A dozen of the finest athletes will be honored with enshrinement into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame when the organization holds its 41st annual induction banquet Sunday, June 8 at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
The inductees range from Olympic trial and champion swimmers, local and national field hockey luminaries, College World Series players, to volleyball, basketball and football standouts.
Inductees are: Steve Brezna, Hanover Township, Dave Shimshock, Plains Township and John Simonitis, Dallas, for football; Kristin Stretanski DePolo, Malvern, via Kingston; Stefanie Williams Moreno, Atlanta via Bloomsburg; and Stu Marvin, Bloomsburg, all for swimming and coaching.
Also, TJ Ziolkowski, Nanticoke, basketball; Sara B. Myers, Wapwallopen; and Molly O’Malley Watts, Leesburg, Va. via Tunkhannock, field hockey; Dr, Jeffrey Craig, Shavertown; and Chris Mayerski, Dallas, baseball; and the late Monica Wignot, volleyball and basketball.
“This year’s inductees and honorees have performed with distinction on the local, national and international stage,” Jim Martin, hall of fame president, said. “Also being honored are individuals that write stories with pictures, beat the odds of physical limitations, and create a safe space for children to thrive and develop. These individuals are Frank Lauri, Chris McGavin and the late Anthony ‘Cooper’ Blaskiewicz.”
Festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a cocktail hour, followed by dinner at 4 and induction of nominees. Tickets are $70 for adults and $25 for children. Children 2-and-under are free. Tickets and program advertisements are only available through the organization’s website.
Steve Brezna
Brezna was a standout in three sports at Hanover High School — football, wrestling and baseball.
In football and baseball he earned all-conference honors as a senior while in wrestling he was a District 2 champion at 180 pounds as a junior and runner-up as a senior at heavyweight.
It was his play on the gridiron which would elevate him to the next level.
Penn State, then under legendary coach Rip Engle, was in pursuit of his talent and sent his assistant coach — Joe Paterno — to Hanover Township to lure him to Happy Valley. Engle would soon retire and Paterno would take over en route to a historic career.
After a redshirt year as a true freshman, Brezna returned and played on the Lions’ freshman team and the following year became the team’s punter. His junior and senior seasons (1968-69) would see the Nittany Lions go undefeated and play in back-to-back Orange Bowls.
Following graduation, Brezna returned to the area and began a teaching and coaching career at Hanover Area High School. He assisted Jim Moran in football and John Carr in wrestling and was the head coach of the Hawkeyes baseball team which won division titles in 1973 and 1974.
Jeffrey Craig
Craig experienced a stellar scholastic and collegiate career in baseball.
Now the director of special education in the Tunkhannock Area School District, Craig is a graduate of the former Bishop Hoban High School in Wilkes-Barre. He was a three-time All-Conference selection and earned the Most Valuable Player recognition in the conference in 2002. He was the key player in the Argents three WVC championships and a pair of District 2 crowns (2002-03).
He took his talent to Kutztown University where he was instrumental in the Golden Bears’ three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles that included a Mid-Atlantic Region championship and a trip to the NCAA Division II College World Series in 2007.
He was named a PSAC all-star three straight seasons and, as a senior, was selected as Kutztown’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He also was named an Academic All-American by ESPN Magazine.
Craig remains in the Golden Bears’ record book with a top 10 showing in the following: career batting average (6th,.367); hits (4th, 211); RBI (6th, 136); doubles (4th, 48); home runs (7th, 17); and total bases (4th, 318). He also holds 10 single-season records: hits 73 in 2005 and 71 in RBI 55 in 2007) and 53 in 2996; doubles 17 in 2005; home runs, 9 in 2006) and total bases 113 (’06); 103 (’07) and 102 (05).
He received his masters and doctoral degrees in education from Wilkes University and resides in Shavertown with his wife Kate and four children.
Kristin Stretanski DePolo
Stretanski DePolo is one of the all-time greats in swimming in Northeast Pennsylvania.
From an age-group national qualifier at the Greater Wilkes-Barre YMCA to Villanova University, all Stretanski has done is win, including being the first swimmer in the state to become an eight-time champion at that level.
At Wyoming Valley West High School, she powered the unbeaten Lady Spartans to championships in the Wyoming Valley Swim League and District 2 all four years. At the District 2 championships she went undefeated in 16 events and her 1994 time of 24.03 time in the 50-meter freestyle still stands.
Stretamski went on to attend Villanova where, as a member of the 200 freestyle relay, qualified for the NCAA Championships. She was part of three relay teams (200, 400 and 800) which won Big East Conference titles. She also was named to the Academic All-American team all four years.
Stu Marvin
Marvin’s presence in five halls of fame sums up his swimming contributions in one word: extraordinary.
At Bloomsburg University, he was the Huskies’ first triple All-American award winner in 1975 and repeated it in 1977. He was an 11-time All-American while winning five Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles. He set six PSAC records and upon graduation held six BU records. He was an Athlete of the Year three times and was inducted into the Bloomsburg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1990.
In addition to the Bloomsburg Hall, he also is enshrined in the Pennsylvania Swimming Hall of Fame, Broward County Florida Sports Hall of Fame, Upper Dublin High School Athletic Hall of Fame and the Florida Gold Coast Masters Hall of Fame.
He took over coaching duties at his alma mater in 2008, holding that post for 15 years. During his tenure, the women’s team achieved a .650 winning percentage in dual meets while the men posted a .613 percentage. They have a combined 13 runner-up finishes at the PSAC Championships and finished as high as 15th at the NCAA Championships.
Under his guidance, the Huskies produced 41 PSAC champions, 109 PSAC All-Conference awards, eight PSAC all-time records and six PSAC meet records – five for the men and one for the women. Marvin won a PSAC title with the men’s team for the first time in program history in 2021 and completed the first undefeated season in 2017. Marvin was named the PSAC Coach of the Year six times.
Chris Mayerski
Mayerski starred on championship teams in the Swoyersville Little League to his time at Wyoming Valley West High School to his time at Wilkes University, where he was one of the most feared hitters in the MAC Freedom Conference.
As a sophomore and junior for the Spartans he was an all-Wyoming Valley Conference second-team selection and was elevated to first team as a senior.
For the Colonels he finished with a .336 batting average and ranks in the top five in multiple offensive categories, including the top spot in home runs (36) and RBI (167). He is second in games played (146), at-bats (518) and total bases (344). He is fourth in hits (173), doubles (41) and triples (11).
He powered the Colonels sweep to the 2007 Freedom Conference championship with seven RBI.
Mayerski was four-time, All-Freedom Conference selection and in 2006 had the 10th best slugging percentage in the nation at .786.
A two-time team captain, he also was an assistant coach with the Colonels.
Stefanie Williams Moreno
Williams Moreno excelled as a swimmer from age-group to coaching at one of the country’s top universities.
Swimming for the Bloomsburg YMCA, she was a three-time national champion and was national record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles and the 100 backstroke. At Bloomsburg High School, she never lost a scholastic race, including the PIAA Championships and powered the Panthers to the 1998 PIAA team title.
She set state records in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles and also was a member of two relay teams, which won state titles.
She took her talents to the University of Georgia where she became a member of a three-time Southeastern Conference and NCAA Championship team, becoming a 28-time All-American. She captured two SEC championships in the 200 free and was an American record holder in the 200 and 400 relay teams and a 10-time SEC champion and four-time NCAA champion on relays. She also was a member of the USA national team that was a silver medalist at the 1999 Pan American Game, 2001 World Championships and 2003 World University Games.
As coach at Georgia, she has continued the Bulldogs swimming success with SEC women’s team titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015, while also winning NCAA team titles in 2013, 2014 and 2016.She was inducted into Georgia’s Circle of Honor, the university’s highest athletic honor.
Sara B. Myers
Myers began making her mark in field hockey at Crestwood High School where she was a three-year starter and helped the Lady Comets to three straight District 2 championships and PIAA playoff berths and was an Academic All-State selection.
She matriculated to Susquehanna University where she was a four-year starter and two-time MVP and Defensive Player of the Year. She led Susquehanna to the school’s first NCAA tournament berth, which advanced to the Elite Eight.
She began her coaching career at the University of Scranton and, in her first season, was named Freedom Conference Coach of the Year. She moved to Wilkes University in 2005 and, over a 10-year career, was twice named conference Coach of the Year and made conference playoff appearances in all 10 seasons, including being regionally ranked in 2008 and 2009.
At Wilkes, Myers garnered more than 100 victories and helped develop 36 all-conference players, six rookies of the year and two defensive players of the year.
She is in her third year as head coach at King’s College.
Myers resides at Wapwallopen with her husband Greg and daughters, Allie, Emma and Lane.
Dave Shimshock
Coughlin High School produced a number of great running backs over the decades, players like Joe Cunningham, Joe O’Donnell, Joe Perkowski, Jim Lazarski, Rodney Smith, Baldo Vinciarelli and Matt Walsh.
Dave Shimshock doesn’t take a back seat to those legends.
His football talents were recognized early as he started in the defensive backfield as a sophomore and recorded three interceptions and gained more than 250 yards and scored three touchdowns as a back-up running back.
He was elevated to the role of captain as a junior and was the featured running back with more than 1,000 yards rushing with 16 touchdowns, earning him a first team All-Conference selection.
As a senior, Shimshock led Pennsylvania with more than 2,000 yards rushing — a WVC record that held until Raghib Ismail came on the scene.
Shimshock’s heroics powered the Crusaders to an 11-0 record in the WVC and he was a first-team All-State and Big 33 Game selection. On defense he helped anchor a team which surrendered just 21 points.
Shimshock went to the College of the Holy Cross where he as a sophomore finished with more than 500 rushing yards.
He switched to strong safety as a junior and senior, finishing with four interceptions.
He is a senior wealth advisor at Wilmington Trust/M&T Bank. He and his wife Lisa reside in Plains Township and are the parents of two children and have one grandchild.
John Simonitis
John Simonitis joins a long list of terrific athletes from Dallas High School in the Luzerne County Hall of Fame with his exploits on the gridiron and basketball court.
In basketball, he was a two-time Wyoming Valley Conference first-team selection was was named MVP of both the AAU Basketball Tournament and the Crossin Christmas Holiday Classic.
It was on the gridiron where he made his mark.
Despite not playing football until his sophomore year, he quickly distinguished himself as a guard on offense and a tackle on defense. He was a two-time, first-team WVC selection, and was selected second team all-state as a junior and first team as a senior.
He took his talent to the University of Pittsburgh where, after a redshirt season, he started four seasons, including being named a freshman All-American. He was a team captain his junior and senior seasons and was a Big East All-Conference selection.
Molly O’Malley Watts
O’Malley Watts is one of Tunkhannock Area High School’s all-time greats.
She was a three-sport standout, earning 10 varsity letters, including four each in hockey and track and field.
She powered the Lady Tigers field hockey team to Wyoming Valley Conference titles in 1992 and, in 1994, was an all-state first-team selection along with being named the Most Valuable Player in the WVC.
In track, she captured six District 2 medals, including a gold medal in 1992 in the 800-meter run.
She took her talent to the Ivy League, keying Princeton to a 65-15 record in her four years. That run included three NCAA Final Four appearances, twice advancing to the championship game. She finished her career with 101 goals, tied for 10th all-time. She was a first-team All-American in 1998 and a three-time All-Ivy League selection and was a member of the Team USA Under-23 national team.
She and her husband Andrew, reside in Leesburg, Va., and are the parents of three children.
Monica Wignot
The late Monica Wignot was a two-sport star at both the scholastic and collegiate level.
At Holy Redeemer High School, she was a four-year starter in volleyball and basketball. In volleyball, she was a three-time Player of the Year in the Wyoming Valley Conference. She amassed more than 1,000 kills in leading the Royals to four WVC and District 2 championships and four appearances in the PIAA playoffs.
As a senior she was first in the state in kills and second in hitting and received national recognition by MaxPrep and the American Volleyball Coaches Association. Wignot nearly matched those feats in basketball, twice being named Player the Year and surpassing the 1,000-point milestone. She keyed the Royals to three league championships and one District 2 championship. She was a three-time All-State selection.
She played four seasons at the University of Pittsburgh in volleyball and added basketball as a graduate senior.
She had a career-best 368 kills as a sophomore and, as a junior, was named to the All-Big East second team.
Wignot joined the basketball team as a graduate student. She was the team’s second leading scorer and third leading rebounder. Her 83 blocks set a Pitt season record. The Panthers qualified for the NCAA Championship that year and won their first-round game before being eliminated by Tennessee.
TJ Ziolkowski
TJ Ziolkwski is one of the standout basketball players who, over the last eight decades, graced the hardwood from the Nanticoke Rams to the Greater Nanticoke Area Trojans.
As a two-year starter for GNA, he scored 986 points and is in the top 10 all-time in rebounding. He was a first-team Wyoming Valley Conference selection as a senior.
He attended Luzerne County Community College and became its first player to reach the 1,000-point milestone. His 1,369 career points tops the LCCC record book.
He was twice named to the EPCC All-Conference Team.
Ziolkowski transferred to Wilkes University for his junior and senior years and was a member of the Colonels’ 1998-99 Middle Atlantic Conference team that reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Division III tournament.
We’ve got Thursday night football to kick off Week 1 around the Garden State as JSZ brings you three games from the gridiron. Princeton and Allentown meet in a Mercer County thriller, Demarest looks to start strong against Bergen Tech plus Washington Township tries to reach 2-0 against Pennsauken in the WJFL. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
Down 6-0, senior Ellinton Hinds who already had an interception on the first drive of the game, made one of the best catches in all of New Jersey high school football so far this season to keep Princeton (2-0) undefeated in 2025. Hinds had two leaping catches from QB Quinton deFaria, who threw for 109 yards and a TD. The Tigers beat Allentown (0-2) for the first time since 2005 and look to keep their win streak alive with a Week 2 matchup against Ewing.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Allentown:
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The Minutemen took care of business in their home opener by racing out to a 35-0 halftime lead and cruising the rest of the way. Colin Beeler scored a pair of touchdowns to lead a bruising rushing attack in the victory. Paris Pratt hauled in a touchdown and added a fumble return touchdown for Washington Township (2-0). Pennsauken (1-1) will look to bounce back next Thursday against Highland.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from Sewell:
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With lead running back Reed Kauderer unavailable for the majority of the game, the Norsemen needed their other playmakers to step up. They ultimately answered the bell. Quarterback Joseph Yun accounted for three total touchdowns as Demarest (1-0) begins their 2025 season with a bang. Daejuan Joseph caught a pair of touchdown passes in the win. Bergen Tech (0-1) will now turn their focus to a game against Ferris next week.
JSZ’s Sean Dugan has the highlights from Little Ferry:
Five games dotted the high school football schedule Thursday night.
In Class AA, Butte stormed past Billings Skyview 33-13 on the road while Missoula Sentinel knocked off No. 3 Great Falls CMR 6-0. A big showdown in 8-Man lived up to its billing as No. 3 Fort Benton beat No. 2 Belt 24-22.
Check out the highlights and details below:
CLASS AA
Missoula Sentinel 6, No. 3 Great Falls CMR 0
After a scoreless first half, Sentinel struck with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Rudy Hess to Kyler Haslam. That ended up being the game’s only score, as the Spartans’ defense kept Great Falls CMR off the scoreboard entirely.
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Missoula Sentinel knocks off No. 3 Great Falls CMR in defensive slugfest
Sentinel held CMR to six first downs, and 0-for-9 showing on third down and 132 total offensive yards. The Spartans’ Jake Boggust recovered a fumble on a promising CMR drive in the fourth quarter that helped preserve the shutout.
Butte 33, Billings Skyview 13
Hudson Luedtke caught three touchdown passes from Brooks Vincent to lead Butte to a road victory. Peyton Johnson had a scoring run and Jaeger Hansen returned an interception for a TD as the Bulldogs built a sizable first-half lead.
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Butte picks up convincing win at Billings Skyview
The Falcons got their points on two touchdown passes from Jaxon Zagata to Jackson Carter.
At halftime, Skyview celebrated the 30th anniversary of its 1995 state title team. That year, the Falcons went 11-1 under coach Rob Lebsock and won the Class AA championship with a 27-20 victory over Bozeman.
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The 1995 state champion Billings Skyview Falcons are honored at Daylis Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, in Billings.
8-MAN
No. 3 Fort Benton 24, No. 2 Belt 22
Truman Giese’s fourth-quarter touchdown and two-point conversion gave Fort Benton the lead and two defensive takeaways in the final minutes helped maintain it as Fort Benton knocked off Belt in a ranked matchup.
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No. 3 Fort Benton knocks off No. 2 Belt in 8-Man showdown
Blake Waldner set an early tone for the Huskies with a 29-yard touchdown run, but Giese scored from 3 yards out to help tie it 8-8 in the second quarter.
Slater Lords had a long catch and run for a touchdown, putting Belt up 16-8, but a Giese-to-David Olson TD pass tied the game again. In the third, Waldner turned a Huskies interception into another touchdown run as Belt grabbed a 22-16 advantage. But it didn’t hold up.
Australian Sam Groth has the honour of having the fastest recorded tennis serve of all time.
The 6ft 4 Australian set the record during an ATP Open Challenger match in Busan, South Korea, in 2012 against Belarusian tennis player Uladzimir Ignatik.
Groths serve clocks in at a staggering 263.4kph (163.7mph).
Frenchman Albano Olivetti holds the record for the second-fastest serve ever recorded. The French tennis pro also remains the second person to break the 160mph serve speed barrier.
Olivetti’s serve came in 2012 at the challenger level during the Internazionali Trofeo Lame Perrel–Faip.
Albano Olivetti holds the second-fastest record serve on the tour.
It would be hard not to include the American giant John Isner in this list. The 6ft 10 American is known best for his monster serves, which are delivered consistently throughout.
His monstrous serve is thanks in part to his stature. Isner clocks in as the third-tallest tennis player on the ATP behind the Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic and American young gun Reilly Opelka (both 6ft 11 inches). Ivo Karlovic currently holds the record for the fourth fastest recorded tennis serve.
Isner currently holds the third fastest serve in tennis. The Americans serve, clocking in at 253 kph (157.2 mph) during a 2016 Davis Cup tie against Bernard Tomic.
John Isner also holds the record for playing the longest match in Grand Slam history against Nicolas Mahut. During Wimbledon 2010, Isner beat Mahut in 5 sets: 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68. The match lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes.
Isner’s serve is the fastest recorded serve in tennis, recognised by the ATP.
Spaniard Georgina Garcia Perez holds the record for the fastest recorded tennis serve by a woman.
Perez clocked a serve of 200kph (136.7 mph) during the Hungarian Ladies Open in 2018.
Georgina Garcia Perez holds the record for the fastest serve by a female.
Why is it nearly impossible to hit a 160 mph tennis serve?
A considered calculation of stature, technique, coaching, mechanics and good old practice is said to make the perfect concoction for a fast serve.
A direct correlation has been proven between the height of a player and power during a serve. Therefore, it is no coincidence that the top servers of the game are all giants by nature.
The trajectory of a serve remains ever important. Players who are 6ft 7 or above have the ability to hit the ball with a downward trajectory, whereas those who are under that height are unable to do so.
Modern technology has also greatly aided in the incremental increase of server power over time. The changeover from wooden rackets to today’s modern racket is a huge factor in determining serve power. Advancements in string technology and racket materials also play a huge part in determining a fast serve.
Other mitigating factors include court conditions. Faster serves are much more likely to happen on a hard court and during hotter temperatures, where there is less resistance to air density, translating to faster speeds.
When you compare the fastest tennis serve with other sports, you can see how fast it is.
Fastest Football shot – 114 mph by David Hirst in 1996 Fastest Baseball pitch – 105.1 mph by Aroldis Chapman in 2010 Fastest Cricket Bowling speed – 100.2 mph by Shoaib Akhtar in 2003
What is the average tennis serve speed?
The average tennis serve speed differs between both men and women, as well as between pros and amateurs. Data shows us that for professional male tennis players, the average tennis serve speed is approximately 114 mph (on their first serve) and 93 mph (on their second serve).
For women, the average tennis serve speed clocks in at 98 mph (on their first serve) and 82 mph (on their second serve).
This data was recorded between 2002-2013, so bear in mind the average speeds have likely increased by a few miles per hour in the modern era, as racquet technology and athletes continue to evolve and adapt within the sport.
Check out Wired’s video, which covers the topic more in-depth.
It’s the second edition of Blue Federal Credit Union‘s Fort Collins-area Athlete of the Week for the 2025-26 high school sports season.
And this week’s honor is hitting the local tennis courts with a top singles player.
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Poudre boys tennis player Owen Addington took top honors in the Fort Collins area for the week of Aug. 25-30 after a couple of dominant sweeps.
Playing on the No. 1 singles line, the Impalas senior dropped just six games in four sets across two match wins over Windsor and Northglenn’s top players.
He beat Windsor’s Joseph Bisceglia (6-2, 6-3) and followed that up with a 6-0, 6-1 over Northglenn’s Emrah Mehidic.
Poudre’s Owen Addington bends down to hit a shot during a city rivalry boys tennis dual on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 at Fort Collins High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Addington, also a basketball player and tennis team captain, has helped Poudre get off to a 3-1 start this season that also included a team tournament title at the Thompson Valley Invitational.
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The senior and third-year varsity player is the first tennis player to earn Blue FCU Athlete of the Week honors in the award’s third school year. He joins Rocky Mountain’s Bode Nesbitt as the first winners in the 2025-26 prep sports season.
Poudre fans pushed Addington atop the polls, giving him the victory with 51.5% of the fan vote.
That propelled him past these other four outstanding Athlete of the Week nominees:
Brooke Pravlik, PSD flag football (runner-up at 36.7%)
Taylor Morgan, Wellington softball
Judd Nikkel, Fossil Ridge boys golf
Nora Ebel, Rocky Mountain girls cross country
The Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week series features five nominees on Mondays, with voting at Coloradoan.com until 11:59 p.m. every Wednesday.
Fans can nominate their favorite athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday), and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately select the nominees each week.
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If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.
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Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.
BB&N senior Sam Kelley (right) announced he will play football at Brown. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
With sincere apologies to all the games played Thursday, here at Globe Schools it feels a lot like Christmas Eve, with a full slate of high school football arriving under the tree Friday evening.
Over the last two weeks we talked to nearly 200 football coaches and wrote more than 30,000 words previewing every team in Eastern Mass. There’s still time for a cram session!
Team-by-team previews for every Eastern Mass. program
Trevor Hass wrote about Whittier football coach Kevin Bradley, who is continuing to coach the team while battling tongue cancer. Read coach Bradley’s inspirational story.
The first three football games of the season were played Thursday night, with Pentucket topping Northeast (26-22), Waltham holding off Belmont (24-12), and Brookline beating Lexington (27-10).
1. Milestones
▪ Two golf teams made history, as Canton set a new low home score at Blue Hill Country Club, scoring a 138 as a team to best Mansfield by 15 strokes thanks to 1-under-par 33s from senior Joey Ryan and freshman Chase Thomas.
▪ Rockport set a record for most points on its home course, Rockport Country Club, posting a 168-151 win over Hamilton-Wenham behind a 38-point showing from Sam Kesterson, who shot a 1-under-par 34 with three birdies.
▪ St. John Paul II field hockey coach Leah Pierce got her first win with the program, beating Bishop Stang, 3-0. Ariana Liakos got her first win helming the Pembroke girls’ volleyball, beating Falmouth, 3-1. And Acton-Boxborough girls’ soccer coach Manny Lopes notched his first victory, 4-0, over Algonquin.
▪ On the pitch, No. 18 Medfield boys’ soccer shocked No. 10 Oliver Ames, the defending Division 2 state champions, with a 2-0 win powered by goals from Max Tillmann and Sebastian Cole.
Keene State freshman Kayla DiPasquale, a Marshfield High graduate, was named Little East Conference women’s soccer Rookie of the Week after scoring her first two collegiate goals in a 4-2 win over Rivier.
4. Commitment central
BB&N senior captain Sam Kelley, a 6-foot-2-inch, 228-pound two-way athlete from Natick, announced he will play football at Brown.
