1973 Pop Warner Football Pee Wees Cheerleaders. Kneeling: Pam Ernest; Julie Abbruzzi; Mary Abbruzzi; Co-Captain Tracy Lowney; Co-Captain Laura Nelson; Lee Ann Rebello; Laurie Moran; and Pam Blais. Standing: Alice Booth; Lisa Cambrola; Sharon Howell; Terri Ferias; Dawn Swift; Hall of Famer Bridgette King; Diane Luciano; Carole Angelone; and Kim Paulhardt.
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1974 Warren High School Gymnastics team finished third in the state. Seated: Pat O'Blenis, who finished second in the All-Around competition; Paula Calderiso; Nancy Burns; Judy Heaney; and Karen Cabral. Standing: Maureen Sousa; Jane Urban; Coach Ann Chandler Morris; Donna Garafa; and Anne Hackley. (Cabral, Hackley, Morris, and O'Blenis are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Along with fellow Hall of Famers Duke and Pat Abbruzzi, Morris is also a member of the Rhode Island Interscholastic Hall of Fame.)
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1974 Warren High School Junior Varsity Wrestling. Front row: Jerry Rubino; Vic Castro; Dave Lebreque; Steve Alexander; Mike Ouellette; John Garakop; and Rick Netto. Back row: Scorer Karen Davock; Chuck Connolly; Dennis Ingram; Mike Rubino; Jay Moniz; Jim Almeida; and Coach Rick Jackson.
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1974 (Click once to read more easily.) The Senators' Joe Jannitto captured Little League Baseball's batting title with an average of .560, while hitting runner-up Joe Silvia won the home run title with four. (Andy Vollaro of the Mets is a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame.)
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1974 Old Ironsides Softball. Front row: Wayne Coelho; Stan "Stas" Gosselin; Mert Caton; Lester "Butch" Lombardi; Billy Almeida; Bob Venice; and Bob Saulnier. Back row: Ken Medeiros; Aime D'Arcangelo; Del Martin; Jack Whalen; Paul Morrissette; Roger Araujo; Jim McMahon; Lou Sullo; and team sponsor Pini Lamarca. Picture was taken after the team had won the Nick Cariglia Tourney; however, this was the first time in many years that the team, playing for different sponsors, didn't win either the Warren Softball League's regular season or playoff titles. (Araujo, Caton, Lombardi, McMahon, and Medeiros are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame.)
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1974 Providence College Soccer team included Athletic Hall of Fame members Wally Felag and Jay Barry. Wally was in the top row, fifth from the right, and Jay was in the middle row, third from the right. (Felag later served the town of Warren as Town Council President and State Senator.)
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1975 Warren High School Gymnastics State Champions. Bottom row: Linda Coccio. First row: Donna Aldcroft; Lori Francis; Joan Chaves; and Jane Urban. Second row: Pat O'Blenis; Maureen Sousa; Kathy Alexander; Karen Cabral; Bonnie O'Blenis; Cindi Bonalewicz; and Cindy Moran. Sisters Bonnie and Pat O'Blenis totaled more than fifty points between them, as the Redskins girls edged defending state champion North Kingstown. (Cabral, the O'Blenis sisters, and Coach Ann Chandler Morris - not shown - are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Morris is a member of the Rhode Island Interscholastic Hall of Fame.)
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1975 Warren High School Girls Track team easily repeated as State Champions, with a thirteen-point win over runners-up Barrington. Front row: Curly Figureid and Coach Ann Chandler Morris. Second row: Beth Penkala; Lauren Pelchat; Nancy Burns, Cheryl Keyes; and Judy Heaney. Back row: Debbie Luciano; Shirley Rose; Anne Hackley; Ginny Hindle; and Ann Bullock. (Hackley, Morris, Pelchat, Penkala, and Rose are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Morris is a member of the Rhode Island Interscholastic Hall of Fame.)
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1975 Delekta's Softball. Kneeling: Bill Briand and Al Sweet. Sitting: Mike Merolla; Frank Alfano; Gary Cooper Totten; and an obscured Steve Rutkiewicz. Standing: Paul Palumbo; Steve Wightman; Bill Perry; Steve Quintin; Doug Quintin; Mike Delekta; and Joe Saccocia. (Delekta, Merolla, and Sweet are members of the Athletic Hall of Fame. Alfano and Sweet later served the Town of Warren as Town Council President and Recreation Director, respectively.)
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