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St. Kilian GYO Champs Of S. Shore, Edged In Co. 'Hawks' Hot Line St. Kilian's \Purple\ 6th grade team became the victors in two very important games this week. On Wednesday they defeated St. Frances 43-27 behind a very well balanced scoring attack led by Jimmy Bovich 12 pts. and uonme Lang 12 pts. John DeTommaso was outstanding in handling the ball and directing his teammates to victory. Again, as in many of their past games it was the defensive work of players like Robbie D'Aquino, John Sheehy and Billy McGarry that kept St. Kilian in the lead throughout the game. This win entitled St. Kilian to meet St. Agnes in the final game for the South Shore Cham- pionship. The game started off with very good shooting on both sides and continued the same throughout the contest. Having an outstanding game was Tommy Zeng 12 pts. and D'Aquino 10 pts. who both came up with some very key baskets at the right time to lead St. Kilian to an impressive 58-51 win. Again it was the workhorse, Lang 22 pts and 19 rebounds who got the ball many times for his team. DeTommaso and Bovich Artie Penner our Vice President of Special Events is the tyro on this years Board of Directors. It is his maiden voyage into the sea of midnight oil. He has shown early signs of sinking his teeth into the job and it appears that his bite is worse than his bark. A big man with a booming voice, capable of blacking out the sun on the brightest days, a very warm, friendly, outgoing person with a ready smile and a quick wit He joined the organization two years ago. This past season, he was a defensive coach on the undefeated championship Peanut team proving that he was not just a joiner. His son Doug completed his second year with the Hawks, the first with the Orange and the second with the champion Peanuts. Another son Jeff has played three years on the Peanuts, Pee Wee's, and the JV's. The oldest boy Andrew is not permitted to play football having sustained a fractured skull playing \schoolyard football\ several years ago. However he is an excellent athlete who is involved in other sports. His wife Joan in addition to keeping all the mate's in the house on the straight and narrow is the historian for the Ladies Auxiliary. As V.P. Special Events, he is responsible for the annual awards functions, Memorial Day Parade, Picnic, Opening Day Parade, Cocktail Party, Publicity and Scholarship Awards, to name just a few. Most people are unaware that the Hawks annually award a total of $1100 to three High School graduates including boys and girls who also graduated from the Hawks. Artie has his committee chairmen all lined up and is looking for- ward to a successful program of special events. Last year was somewhat disappointing due to poor attendence at some of our social functions such as the picnic which was cancelled I'm sorry to say, because of a lack of interest. The Dinner Dance was so poorly attended that it was dropped from the special events calendar by the \Board\ this year. These various functions are not fund raisers but rather a good op- portunity for all the new and old Hawks to get aquainted and have a \Ball\ doing it. Many social events are presently being discussed which we will advise you of as soon as they are firmed. Don't miss out this year, join the Hawks and join the fun. Attention, all those interested in coaching this year are advised that the first mandatory clinic is set for Thursday, March 25, at 8:30 p.m. at Farmingdale High School in the teachers cafeteria. The clinic will be on preventing injuries and diagnosing field type injuries and will be given by the Head Trainer from C.W. Post. Tom Jones, commissioner of coaches, emphasized the fact that this clinic is mandatory. Coaching applications are available. Call Tom Jones 249-6964, Tony Rascona 694-2968 or Vinny Ward 293-2356. Tobay Holds The Line On Town Pool Fees Hawks Harem That terrific party of March 9, was suddenly postponed to this past Tuesday. It seems that mysterious, white stuff that occasionally comes from the heavens, was the cause for this postponement. Sud- denly the town was enshrouded in white and the meeting was switched to the following Tuesday, March 16.1 believe that this was the first time in several years that the weather interferred with an L.A.F.H. meeting. ^ • To reiterate once again Lee Barrella has a few Card Party Tickets left. So please contact her as soon as possible because March 29 is just around the corner. ; •'±*\ l . It seems L.A.F.H. ski bunny Nancy Kieser met with* slight obstacle in the snow and is now lugging around a large cast Abo Dot Koabels stay at Mercy was short and sweet. Congratulations to Edie Kalkhof on her good news Last Saturday some of our Hawks did well in the Physical Fitness Program. Some of them were: John Krumenacker (Midgeto), John DeTommaso (J.V.), Laura Parella (J.V.'s) JoePangalto (Blue), Mike Suydap (PeeWee) and Ricky Van Wickler (PeeWees) who was 1st for 5th grade boys. Tennis Courts Lighted 'Til 11 Oyster Bay Town Councilman Gregory w. Carman announced that all lighted tennis facilities will be open until 11 p.m., weather permitting. Lighted tennis courts are located in the Ellsworth Allen Town Park, Heisser Lane and Motor Avenue, Farmingdale and John Burns Town Park, Merrick Eoad, Massapequa, and are available to all Town residents. No advance reservations may be made for court time. Players will be limited to one hour and are expected to wear appropriate shoes and attire. \Tennis has experienced a surge of popularity in recent years, and there is a big demand for tennis courts,\ Carman commented. Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John W. Burke announced that the schedule of fees for use of Town pools will be the same this year as they have been for the past 2 years. \I am pleased that we will be able to keep the cost of com- munity pool passes at the same level as 1974 and 1975,\ Burke commented. \With the price of almost everything else going up, I think Town residents will find a pool pass one of the biggest bargains around this summer.\ Residents in the four com- munity park districts - Syosset- Woodbury, Bethpage, Plainview- Old Bethpage and Massapequa - will be receiving pool pass ap- plications containing a complete Suffolk Gym Club Hosts Competition The SuffolkGymnastic Club- will be hosting a gymnastic competition between representatives of a United States Team and A Provincial Team from Canada. The gymnastic meet will take place on April 10, at Farmingdale College. The United States Team will be made up basically around the members of the Suffolk Gym Club, the 1975 Junior National Champions. This competition has been recognized and approved by the United States Gymnastic Federation, and the Canadian Gymnastic Federation. This will be the first Age Group International competition ever held in the Long Island area. Next year these same teams will be competing in Canada. When hosting an International Competition, it is policy that the host team pay all expenses. This includes transportation, housing, feeding the gymnasts, and any other expenses that occur. The Suffolk Gym Club is looking for sponsors, ad- vertisement in the program and boosters to help in financing this gymnastic meet with our friendly neighbor, Canada. For those who are interested in helping, please write to: Suffolk Gym Club, 278 Indian Head Road, Kings Park, N.Y. 11754 or telephone (516) 269- 9760. For ticket information, please write or call as above. Adult tickets are 12. and children under 12, and students are $1. Your contribution and/or at- tendance would be greatly ap- preciated in this, a most wor- thwhile International Program of competition and good will. list of fees within the next couple of weeks. If by May 15 there are not enough pool memberships to cover operating costs, Oyster Bay residents who do not live in one of the community park districts will be eligible to apply for membership at a higher rate. Burke noted that special rates will again be extended to senior citizens over the age of 62 and their spouses who may not have reached age 62. Passes will be available to seniors residing within a community park district at a cost of $15 and to non-district seniors at $20. For further information on pool passes, contact the Department of Parks and Recreation at 433- 8810. All community park pools in the Town of Oyster Bay will open on Saturday, June 12, and close after the session of Monday, September 6. Daily hours will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between June 12 and July 3, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. beginning July 4 and continuing through the end of the season. played their regular good floor game in directing their team to victory with many fine passes to the open man. Tommy Coyne, John Chester and Joe McGorry came off the bench near the end and continued the same brand of defense that the team is noted for. This win made St. Kilian the official champions of the South Shore C.Y.O. Basketball League. After winning the South Shore Championship of the C.Y.O., St. Kilian's \Purple\ 6th grade boys traveled to Manhasset to play for the Nassau Championship. In a game marked by very fine defensive work by both teams, St. Kilian lost to Our Lady of Victory 31-28 in overtime. The locals were down by two points with only 11 seconds left on the clock when John DeTommaso passed to Donnie Lang who with a tremendous second effort dribbled nearly the length of the court to score the game tying basket for his team. John DeTommaso and Donnie Lang both scored 12 pts. each to keep St. Kilian in contention throughout the whole game. Then the team played St. Mary's in a tournament game and won easily 52-41. Jimmy Bovich 10 pts., Robbie D'Aquino li pts. and Tommy Zeng 4 pts. paced their team to victory. This game was marked by the great passing of Michael Hert and John Sheehy to set up many scoring situations. The team shot very well from the foul line with Billy McGarry being right on target in the second half. „. In the meantime, St. Kilian Swim Team has been doing quite well After defeating St. Aidan's, the local team lost, a close meet to St. James: However, St Kilian bounced back to defeat their next two opponents by near identical scores. The losers were Notre Dame 110-107 and Our Lady of Lourdes 111-107. m > JO 3 -I 90 O • • o <4> Wolverine Lair Spring has sprung at Allen Park. With the advent of warmer weather we can find the soccer players either playing or prac- ticing and the roller hockey players hard at work. This past Saturday was the opening day for hockey and we found the junior league in full swing. The North Stars defeated the Red Wings by a score of 8-3 with Tom McDonough scoring the hat' trick for the winners, also scoring were John Sardinia (2), Ray Huber (1), Tom McCaffrey (1), and Jim Gannon (1). Kevin McElwain made 19 saves for the North Stars. The second game fourid the Bruins defeating the Islanders by a score of 6-3. Six players each scored a goal for the Bruins with T. Butler starting it off. M. Sardinia, Jim Reilly, V. Ferarra, J. Mollo and E. Cavanagh rounded out the scoring. Mike Venezia scored 3 goals for the losing Islanders. On Sunday the more ex- perienced Senior teams squared off with the Red Wings defeating a tough North Star team by a score of 8-7. Don Beswick picked up from last year's scoring spree by tallying 4 times. M. Malasko (2), Mike Gamblln (1), and Tom De Bona (1) scored the remaining goals. This game was an exciting game throughout and was decided in the last 2 minutes. The second senior game had the Bruins defeating the Islanders by a score of 3-1. On the soccer, scene Far- mingdale had a rough weekend. The junior team lost 5-0 on a bonechilling day and also the Intermediate team lost 5-1. It was left to the Senior team to uphold the colors of the Farmingdale Wolverines. Upholding the spirit of the Wolverines was the least of their worries. Coming off a tough loss against a rough Hicksville team, they now found themselves on the road against Ronkonkoma Sunday afternoon. Anyone who was outdoors knows, how windy and cold it was, so try and imagine if you will, being on an open field, running around in a T shirt and a pair of shorts, or for that matter being a spectator. William Parris scored the initial goal for Farmingdale and that was soon followed by a Ronkonkoma score. A tie game was not in Farmingdales plans. Rickey Jones scored for Far- mingdale on £ beautiful pass from Pat Murray.\ The defense held the opposition in check for the remaining 7 minutes in the game and left the field in victory. Registration for over the Hill Gang softball league at Allen Park office, Mon. & Tues. Mar. 15 & 16, from 7-9 P.M.
