Section V Class A Tournament:
Spencerport
regains sectional championship
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle
Sunday, February
17, 2002
Bob Dennis:
Dedicated
volunteer brings support to sports teams
Suburban News
Monday, February
11, 2002
Canandaigua Dual:
Spencerport
just too strong
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle
Sunday, February
3, 2002
Spencerport
hosts showdown
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle
Saturday, February
2, 2002
Monroe County Tournament:
Spencerport
wrestlers roll to County title
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle
Sunday, January
27, 2002
Union Endicott Dual Meet Tournament:
Wrestling:
JC finishes second in U-E tournament
Spencerport prevails
Press and Sun
Bulletin
Sunday, January
6, 2002
Teike-Bernabi Tournament:
Spencerport
wins third straight Teike-Bernabi
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle
Saturday, December
29, 2001
Mike Terenzi:
Success
doesn't spoil Spencerport's Terenzi
Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle
Friday, December
21, 2001
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Dedicated
volunteer brings support to sports teams
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Tending
to the team - Bob 'Pop' Dennis helps Spencerport's
Josh Fuller during the Clayton Barnard Tournament
in Hilton January 19. The dedicated volunteer often helps
care for team members' minor injuries, in this case a nose
bleed. Photo by Walter Horylev.
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Bob Dennis, alias Pop, of Spencerport, volunteered over 1,200 hours
to the Spencerport sports program last year. He works with the modified,
junior varsity and varsity football teams under Coach Tony Lipani
and with the varsity wrestling team under Coach Bill Jacoutot. Nicknamed
Pop by Coach Jacoutot, Bob Dennis started volunteering with the
teams after he retired from Wegmans in 1994.
He
started out working with Roger Schurkamp, physical education teacher
at Taylor Elementary School. Now, he rarely misses a team practice;
and his wife, Pat, who is a retired teacher from Taylor, has to
change their whole schedule around to accommodate her husbands
volunteer jobs.
Spencerport
Schools Physical Education Director John Pelin says that "Pop
has not only volunteered a tremendous amount of time, but has also
earned the respect and love of both our coaching staff and our student-athletes.
We are very fortunate to have him involved in our athletic program."
Dennis
says that he is also called Waterboy, and that he mainly handles
the equipment and cares for injured players. He says that he is
"completely hooked" on wrestling, a sport he knew little
about until he volunteered to help Coach Jacoutot. He says that
he has a lot of respect for both coaches and plans to continue working
with the teams next year. He says that he is "busier now than
when he was working."
"Bob
Pop Dennis," says Coach Lipani, "is an asset
to our entire football program. As a role model, his compassion
and wisdom make him a true leader for our kids. We are very fortunate
to have a man like Pop in our program."
Coach
Jacoutot says, "He has been like a grandfather to the wrestling
program
making sure the student-athletes equipment
needs are being met, lending emotional support before and after
the wrestling matches and practices and attending every practice
and match. He has truly been a great addition to our program."
Pops
has four children and three grandchildren. He had worked for Wegmans
for 42 years before retiring. He started out as a bag boy at the
Northgate Wegmans and worked in the service departments in various
other Wegmans stores. In 1963, he became a store manager first at
the Brockport store and then at the Scottsville store. He retired
from the main office working in community affairs. One of his jobs
at that time was organizing the companys Concerts by the Shore
program.
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