsay Chevrolet Larry Disco Bob Skowron Joe Rigon Bleck Davis Dom Pizrent Ted Wilk Eddie Florzeyk

St Francis and Sacred Heart Win Catholic Youth League

St Francis defeated St Charles 61 to 51 while Sacred Heart routed Notre Dame 88 to 45 in CYC Junior Basketball last night. Shaun Keegan led St Francis with 20 points, Pat Larkin had 28 for St Charles, Jim McDonald added 18 for Sacred Heart, and Bill Fraser scored 26 for Notre Dame.

St. Francis St. Charles Sacred Heart Notre Dame Catholic Youth Center Shaun Keegan Pat Larkin Jim McDonald Bill Fraser Keegan Cartier de Kushi Wal Lussier McDonald Valenti Fillig Mr Fariand A¢ Levine J. Kushi Ornis Elpht-minuta Egremont Reds Williams Reds Bullets Egremont Hibbard YMCA Plunkett Pistons Mike Doucette Bordeau Mobregsen Turner Linker Decestre Shreenan Jeag Pedrale Bob Steiner Moran Bralvare Dimassime Sana Celtics Hibbard Plunkett Shade Revord Morin Guerre Hash Suniven Brown Augal Conneily Casey Rattigan Vatentt Dim Archey Elehtminvia Artery Lakers Celtics Slane Aweek Houll Bea Wittsall Litcher Hs Methimoter Cavenaugh Stein Martina Natell Siner Jim Archey

College Basketball Scores From Associated Press Roundup

South Davidson defeats VMI 95 to 52 while Navy beats Gettysburg 76 to 36. Drake edges Wichita State 98 to 95 and Bradley tops Texas State 91 to 86. Arizona BYU Utah Arizona State Santa Clara New Las Vegas hosts Santa Clara 121 84 Wyoming 92 New Mexico 74.

South Davidson VMI Navy Gettysburg pLinwest Drake Wichita St Bradley No. Tex. St Southwest Arizona BYU Utah Arizona State Far West Santa Clara New Las Vegas Wyoming New Mex

Murphy suffers knee fracture in Taconic loss at Springfield Coliseum

Taconic High starting center Mike Murphy fractured his knee Tuesday night during a 4-1 defeat by Chicopee High at the Springfield Coliseum. The junior will miss at least four weeks and possibly end his season. Murphy, son of Don Murphy, Pittsfield High hockey coach, previously played for Pittsfield High.

Mike Murphy Taconic Chicopee High Springfield Coliseum Murphy Pittsfield Don Murphy

Rondeau Extends Winning Streak With 20th Victory

In Portland Maine New England featherweight Terry Rondeau improved to 20-0 by outpointing veteran Bobby Singleton of Philadelphia over 10 rounds at the Portland Exposition Building before 3000. Rondeau dropped Singleton three times for nine counts and dominated each round despite Singleton’s effort to resist.

Portland Maine New England Terry Rondeau Bobby Singleton Philadelphia Portland Exposition Rondeau Singleton Pittsfield

Not a Starter Tom Doyle Lifts AIC Basketball Team

Tom Bayte of Pittsfield former St Josephs High star earns major minutes for American International College as injuries bite. Doyle benched at times yet fuels 9 3 start, advises Rutherford on shooting, boosts defense and team morale, while also pitching for baseball.

Tom Doyle AIC Springfield Tom Bayte Pittsfield St. Joseph's Alan Bush Bob Rutherford Doyle Yellow Jackets Rutherford Boyle Bush

Pro Prospects Lead AIC Baseball Captaincy

Pro prospects Alan Bush of New York and Mik Delaney of West Springfield will co-captain the 1970 American International College baseball team under coach Art Ditmar. Delaney, a .300 hitter and first baseman, is also a football prospect, while Bush, a Morris High graduate and 3 foot 7 inch basketball starter, has starred in Cape Cod League summers.

Springfield Alan Bush New York Mik Delaney West Springfield Will Art Ditmar Delaney Bush Morris High Bronx N.Y

Boxing results from Tokyo to Los Angeles summarize bouts

The report lists bouts with KO and decision results across cities. Boxers Koichi Okada Il-Chong Pak Jimmy McDermott Lem Couture James Robertson fought in Tokyo Portland and Los Angeles with outpoints and knockouts noted for each matchup.

Tokyo Koichi Okada Japan Il-Chong Pak South Korea

Mt Greylock Hosts First Eastern Amateur Ski Qualifier

Mt Greylock Ski Club at Goodell Hollow in South Williamstown to hold the first Eastern Amateur Ski Association sanctioned slalom qualifier for Classes 1 and 2. The event aims to select a Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island team to face Maine and New Hampshire later in the season. Entries require 3.50 fee and must reach race chairman B G Wright in Lanesboro by Tuesday. parking is limited. access involves a one mile walk from Route 7 with chains on the road.

United States Eastern Amateur Ski Association Mt. Greylock Goodell Hollow Williamstown Tri-State Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Maine New Hampshire Route B. G. Wright Lanesboro

Boston University trims 1970 football schedule to nine games

Boston University will play nine games in 1970, dropping from ten. Holy Cross and Rutgers return to the slate. Harvard Lafayette and Maine are out. Open Sept 19 at Colgate. home games Oct 1 Temple, Oct 17 Holy Cross, and Navy vs Rutgers, with other fixtures listed.

Boston University Holy Cross Rutgers Harvard Lafayette Maine Terriers Colgate Temple Nav

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