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12 • THE WEBSTER TIMES • Friday, March 18, 2011 www.webstertimes.net SPORTS Rams win Central Mass. Division 2 district championship CHAMPIONSHIP continued from page 1 generous. When you’re feeling it you keep throwing it up until it won’t go in anymore.” Pryor now has 1,209 points and broke the record in the first quarter when he scored his fourth point of the contest. The first quarter was a back-andforth affair, with the Rams managing to hold a 20-16 lead at quarter’s end. Both teams were hitting shots, and it was really a battle between Pryor and Oxford senior Decarlo Anderson. Both players had 9 points in the frame, but Pryor netted 11 more in the second quarter while Anderson only gained 4 more. Northbridge led at halftime, 33- 31. “In the first half I said this game could be summed up in two words: Pryor, Anderson,” said Halloran. “They couldn’t stop Anderson and we couldn’t stop Pryor. In the second half they doubled down on Decarlo and we couldn’t get him the ball.” Anderson (10 rebounds) scored just three more points in the second half to finish with 16, while Pryor kept firing, scoring 6 points in the third quarter and 10 more in the fourth. The Pirates looked for others to score when the ball couldn’t be fed inside to Anderson, and early in the third quarter it was senior Brendan Tremblay who got the team going. Tremblay (9 points) scored two early hoops, the latter of which tied the score at 35-35, but from that point forward Tremblay and senior Jeff Bolio missed some close-range shots that they would like to have back. “It wasn’t our night from the field, unfortunately,” said Halloran. Pryor drained a turnaround deep jumper at the third quarter NORTHBRIDGE CLAIMS FIRST TITLE SINCE 1980 buzzer, and Northbridge led 45-39 with just a quarter to play. The Rams won fourth quarter scoring 22-14, as both Murphy and Phelan scored 6 points apiece to go along with Pryor’s 10. But it was a hustle play from Phelan, with about two minutes to go, which sent Northbridge over the edge and into the win column. With the score at 61-47, Phelan and an Oxford player both hit the deck for a loose ball. Phelan was able to gain possession of it, roll the ball up the court to Pryor, and the scorer finished a layup to send the crowd into a frenzy. “I play Nick Ethier photos Oxford’s Decarlo Anderson, left, and Northbridge’s Harrison Murphy jump up during the game-opening tip. good defense and I hustle, that’s the way I get my playing time, so I do what I got to do,” said Phelan of his controlled energy. “Corey is finishing [that play] no matter what.” Despite 4 points in the fourth quarter from Oxford senior Julio Maldanado (9 points), it wasn’t enough for the Pirates, who have Decarlo Anderson of Oxford attempts a hook shot in the paint. reenergized the sport in town. “I’m really proud of what this team accomplished,” said Halloran. “The whole town was buzzing. At breakfast this morning we walked into the place [local eatery The Big I] and we got a standing ovation. It really has rekindled basketball in Oxford because of what the kids did.” Despite a slow first half of the season Baker noticed that his team had potential, and it all culminated with a district championship. “We were 6-4 at one point,” he said. “I knew we still had a good run left in us.” The Rams sure did, and because of it they won the school’s first Division 2 district title. Northbridge won a district championship in 1980, but it was of the Division 3 variety. Current senior Matt Rice’s father Jim played on the 1980 team. The Northbridge seniors hoist the trophy after capturing the district championship, the Rams’ first since 1980. Corey Pryor and the Northbridge basketball team celebrate after capturing the district championship. Northbridge’s Corey Pryor dribbles the ball in between his legs during the final moments of the district championship game. Oxford’s Julio Maldanado (3) gets introduced into the starting lineup and high-fives a teammate. Corey Pryor of Northbridge (20) hugs a teammate after the Rams defeated Oxford in the Central Mass. Division 2 district championship game, 67-53. POSTSEASON BASKETBALL SCOREBOARD Monday, Feb. 28 Division 1 Boys First Round (6) Shepherd Hill 79, (11) Marlborough 77 Division 2 Boys First Round (8) Oxford 77, (9) Bartlett 60 Division 3 Boys Preliminary Round (14) Ayer 73, (19) <strong>Southbridge</strong> 69 Division 3 Girls Preliminary Round (16) North Brookfield 51, (17) Abby Kelley 24 (19) Uxbridge 59, (14) Parker Charter 50 Tuesday, March 1 Division 2 Girls First Round (6) Auburn 35, (11) Oxford 27 (7) St. Bernard’s 50, (10) Bartlett 34 Division 3 Girls First Round (8) Quaboag 35, (9) Ayer 23 (4) Assabet 50, (13) Douglas 37 Wednesday, March 2 Division 2 Boys Quarterfinal (8) Oxford 52, (1) Uxbridge 43 Division 3 Boys First Round (1) Quaboag 69, (16) Murdock 27 (2) Whitinsville Christian 65, (15) South Lancaster Academy 28 (10) Douglas 64, (7) Littleton 56 Thursday, March 3 Division 1 Boys Quarterfinal (3) North Middlesex 83, (6) Shepherd Hill 59 (4) Worcester South 68, (5) Tantasqua 55 Division 2 Boys Quarterfinal (3) Northbridge 59, (6) Groton-Dunstable 51 Division 3 Girls First Round (3) Sutton 69, (19) Uxbridge 37 Friday, March 4 Division 3 Boys Quarterfinal (1) Quaboag 50, (8) Sutton 33 (2) Whitinsville Christian 65, (10) Douglas 40 Division 1 Girls Quarterfinal (5) Holy Name 61, (4) Tantasqua 32 Division 2 Girls Quarterfinal (2) Northbridge 50, (7) St. Bernard’s 45 (6) Auburn 58, (3) Groton-Dunstable 45 Saturday, March 5 Division 3 Girls Quarterfinal (8) Quaboag 45, (1) Hopedale 35 Sunday, March 6 Division 2 Boys Semifinal (3) Northbridge 58, (7) Nipmuc 54 (8) Oxford 60, (5) St. Bernard’s 59 Monday, March 7 Division 3 Boys Semifinal (1) Quaboag 50, (5) Main South 43 (2) Whitinsville Christian 87, (3) Keefe Tech 38 Wednesday, March 9 Division 2 Girls Semifinal (2) Northbridge 46, (6) Auburn 25 Thursday, March 10 Division 3 Girls Semifinal (8) Quaboag 40, (5) West Boylston 37 Saturday, March 12 Division 2 Boys Final (3) Northbridge 67, (8) Oxford 53 Division 3 Boys Final (2) Whitinsville Christian 57, (1) Quaboag 39 Division 2 Girls Final (1) Millbury 49, (2) Northbridge 30 Division 3 Girls Final (3) Sutton 30, (8) Quaboag 27
www.webstertimes.net Friday, March 18, 2011 • THE WEBSTER TIMES • 13 SPORTS Dudley Blue Devils girls’ 5th graders finish undefeated BY NICK ETHIER SPORTS STAFF WRITER The Dudley Blue Devils girls’ 5th grade basketball team, a collection of student-athletes from Dudley Middle School, accomplished a feat that doesn’t happen too often: a perfect season. The Blue Devils capped off an undefeated 12-0 regular season and then won two playoff games to win the South Central Mass. Youth Basketball League (SCMYBL) championship. The girls’ 5th grade division consisted of nine teams, and Dudley beat them all. “Our season took off,” said Dudley coach Todd Costa. “We really had a good year. We had an overtime game and a couple other games that were within five or seven points. But we went 12-0 and got the No. 1 seed.” Three other teams advanced to the playoff round, and Dudley first squared off in a semifinal contest with No. 4 Douglas on March 5. After surviving a scare, 25-23, Dudley advanced to the championship game vs. No. 2 West Boylston on March 6, who entered the game at 12-1 with their only loss to the Blue Devils. With the score tied 11-11 at halftime, Dudley persevered late to win 36-19 and finish undefeated. The league is used as a feeder system to the Shepherd Hill program, and basketball skills are taught, but with it being a travel league the competition is intense and winning is an important part to the team. “It’s a travel league, so it is the equivalent of All-Star baseball or soccer,” said Costa. “You go play other All-Stars from other towns, so it is competitive. “It’s not just basketball skills, it’s also about life skills on the court and off,” added Costa. The Blue Devils are consisted of nine girls who either began their season last summer or during fall league competition. Costa couldn’t be more proud of his team. “I couldn’t work with nine better girls,” he said. “I’d say that if we were 0-14 or 14-0. They want to work hard and learn. They want to be part of the program.” With Costa and Dave Bellantoni assisting, the Blue Devils consisted of Emily Costa, Sarah Bellantoni, Meghan Campbell, Karina Provost, Brittny Bond, Makayla Norton, Isabella Pellegrine, Sierra Sieracki, and Theodora Weronis. The SCMYBL includes nine divisions ranging from boys teams grades 4-8 and girls teams grades 5-8, with Costa and Jim Stochaj serving as directors of the program for Dudley. Seven of the nine Dudley teams advanced to the playoffs, with the boys’ 5th grade team also winning the championship, in addition to the 5th grade girls’ team. Courtesy photo The Dudley Blue Devils 5th grade girls’ basketball team finished off a 14-0 season on March 6 when they defeated West Boylston 36-19 for the South Central Mass. Youth Basketball League championship. Pictured, from left, is assistant coach Dave Bellantoni, Meghan Campbell, Isabella Pellegrine, Emily Costa, Sarah Bellantoni, Brittny Bond, Makayla Norton, Theodora Veronis, Sierra Sieracki, Karina Provost, and coach Todd Costa. State, All-State meets close season for indoor track stars BY NICK ETHIER SPORTS STAFF WRITER The best of the best indoor track athletes – the ones who qualified with spectacular District times – continued and finished their seasons at the State and/or All-State meets. Listed below are the local athletes who participated with their placement and finishes. Division 2 State Meet Boys’ 55-meter hurdles: 33. Alex Hellyar, Tantasqua, 9.01 seconds Boys’ 55-meter dash: 33. Brendan Whipple, Shepherd Hill, 7.12 seconds Boys’ 600-meter run: 29. Leo Harmon, Shepherd Hill, 1:30.37 Boys’ 1,000-meter run: 14. Dan Stomski, Shepherd Hill, 2:41.30 Boys’ High Jump: 13. Brendan Whipple, Shepherd Hill, 5-foot-9 Boys’ 4x400-meter relay: 14. Shepherd Hill (Adam Banks, Ryan Cotrupi, Leo Harmon, Alec McAleer), 3:39.46 Girls’ 55-meter dash: 35. Megan Gosselin, Shepherd Hill, 7.90 seconds 46. Alex Kane, Tantasqua, 8.10 Girls’ 600-meter run: 14. Rachael Smith, Tantasqua, 1:43.95 16. Lindsay Kleya, Shepherd Hill, 1:44.16 Girls’ 2 mile: 12. Killian Buckley, Tantasqua, 12:21.03 14. Stella Worters, Shepherd Hill, 12:24.04 Girls’ Shot Put: 38. Corrie Molleur, Tantasqua, 26- 03.50 Girls’ Long Jump: 24. Emily Gustavson, Tantasqua, 14-03.25 Girls’ 4x400-meter relay: 26. Shepherd Hill (Devin Donnelly, Kaleigh Durkan, Lindsay Kleya, Colby Ornell), 4:29.59 Division 3 State Meet Boys’ 300-meter dash: 9. Aksel Thibodeau, Whitinsville Christian, 37.26 seconds Boys’ 600-meter run: 28. Gabriel Solano, Whitinsville Christian, 1:30.34 Boys’ 1,000-meter run: 23. Thomas Rodger, Whitinsville Christian, 2:47.45 Girls’ 600-meter run: 9. Abby Epplett, Whitinsville Christian, 1:42.60 Girls’ 1,000-meter run: 3. Julia Berkowicz, Whitinsville Renauld’s run for Bartlett athletics Christian, 3:02.36 Division 4 State Meet Boys’ 55-meter hurdles: 4. Zachary Lusieur, Oxford, 8.26 seconds 7. Nikita Truhanovitch, Bartlett, 8.38 15. Derek Bousquet, Leicester, 8.76 Boys’ 55-meter dash: 11. Derrick Bish, Quaboag, 6.99 seconds Boys’ 300-meter dash: 8. Jacob Foynes, Douglas, 37.51 seconds 11. Jerry Drane, Uxbridge, 37.78 17. Nick Tessier, Oxford, 38.51 Boys’ 600-meter run: 9. Ethan Doyon, Oxford, 1:29.46 Boys’ 1,000-meter run: 8. Thomas Hansson, Northbridge, 2:42.98 29. Reed Miller, Douglas, 2:53.43 Boys’ 2 mile: 8. Bryan Quitadamo, Auburn, 10:12.30 Boys’ Shot Put: 6. Marcus Pettigrew, Auburn, 47- 02.00 14. Patrick Ricard, David Prouty, 41-10.25 21. Arthur Hackenson, Bartlett, 37-11.25 Boys’ 4x200-meter relay: 13. Uxbridge (Jerry Drane, Dan Bartlett High School alum, teacher, and coach, Mr. Ryan Renauld, is running the Boston Marathon on April 18 to help raise money for the Bartlett sports programs. Renauld is the varsity coach of the boys’ soccer team, as well as the assistant for the girls’ basketball and softball teams. Please show your support for this wonderful cause and for our wonderful kids. All donations can be made to “Bartlett Sports Alive” at 52 Lake Parkway in Webster. The entire Bartlett community thanks you. Sullivan, Ben Parody, Nick Lovett), 1:40.72 Boys’ 4x400-meter relay: 12. Uxbridge (Ben Callahan, Steve Derderian, Ben Parody, John Laminuzzi), 3:48.57 16. Auburn (Dan Blash, Garrett Boyle, Bryan Quitadamo, John Valois), 3:50.85 Girls’ 55-meter hurdles: 7. Emily Cahill, Uxbridge, 9.17 seconds 11. Emily Dawidczyk, Oxford, 9.36 12. Angelique Nurse, Auburn, 9.39 26. Lilly Dao, Auburn, 9.83 Girls’ 55-meter dash: 11. Megan Kaswandik, Douglas, 7.79 seconds Girls’ 300-Meter dash: 5. Brittany Hodgerney, Leicester, 42.56 seconds 14. Jordan Orrell, Oxford, 45.31 15. Debora Lopes, Uxbridge, 45.32 Girls’ 600-meter run: 13. Jessica Drane, Uxbridge, 1:46.16 Girls’ 1 mile: 17. Chelsey Peso, Uxbridge, 5:41.43 Girls’ 2 mile: 10. Lesedi Graveline, Auburn, 12:25.27 Girls’ shot put: 10. Sarah Powell, Auburn, 31-04.25 Girls’ high jump: 1. Emily Cahill, Uxbridge, 5-foot-4 3. Erin McIntyre, Northbridge, 5- foot-2 5. Cayla Leinonen, David Prouty, 5-feet Girls’ long jump: 20. Angelique Nurse, Auburn, 13- 03.50 Girls’ 4x200-meter relay: 4. Uxbridge (Jessica Drane, Jessica Koehne, Mickaela Lussier, Alicia Morales), 1:52.90 13. Auburn (Lesedi Graveline, Angelique Nurse, Nichole Tillery, Emily Usher), 1:58.47 Girls 4x400-meter relay: 12. Douglas (Emily Carroll, Megan Kaswandik, Emily Miller, Ava Saster), 4:31.34 Boys’ All-State Meet Shot Put: 20. Marcus Pettigrew, Auburn, 45- 09.25 Girls’ All-State Meet 300-meter dash: 8. Brittany Hodgerney, Leicester, 41.90 seconds 1,000-meter run: 6. Julia Berkowicz, Whitinsville Christian, 3:01.14 High jump: 3. Emily Cahill, Uxbridge, 5-foot-4 NEWS BRIEFS Hewitt to oversee North County branch conversions OX<strong>FOR</strong>D — Michael D. Hewitt has been appointed senior vice president at Hometown Bank, and a member of the executive management team, according to President and CEO Matthew S. Sosik. Hewitt’s primary role will be to oversee the merger of Athol-Clinton Cooperative Bank into Hometown Bank and conversion of its Athol and Lancaster branches into Hometown Bank branches. When the merger is complete, Michael will be responsible for management of the staff of both branches and for growing the Hometown Bank customer base in northern Worcester and Franklin counties, where he will also manage the commercial and residential loan portfolios and create a lending platform for high quality loan originations. Hewitt has more than 30 years of diverse experience in the commercial and retail banking industry. No stranger to the region, he most recently held the position of executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief lending officer at Fidelity Co-operative Bank in Leominster. A resident of Fitchburg, Michael is treasurer of the board of directors of RCAP Solutions (Resources for Communities and People) in Gardner, and a member of the board of directors of the Thayer Symphony. He also serves on the finance committee of St. Anthony’s Parish, Fitchburg, the planning committee for the Diocese of Worcester Men’s Conference, and is a member of the Fitchburg East Rotary. Frost, Kuros offer local aid resolution BOSTON — State Rep. Paul K. Frost, R-Auburn, and State Rep. Kevin Kuros, R-Uxbridge, announced they, along with the entire Republican caucus, offered a Local Aid Resolution during the House’s full formal session on Wednesday, March 9. Kuros and Frost offered this resolution with their colleagues to push the state legislature into giving advance information to our local communities on what they can expect as minimums for local aid from the state for the Fiscal Year 2012 State Budget. Frost commented, “Local aid should be a priority in our state budget process. Local services are the most important services most of our constituents use or count on, on a daily basis. Giving our towns and cities advance notice on what they can expect from the state legislature is a great benefit to them to plan their own municipal budgets based on facts and not guesses on local aid.” Kuros noted, “A consensus revenue number was reached more than a month ago by House leadership. Our resolution sought to get a ‘hold harmless’ number into the hands of our municipal leaders in time for their spring town meetings, but our efforts were derailed by a procedural move despite revenue tracking well ahead of projections.” The resolution proposes the following: 1. Establish a minimum level of Chapter 70 and Unrestricted Local Aid equal the amount proposed by the Governor for fiscal 2012. a. The minimum Chapter 70 appropriation must equal $3.99 billion for sical 2012; and b. The minimum Unrestricted Local Aid appropriation must equal $899 million. 2. Establish a minimum level of funding for each of the following accounts to equal the amount proposed by the Governor for fiscal 2012 a. Reimbursement to Cities in Lieu of Taxes - $25.3 million b. Regional School Transportation - $40.5 million c. Special Education Residential Schools - $213 million This resolution would provide among other things, flexibility during budget debate so that the Legislature might further increase local aid appropriations from an established floor. It also provides predictability for municipalities who are already constructing their budgets. With one single objection, the resolution was referred to the House Committee on Rules without any opportunity for debate. Courtesy photo LEE WINS DANCE CONTEST Maya Lee attended the North Shore Feis (Irish Step Dancing Competition) in March. She won first place in the slip jig, first place in the light jig and second place in the reel jig. Maya attends the Stillson School of Irish Dance in Portland, Maine, and is a second grade student at the Narragansett School in Gorham, Maine. She is the daughter of Amy (Nadeau) and Jason Lee of Gorham, Maine. She is the granddaughter of Peg Nadeau and the late Len Nadeau of Webster and the great-granddaughter of Lionel “Smitty” Nadeau also of Webster.
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