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Page St THE MONTCLAIR TIMES (N THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1983 IC Gridders To Play Five At Home Including Thanksgiving Clash Locals Tee-Off Today In MGA Championship i i haw il spearheaded by veteran center Nick Terhzzi and tackle Paul Theobald, along with some talented, defensive holdovers including tackle Merlin Hackett, safety Myron Hackett and monstor back Kevin Williams. IC, which lost only to Mendham and Glen Ridge in the CHC in 1982, will, -play four 'games, on the road in 1983, including trips to Mendhan. Oct. 8V Bernards, Oct. 15, Moun-tain Lakes, Oct, 29, and Chatham Borough, Nov.

12. After a one-year -lay-off from Turkey Day competition, the Lions returned to the annual Thanksgiving Day clash with a game at Glen Ridge last season, The Ridgers and Lions had met previously during the regular season. Our Lady of the Valley High School in Orange closed its doors in June of 1981 'it marked the end of, a traditional Turkey Day battle with IC. The Lions closed I a I a't -Conception's football team will bfj playing five home games this coming season including a Thanksgiving Day clash with arch-nval Glen Ridge. Coach Lou Racioppe's Lions will open, the 1983 season, Saturday, Sept.

24th, hosting Bayley-Kl-lard of Madison in a 1:30 P.M kickoff at the IC Field. All nine games for the Lions are in thej Colonial Hills Conference. Beginning their second -year in "the CHC. IC will be severely pressed to equal last year's 7-3 i which included an appearance in the North' Parochial finals Racioppe's gridders lost most of their backs and i receivers to graduation including quarterback Pat Sweeney; running backs Pete Nigro, Dan Koebel and Mike Benfante and ends Mike Hackett and Ronnie Racioppe will be counting on a strong cast of lineman. 'championship via the sec- tional qualifying rounds, which trimmed the original entry of 448 'contestants down to 50 available places.

The re- maining 10 players were granted qualifying exemptions by the MGA. Among i them are five former champioons, including Jim Fisher (1966), John Baldwin (1967), Howard Pierson (1980), Peter Van Ingen (1981) and George Zahringer (1982). "The long-hitting Zahringer, who has been a dominant figure in amateur golf in this are for several years, will be defending his 1982 victory and looking for an unprecedented fourth Player-of-the Year title. Tomorrow's match play will include 16 players in. the morning round and eight in the afternoon.

Four skilled: and lucky-golfers will advance to Saturday's semifinals. The finals between the remaining two players will in-. elude 36 holes, their season early in 1981 without a Thanksgiving Day opponent scheduled. -Glen Ridge is certainly the ideal choice for a Turkey Day clash with IC and local fans will be treated to annual battle this Nov. 24th at, the IC Field on Orange(Road.

The schedule Sept. 24. Bayley-EUard, 1:3. 1 Oct. 1.

Chttham Township. Oct. I. at Mendham. Oct IS.

Bernards, 1:30: Oct. 22. Cedar Grove, Oct. 2, at Mountain Lakes. 1:29.

tiw. Whippany Park. 1:30: Nov. a. at Chatham Borough.

1:30: Nov. Glen, Kide, HAM. Health Group rTo Fete Owner New Jersey Devils hock-. ey Itam owner John McMullen of Montclair will be honored during the 14th annual Ballarena Of the Mental Health Association of i Essex County, Saturday 'evening, Oct. 8th, at the 'Byrne Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford.

For further information, contact the Mental-Health Association' at 424 Main East Orange, 07018. VerolK's Doug Lucci and Montclair Golf Club, fellow member Ed Nelson along" with-Jack Ferraro and Dave Sanok of Upper Montclair Country Club will be teeing off today in the first round of the 81st Metropolitan Golf Associa- tion Amateur Cham-pionships at the' Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. Lucci and company will be trying to be near the top of the low round charts by Sunday's final round. Lucci, Ferraro and Sanok all have qualifying scores of 75. Nelson's best is a 77.

New Jersey's qualifying rounds were played at the Crestmont Country Club in West Orange, July Lucci shot a consistent 37-. 38-75 While Ferraro and Sanok both shot 39-36-75. The three local men were in a select i'md of 13 out of 111 who 1naiif ied for spots ln the MET championships. Nelson shot a 39-38-77 in the sectional qualifying at Glen Head Country Club In Glen Head, Long Island. Lucci, Nelson, Sanok and Ferraro are part of a select field of 60 golfers' HALL OF FAMER.

Dr. John Redd, center, founder of the Upward Bound program at Montclair State College and St. Peter' College, receives the Lincoln High School Hall of Fame award. Vfith Dr. Redd, a Verona resident are Warren Nelson, a junior at Lincoln, and Maria Marlines, Assistant director of Upward Bound.

The program, founded by Dr. Redd 18 years ago, is designed to assist disadvantaged high school students in gaining college admission or post-secondary training. Phoenix Represented In Garden State Games JUST NAMED-Former Montclair State College ace backcourt player Fred Hill Jr. of Verona has been named as an assistant coach under John Carpenter at Rider Col-' lege, it was announced this week. Hill, the son of MSC head football and baseball Fred Hill, led the Indians to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals his senior year in 1981.

Last year he served as an assistant coach under bis uncle, Brian Hill, at Lehigh University. Brian has moved on to become an assistant at Penn State- state funds has been allocated to get the games started. On Thursday, July -28, a ceremonial torch used during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid was ignited at the Statehouse in- Trenton to mark the start of these first Garden State Games. The games will conclude in September when the-champions of the various competitions will be invited to Trenton to be in-troduced to the Legislature. peted with the 11-12 girls free and medley relays.

DelGuercio was a finalist in the 10 and under 100 and 200 free and 100 butterfly events All finalists were awarded Garden State tee shirts. Patterned after New York's Empire State Games, the Garden State Games are being held in a. wide variety of sports at various locations throughout the state as Olympic development competition. $100,000 in i competing at Sleepy Hollow Country Club today through Sunday. Today first teg of the championship consists of 36 holes at stroke play.

The Jow 16 scores will advance to the match play segment ri ci ri i which will be played over KeidingerS (JuUblug Glen Ridge the next three days. All hut 1A fit lh pnntM bod mann aiso mi a rouna tripper for Micro. Glen Telzoff homered for Iraci. The "Montclair K's upset the CB.D.'s, 9-5. Bonelli Insurance was extended nine innings before edging the Pilgrim State Bank Therapists, 4-3.

1 Hera CBU'I Iraa I'M RHkl Kf Bamdl PUgnm tants in the final field earned their places in the Berra's Bucs Remain First Montclair's Dale Berra singled twice and drove in a run as part of a 16-hit attack as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed' the Philadelphia Phillies, 104, Tuesday night in Pit- Isburgh. The Pirates remained in first place in the National League East with a SMI record, one and one-half games ahead of the Phils going into last night's ac-. tion. Softball Clonic Seekg reams Wvaes Second' Annual Tournament. Aug.

13-14 at Woodman Field, is seeking trams. There is' a $100 en- try fee per team which must supply its own inaur-i ance. The entry deadline is Aug. 10th. Make checks payable to: Ray C'Jirtmale, 17 Hathaway Clen Ridge, N.J For further Information, c.ill Bob Amadao, before 5 30 P.M., at 746-760), or Carnevale, after 30 at 748-172.

The Opening of Our Mew Location. Specializing in fine previously owned vehicles for over 30 years. In a game punctuated by 5 home runs and two triples, the Reidingers Uncles slugged out an 8-6 win over Glen Ridge on Sunday in men's League Softball action. The 12-1 Uncles used a strong defense to overcome 3 Glen. Ridge homers.

Nick Stanisci and Ken Miscia had home runs for the Uncles and Angeio Corbo banged out 2 triples. Mike Armimo picked up his 11 win for the pennant winning Reidingers without a defeat. The Uncles overcame an early game deficit by scoring two 4th Inning runs. A -Corbo triple and a walk to Kennedy were followed by back-to-back sacrifice flies from Pat Arace and Dick Russo, The Uncles creased their slim margin In the fifth on a Bob Cag-giano single and Stanisci '4 home run. In the sixth, the Uncles scored three more times on another triple, a walk to Kennedy, a run- scoring error olf the bat of Pat Arace, and a single by Dick Russo.

After Clen Ridge struck back with two 2-run homers in the botton of the sixth. Ken Miscia's 7th inning homer closed out the sconnn for the Uncles. Another Glr. Ridge homer in the bottom of the Inning brought fuuU to The Unclm close out thrir rnjulw next Sunday aguirot the Micros, and brgm playoff nrtloo on Aug. Hth In other t-ranu ac-lion, Micro lnatrumi-nl brut Irwl Iriiurance, 84 'Nick DiGcronimo hum-mcml a thrw nat hmtw run for IN game wirairr Four of the Phoenix Aquatic Club represented Region II in the swimming finals of the Garden State Games held this past' Friday through Sunday at the 50 meter out- door pool in Rahway Rivet 1 Two finalists for each event were chosen from the four N.J.

Regions at the preliminary time trials fn June. Competing from Phoenix were Sharon Budney, 13, and Stacey Yeutter, 10, from Montclair and Danielle DelGuercio, 10, and Denise Salvat'preT 12, from Yeutter came home with three gold medals in the 10 and under girls competi-' tions. She swam an excellent SO butterfly touching in at 35.40, for the 5 gold and was part of the Region II 10 and under girls relay which took first place in both the 200 medley and 200 free re-'. lays. Stacey also received a silver medal for the 100 free and a bronze for the 50 breaststroke.

Budney won four medals competing in the 13-14 age group. She was awarded a gold for her swim as for the 200 freestyle relay and three silvers for the SO, .200 and 400 freestyle events. Salvatore was a finalist In the 11-12 -sTage group 100 and 200 events and com- Track Camp Successful Another successful Montclair Recreation Summer Sports Camp is coming to an end as Montclair High coach Ray Spivry and Immaculate coach Pat Dyer guide the youngsters through a 2-t wwk track and field clinic at the Woodman Field complex. While trying to Introduce the kills to the basic skills in track, Spivey and Dyer also jumping drills to increase speed and conditioning. A track meet tomorrow will trst nil the" skills fcamcd at the clinic.

IIS Practice IW-gint Aug. 31 The (inrt day of football practice (or all Montclair HiKh football plnyer will Aug 31.1 in accordance with the rule of the NoftlKTO New Jmry In-tiTntliulitstic Ufi(u. head catch Butch r'orturtaw an-nouwed. Al Ifit'hrafn, Kiphomort Junior and wmor gridiirm iliould be mil on tlir field by I A There Will ptiynicals for all piitnniml mate (of IN 10 Fall prawn tiidny ami 39 P.M ftl Wlmn KiridlHWsn, Anysiir Interr-iM in iwomiiji Hich ijoIImII tr4fT jJmxjI-1 si-lid tfu-ir us to Butch Ffcrlumilo, Athlrtl I'ifprlor. Muiiiilair High Rrho'il.

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Hawthorne Is Happy Sharon Hawthorne finished first in Flight A in the "Happiness Is" Tournament, Friday, at Glen Ridge Country Club. Emily Massi was second and Phyllis Travisano, third. In Flight B. Anne Sides was firit lulkmrd by Pm Rirfolo and Dolly Hodkiss in stTond. Marge Kuans won piitu.

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