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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
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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
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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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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.
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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
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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 />
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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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