This is probably the oldest picture of a Crusader athletic team. It is the 1917 basketball squad coached by Brother Bonaventure, S.C., who served at 1137 Esplanade Avenue until the school closed at the end of the 1968-9 school year. Presumably the stripe on the jerseys was purple with the "A" in gold. They certainly had well-dressed managers in those days, didn't they?

From the 1933 Panther: "For the second consecutive year St. Aloysius High will be represented in the City Prep School Tennis Tournament. … Among the veterans on the tennis team of 1932 who have returned are: Francis Reso, Richard Mestayer, and Frank Schaefer. With these players as a nucleus the Aloysius team should prove a dangerous contender in the Championship matches. Frank Schaefer has been elected to captain the aggregation of netmen." [No indication of how they did in the tournament.]

This is the pep rally before the 1982 gridiron clash with Holy Cross. You may recognize a current Brother Martin teacher in the lower right of the photo.

The spirit carried over to the game as the Crusaders won 16-6 to dash the Tigers' playoff hopes.

Coach Bob Conlin puzzles over a problem during a hot practice with his 1982 team. In the foreground is assistant coach Emile Fair. The Crusaders finished 8-2 that year but missed the playoffs because the second-place tie-breaker went to Rummel, which beat BM 21-14 in week six after capitalizing on a fumble at the 11.

How do you like the pre-Michael Jordan shorts?

Drew Sumich runs a relay leg in a 1992 track meet. That year's team finished third in District under Head Coach Chubby Marks and assistants Mike Materne, Tony Melito, Mike Misita, and Dennis Panepinto.

This picture from the 1968-9 Aloysian shows three sets of twins, all of whom participated in athletics.

• The Singers (BM '70): cross country and track.
• The Schayots (BM '70): basketball.
• The Furlans (BM '72): basketball.