2017 Alumni Hockey Team
Kneeling: Coach Anthony Felice, Jack McGovern ’13, Michael Zody ’86, Matthew Schliftman ’96, Tim Schliftman ’01, Rick Lipsey ’85, Jacob Marcus ’04, Eric Nimphius ’06, William Collingham ’04, Robert Grossberg ’86, Chris Clark ’86, Hank Gerson ’86, and Larry Paredes ’86.
THANKSGIVING
Standing: Coach Gil Castagna, Matt Toth ’99, Peter Duncan ’13, Andrew Collingham ’07, Joe Forstbauer ’05, Andrew Wiener ’93, Coach Ted Heintz, Anthony Faustini ’13, Ryan Blatt ’09, Rob Striar ’90, Michael Schumaker ’09, Scott Toth ’96, Andrew Gillen ’13, Michael Ince ’12, Larry Kosilla ’00, Grant Savage ’00, Frank Tedeschi ’17, Scott Weiss ’96, and Coach Frank Effinger.
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ith coaches Castagna and Effinger on the ice, and coaches Haft and Barile on the court, it was a great evening of sports and camaraderie in the Athletic Center at the Thanksgiving Games. The basketball players played an intense
half-court game, while 30 ice hockey players battled it out until the end. Forty-one years of alumni were on hand to play or cheer their classmates, including Alex Berger ’17, one of the most recent graduates, and six members of the Class of 1986. Coach Effinger’s ice hockey Gold Team edged out Coach Castagna’s Blue Team by a score of 7-6. Larry Kosilla ’00 was named MVP for the Gold Team, with Tim Schliftman ’00 taking the MVP honors for the Blue Team. On the court, Rob Yaffa ’86 played a great game and received the basketball MVP award.
Perhaps the biggest news of the night was the return of Coach Effinger to RCDS – he is now the RCDS Middle School ice hockey coach with Coach Castagna.
2017 Alumni Basketball Team
Coaches Gil Castagna and Frank Effinger with Ice hockey MVPs Tim Schliftman ’01 and Larry Kosilla ’00.
Front row: Robert Yaffa ’86, Alex Gardner ’84, and Michael Pfeffer ’84. Back row: Joey Connor ’09, Coach Brendan Barile, Luis Giuria, and Lauren Thomas ’09.
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Basketball MVP Robert Yaffa ’86 with Athletic Director Wendy Haft.