Class Notes
Class of 1990 Stars Win Home Run Derby
1995 Paul Fabsik resides in Forest Hills and hopes to see his fellow Xavier brothers at the next St. Patrick’s Day parade. Joseph Grosso is the head librarian at the Ridgewood Public Library in Queens. 1997 Andrew Dory has been named “Best Bartender on the Upper East Side” by the New York Bar and Nightclub Association’s Annual Best of Awards for 2005. Andrew can be found tending bar at Rathbone’s Pub on 2nd Ave. and 89th Street.
Kevin Sherman, Doug LeVien, and Mike Amoroso, members of the Class of 1990 after winning the Brooklyn Cyclones Home Run Derby.
Three Brooklyn born and raised Xavier High School Class of 1990 graduates won the inaugural Baseball Minor League Class A Brooklyn Cyclones Home Run Derby! By hitting three home runs on July 23, Mike Amoroso ‘90, Doug LeVien ‘90, and Kevin Sherman ‘90 beat out 12 other three-man teams. Mike, Doug, and Kevin competed against the Top Home Run Hitters of the New York/Penn League prior to the inaugural All-Star Game on August 23 at Keyspan Park, in Coney Island, and received their Championship trophies. In memory of the 50th anniversary of the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers World Series victory, they wore vintage Brooklyn Dodger uniforms for the Home Run Derby. Kevin wore #4 in memory of Duke Snyder, Doug wore #42 in memory of Jackie Robinson, and Mike wore #1 in memory of “Pee Wee” Reese. After his years at Xavier, Mike attended the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. He holds a Masters Degree in Telecommunications and Information Management from Polytechnic University. Mike hit over .600 his senior year at Xavier and was the team’s shortstop and captain. During his teenage years, he regularly played against Boston Red Sox star and native New Yorker, Manny Ramirez. He still plays baseball for the Kings County Weasels in the Men’s Adult League. He is currently a Systems Engineer for CISCO and works in Midtown Manhattan. Doug LeVien attended La Salle University after Xavier, and he holds a Masters Degree in International Relations. He hit .710 his senior year as Xavier’s center fielder, and was named to the 1990 New York Daily News All-Star Team. Doug played for four years at La Salle and holds the school record for his 22 game hitting streak in1994. Doug is currently a Major in the United States Army, assigned to the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. He has previously served with the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina, and the 3rd Infantry Division in Georgia. He is currently deployed to Iraq. Kevin Sherman went to Boston College after Xavier. While on the Xavier baseball team, he played left field during the 1990 New York Archdiocesan Championship season. Kevin is currently a Senior Vice President of Asset Management for Lenox Advisors, in Midtown Manhattan.
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ALUMNEWS
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1999 Justin Guiterman was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) in May. Justin was transferred to Mayport, FL and will be reporting as the Navigator on the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 59) in November 2005. 2000 Alex Gochal and Peter Puk have been awarded membership on to the Law Review at New York Law School. 2001 Charles Kubat graduated from the University of Scranton in May 2005 with a degree in accounting. Currently, he is in graduate school at Scranton and will graduate in May 2006. James McVey has graduated from Rutgers University. Matthew Nihan graduated from Loyola College in Maryland with a degree in finance. Matthew is employed as a construction project manager and is pursuing his master’s degree in construction management at NYU Real Estate Institute. 2003 Joseph O’Brien is in his junior year at Notre Dame and is majoring in history. He enjoys the fact that the Fighting Irish had a winning season.