December 31

1970 Irene Charette rolled the high three series with 497 and

bAlice Tellier captured the high single with 183 to lead the weekly match of the Lincoln Babes Tenpin Bowling League. Other leaders were Betty Sipley 493, Ethel Nicholas 479, Ann Cicerone 478, Tellier 476, Betty Howe 473, Lori Jackson 471, Lori Coulombe 457, Mary LeClair 449, Gloria Phillips 449, Caroline Allen 438, Lori Haworth 437, Ann Quinn 434, Yvonne Fugere 422 and Peg Roberts 421.

1980 Despite the Herculean efforts of Classical’s All-State

forward Mary Anne Walsh who fired in a game-high 31 points, Cumberland was able to edge the Purple 41-37 to advance to the semifinals of the R. I. Coaches Association Tournament at RIC’s Walsh Center. Debbie Pereira netted 14 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Lori Palagi canned 14 points and Clipper teammate Chris Tobiasz turned in a fine effort in the clutch, hitting six points, snaring five rebounds and playing good defense. “We didn’t play well, just enough to win,” said Cumberland coach Frank Geiselman who saw his team improve to 10-0 for the season.

1990 A stellar effort by Heath Tiberio of Shea and an equal

ly impressive performance by the Saint Raphael Academy distance medley relay team highlighted the opening day of the Hospital Trust Track & Field Invitational at Brown University’s Olney-Margolies Athletic Center for local athletes. Tiberio was honored for uncorking the day’s best individual throw during the 25-pound weight competition, a heave of 60-11, which brought a smile to the face of his quadragenarian coach, Kevin Mulligan. The SRA contingent of Alex Murray, Ken Phillips, Larry Jordan and Scott Palumbo authored the second fastest time in school history (10:42.5) while finishing fifth in the star-studded field that included many of the top teams in the east.