The Kiwanis The Panthers (WD) April 1982i
The Kiwanis play in the North Palm
Beach Youth Athletic Association.
They are in the Major League, which
is for youngsters 10, 11 and 12 years
old.
Saturday the Kiwanis won their
first game of the season. The 9-2
victory raised their record to 1-3.
The manager -of the Kiwanis is
Warren Blancherd. This is his first
year of coaching hin and he thinks ks it s
Just
IV reat. He has other
coaches
that
help
him out, Ed Pelzar and Ed
Preti. It
works out real well," Blanchard said.
We three are very busy but one of us
can always be at practice. " Petty
Green also helps out the team. by
being the Team Mother.
Blanchard feels the NPPYAA offers
the children quite a lot. "A lot of our
players have never played organized
ball. 'Phis. gives them the opportunity
to play under supervision and . it lets
them learn to win and lose."
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'l'he Panthers are sponsored
Kendall Construction. 'They
rnemb.ers of the . North Palm Bet -
Little League and Prank Russo is 1
manager.
"Ijhe Panthers have been vi
successful. Last year they won 1
League Championship and this y,
hey are in first place with
unbien' fished 3-0 record. In their 1
game, the Panthers had an eight i
rally in the bottom of the fifth inn:
to post. a 10-2 victory.
Manager Russo has been coach
little 'league ball for 15 years. Nin(
t1hose years have been Dere, but
tinter six years he coached in N
Jersey, Russo is helped by
9ssistant coach of the Panthers, I
i Ayers. The team mother is Koro
Fasulo.
Russo said that he had a very yoi
tearn and that only four of the play
relu.rned from last year's squ
IZuss.o also commented that he ha
v ery attentive bunch. "'Most of tl,
listen, and that: 9 s the most import
thin "ggwwct faA
THE KBNDALL CONSTRUCTIONS PANTHERS are: Back row, left to right: Coach Don Ayers, Scott
Vi s, John i idreth, Bri t Fasulo, Mike Ayers, John Yoh �
n, . Cook, and N�er Frank
Russo. Front row,., left to right: Todd Brosius, TOM Kelleher, Jamie Yignone, Scott Didia, Mike
Beebe, and Scott Renshaw*