BRIANNE SLATTERY
By STEPHEN MARTELLUCCI
NORTH READING — Two members of the North Reading High girls’ lacrosse team were named to the Cape Ann League All-Star teams this spring. The two Hornets to make the squad are Brianne Slattery and Jenna DiNapoli.
Brianne Slattery made the CAL First Team All-Stars. The junior attacker-midfielder had 58 goals and 13 assist for 71 points. She had 107 draw controls, 23 ground balls and caused 35 turnovers.
Slattery led the team in goals, total points and draw controls.
She made the CAL Second-Team All-Stars last year as a sophomore.
JENNA DiNAPOLI
“She had a fantastic year,” stated Hornets head coach Matt Costello. “She had a great year as a sophomore but was able to go up a level this year. Her biggest improvement was her draw controls.”
DiNapoli made the CAL Second-Team All-Stars as it was her first All-Star appearance. The junior midfielder/goalie had 18 goals and five assists for 23 points. She had 18 draw controls, 33 ground balls and caused 31 turnovers.
In the nine games she played goalie, she made 52 saves as she recorded four wins.
DiNapoli was the team’s leader in ground balls.
“She is a team-first jack of all trades,” pointed out Costello. “She is athletic enough that she can play any position and she is also very coachable.”
The Hornets finished 11-10 overall as they lost, 12-8, at Pembroke in the MIAA Division 3 Round of 32 state tournament last week.
North Reading ended up at 3-9 in the Cape Ann League as they finished in 4th place in the CAL Kinney Division.
