Date: Fri 23-Aug-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: TOMW

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Glorydays - August 23, 1996

This week in 1991

Tom and Jeff Wyatt combined to hit eight home runs with 23 RBI as Gervais Bros

Roofing defeated 100 Church Hill 23-9 and Savoy Linen 11-4 in the

opening-round games of the Newtown Slo-Pitch Softball League's 'A' Division

playoff tournament. Gary Pepe and Kevin Wilkison each slammed a pair of home

runs for the defending league champions as well. George Matern went 5-for-5

and Dave Kingsly 4-for-4 for Savoy.

This week in 1986

Twelve-year-old Patty Murren scored a triple crown at the new England Junior

Tennis Championships at Yale University. Murren on the singles championship,

the double championship, and was presented with the tournament's Sportsmanship

Award as well. She then returned home to Newtown to compete in the Bertram

Stroock Tournament where she had won championships in women's singles, women's

doubles, and mixed doubles at age eleven.

This week in 1981

Newtown's Brian Burke captured his third Men's Club Championship in four years

at Rock Ridge Country Club, as he shot a four-round total of 293 to defeat

second-place Dick Capozzi by eight strokes. Bill Tinkler and Dave Nyden tied

for third place with scores of 309. The tournament used medal play for the

first time on the decision of Rock Ridge golf professional, Bob Geambazi.

This week in 1976

Fifteen Newtown swimmers combined to win a total of 35 awards at the

Candlewood Invitational Championships held at Shepaug Valley Regional School.

Leading the way for the locals was ten-year-old Holly Constant who won three

trophies including one for first place in the 25 breast. Other winners

included Jeff James, Steve Hiteshew, Dave Hiteshew, Dori DeMeo, Brian

Karcheski, Dave Van Epps, Bryan Van Epps, Drew Karpacz, Ed Sherman, Peter Van

Varick, and Nancy Kayfus.

This week in 1971

The Newtown girls' fastpitch softball team concluded its first year of

competition in the Danbury Women's League with a record of 5-8 under coaches

Bob Merrill, Larry Kennedy, and John Wilson. The team included Diane

Lauricella, Nancy Tibbets, Pam Skelton, Carol Butler, Donna Tibbets, Machelle

Marrill, Betty Bouclier, Gale Gollenberg, Jan Weber, Nancy Smith, Scout

Kennedy, Kathy Blood, Pat Honan, Roin Komornick, Helene Stickle, Holly

Komornick, Rita Kovacs, Sandy Martin, Irene Nunes, and scorekeeper Alice

Sekayouna.

This week in 1966

Lou Iasiello defeated two-time defending Newtown Country Club champion Emmy

Farrell on the 35th hole of their playoff match to earn his second Men's Club

Championship title in 20 years. Iasiello had won the title 19 years previous.

Doug Rogers, meanwhile, won the First Flight title over Ted Jones, and Les

Burroughs captured the Second Flight over Bob Tynan.