Katie's accomplishments are even more remarkable given she played her entire career with a foot long metal rod in her back which was implanted in 1985 to correct a severe case scoliosis. Chris Smith had nine catches for 360 yards, a 40 yard per catch average, and also caught four TD passes. Worcester, MA 01609. The team over the years rarely made it into the top echelon of the Middlesex League and trips to the state tournament did not happen. Their regular season mark of 19-1 tied the 1966-67 team for the school record in total wins. Following graduation, George attended Boston University where he played varsity basketball and football, serving as a, senior captain. Girls Basketball hosting Winchester Arl t Reading. By his junior year Zach was dominating the league season, sweeping. The team tri-captains were goalie Kate Griesmer, midfielder Shannon Rea and Reardon. Search. The Rockets were a force against the powerhouse programs like Lexington and Winchester. His outstanding play helped pave the way to a full Division One hockey scholarship to the University of New Hampshire. There you can find out such things as why a 10.4 handheld 100 meter time is actually slower than a 10.50 fully automatic time or why a time listed here is not the same exactly the . Reading, MA Reading celebrated Veterans Day with two different, though connected, ceremonies at Reading Memorial High School (RMHS) on Friday. Compare yourself against athletes in your district, your state, or the nation. A guard/forward on the RMHS girls varsity basketball team for four seasons, she combined an inside presence on the court and displaying excellent ball handling and shooting skills. In 2009 Phil was selected as the Masssachusetts State Athletic Director of the Year and the following year was a finalist for the National Athletic Director of the Year. He was a starting member of the basketball team during his junior and senior seasons and helped lead the Rockets to a brief appearance in the Division 2 North tournament in 1996. Beth was elected to the Hall of Fame primarily because of her ability on the softball field, but she also may be regarded as one of RMHS' best girls hockey players. It would be the first of four consecutive. In his sophomore year at Reading, his natural ability allowed him to immediately start on the basketball team which he led in scoring with 241 points, Reading's lone tournament berth during Excel's tenure on the basketball team came in the 1995-96 season, which was his junior year. In addition to Vedder's dominance of the middle distances and Schloth's brilliance in the hurdles and high jump, the team featured dominant 1000 runner and RMHS Hall of Fame member, Gail Saunders, perhaps Reading's greatest female track athlete. Reading Rockets Boys Track and Field '11; Reading Rockets Boys Swimming '10-'11; Reading Rockets Wrestling '10-'11; Reading Rockets Girls Volleyball '10; Mary also excelled in the seven event, heptathlon. Leagues. The other center on the squad was 6'11" sophomore. With his team trailing 19-0, Bill nearly brought the Rockets all the way back, scoring three touchdowns while rushing for 169 yards on 26 carries. Later that fall they got their wish as the Rockets pulled out what many consider the greatest win in the football program's history. Following graduation, he played professional hockey in Europe for eight years. Page 2 of 6 . Although her teams never won the Middlesex League title, finishing as runner ups to Lexington and Stoneham, Mary was almost unbeatable. Steve Garey, Tim Sharkey, Mike Iannelli, John Atwood, and Mike Schloth were stalwarts on both sides of the ball and joined Steve Mantia and Kevin Larocco on the offensive line. During the winter seasons, Erik established himself as a dominant force in the paint and the team's top rebounder. After a slow start that included one loss and two ties to begin the season, the Rockets reeled off six straight wins to finish the season. He was also named a Middlesex League All-Star during his senior season in which he averaged 15.3 points per game. Co-captain Dan Robinson, Chris Donegan, Steve Langone and Tom Fratto were named Middlesex League All-Stars. McCarron anchored the relay for the victory with a :50.7 quarter after placing second in the open quarter mile at :50.8. This was a team with all the attributes of a champion: depth with a .307 team batting average; power with 50 extra base hits, including 9 home runs and 17 triples; scoring with an average of almost 10 runs a game and speed with 124 stolen bases, or an average of 5 per game. In her senior year she shined in the 200 and 4x400 relay. Memorial High School. Mike Vedder scored the game's first goal in the opening minute and the Rockets rolled to a 5-0 victory for Readings first hockey sectional title. The team's offensive line and overall defense was held in high regard as well. As he had done in the previous two years, he broke the school record in the 100 yard dash, lowering the mark to 9.6 seconds. During the season, RMHS outscored the opposition 150-36. High Jump Long Jump Pole Vault Pole Vault is not contested in this classification Al was an outstanding offensive halfback as well. Jane attended the University of Massachusetts to continue her track career. Upon graduation, David attended Amherst College and continued as a two sport athlete, earning All-ECAC honors his freshman year on the baseball team. A tall and lanky centerman, Mike was a multifaceted player who did nothing exceptional but everything very well. Covering Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, the valley . As a freshman he was 6th in the 500 yard freestyle and 4th in the 200 yard freestyle. He struck out 49 batters in 40 innings, while walking only two. Reading Memorial; Stoneham; Wakefield; Watertown; Wilmington; Winchester; Woburn; Northeast. Katie's career record at Reading High was 44-7 with 357 strikeouts in 344.1 innings and an ERA of 0.89. . He could bench press 365 pounds in high school and while he was big and powerful what made him great was his surprising agility and quick feet. In the late 60's, Reading's varsity hockey. Dakota Antelman , Patch Staff Posted Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 10:38 pm ET . LIVE Webcast - Tennessee Indoor State Championships 2023. No member of the boys team had accomplished that before and up to the time of his induction, since. UHSAA Track & Field State Records 6/7/2022 3200 M. Run 1600 M. Run 100 M. Dash 200 M. Dash 400 M. Dash 800 M. Run. Despite fielding some great football teams, very few players from Reading have gone on to play Division 1 college football. named a Middlesex League All-Star in her senior year. Don Norton, a junior, set a school record in the mile with a 4:23.5 mark in the regular season and went on to place fifth in the two mile at the All-Class meet. Playing left inside forward, Jenn earned Middlesex League All-Star honors in her junior and senior seasons. Along with a litany of record breaking performances and titles at all levels of state and regional competition, Sara's tenacious running style, perseverance and competitiveness are. Trailing Acton-Boxborough 23-0, just before the half, they exploded for 33 unanswered points and beat one of the top rated programs in the state and ended their 26 game unbeaten streak. Still, he was on induction night the highest scoring defenseman in RMHS history with 149 career points on 65 goals and 84 assists. In the spring of 1996, Andrea was a repeat Globe and Herald All-Scholastic and was the cornerstone of the only girls track team to win an All-State championship. . Erik was the key as he had to neutralize him on most of the plays. He scored 404 points for a 19.7 average, grabbed 235 rebounds for an 11.8 average and had 125 blocks, an amazing 6.2 per game average. All three standards were Reading Middlesex League single season records on induction night. Class B Relays champions. Russ was one of the athletes most responsible for laying the Rockets' groundwork. He parlayed his high success into a college hockey scholarship to the University of New Hampshire and was drafted 118th overall by the Detroit. JV/Varsity at 430/6 at Wilmington High School.. #GoRockets. Brooks PR Invitational, Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA 18Jun16 3,000m STP 9:38.99 DREZEK (3) Glenn D. Loucks Games, Memorial Field, White . on-base percentage (.589) and putouts. David Shea. Tim was selected again for the Middlesex League All-Star team. A striker and midfielder, he led the league in scoring as a senior with 42 points (30 goals and 12 assists). He opted to attend Worcester Academy for a year of prep school where he batted .415 for the baseball team. Each spring, he turned to baseball. But, Katie's best sport was ice hockey. He epitomized everything a Reading student could aspire to be.". Athletes finishing in the top 4 places and moving on to the area meet on Thursday April 15 at Stratford HS are Avery Nguyen 4 th in the Long Jump and 2 nd in the 400. An integral part for Reading during the span, Chris helped lead the Rockets to four Middlesex League titles, four Super 8 appearances and a perfect 18-0 league record in 1997. Class of 1993- Inducted 1999- Football, Basketball, Baseball. Russ' top outdoor event was unquestionably the triple jump and at the time of his induction, his leap of. Help this team get started or use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. 100 Yard Dash: 9.7: 1964: Roger Sandvold: 100 M: 10.6: 1993: Robert Marshall: 100 M Wheelchair: 15.71: 2006: Andrea Comeau Braham . She won 1,000 again as a junior and was again named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe. The 1983 and 1984 Rocket teams established, Mike's career at RMHS covered two seasons. The rebirth of RMHS football began in 1991 with the arrival of coach Tom Kasprzak and the coming of a young but talented quarterback named Jim Murphy. After the championship game with Springfield Cathedral, Steve Algeri of The Reading Chronicle wrote . Welcome to the Reading Memorial Baseball team feed. Steve was the Boston Globe Division 2 Player of the Year and All-Scholastic as well as Boston Herald All-Scholastic. In her sophomore year, she made a key relief appearance in the Division 1 North finals, helping Reading win its first Division 1 state title. Class of 1981- Inducted 1998- Wrestling, Football, Tim earned varsity letters in football and wrestling during his athletic. At the time of her induction, Andrea still held the school records in the 55 and 100 meter hurdles and high jump. The versatile hurdler and jumper was a four time Middlesex League MVP. The league title came down to a match up between two 8-0 teams. His 25 goals as a junior set a RMHS single season record which he smashed with a 32 goal, 34 assist, 66 point senior season. The Rockets secured a berth in the inaugural Division 1A Super 8 tournament in his junior year. Dan also played football and was a Middlesex League All-Star as a senior running back. The '65 team was clearly, The 1968 baseball team entered the season as defending Middlesex League champions, but the team had lost. He was named to the Boston Globe 1968 All-Scholastic team as a utility player while also being named first team shortstop on the Record-American All-Scholastic team. He was elected co-captain his senior year and was named a Middlesex League All-Star for the 1995-96 season. On defense he, Delsin's track event was the shot put. Head Coach Mim Jarema's Lady Rockets outscored their league opponents by a combined 73-3. Records continued to fall in the spring of 1982 when she teamed with Claire Rittenberg and Cheryl Vedder to set a Class C and All-State record in the high jump relay, with the trio combining for 15-2. Reading finished 16-5-2 overall. February 2023. Focused and ready for the challenge of his senior year, he was named team captain. He amassed 101 victories with a winning percentage of .754. To do this the team had, In 1979, Charlie was named a Boston Globe All-Scholastic. Rick Chesley, Phil Broeg, Nick Gregorio, John Torra, Steve Rhodes, Pete Strassel, Bob Gilligan, Ned Kevorkian, Lawrence Lapham, John Muise, Ken DiCicco, Dick Cootey, and Paul Hubbard, among others, played vital roles that season as well. Following a second place finish in '93, the Reading boys soccer team with its starting offensive core and goalkeeping intact coupled with a rebuilt defense set its eyes on the school's first league. He won the team's Unsung Hero Award, the Coaches' Award and was a ML All-Star selection as a senior. During that time he served as JV coach for 10 years and 1987 on as an assistant varsity coach. A first baseman for his first two years, George moved across the diamond to play third base during his senior year. Something that is often taken for granted today is the inclusion of girls in high school varsity athletics. He'll always be remembered for his recovery of the late game onside kick as Harvard rallied to tie Yale 29-29 in 1968 and also for pitching the Harvard team into the 1971 College World Series. In his freshman year, Brian managed impressive numbers, averaging 12.5 points per game and 3.7 assists per game. For six weeks in 2010 he was also interim Athletic Director. But, his greatest legacy was winning. Paul received a hockey scholarship to Northeastern University and was captain of the 1991-92 team. Steve also played basketball and was named team captain in his senior year. Only four athletes would have better marks in national history, including Lewis. We trust Walter's inclusion in the RMHS Athletic Hall of Fame will help preserve the flame of enthusiasm for athletics, pride and sportsmanship that Walter Hawkes carried with such dignity. High School of Commerce; Holyoke; Holyoke Catholic . A two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic , Gail was the first female athlete at RMHS to earn 12 varsity letters, to be selected to the all-league team 12 times, and to qualify for the New England track and field meet. The Varsity boys track team came in 4 th place at the District meet this past week. After two seasons on the varsity, it was in his junior when he took his play to the next level. His high school coach, the legendary Joe Crowley, said Albie was the best defensive player he ever coached. After signing, he played several seasons in their minor league system before returning to Brandeis to complete his education. Home; About; 2022-2023 Indoor Track Schedule; Posted Results. In baseball he stood out both offensively and defensively. Mike also played on the golf team and in 1969 was a junior champion at the Meadow Brook Country Club. He played for BC from 1984-87 and in his junior year was a starter at nose guard. The most complete coverage of Massachusetts High School Track & Field, including schedules & scores, standings, rankings, stat leaderboards, and thorough team information. His 23.5 points average was still the school record at the time of his induction. 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