Congratulations to Catherine Taglilatela, a junior at Colby-Sawyer College, who was selected to serve a sports medicine internship as Athletic Trainer with the Dartmouth College football program…St. Joseph Elementary School of Medford announced that Patrick Kelly (High Honors), Jeffrey Wang…
“Townie” Sports Update
Midfielder Aiden Shea notched his 20th career travel-team goal as the “Townies” (2-2-0) shellacked Melrose 6-0 in a Boys Under-10 contest…The two-time defending Charlestown Little League champion Teamsters have already jumped out to a 3-0 start.
Favorite Moments in Sports (Volume 3)
It was brought to my attention that coverage of information in this column is woefully deficient of girls/women’s sports achievements. In an effort to address this injustice, I offer the following segment highlighting several past and present female “Townie” athletes;…
Ellen Crotty Pistorino
Arguably the greatest “Townie” female athlete ever, Ellen left a spectacular collegiate sports legacy. A member of the Suffolk University Hall of Fame, she still holds several school records in both basketball and softball. Ellen was also a standout infielder…
Debbie Greteroux
What I remember most about Debbie, who was the first female “hoopster” I ever saw execute a behind-the-back dribble, was her floor leadership and court awareness. She always knew where her teammates were and made sure the player who had…
Julia Caldwell
I don’t know if it’s the water they drink, but the Caldwell’s sure know how to produce athletes. John is a defenseman for the Harvard University hockey team and, certainly, Julia is no exception. Already an All Star hockey player…
Alexa Hingston
In what will more than likely end up as a Hall of Fame St. Anslem’s hockey career, Alexa Hingston provided her parents (Jimmy and Andrea) with plenty of lifelong memories. However, in addition to her high school and collegiate achievements,…
Joan Crowley
If there are statistics kept in Charlestown for the all-time women’s softball leader in hits, runs and (OK) errors, surely Joan Crowley’s name would appear near the top of every category. She is not the most talented player, but without…
Sharlene Stearns Cahill
Pick a sport. Swimming, track, basketball, softball, heck even rope-climbing, it doesn’t matter, Sharlene can do it all. A natural athlete, she starred in the Charlestown Olympics, held at the Community Center facility in 1980, finishing in the “Top 5”…
Park to be Named After Townie Activist Peter Looney
Official ceremony to be held this Saturday -By Tim Conway Although there may be a few Charlestown residents who don’t know Peter Looney by name or by face, there are hardly any who can escape the effects of his good…
Boys & Girls Club Names Quinlan Locke its Youth of the Year
“A hobby of mine is helping people out,” 18-year-old Charlestown Club member Quinlan Locke said. Whether applying his hobby at the Club, in the community, at school or with his family, Quinlan always strives to look out for the person…
Remembrance: Thanks, Jack
-By Charlie McGonagle They came to the Keohane Funeral parlor in Quincy to say goodbye to a man who had been their coach and their mentor, but more importantly, he had been their friend. He had come into their world…