BLOOMSBURG ST A TE COLLEGE

FALL VARSITY SPORTS 1976

Dr. Conrad A. Bautz

Clark Boler

Dr. Conrad A.
Bautz was appointed Chairman, Department of Health,
Physical Education, and Athletics
in June, 1972. A
1956 Brooklyn College graduate, he
served at his Alma
Mater in a number
of capacities prior
to coming to Bloomsburg.
Dr. Bautz is responsible for the
administration and supervision of the
total physical education and athletic
program at the college, including
varsity athletics. H. Cecil Turberville
serves as assistant athletic director.

Clark Boler, a
member of the
faculty since 1968,
is in his initial year
as cross cquntry
coach. In addition
to his teaching
assignments in the
Health and Physical Education Department, Boler has
been the head baseball coach for eight years and will
continue in that capacity. He also was
an assistant football coach for eight
years and is a qualified PIAA
basketbal I official.
A native of Northport, Alabama, he
was a member of the 1961 National
Championship Football team at the
University of Alabama and a relief
pitcher for the Crimson Tide. He also
earned his Master's degree at that
university.
Boler previously served as head
baseball coach, assistant basketball
coach, and assistant football coach at
Gadsden High School in Alabama.
In appraising his new coaching
assignment, Boler states, "The
Huskies compete in the strong
Pennsylvania Conference, and if our

Bloomsburg State College does not
discriminate on the basis of sex, race,
color, creed, age, or handicap as
required by Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and by other
legislation.
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runners show the same kind of
dedication that they have in the past,
the team will be right in thP. thick of
the action."

CROSS COUNTRY
1975 Results
BSC
21
42
15
16
23
15
23
19
45
36
20

Opp.
Monmouth
Bucknell
Lock Haven
Shippensburg
Clarion
Baptist Bible
West Chester
Kutztown
East Stroudsburg
Millersville
Mansfield

38
18

50
44
35
50
34
39
17

22

37

Bucknell Invitational: 4th
PC Championships: 7th
Record: 8 wins, 3 tosses

duties at the college.
Freshmen candidates and approximately 18 experienced returnees led
by Mark Bond, Norristown, Jeff
Brandt, Hershey, Steve Eachus, West
Chester, and Aaron Johnson, Philadelphia, give the Husky thinclads a
good chance to continue their winning
ways. Last year the Huskies were 8-3.
One major goal, according to Boler,
will be improvement in invitational and
championship competition. "We'll be
striving to improve on last year's
fourth place in the Bucknell Invitational and seventh place in the
Pennsylvania Conference Championships."

Top Performers

Saturday, Sept. 11
*Bucknell University
Monmouth S.C.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
West Chester
Saturday, Sept. 25
Mansfield
Saturday, Oct. 2
Kutztown
Tuesday, Oct. 5
East Stroudsburg
Saturday, Oct. 16
Millersville,
*Bucknell Invitational
Cross Country Run
Saturday, Oct. 23
Scranton

1976 Outlook
The cross country team will be
aiming to record its third consecutive
winning season when the season gets
underway in September under new
head coach Clark Boler.
Boler replaces Ron Puhl who has
assumed the head football coaching

1976 Schedule
A

A 3:00
H 1:00
H 1:00
H 3:00
A 1:00

H 1:00

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Mark Bond

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*at Bucknell University

Steve Eachus

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FIELD HOCKEY
Ms. Mary Pakenas Gardner

A member of the
Health and Physical Education staff,
Ms. Mary Pakenas
Gardner
has
coached both field
hockey and the
swimming and diving teams since
coming to Bloomsburg in 1974.
A native of Hatboro, Pa., Ms. Gardner received her
Bachelor of Science degree at East
Stroudsburg State College winning
varsity letters in both field hockey and
swimming. The congenial coach was a
three-time National Collegiate Champion in the breaststroke and served for
four years as co-captain of the varsity
swimming team.

Sally Cobrain

1975 Results
BSC

Opp.

2

Kutztown

0
1

Lehigh University

3

Lock Haven

9
1

0
2
6
2

Bucknell University
Wilkes College

0

Marywood College
Millersville

0
2
2

Mansfield
Susquehanna
University

College Misericordia
East Stroudsburg

2

1
0
4

0
3

0
1

Sally Cobrain is the first assistant
field hockey coach to be named at the
college.
A native of West Hartford, Connecti 0
cut, Cobrain has been appointed as
Assistant Dean of Student Life
(Resident Dean) and coach of
women's sports. She received her
Master of Arts degree in college
student personnel from Bowling
Green State University in -Ohio in June
of this year.
A 1973 graduate of Dickinson .
College in History and English,
Cobrain was the co-captain of both the
field hockey and basketball teams for
two years.

Record: Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 2

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Top Performers

Kathy Hotchkiss

Joan WIiiiams
6

1976 Outlook
BSC had a great deal of individual
talent on the team this past season,
and, with the whole starting lineup
returning except for Connie Slusser,
Bloomsburg, and Tracey Dimmig,
Lansdale, the team should be stronger
with much more team play next
season.
It was an honor and a first in the
history of BSC to have players chosen
to play in the Mideast Field Hockey
Tournament. The players representing
the Susquehanna All-Star team were:
Dimmig, Joan Williams, Cornwells
Heights, Kathy Hotchkiss, Norristown, and Donna Santa Maria,
Moylan.

1976 Schedule
Sept. 10-11
Pocono Weekend Tournament
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Kutztown (Var. & JV)
H 3:30
Friday, Sept. 24
Bucknell (Var. & JV)
H 3:30
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Mansfield (Var. & JV)
A 3:30

Friday, Oct. 1
Lock Haven (2nd team) A 4:00
Thursday, Oct. 7
Wilkes (one game)
H 3:30
Tuesday, Oct. 12
Susquehanna (Var. & JV) A 3:00
Thursday, Oct. 14
Lehigh (Var. & JV)
H 3:30
Tuesday, Oct. 19
Marywood (one game) A 3:30
Friday, Oct. 22
Millersville (Var. & JV) A 2:30
Tuesday, Oct. 26
Misericordia (one game) H 4:00
Thursday, Oct. 28
Shippensburg (Var. & JV) A 2:30
Nov. 5-7
Susquehanna Field Hockey
Association Tournament
at Wilkes College

FOOTBALL

Ron Puhl

The appointment
of Ronald Puhl as
head foot bal I coach
of Bloomsburg
State College was
announced last December 19 by Dr.
Conrad A. Bautz,
Chairman , Department of Health ,
Physical Education, and Athletics .
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Puhl, a member of the Health and
Physical Education staff at the college
and active in numerous coaching
assignments since 1966, was named
following the recommendation of a
Search and Screening Committee
headed by Dr. Louis Mingrone of the
BSC Biology Department and current
head soccer coach. This action
resulted from the November 24
resignation of William Sproule, who
served as head football coach from
1971 through 1975. Sproule will
remain on the Health and Physical
Education Department staff.
Puhl has been head track coach at
the college for the past nine years and
also served as cross country coach
during the 1975 fall season. He
previously served as assistant football
coach under Russ Houk from 1966
through 1967 and under Jerry
Denstorff from 1968 th(ough 1970. His
track teams since 1970 have established an overall record of 76 wins and
8 losses while his 1975 cross country
team posted an 8-3 mark. He will
continue to serve as head track coach
for the coming season.
A native of Pottstown, Pennsyl-

vania, Puhl was a three letter winner in
football, swimming, and track and
field while at Lock Haven State
College from 1957 to 1961 . He began
his coaching career at the Phoenixville
Area Senior High School where he
served as varsity track and field head
coach for several years. He was named
to the NAIA "Little All-American
Team" in 1960 for football and was a
Pennsylvania State College Champion
in the 200 yard low hurdles in 1961.

Joe DeMelfl

Joe De Melfi, defensive coordinator, begins his
third year as a
member of the
staff. He was recently appointed to
the student I ife
faculty as a resident advisor.
An outstanding
performer on his
high school team of Berwick where he

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received numerous all-state honors,
he matriculated at the University of
Tennessee and later transferred to
Delta State, participating in football at
both schools. At the latter, he
captained the Statesmen for two years
and was the team's most valuable
defensive player. He taught and
coached at Berwick High prior to
completing his Master's degree at
Delta State.

at the college.
Haupt received both his Bachelor's
and Master's degrees at Shippensburg
State where he was a varsity performer
for three years as a center and middle
linebacker. He previously taught and
coached in the West Perry School
District in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania,
and assisted with the football
activities at Shippensburg State while
working on his Master's.

standout for the Bobcats in football
and wrestling.
He began his coaching career in the
public schools of New York and later
served on the coaching staffs of Ithaca
College, Cornell University, and State
University of New York at Cortland.
His Master's degree was earned at
Ithaca College. He was named head
track coach at BSC in May of this year,
replacing Puhl who relinquished that
position to concentrate on football.

Dick Haupt

Carl Hinkle

Top Performers

Dick Haupt, who
served for two years
at the college in
the late 60's, will
be directing the
defensive and offensive linemen.
Haupt was an end
coach in 1968 and
freshman coach in
/
1969 . His frosh
team posted a 4-1
record, one of the best in recent years

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Carl Hinkle, who
will be in charge of
defensive backs
and receivers, has
been an assistant
coach since joining the faculty in
1971 . A native of
Berwick, Pennsylvania, he received
his Bachelor's degree from Montana
State University where he was

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John McCauley

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Lou Sannutti

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1-7-1.

1976 Schedule
Sept. 11

Shippensburg

18 Lock Haven
25 * Mansfield
2 Wilkes
Oct.
9 *West Chester

16 *Millersville
23 *Cheyney
30 * Kutztown
Nov.

6 *East
Stroudsburg

1:30 A
1:30 H
1:30 H
1:30 A
7:30 A
1:30 H
1:30 A
1:30 H
1:30 A

*Pennsylvania Conference Teams
Eastern Division

1976 Outlook
New head coach Ron Puhl hopes to
start turning the fortunes of the
Huskies around as there hasn't been a
winning season at BSC since 1970. He
will have his work cut out as in 1975
the Huskies were 1-8 and in 1974,
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The bright spot is that Puhl has a
solid aggregation returning . He only
loses three of last year's forty-eight
lettermen through graduation. Key
returnee is defensive back Lou
Sannutti, who was named to the
All-Pennsylvania Conference first team
and honorable mention on the
AII-ECAC squad. Wide receiver Tom
Brennan, who led the team in the four
categories of receiving, kickoff returns, punt returns, and scoring, can
look forward to another good year
along with another wide receiver Barry
Staton who was right behind Brennan
in the four above categories . Halfback
John McCauley and linebacker Dave
Hower will also play key roles.
Since Puhl has been involved in
completing his last year as head track
coach, a position he has ~eld for the
past ten years, he has had limited time
for recruiting and it may take more
than a year to turn things around
appreciably. He previously served as
assistant football coach at BSC from
1966-1970 and was particularly effective with the defensive backfield unit.
He plans a complete regrouping of all
football aspects at the college
including a renewal of the alumni
interest. He aims to instill a winning
spirit into the team members that was

evident in his successful track teams.
Six of the eight conference
opponents are with Bloomsburg in the
eastern division of the Pennsylvania
Conference with the other two
competing in the western division.
Wilkes College will be the only
non-conference opposition.

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BSC
0
9
19
7
0
14
0
0
7

1975 Results
Sh Ippensburg
Lock Haven
Wilkes

West Chester
Millersville
Cheyney
Kutztown
East Stroudsburg
Mansfield

Record: Won 1 , Lost 8

Opp.
41
8
41
28
55
35
38

28
19

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SOCCER
1976 Outlook
This will be the second year of
varsity soccer at Bloomsburg State
College. Coming off of a respectable
4-5-1 season, BSC is continuing its
building programs. With 18 returning
lettermen and the expected competition from incoming freshman recruits,
the 1976 soccer squad wi 11 be a
well-built team that is young but deep
In talent and experience.
The 27 veterans returning for the
1976 season are comprised of 20
sophomores, 3 juniors, and 4 seniors.
T'his squad and the more than 30
freshman candidates will be competing for the 30 positions on the 1976
editibn of the BSC soccer team.
The competition for positions will
be fierce and those individuals gaining
a position will face the 1976 season
With enthusiasm and the det'erminaUon to represent BSC well in a very
competitive conference and noncpnference schedule.
The 1976 season schedule has been
increased from 10 to 12 contests with
many regional soccer powers noted
for their long tradition of winning

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soccer. BSC will be out to improve on
the 1975 season and the Huskies
should give a good account of
themselves.

Dr. Louis Mingrone

Dr. Louis Mingrone is the head
coach at the newest varsity team at
Bloomsburg State
College. The soccer
team will enter into
its second year of
varsity competition
in 1976. Mingrone,
a Dormont, Pennsylvania native, received his degrees from Slippery Rock
State College (where he lettered in
soccer), Ohio University, and Washington State University. He is a
professor of • Biology. This is Mingrone's first role as a coach of a
varsity sport.

1976 Schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Scranton
A 7:30
Wednesday, Sept. 21
Shippensburg
H 3:00
Saturday, Sept. 25
Wilkes College
A 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 29
Millersville
A 3:00
Saturday, Oct. 2
York College
H 1 :00
Wednesday, Oct. 6
Susquehanna
H 3:00
University
Saturday, Oct. 9
Lycoming College H 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 16
Messiah College A 2:00
Saturday, Oct. 23
Kutztown
A 11 :30 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 30
Baptist Bible
A 2:00
College
Wednesday, Nov. 3
Penn State
H 3:00
Capital Campus
Saturday, Nov. 6
East Stroudsburg H 1 :00

All Sports
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Top Performers

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1975 Results

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BSC
1
1

8

3
5
2

2
1
1

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1

Opp.
Lock Haven
Shippensburg
Wilkes College
Millersville
Lycoming
Susquehanna
University
Spring Garden
Kutztown
York College
East Stroudsburg

3
4
2
1
1

3

Tim Delp

2

3
0
E

Record: 4 wins, 5 losses, 1 tie

John MIilhouse

Paul G. Slocum, a native of
Massachusetts, was appointed Physical Therapist at BSC in the fall of 1972.
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Dakota Wesleyan University, S.
Dakota, and was awarded his
Certificate of Physical Therapy from
the School of Allied Medical Professions, University of Pennsylvania.
He is a licensed physical therapist
and a certified athletic trainer, and
responsible for the sports medicine
program for all intercollegiate teams.
A member of numerous professional
organizations, he has been appointed
to several national athletic training
committees.

GEORGE J. EGET joined the Public
Relations staff at Bloomsburg State
College in 1975. He holds the civil
service classification of Information
Writer I and has the chief responsibility
of publicizing the college sports
program.
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WOMEN'S TENNIS
Ms. Eleanor Wray
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Ms. Eleanor
Wray, tennis coach,
joined the HPE
staff at BSC in
1957 and assumed
the duties of women's intramural director, B club and
water ballet advisor. About 1962 she
helped initiate and
organize women's
field hockey and basketbal I varsity
sports and assumed the duties of
coaching field hockey. With the
inception in 1972 of swimming and
tennis varsity sports, Ms. Wray
assumed the duties of coordinator of
women's intercollegiateathletics along
with coaching tennis.
Formerly from Pittsburgh, Pa., she
earned her B.A. degree from Lake Erie
College majoring in sociology and
health and physical education. While
at L.E.C., she played field hockey and
basketball and had tennis instruction
under Mary K. Browne, a former
Wimbledon Doubles and National
Singles Champion. Ms. Wray has

participated in tournaments in western
Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Her
M.S. degree was earned at Penn State
and additional credits at the University
of Pittsburgh.

1976 Outlook
Nineteen freshmen candidates,
along with five returning veterans, give
Coach Eleanor Wray prospects for one
of her best teams since women's
tennis became a varsity sport in 1972.
The only player lost from last_year's
team that compiled a 6-7 record is
Anne McMunn, Williamsport, the
number one player. The five top
returnees are Debbie Sabatelli, Williamstown, N.J., Debbie Young, Glen
Mills, Sue Purnell, Lewisburg, Laura
Stoneback, Quakertown, and Amy
Westcott, Newark, Delaware.
Cathy Hornish, Eynon, Kelly Knarr,
Muncy, Laurie R:eating, Montvale,
N .J., and Cheryl Janiec, West
Chester, are four of the freshmen
candidates who have been called to
the attention of Coach Wray by
knowledgeable followers of the game.

The large contingent of first-year
c_andidates and the calibre of
competition the Huskiettes have been
facing indicate women's tennis has
come a long way in four years. This
past spring, five BSC players
participated in the Pennsylvania State
College Women's Tennis Competition
with one df the doubles team reaching
the quarter-finals. Overall since 1972,
the netwomen have won 17 matches,
lost 21, and tied one due to inclement
weather.

Top Performers

Sue Purnell

Deb Young
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Fall 1975 Results
BSC
4 Bucknell
3 SUNY Binghamton
7 Lycoming
9 Marywood
9 Wilkes

Fall 1976 Schedule

Opp.
5
5
2
0
0

Record: Won 3, Lost 2

Spring 1976 Results
BSC
6
2
8
2
0
2
5
3

Opp.
Susquehanna
Shippensburg
Marywood
Kutztown
Lehigh
Lock Haven
U. of Scranton
Bucknell

Record: Won 3, Lost 5

3
7
1
3
9
7
0
6

Wednesday, Sept. 22
Mansfield
A
Friday, Sept. 24
Millersville
A
Tuesday, Sept. 28
Misericordia
H
Thursday, Sept. 30
Marywood
A
Tuesday, Oct. 5
Bucknell
H
Thursday, Oct. 7
Wilkes
H
Wednesday, Oct. 13
Lycoming
A
Thursday, Oct. 14
Lock Haven
H

2:30
2:00
6:30
2:30
2:30
3:00
2:30
2:30

Spring 1977 Schedule
Wednesday, April 20
Marywood
H
Saturday, April 23
Lehigh
A
Tuesday, April 26
Kutztown
A
Thursday, April 28
Shippensburg
H
Tuesday, May 3
Bucknell
A

2:30
2:30
2:30
2:30
2:30

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