Page 14 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – Friday, September 6, 2019 Saugus Catholics Saugus Sachems Girls’ Volleyball on the Rebuild By Greg Phipps F irst-year head coach Gina Vozzella realizes it’s going to take small steps and patience to turn around a Saugus volleyball program that has struggled in recent years. The Lady Sachems are coming off a winless season in 2018 and are hoping to make it back into the victory column this fall. Vozzella, who coached last year’s junior varsity squad, has already seen positive signs. The team has increased personnel-wise (varsity and JV combined) by 15 players this year and is showing more cohesiveness on the court. “The players are working more together as a team and showing better communication,” she said. “We only had 18 players all together (varsity and JV) last year. We’re up to 33 this year, so we’re building.” Leading this year’s squad are captains Jenni Costa and GiSaugus volleyball captains Jenni Costa and Gianna Macone. (Advocate Photo by Greg Phipps) anna Macone. The Sachems opened the regular season this week with matches at Malden on Tuesday and Everett on Wednesday. They play home contests against Winthrop on Friday and Revere on Monday, Sept. 9. Collaborative’s Fifth Annual Outdoor Mass and BBQ O n September 15, join the Saugus Catholics Collaborative on the grounds of Blessed Sacrament Parish for a family-friendly afternoon of fun and games! We will begin with an Outdoor Mass at 11 a.m., followed by a BBQ and fun and games for all ages. Concerned about sitting in the sun for Mass? This year we’ll have a canopy over the seating! The festivities include a petting zoo, a bouncy house, lawn games and face painting. Everything is free, and everyone is welcome! Saugus Catholics Collaborative is made up of Blessed Sacrament Parish and St. Margaret Parish. Both parishes are in Saugus. OLD SACHEM | from page 11 ment way from the batters. His curve ball dropped between 12 and 24 inches, making hitting difficult. He relied principally on his four-seam fastball, occasionally tossing a curve, a changeup or a fork-ball. Koufax became a broadcaster for NBC doing the Saturday Game of the Week, but quit after six years. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972 in his first year of eligibility, making him the youngest player selected. He became a minor league pitching coach for the Dodgers in 1979 but quit in 1990 because of bad feelings with the MLB manager of the Dodgers, Tommy Lasorda. On May 27, 2010, he was included with a group of prominent Jewish Americans at the White House by President Barack Obama. The President told Sandy “that they had something in common. He can’t pitch on Yom Kippur and I can’t pitch.” Sandy Koufax will be remembered as the greatest lefty pitcher of all time.
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