Published in the July 19, 2018 edition
By DAN PAWLOWSKI
NORTH READING — The Spring Sports Awards Night at North Reading High School was the closing of not only another terrific spring season, but the culmination of a lot of hard work and effort from students athletes and coaches of all seasons.
The Spring Sports Awards were especially important to the class of 2018 who have the distinct honor of winning the Cape Ann League’s Hyland Award for winning percentage, grade point average and sportsmanship in each of their years at NRHS.
Female and male recipients were also announced for winners of the Nickolas Martinho best all-around athlete and the Lester Levey Scholar-Athlete award.
The female recipient of the Lester Levey Scholar-Athlete award was Meredith Griffin. A three-sport athlete, Griffin was a captain and Cape Ann League All-Star in girls’ soccer, indoor track and outdoor track. A member of National Honors Society, Griffin graduated with honors, tied for the most at NRHS with 12 varsity letters and will attend Colby College in the fall.
The male recipient of the Lester Levey Scholar-Athlete award was Nicholas Carpenter. Carpenter was a captain and CAL All League member in boys’ soccer and a captain of both the indoor and outdoor boys’ track and field teams. Carpenter, the Vice President of the Class of 2018 and a member of the National Honors Society, graduated with honors and eight varsity letters and will attend Northeastern University in the fall.
The female recipient of the Martinho Award for best All-Around Athlete was Juliette Nadeau. A captain and 2018 CAL All-League member in girls’ soccer, Nadeau is a three-sport athlete who earned all-state honors in soccer as well as track. She holds school records in indoor and outdoor track and is already considered one of the best three-sport athletes in the history of the school. Nadeau received nine varsity letters at NRHS and will continue her soccer career at Colby College.
The male recipient of the Martinho Award was Kevin Murphy. The captain of the boys’ hockey team, Murphy was a CAL All-League member and widely considered one of the best defenseman in the area. Murphy was also captain and CAL All-League for the NRHS boys’ lacrosse team. His success and talent matched his leadership capabilities in both sports, making him truly one of NR’s most elite all-around athletes in recent memory. Murphy graduated with eight varsity letters and will attend Bentley University in the fall.
Spring special awards – Varsity teams
Baseball
Coaches Award: Derek Reilly; Unsung Hero Award: Joseph Wallace; MVP Award: Matthew DeBenedetto; Hunt Memorial Award: Michael Brown; First Todd Verdonck Memorial Award: Marco Vittozzi.
Softball
Coaches Award: Courtney Luker and Emma Valade; Unsung Heroine Award: Abigail Paine; MVP Award: Tara Driver.
Boys’ Lacrosse
Coaches Award: Matthew Supple and James Schille; MVP Award: Kevin Murphy.
Girls’ Lacrosse
Coaches Award: Morgan Lally: Unsung Heroine Award: Noel Riley; MVP Award: Kylie Ford.
Boys’ Tennis
Coaches Award: Seth Hemley; Unsung Hero Award: Trevor Wilson; MVP Award: Ryan Landers.
Girls’ Tennis
Coaches Award: Alexa Galuppo; Unsung Heroine Award: Megan Landers; MVP Award: Tia Campagna.
Boys’ Track
Coaches Award: Nicholas Carpenter; Unsung Hero Award: Cameron Chinchillo; MVP Award: Lionel Beane.
Girls’ Track
Coaches Award: Meredith Griffin; Unsung Heroine Award: Sophia Casciano; MVP Award: Alexandria Grasso.
Seven Letter Recipients, 2018
Lionel Beane (7, Northeastern); Kyle Bythrow (7, Springfield College); Julia Costantino (7, University of Tampa); Grace Exum (7, Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health); Alexa Galuppo (7, Tufts); Victoria Grasso (7, WPI); Justin Hong (7, Northeastern); Cassandra Mirasolo (7, Providence); Taylor Moore (7, UNH); McKayla Murphy (7, Syracuse); Kevin Brown (8, Stonehill), Nicholas Carpenter (8, Northeastern); Alexandra Colella (8, UNH); Meghan Griffin (8, Notre Dame); Isabella Mejia (8, Clemson); Kevin Murphy (8, Bentley); Noel Riley (8, Merrimack); Jake Doucette (9, Boston College); Juliette Nadeau (9, Colby); Kirsten Bradley (10, College of Charleston); Lauren Gulbicki (10, Saint Lawrence); Jerlin Kaithamattam (10, UMass Amherst); Olivia Esposito (11, Saint Joseph’s College); Julia Tatone (11, WPI); Meredith Griffin (12, Colby); Rachel Hill (12, UMass Lowell); Jillian McCullough (12, Stonehill).
Varsity Baseball Letters
Derek Reilly, Daniel Lignos, Dante Centofanti, Ryan Connor, Alex D’Ambrosio, Marco Vittozzi, Matthew DeBenedetto, Andrew Giannattasio, Matthew Capozzoli, Ryan Veneziano, Cole Doke, Michael Brown, Matthew Solecki, Dylan Babcock, Aidan Wyatt, Kyle Sovak, Jack Keller, Joseph Frammartino, Joseph Wallace, James Currier.
Varsity Softball Letters
Abigail Paine, Tara Driver, Jessica Ferrazzani, Caitlyn Galvin, Elinor DeCleene, Courtney Luker, Christina Simblaris, Julia DiNapoli, Cassandra Pascucci, Emma Valade, Emma Lord, Julia Howse, Bridget McDonough, Guiliana Peppe, Leah Ferrazzani, Abigail Janasiewicz, Kiley Martel.
Varsity Girls’ Lacrosse Letters
Sydney Corsetti, McKayla Murphy, Bianca Ferraguto, Lily Albano, Brooke DeGrande, Morgan Lally, Gabrielle Barker, Kylie Copelas, Kiley McCarthy, Abigail Delano, Cassandra Mirasolo, Lauren Sullivan, Casey McAuliffe, Mary Madden, Chloe Copelas, Noel Riley, Lauren Keough, Alexandra Richards, Madeline Miele, Kylie Ford, Celia Standel, Juliana Piscatelli.
Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Letters
Sean Fagen, Jake Bedell, Mark Potter, Matthew Supple, Liam Buckley, James Schille, Joshua Rameriz, Dennis Cotter, Gregory Demetri, John Janes, Kyle Bythrow, Jake DiNapoli, Kevin Murphy, Michael Sheridan, Travis Spencer, Samer Hamdar.
Varsity Girls’ Tennis Letters
Tia Campagna, Alexa Galuppo, Megan Landers, Isabel Thorstad, Jillian Coveney, Sydney Davis, Christina Lasdin, Haley MacIntyre, Madeleine Rutherford, Kylie Scher, Alexis Jones, Olivia Lowe, Emily Slavin, Julia Smith, Lucie Wilson, Ava Czarnota.
Varsity Boys’ Tennis Letters
Brett Allan, Tyler Lee, Seth Hemley, Ryan Landers, Evan Sturtevant, Michel Tyrrell, Trevor R. Wilson, Joshua Zelikman, Mateo Florez, Ethan Pelmas, Michaelangelo Tsaparlis, Jonathan Belinowiz.
Girls’ Varsity Track Letters
Sophia Casciano, Olivia Esposito, Veronika Fortin, Meghan Griffin, Meredith Griffin, Lauren Gulbicki, Rachel Hill, Jerlin Kaithamattam, Margaret McCarthy, Jillian McCullough, Taylor Moore, Julia Tatone, Emilie Warren, Kelly Bratton, Alyssa Crugnale, Mia DeNofrio, Molly Feffer, Charlotte Grant, Abigail Griffin, Grace Hadley, Ryan Hunter, Megan Lawlor, Meredith Martin, Abigail Martin, Kerry O’Brien, Kaitlyn Shevlin, Nicole Bruzzese, Emily Davis, Ava Jolie Femia, Alexandria Grasso, Linday MacLellan, Talia Monteleone, Isabella Parrett, Caitlin Raimo, Angelina Casciano, Katelyn Gorgenyi, Morgan Majeski, Ashley Rabbitt, Keri-Ann Sexton, Julia Thorstad.
Boys’ Varsity Track Letters
Lionel Beane, Kevin Brown, Nicholas Carpenter, Andrew Crotty, Jake Doucette, Matheus Dovale, Connor Gover, Justin Hong, David Hudson, Gregory Sawyer, Liam Tannian, Christopher Wildman, Joseph Artone, Joseph DiSanto, James Garniss, Joseph McCarthy, Karlis Plavins, Zachary Rinaldi, Casey Robarts, Benjamin Tayas, David Tingley, Peter Wood, Gerald Callagy, William Carpenter, Cameron Chinchillo, Andrew DeBenedetto, William Lord, Grayson Budny, Garrett Butler, Samuel Capobianco, Jack Donohue, Ryan Good, John Murphy, William O’Leary.
