1. SPONSORED BY THE IHC BOOSTER CLUB
Special Thanks
Event Committee
Paul Alteri, Chairman
Dave Gebo
Mike Delaney
David Renzi
Jeff St. Croix
Terry Burgess
Dianne McCargar
Sponsors
Renzi Foodservice
IHC Booster Club
Italian American Club
Information
Please visit ihcschool.org for more information on joining or making contributions to the IHC Booster Club. Nominations for the 2020 IHA/IHC Athletic Hall of Fame will also be accepted by visiting the website.
2019 Inductees
Richard Canori
JoAnne Venezia
Tyler Savage
1975 Girls Basketball Team
SPONSORED BY THE IHC BOOSTER CLUB
January 19, 2019
Italian American Club

2. Past Team Inductees 2013 – 1971 Boys Basketball Team
Booster Club
1316 Ives Street
Watertown, NY 13601
January 19, 2019
Welcome Honorees, Members and Guests,
On behalf of the Immaculate Heart Central Athletic Booster Club, we would like to congratulate our honorees this evening for their outstanding contributions to IHC athletics. It is our honor to recognize you tonight for your talents and dedication.
The Booster Club helps supplement the athletic programs at the school so that students can participate in one or multiple sports offered at IHC. Our volunteer organization is run by parents, grandparents and friends of IHC to help defray the cost of these programs. During the school year we sponsor many activities including our Family Fun Day in September, our Fall and Spring Bottle/Can Drives, Kids Night Out and our Golf Tournament in May. We also run concessions at the main field and in the school during sporting events. All of these activities raise thousands of dollars that are then put back into our athletic programs in the form of new team uniforms, improvements to athletic facilities, buses for teams that advance to championship game, etc. Our volunteers spend hundreds of hours helping us to fulfill our mission and we are truly grateful for their dedication.
We would like to thank you again for your support of IHC Athletics. The Booster Club always welcomes new members and/or new ideas and we look forward to working with many of you in the future. If you would like more information about the club, please feel free to contact any of our officers or board members.
Sincerely,
Dave Nicol, President Sam Booth, Vice-President
Andrea Maring, Secretary Anne Spaziani, Treasurer
Adrienne Alteri, Board Member Maryanne Vespa, Board Member
Consuelo Kiser, Board Member Brad Mercer, Board Member
Lance Bombard, Board Member
Past Team Inductees
2013 – 1971 Boys Basketball Team
2014 – 1970 Football Team
2015 – 2002 Girls Varsity Basketball Team
2016 – Boys Varsity Basketball Team
2017 – 1990 Girls Varsity Soccer Team
2018 – 1985 Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team
Football Hall of Fame
Sam Felice David Puccia Tom LaDuke
Todd Doldo Shawn Brady Mike Perkins
Loni Mancini John Combs Mike Britton
Boots Gaffney Jon Vespa Dan Deegan
Dick Doe Tim Detraglia Tony Whalen
Anthony Finnerty Budgo Alteri Nunzio Doldo
Steve Sboro Mike Doe Aaron Koproski
Soccer Hall of Fame
Marissa Vespa Vic Leon Scott Tyo
Mary Jo Schofield Christina Leone Terry Burgess
Kaitlin Robbins Scott Lambert Chris Leone
Ashley Cesta Katelynn Moran Lennie Spaziani
Michael Burgess Kurt Robbins Anthony Burgess
Brandon Cooney Bob Jessman Libby Roach
Sister Mary Anne Croitz Kelly Swartz-Moore

3. IHA/IHC Athletic Hall of Fame Presentation of Awards and Presenters:
1971 Boys Varsity Basketball Team
2002 Girls Varsity Basketball Team
1990 Girls Varsity Soccer Team
1970 Football Team
1980 Boys Varsity Basketball Team
1985 Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team
2019
IHA/IHC Athletic Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony
5:30 – 6:30 Cocktail Hour
Benediction – Father Michael Gaffney
Dinner
Master of Ceremony – Paul Alteri
Hall of Fame Chairman – Paul Alteri
Booster Club – Lance Bombard
Presentation of Awards and Presenters:
Richard Canori – Father Michael Gaffney
JoAnne Venezia – Mary Anne Wasilewski
Tyler Savage – David Renzi
1975 Girls Basketball Team - Nancy Henry

4. Richard Canori Past Recipients
2016
Shawn Baker
Helen Keohane
Dianne McCargar
Matthew St. Croix
2017
David Gebo
Mark Frechette
Joe Dermady
Kathy Vespa-Moran
2018
Gerald Bouchard
Derek McGuire
Nunzio Doldo
Stephen Magovney
Dick Canori was the best high school athlete of his grade level and age level in the City of Watertown in He played basketball for IHA Varsity from 1963 to 1965 where he led the team in scoring all three years. A complete player, Dick was a good defender and rebounder, but it was his shooting prowess that made him known. Along with basketball, he also played baseball as a first baseman from 9-12th grade. In addition to the sports played at IHA, Dick was an outstanding football player, perhaps the best of his three sports. He participated on the Pop Warner traveling team as a running back, and set records with his speed and strength.
After his time at IHA, Dick went on to graduate from the Rochester Institute of Technology and Nazareth College, where he earned a Masters degree in education. After college, Dick went on to work 30 years for the Monroe County Human Services Department and Monroe Community College, where he was an adjunct professor teaching Sociology.
Currently residing in Rochester, NY. Dick has been married to his wife Laura for 35 years and has enjoyed teaching the game of basketball to his children.

5. Past Recipients JoAnne Venezia
2014
Michael Derrigo
Patrick Fernan
Neville Dowe
2015
Graham Wise
Paul Alteri
Darcy Norfolk
Christian Spicer
2013
Pete Gaffney
Mike Delaney
Mark Puccia
Eric Koproski
JoAnne Venezia was a three sport athlete playing volleyball, basketball and softball. She was regarded as both a team player and a team leader. She acted as a role model to all of those who were lucky enough to have competed with her.
After her time at IHC, JoAnne went on to play volleyball, basketball and softball at Jefferson Community College. Following Jefferson Community, she attended SUNY Potsdam. At Potsdam she played on the women’s basketball team and was named the MVP for the Bears her senior season. She also was able to find time to play intramural volleyball as well. In addition to her collegiate achievements, JoAnne also played on the Taylor Brothers summer league team that won 6 championships in a row.
Currently JoAnne lives in Cape Coral, Florida where she has resided since She is an internal audit examiner for BB&T Bank.

6. Tyler Savage 1975 Girls Basketball Team
Tyler was a three sport athlete, playing soccer, hockey and baseball. He was a member of the first men’s soccer and hockey teams at IHC, which went on to win several league and section titles. Tyler was elected team captain for each team he played on at IHC. Throughout his career, he was awarded several league All-Star recognitions across the three sports, was a two-time first All-Section III selection in hockey and was a first team All-North selection in hockey. Tyler was a recipient of the 1990 Clarence “Boots” Gaffney Award in his senior year.
After IHC, Tyler graduated from The Canterbury School (playing soccer, hockey and tennis), SUNY Geneseo where he played hockey and graduated with a B.A. in Geography and Roger Williams University School of Law where he graduated with his Juris Doctorate.
Tyler is currently a partner at Nixon Peabody LLP in Rochester, NY where he is a member of the firms global mergers and acquisitions practice. He now lives in Victor, NY with his wife Jessica and their two daughters, Maryn and Ryann. In addition, for several years, he has volunteered as both a lacrosse and basketball coach in the Rochester area.
1975 Girls Basketball Team
This team was the first Girls Basketball Sectional Champion in IHC’s history