Those three words were Yesterday's description of the 1994-95 Brother Martin soccer campaign.

• Under second-year coach Alan DeRitter, the Crusaders finished with a record of 20-8-2.
• The Saders came back from an 0-2 halftime deficit to Rummel to win and garner third place.
• The squad defeated defending state champion De La Salle in the final District game to force a rematch to decide which team would advance to the playoffs. Once again, DeRitter's Comeback Kids dug out of an 0-2 hole to win 3-2 in OT "in possibly the most exciting game of the season."
• Once again spotting the opposition a 2-0 lead, BM rallied to tie Warren Easton 4-4 in the first playoff match. A 5-3 shootout margin propelled the Saders to the second round.
• West Jefferson, sporting a gaudy 18-1 record, scored first. But the Crusaders put over five unanswered goals.
• The quarterfinal clash with Hahnville was scoreless for 70 minutes. Then BM struck twice in ten minutes to take a 2-1 victory.
• Reaching the semifinals for the first time in school history, the Saders lost a hard-fought battle to Catholic High in Baton Rouge. BM outshot the Bears and trailed only 2-1 late in the game when a breakway sealed the deal.

1994-5 Soccer Team

Coach Alan DeRitter

As you would expect on a successful team, many Crusaders gained individual honors.

• Captain Fuller Lyon, Jason Volo, and Christian Baldwin made first team All-District. Baldwin also garnered All Metro honors.
• Captain Scott Bonnet, Jason Prechter, Matt Jacques, and Luis Barrios earned a spot on the second team.
• Laying the foundation that would soon pay off in a state championship, the JV finished with their best-ever record of 18-5.

DeRitter summarized the season this way: "The team committed itself in July 1994 and that commitment paid off not because of our record, but because we became a true team. This was a major goal and it was accomplished."

The 1970-1 Brother Martin golf team, coached by Mr. Don Oster, won both the Catholic League and city championships.

• The Crusaders defeated De La Salle to take the district title.
• O. Perry Walker fell in the city championship match.
• The Saders fell behind by 20 strokes after the first day of play in the state championship. However, they rallied the second day to finish second, only three strokes behind Captain Shreve.

Senior co-captains Mike Jones, who made All-City, and Craig Carbon led BM to a 14-1 record. Other members of the team were Rick Genovese and Vernon Horn.

Coach Don Oster

Craig Carbon

Christian Helmke

The 1995 Brother Martin bowling team won the league and city championships.

• Senior Christian Helmke won the team MVP award. His 201 average was second highest in the league.
• In the high game scratch category, Joe Knesel took second with Helmke third.
• The Crimson team, captained by senior Cory Rodivich, finished first in high game scratch and high game handicap.
• The Gold team finished third in league play. Junior Shane Bruno captained this squad.

The coach was Bryan Kenner.

Coach Dennis Panepinto

Randy Hanning

Coach Dennis Panepinto and the 1993 Crusader cross country team had little reason to be optimistic heading into the State Meet at Natchitoches.

• Only two of the top seven runners returned from the 1992 5A State runners-up.
• The squad ran second in the City Meet, 16 points behind Jesuit. Junior Stephen Erath did win the individual title.
• In the District Meet the following week, the Saders fell to third, 16 points behind second place Rummel.

"The team felt real low after that meet. The guys took it really hard. But we tried to remain focused on the only meet that counted – State," said senior captain Craig Deao. And focus they did.

• Erath led the team with a time of 15:31:66 over the hilly 4800 m course.
• "Sophomore sensation" Randy Hanning finished fourth in 15:45:94, a personal best by 15 seconds.
• Junior Clay Colvin came in 11th in 16:18, topping his previous mark by nearly 30 seconds.
• Brian Oubre finished 12th in 16:19, the best time in school history for a freshman.
• Sophomore Eric Giandelone bested his previous mark by 27 seconds to finish 23rd in 16:23.
• Deao improved his time by 25 seconds and sophomore Charlie Baggett ran an impressive 17:25.

It all added up to an improbable state championship, the school's first since 1981.

Stephen Erath

Eric Giandelone

Eddie Daigle

Eddie Daigle and Norman Ballatin participated in the 1933 Southwestern College and High School Track Meet in Lafayette. These two athletes accumulated enough points to place the St. Aloysius Panthers second among the high schools.

• According to The Panther Yearbook, "Eddie Daigle is considered the fastest high school sprinter in Louisiana and holds sprint records at the Prep, Association Track Meet, and the Annual Louisiana Rally. By the fact that Eddie is also an exceptionally fine discus heaver, he may be considered a 15-point man in any high school track meet."
• "Norman Ballatin all but balances Daigle's track performances by his ability in the field events. Norman's main weapons are the discus and shot put."
• Both Daigle and Ballatin were juniors on Coach E. W. Jones's track squad.

Norman Ballatin