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2 SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

Baseball<br />

Josh Doney<br />

St. Mary’s<br />

(Junior)<br />

Do-it-all Doney was exactly that for the<br />

Spartans, leading them to the state championship<br />

game in Division 3. Despite a tough loss to<br />

Oakmont Regional – no shame in that – it was a<br />

spring to remember for the lefty. Doney (93 K)<br />

led St. Mary’s in innings pitched (74), wins (9),<br />

ERA (0.65), complete-game shutouts (4), and<br />

was named MVP of the Doug Mullins Memorial<br />

Baseball Tournament.<br />

Nick Berube<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Junior)<br />

An “excellent ballplayer,” according to coach<br />

Joe Caponigro, Berube only struck out four times<br />

this season – how’s that for a statistic? In total,<br />

the Swampscott star batted .373 with 28 hits, two<br />

home runs, 12 RBI, and 14 runs. He also swiped<br />

eight bags.<br />

Will McCafferty<br />

Lynn Tech<br />

(Senior)<br />

He certainly had the eye of the Lynn Tech<br />

Tiger. McCafferty finished a successful career<br />

with a .395 batting average to go with 18 runs,<br />

seven steals, and a Commonwealth Athletic<br />

Conference Pitcher of the Year award (72 K,<br />

2.25 ERA, 8-1 record). “In addition to being a<br />

great leader and impact player on our team, his<br />

greatest stat recorded was not what he did on the<br />

field, but off it,” said coach Eddie Lewis.<br />

Cam Connolly<br />

Peabody<br />

(Senior)<br />

Your Northeastern Conference Player of<br />

the Year – and for good reason. For the 17-4<br />

Tanners, Connolly pitched 65 1/3 innings,<br />

striking out 79 batters with an ERA of 1.39. He<br />

wasn’t too shabby at the plate, either, with a .302<br />

average to go with 19 hits.<br />

Cam Soroko<br />

Saugus<br />

(Junior)<br />

Soroko was named a Northeastern Conference<br />

<strong>All</strong>-Star this season, keeping Saugus fans<br />

entertained at the ballpark all spring long. He’ll<br />

play Division 1 baseball at Bryant University<br />

this fall. Standout games from Soroko included<br />

an April matchup in which he threw a complete<br />

game against Shawsheen (96 pitches, 11 K)<br />

and another 11-strikeout, three-hit performance<br />

against Swampscott.<br />

Morenel Castro<br />

KIPP<br />

(Senior)<br />

Frankly, a KIPP Academy legend with a<br />

polished record on the football field and baseball<br />

diamond, Castro did it again this spring. He hit<br />

one of the longest home runs Fraser Field saw<br />

this season back in April, and completed his<br />

career with a strong batting average.<br />

Alijah Wallace<br />

Lynn English<br />

(Senior)<br />

Lynn English fell just short of the state<br />

tournament – missing the action by one game<br />

– but Wallace was on point from beginning to<br />

end. The pitcher went 5-0 this season with a 2.76<br />

ERA and 30 strikeouts.<br />

Tyler Adamo<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Junior)<br />

A two-year captain for the Pioneers, Adamo<br />

certainly backed up his title with a .427 average,<br />

32 hits, 19 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. The Cape<br />

Ann League Large Player of the Year picked up<br />

four saves on the mound, to boot.<br />

Selections by The <strong>Item</strong> staff were based on coaches'<br />

recommendations, individual accomplishments, and<br />

overall impact on team success.<br />

Cover Design: Matteo Valente<br />

Design: Sam Deeb<br />

Photography: Emma Fringuelli and Spenser Hasak<br />

Join us Tuesday, July 9 at 6 p.m. for our<br />

<strong>Item</strong> <strong>All</strong>-Star spring sports ceremony<br />

at Manning Field.<br />

Copy: Joey Barrett


ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 3<br />

Baseball<br />

Almani Gerardo<br />

Lynn Classical<br />

(Senior)<br />

What a senior season it was for leadoff man<br />

Gerardo, who led Lynn Classical with a .390<br />

batting average. He also stole 25 bags and was<br />

named an Agganis <strong>All</strong>-Star for his efforts. He’ll<br />

suit up for Franklin Pierce next season and “will<br />

be tough to replace,” according to first-year<br />

coach Leon Elwell.<br />

St. Mary's Josh Doney<br />

Chris Cannuscio<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Senior)<br />

If you watched a game at Seaside Park in<br />

Marblehead this spring, Cannuscio was probably<br />

the one wheeling-and-dealing on the mound,<br />

while also delivering at the plate. He batted<br />

.385 this season with 25 hits and 18 RBI. The<br />

Magician also recorded six wins with a 1.41<br />

ERA and 60 strikeouts across 59 2/3 innings.<br />

FAITH.<br />

FAMILY.<br />

FENWICK.<br />

www.fenwick.org


4 SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

Softball<br />

Abby Bettencourt<br />

Peabody<br />

(Senior)<br />

Off to Brown University to suit up for the<br />

softball team, Bettencourt left it all on the<br />

diamond for Peabody this spring. At the plate,<br />

she batted .638 with 51 hits, 39 runs, 32 RBI,<br />

and eight HR. On the mound, the ace delivered<br />

with a 0.96 ERA alongside 186 strikeouts and 14<br />

wins across 117 innings pitched. For a four-year<br />

career, Bettencourt made history after being<br />

named the Northeastern Conference Player of the<br />

Year in each and every one of them.<br />

Tessa Francis<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

For Marblehead’s softball team, which<br />

shocked the state with a trip to the Final 4 in<br />

Division 2, Francis commanded the ship. In<br />

the circle, she tossed 156 innings with 269<br />

strikeouts, 20 wins, and a stellar ERA of 0.94.<br />

Nevaeh Eth<br />

Lynn Classical<br />

(Senior)<br />

A do-it-all shortstop, Lynn Classical star Eth<br />

made her mark in her last high school season –<br />

and then some. She batted .525 to go with seven<br />

triples, three home runs, 30 RBI, and 32 runs.<br />

The Ram was named a Greater Boston League<br />

<strong>All</strong>-Star for her production.<br />

Logan Lomasney<br />

Peabody<br />

(Senior)<br />

In a Peabody offense chock full of power,<br />

Lomasney provided a lot of it with eight<br />

home runs this spring. For the 18-3 Tanners,<br />

who reached the Round of 16 in Division 1,<br />

Lomasney finished with a .494 batting average to<br />

go with 38 hits, 35 runs, and 32 RBI.<br />

Morgan Hubbard<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Junior)<br />

“Clearly one of the best players on the North<br />

Shore,” as said by coach Hector Longo, and it’s<br />

hard to disagree. The junior shortstop went home<br />

with a .478 average and struck out just twice this<br />

season. Add 25 runs, 18 RBI, and a home run,<br />

and what a season it was for the Pioneer. “It felt<br />

like from the opening game of the year, every hit<br />

she had was huge,” Longo said.<br />

Gigi Aupont<br />

Bishop Fenwick<br />

(Senior)<br />

Despite the Crusaders being ineligible for<br />

the MIAA state tournament due to a schoolwide<br />

ban, Aupont made the most of her regular<br />

season. In 69 innings pitched, she impressed<br />

with 116 strikeouts, six wins, and a 1.65 ERA.<br />

Taylor Deleidi<br />

Saugus<br />

(Junior)<br />

Saugus didn’t have much depth with its<br />

pitching, so Deleidi started all 21 games for<br />

the Sachems and pitched all but two innings.<br />

The end result was successful, however, as the<br />

ace went home with 10 wins, 73 strikeouts, and<br />

nearly 134 innings pitched. Offensively, she was<br />

second on the team in batting average (.403)<br />

alongside 21 runs and 13 RBI.<br />

Olivia Barletta<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Junior)<br />

A junior captain for the Big Blue, Barletta<br />

caught eyes with a .528 average, .830 slugging<br />

percentage, 25 runs, 10 doubles, and two home<br />

runs. Better yet, she stole 14 bases and was “a<br />

great captain, student, and kid,” as said by coach<br />

Brittany Coppinger.<br />

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE<br />

<strong>2024</strong> ALL-STAR ATHLETES


ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 5<br />

Softball<br />

Arianna Laboy<br />

Lynn English<br />

(Senior)<br />

With the turnaround Lynn English’s softball<br />

team has made the last two seasons, a big reason<br />

for that has been star Bulldog Laboy. In the<br />

circle, she was good for nearly 10 strikeouts any<br />

given night – on top of reliable production at the<br />

plate. Better yet, she showed out in the Agganis<br />

Game with two strikeouts and just three hits<br />

allowed across four innings.<br />

Peabody's Logan Lomasney<br />

Brooke Moloney<br />

St. Mary’s<br />

(Junior)<br />

Moloney was everywhere for the Spartans<br />

this spring. Nearly every outing, she went home<br />

with multiple hits and a handful of RBI. She<br />

was named MVP of the John Holland Memorial<br />

Softball Tournament, with her best game of the<br />

season coming against Concord-Carlisle (5-for-<br />

5, 4 R, 2 RBI).<br />

CONGRATS TO ALL THE ITEM ALL-STARS!<br />

Address: 15 Johnson Street, Lynn, MA 01902<br />

Phone: (781) 592-5599 | LynnBEF@verizon.net


6 SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

Boys lacrosse<br />

Ian Brown<br />

Lynn<br />

(Junior)<br />

The Jets failed to make the state<br />

tournament this season, but Brown put on<br />

a show and led Lynn on, nearly, a nightly<br />

basis. From his six-goal performance against<br />

Lowell to three consecutive hat-tricks<br />

(Somerville, Salem, Mystic Valley), Brown<br />

was more than reliable.<br />

Aiden Haight<br />

Peabody<br />

(Junior)<br />

You could say he’s one of the best goalies<br />

in the Bay State, and it’d be hard to argue. For<br />

the Tanners, Haight was the team’s Defensive<br />

Player of the Year with 272 saves, a 63.5 save<br />

percentage, and 45 ground balls between the<br />

pipes.<br />

Kelan Cardinal<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Junior)<br />

Cardinal made his presence felt in more ways<br />

than one. Sometimes, he would net a handful of<br />

goals, while other times, he would go home with<br />

five or six assists. In only three years, the Cape<br />

Ann League Player of the Year is already first<br />

all-time in program history with 233 points.<br />

Joey Marshall<br />

Bishop Fenwick<br />

(Senior)<br />

Fenwick was ineligible to compete in the<br />

MIAA state tournament due to a school-wide<br />

suspension, but Marshall made the most of his<br />

regular season. Not only did he score seven<br />

goals in a game against Hamilton-Wenham – yes,<br />

seven – the Crusader finished with 41 goals and<br />

21 assists for a total of 62 points.<br />

Liam Keaney<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Junior)<br />

He’s one of the more dynamic players on the<br />

North Shore, who sported a nine-point game this<br />

season with four goals and five assists against<br />

Saugus. Keaney, a playmaker Magic Johnson<br />

would admire, dished out 49 assists to go with<br />

41 goals.<br />

Johnny Lucas<br />

Peabody<br />

(Senior)<br />

He polished it off with an MVP award in the<br />

Agganis Game (2 goals), but Peabody’s Lucas<br />

was on a tear all spring long. As the Tanners’<br />

team MVP, the do-it-all defenseman scored 17<br />

goals, facilitated 14 assists, and scooped up 160<br />

ground balls.<br />

Jason Rothwell<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

The Big Blue, helmed by coach Geoff<br />

Beckett, surprised a lot of people this spring with<br />

a strong run in the Division 4 state tournament<br />

(Final 4). A big reason for that was Rothwell,<br />

who can hold his own against any goal-scorer in<br />

the area. The sniper finished the spring with 51<br />

goals and 16 assists.<br />

CONGRATULATIONS TO<br />

ALL THE ITEM ALL-STARS<br />

FOR A FANTASTIC SEASON<br />

Rep. Dan Cahill - Lynn


ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 7<br />

Boys lacrosse<br />

Cam Waldman<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Senior)<br />

This Marblehead Magician was, well, exactly<br />

that with 42 goals and 11 assists this spring.<br />

He played a big role in his team’s 11 wins.<br />

Despite a heartbreaking overtime loss in the<br />

state tournament, Waldman came to play every<br />

night and made his presence felt in a tough<br />

Northeastern Conference.<br />

Jake Vana<br />

St. John’s Prep<br />

(Senior)<br />

In Michael Jordan-esque fashion, Vana<br />

completed a legendary high school career<br />

with seven state championships (7-0 across<br />

hockey, lacrosse, and soccer). After another<br />

title-winning season with The Prep this<br />

spring, Vana scored 39 goals and dished out<br />

22 assists for a total of 61 points – physical<br />

play and leadership, included.<br />

St. John Prep's Jake Vana<br />

Will Norton<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Junior)<br />

A pure goal-scorer – that’s the only way to<br />

describe him. This season, Norton was named<br />

Lynnfield’s Offensive Player of the Year with a<br />

single-season record of 96 goals. For a career,<br />

the sniper has netted 194 to lead an explosive<br />

Pioneer offense.<br />

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(In Vinnin Square, next to Staples)<br />

You are all stars in the making!<br />

Congratulations and Shine On!<br />

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8 SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

Girls lacrosse<br />

Brooke Lomasney<br />

Peabody<br />

(Junior)<br />

Blink, and you just might miss Peabody’s<br />

Lomasney plowing down the field in an instant.<br />

The Tanner finished with 81 goals and 56 assists<br />

for a total of 137 points. The captain<br />

also eclipsed the program’s<br />

career point record (252),<br />

one that stood for seven<br />

years.<br />

Coco Clopton<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Senior)<br />

A senior captain, Clopton led by example on<br />

the turf. The Swampscott star broke the school’s<br />

career goals record (172) as she prepares for<br />

a collegiate career with UMass Lowell. This<br />

spring, she netted 59 goals to go with 34 assists.<br />

“In addition to driving the team’s offense, she<br />

was the primary draw control specialist,” said<br />

coach Al Eaton.<br />

Kylie Bloom<br />

Bishop Fenwick<br />

(Junior)<br />

A player who did a little bit of everything for<br />

the Crusaders, Bloom scored 30 goals and dished<br />

out 30 assists this spring. Add strong defense<br />

and hustle on any given night, and you’ve got<br />

yourself a great player representing your school.<br />

Swampscott's Coco Clopton<br />

Maddie Forbes<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Junior)<br />

There were a handful of hat-tricks, a four-goal<br />

game, and even a five-goal performance from<br />

Forbes this season. The Magicians’ offensive<br />

threat most nights, she scored 40 goals and<br />

facilitated 25 assists for a total of 65 points.


ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 9<br />

Girls lacrosse<br />

<strong>All</strong>y Bettencourt<br />

Peabody<br />

(Junior)<br />

Madi Barrett<br />

Peabody<br />

(Junior)<br />

Ava Nason<br />

St. Mary’s<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

The Tanners finished with the Northeastern<br />

Conference crown this season, and it’s hard<br />

to think that would’ve happened without<br />

Bettencourt. The dynamic goal-scorer finished<br />

with 54 of them, to go with 35 assists and a total<br />

of 89 points.<br />

Avery Laundry<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Junior)<br />

Eaton describes this star player as “not<br />

afraid to go to goal, and capable of scoring<br />

from difficult angles.” Well, I’d have to agree.<br />

Laundry scored 55 goals, dished out 20 assists,<br />

and was successful in the draw circle, too.<br />

“Avery is the one to watch next season,” Eaton<br />

added.<br />

Talk about a dynamic goal-scorer – and, I<br />

mean, dynamic – Barrett was exactly that this<br />

spring. She eclipsed the 50-goal mark (52) and<br />

even dished out 17 assists in the process. Better<br />

yet, in early May, Barrett secured her 200th<br />

career point.<br />

The Spartans picked up 11 wins before<br />

meeting their end against powerhouse Nauset in<br />

the state tournament. As for how the Spartans got<br />

there, look no further than Nason, who led the<br />

statistics categories, nearly, every game. Back in<br />

April, she scored eight goals in not one, not two,<br />

but three consecutive contests.<br />

Taylor Valiton<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Junior)<br />

Valiton has taken the high school world by<br />

storm and did it again her junior year, scoring<br />

97 goals and eclipsing the 100-point mark (108).<br />

But that’s not all. She also controlled 148 draws,<br />

scooped up 18 ground balls, and recorded four<br />

interceptions for the Pioneers.<br />

Lynnfield's Taylor Valiton<br />

Kathryn Commoss<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Freshman)<br />

Commoss made her presence felt all spring<br />

long, scoring 40 goals and dishing out 14 assists.<br />

For coach Annie Madden’s Magicians, Commoss<br />

played an important role in the team’s seven<br />

wins.


10 SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

Boys Tennis<br />

Mark McDuffee<br />

St. John’s Prep<br />

(Senior)<br />

A three-year starter for The Prep, McDuffee’s<br />

Catholic Conference <strong>All</strong>-Star nod was welldeserved<br />

this season. Plus, he received his team’s<br />

Coach’s award. He went 19-1 with his doubles<br />

partner, Alex Melville, and sports a career record<br />

of 49-3.<br />

Dan Levin<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Senior)<br />

Levin checked off a few more boxes in a<br />

prolific career with the Pioneers. He finished<br />

18-1 (career record of 66-7) and was named<br />

Cape Ann League Player of the Year. It’s the<br />

second MVP nod for the first singles star.<br />

Mika Garber<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Senior)<br />

Alex Melville<br />

St. John’s Prep<br />

(Senior)<br />

Also a Catholic Conference <strong>All</strong>-Star, Melville<br />

put on a show with his doubles partner, Mark<br />

McDuffee, to sport a 19-1 record. He’s 37-2<br />

all-time, received the Coach’s award this spring,<br />

and the duo secured the winning point in a<br />

three-setter against Concord-Carlisle to keep the<br />

Eagles undefeated.<br />

Charles Schepens<br />

Swampscott<br />

(Senior)<br />

The Big Blue advanced to the Final 4 this<br />

season, and it’s hard to think they could have<br />

done so without Schepens. The always-reliable<br />

fi r s t s i n g l e s p l a y e r w e n t 9 - 1 i n t h e N E C a n d<br />

fi n i s h e d t h e s p r i n g w i t h 1 6 w i n s . “ H e w a s a<br />

relentless, focused and extremely talented<br />

tennis player,” said coach Jen Bishop.<br />

This senior went out with a bang. Not only<br />

does he have a Northeastern Conference Most<br />

Valuable Player award under his belt, but went<br />

10-3 this season (5-1 NEC), was all-NEC for<br />

first singles, and is headed to the University of<br />

Wisconsin in the fall to study computer science.<br />

Edward Salazar<br />

Lynn English<br />

(Senior)<br />

Marblehead's Mika Garber<br />

The captain played “an instrumental role” in<br />

the Bulldogs reaching the state tournament for<br />

the first time since 2006, according to coach<br />

Kerry King. The Greater Boston League <strong>All</strong>-Star<br />

won six matches this season at first singles.<br />

Congratulationsons <strong>Item</strong> <strong>All</strong>-<strong>Stars</strong>!<br />

l-<br />

Senator Brendan Crighton


ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 11<br />

girls Tennis<br />

Paige Martino<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Junior)<br />

Lily Alves<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

Amber Sotomayer<br />

Lynn Classical<br />

(Freshman)<br />

Your Cape Ann League Player of the Year –<br />

and for good reason. This Pioneer received her<br />

team's Outstanding Achievement award for the<br />

third consecutive year and sported a 22-3 record<br />

at first singles.<br />

Talk about a game-changer. After playing first<br />

doubles last season, Alves made her presence<br />

felt at second singles this spring. She went 20-4<br />

and received Lynnfield’s Most Improved Player<br />

award for the second consecutive year.<br />

She was only a freshman this season, but I<br />

don't think that meant anything to Sotomayer.<br />

The Ram won a lot of matches in 6-0, 6-0<br />

fashion and was undefeated at first singles.<br />

Lacey Murphy<br />

Bishop Fenwick<br />

(Senior)<br />

Lynnfield's Lily Alves<br />

Murphy put on a show for the Crusaders<br />

and went 10-6. Despite Fenwick’s school-wide<br />

ban on state tournament play, she made the<br />

most of her spring. “Lacey was a co-captain<br />

and provided guidance to both experienced and<br />

new team members. She is a driven athlete who<br />

is helpful, kind, and fair,” said coach Sharon<br />

Church.<br />

Samara Dosch<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

Marblehead’s Rookie of the Year – yes, rookie<br />

– went 13-3 and only lost one match within the<br />

tough Northeastern Conference. The Magician<br />

also won both of her matches in the postseason,<br />

and was named team captain ahead of next<br />

spring.<br />

Congratulations to the<br />

<strong>Item</strong>’s <strong>All</strong>-Star Athletes of <strong>2024</strong><br />

State Rep. Jenny Armini from<br />

Marblehead, Swampscott, and Lynn


12 SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD<br />

Alex Jackson<br />

Peabody<br />

(Junior)<br />

What more is there to say about Jackson?<br />

Plus, he’s only a junior. He broke Northeastern<br />

Conference records in shot put and discus this<br />

season, was the MIAA’s Division 2 shot put<br />

champion, all-New England in two events, and<br />

was a New Balance National Championship<br />

qualifier in shot (14th) , discus (49th), hammer<br />

(21st).<br />

Aithan Bezanson<br />

St. John’s Prep<br />

(Senior)<br />

This St. John’s Prep Eagle flies down the<br />

track, and his resume backs it up. The <strong>All</strong>-<br />

American was sixth in the country in the<br />

decathlon, the MIAA’s Meet of Champions and<br />

Division 1 winner in the pentathlon, and broke<br />

school records in both events.<br />

William Cerrutti<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Junior)<br />

<strong>All</strong> of this, and he’s only a junior. This spring<br />

for the Magicians, Cerrutti was exactly that. He<br />

ran a 4:19.65 mile (state champion), 2:01.02<br />

800m (5th in D3), and was a member of the<br />

4xMile team that broke a school record at the D3<br />

relays.<br />

Zahir Mitchell<br />

Lynnfield<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

The multi-sport athlete received piles of<br />

hardware this spring, and it’s easy to see why. He<br />

racked up three top-10 finishes at the Division<br />

5 state tournament, and was the anchor of the<br />

Pioneers’ 4x100 school record team.<br />

Eamonn McHale<br />

Lynn English<br />

(Senior)<br />

McHale was a force to be reckoned with<br />

on the track. Better yet, he was named Lynn<br />

English’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year to<br />

complete a tremendous career in athletics (track<br />

and swimming). In cross country, he’s been a<br />

top-five finisher in the Greater Boston League<br />

multiple times, an <strong>All</strong>-Star, Division 1 state<br />

qualifier, and first-place runner in the Lynn <strong>All</strong>-<br />

City Meet.<br />

Scott Amin<br />

St. Mary’s<br />

(Senior)<br />

This Spartan – who was the No. 1 high jumper<br />

in the state during the season – broke a personal<br />

record in the event, sporting a 6-6, which is tied<br />

for first in St. Mary’s history. He also recorded a<br />

21-8 in the long jump (1st in St. Mary’s history)<br />

and won the Lynn <strong>All</strong>-City Meet in both events.<br />

Lynn English's Eamonn McHale<br />

Congratulations to all of the <strong>Item</strong> <strong>All</strong>-<strong>Stars</strong><br />

from the Lynn Track and Field Coaches


ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 13<br />

Girls Track AND FIELD<br />

Alessandra Forgione<br />

Peabody<br />

(Junior)<br />

What a spring it was for Forgione, who was<br />

crowned Northeastern Conference champion in<br />

both the javelin and discus. The Tanner placed<br />

second (javelin) at the Division 2 state meet,<br />

second in the Meet of Champions, and competed<br />

in the New England Championships, Penn<br />

Relays, and New Balance Nationals. Her best<br />

throw of the season was 132'.<br />

Jirrelis De Jesus<br />

Lynn Tech<br />

(Senior)<br />

This Lynn Tech Tiger won four events<br />

(100m hurdles, 200m, high jump, triple jump)<br />

at the Lynn <strong>All</strong>-City Meet. She also led Tech<br />

to the Commonwealth Athletic Conference<br />

Championship and was its top girl in every dual<br />

meet.<br />

Rachael Albert<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Senior)<br />

When it comes to the discus, Marblehead’s<br />

ace probably wrote the book. With her school<br />

record toss of 113-11, Albert placed third in the<br />

NEC championship, third in Division 3, fifth in<br />

the state, and 14th in New England.<br />

Marianna Kay<br />

Bishop Fenwick<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

Kay was a girl on a mission this spring. She<br />

won the 2-mile in the Catholic Central League<br />

and was on Fenwick’s third-place 4x400 relay<br />

team during the league meet. She placed 17th at<br />

the Weston Twilight Meet, running a personal<br />

best of 11:43, and “was on the DMR team at the<br />

Division 5 state relay meet that placed second<br />

and broke the school record,” according to coach<br />

Manny Cruz.<br />

Marblehead's Marrietta O'Connell<br />

Destiny Okoye<br />

Saugus<br />

(Freshman)<br />

Okoye poured in a top-10 performance<br />

at Divisionals, and was tied for first in the<br />

Northeastern Conference with a high jump of<br />

5-0. She also ran a 13.00 in the 100m and was a<br />

part of Saugus’ fifth-place 4x100 relay team.<br />

Marrietta O'Connell<br />

Marblehead<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

O’Connell did it all for the Magicians, and<br />

can run with the best of them. She ran a 5:10.60<br />

mile and 11:03.44 2-mile, giving her first-place<br />

nods for both events in the NEC championship.<br />

O’Connell was the third best miler in Division 3<br />

and 11th best 2-miler in the state.


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Volleyball<br />

Long Pham<br />

Lynn Classical<br />

(Sophomore)<br />

“The heart-and-soul of our defense,”<br />

according to coach Chris LeBlanc, Pham’s<br />

Greater Boston League <strong>All</strong>-Star nod was welldeserved.<br />

Not only did he commit just 15 errors<br />

on 668 received serves, but collected 361 digs,<br />

42 aces, and a pair of state tournament wins for<br />

the Rams – all in just their second season as a<br />

program.<br />

Ederick Gonzalez<br />

Lynn Tech<br />

(Senior)<br />

Just call him one of the more versatile players<br />

in the Bay State. From the basketball court to the<br />

volleyball court, Gonzalez dominated on both<br />

this year. He just finished the spring with 156<br />

kills (8.2 per match), 128 digs (6.7 per match),<br />

and 40 aces (2.1 per match), helping his Tigers<br />

reach the second round of the state tournament.<br />

Cole Morrison<br />

St. John’s Prep<br />

(Senior)<br />

Morrison defined the word “playmaker” this<br />

season – just look at his numbers. Prep’s do-it-all<br />

man registered 396 assists (913 across his career)<br />

and averaged 6.7 assists per set.<br />

Viet Tran<br />

Lynn Classical<br />

(Junior)<br />

LeBlanc refers to Tran as the player who<br />

“paced our offense all season long,” and it’s hard<br />

to disagree with that. A captain and GBL <strong>All</strong>-<br />

Star, he finished the season with 246 kills (giving<br />

him 506 across a two-year career), a hitting<br />

percentage of .131, 181 digs, and 38 aces while<br />

serving at 89.8 percent.<br />

Tighe Lusk<br />

St. John’s Prep<br />

(Senior)<br />

The Prep picked up 11 wins this season with<br />

Lusk establishing himself as one of the more<br />

consistent players on the North Shore. The<br />

always-reliable Eagle went home with a .490<br />

hitting percentage and averaged 2.5 blocks per<br />

set.<br />

Filipe De Oliveira<br />

Lynn Tech<br />

(Senior)<br />

Tech – in just its second season as a program<br />

– picked up a state tournament win behind coach<br />

Kaitlyn Wechsler. A big part of that success<br />

goes to Filipe De Oliveira, a senior libero who<br />

fi n i s h e d w i t h 3 4 6 d i g s a n d 2 1 . 6 d i g s p e r m a t c h .<br />

Lynn Classical's Viet Tran<br />

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ITEM ALL-STARS SPRING <strong>2024</strong><br />

SATURDAY, JULY 6, <strong>2024</strong> 15<br />

Coaches of the year<br />

Baseball - Derek Dana - St. Mary’s<br />

★ Final record: 20-5 (Division 3)<br />

★ State championship runner-up<br />

Softball - Johnny Gold - Marblehead<br />

★ Final record: 21-5 (Division 2)<br />

★ Final 4 appearance<br />

Boys lacrosse - John Pynchon - St. John’s Prep<br />

★ Final record: 21-2 (Division 1)<br />

★ State champion<br />

Girls lacrosse - Michelle Roach - Peabody<br />

★ Final record: 16-4 (Division 1)<br />

★ Northeastern Conference winner; Round of 32<br />

Volleyball - Chris LeBlanc - Lynn Classical<br />

★ Final record: 16-7 (Division 2)<br />

★ Two state tournament wins<br />

(second season as a program)<br />

Boys tennis - Mark Metropolis - St. John’s Prep<br />

★ Final record: 22-0 (Division 1)<br />

★ State champion<br />

Girls tennis - Craig Stone - Lynnfield<br />

★ Final record: 16-7 (Division 4)<br />

★ State championship runner-up<br />

Boys track and field - Fernando Braz - Peabody<br />

★ Northeastern Conference Meet winner<br />

and Dunn champion<br />

★ Second in Division 2 state relays<br />

★ Three individuals to New Balance Nationals<br />

Girls track and field - John Hogan - Lynn Tech<br />

★ Final record: 5-0<br />

★ Lynn <strong>All</strong>-City Meet champion


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