Published in the December 8, 2016 edition
A YEAR TO REMEMBER. THE 2016 NRHS football team won the CAL championship for the first time since 1980 and made it all to the Division 2A North Final. Above are the team’s seniors. First row, from left: Nick Dell Isola, Dylan Beauregard, John Merullo and Bob O’Donnell. Second row: Jake Zelikman, Matt McCarthy, Bob Donohue, Tom McHugh, Drew Delano, Mike Quaratiello, and Joe Gonthier. (Transcript File Photo)
By BOB TUROSZ
NORTH READING – The NRHS fall sports teams closed out their seasons with the annual sports awards night recently, always a special night for the athletes and their families.
In addition to the traditional letter awards, over two dozen special awards were distributed to the members of the nine sports teams.
Fall varsity special awards
Football varsity
Coaches Award Robert O’Donnell. Unsung Hero: Robert Donohue. MVP Award: Matthew McCarthy.
THE NRHS GIRLS SOCCER TEAM made it all to the MIAA Division 3 North Final game but fell to Newburyport in a shootout. Above, senior captains Marissa Zarella, Kat Hassapis and Kristina Copelas with the team’s finalist trophy. (Transcript File Photo)
Boys’ varsity soccer
Coaches Award: Zachary Robarts. Unsung Hero: Griffin Elis. MVP Award: Liam Rutherford.
Girls’ varsity soccer
Coaches Award, (two plaques): Meredith Griffin and Kristina Copelas. Unsung Hero: Giana Moscaritolo. MVP Award: Katerina Hassapis.
Volleyball varsity
Coaches Award: Seren Ventullo. Unsung Hero Award: Abigail D’Orlando. MVP Award: Jenna Forcellese.
Golf
Coaches Award: Aaron Gautreau. Unsung Hero: Joseph Fitzgerald. MVP Award: Logan Stansbury.
Cheerleading
Coaches Award: Yllara Maia. Unsung Hero Award: Kristen Keough. MVP Award: Jenna O’Leary.
Field Hockey varsity
Coaches Award (two plaques): Jamie Currie and Alice Shaw. Unsung Hero: Gabrielle Lanzaro. MVP Award: Julia Perrone.
Girls’ Cross Country
Coaches Award (two plaques): Marissa Galuppo and Susanna Sapp. Unsung Hero Award: Catherine Rania. MVP Award: Lindsay MacLellan.
Boys’ Cross Country
Coaches Award: Andrew Shedd. Unsung Hero Award: Jake Doucette. MVP Award: Thomas Helms.
Varsity Football
The 2016 football team finished with a 9-2 record and won the co-championship of the Cape Ann League Kinney (Large School) Division, the first Hornet team to win a grid title since 1980. The team came within one game of going to the Division 2A Super Bowl. Senior captain Matthew McCarthy was named CAL 2016 Most Valuable Player and set a new school record for touchdowns in a season. Robert O’Donnell was named CAL Defensive Player of the Year. McCarthy and O’Donnell were named to the CAL first team All Star team, along with fellow seniors John Merullo and Bob Donohue. Juniors Kyle Bythrow and Jack DeAngelo were named CAL second team all stars. McCarthy was named a Boston Herald All Scholastic Player.
Letters
Dylan Beauregard, Drew Delano, Nicholas Dell Isola, Robert Donohue, Joseph Gonthier, Matthew McCarthy, Thomas McHugh, John Merullo, Robert O’Donnell, Michael Quaratiello, Jacob Zelikman, Nicholas Arena, Jake Bedell, Joshua Bedell, Colin Boucher, Kyle Bythrow, Kyle Conley, Jackson DeAngelo, Ryan Edison, Timothy Sanger, Daniel Sweeney, Alex D’Ambrosio, Michael Mikula, Michael Sheridan.
Girls’ Soccer
The 2016 team finished 15-5-1. They entered the MIAA tournament as the fourth seed and came within a whisker of winning the whole thing, before falling to the Newburyport Clippers in shoot-out in the tournament finals.
Letters
Ava Zarella, Juliette Nadeau, Kristina Copelas, Meredith Griffin, Kaitlyn Shevlin, Jerlin Kaithamattam, Alyssa Prusik, Jessica Muise, Joanna Kellogg, Haley Nathan, Rachel Hill, Giana Moscaritolo, Marissa Zarella, Spencer O’Rourke, Karlie Vesey, Alyssa Crugnale, Katerina Hassapis, Kirsten Bradley, Gianna Delaney, Alaina Wise, Gabrielle Barker.
Boys’ Soccer
The 2016 team finished the season 8-8-2 and provided their fans with many exciting moments as they advanced to the quarterfinals in the MIAA state tournament.
Letters
Burke Reisenberg, Liam Rutherford, Cam Wade, Anthony Tramontozzi, Griffin Ellis, Dan Wall, Nick Carpenter, Jenson Kaithamattam, Carlos Moreno, Cam Davis, Antonio Catino, Ian Branconnier, Patrick Davis, David Brown, Zach Robarts, Kevin Wall, Nick Catino, Michael Finocchiaro, Julien Beauregard, George Giunta, David Tingley, Ben Tayas.
Field Hockey
In a rebuilding year, the field hockey squad ended the year at 5-14 overall and 3-14 in the Cape Ann League.
Letters
Lindsey Carroll, Jamie Currie, Lisa Dale, Emily Dwyer, Claire Finnegan, Chloe Gladu, Gabrielle Lanzaro, Julia Perrone, Alice Shaw, Casey Sparkes, Cailin Walsh, Cynthia Walsh, Barbara Burke, Georgie Elliott, Olivia Esposito, Felicia Frammartino, Zoe Kennedy, Paige Sampson, Emilie Warren, Erica Burgholzer, Abigail Carroll, Abigail Carroll, Abigail Delano, Makenna Lamont, Margaret Majeski, Julia Smith.
Boys’ Cross Country
The 2016 team finished 1-9, good for fifth place in the Cape Ann League Kinney Division.
Letters
Thomas Helms, Andrew Hudson, Jackson Schille, Andrew Shedd, Kevin Sovak, Jackson Tormey, Seth Wing, Rudy Carlson, Jake Doucette, Justin Hong, Greg Sawyer, Andrew DeBenedetto.
Girls’ Cross Country
The 2016 girls team finished 4-16 and placed fourth in the Cape Ann League Kinney Division.
Letters
Marissa Galuppo, Julia Kushakji, Susannah Sapp, Taylor Hennessey, Jillian McCullough, Julia Tatone, Emma Wall, Nathania Brachanow, Samantha Martel, Catherine Rania, Alexandria Grasso, Lindsay MacLellan.
Golf
The 2016 varsity golf team finished in first place in the Cape Ann League Kinney Division with a 10-1 record.
Letters
Michael Bartram, Joseph Fitzgerald, Aaron Gautreau, Michael McCauley, Aidan O’Connor, Adam Rossetti, Logan Stansbury, John Day, Colin McKinney, Brian Murphy, Anthony Nasta, Patrick Scanlon, Ryan Connor, Daniel Lignos.
Volleyball
The 2016 volleyball team finished the year 7-12 overall and ended in a tie for fourth place with Ipswich with a Cape Ann League mark of 5-7.
Letters
Erika Beherrell, Nicole Shedd, Katelyn DiChiara, Abigail D’Orlando, Jenna Forcellese, Lauren Gulbicki, Kasey Kavanaugh, Katie Lonsdale, Tayler Moore, Mckayla Murphy, Abigail Paine, Noel Riley, Serren Ventullo, Brooke DeGrande, Molly Feffer, Sara Ohlson, Cassandra Pascucci, Elizabeth Barrett, Kayla Daley, Samtha Galvin, Natalie Gonthier, Rachel Perry, Emily Slavin and Shayla Wilk.
Cheering
Letters
Victoria Angelesco, (All League), Jessica Kelly, Kristen Keough, (Unsung Hero), Maia Yllara, (Coaches Award), Jenna O’Leary, (MVP), Sara Wilson, Ashley Bage-Hoff, Alexandra Colella, Julia Costantino, Grace Exum, Isabella Giacalone, Julianna MacAdams, Isabella Mejia, Megan Lawlor, Mary Madden, Jada-Mirian Rameriz, Alexis Demetri, Tiana Dibella, Olivia Giacalone, Alanna Hill Lavers, Nicole Jackson, Talia Monteleone, Rachel Shannon, Lacey Stebbins.
