Rosary High School 1922-3         Sports Heroes—Listed on conjunction with the City's Centennial celebration is the 50th anniversary of Rosary High School in September. Pictured above are two of that school's outstanding varsity teams -- the football team of 1922 that annexed Western Mass. championship honors and the 1923 basketball team that played 39 games and posted a 35-4 record. The Basketball Team first row, left to right—P. J. Joyce (deceased), Howard Hickey (deceased), Leo McNulty (deceased), Joe Cauley and Billy Crowley. Second row left to right: coach Howard McNally, Skater O'Donnell, Garney Gilbert and manager Bill Lathrop (deceased). The Football Team First row, left to right— Joe Cauley, Fran Hickey (deceased), James O'Donnell, Charles Mannix (deceased), Leo McNulty (deceased), Don Shea and Howard Hickey (deceased). Second row: George Powers (deceased), Howard Willitte, Charles Doody, Eddie Fitzgerald, Billy Lathrop, and coach Pete Merengo (deceased). Third row: Lionel Page, Jack Ryan (deceased) and Walter Claffey. Fourth row: John ("Nipper") O'Connell, Tom Heffron, Billy Crowley and Ty Sullivan. Fifth row: Ray Crowley, Bobby Green, Tug Kennedy, Johnny Clare and Terry O'Donnell. [Transcriber's Note: Taken from the Holyoke Transcript 1973 Centenniel edition.] Quick Clicks | HolyokeMass.com | Hampden County Page | | Western Mass History & Genealogy | © Laurel O'Donnell 1995 - 2006, all rights reserved This document may be downloaded for personal non-commercial use only and should not be reproduced or distributed without permission.