Date: Fri 31-May-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: TOMW

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Glorydays-May-31-1996

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Glorydays - May 31, 1996

This week in 1991

The Newtown High boys' lacrosse team got three goals from Jason Hirou, two

from Ben Brower, and a sixth from Eric Lipusz, but was defeated 9-6 by

Fairfield in the " B " Division State Championship game played at Bruce Jenner

Stadium. Eric Lausten made 16 saves in goal. During the halftime break

Newtown's Hirou, Lipusz, Phil Smith, and Will Parker were named to the

Connecticut High School Lacrosse Association's B Division All-State team.

Newtown was coached that season by John Walsh.

This week in 1986

Ten-year-old Ross Schieffer got loose on a breakaway and scored the only goal

of the game as he led the Newtown Bandits to a 1-0 semifinal game victory over

Shelton in the Fourth Annual Newtown Memorial Day Kickoff Soccer Tournament.

Schieffer, Steve Nelson, and Ralph Savarese then tallied goals in a 3-0

championship game victory over Bethel as the Bandits became the only local

team, that year, to win a title. Newtown goal Jim Winschel recorded the two

shutout victories in goal while Ernie Badillo, Jesse Meyer, and Jeff

Swiatowitz all turned in stellar efforts as well. The Bandits were coached by

Bob Switz.

This week in 1981

The number combination " 10-9 " certainly wasn't the lottery winner for the

Newtown High girls' softball team who lost the Western Connecticut Conference

championship game and then its first-round CIAC state tournament game, both by

that score. In the WCC final, Newtown fell to Immaculate in the eleventh

inning on a squeeze bunt. Freshman Kim DeCarlo was the losing pitcher and also

led the offense with a 3-for-4 effort at the plate. Dawn Parrott ripped a

three run triple and Dori Cofer a two-run single to spark the offense as well.

Newtown fell 10-9 to Bunnell three days later. DeCarlo finished her freshman

season with a 12-7 record and was named to the All-WCC team along with

teammates Laura Gollinghorst and Sue Roman.

This week in 1976

Newtown High School track and field records were dropping like flies as the

Lady Indians competed at the CIAC Class M Sectional Championships. Wendy

Dickerson won sectional championships in the both 100 and 220 yard dash

events, setting a new school record with her 11.3 in the 100. Pam Dickerson

also captured a sectional crown as she won the 80-yard hurdles ahead of

teammate Tracy Kreizinger, who finished second. Cheryl Hensel set an NHS

record in the half mile with a time of 2:33.2 which placed her second in the

race. Doretta Kearns earned third place in the two-miles and also set a school

record with a 12:34. Newtown's Jeralyn Taubert also garnered a state sectional

title by winning the discus event and taking third in the javelin. With their

fine efforts the girls were six of eleven NHS athletes who qualified for the

Class M State Championships.

This week in 1971

Behind the efforts of Delly Ozanne, Barb Messinger, freshman Betsy Freeman,

Carol Butler, Karen Gehle, Sue Marsh, Elyse Hoffman, Sue Hileman, and Diana

Whitehead, the Newtown High School girls' tennis team wrapped up its season

with an overall record of 4-3.

This week in 1966

Matt McQuail slugged his league-leading fifth home run of the season and

George Matern struck out 14 men as the Platt Lumber Dodgers beat the Sandy

Hook Drug Cardinals 4-3 in a thrilling Newtown Little League matchup. In other

action around the league, Yip Randall smacked a home run and Scott Whitehead

and Don Lewis combined on the mound to lead the Cards 15-1 over the Lionel

Sirois Giants. Doug Titus singled and then stole second, third, and home to

lead the Trade Well Yankees to a 2-1 win over the Giants.

This week in 1961

Bill Tuttle banged a home run and Joe Tani and Sid Watkins each added

extra-base hits, but the SAC Midgets fell 11-7 at the hands of the Hoffman

Fuel team from Danbury. Hal Lockwood was 2-for-2 at the plate in a losing

cause while Art Crouch added a pair of base hits as well. Unfortunately for

the Sandy Hook lads, several boys had been left home with bad report cards.

This week in 1956

Chuck Botsford gave an outstanding pitching performance, but nine Newtown

errors cost the team a 5-4 loss at the hands of Ansonia in Pomperaug Baseball

League action. Botsford also led the team at the plate with two hits including

a triple. Other members of the Newtown Baseball Club included catcher Tom

Kearns, third basemen Al Peterson and Elzie Hunnicut, pitchers Charlie Check

and Botsford, outfielders Jack Watkins, Ken Casey, Charlie Molot, Al Shreders,

and Tom Quigg, second baseman Ken Berglund, shortstop Marvin Shreders, and

first basemen Jack Rosenthal and Randall Watkins. Mike Kearns was the team's

playing manager.

This week in 1951

Two Newtown High athletes combined to score five-and-a-half points at the

Housatonic Valley Schoolman's League Track and Field Championships. Dick

Carlson took second place in the running broad jump (18-7 1 / 2 ) while Bo

Brennan placed fourth in the pole vault (8-foot-4). Darwin Johns also competed

for Newtown, but did not place, Regional High School of Falls Village won the

league title with 54 1 / 2 points followed by New Milford, Litchfield,

Thomaston, Watertown, Bethel, and Newtown. The meet was held at the Hotchkiss

School track.