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I added a Duffer-Hayward History page 

Turn on your speakers to hear

 "Fruit Cakes" 

by Jimmy Buffett

 (Sorry, the music won't play on a Mac)

Semi-true stories and pictures of that Lake Placid 1982  trip are posted.

The Duffers have a 4 page spread in the Plainfield Enterprise.  You can see it at: http://www.lopatka.net//2013-Enterprise/2013-Enterprise.htm

 Lunch is at the Woodridge Tilted Kilt on Wednesday March 27th at 1:00.  

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We had a nice turn out at Roundheads on the first day of spring. 

(Left to Right) Harvey's friend Ed, Harvey. Frank, John Koss, Beak and Klinger.

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I had a request for another picture of Pope Boris.

 

PLEASE JOIN US AT

DuPage Training Academy for a

SPORTS FEST FUN NIGHT/BUFFET

DINNER & FUNDRAISER

FOR RICK DZINGEL

SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH

For more information, click here.

 

Wags Hockey  

Come out and see Dan, Tom and Jeff at Center Ice

Thursday  3/21 10:00

Ryan Dzingel and the Buckeyes play in the "Joe" in Detroit Saturday March 23, 2013.
 

Duffer News

14 Goals and 5 Klinger Krashes!

Romeoville, IL
March 15, 2013
Attendance: 22

Six Unanswered Goals!
Twelve guys came out wearing Red, so the Czar sent the Mazzarella Brothers packing and off to the White team so that each team had 10 players.  The Reds got a little creative by rotating 3 defensemen and skating 3 right wings.  The strategy worked for half of a game, as the Reds built a 5-3 lead with goals by Nick the Prick (2), Mini Wheezer (2) and one by the Czar, who fired a wrist shot from the blue line right past the Brain. 

t&a's goal looked like a turtle.

Bobka was a plus 3! Tweedy and Johnny B had 2 assists each. The Anvil was able to hold the speedy Whites to 3 goals by the Ambrosia father and son team. Dad had 2 set up by his son and Tommy Z. Little t&a had one set up by his Dad.  T&A added 2 more to tie it.  Kevin "Meat" Rench screened the Anvil on both goals.  Then things got ugly when Meat scored and gave the Whites a 6-5 lead with 35 seconds left in period two.  Dylan dropped the puck for the ensuing face off with 5 seconds left on the running clock.  Nobody moved when t&a slid a slow shot toward Eddie, who thought the period was over, so he lifted his paddle as the puck came crawling by.  He was startled when he heard the horn go off and the Reds were now down 7-5.  Joe Maz added insult to injury in the third when he scored the only meaningful goal of the night.  Berserk  made it 9-5 when he popped one in.   Whites 9, Reds 5 Meaningful Score, Whites 1, Reds: 0

  Memorable Moments:

  • Johnny B and BBTW collided for a Klinger Crash in the 3rd period.
  • Geno bloodied his nose and rattled his eye on Berserk's shoulder.  He came off, wiped the blood off of his shield, took his eye out and wiped it off then returned to the ice.  Mini almost puked when he saw that.
  • Steve Maz had two self inflected Klinger Krashes.
  • Hayward talk was positive and laugh filled.  The Czar likes the idea of a trip there in 2014
  • Ryan Dzingel took the team lead with 37 points and is second with 22 assists. He has a point in 14 of the last 17 games.  They defeated Ferris State, 3-2, in game three of the CCHA tournament quarterfinal series. The victory gives the Buckeyes the series win and the squad moves on to the CCHA semifinals,

 where they will take on No. 2 seed Notre Dame Saturday in Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. No. 1 seed Miami will face No. 4 seed Michigan in the other semifinal.

Anyone want to go to Detroit?

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Six goals by the Ambrosias!
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Beak and O'Connor were the only ones wearing green last week.

I signed the birthday card (Upper Right) that my brother and I have been using to screw Hallmark out of cards for the last 60 years.  We have been sending it back and forth since the 1950s.

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Hayward Road Trip History

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I added a Duffer-Hayward History page with pictures and stories
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Berserk had some laughs on our our 1996 trip.

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The wives of the Bombers did their share to help the beer count.
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Uncle Bob and Wheezer are first to grab their bags. They were first in the Buffet line too.

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Wheezer and I went to see the Titanic. I shed a tear when he said, "That movie gave me Titanic Butt!"
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Wheezer and I said good-by to Hayward for the last time. I hear that The Brain has a place in Hayward, we should return there sometime soon. I'm sure his cabin sleeps 20 comfortably.

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After Y2K, the Bomber wives started having babies and their tournament participation stopped. Those guys should have learned from the Duffers that it is OK to leave the wife and kids at home.
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Tommy and Johnny Z were hogging the hot tub.

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Harvey used Butt Head's guitar to sing Wayward in Hayward.
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PLEASE JOIN US AT

DuPage Training Academy for a

SPORTS FEST FUN NIGHT/BUFFET

DINNER & FUNDRAISER

FOR RICK DZINGEL

SATURDAY, APRIL 6TH

Come to DTA for an evening of fun. All money raised at this event will help

Rick Dzingel and his family with medical costs.

5:30pm Check in

6:00pm – 7:00pm: Buffet style dinner $25 per person $20 for HS students.

Please pay at the door that evening.

Please note: We need a head count for people who plan to eat, please click here to let us

know the number in your group that will be eating dinner.

7:30pm the games will begin:

- Bags tournament. Get your team ready to play and sign up when you get here

- Free throw shooting contest

- Three point shooting contest

- NCAA tournament games will be showing on our big screen TV

- Silent Auction: please email Joann Karrick @ jkarrick@hotmail.com if you have

donations for the silent auction. Her cell is 630.461.2774.

No under high school aged kids please.

If you have any questions, please contact Jeff Kramer at 630.660.7525 or

jkramer20@aol.com

DuPage Training Academy

115 Alexandra Way

Carol Stream, IL 60188

630.682.8003

www.dupageacademy.com

dupageacademy@aol.com

Potential Donor,

I am writing you today to ask for your help for a dear friend and dedicated coach. As some of you may

know, this past January Rick Dzingel, Varsity Coach for Wheaton Academy High School, DTA hitting

instructor & 16U DTA Wildcats Coach, was diagnosed with stage III cancer. He underwent surgery in

February to remove his tonsils and lymph nodes to try to determine the origin of the disease and,

unfortunately, will need to undergo two to three months of chemo and radiation at University of

Chicago.

Rick and his wife Linda have lived in Wheaton for 15 years with their three children: Rick Jr. (23), Ryan

(21), and Dana (15). Rick has been an active participant/coach in youth and high school sports for many

years assisting with local little leagues, travel teams and currently at Wheaton Academy High School

where he has been on the varsity staff for the past 9 years. Rick has spent countless hours helping

children fulfill their dreams in baseball. At this time, we ask that you join DTA in our efforts to assist the

Dzingel family by alleviating as much of the financial burden as possible while Rick faces his battle with

cancer.

The Rick Dzingel fund has been set up at the West Suburban Bank in Lombard. Your generous donation

will flow directly to this fund. In addition, DuPage Training Academy will be hosting a Sports Fun Fest

Fundraiser/Buffet Dinner on April 6, 2013 @ 5:30 assist with the fundraising efforts.

All checks should be made out to Rick Dzingel and mailed to:

West Suburban Bank

711 S. Westmore

Lombard, IL 60148

If you wish to donate items or assist with the fundraising event, please email Jeff Kramer at

jkramer20@aol.com.

Thank you in advance for your donations and generosity. Please keep the Dzingel family in your

thoughts and prayers.

 

Go to the Last Duffer News

The 2012 MLF Game played on April 14

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Go to 2011 MLF Game

Go to 2010 MLF Game

Visit The Rampage Women's Hockey Team web site at: http://www.rampagehockey.org/index.cfm

They Have 2 WODs and  on their team. Their DOD moved to Canada for Graduate School.

WOD=Wife Of a Duffer, DOD = Daughter of a Duffer

Links to Duffer Hockey Newsletters

2008-2010 Stats page

Tweedy's Wags Game

Links to 2010

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Bar-toons

Peoria History

Nashville Game 2

Bill Gaston interview

Michelle Spillman hits and fields

      

To E-mail the Duffer News Web master, just click here! g.lopatka@comcast.net

You can e-mail History updates to Beak. 

 

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Michelle Spillman

Michelle Spillman 10-31-10

Michelle hits a 2 run home run for Romeoville High School in a 3-0 victory against Joliet Catholic Academy.

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Michelle Spillman hit a 2 run Home run to beat Joliet Catholic on April 18, 2012. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman and Romeoville High School. ...

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Michelle Spillman hit her 4th homerun on April 21, 2012 to beat Hershey High. ... greg Lopatka ... Michelle Spillman "outdoor sports" ...

 

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Michelle hit a triple to help beat Highland Park High 8-5 on 4/21/2012.