Date: Fri 01-Dec-1995

Publication: Bee

Author: TOMW

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Glorydays for December 1, 1995

This week in 1990

Local golfers Bob Snyder and John Andrews shot holes-in-one at Newtown Country

Club and Rock Ridge Country Club, using the same golf ball. Snyder aced the

par-3 eighth hole at NCC on Sunday and left the golf ball in his bag after

finishing his round. The next day, playing with Andrews at RRCC, Snyder lent

his buddy the ball for good luck on the par-3 fifth. Andrews followed with the

first ace of his young career as the magic yellow Pinnacle Gold 4 found the

cup in one, again.

This week in 1985

The Newtown High football team finished its season with a 24-0 rout of

Brookfield, ending the season at 5-4-1. Scott Trapp, Mike Johnson, and Rob

Leno all ran for touchdowns while Trapp kicked a field goal and three PATs.

Johnson rushed for 101 yards on ten carries in the game, Trapp ran for 74

yards on 12 carries, and John Pallas ran for 72 yards on 16 carries.

This week in 1980

After having lost to Immaculate 20-0 during the regular season, the heavy

underdog NHS football team returned the favor with a 21-0 whipping of IHS in

the WCC Championship game. Fifteen-year-old sophomore quarterback Lyle Wells

stepped in for injured starter Steve Teichert and guided the Indians to

victory. Newtown took a 7-0 first half lead on a four-yard Butch Mark TD run.

In the third quarter the Indians scored twice in a minute on a 17-yard TD pass

from Wells to Mark and a 29-yard interception return for a score by junior

linebacker Pete Weaver.

This week in 1975

The Newtown High girls' swim team finished its 10-4 season by placing third in

the Class M Sectionals. Fifteen members of coach Deanne LeBeau's squad

qualified to swim in the meet including Carol Cassidy, Wendy Wilson, Kelly

Sullivan, Ruth Cassidy, Lorraine Ross, Karen Sullivan, Martha Draper, Nancy

Smith, Melissa Guck, Pam Dickerson, Linda Polcyn, Kim Bocchino, Diane Novello,

Carrie Kerstein, and Kim Gay.

This week in 1970

Newtown High School senior quarterback Jason Stevens, and junior wideout,

Courtenay Hough, became the first athletes in NHS history to be named

All-State. Only eleven players in the entire state received such honors.

Stevens passed for 1,640 yards in only eight games, while Hough caught 35

passes for 831 yards and a league-leading 14 touchdowns.

This week in 1965

Lois Bally of the Newtown Junior Bowlers topped Bill Wildman's top score of

118 as she rolled a 119 to go with her string of 118 and 116 at the Newtown

Alleys. Other top scorers that week included Bill Reilly (104), Fred DeClement

(99), Sharon Bailey (99), Bill Parker (94), Gary Grubisa (92), Kathy Hanifin

(91), and Debbie Beardsley (89).

This week in 1960

The NHS boys' varsity basketball team was selected and got a late start

because nearly the entire team had been competing in the state soccer

tournament. This year's team would consist of Jim Tenney, Richard Farrell,

Roger Fazzino, John Norwell, Ron Beardsley, Bruce Herring, Dan Lawlor, Dave

Stickles, Rob Wilkes, and Rich Sperling. Newtown was to open at home against

Bethel on December 2.

This week in 1955

Newtown High boys' varsity basketball coach Harold DeGroat tabbed his five

starters for the team's upcoming season opener with New Milford. Bob Benton

would start at center for the Indians, Dick Maye and Dave Carmody at forwards,

and Bob Ryan and Hugh Brodie in the backcourt. Other NHS players vying for

playing time were Joe Kealey, Ed Thomas, George Kerr, George Geckle, Ralph

Jensen, Jack Qubick, Dick Seman, Cliff Beers, and Cliff Richardson.