30 / March 7, 2015 SPORTS The Recorder, Amsterdam, N.Y. Basketball seasons wrap up; big scores in local bowling This week in 1985 ... The Germantown girls varsity basketball team posted its 16th straight win of the season and ended Northville’s bid for further Section II playoff competition when the Lady Clippers dumped the Lady Falcons, 60-45 to win the Section II Class D championship. Sue Heath was the only Northville player in double figures with 18 points. Northville finished with a 20-2 record. Northville entered the title game after routing Warrensburg 55-32. Laurie Loveless led the Lady Falcons with 16 points while Sonja Vollersten had 15 and Heath added 14. • Kathy Kaczkowski scored 14 points to lead Draper to a 50-40 victory over Fort Plain in a Section II Class C girls semifinal game at Schalmont. Fort Plain struggled early on, connecting on just 5-of-26 shots from the field in the first half. Ellen Wheeler led Fort Plain with 13 points and Mickey Martin chipped in with 11 points. • Two members of the Amsterdam girls basketball team received votes in the balloting for Big 10 All-Stars. The local girls were Sandy DeMatteo and Andrea Barczak. • A sizzling 909 and a pair of 700 scores highlighted local bowling action. Jim Hillman Sr. of Imperial Pro Shop Classic League at Imperial Lanes rolled a four-game total of 909. Hillman led off with a 236 game, rolled another 236 in his second outing, a 200 in the third and a 237 finale. Ed Magila, a veteran kegler who rolled in the Senior Citizens loop at Imperial, hit one of the highest triples ever recorded in the circuit, a 707 to set the pace for the men in three games. Magila opened with a 194, then came back with a 278 and closed with a 235. Tim O’Brien of the Valley League at THIS WEEK IN AREA SPORTS HISTORY Imperial was just three pins off the pace, recording a 704 series. • The Bishop Scully junior varsity basketball team experienced a successful season winning the Tri-Valley League Southern Division championship. Coach Rick Cetnar’s club compiled a 142 league mark and 18-2 record in all competition. John Iarusso topped the scoring mark with 238 points (12.0 mark) while Tim Braun and A.J. Johnson followed at 220 (11.0) and 126 (10.0) respectively. Sean Laurilla had 174 points (9.0 avg.). In rebounds, Braun led the way hauling in 100 and Iarusso was right behind with 99. Laurilla had 83 assists and Tom Stanavich added 51. This week in 1975 ... • With freshman Bob Wood providing 32 of the points in his finest effort, Galway Central of the Tri-Valley League eliminated Lake George, 79-52 to earn a spot in the Section II Class D semifinals. Keith Wilkins and Mike Sivik contributed to the win with 12 and 10 points, respectively and Earl Chase finished with nine points. • Dan Dicaterino’s two foul shots with 10 seconds remaining gave Dajim’s a 73-71 victory over Ray’s Place assuring Dajim’s at least a tie for the title in Over-30 action at Tecler School. Fritz Showers scored 32 points and Rich Andrus 24 for Dajim’s. Wayne Pooler scored 24 points and Frank Bochniak and Jim Dietrich added 16 and 14 points, respectively. • Mt. Carmel of Amsterdam won a pair of games to advance to the semifinals of the Fulton County CYO basketball tournament at the Gloversville YMCA. Danny Kadyszewski of Mt. Carmel netted 24 points and Bob Carnevale added 14 to pace Mt. Carmel. In the quarterfinals, Tom Roginski scored 35 points and Paul Cisek 12 for Mt. Carmel. • The name Eddie McGaffin keeps cropping up in youth bowling circles. The seven-year-old bowler second grader at Woodrow Wilson School tallied a 450 series on games of 160, 169 and 121 in the Windmill Bantams. Eddie is the son of Bill and Mary Jane McGaffin. • Bobby Stewart’s prowess and ability was getting around over Boston way. He and his manager Matt Baranski had another frustrating experience when Paul (Preachy) Davis, a local favorite, pulled out of a scheduled six-rounder at Brockton, Mass. No reason was given why Davis didn’t want to fight Stewart. Stewart, 6-1, since turning pro the prior spring, gave Davis a trouncing and took a unanimous decision in the previous meeting. Stewart, ranked in the top-20 Northeastern zone light heavyweights, was set to fight next on St. Patrick’s Day in Boston. • Joey Hage, a former Amsterdam High School standout and 1973 Recorder Player of the Year earned a berth on the Southern Illinois baseball varsity. • Perth girls basketball squad rallied to defeat Tri-Valley foe Broadalbin, 32-20. • Bob Kowalski rolled a 678 on games of 241, 222 and 213 to highlight bowling action. This week 1965 ... • Brian Mee was selected varsity baseball coach at Broadalbin Central School. Mike Twardzik, who coached the varsity in 1964, took over the junior varsity coaching post. Mee, a former Chicago Cubs farmhand and outstanding area catcher and manager in the Twilight League, also was named head football coach at Broadalbin. Tony Fabozzi remained as head basketball coach. • Amsterdam’s Gary Blongiewicz wound up his Colgate season in impressive fashion, hitting for 18 points in a 76-74 loss to Rochester. The big finale boosted Blongiewicz’s season scoring average to 6.9 points per game. • Harry Mosher of Northville, a senior at Hartwick College, was named Most Valuable Player in the two-day NCAA Small College basketball tournament at Syracuse. He combined for to score 58 points in two games. • Chuck Lusso, of the Tribes Hill Merchants, rolled a 679 to highlight bowling action for the week. • Richard Sponable was named the new chairman of the Municipal Golf Commission which set April 3 as the tentative opening date of the city-owned Muni golf links. Sponable was named to succeed Chester A. Peters at the spring meeting. Winfred Brown was elected vice chairman, Joseph Riley was named chairman of the Greens committee and Mario Villa, head of the house committee. • The “Cinderella” Softball League for girls 8-12 years of age was set begin its first season of play in the spring, according to a joint announcement made by the Prep Baseball League, which sponsored the new circuit, and the Recreation Department, under whose jurisdiction, the youngsters played Filling a long-existing void on the local sports scene, the new circuit was the brainchild of a trio of mothers, Vera Januszewski, Nadia Tuman and Theresa Scialabba and its formation met with the immediate approval of Recreation Director Michael A. Valerio and the Prep Baseball League which decided to act as a sponsor. — Compiled by Paul Antonelli Area auto racing events help to cure the wintertime blues By THOMAS COUGHLIN For The Recorder The Associated Press Rory McIlroy watches his shot on the sixth fairway Friday during the second round of the Cadillac Championship in Doral, Fla. Holmes leads at Doral; McIlroy loses cool DORAL, Fla. (AP) — J.B. Holmes kept his lead. Rory McIlroy lost his cool. Holmes was 11 shots worse than his tournament record-tying 62, finishing with a tee shot in the water and a double bogey on the 18th hole Friday for a 1over 73. That still was enough to take a two-shot lead over Ryan Moore (71) into the weekend at the Cadillac Championship. McIlroy made the wrong kind of splash at Trump National Doral — first with a shot, then with his club. On a wild afternoon of eagles, birdies and big numbers at every turn, McIlroy produced the biggest highlight when he pulled his 3-iron into the water on the par-5 eighth, and then heaved the club some 50 yards into the middle of the lake. “Felt good at the time,” McIlroy said. “Look, I just let frustration get the better of me.” McIlroy managed to salvage a bogey, made three birdies on the back nine and shot a 2-under 70 to stay in the hunt at this World Golf Championship. He was still eight shots behind Holmes, though the Blue Monster is a tough course for anyone to protect a lead. And it didn’t take much to get into trouble. Holmes began the second round with a 360-yard drive and a 6-iron onto the green at the par 5. It rolled into the water, and he made his first bogey of the tournament. His approach on the third hole came up just enough short to go into the water for another bogey. And his tee shot on the 18th was pulled just enough for another splash. He at least countered with five birdies to stay in the lead. Holmes was at 9-under 135. He was more irritated by the bogey on No. 1 than the double bogey at the end of his round, and what set him off was a reminder than he thought the old Blue Monster was too easy for a World Golf Championship. “There’s a difference between easy and hitting two perfect shots and the ball going in the water,” Holmes said. “That’s a joke. I hit a 6-iron straight up in the air, it landed 3 feet off the left of the green and 5 feet on it and it goes in the water on the right side of the green. That’s not hard. That’s stupid. That’s unfair.” Even though the Glen Ridge Motorsports Park and Fonda Speedway may be covered with three feet of snow and have a threefoot frost line, technically the racing season is less than a month away. With that being said, fans of all levels are looking for some relief after this record-breaking winter. That relief is here as today kicks off a very busy schedule of activities. The New York State Stock Car Association will be holding its seventh annual NYSSCA Nationals at K1 Speed-Indoor GoKart Racing. The race course is a road course lay out using electric karts located in the Crossgates Commons near the Wal-Mart at 161 Washington Ave. in Albany. Sign ups will begin at 10 a.m. with racing scheduled to start at 11. The $49 per person event includes time trials, heat races, and a feature event for qualified racers. The proceeds from this event will help support the injured member fund. Cash prizes and trophies will be awarded for the top three finishers and fastest time trialer. Naturally, there have been some challenges laid down between the local tracks, so grab your helmet and come join in the fun and support a great organization at the same time. Later today, Ivan Joslin and his 602 Sportsman race team will hold their racing benefit in Cobleskill from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Cobleskill Elks Lodge No. 2040 at 152 Legion Drive. Event cost is $15 for the spaghetti dinner and dance and $10 without the dinner. There will be a DJ and they have been adding items daily to the silent auction and there will also be a 50/50 raffle. Only a stone’s throw away, Bobby Vedder’s Modified team and The County Line Rebels Band with be holding their 25th annual preseason dance to shake off the winter blues at the Caverns Palace (formally Boreali’s) on Route 7 in Howe’s Cave. Their dance and party will go from 8 pm. until midnight, with a big Chinese auction and raffles. Entry fee is only $5 per person and there will be burger and appetizer specials all evening, along with special deals on Vedder racing shirts, mugs and decals. Tuesday, the NYSSCA will conduct its monthly meeting, the first one since the racing season began in Florida and maybe the last one before the local tracks kick off their season. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Boulevard Bowl on Erie Boulevard in Schenectady. The meeting is open to everyone and is a great way to become involved in supporting and promoting auto racing. Pizza, soda and coffee will be served. Thursday, the North East Stock Car Old Timers will conduct their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Pine Ridge Estates on Route 9W in Selkirk. NESCOT is another fine organization that is dedicated to preserving the history of auto racing and supporting today’s competitors. A sure sign of spring is the annual Fonda Speedway car show held at the Rotterdam Mall, which this year runs from March 13 to March 15. This is a great opportunity to cure that cabin fever or make it worse, if we get a late start to the season. This year’s event is looking to be as big and exciting as usual as race teams display the pride and joy they have put into their cars.
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