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Newspaper
Scarsdale Inquirer
Location
Scarsdale, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1972
Page
4
SHS co captains Mike Menna and Ken Finder led the 1972 baseball team with .370 and .312 averages respectively and earned All WIAC B team honors. The squad finished 5-11 in WIAC play and 5-11 overall after a tough final week.
Heathcote Mini-Mets upset the previously unbeaten IHM 13-12 in seventh grade girls softball. Liz Meyer singled and moved to third with two outs in the last inning, Laurie Mendik delivering the clutch hit to score the winning run as Abbie Newman pitched well, backed by strong hitting from Carol Baker Gina Garragiola Cathy Gervino Rita Salimbene and Debby Cummings.
Scarsdale High finished 1972 with a 16%-13% loss to unbeaten Mamaroneck and a 5-4 overall record. O Leary led with 64, Killea 76, Greenburg 77, Ward 79 as the Raiders beat Ossining Port Chester and other non league foes.
Scarsdale star Jeff Potter captured the Section I singles title at Westchester Community College on June 7, defeating top seed Richard Finn of White Plains 6-1 6-0 to end his high school career. Potter, bound for Duke, helped his team reach the Intersectionals along with doubles champs Fred Arnold and Jon Rubin.
The Edgewood Dragonettes defeated the Greenacres Jellybeans 7 to 4 on June 10 in seventh grade girls softball. Edgewood improves to 4-2 with one game left as Bonnie Kay scattered nine hits for her fourth win, and Betsy Turk rapped four of Edgewood's eleven hits.
The Edgewood 7B Rams basketball team? baseball team? defeated Fox Meadow Flirts 86 to an unspecified score, beat IHM Devils 9 to 7, and topped Heathcote Dodgers 14 to 10. Nicky Ferrante earned a win in Fox Meadow game with a triple. Team improves to 3-2.
The SHS varsity tennis team ends 1972 with a 5 6 record after losing six straight matches. Coach Marty Shaw leads a Raider squad that for the first time since his tenure fails to post more wins than losses. The team goes 4 2 against WIAC B foes and senior Jeff Potter, an All County player and the top Raider, upsets the top seed in State Section One finals.
Scarsdale girls softball teams under coach Louise Black finish with 6 2 first team and 5 1 second team records. The first team opened with losses to Valhalla and Horace Greeley then won six straight, earning a sectional bid. Eight named players plus nine on the second team recognized, with detailed season scores and players’ records.
92 golfers took part in the Westchester Country Club Ladies Golf Association event with prizes for low gross, handicap, and putting across classes A B C. Notable winners include Mrs J J Georgelis Rye and Mrs F L Hawes Rye in class A and Mrs J D Casey Jr White Plains in class B. The report also covers Scarsdale Golf Club Invitational results and Ron Nicol Day notes at the end.
Fox Meadow 5th graders defeat Heathcote 1 0 to even season at 2 2. Frederic Olarsh and teammates held Heathcote to two hits with 17 strikeouts in a seven inning game. David Durning scored on a sixth inning error after opening the frame with a single.
More than 350 SHS athletes were feted at a June 6 Maroon and White Club barbecue on Butler Field. Coaches awarded letters and certificates. MVPs were named across boys and girls sports including track, lacrosse, gymnastics, field events, and tennis.
Scarsdale Post 52 baseball opens 1972 season with a 4 2 loss to Chappaqua Legionaires at Winners Field. Chappaqua builds a 4 0 lead with a fourth inning rally while Scarsdale leaves five runners on base. Johnny Sayers homers? No, Sayers triples and Larry Rosenblatt singles him in sixth. Ralph Palaciita relieves and fans five, boosting hopes for upcoming game. Captain Mike Moss, Mike Annunziata, and Larry Rosenblatt anchor improving roster from SHS and local schools. Next game June 15 at Scarsdale HS.
Edgewood Yanks win 7-1 against Quaker Ridge after a washed 8-0 lead, with three outs from a no-hitter. Replay no-hitter by Yanks followed by further no-hit efforts in a Scarsdale field game and Boy’s A division notes.
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