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The Highacres Basketball Sqiad is hopeful of a continued good season as they pose
with their new uniforms.
This year’s Highacres Basketball Squad
has three things going for it on the road to
success: an abundance of talent, both
returning and new (most especially, an
abundance of tall men, something sorely
lacking last season); and more school
spirit and pride that the team has main
tained.
Last year’s squad posted the first losing
record in recent years, with a 7-win, 13-loss
overall record and a league record of 4
wins and 8 losses. Some injuries to key
players, like guard Dave Stepanski, who
was counted on to give some punch in the
backcourt, hurt the squad. However, the
most important problem centered on a
lack of height, the most serious drought in
that area in several years. The squad
possessed only one man of height, with
some others coming in a little over six feet.
That problem has been remedied for this
year, and that factor plus the amount of
overall talent on the squad spells success
in preseason outlooks.
The front line on this year’s squad has
considerably more talent than that of last
season. At center, 6’4” freshman Todd
Creasy was a starting forward on the
Central Columbia team that was runner
up in the eastern part of the state with a 37-
4 record. Also on the scene is Dan Minier,
who played his high school ball at Mon
toursville, and stands 6’3”.
A blend of talented returnees along with
talented newcomers spells the rest of the
front line, the forwards. Rex Weirick is a
returning starter from last year who
averaged 10 points per game and who has
good jumping ability for his 6’l” height.
Greg Palmieri is also returning from last
year. Greg acted as a swingman last
season and will also be counted on heavily
this year. John Galasieski is a New York
City product who also brings some height
to die scene coming in at 6’2”. Joe Bruno
was a starting forward on the Hazleton
High team that went to the District 11
Finals before bowing to Bethlehem
Freedom in 1976. At only 6’o”, Joe also
possesses great jumping ability which
allows him to be an excellent rebounder
with the baseline shot being his forte.
The backcourt has number and talent
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Basketball Squad
Acquires Talent
By Jim Dino
Collegian Sports Editor
Returning from last year are Dave
Stepanski, who would have contributed
more but was on the injury shelf for three
fourths of the season, and Brian Imperiale,
a good playmaker who should also con
tribute. Joe Boyle also returns with his
well-known hustling style of play.
Newcomers to the squad are equally
impressive, if not more so. Heading the list
is Joe Simpson, who played on the Central
Columbia team along with Todd Creasy,
setting some school records and affording
Honorable Mention in the Susquehanna
Valley League. Nick Young comes from
Crestwood High as their leading scorer.
Ron Kurzo comes from Marian High
where he excelled in defense with the
defense-conscious Colts. Ron was injured
most of his senior year, but also will be
counted on heavily.
A few more interesting bits of in
formation include a new trailer for the
team, and media coverage. The new
trainer is well-known Alfie Bartlinski, who
is a trainer with athletic teams throughout
the Hazleton Area School District. Alfie
has an associate degree from the
University of Kansas in Sports Medicine.
He also served as a trainer in the Kansas
City Royals organization for a few years.
His present occupation is as owner of the
Clothes Bin clothing store in the Valmont
Shopping Plaza. A valuable addition to
Highacres basketball success, no doubt.
Media coverage of the home games is
brewing on two fronts for the Condors. A
new club on Hazleton Campus, known as
H.A.V.E. (Highacres Video Engineering)
will be utilizing videotape equipment of
Instructional Services to videotape the
games, and plans are in the works to air
the tapes on Mountain City Cable TV
Channel 12 in Hazleton. There is also the
strong possibility that WACM Radio in
Freeland (FM-103) will be airing the
games over their facilities.
New colors, team nickname, trainer, the
good possibility of extended media
coverage, but most important, an abun
dance of talent, should bring more team
spirit and pride to 1977 Highacres
Basketball and make a winning season for
the Condors.
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Women’s Volleyball
Enjoys
Successful Season
By Jim Dino
Collegian Sports Editor
Perenially just a mediocre team, the
1977 edition of Women’s Volleyball is
enjoying a successful season. Although
they.didn’t reach the playoffs, the Condors
were in it up until the matches of October
22, the next-to-the last week of com
petition. Coach Deidre Jago commented
that the number of wins are the highest
since she began to coach the squad some
six years ago. At this writing, the record
stands at 4 wins and 3 losses, with one
more week (two more matches) to go. The
hopes of finishing somewhere high in the
standings is a very good possibility. The
following are the members of the squad:
Sharon Mirsky, Ben Havens, Lisa Lath
ropt, Jance Manice McNelis+, Wendy
Heddings, Pam Callear, Margaret Duff,
Mary Welsh, Clove Scoviak, Kathy
Dukan+, and Sharon Wilkinson.
The team has several noteworthy
distinctions other than being the most
successful team in recent years. This year
marked the first time Hazleton campus
defeated Ogontz campus, one of the
tougher squads they had to face within the
CCAC. Again, hearty congratulations to
Coach Jago and the members of the squad.
for their success in the highty competitive
sport of power volleyball.
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Enjoying It More
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-Penn State
quarterback Chuck Fusina has been
throwing the ball less often, but enjoying it
more in recent weeks.
Fusina, who ranks among the national
leaders in both passing and total offense, is
the catalyst of a Penn State offense that
has averaged 425 yards per game while
helping the Nittany Lions win seven of
their first eight starts.
The 6-1, 199-pound junior from,McKees
Rocks, Pa., has completed 95 of his 161
passes (59 per cent) for 1,511 yards and 10
touchdowns. He has been intercepted four
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pass thrown and 15.9 yards per com
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The Lion quarterback passed for more
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early in the season this year, but he threw
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Fusina completed seven of his 11 passes
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