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a S CD S o tu Q E tu Q tu I h- I Sporttn' Devils byF u /h r M M iM ,It's almost back to \business as usual' here, with the winter inter scholastic sports season getting under way, slowly but surely. One of the \big” sports we've been awaiiing...the one that many would consider the major attention-getter this time of year...is varsity boys’ basketball. Aware of the fact that basketball doesn't shift into high gear until after the Christmas break, and the'holiday tournaments during Hut period, we still want r* LEAGUE BOWLING ty ffoland Hope AH our bowlers niust have been Langdon and a 532. senes wUn a getting into the season’s spirit 202 game by Rolf Windhom^ to see something of the team...to “get a line\ on what, whete and how that team is going this 198]- 82 season. Well, the first report on Boys* arsity Basketball isn’t that good. Freeport’s hoopsters traveled to Farmingdale on December 16 for' their season opener, and came away 84-73 losers to a very tough opponent. On the “ plus” side of the game was the spectacular debut of Freeport junior Anthony Jones'- Jones scored 26 points, hitting on 13 of his 19 shots^^and led the Red Devils in rebounds by pulling ^w n 10 off the back- boards. Right behind Jones was Louis Anderson, who scored 17 points and accounted' for eight rebounds. Eugene Fuller, point guard, had a perfect game, hitting 4-for-4 from the floor. Getting off to a cold start, Freeport trailed Farmingdale by *24 points midway through the game. However hustle and determination enabled them to close that gap to nine points, at 75-66. which was the closest the Devils were able to get to the lead. Freeport goes to Hempstead on Wednesday. December 30. to second in the annual Sprig Gardner VVrestling Tournament over the weekend. Sachem High School won the team champion ship. Freeport's Mike Franklin not only won his weight class championship but also was voted the Most Outstanding Wrestler for the tournament. Andre Cox won another championship and was presented with a trophy for the most number of pins in the shortest time ' ^riod. Other Freeport winners includted Andy Boyd and Sam Boone. The Freeport Winter Track team’s mile relay team of Earl Gamble. Lovell Riddle, Biyon Daily and Vic Mooney turned in a 3:52.28 time. The 2-mile relay team of James Bessel. Steven Barry. Tim Carroll and James Miller were timed at 9:52.79. Paced by Tom O’Brien and Dave McAndrews. Freeport’s varsity Swim team defeated Herricks. 90-58. O’Brien won the lOO-yard Butterfly in 1:02.4 and the lOO-yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:08.7. McAndrews won the Diving event with a total score of 77,65. O’Brien’s victory in the Butterfly, coupled with Kieran Molloy’s second place finish. HONORED. Debbie Dantes, ot Freeport’s Girls' Basketball team was selected for the All- Tournament team at the annual Hempstead Tip-off Tournament.. fast week (Dec. 16) because’the In the other match of the night’s results didn’t provide the. evening, the second place New usual number of changes in cither Racoons'edged closer to first league. The Parishioners leagu^—place by besting the, last place only had. two changes? In positio^ Owls, 7-4. For the victors, Joe and the Fellowship league settled ' Exzo rolled a 532 series while Les for just five. So, let’s find out just Endo led the losers with a S13 what did happen. PARISHIONERS LEAGUE The biggest item as a result of lastywcek’s bowUiw, was the settnig of a new Reason Team High Game. The Rams, who lost their match, and dropped ^'^\^FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE The league-leading first place Hawks and second place Falcons, who are separated by just, one point and are fifteen points ahead of the third place Eagles, took a from fifth to sixth place, set the . step back towards the rest of fhe new high for this season with a ' pack last week. All three teanu BIG BEGINNING. Anthony Jones scored ,26 points In Freeport’s varsity Basketball opener against Farmingdale. F.H.S.5wim Team Now Co-Ed play a non-league, 1:30 pm game gave Freeport the lead, Freeport against the 1980-81 Oass “ A” then fell behind in the score until champions. ^ O’Brien once again won. in the The Red Devil varsity Breaststroke, giving Freeport the Wrestling team finished a strong lead. FREEPORT - The co-ed Freeport High School Swim Team has competed in three meets to date. The team, which combined ^ r l s and boys back on November 23. is one of the few' co-ed teams (PoQl- on Page 16) If5 Nof Too Lafe To Give f— e ' As A Gift. Yourself! ------------------------------------- • - ■ f e ' N f READ THE LgADei FOR • Village hews ' ^ • Mews ol Clubs • School News *News of People • Recreation News •News of Events ...A/IORE NEWS of this community then in any other publication 15 Months for the cost of 1 year (13 weeks FREE) - only $850 30 Months for the cost of 2 years (26 weeks FREE) - only $1250 Outside 0 / Hassau County — 15 months - only *10.00 THELEADEB It Keeps \Giving\ 52 Weeks A Tear! We send a Gift Cord ■I your name P.O. Box 312 Freeport. N.Y 11520 I am enclosing * O 2 ykar subscription to THE LEADER. Special Otter applies to Nassau County only.) tor a Q 1 year. le a d e r . (This Name ___ Address. Phone __ Mail The Coupon Todoy! Offar Expires Dec 3J. t9S1 963...which is five points better than the previous high set by the Wolves*. Pete Anglim. of. the Panthers, took both High Game (a 266) and High Series* (^9) for the evening, and at the. same time earned himself admission into the ” 225 Club.” The Panthers remained at the top of the heap even though they lost their match, 7-4. to the sixth place Wolves, who moved up to the fifth place spot vacated by the Rams. For the victorious Wolves, Al Butterfield had games of 205 and 208 in a 585 series. The losing league-leaders, in addition to Pete Anglim’s high s^rcs. had a - 523 series by Bob Linz and Pat Gtlmour’s 503 series. In the only shut-out of the ■ night, the seventh place Jaguars defeated the third place Tigers, 11-0. Joe Bonacora helped the winners with a 209 game and 540 series while his teammate. Tom Ba^alone topped everyone in the match with a 216 game and 563 series. The losers received a 535 • series from Ernest Porter, a 512 series from John Dauro and a 510, series by Roger Herrmann. The fourth place Eagles topped the Rams by a 7-4 score to drop the losers one peg X q sixth place even while they were setting that new Team High Game. Richard Olson's 201 game in a 542 series; and Chuck Miguel’s 215 in a 540 series were (top scores for the winners. The Rams got a 547 series from Many Aurigemma, a 203 game and 542 series by Pete Bivona. a 208^^539 by Rocky suffered shut-out losses to their competitors. The Hawks took dn the Bobcats and the Bobcats were 11-0 victors over the current league leaders. Don Houghton of the Bobcats rolled an impressive 212-507 to pace his team. Don Navin of the Hawks bowled his'third over-225 game, a 230, to go with his 559 series, to keep the Hawks close throughout the evening. The Lions, who have been in a mild slump lately, broke out with a big 11-0. win over the second place Falcons. Tom Pomerico’s 504 series led the Lions, who moved back into contention, only six points olf the pace and up two notches in the standings to third. The Orioles held on to fourth place with an 8-3 victory over the Vultures. The Orioles are two points behind the third place Lions in the once-again-tight first division. *The surprising Rams continue to work their way back up in the Standings again, this time with an 11-0 victory over the-Eagles. The Rams have moved up four places to sixth over the last three weeks. The*eleventh place Birds have found their winning ways lately, taking an 8-3 victory from the Bears. Bob Notheis kept the sixth place Bears in contention with a 204-509 for the night’s actiom The tenth place Habs took a 6-5 decision from the cellar-dwelling Thundefbirds. Dan Sagehom’s 517 series was not enough to insure a victory for the Thunder- birds; : Comnuinity Bowling Holiday Tourney (scratch) and Mike Levine and Christian Stanich 482 (handi cap). Winners in the Junior Division were Mike and Mark Alkins. with a '525 score (scratch), and Ralph Franco and Mike Pasternack. iCont on ps'-o 15) FREEPORT - The first half of the Freeport Community Bowling Program's 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary season ended with a holiday scotch doubles touma- mem held at Baldwin Pro Bowl. In the Bantam Division Lorie Duffey and Terri Barbaro bow led I M erry. 195 Woodcleft Aw • Freeport • 378-0510 c ( c li ( ( c t ( xsa»a*gxH * a * s * a M e B ]B a * S toE c s * a » 3 a » $ iB a jesaK g * flja3B a iei
