Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 10

#25
A Pendleton Family Tradition
L - R: Ken Pendleton ’52
in the original #25 jersey.
Sabrina Schultz ’80 wears #25
on the court. Janice Pendleton
’75 continues the tradition,
winning gold in the senior
games.
t all started with Kenneth
Pendleton’s ’52 football jersey.
Not only did Kenneth create the
beginnings of a multi-generational
sports legacy at Thornton Academy,
he passed along a love for lucky #25
and a family tradition of donning
that number on a variety of athletic
uniforms.
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Following in their father’s footsteps
the second generation of Thornton
Academy Pendletons, Janice ’75, Fred
’76, Sabrina Shultz ’80, and David ’81
(pictured with his mother on page 23)
honored their father by wearing #25
during their maroon and gold days.
Even after graduation, the Pendleton
family continued to sport their family
number as they played on college and
adult athletic teams.
Janice still proudly wears #25. Her
basketball team Quicksilver, recently
won the gold medal at the 2019
National Senior Games in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
“It’s all about dad, who we all miss,”
said David.
“It is so wonderful to still be able to play
basketball, a game I love so much, at
such a competitive level. Watching the
Kenneth died of cancer in 2009. His
women play in the 80-year-old division
legacy and his love of #25 are carried
is so inspiring and gives me hope that
on and were even present at the recent
I can continue to play for many more
TA Alumni Reception in Florida where
years.” said Janice “My high school
his wife Jeannine attended and wore
coach Phil Curtis used to say, ‘ok, it’s
her husband’s varsity sweater to the
fun time’—and it sure is!’”
event.
Story by Katy Nicketakis · Photos Courtesy of the Pendleton Family & TA Tripod
A TROJAN FORCE:
TAMS Baseball Achieves
a Perfect Season
hile this past spring’s
uncooperative weather may
have dampened the efforts of
many of TA’s spring athletic teams,
one squad completed a perfect
campaign for the first time in its brief
13-year history, despite the rain. The
TAMS baseball team finished its
2019 schedule with an undefeated
season, consistently dominating
the Southern Maine Middle School
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