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1970 In Warren High School's Class C semi-final playoff game at Alumni Hall on the Providence College campus, Hall of Famer Mike Delekta soared for two of his thirty-two points in a losing effort against Bristol; he scored more than thirty points against the Colts in all three games that season. Mike was the first Bristol County hoopster to average twenty or more points in three consecutive seasons.
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1970 Warren High School Wrestlers who were members of the undefeated Suburban East championship team included (standing) Ed MacDonald, Bob Rutkiewicz, Dan Devine, Gordon Kee, and Romeo Lombardi, and (kneeling) Bob Pray and Mike Marino. Both Kee and Marino placed fourth in the state championships, while Marino also captured fourth place in the New England competition. Besides the seven wrestlers pictured here, others who won matches for the team coached by Mike Nicolazzo and Dick Chester were John Abenante, Paul Almeida, Charlie Burke, Peter Funk, Jerry Lawrence, Fred Siembab, and Dicky Smith.) (Marino and the team itself are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame.)
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1970 Warren High Baseball. Top row: John Silva; Charles Drainville; Wally Felag; Hugh Jackson; Henry Girard; Ken Wightman; Joe Patenaude; and Frank DiGoia. Middle row: Kevin Totten; Tom Polak; Frank Alfano; Steve Rutkiewicz; Paul Beauparlant; Mike Marino; Bob Rutkiewicz; Coach Pat Abbruzzi; and Coach Steve "Thunder" Thornton. Front row: Ray Monast, Jr.; Joe Magee; Steve Quintin; Mike Delekta; Mike Merolla; Al Sweet; Mike Amaral; Alan Thivierge; Frank Souza; and Dennis Blackledge. Despite finishing with a losing record, the Redskins joined championship teams from 1940, 1947, and 1956 in sweeping our Bristol County rivals. (Abbruzzi, Delekta, Felag, Marino, Merolla, and Sweet are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Alfano and Felag were later Presidents of the Warren Town Council, while Felag was also a State Senator.)
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1970 Anticipating the passage of Title IX, Warren High School's first Girls Track team headed out on a practice run around the Warren High School (now Kickemuit Middle School) field. The school's female tracksters went on to capture the State Championship in 1973, 1974, and 1975.
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1970 At Little League Baseball's Opening Day, a moment of silence was observed for Ed Barry, who coached the Red Sox in the 1950s and the 1960s. (In the early 1940s Hall of Famer Ed founded and then coached the Hitless Wonders, many of whom later starred on Warren High's State Championship teams.)
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1970 With Town Council President Paul Harvey pitching, Councilman Jack Flynn bunted Little League Baseball's first pitch of the season - safely. Umpire, and fellow Councilman, Alexander "Sam" Vitullo stood behind Harvey, while Councilman George "Chico" Andrade manned his familiar shortstop position. (Andrade, Flynn , and Harvey are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame.)
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1970 (Click once to read more easily) The Dutra Brothers Braves easily outlasted the Red Sox and Tigers to capture the Little League Baseball Championship. (League officers Andrade and Drainville are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame.) (Hall of Famer Joe Jamiel won the league's batting title with a .500 average, while Arthur Conlan was named its Outstanding Player.)
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1970 Pop Warner Football Midgets. Seated: Mascot Janice Sousa. Kneeling: Cheerleaders Judy Heaney; Nancy Burns; Laurie Whalen; Cindy Lawrence; Karen Cabral; and Leslie Swift. Second row; Scott Pattie; Doug Jamiel; Jim Almeida; Buzzy Valadao; John Neves; Pete Primiano; Nick Massed; Jim Mendoza; and Tom Almeida. Third row: Vin Calenda; Wayne LaChance; Jo-Jo Jamiel; Dave St. Ours; Bruce Fortin; Dave Booth; Pete Thivierge; and Chuck Connolly. Fourth row: Andy Vollaro; Town Councilman Jim Sousa; Bob Galinelli; Larry McPhillips; Rick Alves; Steve Vargas; Gary Lavey; John Howell; Jim Corvell; and Coach Nick Massa. Barrington was defeated on a Jo-Jo Jamiel pass to John Howell. (Karen Cabral, Jo-Jo Jamiel, LaChance, Lavey, Massa, and McPhillips are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame.)
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1970 At Pop Warner Football awards dinner for 1969, President Gerry Pelletier presented a trophy to Bill Willis for twelve years of service. Long-time coaches Sam Hutchison and Nick Massa looked on approvingly. (Hutchison, Massa, and Willis are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Willis and fellow Hall of Famer Sam Correia founded Little League football in 1958.)
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