Annual Senior Athletic Awards Night
The Annual Senior Awards Banquet was held Tuesday Evening, May 25th at the Fairview at Pinecrest Golf Club. Hosted by HHS Athletic Director Jim Carboneau, this annual event is open to all graduating senior athletes and their parents. It is attended also by many of the HHS coaches, and is a great event to thank these seniors for representing Holliston as student athletes.
After a fine meal, Mr. Carboneau led a presentation to the Athletes. An overview of each of the teams was provided to the parents, and several scholarships and awards were handed out.
The award winners were:
Scholar Athlete: Stephanie Ydoate and Dan Ikuma
Best Athlete: Marissa Bynoe and Tommy Donovan
Sportsman Award: Kelsey Regan, Kristen Bellomo, Chris Losurdo, and John McLean
Scholarship winners were:
Friends of Football: Ryan Barry and Tommy Donovan
Holliston Athletic Boosters: Jenny Lisak, Ben Sherr, Matt Meile, and Matt Flynn
Below is the overview of the seniors' accomplishments presented at the banquet. Holliston thanks these seniors and wishes them the best in their post graduation pursuits!
Without spending many hours on each of our senior athletes many athletic and personal achievements as it would take and as they all deserve, I would like to take a few minutes to mention each sport and senior athlete. I hope that all of you have or will take the time to look at all the posters that point out some great memories and accomplishments each team has had, along with some individual achievements of note. Please forgive me if I miss anyone, or overlook any of your achievements – there are so many of them that it is hard to summarize your outstanding individual accomplishments, school records being set and too many to mention acts of sportsmanship and hard work and dedication.
Each fall, you graduating Senior Athletes have helped transition us from the relaxation of summer to the start of a new school year.
Girls Soccer
The graduating girl’s varsity soccer team of Captains Christina Mendoza and Kelsey Regan, along with Kelsey Chester, Brittany Watling, Marissa Bynoe, Brianna Colontonio, Allison Rossini, Jess Habif and manager Katie Curran have been a very important part of talented HHS soccer teams over the past four years. This past season culminated 4 years of hard work with these girls sharing in the second consecutive Tri Valley League Championship. And in qualifying for post-season play, they won their first game only to fall in their semi final game in overtime by 2-1. Jess, Marrisa, Cristina, and Kelsey Regan were 1st team TVL All Stars, with Kelsey and Jess also 1st Team E-Mass all stars.
Boys Soccer
The Boy’s varsity soccer team was led by Captains CJ Dube, Chris Johnston, and Luke Spina, with Chris Vanesian, Troy Hutchinson, Dino Roffo, and Mike Simonelli being the remaining seniors
Luke Spina was a starter for the varsity squad for three years. Luke had a tremendous soccer career with HHS. He was recognized as a TVL league 1st team all-star, All-Eastern MA all-star and All-State. CJ Dube was a 3-year varsity starter. Chris Johnston was the team’s goalkeeper and led the team to 9 shut outs this past year. Chris Vanesian was a 2-year starter, and was recognized as a TVL league 1st team all-star. Dino & Troy were both 3-year varsity. Troy anchored the defense and Dino brought his game to another level during the post season. Mike played on varsity for two years and was the soul & heart of the team.
Girls Field Hockey
While the team’s record over their 4 years of HS was less than hoped for, the 4 senior members of the Field Hockey team demonstrated hard work and commitment. Kristen Bellomo, Kara Hunt, Lindsey Markow and Samantha Wilson have had 4 coaches in the last three years. They provided strong dedication and leadership working with past season with the new coach to begin to “rebuild” the HHS Field Hockey tradition. Kristen Bellomo was a starters on Varsity for 4 years and was, along with Sam Wilson, a 1st team TVL All Star
Girls Cross Country
Captain Steph Brockert was the only senior on the cross country team. Steph joined the team as a sophomore and immediately became an impact player on a very loaded team. That year she became part of Holliston history and legend as she ran the 7th position on the best team in school history. The team place 5th at the All State Meet which means they were 5th best in the entire state regardless of school size.
Boys Cross Country
The seniors on the boys Cross Country completed an outstanding career at Holliston. Captains John Calhoun, Justin Murray, and Chris Losurdo along with Dan Ikuma, Kyle Fisk and Nick Trotin compiled a 4 year record of 24-5. This year, they took 3rd place in the TVL regular season with a 6-2 record, and finished 3rd in the TVL League meet. This team was ranked 9th in the Div 3 State Small School division.
Football
The 11 Seniors of the Football team - led by Captains Ryan Barry, Shane Earl;ey and Jonny Maclean, along with Justin Capello, Tom Donovan, Kyle Hawkes, TJ Jones, Max Krasnoff, Matt Miele, Dan Oteri, and Alex Porter showed dedication and teamwork. Inspired by the loss and memory of teammate and classmate #73 Joey Larracey, and honorary captain #7 Tim O’Connell, the team compiled a record of 11-0, winning the Tri-Valley League Championship. The Panther offense was the highest scoring offense in Eastern Massachusetts, averaging almost 40 points per game. In front of a packed house at Kamitian Field, the team beat rival Westwood on Thanksgiving Day to win the TVL Championship and took the HHS fans on a great ride with a Sectional Championship and a superbowl appearance at Gillette Stadium. Although they did not win, many of them would tell you that winning the first annual Joey Larracey Bowl against Brookline was more important.
Golf
The seniors on the golf team amassed a regular-season record of 61-9-1 over the past four years; over that time they were South Sectional Championships twice, Div-3 State Champions in 2006, 3rd in Div-2 States in 2007, Finalists in 2008, and 2nd place in the State in 2009(this year). They are 2-time TVL Tournament Champs and “Three-peat” TVL Champions from 2007, 2008, and 2009. They have helped set the competitive standard for years to come by setting TVL team scoring records both here at Pinecrest and away against Medfield.
The teams over the past four years have been filled with unsung heroes who made huge contributions in match play like Tony Cristofori, Richie Kelleher, Greg Kiley, and Alex Gregg
Cole Childs shot 30 for 9-holes four times in his HHS career, just shy of that magical 29. Cole had an unprecedented career in golf including being a Boston Herald and Boston Globe All-Scholastic Athlete three years in a row, and named League MVP 3 years in a row. And Cole demonstrated the meaning of teamwork last year when he handed over his Team MVP award to Sam Shively, whose improvements his junior year Cole felt was the key to the Teams ability to win the TVL and perform so well at sectional and state team championships.
Volleyball
The 2009 season was one of the best seasons Coach Gerard can recall. This close knit group of 10 seniors was led by Captains Sarah Sams and Caitlin Sherr, and included Daniele Devins, Stephanie Ydoate, Cass