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SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
Football Offense
The team was selected by the Telegram & Gazette staff with the help of a panel of coaches.
Alex Alvarez
Brandon Bishop
Josh Carter
Shrewsbury High
Senior, Running Back
Nipmuc Regional
Senior, Wide Receiver
Marlboro High
Senior, Quarterback
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he 5-foot-7, 160-pound Alvarez
was a key component in the
Colonials going 13-0 and winning
the Division 1A Super Bowl over
Westfield. The win cemented the
first perfect season in Shrewsbury’s
history and also earned Terry Walles’
Colonials the distinction of being the
first team in Central Mass. to record
13 wins in a season. Alvarez rushed
for 1,041 yards on 181 carries and scored 11 touchdowns for Shrewsbury and was named the Division 1
East Offensive MVP. Alvarez also was named the
team’s offensive MVP. He holds the school record for
most consecutive years with a kick return touchdown.
The Colonials’ come-from-behind, 21-17, victory over
Westfield in this year’s Super Bowl was his most memorable sports moment. Alvarez also excels in indoor
and outdoor track for Shrewsbury, and is a four-year
veteran of both teams. He is the son of Toby and
Steve Alvarez of Shrewsbury.
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he 6-foot-1, 200-pound Bishop
led the Warriors to the Division 2
playoffs before falling to Shepherd
Hill, as Bishop established himself
as one of the premier wide receivers
in Central Mass. With quarterback
Willy Kempton throwing to him,
Bishop led the area by catching 54
passes for 1,012 yards and 10
touchdowns, which earned him
Division 2 East’s Offensive MVP award. It was the
second consecutive season Bishop led Central Mass.
in receiving, as he recorded 739 yards and 10 TDs in
2006. A co-captain for first-year coach Phil Schiloski,
Bishop leaves Nipmuc with the all-time record for
touchdowns and receiving yards. Bishop is also a
standout baseball and basketball player for the Warriors, and while he is unsure of where he will attend
college, Bishop does want to play sports there.
Bishop also made 14 tackles and one interception on
defense. He is the son of Joe and Cindi Bishop of
Mendon.
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Tim Douglas
Jonathan Gomez
Dan Halley
Fitchburg High
Senior, Tight End
Fitchburg High
Shepherd Hill Regional
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he 6-foot, 205-pound Douglas
helped the Red Raiders to a 9-3
mark and a spot in the Division 1A
playoffs before losing to undefeated
Shrewsbury in a thriller. One of the
top blocking tight ends in the area,
Douglas helped the Red Raiders
amass a staggering 387 points this
year. Douglas is more known for his
prowess on the defensive side of
the ball, earning Division 1 North all-star honors as a
defensive end. The Fitchburg co-captain also earned
a spot on the Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise’s all-star
team for the last two seasons. Douglas is also a standout on the Red Raiders’ indoor and outdoor track
teams, earning team MVP honors last spring. Douglas
enjoys weightlifting, watching television, sleeping and
relaxing in his spare time. He is undecided on where
to attend college next fall. Douglas feels this year’s
25-21 win over St. John’s — a game Fitchburg trailed,
21-6, was his most memorable sports moment. He is
the son of Tim and Victoria Douglas of Winchendon.
he 5-foot-7, 165-pounder
rushed his way to a Central
Mass.-best 1,881 yards on 264
carries as he helped Fitchburg to
a spot in the Division 1A playoffs.
Gomez scored 21 touchdowns and
was named the Offensive MVP in
the Division 1 North. Despite being
plagued by injuries at the end of
the season, Gomez was one of
the more exciting running backs in the area, and
rushed for more than 90 yards in every regularseason game and surpassed 100 in all but two.
Gomez also broke the 200-yard barrier five times
this year, including a torching of North Middlesex
for 283 yards and four TDs. Also a member of
Fitchburg’s indoor and outdoor track teams, Gomez
recalls getting into a varsity game as a freshman as
his most memorable sports moment. Undecided on
where he will attend college, Gomez enjoys relaxing
in his spare time. He is the son of Mayra Reyes of
Westford.
he 5-foot-7, 170-pound Halley
rewrote the Shepherd Hill record
books, amassing 1,951 yards on
193 carries and scoring 25 touchdowns. Halley now is the school’s
leader in rushing yards in a season,
career rushing yards, points in a
season, consecutive 100-yard
games, touchdowns in a season
and yards per carry (10.11). Halley
amassed 1,881 yards in the regular season and finished second in Central Mass. Halley was named the
MVP of the Division 2 West and was the running back,
defensive back, kicker and punter for the Chris Lindstrom’s Rams, who captured the Division 2 Super
Bowl in a thrilling, 34-21, come-from-behind win over
East Longmeadow. While he is undecided on where
to attend college, he hopes to pursue a career in
sports management. His father, David, played football
and baseball at Oxford High before graduating in
1986. He is the son of David and Maureen Halley of
Charlton.
Jeremy Kimber
Victor Martinez
Travis Patterson
Fitchburg High
Senior, Quarterback
Southbridge High
Junior, Wide Receiver
Nashoba Regional
Junior, Running Back
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he 6-foot-3, 170-pound Kimber
completed a stellar four-year
career at Fitchburg and was the
starting quarterback for the Red
Raiders for the past three seasons.
Kimber finished 10th in passing in
Central Mass., throwing for 1,256
yards and 20 touchdowns while
completing 81 of 131 passes to
earn the Division 1 North MVP
award. Kimber led Fitchburg to a spot in the Division 1A playoffs before the Red Raiders fell on a
last-minute field goal to Shrewsbury. Kimber passed
for 100 yards or more in nine games and threw for
four touchdowns in a win over St. Bernard’s. Kimber, a standout basketball player for the Red Raiders, has been named to all-star teams for the past
three years in football and two seasons in basketball. Kimber, who is undecided on where to attend
college, calls this year’s comeback win over St.
John’s as his most memorable sports moment. He
is the son of Jerry and Eileen Kimber of Fitchburg.
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he 6-foot, 155-pound Martinez
finished second in receiving in
Central Mass, catching 44 passes
for 957 yards and 10 touchdowns
for the Pioneers. He averaged 21.8
yards per catch and was named to
the Division 2 West all-star team.
Last year as a sophomore, Martinez
was also second in Central Mass.
receiving, catching 30 passes for
673 yards and 10 touchdowns and was named to the
league all-star team. Martinez was a SWCL West
all-star last winter in basketball. Only a junior, Martinez
has yet to think about college plans but hopes to
become a police officer after he graduates. Martinez
enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends
and family in his spare time. A football starter since
freshman year for Frank Koumanelis’s team, Martinez
feels the best memories are coming for Southbridge,
as he and fellow Super Teamer Tyler Ramsey hope to
make the Pioneers a team to watch next fall. He is the
son of Luz M. Pietri of Southbridge.
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Kyle Salisbury
John Tozer
Ryan Wheeler
Leominster High
Senior, Offensive Line
Holy Name High
Assabet Valley Regional
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he 6-foot-4, 235-pound Salisbury is a three-year varsity starter
for coach John Dubzinski’s Blue
Devils. His blocking resume
includes clearing paths for a horde
of 1,000-yard Leominster rushers,
including Adam Cordio, Anthony
Bizzotto, Jonathan Hernandez and
this year’s duo of Alex Rivera and
Alex Medina, who combined for
more than 1,500 rushing yards. This season, Leominster came on late and took a series of must-win
games as the Blue Devils captured Division 1 North
and defeated Holy Name in the playoffs before falling
to Longmeadow for the third consecutive season.
Salisbury played baseball as a freshman, but switched
to volleyball as a sophomore and was named the
offensive MVP that season and team MVP. He enjoys
hunting, paintball and pickup sports in his spare time.
Undecided on where to attend college, Salisbury
hopes to get an engineering degree after graduating.
He is the son of Jon and Lavina Salisbury of Leominster.
DIVISION 1
Orlando Anderson, Fitchburg
John Andreoli, St. John’s
Cam Brigham, Wachusett
Matt Fraticelli, Fitchburg
George Jordan, Marlboro
Michael Okayka, Shrewsbury
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arter completed a spectacular
season for the Panthers, earning
the Division 1 East’s League MVP
honors after finishing third in Central
Mass. with 1,934 yards and 19
touchdowns while completing 127
of 229 passes. Carter earned three
MVP awards for his performance in
a Thanksgiving Day win over Hudson, as the co-captain accounted
for six TDs — three throwing and three rushing — while
racking up 155 yards rushing and 259 yards passing
as the Panthers rolled to a 42-28 victory. He is also a
basketball standout for the Panthers. Undecided on a
college choice, Carter hopes to play football when he
gets there. Among Carter’s highlights this year was a
last-minute touchdown strike to Lane Garvey to push
the Panthers past Algonquin, 27-26, in what he considers his most memorable sports moment. Carter
also orchestrated another last-minute comeback the
following week against Burncoat. He is the son of
Steve and Teresa Carter of Marlboro.
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he only returning Super Teamer,
the 6-foot-3, 300-pound Tozer
has been a rock at left tackle for
Mike Pucko’s Naps, as for the third
consecutive year Holy Name reached the postseason. Tozer flourished
in the double-wing offense and
provided key blocks for many notable running backs, including Emil
Igwenagu, Wally Derosier and Dominique Price as a junior and Kevin Greene, Eric
Agyeman, Billy Derosier and Elizio Marchezi this year
as the unit neared 3,000 yards on the ground. Tozer
was named to the Division 2 all-star team last year and
the Division 1 East all-star team this year. While he is
undecided on where to attend college, he hopes to
become a successful business owner after he graduates. Tozer has played lacrosse for the last three
years at Holy Name. Winning Holy Name’s first Super
Bowl in 2005 — a 37-12 win over Wahconah — was
his most memorable sports moment. He is the son of
Judy and Mark Tozer of Worcester.
DIVISION 2
Dustin Greene, Nashoba
Joe O’Loughlin, Nashoba
Tijean Pluverge, Doherty
Matt Whitney, Leominster
Evan Wheeler, St. John’s
Jawad Yatim, Shrewsbury
Eric Brigham, Shepherd Hill
Jesse Bond, Bartlett
Matt Jurczyk, Quabbin
Willy Kempton, Nipmuc
Nick Kiritsis, Bartlett
Raheem Lewis, Millbury
he 6-foot-1, 200-pound Patterson emerged as one of the
more dominant running backs in
Central Mass. this year and helped
the Chieftains to a share of the
Division 1 West title. Patterson was
named the Nashoba’s team MVP as
well as the Offensive MVP for the
Division 1 West. He finished fourth in
rushing in Central Mass. with a
school-record 1,405 yards and 14 touchdowns on
193 carries. As a freshman, Patterson earned offensive MVP honors and took home Rookie of the Year
honors for the Chieftains as a sophomore. On Thanksgiving against North Middlesex, Patterson sealed the
school rushing record with 163 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries to help Nashoba to a 28-6 win.
Patterson helped the Chieftains and returning coach
Ken Tucker to a 7-4 mark as Nashoba’s offense
racked up 248 points. Patterson is also a standout
lacrosse player for Nashoba. He is the son of Frank
and Susan Patterson of Bolton.
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he 5-foot-9, 158-pound Wheeler
helped the Aztecs to the Division 3 East playoffs as Assabet
finished 10-2 but fell to eventual
Super Bowl champion Valley Tech
in the postseason. Wheeler was
named the Division 3 East’s Defensive MVP and earned a spot on
the Colonial Athletic League all-star
team for the past three years. A
four-year varsity starter for Rob McCann, Wheeler
recorded more than 100 tackles in two seasons.
Wheeler was a big reason the Aztecs were able to
score 365 points while giving up just 135 this year.
On offense, Wheeler paved the way for 1,000-yard
back David Parker as well as James Mahoney (744
yards), Justin Flanigan (642 yards) and Nick Johnson (421 yards). Undecided on where to attend
college, Wheeler enjoys dirtbiking and working on
Chevys in his spare time. He is the son of Chip and
Lisa Wheeler of Berlin.
DIVISION 3
Keegan Mackin, Shepherd Hill
Mike Padro, Northbridge
Andrew Price, Bartlett
Bucky Richards, Millbury
Brian Sweet, Tantasqua
Zach Zidelis, Northbridge
Dan Allard, Valley Tech
Jeremy Batchelder, Murdock
Andrew Cefalu, Assabet
Ian DelliChiaie, Narragansett
Alec Hudson, Lunenburg
Charlie Jones, Ayer
Paul Lindberg, West Boylston
Tim Martin, Murdock
Bob Pizzarelli, Valley Tech
Dan Poirier, Lunenburg
Granger Stenman, Bay Path
Greg Tanney, Hudson
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
F3
Football Defense
Alex Alcala
Nick Bellerose
Tyler Bennett
Leominster High
Senior, Linebacker
Bartlett High
Senior, Linebacker
Northbridge High
Senior, Defensive Back
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he 5-foot-9, 183-pound captain
was the Co-Defensive MVP of
Division 1 North for 9-3 Leominster.
The Blue Devils have won three
consecutive league titles with Alcala
in the program. Unfortunately, Leominster had to go up against Western Mass. powerhouse Longmeadow the past three years, and
the Lancers won each time, extending their winning streak to 37. A four-year member of
coach John Dubzinski’s Blue Devils, Alcala lists beating Fitchburg with his fellow seniors all four years as
his most memorable sports moment. He has been a
four-year starter for the Leominster lacrosse team.
Although he is undecided about his college plans,
Alcala wants to be a doctor. He is the son of Maria
Flores of Leominster.
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he 5-foot-8, 178-pound fireplug
was a force on both sides of the
ball for the 9-2 Indians and coach
Chris Nasis. This season, Bartlett
went 9-2 and beat Southbridge on
Thanksgiving for the fourth straight
year. In the two Thanksgiving wins
before this season, the Indians shut
out the Pioneers. Bellerose became
the first 1,000-yard rusher for Bartlett in 10 years, finishing with 1,186 yards. He was
also a threat to score from anywhere on the field with
13 rushing touchdowns, one receiving and two on
kick returns. He enjoys working out and playing Madden in his spare time. Bellerose lists the Indians’
comeback win over Southbridge this year as his most
memorable sports moment. He is the son of Donna
and Brian Bellerose of Webster.
The 5-foot-7, 165-pound captain
was the Defensive MVP of Division 2
West for the 12-1 Rams. Bennett
amassed 766 yards rushing, 525
yards receiving and 94 points,
leading Ken LaChapelle’s Northbridge squad to a Division 2A Super
Bowl title. In a 21-4 playoff victory
over Millbury, he scored all the
Rams’ points, including three pointafter kicks. A four-year member of the football team,
he set the school record for touchdowns in a game
and finished in the top two in career scoring in school
history. His brother Brennan is a walk-on guard for the
Boston College basketball team. Bennett received the
2007 Wendy’s High School Heisman for Massachusetts. He is the son of Deb and Dean Bennett of
Northbridge.
Dan Conrad
Ryan Cortes
Connor Devlin
St. Peter-Marian High
Senior, Defensive Back
Senior, Linebacker
Millbury High
Senior, Defensive Line
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he 5-foot-10, 175-pound senior
captain was a force in the
Guardians’ secondary for coach
Justin Ball. He was named the
Homecoming MVP and the Hazelhurst Award winner this season.
Conrad was the leading rusher for
the 5-5 Guardians with 598 yards
and six scores. He added 145
yards receiving and another touchdown. Conrad comes from an athletic family which
includes grandfather Joseph Sharry, father Shawn
Conrad and cousin Matt Lynch. He is undecided
about where he wants to attend college but wants
to continue his football career. He is the son of
Christine and Shawn Conrad of Holden.
he 5-foot-8, 195-pound senior
captain was the Defensive MVP
for Division 1 West. Cortes started at
linebacker and fullback for coach
Justin Ball’s Guardians, who finished 5-5 this season. He ran for
597 yards and six touchdowns
during 2007. In SPM’s Thanksgiving
loss to St. John’s, Cortes drove
forward for a 1-yard TD run to give
his team a 6-0 lead in the first quarter. As a sophomore, Cortes was named the Joseph Scavone Homecoming MVP. He enjoys working out and customizing
cars in his spare time. Cortes is undecided about
where he wants to attend college, but is looking to
enter the field of law enforcement. He is the son of
Darlene and Jennithan Cortes of Worcester.
was a force from the end and
nose tackle positions and was
named the Division 2 East Defensive MVP. A four-year player for the
8-4 Woolies, he also started at right
tackle for coach Dave Palazzi. He
was in on 10 tackles in Millbury’s
Thanksgiving win over Grafton.
Devlin received the Alumni Award
and carries a 3.0 grade point average. He enjoys
weightlifting and skateboarding in his free time. Devlin’s mother was a state swimming champion at Easthampton in 1980. Devlin lists causing a fumble that
keyed a win over Nipmuc and put Millbury into the
playoffs as his most memorable sports moment. He is
the son of Laura Devlin and Eric LeClaire of Millbury.
Nick DiAntonio
Shawn Loiseau
Eliezio Marchezi
Milford High
Senior, Linebacker
Shrewsbury High
Senior, Linebacker
Holy Name High
Senior, Linebacker
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was the Defensive MVP for
Division 1 East. DiAntonio finished
the season with 133 tackles, three
sacks and an interception for
coach John Dagnese. A T&G
Division 1 all-star in 2006, he
finished his career with 451 tackles
in 46 starts. DiAntonio was the
Division 1A Defensive MVP in 2006
during the Scarlet Hawks’ Super Bowl-championship
season. A four-year member of the football and
wrestling teams, DiAntonio finished third in the state
and New England during the 2006-07 wrestling
season. He lists the 2006 Super Bowl victory and
placing third in the New England wrestling tournament as his most memorable sports moments. He is
the son of Mary and Jay DiAntonio of Milford.
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led the Colonials to a memorable 13-0 season and a Division 1A
Super Bowl victory over Westfield.
Loiseau established a single-season record for total tackles with
136 for coach Terry Walles’ Colonials. Loiseau earned Homecoming
Defensive MVP and Thanksgiving
MVP in 2007 and Homecoming
and Thanksgiving MVP in 2006. He batted down a
pass as time expired to secure Shrewsbury’s 24-21
victory over Fitchburg in the first round of the playoffs. Offensively, he played fullback and ran for 307
yards and five touchdowns. Of course, he lists the
2007 Super Bowl victory as his most memorable
sports moment. He is the son of Denise and Paul
Loiseau of Shrewsbury.
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Colin O’Rourke
Tyler Ramsey
Craig Shippee-Winfield
St. John’s High
Junior, Defensive Back
Southbridge High
Junior, Defensive Back
South High
Senior, Defensive Line
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he 5-foot-11, 168-pound cornerback was named the Co-Defensive MVP of Division 1 North.
O’Rourke is a three-year member
of coach John Andreoli’s 7-4 Pioneers. He had a key interception
and a touchdown catch in a 27-14
win over Leominster in November.
Also a member of the St. John’s
lacrosse team, he was a Telegram
& Gazette Super Teamer last spring. O’Rourke was
the second-leading scorer in the Central Mass. A
League with 53 goals and 37 assists as the Pioneers went 17-2, 10-0 in the league. Winning the
2004 New England Pop Warner championship with
the Worcester Vikings is his most memorable sports
moment. He is the son of Pamela and Avis
O’Rourke.
DIVISION 1
Eric Agyeman, Holy Name
Scott Brady, Westboro
Sean Gaffney, St. Peter-Marian
Chris Daigneault, Leominster
Shane Donnelly, St. Bernard’s
Matt Goguen, Oakmont
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he 5-foot-11, 190-pound Ramsey
is regarded as one of the top
two-way players in Central Mass.,
leading Southbridge at quarterback
and safety. Ramsey was hampered
by a hand injury during the year and
proved to be a standout running
back for the Pioneers as well. Ramsey threw for 1,083 yards and 14
touchdowns while completing 68 of
103 passes. He also gained 699 yards and seven
touchdowns on 69 carries on the ground. Ramsey
was named to the Division 2 West all-star team this
year and was a Division 2 all-star for the Telegram &
Gazette last year. Ramsey is also a two-time SWCL
all-star for Southbridge and is also a three-year varsity
baseball standout for the Pioneers. As a sophomore,
Ramsey scored a fourth-quarter touchdown and then
found Josh Ramsey on a two-point conversion pass to
give Southbridge a 16-15 win over Tantasqua, which
was his most memorable sports moment. He is the
son of Mike and Kathryn Ritter of Southbridge.
Kwame Akoto, North
Stephen Albertelli, Uxbridge
Colby Bilodeau, Tantasqua
Chad Duncan, Auburn
Brandon Hampton, South
Paul Hanley, Leicester
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he 6-foot-1, 245-pound wrecking ball wreaked havoc on
opponents from both sides of the
line of scrimmage. On defense,
Shippee-Winfield could not be
blocked one-on-one. His speed
and strength led to many tackles
for loss and sacks. On offense, he
led the Colonels with 1,292 yards
rushing and 10 touchdowns, averaging 7.6 yards per carry. A 2005 T&G Division 3
all-star as a sophomore, Shippee-Winfield lists winning the 2006 Division 3A Super Bowl as his most
memorable moment. Shippee-Winfield looks to prep
a season at Milford Academy in upstate New York
and then move on to a Division 1 program. He is
the son of Nichole and Christopher Winfield of
Worcester.
DIVISION 3
DIVISION 2
Tom Kane, Milford
Julian McClain, Algonquin
John Perron, St. John’s
Yarwin Smallwood, Doherty
Dylan Smith, Burncoat
Paul Tizzano, Shrewsbury
earned the Paul J. Lucey Defensive MVP for the Division 1 West
champions. Marchezi is a three-year
member of Mike Pucko’s 7-4 Naps
and was a part of three championship squads — the 2005 and 2006
Division 2 teams and the 2007
Division 1 West team. This year’s
Naps finished 8-4, falling to Leominster in the Division 1 playoffs. Marchezi, who played
fullback on offense, enjoys strongman lifting in his
spare time. He was part of a backfield that included
Eric Agyeman and Kevin Greene, and gained more
than 2,000 yards this season. His number frequently
was called upon to rush for two-point conversions.
Marchezi is undecided about where he will enroll for
college but wants to major in business. He is the son
of Francisca Nunes.
Connor Johnson, Auburn
Mike MacDonald, Oxford
Michael Mattei, David Prouty
Nate Power, Southbridge
Korey Tancrell, Nipmuc
Justin Tervo, Millbury
Connor Anderson, Maynard
Andre Aureliano, Valley Tech
Mike Cassano, Narragansett
Ryan Connor, West Boylston
Alex Harrah, Littleton
Jason Hatstat, Hudson
Shane Keddy, Worcester Tech
Jake LaChance, Lunenburg
Peter Lekaditis, Lunenburg
James Mahoney, Assabet
Dan Peete, Clinton
Anthony Salame, Narragansett
F4
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
Boys’ Soccer
Evan Berube
Ignacio Cespedes
Jair Cintra
Northbridge High
Senior, Goalkeeper
Leominster High
Junior, Midfielder
North High
Senior, Goalkeeper
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mong the top goalkeepers in
Central Mass., the 6-foot,
170-pound Berube allowed just 12
goals in 18 regular-season games in
2007. His 0.70 goals against average was top in the entire Southern
Worcester County League. With
Berube in net, the Rams went undefeated against the SWCL East,
going 10-0-0 to take the league title.
Berube also led Northbridge to a 17-1-0 overall record
in the regular season, earning the top seed in the
Central Mass. Division 2 Tournament. The Rams got a
first-round bye, and Berube shut out Oakmont and
Blackstone-Millville to get Northbridge to the final. The
team captain, Berube was named his team’s Most
Valuable Player and earned all-league, All-Central
Mass. and all-state honors. Berube enjoys movies and
spending time with his friends in his spare time, and is
considering UMass-Lowell, Merrimack, Bryant and
New Hampshire for college. He’s the son of Wendy
and Steven Berube of Uxbridge.
A
first-time selection to the Telegram & Gazette Super Team,
the 5-foot-7, 145-pound Cespedes
helped propel the Blue Devils to a
9-5-4 record in the regular season,
including 7-3-2 in Mid-Wach A,
where Leominster finished second
to Algonquin. The junior midfielder
helped Gus Bucher’s squad earn a
No. 9 seed in the Division 1 Central Mass. Tournament, where the Blue Devils
knocked off North and advanced to the quarterfinals
before losing to eventual CMass and state champion
St. John’s, 4-1. A three-year member of the varsity
team at Leominster, Cespedes amassed 12 goals
and 8 assists for 20 points this season, earning him
the Mid-Wach A scoring title. The two-time league
all-star now has 23 goals in his career. The talented
junior is competing in indoor track for the Blue
Devils this winter and enjoys snowboarding in his
spare time. He’s the son of Beatriz Albino and Raul
Cespedes of Leominster.
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Evan Crocker
Tyler Grams
Thomas Lee
Nipmuc Regional
Junior, Forward
Algonquin Regional
Senior, Midfielder
Wachusett Regional
Senior, Midfielder
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first-time selection to the Telegram & Gazette Super Team,
the 5-foot-11, 165-pound Cintra
earned All-Central Mass. honors for
the third straight season. The top
keeper for coach Tim Hippert,
Cintra also earned all-state accolades this season. North went
undefeated in the Inter-High this
year, amassing a 3-0-3 record to
capture the league title. The Polar Bears went 9-5-4
in the regular season, earning the No. 8 seed in the
Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament. Cintra played
161⁄2 regular-season games in net for the Polar
Bears, allowing just 20 goals for a 1.21 goals
against average — tops in the Inter-High. Cintra is
hoping to continue playing soccer at the next level
and is considering UMass-Lowell and Merrimack as
possible schools. He hopes one day to get the
opportunity to play professionally. He’s the son of
Luciuane and Freud Moura of Worcester.
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he 6-foot, 180-pound Crocker
earned his first selection to the
Super Team after leading the Warriors to a 20-2 record as they garnered a No. 2 seed and breezed
through the Central Mass. Tournament to win the Division 2 title.
Nipmuc defeated Northbridge, 4-1,
in the final, with Crocker scoring the
first goal. He cites that shot as his
most memorable moment in sports. Nipmuc was
perfect in Dual Valley Conference, compiling a 12-0-0
record to win the league title. Crocker amassed 11
goals and 2 assists during the regular season, the
sixth highest point total in the league. After his strong
season, Crocker earned All-DVC, All-Central Mass.
and all-state honors for the first time this season. He
also plays club soccer, competing for FC Puma in the
Massachusetts Premier League. Crocker is unsure of
his college plans but hopes to continue playing soccer at a Division 1 college next fall. He’s the son of
Ellen and Calvin Crocker of Upton.
team captain and Mid-Wach A
Most Valuable Player, the
5-foot-7, 160-pound Grams led the
Tomahawks to a 10-2-6 record in
the regular season. With Grams in
the central midfield, Algonquin won
the league title for the third straight
season and earned a No. 3 seed in
the Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament, advancing to the semifinals.
An All-Mid-Wach, Central Mass. and state selection,
Grams has played three years on varsity for the Tomahawks, who advanced to the state finals in 2005 and
2006 — taking the state title in ’05. Grams is also an
accomplished club soccer player, having competed in
the Massachusetts Premier League with Puma, Juventus and the Eagles, as well as the Bay State Games.
Undecided on his college plans, Grams enjoys playing
the guitar and spending his spare time with his friends.
He’s the son of Betsy and Bruce Grams of Northboro.
first-time selection to the Telegram & Gazette Super Team, the
5-foot-11, 200-pound Lee amassed
13 goals and 2 assists in the regular
season, leading Skip Knight’s
Mountaineers to a 10-5-3 record.
Wachusett earned the No. 5 seed in
the Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament, where the Mountaineers
defeated Westboro, 3-2, and Shepherd Hill, 1-0, before losing, 2-0, in the semifinals to
eventual CMass and state champion St. John’s. A
team captain, Lee has played varsity at Wachusett for
four years and has also participated in indoor track for
the Mountaineers. Lee’s excellent 2007 campaign
earned him Mid-Wach and Central Mass. all-star
honors, and he was also named all-state. An accomplished club player, Lee was a teammate of fellow
Super Teamer Maarten van Ess on the Juventus team
that won the Massachusetts Premier League state title
this spring — which he cites as his most memorable
moment in sports. Undecided about college plans,
he’s the son of Anne and Timothy Lee of Rutland.
Josh Lyvers
Flavio Pereira
Andrew Powell
Bromfield School
Senior, Forward
Marlboro High
Senior, Forward
St. John’s High
Senior, Midfielder
A
repeat selection to the Super
Team, the 6-foot-3, 175-pound
Lyvers scored the winning goal in
overtime in the Division 3 state final
against Lynnfield to give the Trojans
their second state title in three years
— a feat Lyvers lists as his most
memorable moment in sports. The
team captain, Lyvers led Bromfield
to the Mid-Wach C title with a 5-1-2
record. The Trojans were 14-2-2 overall to earn the
No. 2 seed in the CMass tourney, where they racked
up three straights shutouts to take the title. The league
MVP, Lyvers amassed 17 goals and 12 assists in the
regular season, earning All-Central Mass. and all-state
honors for the second straight year. Lyvers was also
selected All-New England this year. In addition to
soccer, Lyvers has played four years of varsity basketball for the Trojans and is the team captain this winter.
Lyvers is undecided about his college plans but hopes
to become a surgeon. He’s the son of Nina and Mark
Lyvers of Harvard.
A
Mid-Wach B and state all-star,
the 5-foot-5, 135-pound Pereira
earned his first Super Team selection after teaming with fellow Super
Teamer Maarten van Ess to take
lead Marlboro to the Central Mass.
Division 1 final. The Panthers went
14-4-3 this season and went undefeated in league play, compiling a
6-0-2 record to win the Mid-Wach B
title. Marlboro players occupied the top three spots in
league scoring, led by Pereira’s 20 goals and 6 assists for 26 points, and the top scorer on Steve Bishop’s high-powered squad plans to continue playing
soccer after high school. He hopes one day to play
professionally. Pereira has played two seasons on
varsity and fondly remembers the Panthers’ penalty
kick win over Algonquin in the CMass semifinals this
year. Another of his greatest memories is beating St.
John’s twice in 2006. Pereira is undecided about his
college plans. He’s the son of Amelia Almeida of
Marlboro.
A
Nicholas Prunier
Chris Stoker
Maarten van Ess
Douglas High
Junior, Forward
St. John’s High
Senior, Midfielder
Marlboro High
Senior, Midfielder
A
repeat selection to the Super
Team, the 5-foot-61⁄2,
140-pound junior amassed 23
goals, 13 assists and 36 points in
the regular season while he led the
Tigers to a 11-4-3 record. Prunier
now has more than 100 points in his
career and still has all next season
to look forward to. He cites passing
the century mark as his most memorable moment in sports. Behind Prunier’s scoring,
Douglas earned a No. 5 seed in the Central Mass.
Division 3 Tournament, where the Tigers lost in the
semifinals. The Dual Valley Conference’s top scorer in
2007, Prunier earned his third straight scoring title
and was named the league’s Player of the Year for the
second consecutive season. A three-time league and
Central Mass. all-star, Prunier earned all-state honors
for the second time this year. The team captain, Prunier will be looking for another strong season next fall
as he considers colleges. He’s interested in Boston
University, Boston College, Connecticut and Notre
Dame — all top soccer programs. He’s the son of
Christine Prunier of Douglas.
DIVISION 1
Chris Chenelle, Groton-Dunstable
Bryant Craft, St. Peter-Marian
George Lamptey, North
Enco Lika, Doherty
Charlie Long, St. John’s
Brendan McGill, Algonquin
A
teammate of fellow Super
Teamer Andrew Powell on the
Juventus and St. John’s teams in
2007, the 5-foot-10, 150-pound
Stoker captained the teams to the
Massachusetts Premier League and
MIAA Division 1 state championships, respectively. Stoker cites
winning these titles as his most
memorable moment in sports.
Stoker was also named Most Valuable Player of the
Central Mass. Tournament. Stoker amassed 8 goals
and 13 assists in the regular season while leading St.
John’s to an 18-1-1 record overall and 4-0-0 in the
Central Mass. Conference. An all-state selection in
2007, Stoker has played varsity for the Pioneers all
four seasons. In addition to St. John’s and Juventus,
he’s also the captain for the Massachusetts Olympic
Development Program. With his high school career
over, in the fall Stoker is headed to Providence College, which has been awarded a partial athletic scholarship to continue playing soccer. He would like one
day to play professionally and possibly coach. He’s
the son of Regina and Mark Stoker of Holden.
Chris Blessing, Valley Tech
John Burke, Oxford
Steve DeOliveira, Millbury
Dana Deveaux, Assabet Valley
Nick Gontijo, Hudson
Jason Gove, Northbridge
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he leading set-up man in MidWach B with 13 assists in the
regular season, the 6-foot-4,
165-pound van Ess helped lead the
Panthers to a 14-4-3 record this
year, earning them the No. 2 seed
in the Central Mass. Division 1
Tournament, where they advanced
to the final before losing to eventual
state champ St. John’s, 2-1. With
van Ess as captain, Marlboro also went undefeated in
league play, capturing the Mid-Wach B title with a
record of 6-0-2. In addition to his assists, van Ess
scored 10 goals, giving him 23 points this season —
second only to his teammate Flavio Pereira in the
league. A repeat selection for the Super Team, van
Ess earned MVP of the league this year and also won
All-New England honors and a second straight NSCAA
Coaches’ Award. Van Ess also plays club soccer in
the Massachusetts Premier League and was part of
Juventus’ 5-0 state title win over the Boston Bolts this
spring — a feat he cites as his favorite moment in
sports. Van Ess will continue his soccer career at
Dartmouth next fall. He’s the son of Erna and Jim van
Ess of Marlboro.
DIVISION 3
DIVISION 2
Sean Mitchell, St. John’s
Ryan Ruffing, Westboro
Mateus Santos, Leominster
D.J. Siewierski, Nashoba
Chris Swindell, Milford
Ben Tsuda, Shrewsbury
three-time Super Team selection, having been selected for
soccer and indoor track as a junior,
the 6-foot-2, 165-pound Powell
racked up 12 goals and 7 assists in
the regular season as the Pioneers
went 4-0-0 to capture the Central
Mass. Conference title. Behind
Powell and fellow Super Teamer
Chris Stoker, St. John’s went 23-1-1
this season, earning the top seed in the Central Mass.
Division 1 Tournament, winning, 2-1, over Marlboro.
The Pioneers went on to capture the state title with a
penalty-kick win over Framingham. It was the second
state title of the year for Powell, who was a member of
the Juventus team that beat the Boston Bolts for the
Massachusetts Premier League title, a duo he cites as
his greatest sports moment. An All-America selection
for soccer, Powell also competes in indoor and outdoor track for the Pioneers and is planning to study
economics or business management in college. He’s
the son of Joann and Richard Powell of Charlton.
Bob Jameson, Northbridge
Tony Jaskoviak, Tahanto
Eric Peterman, Nipmuc
Yuri Silva, Clinton
Jonni Ventura, Oakmont
Brett Walberg, Blackstone-Millville
Josh Deschene, Bartlett
Sean Conway, Whitinsville Christensen
Joe Flanigan, Monty Tech
Mike Fowler, Maynard
D.J. Gustafson, Bartlett
Nick Hill, Maynard
Corey Howard, Hopedale
Andrew Jorgensen, Bromfield
Brian Morgan, Bromfield
Mitch Power, Douglas
Joe Senecal, Sutton
Justice Severin, Hudson Catholic
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
F5
Girls’ Soccer
Samantha Abro
Lindsey Burke
Sarah Clark
Lindsey Cobb
Algonquin Regional
Junior, Midfielder/Forward
Bromfield School
Senior, Goalkeeper
Nipmuc Regional
Senior, Center Midfielder
Senior, Sweeper
he Tomahawks’ scoring
machine landed a spot on
the Super Team after sparking a
drive to the Central Mass. Division 1 final under coach Kim
Miller. After scoring nine goals
during the regular season, Abro
nettedfive more in four postseason matches, with game-winners in each of Algonquin’s
three victories, two in overtime. She scored the only
goal in the first-round win over Holy Name, both
Tomahawk goals in an OT win over top-seeded
Shepherd Hill and the sudden-death score in the
2-1 verdict over Westboro in the semifinals. For the
past two seasons, she reaped All-Mid-Wach A,
All-Central. Mass and All-State honors, and she was
team MVP as a sophomore. As a freshman, she was
an all-league athlete in spring track. Abro, who
enjoys drawing, would like to pursue a career in
physical therapy. She is the daughter of Darlene
and Ken Abro of Northboro.
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T
he 5-foot-5 Clark enjoyed
quite a run as one of the
finest to play soccer for the
Warriors. After leading the Dual
Valley Conference in scoring
this past fall, the captain was
selected all-league, All-Central
Mass. and all-state under coach
Howard Cohen. She was the
leading scorer in the DVC with
17 goals and 13 assists, and she tallied three times
in Nipmuc’s 5-0 victory over David Prouty in the
Central Mass. Division 2 quarterfinals. Playing on
Division 3 state title teams in 2005 and 2006 are
Sarah’s most memorable sports moments. In her
sophomore year, the Warriors captured the DVC
title before winning the first state crown. She
played basketball as a junior, and enjoys skiing
and shopping in her spare time. Undecided on a
college choice, Sarah would like to major in business or marketing. She is the daughter of Charlotte
and Ted Clark of Upton.
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T
his 5-foot-10 multi-talented
athlete anchored the Trojans’
journey to their first Central
Mass. Division 3 championship
and state final. She posted a
0.80 goals against average for
the season and didn’t allow a
goal during the CMass Tournament, posting four shutouts as a
captain for coach Gary Wenger.
She nearly pulled off a state title for Bromfield,
turning aside 15 shots in a 3-2 loss to Newburyport
in the final, as the Trojans led, 2-1, entering the
last eight minutes because of her performance.
Burke started the basketball season 76 points
short of 1,000 for her career, and the forward has
already surpassed 1,000 rebounds. In the spring,
she plays for the Bromfield baseball team. Her
father played football on a national club champion
at Worcester State. Burke, who is undecided on a
college choice, also likes music, cooking and
painting, and would like to own a restaurant someday. She is the daughter of Randi and Tom Burke
of Harvard.
he 5-foot-4 Cobb completes
an impressive high school
career with her selection to the
Super Team. This season, Cobb
was the leader of a stingy SPM
defense, one that captured the
No. 3 seed in the Central Mass.
Division 1 Tournament. The
Guardians lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Marlboro on a goal
with 3 seconds left in regulation.
Cobb was a starter for St.Peter-Marian in each of
the last four years, and was a three-year All-Central
Mass. Conference selection. As a freshman, St.
Peter-Marian advanced to the Division 1 Central
Mass. final. Under coach Paul Keating, she served
as captain this past season and earned All-State
honors. She is in her third season playing varsity
basketball at SPM and plans to compete in her
fourth year of track this spring. As for next year,
Cobb is undecided but would like to play soccer in
college. She is the daughter of Janet and Dan
Cobb of Shrewsbury.
Kelly Coonan
Amy Cramer
Nicola D’Errico
Wachusett Regional High
Senior, Defender
Marlboro High
Senior, Forward/Center Midfielder
Shrewsbury High
Senior, Forward
or the 5-foot-6 Coonan, there’s
no place like home — she lists
as her most memorable sports
moment being on the first team to
play and win on the Mountaineers’
new turf field. Coonan finished
the season with five goals and two
assists. She scored off Marlboro
in Wachusett’s regular-season
finale, a 1-1 tie. Coonan starred in
soccer for four seasons at Wachusett, and competed for the indoor track team for her freshman
through junior years. As captain for coach Jen
Solin’s squad this season, she collected Mid-Wach
A and All-State honors. Last year, Coonan was
presented with the Doug Flutie Sportsmanship
Summit Award. She enjoys being with friends,
running and working. The daughter of Kathleen and
Michael Coonan of Holden, she hopes to graduate
from college with a nursing degree and work in a
hospital.
n four of her five varsity seasons, Cramer led the Panthers
in scoring, and she’ll graduate
ninth on the star-studded Marlboro all-time scoring scroll. During the regular season, she had
seven goals and seven assists for
14 points, good for second in
Mid-Wach B. As a junior, she
recovered from a torn ACL and
returned for the Central Mass. Tournament. In that
tourney, her goal with 1:40 left gave the Panthers a
4-3 victory over Nashoba in a Division 1 semifinal.
This year, she was all-league, all-state and captain
for coach Doug Freeman’s team. During her freshman and sophomore years, Cramer ran indoor and
outdoor track, qualifying for state meet competition
as a middle-distance specialist. Her sister Samantha played soccer at Tulane and brother Ben played
at Bryant. She is the daughter of Mary-Jane and
Frans Cramer of Marlboro.
’Errico was selected to the
Super Team after providing the
scoring punch needed for the
Colonials to capture the Central
Mass. Division 1 crown and a
berth in the state title match with
fellow Super Teamer Maura Fox
and under coach Chip DelPrete.
During the regular season, D’Errico led Mid-Wach A in scoring
(13 goals, 10 assists). She had two goals in a
CMass quarterfinal win over Wachusett and also
scored in the Colonials’ semifinal victory over Marlboro. She finished with more than 100 career
points. D’Errico served as captain this past fall and
earned her third selection to the Mid-Wach A all-star
team. Her twin sister Gianna played alongside at
Shrewsbury, does the same with the Boston Renegades and will join her at the College of Saint Rose
in Albany next fall. Nicola has helped the Renegades to three national tournaments and was
named to the Super-Y Nationals first team. She is
the daughter of Laurie and Matthew D’Errico of
Shrewsbury.
Maura Fox
Heather Gosnell
Annette Kristiansen
Shrewsbury High
Junior, Center Midfielder
Sutton High
Senior, Defender
Westboro High
Senior, Center Midfielder
F
ox’s outstanding play throughout the season sparked the
Colonials on their drive to the
Central Mass. Division 1 championship and state final. Under
coach Chip DelPrete, she collected team and Mid-Wach A
Most Valuable Player honors and
was tabbed the top player in the
region by the Central Mass.
Soccer Coaches Association. She was third in
Mid-Wach A in scoring (9 goals, 6 assists). All-state
and All-New England kudos came her way, as did
Adidas All-America honors, and she has been
elected captain for next season. As a sophomore,
she was a league and Central Mass. all-star while
helping Shrewsbury to the district final. She has
honed her skills for Black Watch in Rhode Island
(Super-Y League) and the Fuller Hamlets (Premier
League). Her brother Brendan played lacrosse at
St. John’s from 2004-07. She is the daughter of
Marjorie and Brian Fox.
T
he 5-foot-7 Gosnell takes great
pride in being a defender, one
who has helped lead the Suzies
to continued success. She was
coach Dan Delongchamps’ team
MVP this past season, her second as Sutton’s captain and
completing an impressive fiveyear varsity career. After winning
Dual Valley Conference MVP
honors last year as a fullback, Gosnell played center half, sweeper and even a little forward while
leading the Suzies to the CMass Division 3 final,
where they knocked off league rival Hopedale in
overtime in the semis. Scoring a goal off a header in
a game this season and winning a state championship in 2004 she considers her most memorable
sports moments. As a star for the Boston Renegades, Gosnell was selected for ODP camp in
2004, 2006 and 2007. The daughter of Sue and
Jim Gosnell of Sutton would like to attend Fitchburg
State or Franklin Pierce and pursue a career in
accounting.
H
er selection to the Super
Team highlights a star-studded
athletic career for the Rangers, as
she has turned in impressive
performances in three sports. As
a freshman, Kristiansen played
third singles on Westboro’s tennis
team that won the Central Mass.
Division 1 title and advanced to
the state final. Last winter, she
was a Mid-Wach B and T&G Division 1 all-star while
helping the Rangers’ basketball team to a 20-0
regular season. And on the soccer pitch this past
season, the 5-foot-9 Kristiansen served as captain
under coach Paul Mumby. She was fourth in the
league in scoring (8 goals, 3 assists) during the
regular season, and led the Rangers to the Division
1 semifinals. She is a three-time All-Central Mass.
selection and a two-time all-state pick. Undecided
on her college choice, she is the daughter of Sandra and Henning Kristiansen of Westboro.
Emily Mongeau
Jessica Peacock
Erin Ronan
Westboro High
Senior, Defender
Hopedale High
Senior, Sweeper
Millbury High
Sophomore, Goalkeeper
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T
his is the third appearance on
a Super Team for the 5-foot-8
Mongeau, who anchored the
defense for Westboro en route to
the Mid-Wach B championship (at
5-0-3) and the Central Mass.
Division 1 semifinals. She is
joined on the team by classmate
Annette Kristiansen, who is also a
basketball teammate. Her other
two Super Team selections have come in lacrosse.
As a junior center, she led all of Central Mass. in
scoring this year, with 53 goals and 24 assists. As a
point guard, she has the Rangers aiming to return to
the CMass Division 1 final like last year, when they
went undefeated during the regular season. Mongeau has played at the varsity level each season of
her high school career. Her sister, Jenny, played
lacrosse at Assumption, earning All-America status
as a junior in 2005. Emily is the daughter of Patty
and Peter Mongeau of Westboro.
DIVISION 1
Alex Barber, Hudson
Dana Clowes, Algonquin
Ashlyn Derosier, Shrewsbury
Samantha Friday, Algonquin
Lynn Goretti, St. Peter-Marian
Erin Kinback, Shrewsbury
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F
or the second straight season,
the 5-foot-10 Peacock garnered team MVP honors, and she
has collected similar accolades
with Blue Raider basketball and
softball teams. As a soccer captain this year, she led Hopedale to
a 16-2-2 mark, the Dual Valley
Conference championship and
the Central Mass. Division 3
semifinals. She scored twice in the Blue Raiders’
5-0 victory over West Boylston in a CMass quarterfinal. She was also a key sophomore performer in the
Raiders’ run to the district championship in 2005.
Peacock was a Super Team performer in basketball
last year, averaging 23.6 points per game while
leading the Blue Raiders to an undefeated Dual
Valley Conference run and the CMass Division 3
final. She scored her 1,000th point last season and
was named DVC MVP. Peacock, who will attend
Merrimack College to play soccer next fall, is the
daughter of Beth and Jim Peacock of Hopedale.
DIVISION 2
Courtney Letourneau, Wachusett
Allie MacLeod, Groton-Dunstable
Samantha O’Connor, Shepherd Hill
Katherine Polido, Nashoba
Leda Tornaritis, Groton-Dunstable
Erin Fleury, Wachusett
Hillary Atstupenas, Nipmuc
Michelle Cavalieri, Auburn
Jordynn Frollo, Uxbridge
Rachel Hodgson, Nipmuc
Mara Kralian, Grafton
Kayla Leonardi, Grafton
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I
t hasn’t taken long for the
5-foot-7 Ronan to make her
mark on Woolies soccer. Her
goalkeeping backboned Millbury’s
march to its first Central Mass.
Division 2 title. In the district final,
she shut out SWCL East rival
Auburn through regulation and
overtimes and did the same in
penalty kicks, as the Woolies
prevailed, 2-0, in PKs — a course of events Ronan
considers her most memorable in sports. The best
may be yet to come for Ronan and her young team.
She earned all-league and all-state honors this past
fall under coach Andy Burnett, and she’s playing
varsity basketball this winter after a JV season as a
freshman. Her mother was a talented figure skater
who competed at the national level. Her goal for two
years down the road is to play soccer while studying
at a Division 1 institution and later to become an
anesthesiologist. She is the daughter of Janice
Ronan and John Gonynor of Millbury.
DIVISION 3
Lindsay McQuade, Uxbridge
Hannah Moriarty, Millbury
Erin Peete, Clinton
Chelsea Perkins, Millbury
Sarah Rheault, Oakmont
Laura Stern, Lunenburg
Sonia Basma, Littleton
Leah Carbonneau, West Boylston
Marissa Dickson, Bromfield
Shauna Geagan, Hudson Catholic
Rachel Miranda, Hopedale
Hannah Mitchell, Hopedale
Rachel Plumb, Whitinsville Christian
Henley Siegrist, Bromfield
Tesia Stanasek, Valley Tech
Rachel Valletta, Sutton
Sam Ware, Assabet Valley
Julie Winn, Sutton
F6
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
Boys’ Cross Country
The team was selected from the top finishers at the Central Mass. Championships.
Christopher Betschart
Matt Brunelle
Jeff Bush
Max Flaton
Hopedale High
Junior
Quabbin Regional
Senior
Westboro High
Sophomore
Bromfield School
Sophomore
T
he 5-foot-10,
130-pound Betschart, a repeat T&G
Super Teamer, was a
key member in the
Blue Raiders’ Division
2 district and state
championships teams
this fall. Betschart, a
co-captain and Dual
Valley Conference all-star, ran to a fourthplace finish in 15:30 at the Central Mass.
Championships, and finished 20th in 15:39
in the state meet, both at Gardner Municipal
Golf Course. Hopedale edged Bishop Feehan, 107-132, for the state title. Betschart,
who also competes in basketball and track
and field, lists winning the states in 2005
and 2007 as his most memorable sports
moments. He also wants to make it to states
all four years of high school and win the state
team title next season. He is the son of Anne
and Doug Betschart of Hopedale.
T
he 6-foot-3 Brunelle
finished seventh at the
Central Mass. Division 1
meet in Gardner with a
time of 15:11.2. He followed that race with a
27th-place finish at the
state meet on the same
course. The Panthers’
MVP, Brunelle was also
named a Mid-Wach B all-star the past two
years and placed third at the league meet
in Marlboro this fall. He owns course
records at Quaboag, Marlboro and Quabbin. Brunelle also participates in indoor
and outdoor track, and was named the
Panthers’ Most Improved Player last spring
and MVP last winter after playing soccer
for two years. Brunelle enjoys hunting and
going to the beach in his spare time, and
while he has not made a college decision
yet, he is thinking about majoring in engineering. He is the son of Michael and
Donna Brunelle of Oakham.
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he 6-foot-1, 145-pound
Bush led the Rangers
to a fourth-place team
finish at the Division 1
Central Mass. Championships at Gardner Municipal
Golf Course with a thirdplace individual effort,
behind only Nashoba’s
Anthony Raduazo and
North Middlesex’s Dave Hausherr, in a time
of 14:55. Bush later went on to finish 37th
in 15:22 in the state meet. Under coach
Rick Hebert, Bush was fourth at the
Coaches Invitational, ninth in the league
and 17th at the Bay State Invitational. Last
year in indoor track, Bush was the state’s
No. 1 freshman in the 2 mile. In outdoor
track, Bush was the league champion in the
mile and a part of the 4x400 relay champion — his most memorable sports
moments — and finished fourth in the mile at
the district meet. Bush’s hobbies include
singing, piano and sailing. He is the son of
Kathleen and Brian Bush of Westboro.
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Dave Hausherr
Tim Mazeika
Arleigh McRae
Patrick Mullarkey
North Middlesex Regional
Senior
Millbury High
Junior
Whitinsville Christian
Sophomore
Nipmuc Regional
Junior
he 5-foot-9,
150-pound Hausherr
returns to the T&G Super
Team in his senior season
after another tremendous
campaign. Hausherr, a
three-time team MVP and
three-time captain who
competes in cross country, indoor and outdoor
track, fell just shy of defending his crown at
the Division 1 Central Mass. championships
at Gardner Municipal Golf Course with a
second-place finish in 14:49, trailing only
Nashoba’s Anthony Raduazo. At the state
meet, Hausherr posted a top-10 time of
14:40 for seventh overall. Coached by Ed
Pancoast, Hausherr won the district title last
year in 14:46 over the 2.9-mile Gardner
course, and placed 13th in the state meet
at Northfield Mountain. He is the son of
Nancy and Steven Hausherr of Townsend.
T
he 5-foot-10,
120-pound Mazeika
was the ace of the Woolies’ squad and displayed
his talents on the biggest
stages. In the Division 2
Central Mass. championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course, he ran a
15:30 over the 2.9-mile
course to snag a top-five finish, and came
back a week later in Gardner to run a
15:32, which placed him 15th in the state
championships. Mazeika, who also runs
indoor and outdoor track, owes much of his
running success to his father, John, a
former high school cross country runner.
Mazeika has his eye on winning the districts
and placing in the top five at the states next
season. He’s most proud of breaking 15
minutes for the first time in a cross country
race. Mazeika is the son of Elizabeth and
John Mazeika of Millbury.
he 5-foot-7, 105-pound
Flaton makes his first
appearance on the T&G
Super Team after a 15:37,
seventh-place finish in the
Division 2 race at the
Central Mass. Championships at Gardner Municipal
Golf Course. Flaton came
back at the state championships and ran a 15:41 for a 21st-place
finish. Flaton, coached by Kevin Foster,
placed second at the Mid-Wach C championships in 14:23, behind only Hudson’s
Luke Doherty, over the 2.7-mile course at
Tahanto, helping the Trojans finish second
as a team. As a freshman, Flaton claimed
the top prize in the Mid-Wach C league
meet in 14:39. He lists gliding, backpacking and snowboarding as his hobbies.
Flaton is the son of Noelle and Ken Flaton
of Harvard.
he 5-foot-11,
150-pound McRae
returns to the T&G Super
Team for the season
straight season. McRae,
who admits to being
inspired by coach Chris
Vander Baan, tore up the
Gardner Municipal Golf
Course in 15:13, 7 seconds ahead of Hopedale’s Colin Ogilvie, to
capture the Division 2 title at the Central
Mass. championships, a feat he lists as his
most memorable sports moment. McRae
also was a key in the Crusaders’ secondplace team finish in the Central Mass.
championships. He went on to place 13th
in 15:30 at the state meet in Gardner.
McRae is a Dual Valley Conference all-star
and played varsity baseball last spring. Last
fall, McRae represented David Prouty as a
home-schooled student. He is the son of
Claire and John McRae of East Brookfield.
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he 5-foot-7,
117-pound Mullarkey
bolted to a third-place
finish in 15:23 at the
Division 2 Central Mass.
championships at
Course, an accomplishment he ranks as his
most memorable sports
moment. In the state meet, also in Gardner,
Mullarkey had a top-20 finish (19th) with a
time of 15:38. Other top accomplishments
for Mullarkey this year included fourth at the
Wachusett Invitational and seventh in the
Dual Valley Conference meet. Mullarkey,
who also runs track in the winter and
spring, enjoys ping-pong, soccer and being
with friends and family. Mullarkey’s father
was a standout cross country/track athlete
at South Catholic High School in Connecticut. He is the son of Ed and Deb Mullarkey
of Mendon.
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Colin Ogilvie
Stephen M. Polito
Anthony Raduazo
Hopedale High
Senior
Doherty High
Senior
Nashoba Regional
Senior
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he 5-foot-10,
135-pound Ogilvie, a
three-time T&G Super
Teamer, capped off his
senior cross country
season in style. He finished second to Whitinsville Christian’s Arleigh
McRae in the Central
Mass. Division 2 championships with a time of 15:21 and ran a
15:10 to place fifth at the state meet at the
Gardner Municipal Golf Course, all while
helping the Blue Raiders capture the Division 2 Central Mass. and state titles. Ogilvie
lists winning the state team title in 2005
with his brother Thompson as one of his
most memorable sports moments. Ogilvie,
who will attend Bowdoin College in the fall,
won the New Balance Invitational in Warwick, R.I. He is the son of Marillee and
Davis Ogilvie of Hopedale.
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he 5-foot-5,
120-pound captain,
coached by Dan
Rushton, made quite
an impact for the
Highlanders this season. Polito went toe to
toe with the best in
Central Mass. and
posted a solid sixthplace finish in the Division 1 Central
Mass. championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course. He ran a smooth 15:10
to advance to the state meet, also held in
Gardner. At the states, Polito covered the
2.9-mile course in 15:01, good for 14th.
Polito’s most memorable sports moment is
helping the Highlanders defeat the St.
John’s 4x800 relay team at the Class A
meet in his sophomore campaign. His
one main goal is to set the school record
in the 2 mile. He is the son of Karen and
Martin Polito of Worcester.
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Zack Sylvestre
Cameron Tieuli
Zachary Walsh
Gardner High
Senior
St. John’s High
Junior
Sutton High
Senior
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he 6-foot-1,
145-pound Sylvestre
battled back from a stress
fracture in his left foot to
win the Wildcats’ team
MVP award, after finishing
fourth in 15:02 at his
home Gardner Municipal
Golf Course at the Division 1 Central Mass.
championships. In the state meet, Sylvestre, a captain, came in 17th (15:07).
Sylvestre also garnered MVP team honors
in cross country as a sophomore and junior,
and is a captain of the indoor and outdoor
track teams. Last season, Sylvestre was
part of the Wildcats’ distance medley relay
team that set a state record during the
winter season. As a freshman, he was a
member of the cross country team that
made it to the states for the first time in 20
years. He is the son of Patricia and Charles
Sylvestre of Gardner.
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he 5-foot-8,
135-pound Tieuli
returns to the T&G Super Team for a second
straight season after a
15:07, fifth-place finish
that helped the Pioneers
take second at the Division 1 Central Mass.
championships in
Gardner. Tieuli, who has been the Pioneers’ No. 1 runner at the district meet
the last two years, has a twin brother,
Chris, who is also in the top five on the
cross country team. His older brother,
Matt, was a four-time T&G all-star in cross
country and currently runs at the University of Notre Dame. Cameron’s top-five
finish in the districts marked the sixth
straight year a Tieuli has finished in the
top five. Tieuli also enjoys ping-pong and
reading Harry Potter books. Cameron is
the son of Lisa and Alan Tieuli of Upton.
he 5-foot-10,
135-pound Raduazo
stunned the field at the
Division 1 Central
Mass. championships,
outlasting defending
champion and North
Middlesex ace Dave
Hausherr, to finish first
in 14:41. In the process, the Chieftains claimed their first Division 1 team title and their first Central Mass.
title since winning the Division 2 crown 10
years ago — a feat Raduazo lists as his most
memorable sports moment. In the state
meet, Raduazo, a two-time captain, ran to a
fifth-place effort in 14:33, and the team
finished third. Raduazo also took home the
league championship this season, as the
Chieftains finished 12-0. Raduazo’s parents
were standout cross country runners in high
school and became marathoners. He is the
son of Celeste and Rocco Raduazo of
Bolton.
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he 5-foot-10,
140-pound Walsh, a
cross country and indoor
track captain, was a
Dual Valley Conference
all-star and the team
MVP for the Sammies
this fall. At the Division 2
Central Mass. championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course, Walsh’s time of 15:35
was good enough to capture sixth place
and advance to the states. At the state
championships, Walsh finished 38th in
15:57. Walsh’s brother, Bart, was a threetime T&G all-star in cross country. Walsh
was a cross country district medalist in
the 10th grade. His most memorable
sports moment was winning the cross
country team district title in 2006. He is
the son of Dottie and Bart Walsh of Sutton.
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
Girls’ Cross Country
The team was selected from the top finishers at the Central Mass. Championships.
Katie Carlson
Kate Chenevert
Corey Conner
Bo Dunn
Wachusett Regional
Freshman
Uxbridge High
Junior
North Middlesex Regional
Senior
Bromfield School
Senior
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he 5-foot-3 freshman makes her first
appearance on the
Super Team after
finishing fourth in the
Central Mass. Division
1 championship at
Course with a time of
17 minutes, 49.9
seconds. That was third fastest time by a
female Wachusett runner. Carlson finished
17th in the state championships, also at
Gardner, in 17:48 — the fourth-best time for
freshmen. Her brother, John Carlson, is a
varsity soccer player and was named to the
boys’ tennis Super Team this past spring.
When Carlson is not running, she enjoys
reading and writing. She is the daughter of
Kathleen Sweeney and Ed Carlson of Princeton.
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he 5-foot-7 Chenevert
toured the 2.9-mile
course at Gardner in 18
minutes, 24.9 seconds to
place sixth in the Central
Mass. Division 2 meet and
make her first Super
Team. She was named
team MVP for the third
straight season. This year,
he set the Uxbridge course record (21:07),
breaking her 2006 mark of 21:45. Chenevert also broke the Millbury course record,
clocking in at 18:57. She is the point guard
for the Uxbridge girls’ basketball team.
Chenevert is undecided about her college
choice, but se wants to become an athletic
trainer, an athletic director or a physical
education teacher. She is the daughter of
Flo and Peter Chenevert of Uxbridge.
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onner returns to the
T&G Super Team after
finishing sixth in the Division 1 championship,
covering the 2.9-mile
Gardner course in
18:21.8. The Patriots’
cross country captain is
playing basketball for her
school this winner and will
run track in the spring. Her sister, Allison
Conner, was a member of the 2006 cross
country Super Team. When she is not
running or playing basketball, Conner
enjoys snowboarding. She lists breaking
the 20-minute mark for her home course
and qualifying for the state meet three years
in a row as her most memorable sports
moments. She is the daughter of Candice
and Tim Conner of West Townsend.
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Stephanie Ellis
Jessica Jarrard
Emily Jones
Maho Kobayashi
Gardner High
Sophomore
Hudson Catholic High
Junior
Bromfield School
Junior
Junior
he 5-foot-1 Ellis finished third at the
Central Mass. Division 1
championships, covering
her home course at
Gardner in 17 minutes,
42.1 seconds, and was
23rd in the state Division
1 championships (18:00).
This marks the second
straight season that she has been named
Most Valuable Runner at Gardner. Last
year, Ellis was her indoor track team’s top
scorer and played softball, where she was
given the team’s Iron Man Award. Ellis is a
part of the Gardner High band and enjoys
Irish step dancing in her spare time. Ellis
lists helping Gardner qualify for the Division
1 state meet for the first time in more than
30 years as her most memorable sports
moment. She is the daughter of Lisa and
Michael Ellis of Gardner.
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arrard made her first
T&G Super Team after
finishing third in the Central Mass. Division 2
championship (18 minutes, 9.5 seconds) on
Gardner’s 2.9-mile
course. This season, she
set the course record at
Fitchburg’s Coggshall
Park (17:08, 2.8 miles) in the Colonial
Athletic League meet. She also set HC’s
home course record at 16:03. The Green
Wave MVP finished 24th at the Division 2
state meet in 18:07. She would like to run
in college and someday hopes to coach.
Her father lettered 11 times in high school
athletics while being selected for several
all-star teams in football. She lists running at
a 5:54-mile pace in winning the CAL individual title as her most memorable sports
moment. She is the daughter of Cathy
Fitzgerald and Robert Jarrard of Shrewsbury.
he 5-foot-9 Dunn is a
repeat member of the
Super Team. She placed
fifth in the Division 2
championships, finishing
the 2.9-mile Gardner
course in 18 minutes,
22.1 seconds in helping
the Trojans to another
district title. Dunn finished
31st at the state championships in Gardner
in at 18:21. She was named to the 2007
indoor track Super Team for her first-place
finish in the 600 meters (1:41.29). Dunn
was also named to the 2006 outdoor track
Super Team for a top showing in the 800
meters (2:21.22). She will finish her athletic
career at Bromfield on the indoor and outdoor track teams. Dunn’s father was an
All-America runner at Drake University. She
is the daughter of Beth Haberkorn and
Raymond Dunn.
he 5-foot-7 Jones
makes her eighth T&G
Super Team after winning
the Division 2 Central
Mass. and state titles for
the second straight year.
She took her third consecutive Central Mass.
title when she completed
the 2.9-mile Gardner
course in 16:56.9. She returned to the
same site a week later to claim the state title
(16.06). She followed that by finishing
second (17:41.2) at the Foot Locker Northeast Regionals in New York and 11th
(17:54) at the nationals in San Diego. As a
sophomore, Jones also swept the Central
Mass. (16:48 at Gardner) and state (18.49
at Northfield Mountain) titles. Jones followed that by finishing ninth at the Footlocker Northeast Regional in New York and
25th at the nationals in San Diego. Jones
has also made Super Teams in indoor and
outdoor track. She is the daughter of Susan
Hunter-Jones and Dan Jones of Harvard.
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he 5-foot-4 Kobayashi
returns to the T&G
Super Team after finishing fourth in the Central Mass. Division 2
meet, completing the
2.9-mile Gardner course
in 18:21.3. Kobayashi
followed that by placing
35th in the state championships with a time of 18:28. As a
sophomore, she placed sixth (18:33.7) in
the Central Mass. championships to help
the Crusaders to a second-place finish. In
her down time, Kobayashi enjoys reading,
drawing and printmaking. Kobayashi lists
celebrating the end of the 2007 season
with a team dinner after the state championship as her most memorable sports
moment. She is the daughter of Yumiko
and Masaru Kobayashi of Woodstock,
Conn.
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Micaela Lacombe
Liz Lee
Molly Porcher
Groton-Dunstable Regional
Freshman
Bromfield School
Senior
Nashoba Regional
Junior
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he 5-foot-4 Lacombe
makes her debut as a
Super Teamer after finishing first in the Central
Mass. Division 1 championships, covering the
2.9-mile Gardner course
in 17 minutes, 16.6 seconds. She was the top
freshman and sixth overall
in the state Division 1 championship (17.19)
at Gardner. Lacombe’s finish in the Central
Mass. meet sent the Crusaders to the
states. Lacombe lists having her team make
the states for the first time, along with the
team participating in the “Jog for Joey”
event as her most memorable sports
moments. She is the daughter of Kristin and
Bob Lacombe of Groton.
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he 5-foot-2 Lee
captained the Henry
Phelan-coached Trojans to a four-peat in
the Central Mass.
Division 2 championships and a three-peat
in the state championships. Lee, who is
making her sixth appearance on the Super Team, clocked in at
17:38.5, good for second place in the
Central Mass. championships and came in
10th at the state championships at 17:32.
She aspires to break a 5-minute mile. Lee
lists helping Bromfield win three straight
state championships and having four teams
in the 2007 state finals (girls’ and boys’
soccer, girls’ and boys’ cross country) as
her most memorable sports moments. Lee
enjoys snowboarding, playing the guitar and
the clarinet, acting and running in her spare
time. She is the daughter of Lisa Stanley
and Thomas Lee.
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Emily Reedich
Ali Tyburski
Laurie Vinciullo
Bromfield School
Junior
Sophomore
Hudson High
Freshman
he 5-foot-8 Reedich is
making her debut on
the T&G Super Team,
having finished seventh in
the Central Mass. Division
2 championship by covering the 2.9-mile
Gardner course in 18
minutes, 28.9 seconds.
Reedich followed that
with a 25th-place finish (18:09) in the state
championship, also at Gardner. Last season, Reedich finished 12th in the Central
Mass. Division 2 meet with a time of
19:08.6. She has been a part of two state
championship teams, and lists being part of
Bromfield’s third straight state title this
season as her most memorable sports
moment. When not running, Reedich
enjoys basketball, softball and reading.
Reedich has also played varsity softball and
JV and varsity basketball for the Trojans.
She is the daughter of Sue and Doug Reedich of Harvard.
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he 5-foot-8 Tyburski is
yet another runner
making her debut on the
Super Team. She finished
second in the Central
Mass. Division 1 race,
Gardner course in 17
minutes, 39.6 seconds.
She followed that with a
22nd-place finish at the state meet, also at
Gardner, clocking in at 17:58. Tyburski
finished first in the SWCL meet, covering
the 2.73-mile course in 16:58.4 seconds
to set a course record. She finished first in
all 10 league meets this season, and was
on the SWCL all-star team. As a freshman,
Tyburski finished first in the SWCL meet
(17:48.1) and 11th overall (19:14.6) in the
Central Mass. meet, making her a state
qualifier. She is the daughter of Roberta
and George Tyburski of Charlton.
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he 5-foot-3 Porcher
is making her debut
appearance on the
Super Team after finishing seventh at the
Central Mass. Division
1 championship, covering the 2.9-mile
course at Gardner
Municipal GC in 18
minutes, 30.0 seconds. She followed that
by placing 31st in the state championships
(18:16). As a sophomore, she finished 21st
in the Central Mass. meet in 19:28.4.
When Porcher isn’t running on the trails for
Nashoba, she’s on the trails skiing for the
Chieftains. She has been on the Nashoba
cross country and ski teams for three years.
Outside of sports, Porcher enjoys baking.
She lists going to states this year for the
first time ever as her most memorable
moment. Porcher is unsure about her college choice but hopes to pursue a career in
education. She is the daughter of Cathy
Leonard and Tom Porcher of Stow.
he 5-foot-4 Vinciullo is
a repeat member of
the Super Team, having
finished fifth in the Central
Mass. Division 1 championship at Gardner,
course in 18 minutes,
10.8 seconds. She finished first in the freshman
girls’ race at the Amherst Invitational in a
record 19:37. Vinciullo also set records at
Marlboro (19:34) and Auburn (19:40). For
the second straight year, she finished first
in the Division 1 girls’ freshman race at the
MSTCA Coaches’ Invitational. This year,
Vinciullo clocked in at 12:47.0, and as an
eighth-grader, she finished in 12:41.5.
Vinciullo lists winning the MSTCA Coaches’
Invitational two consecutive years as her
most memorable sports moment. She is the
daughter of Kathy Vinciullo of Hudson.
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DECEMBER 30, 2007
Field Hockey
Sarah Becque
Jennifer Bouckaert
Kyla Dickson
Danielle Dolan
Westboro High
Senior, Midfielder
Burncoat High
Senior, Halfback
Quabbin Regional
Junior, Midfielder
Quaboag Regional
Senior, Wing
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B
ust a junior, Dickson
captained coach Shelly
Zalneraitis’ team to a
14-4-3 record this year.
She returns to the Super
Team this year after making the squad last season.
She is already a three-time
Mid-Wach B field hockey
all-star, an honor she has
earned twice on the softball diamond as
well. Not to be left out in the winter, she
competes on the Panthers’ indoor track
team, placing fifth in the league in shot put
last season. Her brother, Ethan Dickson,
won the state wrestling title last year at 152
pounds. In her spare time, Kyla enjoys
baking, reading and listening to music. She
hopes to one day create workouts for
injured athletes to help them heal, along
with studying sports psychology and massage therapy. She is the daughter of
Pamela and Garth Dickson of Barre.
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he 6-foot-1 Becque
played on the Rangers’ varsity team for
four years and now
departs as the school’s
all-time leading scorer.
A return Super Team
member, she comes
from a line of family
success in the sport as
her sister Megan played at Tufts University
and sister Jessica played at Sacred Heart.
Sarah plans to attend the University of Vermont next fall and pursue a business degree.
A captain this year for Westboro, she earned
a spot in the Best of 60 Game and was also
a member of the silver-medal winning team
at the National Futures Championship. Also
a four-year player on the Rangers’ lacrosse
squad, Becque enjoys hiking and other
outdoor activities. She is the daughter of
Becky and Scott Becque of Westboro.
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ouckaert finished her
high school career by
captaining coach Meg
Curtin’s squad to a 9-6-3
record and the No. 8
seed in the Central Mass.
Division 1 Tournament.
She earned MVP honors
from the Inter-High and
Central Mass. Field
Hockey Coaches Association and played
in the Best of 60 Game. Not even a
divisional all-star last season, Bouckaert
made a large jump in her final season to
join her first Super Team. She lists playing
Notre Dame Academy her junior year as
her most memorable sports moment,
when the Patriots held their city foe
scoreless as part of their intense rivalry.
Bouckaert enjoys skiing in her free time.
She is the daughter of Melanie Curran
and John Bouckaert of Worcester.
he 5-foot Dolan was a
two-year captain for
coach John O’Neill’s
squad and helped lead the
team to a state championship this year after making
the state final her sophomore and junior years.
She also parts with the
school record for assists
in a season (27). A Best of 60 Game selection, Dolan was the second-highest scorer
in the state this season. She has also been
active on the Bay State Games team, serving as captain this year, winning a bronze
medal in 2006 and a gold in 2005. Her
most memorable sports moments include
making the varsity field hockey team in
eighth grade and thus getting a chance to
play with her cousin, Lauren Kurr, and
playing with her sister, eighth-grader Haylie
Dolan, this past season. She is the daughter of John and Lisa Dolan of West Brookfield.
Abigail Egan
Shelby Farland
Macey Gaumond
Notre Dame Academy
Senior, Midfielder
Tantasqua Regional
Junior, Forward
Quaboag Regional
Senior, Midfielder
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he 5-foot-3 Egan
captained coach Patty
Provost’s Rebels in her
senior year, earning
all-star honors from the
Central Mass. Conference for the second
straight season and a
spot on the Best of 60
team. A two-time Super
Team member on the tennis court, where
she is a three-time CMC all-star, this is the
first time she has been so honored for her
field hockey accomplishments. She has
won three state championships in her time
with Notre Dame, reaching the pinnacle in
tennis as a freshman and sophomore and
winning in field hockey as a sophomore as
well. In her free time, Egan enjoys reading
and spending time with friends. She plans
to attend college in the fall, but is undecided on a destination. She is the daughter
of Rachel and Jay Egan of Worcester.
n just her second
varsity season, the
5-foot-7 Farland has
already earned a pair of
SWCL West all-star
nods. This season, she
led the offense for
coach Jean Glennon’s
squad, which went 14-5.
An all-around athlete,
she also competes on the Warriors’ indoor
and outdoor track teams and is serving as
a captain this winter. That may just run in
the family, though, as her father played
football for Tantasqua and WPI. Shelby
lists her most memorable sports moment
as scoring her first varsity goal as a sophomore. In her spare time, she enjoys
playing sports and spending time with her
friends and family. She is the daughter of
Rick and Karin Farland of Fiskdale.
he 5-foot-9 Gaumond
leaves Quaboag with
numerous school records. A five-year varsity
player, she owns marks
for career goals (88),
assists (61) and points
(149). She capped her
career with a 49-point
season — 33 goals, 16
assists — after a 50-point junior effort that
included 33 goals. A two-year captain,
Gaumond lists her most memorable sports
moments as winning this season’s field
hockey state championship and winning
the same title in basketball as a sophomore. This is her third Super Team selection to go along with her third straight
selection as Division 2 Player of the Year.
Gaumond plans on attending Boston
University in the fall. She is the daughter
of Maryjane and Frank Gaumond of Warren.
Kara Mackintire
Kate Murphy
Katherine Nagengast
Shrewsbury High
Junior, Defense
Notre Dame Academy
Senior, Midfielder
Westboro High
Senior, Goalie
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ust a junior, the
5-foot-5 Mackintire led
coach Lauren Chenevert’s team as captain to
the state final. A repeat
Super Teamer, she has
now been named a MidWach A all-star, team
MVP and defensive player
of the year for two years
running. This year, she played at the
National Futures Championship where her
team won a silver medal, an accomplishment she lists as her most memorable in
sports. Much of her free time is spent playing field hockey, as she plays on the Cape
Ann Coalition team. On that squad, she
earned a gold medal at the National Field
Hockey Festival. Away from the field, she
enjoys shopping and spending time at the
beach. She is the daughter of Debbee and
Robert Mackintire of Shrewsbury.
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he 5-foot-10 Murphy helped the
Rebels to a 14-3-3
record and a spot in
the semifinals of the
Central Mass. Tournament, where they lost
to eventual champion
Shrewsbury. While
serving as a captain,
she earned Central Mass. Conference
all-star honors for her play this season
and played in the Best of 60 Game. Her
most memorable sports moment was
winning the Central Mass. Tournament as
a junior before advancing to the state
final. In Murphy’s free time, she enjoys
running, skiing and cooking. She plans on
attending Boston University next year. She
is the daughter of Lee Ann and James
Murphy of Millbury.
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Kathryn Nelson
Amanda Sebastiao
Casey Silver
Shrewsbury High
Senior, Forward
Uxbridge High
Senior, Forward
Bromfield School
Senior, Midfielder
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he 5-foot-6 Nelson
returns to the Super
Team for the third time
after finishing her high
school career with a trip
to the state final. The
road to that last game,
including defeating Notre
Dame and Westboro in
the Central Mass. Tournament, she lists as her most memorable
sports moments. Nelson leaves Shrewsbury as the school’s all-time leading
scorer with 109 points. She was voted
Central Mass. Player of the Year and is a
two-time MVP of Mid-Wach A. A two-time
captain, she was also a league all-star all
of her four years with the Colonials. She
will attend Stonehill College in the fall,
where she plans to continue playing field
hockey and study to become a teacher.
She is the daughter of Ann and Bob
Nelson of Shrewsbury.
he 5-foot-6 Sebastiao
led the SWCL East in
scoring (22 goals, 10
assists) for the second
year in a row to help
coach Sheila Bernard’s
team to a 13-3-4 mark.
The team’s quarterfinal
defeat of Lunenburg in
the Central Mass. Tournament lives as her most memorable sports
moment. Because of her scoring exploits,
Sebastiao earned SWCL all-star status the
past two seasons and served as captain this
past year. In addition to earning a Best of
60 nod this season, she played in the Bay
State Games. A divisional all-star in 2006,
this is her first Super Team selection. Although also a star on the Spartans’ basketball team, it is field hockey that she plans to
pursue in college; She is unsure of a destination but hopes to study nursing. She is
the daughter of John and Leslie Sebastiao
of Uxbridge.
DIVISION 1
Ali Baillargeon, Tantasqua
Erin Crosson, Shrewsbury
Kayla Davis, Gardner
Cory delaGorgendiere, Quabbin
Jordan DiGeronimo, Fitchburg
Kayleigh Force, Leominster
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he 5-foot-10 Nagengast was key in
getting coach Colleen
Debish’s Rangers into
the Central Mass. final
as she allowed only six
goals in 21 games.
Included in those yearly
stats were three shutouts of rival Quabbin
that let Westboro claim the Mid-Wach B title
and advance to the CMass final, accomplishments Nagengast lists as her most
memorable. A return Super Teamer, she
served as team captain this season and
earned a spot in the Best of 60 Game where
she received MVP honors. An all-around
athlete, she also competes on the Rangers’
swimming and lacrosse squads. As a swimmer, she qualified for sectionals in the 100
butterfly her first three seasons. Nagengast
plans on attending the University of New
Hampshire next fall. She is the daughter of
Kris and Rick Nagengast of Westboro.
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he 5-foot-3 Silver
earned her second
straight Mid-Wach D
MVP selection to help
the Trojans to a 10-4-5
record and the sixth
seed in the Central
Mass. Division 2 Tournament. A return Super
Team selection, she
played in the Best of 60 Game this season. Also a member of the basketball and
softball teams at Bromfield, she earned
league all-star honors in softball last year.
Her mother, Susan Silver, and aunt, Lisa
Moreau, are members of the Quabbin
Regional Athletic Hall of Fame. In her free
time, she enjoys reading and is a volunteer EMT. She plans on attending
Amherst College in the fall and hopes to
become a doctor. She is the daughter of
Susan and Rick Silver of Wheelwright.
DIVISION 2
Anisha Gundewar, Marlboro
Elizabeth Hurley, Notre Dame Academy
Maura Hurley, Notre Dame Academy
Alyssa Ineson, Shrewsbury
Sarah Matthews, Hudson
Shannon Pustis, Shrewsbury
Jessica Barth, Uxbridge
Kally Collette, Grafton
Sara Favreau, Narragansett
Melissa Field, Littleton
Samantha Janhunen, Narragansett
Olivia Jankins, Quaboag
Alyssa Juszczyk, Quaboag
Amanda Kelleher, Hopedale
Lauren Rajcula, Hopedale
Eryn Shea, David Prouty
Kayla Sokol, Quaboag
Abigail Walsh, Blackstone-Millville
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
F9
Golf
The team includes individuals who qualified for the state tournament.
Donald Adams
Brittany Altomare
Chris Berry
Mike Bird
St. John’s High
Junior
Shrewsbury High
Junior
Wachusett Regional
Senior
Hopedale High
Sophomore
A
dams helped the Pioneers win
their third straight state title when
he shot a 78 in the Division 1 state
tournament at Marlboro CC, finishing tied for seventh with teammate Connor Wentzell and others.
He tied for 10th in the Central
Mass. Division 1 Tournament with a
79 at Holden Hills. He was medalist
several times this year for the Pioneers. Adams has also won numerous tournaments,
and he considers those victories his most memorable
sports moments. This is his second year on the golf
team. He also played tennis last spring for St. John’s,
which was runner-up in the Central Mass. Tournament. Adams is undecided about college but he
would like to go into business someday. He is the son
of Katie and Greg Adams of Worcester.
A
ltomare is already one of the best
female golfers ever to come out
of Central Mass., having been a top
player on the national junior circuit
and having been selected for the
2006 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.
She finished second in the Central
Mass. Division 1 Tournament, ahead
of many accomplished male players.
Her many non-scholastic accomplishments include winning the Westfield Junior PGA
Championship, finishing first in two open AJGA events
and posting a 32 in the U.S. Girls Junior. She set the
course record at The International with a 66 when she
was 12. Altomare is weighing her college options
among Wake Forest, Florida, Virginia and Tennessee.
The daughter of Kathy and Tom Altomare of Shrewsbury, she hopes to become an LPGA professional.
B
erry capped off his fine career
with the Mountaineers by
winning the Central Mass. Division
1 Tournament at Holden Hills with
a 1-over-par 72. His round
included an eagle on the eighth
hole as he defeated some of the
top golfers in the district. He
considers that performance his
most memorable sports moment.
Berry also shot a 5-under 31 in a match at Holden.
The two-time Wachusett captain tied for 26th in the
state tournament with an 83 at Marlboro CC. He
enjoys playing all sports and relaxing with friends.
Berry is undecided about college, but would like a
career that involves golf and sports management.
He is the son of Sharon and Robert Berry of Rutland.
B
Matthew Creamer
Josh Feinberg
Nick Flahive
Taylor Fontaine
St. John’s High
Junior
Hudson High
Sophomore
Westboro High
Sophomore
St. John’s High
Senior
ird’s 87 at Kettle Brook GC put
him in a tie for fifth in the Central
Mass. Tournament and helped give
the Blue Raiders the Division 3 title,
sending them to the state tournament for the fourth time in six years.
The 6-foot-2 sophomore also qualified for the states with his performance. He shot a 94, good for 33rd
place, in the state tournament at
Wentworth Hills GC in Plainville. Bird, a Dual Valley
Conference all-star, considers playing the Central
Mass. and state tournaments as his most memorable
sports moments. He also plays basketball for Hopedale and is hoping to play either golf or basketball in
college. Bird enjoys paintball when he’s not playing
sports. He is the son of Laurie and Bob Bird of
Hopedale.
reamer’s birdie on his first hole
helped the Pioneers win their
third straight state title. Creamer tied
for fifth with a 77 in that tournament
at Marlboro CC. He also shot a 77
and tied for fifth in the Central Mass.
Division 1 Tournament at Holden
Hills. Creamer said his most memorable sports moment was either
winning the state team title or being
men’s club champion at Glocester CC in Rhode
Island. He is a three-time junior champion at the club.
Creamer also made the cut at the Rhode Island Golf
Associated stroke play championship. He is unsure
about college, but wants to choose a school where he
could play golf. He’s hoping to be a biomedical sales
representative some day. He is the son of Erika and
Mark Creamer of Sutton.
einberg was just one stroke
behind teammate and winner
Jesse Tolan when he shot a 79 to
help Hudson win the Central Mass.
Division 2 title at Gardner Municipal
GC. He tied for 19th in the state
tournament at Waubeeka Golf Links
in Williamstown with an 83 as the
Hawks finished sixth. After winning
the Mid-Wach C Tournament last
year at The International — an accomplishment he
considers his most memorable sports moment — he
was Hudson’s low scorer this season and led the team
in rounds as medalist. He also plays baseball and
hockey for the Hawks and enjoys skiing and snowboarding. Feinberg is hoping to play golf at a Division
1 college. He is the son of Heather and Jeff Feinberg
of Hudson.
he 5-foot-9 Flahive finished tied
for 10th with an 8-over 79 in the
Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament at Holden Hills, a performance
that qualified him for the states and
put him on the T&G Super Team.
He then posted a 95 in the state
tournament at Marlboro CC. This
was his first year on coach Greg
Rota’s golf team, and he helped the
Rangers as medalist in two matches. He was captain
of the freshman basketball team last year and moved
up to the JV squad this season. He also played football and baseball at Westboro as a freshman. Flahive
enjoys skiing and golf. He is interested in studying
business or communications in college and hopes to
someday work either in those fields or in sports. He is
the son of Melissa and Daniel Flahive of Westboro.
ontaine makes his fourth appearance on the T&G Super Team
after leading their Pioneers to their
third straight Division 1 state title. He
carded a 76 at Marlboro CC to
finish fourth in the state tournament.
He qualified for the states by finishing third in the Central Mass.
Division 1 Tournament. He posted
several under-par scores this season, including a 5-under 31 at Green Hill. The 2005
Mass. Junior Player of the Year, Fontaine was one of
just 64 golfers in the country to make it to match play
in the U.S. Junior Amateur this summer, a feat he
considers his most memorable sports moment. The
son of June and James Fontaine of Southbridge, he is
headed to the University of Rhode Island next year and
hopes to have a career in either in golf or business.
Nick Harris
Greg Hart
Sean Johnson
Harry Kirkpatrick
Assabet Valley
Senior
Grafton High
Senior
Sutton High
Junior
Nashoba Regional
Sophomore
H
arris won the Central Mass.
Division 3 tournament for the
second straight year, shooting an
80 at Kettle Brook. He then fired a
74 at Wentworth Hills in Plainville to
finish second, just two strokes
behind the winner. He considers
that his most memorable sports
moment. The two-time T&G Super
Teamer has been the Aztecs’ player
of the year the last three seasons and captain the last
four. Harris also played hockey as a freshman and
sophomore. He enjoys playing football with friends
and hopes to attend Flagler University in Florida. He
wants to play Division 1 golf. He is the son of Nancy
and Bruce Harris of Marlboro, his father having been
a Hall of Fame football player at Hudson Catholic.
A
Southern Worcester County
League all-star the last three
years, Hart had a breakout senior
season, averaging under 40 and
posting even-par scores more times
than ever before. He shot an 81 at
Gardner Municipal GC to tie teammate Trevor Stock for third in the
Central Mass. Division 2 Tournament. He followed that with an 87 in
the state tournament at Waubeeka Golf Links to tie
Stock and others for 15th place. His most memorable
sports moment, though, was helping underdog Grafton
win the SWCL tournament. Hart enjoys skiing and
coaching youth basketball. He hopes to someday
become an accountant and play on an amateur golf
tour. The son of Kevin and Claire Hart is headed to
UMass-Amherst in the fall.
J
ohnson, who has been playing
varsity golf since seventh grade,
finished third in the Central Mass.
Division 3 Tournament at Kettle
Brook with an 84 to make his second straight appearance on the
T&G Super Team. His 85 in the
state tournament at Wentworth Hills
in Plainville was good for 19th place
and was the second best score
among Central Mass. competitors. The goal of the
Sammies’ captain is to win a state title. His most memorable sports moment was making a hole-in-one at the
age of 10 on the 185-yard seventh hole at Blackstone
National. Besides golf, Johnson also enjoys wake
boarding and water skiing. The son of Brian and Holly
Johnson of Sutton, he is unsure about college.
K
Nick Kowal
Mike Krull
Peter Messier
Matt Schmidt
Quabbin Regional
Junior
Worcester Tech
Senior
Bay Path Regional
Junior
Junior
C
K
owal, tri-captain and four-year
player for Quabbin, made his first
T&G Super Team by finishing tied
for fifth in the Central Mass. Division
1 Tournament at Holden Hills where
shot a 6-over 77. He followed that
performance with an 86 in the state
tournament at Marlboro CC. Kowal
was the Mid-Wach B co-MVP this
year and co-MVP of coach Joe
Duhamel’s Quabbin team. He lists winning his first
tournament as his most memorable sports moment,
and he hopes to someday work in the golf industry.
He played junior varsity basketball for the Panthers as
a freshman and sophomore and enjoys playing the
guitar when not participating in sports. He is the son
of Shawna and Michael Kowal of Barre.
F
K
rull earned his spot on the T&G
Super Team when he shot an 83
at Kettle Brook to finish second in
the Central Mass. Division 3 Tournament, three shots behind medalist
Nick Harris of Assabet. He had a 97
in the state tournament at Wentworth Hills in Plainville. He also
plays hockey and baseball for the
Eagles and was the starting third
baseman on Tech’s baseball team, which won the
Central Mass. Division 3 Tournament last spring. He
considers that his most memorable sports moment.
Krull enjoys playing all sports, and he hopes to be a
firefighter someday. The son of Cindy and Kurt Krull of
Worcester, he will attend Worcester State College in
the fall.
T
F
irkpatrick became Nashoba’s first
sophomore to qualify individually
for the states when he fired a 7-over
78 to tie for eighth in the Central
Mass. Division 1 Tournament at
Holden Hills. He finished his fine
season with an 86 at Marlboro CC in
the state tournament. Kirkpatrick had
76.5 points and an 8-5-1 record in
match play for coach Dennis Bean’s
Chieftains this season. He was a Fitchburg Sentinel &
Enterprise all-star for the second straight year as well
as making the T&G Super Team for the first time. His
most memorable sports moment was being medalist
in his first team match with a 39. Kirkpatrick is a
member of the drama club at school, and he would
like to someday be a psychologist. He’s the son of
Susan and Jim Kirkpatrick of Lancaster.
M
S
essier’s 86 in the Central Mass.
Division 3 Tournament at Kettle
Brook was good for fourth place
and helped the Minutemen finish
second to Hopedale and qualify for
the states for the first time in school
history. He considers the performance of his team that day as his
He shot a team-best 93 in the state
tournament at Wentworth Hills in Plainville. Messier
was also fourth in the Colonial Athletic League Tournament as Bay Path won the league title. This is his third
year golfing for the Minutemen. He plans to attend
Quinsigamond Community College and hopes to
someday own a contracting business. He is the son of
Christine and Robert Messier of Auburn.
chmidt closed with a 35 on the
back nine to card a 6-over 77
and finish fifth in the Central Mass.
Division 1 Tournament at Holden
Hills. The Rams’ MVP then shot an
87 in the state tournament at Marlboro CC. Schmidt was the Rams’
most improved player as a sophomore and outstanding team player
as a freshman. He also runs track.
His great grandfather played football for Boston
College. Schmidt’s most memorable sports moment
was winning a match after being down three holes
with four to play. He is undecided about college, but
would like to someday be a pharmacist or professional golfer. He is the son of Maxine Keefe and Jay
Schmidt of Charlton.
Ricky Stimets
Trevor Stock
Jonathan Tamburro
Wachusett Regional
Junior
Grafton High
Junior
Marlboro High
Junior
timets makes his second straight appearance on the
T&G Super Team after a season in which he had the
lowest scoring average in school history, firing a
5-under 31 at Juniper Hill and 4-under 32 at the Mountaineers’ home course, Holden Hills. The WRHS captain tied for 10th with a 79 in the Central Mass. Division
1 Tournament as Wachusett was second to St. John’s.
He was 17th in the state tournament with an 81. He
considers winning that tournament as a sophomore his
most memorable sports moment. Stimets is undecided
about college but hopes to play golf at a Division 1 school. Stimets is the
son of Stacey and Rick Stimets of Paxton.
S
tock tied for third in the Central Mass. Division 2
Tournament at Gardner Municipal GC when he fired
an 81, three shots behind winner Jesse Tolan of Hudson. He completed his fine season by tying for 15th in
the state tournament with an 87 at Waubeeka Golf
Links in Williamstown. Stock was a Southern Worcester
County League all-star the last two years and won the
SWCL Tournament at Raceway Golf Course in Thompson this fall with a 2-over 73 this season. He considers
that his most memorable sports moment. Stock also
plays baseball and basketball for the Indians and enjoys all sports as well
as being with friends. The son of Donna and Bill Stock of Grafton, he is
undecided about college.
T
Jesse Tolan
Connor Wentzell
Hudson High
Sophomore
St. John’s High
Senior
S
Tim Thiesing
Grafton High
Senior
hiesing finished fifth in the Central Mass. Division 2
Tournament and was undefeated in match play to
earn SWCL all-star honors for the third straight year. He
also stars in baseball (two-time T&G division all-star and
SWCL all-star) and hockey (two-time Russell Conference all-star). He pitched the Paul N. Johnson
16-year-old Senior Ruth all-stars to the New England
championship in 2006, sending the team to the World
Series in Arkansas, a feat he considers his most memorable sports moment. He was golf captain and medalist
in six matches. Thiesing was 14th in the state tournament after posting an
86 at Waubeeka Golf Links in Williamstown. The son of Bill and Sue
Thiesing of Grafton, he is undecided about college but hopes to play
baseball in school.
T
T
olan birdied three straight holes to start the back
nine at Gardner Municipal GC and won the Central
Mass. Division 2 Tournament with a 7-over-par 78, one
shot ahead of teammate and fellow sophomore Josh
Feinberg. Their performance helped Hudson win the
team title as well. Tolan considers being medalist to
help his team win as his most memorable sports
moment. He fired a 39 on the back nine, the best
score on what was a windy day. The Mid-Wach C allstar shot a 95 in the state tournament at Waubeeka
Golf Links in Williamstown. Tolan also runs indoor track, and he enjoys
playing all sports. His father set a state meet record in 1978 in the 2 mile.
He is the son of Joy and Jim Tolan of Hudson.
amburro tied for eighth in the Central Mass. Division
1 Tournament at Holden Hills with a 7-over 78,
qualifying him for the states for the first time. He posted
an 85 in that tournament at Marlboro CC. He was the
Panthers’ co-captain and MVP this season and also a
Mid-Wach B all-star. This was Tamburro’s third season
on the golf team, having been the squad’s unsung hero
and most improved player his first two years. His most
memorable moment was sinking a 10-foot putt on the
18th hole to break 80 for the first time. When he’s not
golfing, he enjoys spending time with friends. He is unsure about college
but would like to work in pro golf management some day. He is the son
of Judy and Ted Tamburro of Marlboro.
entzell makes his second straight appearance on
the T&G Super Team after helping the Pioneers
win their third consecutive state title. He tied for seventh with a 78 in the Division 1 state tournament at
Marlboro Country Club as St. John’s edged Barnstable
for the title. Wentzell shot a 76 at Holden Hills to finish
fourth in the Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament. He
considers winning the inaugural FCWT Red Tail Open
by three shots this summer as his most memorable
sports moment. Wentzell, who also plays volleyball for
the Pioneers, will attend either Harvard or Dartmouth next year. He is the
son of Judy and Steve Wentzell of Worcester, and his brother, Garrett,
who plays golf at Penn, was also an all-star at St. John’s.
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F10
SUNDAY TELEGRAM
DECEMBER 30, 2007
Volleyball
Liz Ashton
Mina Baban
Christina Carr
Milford High
Junior, Middle Blocker
Westboro High
Senior, Setter
Westboro High
Senior, Outside Hitter
A
shton is one of three representatives on the Super Team
from the Division 1 Central-West
champion Scarlet Hawks, but the
only returning player with Lisa
Goneau and Kristen Morcone graduating. The 5-foot-10, 150-pound
Ashton was instrumental in Milford’s
state semifinal win over North
Quincy, finishing with 17 kills,
including five straight in the fifth and final set. That
thrilling win is Ashton’s most memorable sports
moment. Ashton added a team-leading six kills in the
state final. The two-year varsity starter compiled 243
kills, 140 blocks and 279 points this season, helping
Milford go 17-3 in the regular season and 21-4 overall. She will do her best to help coach Linda Zacchilli’s
team break Barnstable’s five-year title streak next
season, but the task will be difficult without Goneau
finishing the play on the outside and Morcone setting
up the hitters. Ashton is the daughter of Patty and Rick
Ashton of Milford.
A
t 5-foot-8, Baban holds many
Ranger records, including career
assists, single-season assists, and
single-match assists with 54. Baban
was a two-time all-state and MidWach B seelction as well as league
MVP. She was recognized as the
2007 Gatorade Player of the Year,
which goes to the state’s top player.
Baban’s 618 assists, 88 digs, 83
kills and 41 aces were instrumental in leading the
Rangers to a 23-1 record and the Division 2 state
championship. Baban had 35 assists and three kills in
the title victory over Bourne, which she rates as her
most memorable sports moment. Baban owes many
of her assists to classmates and fellow captains Christina Carr and Danielle Coffey, the two hitters from
coach Roger Anderson’s squad that benefited most
from Baban’s precise passing. The daughter of Connie Wedel and Farzad Baban of Westboro, Baban will
study filmmaking at New York University in the fall.
C
Danielle Coffey
Meghan Farrell
Lisa Goneau
Westboro High
Senior, Middle Hitter
Marlboro High
Junior, Outside Hitter
Milford High
arr, one of five seniors and three
Super Teamers from the Rangers’ Division 2 state championship
squad, was a three-year varsity
starter. She was selected to three
Mid-Wach B all-star teams in her
impressive career. Her dominating
serve played a large part in her
team’s 3-0 win over Bourne High in
the state final, the first state volleyball crown for Westboro that provided her most memorable moment in sports. Carr and her classmates,
particularly setter Mina Baban and middle hitter
Danielle Coffey, both fellow captains and Super Teamers, will be sorely missed by her coach Roger Anderson, who guided the Rangers to a 23-1 record this
season. A three-year member of the outdoor track
team, she will play an integral part in that team that
hopes to win the class meet for the third straight year.
The daughter of Carol Winn and Arthur Carr of Westboro, Carr is undecided on a college but would like to
study to be a physician.
ne of three Rangers represented
on the Super Team, Coffey
teamed with classmates and cocaptains, setter Mina Baban and
outside hitter Christina Carr, to help
the Rangers win the first Division 2
state championship. Coach Roger
Anderson’s team relied heavily on
Coffey’s play in the middle to help
them finish a program-best 23-1
after a convincing sweep of Bourne in the state final.
Coffey, who controlled the middle of the court at
6-foot-1, holds school records for career blocks, kills,
blocks in a season and hitting percentage. This is her
second appearance on the Super Team. She is not
sure what college she will attend, but would like to
continue to play basketball and volleyball. The daughter of Sandy and Kevin Coffey of Westboro, Coffey
has been a member of the basketball and volleyball
teams all four years and has been voted to numerous
all-star teams in both sports.
arrell helped the Panthers compile a 13-7 regular-season record
and advance to the quarterfinals of
the Division 2 Central Tournament,
where they fell to finalist Medfield.
This is the first Super Team appearance for the 5-foot-8 hitter. Farrell is
a manager for the boys’ volleyball
team, and in her spare time she
enjoys working out and training to
hone her skills on the court. Her career goals lie in the
scientific field, where she hopes to be a part of the
continuing advancement of science. She has already
been voted captain of next year’s team by coach Peter
Lepore. The daughter of Diana and Mike Farrell of
Marlboro, her most memorable sports moment was
when her team came back from 0-2 to beat North
Middlesex. The Panthers beat North Attleboro in the
first round of the tournament and finished 14-8.
oneau, at 5-foot-6, is one of
three Scarlet Hawks on the
team. With classmate Kristen Morcone doing the setting and junior Liz
Ashton blocking in the middle,
Goneau completed the trio by compiling 250 kills, 49 aces, 120 digs
and 335 points in the regular season. A three-year varsity starter,
Goneau was a key component of a
Scarlet Hawk team that has achieved great success
under coach Linda Zacchilli, including a 21-4 record
this season. Her most memorable sports moment was
making it to the Division 1 state final this season
against Barnstable. She was honored as team cocaptain and received all-star recognition, as well as
being presented team awards such as “most dedicated” and “best sportswoman.” With interests that
include piano, snowboarding and traveling, Goneau
would like to attend college close to home at Assumption. The daughter of Maria and Stephen Goneau of
Milford is undecided about her career objectives.
Sarah Hebert
Rebecca Krygsman
Becky Lebel
Sutton High
Senior, Setter
Blackstone Valley Tech
Junior, Middle Hitter
ebert had 10 aces and seven
kills in the Suzies’ win over Millbury in the first round of the Division
3 Central Mass. Tournament, a
match that she considers to be a
turning point for her team and her
The 5-foot-6 Hebert is a member of
the National Honor Society and has
been named captain of the volleyball
team along with the indoor and outdoor track teams
for her senior year. Hebert holds records in the 200
and 300 meters and has earned Dual Valley Conference all-star nods for her accomplishments on the
track. In the fall, she will attend Northeastern University and hopes to own and run her own business
someday. Her interests include running, cooking and
reading. Coached by Donna Coonan, she is the
daughter of Brian and Cheryl Hebert of Sutton.
K
rygsman, at 5-foot-51⁄2, was
named team MVP as the Crusaders finished as the top independent
team in Central Mass,. with a 17-3
regular season record under coach
Maxine Wheelock. The season was
a success despite being upset by
12th-seeded Ashland in a Division 3
Central quarterfinal Krygsman, a
winner of the sportsmanship award
in 2006 and two-time co-captain, has been accepted
into Nova Southeastern University and Calvin College.
She enjoys art and hopes to become an optometrist.
Her older sister, Annika, is a graduate of Worcester
State, where she played volleyball, basketball and
track. Eschewing any individual achievements or
accolades she has received, Rebecca’s fondest and
proudest sports memory is being part of a tight-knit
team with a strong coach. The daughter of Len and
Pam Krygsman of Northbridge, she is an honor roll
student who received high honors last year.
L
O
H
F
Kristen Morcone
Jewel White
Milford High
Senior, Setter
Doherty High
Senior, Middle Hitter
orcone, a two-time captain and
Super Teamer, was the catalyst
for the Division 1 state runner-up
Scarlet Hawks, amassing more than
1,200 assists over the past two
seasons. The 5-foot-5 Morcone
finished with a staggering 700
assists this past season, to go with
135 service points and 205 points
in her team’s 21-4 campaign. She
was a four-year starter and one of three Scarlet Hawks
to make the Super Team under coach Linda Zacchilli.
The lone setter for Milford, she recalls her team’s
victory over North Quincy in five games in the state
semifinals as her most memorable sports moment, a
match in which Morcone served the final five points.
Morcone was a T&G Division 1 all-star last season as
captain of Milford’s softball team. She enjoys playing
the trumpet, and she will attend and play softball at
L.I.U.-C.W. Post next fall. She is the daughter of Fran
and Len Morcone of Milford.
M
ebel, already a three-year varsity
starter who was Rookie of the
Year in the Colonial Athletic League
in 2005, captained her team to its
first undefeated regular season
(20-0). Although the Beavers were
upset in the Division 3 Central quarterfinals, Barbara King’s team has
reason to be optimistic for next
season, as Lebel returns to a team
filled with underclassmen. Lebel, at 5-foot-7, led the
Beavers in kills and blocks. She is an active member
of the student council, aviation club, Skills USA, SEA
Club and the National Honor Socitey, while also playing on the softball and basketball teams. Her favorite
sports moment was her team’s victory in the State
Vocational Large School championship game over
Shawsheen Tech, a match in which the versatile Lebel
compiled 11 service points, 16 kills and 15 digs to
lead her team to its first large schools title. She is the
daughter of Linda and Richard Lebel of Millbury.
hite, captain of this year’s Highlanders and a four-year varsity
starter, played a major role in
Doherty’s lengthy league winning
streak over her first three seasons.
The Highlanders went 9-0 in the
Inter-High this season to capture
their third league championship of
White’s career. Doherty, coached
by Phil Spellane, went 12-6 in the
regular season to qualify for the Division 1 Central/
West Tournament, where it lost in the first round to
North Middlesex. The 6-foot White is also a four-year
starter for the Highlanders basketball team, where she
garnered Super Team honors last year as captain.
White, who will attend Franklin Pierce College, considers basketball her best sport but would love to play
both basketball and volleyball in college. She enjoys
going out with her friends. She is the daughter of
Valery Rogers White of Worcester.
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