Date: Fri 19-Jul-1996

Publication: Bee

Author: TOMW

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Glorydays-July-19-96

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Glorydays - July 19, 1996

This week in 1991

The Newtown Babe Ruth Prep Division All-Star team scored eight runs in the

fourth inning behind three walks and hits by Rich Rekos, Don Seeley, Paul

Drap, and Mike Finney, and a three-run double by Matt Zavatsky as they rallied

to defeat Bethel 14-7 in the District 4 Championship game. Bethel had taken a

7-3 lead through two innings before the Newtown rally. Chris Hayward pitched

the last four innings, shutting Bethel out on only two hits. Rekos and

Zavatsky each had three hits in the game for Newtown, while Hayward, Finney,

and Mike Lancaster all added two.

This week in 1986

Newtown's Kip Bowers, 28, shot a 5-under-par 63 to win his semifinal matchup

against Walt Gebert and then went on to defeat Bob Melvin 3-and-2 in the

36-hole final round to earn his fourth Newtown Country Club Men's Club

Championship title. During early-round action, Bowers shot the first

hole-in-one of his career with a 3-iron on the par-4 fourth hole. Bowers had

also won NCC club championships in 1979, 83, and 84.

This week in 1981

Rob Constant slammed a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh

inning lifting the Newtown Little League's Majors Division All-Stars to a 3-2

win over Wolcott in the championship game of the New Milford Invitational

Tournament. The Newtown team, coached by Ray Craven, won six-straight games to

capture the tournament crown behind the high-powered bats of Dave Barrows,

Reilly Walker, Kris Svensson, and Constant.

This week in 1976

Richie Cavanaugh blasted a two-run homer in the first inning that travelled

the length of two ballfields and Steve Kordish pitched a masterpiece as the

Newtown Little League's Seniors Division All-Stars defeated Bridgeport North

End, 5-3 in the District Tournament opener. Other Newtown All-Star included

Tom and Steve Paoletti, Mike Eisenbach, Happy Costa, Rusty Williams, Chuck

Guck, Mike Wlasuk, Gary Andrews, Mike Basso, George Oberstadt, Larry Stevens,

Ed Marks, and Barry Falconer.

This week in 1971

A new course record was set at Newtown Country Club when Mike Hoitko, many

times the men's club champion there, toured the 18 holes in a par-shattering

63 strokes. On the following day, Hoitko shot 65.

This week in 1966

The Newtown Little League's Seniors Division All-Stars were selected and will

begin play this week against Norwich. The team, coached by Henry Jacoby and

James Osborne, consists of; Mike Hoffman, Bob Saren, Jeff Robertson, Andy

Treffs, Mike Osborne, Dave Bennett, Ed Hogenauer, Mike Grubisa, Marc Lory,

Chris Leise, Dave Kayfus, Bill Schierloh, Ed Sullivan, Mark Reilly, and Ed

Walker.