Date: Mon 26-Jun-1995

Publication: Bee

Category: Spo

Author: KIMH

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Jack-Friel-Memorial

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Newtown Scholarship Tournament

Jack Friel Memorial

MONROE - It was unbearably hot and there was no chance of a cool breeze

turning up on any of the fairways, but nevertheless dozens of golfers turned

out for the annual Jack Friel Memorial Scholarship Tournament sponsored by the

Newtown Scholarship Association at Whitney Farms in Monroe.

More than $10,000 was raised from the fourth annual tournament, according to

co-chairmen Marie Sturdevant and William Lavery, with the money helping the

association to award more than $100,000 in scholarships this year.

Since 1937, the NSA had presented $1.2 million to more than 1,000 students.

There were also awards for those who golfed in the tournament.

The following is a list of the winners in different categories:

Closest to the Pin - Tom Jones and Bert Boyce.

Longest Drive - Tim Rahr.

Closest to the Line - Jan Powers.

Ladies Low Gross - B. McNamara, G. Brooks, P. Alford and J. Buzzi.

Ladies Second Low Gross - J. Crick, C. Watkin, S. Paulin, and L. Payne.

Ladies Low Net - Winslow, DeFranco, Previdi and Monson.

Ladies Second Low Net - Tendler, Mulvaney, House and Montlick.

Men's Low Gross - MadDonald, Rahr, Tendler and Bliss.

Men's Second Low Gross - Tendler, Dansdill, Schneider and Brookes (Newtown

High School team).

Men's Low Net - Ferrari, Filardi, Bulmer, and Kovacs.

Men's Second Low Net - Strasburger, Crick, Light, and Snow.

Mixed Foursome - White & White, Sage & Sage.

tony urban resigns

At the conclusion of the 1995 school year, last week, Tony Urban ended a

13-year run as head coach of the Newtown High School baseball team when he

tendered this official letter of resignation to NHS athletic director Bob

Zito.

Urban, who coached the game of baseball for the past 25 years, is spending the

summer in England and was unavailable for comment.

"He just said he was tired," said Zito. "He said that it was starting to take

too much time away from his teaching."

Urban took over as coach of the Indians in 1983, after a few years of coaching

the jayvee squad.

By 1985 Urban had built what would become a perennial Western Connecticut

Conference power going on to win WCC titles in 1985 and 1990 while finishing

runner-up in 1987, 1989, and 1993.

Urban's Indians compiled winning records in eight of his 13 years including

six-straight from 1985 through 90 in which the team played to a record of

82-43.

The coach's most successful teams were those conference-champion teams of 85

and 90. The 85 team went 17-6 overall, winning the WCC and advancing to the

Class L state championship game before finishing runner up to North Haven.

The team of 1990 was 17-4 overall, winning the conference but falling in the

first round of the state tournament.

Under coach Urban, the NHS baseball team has qualified for the state

tournament in all but three years, including ten of the last eleven.

In his 13 years as skipper, Urban compiled a career record of 148-113.

He was inducted last November into the Softball Hall of Fame for his exploits

on the playing field.

Urban's resignation will become official after being formally accepted by NHS

principal Bill Manfredonia and the Newtown Board of Education.

Little League results for 6/23

Majors Division

Hickey Septic 3, Castle Hill Cabinets 2: Matt Saunders took advantage of a

wild pitch and a throwing error as he scampered around the basepaths with the

winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jesse Weber had three hits and

Saunders two for the winners who were led on the mound by Ross Brier who

pitched three hitless innings of relief to pick up the victory. Pete

Stephenson pitched four solid innings, striking out ten, for CHC, whle David

Roodhuyzen reached base three times and scored both his team's runs.

Hickey Septic 9, Tendler Realtors 6: Mike Rigoli and Andrew Ko both had key

hits in a balanced offensive attack for the winners. Travis Barnes earned the

victory on the mound. Ross Halper banged out rthree hits and James Dellasala

reached base three times for Tendler.

Hickey Septic 5, Police Union 3: Collin Anderson was in command all the way

allowing only five hits and striking out seven. Anderson also combined with

Travis Barnes and Corey Galotta for the only Hickey hits. David Strong had a

double and two RBI for the Police, while Mark DeFeo and Gregg Burkhart pitched

well.

My Place Pizza 7, Castle Hill Cabinets 4: Kevin Carolan pitched six innings

and struck out eleven batters in earning the win. Peter Engel had a three-run

double for the winners while teammate Nathan Gaines went 3-for-3 and TJ

Barrett had a big RBI triple. Dave Roodhuyzen and Peter Stephenson both went

2-for-3 with a double and a triple for CHC. Stephenson also struck out 12

hitters in six innings on the mound.

Superstar Sports 12, Tendler 11: Mike Demar had four hits, Chris Lyddy had

three, and Jeff DiBenedetto and Mike Burns each had a pair as Superstar pulled

out a close one. Matt Favreau made a fine defensive play in the outfield for

the winners, who held on despite a seven-run Tendler sixth inning. Tom

Ramsdell was the offensive star of the day for Tenlder.

Lexington Gardens 8, Tendler 7: Chris Evans struck out the game's final batter

with the tying and winning run in scoring position. Evans also helped his own

cause at the plate as he and teammate Todd Palo both slammed out three hits.

David Rod and Chad Thomas both put forth stellar defensive efforts for

Lexington in the win as well. Jared Nathanson had two hits, and Matt Huisking

and Scott Kremenitzer both added extra base hits for Tendler.

Lexington Gardens 6, A&D Sports 1: Rich Petretti and Ryan Walker joined forces

to hold A&D to a single run. Offensively, David Rod had a key hit driving in

two runs in the fifth to put Lexington on top for good. Walker and Petretti

both had two hits for the winners as well. Trevor Seferi, Dan Bombaro, and

Andrew Smith all had hits for A&D, while shortstop Ryan Forestieri walled off

the gap between second and third base with a superb defensive effort.

My Place Pizza 15, Hickey Septic 9 : Torrence Lamb went 4-for-5 driving in six

runs and Andrew Beck, Kevin Carolan, John Wesley, and Kevin Johnstone all

turned in hot nights at the plate for the winners. Ross Brier went 3-for-3 and

Brendan Sherry had a pair of hits and two RBI for Hickey. Nick Savino made the

defensive play of the game with an over-the-shoulder catch in centerfield.

Newtown Hardware 3, Lexington Gardens 1: Chris Nossal and Ron Isler joined

forces to pitch an outstanding ballgame. Mike Terry slammed a single to plate

the tying and winning runs in the fifth inning. For Lexington, Rick Petretti

had two hits, and Tony Napoleone and Ryan Walker both reached base twice.

Newtown Hardware 15, Police Union 12: With the score tied 9-9 through seven

innings, the Police scored three times in the bottom of the eighth. But big

hits by Keith Neidig and Ron Isler, who both had three on the night, helped

Hardware post six runs in the top of the frame to win it. John Pantan had four

hits including two triples for the Police and Mark DeFeo added three hits.

Castle Hill Cabinets 16, Superstar Sports 8: Pete Stephenson went 4-for-4 with

three triples, and pitched three no-hit innings totalling eight strikeouts to

lead the winners. Matt LaPak completed the pitching chores and Alec Rosen

contributed to the offensive surplus with three hits. Chris Lyddy ripped a

home run for Superstar while Matt Favereau and Jeff Wolcott both had hot

nights at the plate as well.

Newtown Hardware 3, Ice Cream Shop 1: Hardware earned its 14th victory of the

season in its final regular season game as Chris Nossal and Tim Gordon teamed

up on the mound to limit ICS to one run. Matt Pachniuk had two hits to lead

the winners, while Dan Phillips and Rob Weiss each had two for ICS.

Minors Division

Greg Mayer and Eric Lance each had three hits, both banging home runs as

second-seeded Newtown Color Center defeated Pizza Villa 21-1 in the first

round of the Minors Division playoffs on Monday night, June 19. Lance, Mark

Schottinger, and Greg Meyer teamed up on the mound to allow only one run on

one hit while striking out 14. CJ Maurer, Nick Caruso, and Brian Wolf all

played well in defeat.

VFW Post-308 17, Newtown Insurance 3: The boys from VFW Post-308 pulled out a

big victory as Matthew Glander banged a grand slam home run and Chris Perry

put forth a strong defensive front. John Modzelewski earned the win on the

mound for VFW while Spencer D'Agostino, Jim Dietter, and Matt McFadden all

played well for the other side.

Newtown Color Center 18, Heise Dresser 2: Greg Mayer led NCC with four hits

while Ian Moran and Owen Beams chipped in with another five between them. Tim

Barrett led Heise with two hits including a monstrous triple.

Newtown Color Center 16, C&C Roofing 16: Ted Rocca and Leigh Buckens slammed

back-to-back triples as Dimitri's rallied from behind to tie the game. Joey

Unger, Dan Jura, and Colin Robertson each had two hits on the night while

Colin and Leigh drove in four RBI apiece.

Dimitri's 9, Tunes 2: Scott Jackson and Forest Robertson joined forces in a

well-pitched ballgame. Leigh Buckens tripled and doubled for the winning

offense while teammate Dan Jura added a triple and a single. Robby Krosky was

a defensive standout for Dimitri's. Matt Brown, Mike Easter, and David Wesley

played fine games for Tunes.

Dimitri's 15, Newtown Pools 1: Kent Anderson and Colin Robertson completed

three-hit nights with late-inning triples. Joey Unger had four hits in four at

bats while Ted Rocca and Weston Hawkins both contributed three hits. Mark

Walrath and Rich Gingras both provided sparkling efforts for the Pool men.

Newtown Cleaners 16, Eye Care Plus 4: Brian Smith and Jeff LaFlamme each hit a

triple and a home run to pace the winning attack. Ryan Kelley added three hits

to the cause while Pat Canavan and Jake Elias each added key hits as well.

Mike LaPerch, John Mascola, and Matt DeLuca all had fine games for ECP.

Newtown Cleaners 13, C&C Roofing 5: Jake Elias and Jeff LaFlamme each had

three hits to led the offensive charge for the winners. Charlie Fulkerson

chipped in with two hits while Adam Pennarola and Mike Sobo were defensive

stars. Matt Miller, Peter Meisel and Tom Ryan starred for C&C.

Duchess 14, Eye Care Plus 6: Mark Stephenson pitched a pair of shutout innings

to earn the victory as a slew of Duchess hitters put their bats on the ball

all night. Dan Maxwell hit a pair of doubles for the winners, Carlie Coates

had three RBI, Chris Villodas banged a home run, and Clay Brier and Billy

Beardsley each added key singles. ECP kept the game close for five innings

before Duchess exploded in the final frame to win it.

Duchess 6, Tunes 3: Tunes loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but

Joey Coates pitched out of a jam for the winners. At the plate for Duchess,

Patrcik Denicola had three RBI and Nick Kratch launched a triple, while Matt

Walowitz turned in a sparkling defensive effort at first base.