Date: Fri 30-Jun-1995
Date: Fri 30-Jun-1995
Publication: Bee
Author: KIMH
Quick Words:
Coaching-Records
Full Text:
NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
COACHING RECORDS
Basketball
Boys'
Harold DeGroat Louis DePaul John Russo Gerry Doyon
Year Record Year Record Year Record Year Record
1944-45 9- 6 1958-59 9-10 1967-68 x-x 1971-72 x-x
1945-46 7- 9 1959-60 6-13 HVSL 1968-69 x-x 1972-73 x-x
1946-47 6- 6 1960-61 12-6 WCC 1969-70 x-x Career xx-xx
1947-48 12- 0 1961-62 4-13 Career xx-xx
1948-49 5- 5 1962-63 8-9
1949-50 3- 9 1963-64 3-14
1950-51 5- 6 1964-65 9-9
1951-52 6- 6 1965-66 10-10
1952-53 7- 6 1966-67 5-13
1953-54 5- 10 Career 66-97
1954-55 7- 9
1955-56 6- 9
1956-57 2-14
1957-58 2-14
Career 78-106
Kevin O'Sullivan
Year Record
1975-76 8-10
1976-77 15- 8
1977-78 13- 9
1978-79 18- 5
1979-80 17- 5
1980-81 16- 4
1981-82 11-10
1982-83 6-12
1983-84 8-11
1984-85 8-12
1985-86 11- 8
1986-87 8-11
1987-88 7-12
1988-89 18- 6
1989-90 10- 9
1990-91 11- 9
1991-92 1-19
1992-93 12- 9
1993-94 13-10
1994-95 19- 4
Totals 230-183
Girls'
Greg Simon/TK Owen Gallagher Joe Fazio
Year Record Year Record Year Record
1992-93 12-10 1986-87 9-11 1980-81 4-12
1993-94 17- 5 1987-88 16- 7 1981-82 11- 8
1994-95 15- 7 1988-89 17- 9 1982-83 9-10
Total 44-22 1989-90 9-10 1983-84 6-12
1990-91 8-12 1984-85 6-13
1991-92 13-8 1985-86 4-15
Total 72-57 Total 40-70
WCC Champions - The boys' team has twice won the conference, and the girls'
team has never. Finished runner-up in 88-89. In 1988-89, Owen Gallagher was
named WCC Coach of the Year as his team finished runner up to Immculate in the
WCC final and advanced all the way to the Class LL semifinals before losing in
triple-OT to eventual state champion, Southington.
Soccer
Boys' Girls'
Bob Sveda Bob Sveda
Year Record Year Record
1971 10-2 (WCC champ) 1984 13-3 (WCC champ)
1972 xx-x (WCC champ) 1985 13-3 (WCC champ)
1973 xx-x 1986 16-1 (WCC champ)
1974 10-1-1 (WCC champ) 1987 16-3 (WCC runner up)
1975 xx-x Total 58-10
1976 xx-x
1977 13-2-1 Klaus Ertl
1978 7-6-2 Year Record
Total xx-xx-x 1988 15-2-0 (WCC runner up to Weston)
Dave Clark Pete Fedorov
Year Record Year Record
1979 8-8-0 1989 12-4-0 (WCC runner up to Weston)
1980 6-8-2 1990 12-6-1 (WCC champ over Weston)
Ttls 14-16-2 1991 14-3-1 (WCC runner up to Brkfld)
1992 14-4-0 (WCC champ over Brkfld)
1993 12-4-2 (WCC co-champ w Weston)
Larry Ashmore 1994 11-5-1 (WCC runner-up to Weston)
Year Record Total 75-26-5
1981 7-8-1
1982 12-5-1
1983 9-7-2
1984 10-4-1
1985 15-4-0
1986 15-4-1 (Class L runner-up)
1987 14-4-0
1988 13-3-0
1989 16-2-0 (WCC runner up to Barlow)
1990 20-1-0 (WCC and State Champs)
1991 6-6-5
1992 11-5-3
1993 15-5-2 (WCC co-champ w Barlow, Class L runner-up)
1994 8-7-1
Ttl 171-65-17
Football
Pete Kohut Zyg Olbrys Bob Zito
Year Record Year Record Year Record
1966 1-4-1 1988 3-7-0 1990 10-1-0 (Class M Champs)
1967 2-6-0 1989 4-6-0 1991 11-1-0 (WCC Champ, M runner-up)
1968 4-4-0 Ttls 7-13-0 1992 12-0-0 (WCC & Class M Champs)
1969 6-2-0 1993 7-3-0
1970 8-0-0 (WCC Champs) 1994 7-4-0
1971 5-4-0 Ttls 47-9-0
1972 7-1-0 (WCC Champs)
1973 8-0-0 (WCC Champs)
1974 5-3-0
1975 9-0-0 (WCC Champs)
1976 8-1-0 (WCC Champs)
1977 7-1-1
1978 8-1-1 (WCC Champs, State runner up)
1979 6-2-1
1980 9-2-1 (WCC Champs, State runner up)
1981 10-1-0 (WCC & Class M Champs)
1982 4-5-0
1983 7-3-0
1984 6-2-1
1985 5-4-1
1986 7-2-0
1987 3-7-0
Total 135-55-7
Girls' Swimming
Deann Lebeau
128-41.
(Girls' Track/Field) 121-32.
Pomperaug Field Hockey under Linda Dirga
1985: 14-4-0
1986: 10-3-5 (WCC co-champ w NM)
1987: 15-2-0 (WCC champs)
1988: 17-2-0 (WCC champs, Class M runner up)
1989: 15-1-3 (Class M co-champs)
1990: 14-2-3 (WCC runner up, Class M runner up)
1991: 14-2-1 (WCC runner up)
1992: 15-2-2 (WCC co-champ w JB)
1993: 16-1-2
1994: 16-1-1
Ttl 114-18-14 (.821 pct)
Boys' Lacrosse
Scott Stampp
1995: 10-7 (CIAC Division II Semi-Finalist)
1994: 8-8
Tot. 18-15
Dave Matz
1993: 12-4 (B Division Runnersup)
1992: 12-7 (B Division Runnersup)
Tot. 24-11
James Walsh
1991: 9-8 (B Division Runnersup)
1990: 7-9
Tot. 16-17
Rich Allaire
1989: 3-11
1988: 4-12
Tot. 7-23
Softball
Bob Sveda Bob Zito
Year Record Year Record
1975 12-4 1993 9-10
1976 11-7 1994 15- 7
1977 14-5 (WCC champs) 1995 13- 9
1978 17-2 (WCC champs) Total 37-26
1979 16-4 (WCC champs)
1980 16-5
1981 12-7
1982 15-5 (WCC champs)
1983 14-5
1984 18-3
1985 15-6
1986 11-8
1987 18-3 (WCC champs)
1988 18-2 (WCC champs)
1989 21-2 (WCC champs)
1990 7-10
1991 6-13
1992 6-12
Totals 247-103
Note: Since the WCC final four tournament began in 1981, Sveda's team reached
the playoffs every year from 1981-1990.