Let's go back a few years and see what was happening:

50 YEARS AGO

Milford's BOB SCHOCK became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the newly formed MBIAC in a 2-0 win over Harding. The lefty struck out nine and did not permit a ball to be hit out of the infield after the first inning. Schock and Bill Morse doubled to score the first run in the third and catcher Carl Gandza then singled in Morse. Dick Panuczak pitched effectively, giving up only four hits in defeat. & Ed Brighindi tripled and scored on a single by pinch-hitter HOWIE SANGER in the last of the eighth to give Bullard-Havens a 2-1 win over Stratford. Bill Williamson turned in another stellar relief effort by holding the North Paraders to one hit over the last 4 innings. Losing pitcher Lou Horner singled in Jim Walkley. & NATE DENNIS won three events (100, 220 and 440 runs) and Cecil Kent two (880 and mile run) to lead Harding over Fairfield Prep 67-37 in track and field. Jeff Donahue led Prep with wins in the broad jump and pole vault. & Mounting interest in the Yale-Cornell-Princeton crew races on the Housatonic River brought expressions of concern from Yale and state police officials. They said they hoped the event would not develop into a new version of "Derby Day", which was deleted from the Yale campus calendar in 1951 after university officials described it as "a free-for-all on the Derby flats and "a general brawl" with excessive drunkenness and ill-behavior.

40 YEARS AGO

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righty AL BERARDUCCI was untouchable for seven innings as he allowed only two hits and struck out seven in Bridgeport's 10-7 win over St. Peter's College at Seaside Park. Herb Gordon had a triple and two singles and Mike McDonald three hits and as many RBI. Berarducci also tripled and scored on Tom DeFeo's double. & TIM PAUL singled in Mike Koritko and George Mucci with the tying and winning runs as Sacred Heart edged Barrington College of Rhode Island 3-2. John Donoghue added a sac fly as Wally Hrabstock was the winner with relief help from Ron Kavanaugh. & New Haven parlayed the three-hit pitching of VIN CWEKLINSKY and the timely hitting of Jack McDermott (three RBI), Jerry Esposito, John Albinger, Vin Rispoli and Gary Liberator to beat Fairfield 10-0. & BILL MCCARTHY pitched a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and Ed Wargo and Drew Czulewicz had two-run singles as Fairfield Prep blanked Bassick 7-0. Ironically the losing pitcher was Ron Bodnar, who had authored the other area no-hitter earlier in a losing effort against Bullard-Havens. & DALE LANCE doubled in Dave Bowerman in the last of the eighth to give Law a 2-1 win over Notre Dame of Bridgeport. Rick Needham pitched a steady five-hitter with nine strikeouts for the win as he outdueled Bob Sorrentino, who gave up only three hits and struck out 13 and walked as many. A walk to Bob Sylvia forced home Tom Cianciola with Law's first run while Tony Piluso scored ND's run on an RBI single by Jose De Leon.

30 YEARS AGO

TONY MASONE checked Stratford on three hits and struck out 10 and added three hits and as many RBI in Central's 9-1 win over Stratford. Andy Lanham added a two-run single. Dave Bielen's RBI single in the seventh prevented Masone from posting a shutout. & Fairfield Prep nipped Kolbe 2-1 as sophomore JOHN JACQUES picked up his third straight win with a three-hit effort, outdueling Dave Gallant, who also allowed three hits. Paul Cali had an RBI triple for Kolbe. & DAVE DONNELLY, Tim Shea and Jay Polydys combined for six RBIs to lead St. Joseph over Bullard-Havens 9-5. Junior Mickey Camerato was the winner with relief help from John DeDonato. Ron Carapezzi singled in Sean Peddle. Mike Witalis delivered a three-run triple for the Tigers. ... TOM SACCONE had a two-run double and Bob Matthews and Robert Hernandez added RBI singles to support the four-hit pitching of Jerry Cuevas in Bassick's 10-2 win over Notre Dame. Brett Kwaak and Bob Karosy had RBIs for ND. & In college action VITO SAVO blanked Springfield 4-0 with a four-hit effort while Mark Windsor, Phil Nastu, Pete Medgansis, John Harper and Rich Cintron (two RBI) backed up Savo with two hits apiece. & Fairfield slugger BOB KOWNACKI, a junior out of Central High, continues to lead ECAC District I in hitting with a .426 average and in hits (25). Teammates Frank Gill (.382) and Rich Augustus (.379) are seventh and ninth while Shelton's Steve Glowa is among the pitching leaders with a 6-1 record and a 2.65 ERA. 20 YEARS AGO

Bullard-Havens ran its win streak to nine straight and won the MBIAC title with a 6-0 league record under second-year coach Larry Savo with a 7-6 victory over defending champ Harding. RALPH LOPEZ was the winner in relief of starter Chris Pryzbylinski. Mike Paz, catcher Peter Yarasavich, Mike Melendez and Ralph Medina were the offensive standouts. Mike Ramirez and losing pitcher Jose Escobar led Harding. & TOM MONTELLI went the distance, allowing only four hits after the first inning, as St. Joseph nipped Central 5-4. Darryl Wilson had a two-run double and Paul Caseria an RBI single off losing pitcher Greg McCarthy. Marcus Laracunte, Greg Micinilio and Jim Adinolfo had RBI singles in the first inning for Central.

10 YEARS AGO

ROBERT ROTUNDO pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts and singled in a run as Central defeated St. Joseph 7-3. Eric Hernandez and Brian Medina added RBI singles off losing pitcher Joe Martin. & MATT COLOURI had two hits and three RBI and Shane Gallagher, Kyle Kalemba and Ray Phalen each had two hits and an RBI to lead Stratford over Bunnell 9-4. Dave Kosc went the distance for the win. Glen Ponganis and Brian Bassett tripled and had RBs for Bunnell. & Notre Dame of Fairfield defeated Newtown 13-6 as JOHN SANTACROCE (two-run homer) and Joe Zadravecz (solo homer) combined for six hits in support of winning pitcher Ken Thompson.

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-The Stratford Oldtimers Athletic Association will be offering Bridgeport Bluefish tickets ($9) to the Atlantic League game against the Atlantic City Surf 7 p.m. June 21 at the Ball Park at Harbor Yard. Vouchers may also be purchased for another Bluefish game. Call Tony Tivadar at 375-2958.