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| All members of the 2018-19 Boys Basketball program are wearing this patch on their uniforms this season. |
As Bulldogs everywhere know, we lost a true giant this fall with the passing of long-time educator Marty Badoian. "Long-time" doesn't adequately describe his actual tenure in our building, nor can any words appropriately represent the impact he has had on tens of thousands of students over the past 60 plus years.
In recent decades, Mr. Badoian has been known in the halls of CHS, as the most masterful of all math teachers and the coach of the wildly successful CHS Math Team. But, what most modern-day Bulldogs don't know is that Mr. Badoian was once the fiery coach of the Boys Varsity Basketball team and in 1970, he led his Bulldogs to the Hockomock League Championship- an accomplishment which would not happen again for 22 years.
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| The original 1970 Hockmomock Championship Banner will be proudly hanging in the CHS Masciarelli Gymnasium for the entire 2018-19 campaign. |
At the team's first home game last night, a touching pre-game ceremony took place to officially tip-off the coach Badoian/1970 memorial season. Coach Badoian's wife Linda and two of his former Bulldog Basketball players, Tom Hannon and Jim Foley, were present- sharing stories with the crowd of this amazing man's accomplishments, style and values.
The night was capped off with a big Bulldog win over rival Foxboro. Coach Gordy and the team worked hard for this big Davenport victory, but Coach Badoian certainly had a hand in this Hock win as well.
Post-Script- If you haven't yet read this accounting of Mr. Badoian's life, it is worth your time.
