HOOP HISTORIANS NEWS Committed to promoting goodwill for basketball Volume # 21 – January, 2006

HOOP HISTORIAN COACH ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HOT STOVE LEAGUE KEEPS ON WINNING HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT BACK ON THE BURNER Savanna High School is on a roll, recently winning its own Katella (CA) Classic for their second tournament title of the year, and raffled off 11 straight victories – including a recent 64-51 win against Orange League rival Century High – as the Rebels improved to an 18-2 record. Hoop Historian Steve Bennett is the head coach of Savanna High and recently As March Madness looms right had a contingent of fellow Hoop around the corner, one of the Hoop Historians attend their game. Record setting crowds attended this Historians favorite pastimes also is Continued success to the Rebels and years 45th Annual Proviso West not too far away – Baseball. The off- Coach Steve Bennett! Be sure to Holiday Tournament in which Hoop season got off on the right foot at the th check back to the Hoop Historians Historian Joe Spagnolo returned to 60 Pitch & Hit Club Awards Evening News for updates on the success of the position of Executive Tournament in suburban Chicago this month. A the Savanna basketball team. Director. This year’s Christmas number of the Midwest contingent Classic had over 20,000 spectators Hoop Historians were in attendance over the four day event and was won for the annual gala. Among those by perennial power Saint Joseph High being recognized was Friend of the School. The tournament could be Hoop Historians Charlie Hum, who th viewed over the internet on its website was recognized for his 50 year with at www.pwhoops.com which had over the organization. Hum, now retired 250,000 hits on the World Wide Web. from baseball as a scout, saw his first Cubs game in 1929 has been happily married for 65 years and has lived in WANT TO BE A the same house for 85 years! Now Hoop Historians Al Sack, Savanna Coach HOOP HISTORIAN? that’s consistency. Steve Bennett, John Mayberry and Hersh Applications are now available on the Cherson are on the Savanna bandwagon. official website of the Hoop Historians: www.hoophistorians.com/application.htm

New members to the Hoop Historians THE RACE TO GIVE ‘EM THE BOOT -- may be approved at the Annual HISTORIAN NOT SLOWED Meeting by a 75% affirmative vote of Get well wishes are in order for Ted the eligible members present. For Reineking, who is recovering from an consideration to be a member, the Achilles’ Heel injury, and is now nominee must have attended a wearing a walking boot cast. The minimum of three Final Fours and injury has not sidelined the veteran must have been a “Friend of the Hoop basketball junkie as he still continues Historians” for at least one year. to work games at DePaul University Check out the website for more info. and plans to attend his tenth straight NCAA first round tournament games this March in Dayton. APRIL 1-3, 2006

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