2007 Hall of Fame

Barbara F. Casey’59
Basketball

Barbara was the captain of the basketball team in 1959 – which enjoyed an undefeated season.  Long before Title IX was a figment of anyone’s imagination, Barbara was a great competitor, a talented player and superb ambassador for Bay View.
She went on to Rhode Island College played basketball and field hockey, and earned her Bachelors in Education in 1964 and Masters in 1965. In 1964 she was awarded the outstanding athletic achievement award by the Women’s Athletic Association.
Barbara went on to have an extraordinary career in education in the Fall River Public Schools. She was a teacher for a number of years in the Chapter One pre-School program, initiating programs for developmentally delayed kindergarten children and a home/school program for toddlers and parents. Barbara has been a pioneer in early childhood programs and techniques making presentations and participating in programs throughout the U.S and around the world.  
She is presently involved in a training program in the Alexander Movement Technique in London and is unable to be with us tonight. Accepting the award for Barbara is her friend and fellow basketball competitor, Dr. Jane Nugent

M. Isabelle Taft’73
Track, Basketball, Cross Country

Isabelle was captain of Bay View’s first track team. This team won the mile relay, and broke the state record, which had not been broken in 9 years. During this time the team was also involved in the Explorer Junior Olympics games held in Colorado and won a gold medal.
In addition to the Track team, Isabelle was also a member of the cross country and basketball teams – both of which were designated “All State."
Isabelle was recruited by Providence College to help start their first women’s basketball team.  She continues to play in the annual women’s alumnae team competition.
A middle school teacher in the Providence City Schools, Isabelle spends considerable time working with teens in after school sports programs.

Robin Chauvin Klein’74
Basketball, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball, Field Hockey

Robin was 2nd team all-state in basketball and received a varsity letter in basketball – one of the first Bay View had given in a number of years. At the Explorer Olympics in Colorado she led the basketball team to a gold medal in 1972 and 1974. She was also on the silver medal winning volleyball team. Most believe that Robin much preferred the physical sport of basketball – which, at that time, was a non-contact sport!
In track and field Robin specialized in the softball throw. In 1974 Robin set a state record in the softball throw that remains, to this day – mostly because the event was retired that year.
Robin went to Michigan State University where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Systems Management and was a founding member of the MSU women’s rugby team.
She went on to earn another degree in Radiologic Technology from Wright College in Chicago. She is currently an x-ray tech/orthopaedic tech for the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. She still plays and coaches softball. She has retired as a soccer referee and has coached her children, now 23 and 19, in softball, basketball and soccer. She is also into reading, knitting and watching the Bears, Sox…White Sox, that is…and Bulls.

Gina M. DeVecchis’78
Basketball, Track

Gina was co-captain of the basketball team in 1978 and that year’s MVP. She was also named all-division and second team all-state.
Setting the Bay View record in shot put, Gina was also all-division in track and field in 1976, 1977 and 1978. In 1978 she also made the all-state team in track and field for shot put.
Gina graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. At URI she was the recipient of the Carl W. Christiansen Scholarship for students in accounting and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She went on to Bryant College to receive a Masters of Science in Taxation in 1992.
Gina is currently a CPA and manager at DiSanto Priest & Co. She has served as the chair and treasurer of the Diabetes Foundation of Rhode Island and the treasurer of Family Service of Rhode Island.

Julie Thornton’84
Basketball

Julie was the first Bay View basketball player to score 1,000 points during her career at Bay View. Total points scored – 1279 – and, remember, this was BEFORE the three point line existed!
She was First-team, all-division and All Class-A in her Sophomore, Junior and Senior years.
Julie was awarded a four-year academic/athletic scholarship to Anselm University, where she majored in English and played basketball.
She is currently a horticulturist specializing in environmentally friendly landscaping practices.

Michelle “Mimi” Tougas Leduc ’84
Softball, Basketball, Track and Field

In her freshman year Mimi was the softball MVP, played JV basketball and track and field. In her sophomore year she was selected all division MVP in softball. She also did javelin, high jump, shot put and discus in track and field and was convinced by Del Malloy to become the Cross Country manager. Said Mimi: “He did this so I would run and keep in shape for basketball. I was NOT built for running – he would put me in basketball games and tell me to move some bodies around – I WAS built for that!
In her junior year Mimi was 4th pick all-state and all-division first team with 9 homers and a .459 average. The basketball team was division champs and she made 2nd honors academic for track and field.
In 1984 – her senior year – the baseball team became state champions with a 17-0 record (Bay View’s first-ever state championship) and Mimi was selected 1st pick All-State with a season .565 batting average and .700 average in the playoffs.
She went on to Johnson and Wales to major in culinary arts. Today she is the Head Chef of Prepared Foods at Whole Foods in Providence and plays in a local woman’s softball league. She and her husband, Paul, have 2 sons, Paul and Remy, who are, not surprisingly, involved in athletics!

Del Malloy
Athletic Director

Most of us wouldn’t be here tonight if it wasn’t for Del Malloy. For the record, these are the teams he started while he was at Bay View from 1970 through 1984:
JV Basketball in 1971,
Cross Country and Track and Field in 1972, Softball in 1973,
Field Hockey in 1974,
Volleyball in 1978,
Gymnastics and Tennis in 1979.
Cross Country won consecutive state championships in 1974 and 1975, producing numerous all-state and all-division runners and many Divisional titles AND they had no official uniforms, running in cutoff jeans and tee shirts!
In 1976 Del became the varsity basketball coach guiding the team to the state tournament and a winning record each yea. In addition the team made 3 appearances in the state semi-finals in 8 years. Track and Field was a top five program in the state every year; despite not having access to a track or grass field for practice.
He also served as head coach for field hockey, softball and volleyball to get the sports started.
In 1984 he became Assistant Director of Athletics and Women’s Basketball Coach at Wheaton College promoted to Associate Director of Athletics the following year. He guided their women’s basketball team to 12 winning seasons in 14 years, with 4 conference titles and 12 post-season appearances including the NCAA Final Four in 1994 and the Sweet Sixteen in 1995.
Del is currently the Director of Athletics at Salve Regina University where the women’s basketball team will take on Wentworth this Saturday at 1;00 p.m. at home - and is in his last semester of formation for the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Fall River.

Barbara and Warren Lewis
Friends and Supporters of Bay View Athletics

Barbara and Warren Lewis were Bay View parents for 32 years, from the time their daughter Susan (class of 1979) entered the kindergarten in 1966 through Tricia’s graduation in 1998. In addition to their five alumnae daughters – Susan ’79, Anne ’83, Jane ’86, Kristen ’90 and Tricia ’98 - their four sons attended kindergarten at the Bay.
Four of their daughters participated in sports at Bay View. Jane in basketball and softball; Anne in gymnastics and cheerleading, Kristen in soccer and basketball and Tricia in track and basketball. This allowed the Lewises to attend literally hundreds of basketball games, softball games, gymnastics events, cheerleading competition, soccer games and track meets AND Barbara and Warren attended every possible one of them.
For their dedication to athletics at Bay View, for their generosity of time and treasure, for their enthusiasm and devotion to all things relating to St. Mary Academy and for their wonderful family – Barbara and Warren Lewis are truly deserving of their induction into the Bay View Athletic Hall of Fame as Friends and Supporters of Bay View Athletics!

Sister Mary Faith Harding
Administrator

Sister Mary Faith Harding has been the Assistant principal at Bay View since September, 1992. She is known for her love of life, sense of fairness, open mind, loving heart and especially for her impish sense of humor. Her attire on really important holidays like Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day, among others, attests to that!
During her 25 years at Bishop Feehan and her 15 years at Bay View, Sister Faith has been a mentor and disciplinarian to many students. She has left lasting impressions on her students and is often credited with contributing to their ultimate achievements in life. Sister Faith has been a guiding force in the lives of many students. She always sees potential not “attitude”; gives up on no one – coming up with some very creative solutions to deal with many issues. There are many Bay View athletes who owe their success to that creativity and her generosity.
For her enthusiasm for women’s athletics, her devotion to all things Bengal, her love for education and especially for kids, Sister Mary Faith Harding is being inducted into the Bay View Athletic Hall of Fame.