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1966

Coach Bob Nor ton and 'Sk:ip Rishel

PRESS and RADIO
INFORMATION
BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE
- - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dr. Harvey A. Andruss
President, Bloomsburg State College
Russell Houk, Lock Haven S. C. '52
Athletic Director
Robert Norton, Slippery Rock S. C. '53
Tennis Coach
John H. Jones, East Stroudsburg S. C. '64
Freshman Coach
Boyd F. Buckingham, Bloomsburg S. C. '43
Director of Public Relations
Bruce 'Nick' Dietterick, Penn State U. '47
Sports Information Director

ATHLETIC INFORMATION
Member -------------- NCAA, PSCAC, NAIA
Colors -------------------- Maroon and Gold
Nickname -------------------------- Huskies
Home Field -------------------- Light Street
Telephone, Sports Publicity __ 784-4660 Ext. 18

COLLEGE INFORMATION
Denomination __________ Non-Denominational
Conducted by _ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Year Founded -------r----------------- 1839
Enrollment ---------.------------------ 2800

BLOOMSBURG STATE COLLEGE TENNIS SQUAD
Name

Class

Ht.

Hometown

High School

')Thomas Kenney

Senior

5'10"

Philadelphia

Plymouth-Whitemarsh

*William Gering

Junior

5'10"

Berwick

Berwick Area

')Mike Mellinger

Junior

5'9"

Harrisburg

Central Dauphin

*Franklin Rishel

Juniir

5'9"

Danville

Danville Area

Edward Dietrich

Sophomore

5'7"

Easton

Easton Area

Joseph Ksyniak

Sophomore

5'6"

Croydon

Delhaas

Jeffrey Snyder

Sophomore

6'3"

Berwick

Berwick Area

Robert Zalonis

Sophomore

5'6"

Bloomsburg

Bloomsburg Area

Robert Hinkle

Sophomore

Frackville

Frackville

*Returning (Lettermen

TENNIS SCHEDULE
April 14-Shippensburg ----------_---- A-2:00
April 16-Millersville ________________ H-1:30
April 23-E. Stroudsburg ____________ H-12:00
April 27-Susquehanna ______________ H-1:00
April 30-Millersville ________________ A-1:30
May

3-E. Stroudsburg _________ -:_ __ A;-2:00

May

5-Lock Haven _______________ H-2:00

May

7-Shippensburg ______________ H-1:00

May 11-Kutztown _________________ H-1:30
May 13-Lock Haven _______________ A-2:00
May 16-Kutztown ____________-_____ A-2:00

TENNIS OUTLOOK-1966
Four veterans return from last yeals squad to
give Coach Norton hope of bettering last year's
unimpressive record of 1 ~ictory against 7 losses.
Returning are Franklin Rishel, William Gering, Mike Mellinger, and Thomas Keeney. Lost
through graduation were Milton VanWinkle
and Charles Wilson. Another letterman, Thomas Evans, didn't report this year due to student
teaching commitments.
Frank Rishel improved a great deal during
the last season and should be one of the top
Husky performers. Southpaw Bill Gering worked extremely hard on his game last summer and
should be a much stronger player this year. Tom
Keeney developed extensively toward the end
of last season and now plays a much steadier
game. Mike Mellinger has also been working
hard to improve his playing performance.
Four of last year's freshmen will move into
varsity competition to give added strength to
Coach Norton's squad. Ed Dietrich and Bob
Zalonis have looked good in early workouts,
while Joe Ksyniak and Jeff Snyder added experience throughout last summer to warrant being
serious contenders. At this early date, not much
is known of the ability of Bob Hinkle.
For the past two weeks, the team has been
working out on the college courts 'Yhen the
weather has permitted and otherwise using the
gymnasium for indoor practice. Coach Norton
states that there seems to be a new air of confidence and eagerness in the team which points
to improving last year's record. There are several outstanding freshmen working out and a 4
game schedule has been set for the frosh racketmen. All in all, the pic;:ture for tennis at BSC is
the brightest it has be~n in recent years.

HEAD TENNIS COACH
ROBERT NORTON

Bob Norton, who iust completed his third
year as Head Basketball Coach at Bloomsburg
State College, is starting his third season at
the he]m of the Tennis Team. Bob is respected
for his knowledge of both tennis and basketball
and his ability to impart that invaluable knowledge to others.
A graduate of Slippery Rock State College
in 1953, Bob, a Physical Education Major, played varsity basketball and tennis. In his senior
year he ·was elected captain of his basketball
team which only suffered three defeats. He received his Master of Science degree at the Unipersity of Pittsburgh in 1959.
A native of Donora, Pennsylvania, where he
starred on the high school basketball team,
Norton, after graduating from Slippery Rock
spent two years in the U. S. Army. Following
his discharge, he began his teaching and coaching career at Karns City High School in Western
Pennsylvania. For two years prior to joining
the BSC faculty, he served as head basketball
coach at Fort Couch School in Upper St. Clair.
During the summer months, in addition to
being a staff member of the Sunny Brook Basketball Camp, DanviHe, Pennsylvania, Norton
an outstanding tennis player, is a member of the
Bloomsburg Tennis Club which is extremely
active in intracity competition.
J:l'RESHMAN TENNIS COACH
JOHN H. JONES

John H. Jones, a health education graduate of
East Stroudsburg State College, joined the
Bloomsburg State College faculty last fall as an
assistant Dean of Men. He was awarded his
Master of Education degree in December, 1965
from the Pennsylvania State University.
A former coach of soccer at Troupsburg
(N .Y.) Central School, Jones has also had considerable experience in playground and recreation tennis programs.
While attending East
Stroudsburg S. C., he was a member of the varsity tennis tea mfor two years. This summer he
will participate in the recreation program at
State College.
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