Sarah Hamel, Narragansett Regional High School
Sarah Hamel is a senior at Narragansett Regional High School in Baldwinville.
The goal of the 17-year old senior? Be perfect. Every time she takes the mound.
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Dan Lam, Belmont High School
Dan Lam is a sophomore at Belmont High School where he is a member of the Belmont swim team.
The 15-year old has also earned a nickname from his coach and it has nothing to do with the current Robert Downey Jr. film in the theaters.
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John Sughrue, Methuen High School
John Sughrue is a senior at Methuen High School where he has gone to the mat untold times for his school. That's good news for his classmates because when John went to the mat he succeeded 98% of the time!
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Gabe Frieden, Commonwealth School
Gabe Frieden is a senior at the Commonwealth School. Gabe is the king of his castle, so to speak.
The 18-year old senior's game requires immense concentration and the ability to play out his contest in his head, before it happens. One mistakeand Gabe is left to pick up the pieces.
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Kelly Meredith, Franklin High School
Kelly Meredith is a senior at Franklin High School. The Panthers' all-time leading scorer has enjoyed untold success on the basketball court since the 6th grade. But it is the lasting memory of one unsuccessful game that stays with the 17-year old as lasting motivation.
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Peter Kinchley, Swampscott High School
Peter Kinchley is a senior at Swampscott High School. For all of his success with the Big Blue baseball and football teams (a Super Bowl title in 2007), the 18-year old's accomplishments in the classroom are even more impressive.
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Josh Lyvers, The Bromfield School
Josh Lyvers has been playing soccer since he was five years old, playing almost all positions along the way.
As he learned the game, he discovered the farther he got from his own goal and the closer he got to his opponent's goal, the better he liked the game and the thrill of sudden victory.
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Lauren Brodeur, Wilbraham & Monson Academy
When Lauren Brodeur was much younger than her current 18 years of age, she opted to be her soccer team's goaltender because it meant there would be less running.
Little did Lauren, or anybody for that matter, know that her decision would result in a lot less scoring for the opposition.
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Christen Hart, St. Mary's High School, Lynn
Christen Hart had seen the state hockey trophies earned by her two older brothers Neil and Nick as members of the Saugus H.S. hockey squad in 2003 and 2004.
Wouldn't it be cool, the 18-year old senior thought, to add one of my own to the shelf. Heck, why stop at one trophy?
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Gordon Day, Masconomet Regional High School
WBZ Sports Profile has featured numerous athletes with speed to burn but none would come close to catching this week's entry, Gordon Day of Masconomet Regional High School.
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Ryan Smith, Lynnfield H.S.
Ryan Smith is a senior hockey player at Lynnfield High School.
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Sarah Wetmore, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional H.S.
Sarah Wetmore is a senior at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School where she plays on the girls basketball team.
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Mike Ravelson, Shrewsbury High School
Mike Ravelson is a senior at Shrewsbury High School. For the past eight years, the 18-year old has been honing his skill and what a skill it is.
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Ryan Pina, Wareham H.S.
Ryan Pina is a sophomore at Wareham High School.
At 6'3", the 16-year old still has some growing to do. That is not good news for the rest of the South Coast League.
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Shannon Mahoney, Concord-Carlisle High School
Shannon Mahoney is a senior at Concord-Carlisle High School and is a member of the girl's ice hockey team.
Shannon has been on skates for as long as she can remember and like most girls who play hockey, she cut her ice hockeyteeth playing against the boys.
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Ethan Santos, New Bedford High School
Ethan Santos is a junior at New Bedford High School where he runs track. And runs track. And runs track some more.
Odds are you may never see this 18-year old standing still, such is his regimen.
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Jim Connelly, North Andover High School
Jim Connelly is an 18-year old senior at North Andover High School. At the suggestion of his gym coach, Jim tried his hand at wrestling and has never regretted the decision. His opponents might when they have to face the reigning Cape Ann Wrestler of the Year.
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Mike Condon, Belmont Hill High School
Mike Condon is a 17-year old at Belmont Hill High School where he is the goaltender on the hockey team.
Mike really did not have much choice in the position he plays. Growing up, his older brother played hockey as well and was a forward. So guess what position big brother told Mike to play?
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Brenna McLoughlin, Nauset Regional High School
Brenna McLoughlin is a sophomore at Nauset Regional High School in North Eastham. The sport that 16-year old Brenna competes in is a sports she has been involved in for half of her life.
Others may argue that their sports are tougher or demand more athletic prowess. Brenna and her partner, Avonlea, would most certainly disagree.
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Maggie Rossi, Fairhaven High School
Maggie Rossi is a senior at Fairhaven High School where she enjoys playing three sports. In fact, Maggie is an all-scholastic in all three: volleyball, tennis and basketball.
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Lauren Wilmarth, Phillips Academy, Andover
Lauren Wilmarth is a junior at Phillips Academy, Andover.
The 17-year old is the 18th best 18-and-under tennis player in Massachusetts.
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Andy Maloney, Oliver Ames H.S.
Andy Maloney is a very busy senior at Oliver Ames in North Easton. The 18-year old captains both the ice hockey and lacrosse teams and also plays on the Tigers soccer team.
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Courtney Glynn, Winnacunnet High School
Courtney Glynn is a senior at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire.
The 18-year old plays center-mid on the Warriors field hockey team. Courtney plays the position well enough to have earned All-American status.
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Brett Stein, Wayland High School
Brett Stein is a senior at Wayland High School. The 18-year old is a Telemark skier, also called 'free heel skiing'.
Brett isn't just any Telemark skier. The 2-time National champion is currently ranked #10.
In the world.
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Samantha Neumann, Brookline H.S.
Samantha Neumann is a member of the Brookline High School swim team. The 16-year old junior has come a long way from the days when she did not want to get her face wet in the pool.
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Alyssa Quaintance, Rochester
Alyssa Quaintance wants to be a martial arts champion.
Alyssa has a good start. The 6-year old - yes, 6-year old - is the state champion for her age group and is headed to the Nationals.
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Mike McPherson, Mansfield High School
Mike McPherson is a senior at Mansfield High School. Mike plays basketball, baseball and football but added a fourth sport as a junior: track and field.
It is the 'field' part of the latter that Mike has taken a shine to. So much so that at this year's Massachusetts state track meet he fired the shotput heard 'round the Bay State.
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Dyamond Gardner, Malden High School
Dyamond Gardner is a 14 year old freshman at Malden High School, where she is the starting point guard for the Malden girls basketball team.
It is somewhat unusual for a freshman to be the starting point guard on any high school team but then, Dyamond's training is a tad unusual, too.
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Emily Lovell, Tyngsboro High School
Emily Lovell is a 15 year old freshman at Tyngsboro High School. Don't let that fool you into thinking that Emily is the shy and retiring type.
Her teammates will be the first to tell you that Emily displays toughness and perseverance beyond her years. Her teammates, by the way, would be the rest of the boys wrestling team.
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Katie Wah, Arlington High School
Katie Wah is a triple threat at Arlington High School, where she takes part in swimming, track and soccer.
Katie and her soccer teammates took Arllington girls' soccer to new heights in 2007. What does she plan for an encore?
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Charlie Grassia, Foxboro High School
Charlie Grassia is a junior wrestler for Foxboro High School. Not just any wrestler, mind you; Charlie is an All-American who has his sights set on a state championship. That, says Charlie, is where he hopes the Fireman's Carry Dump comes into play.
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Breanna Comeau, Amesbury High School
Breanna Comeau is a senior guard/forward on the Amesbury girls basketball team.
Breanna did not like basketball until she found the right coach, her father. The only problem there is that Breanna Comeau's dad graduated from arch-rival Newburyport H.S. Oh, the conundrum of it all!
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Anna Grant, Exeter H.S., Exeter, NH
Anna Grant is a 15-year old freshman soccer player at Exeter High School in Exeter, NH. But her talents don't stop there.
Anna can punt, pass, and kick a football better than any other 14 or 15 year old in the country.
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Jordan Todman, Dartmouth H.S.
17-year old Jordan Todman is an All-Scholastic running back at Dartmouth High School who finished his career as the 2nd leading rusher in Bay Sate history.
Jordan has done something that Tony Dorsett, Herschel Walker, Marcus Allen and other stellar backs never had the chance to do.
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Chris Stock, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional H.S.
Chris Stock of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional H.S. loves cross-country trips. Well, he loves the cross-country part. The tripping he could do without.
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Nick DiAntonio, Milford High School
Nick DiAntonio plays football and wrestles at Milford H.S. It wouldn't be surprising if Nick's favorite song was "Hit Me With Your Best Shot".
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Jeff Bush, Westborough H.S.
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Westborough All-Scholastic distance runner Jeff Bush, Saturday, January 5th at 11:55 AM, and again Sunday, the 6th, at 9:55 AM and 6:55 PM.
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Katie Gill, Burlington H.S.
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Katie Gill of Burlington High School's national champion cheerleading team this Saturday, January 5th, at 9:55 AM, and again Sunday the 6th at 11:55 AM.
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Maria Tedeschi, Thayer Academy, Braintree
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Maria Tedeschi of Thayer Academy in Braintree this Saturday, December 29, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m. and on Sunday, December 30, at 11:55 a.m.
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Jadeth Lorenzo, Lawrence H.S.
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Jadeth Lorenzo of Lawrence High School this Saturday, December 29, at 11:55 a.m. and on Sunday, December 30, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m.
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Mike Zambarano, Natick H.S.
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Mike Zambarano of Natick High School this Saturday, December 22, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m. and on Sunday, December 23, at 11:55 a.m.
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Lindsey Farrell, Needham H.S.
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Lindsey Farrell of Needham High School this Saturday, December 22, at 11:55 a.m. and on Sunday, December 23, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m.
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Lauren Gonsalves, Harwich H.S.
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Lauren Gonsalves of Harwich H.S. this Saturday, December 15, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m. and on Sunday, December 16, at 11:55 a.m.
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Chris Smart, Chelmsford High School
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with WBZ's Tom Cuddy and Chris Smart of Chelmsford H.S. this Saturday, December 15, at 11:55 a.m. and again on Sunday, December 16, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m.
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Chloe McGuffin, Boston University Academy
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with Tom Cuddy and Chloe McGuffin of Boston University Academy this Saturday, December 8, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m. and on Sunday, December 9, at 11:55 a.m.
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Kameel Lashley, Brighton High School
Listen to WBZ's Sports Profile with Tom Cuddy and Kameel Lashley of Brighton High School this Saturday, December 8, at 11:55 a.m. and on Sunday, December 9, at 9:55 a.m. and 6:55 p.m.
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Jessica Jarrard, Hudson Catholic High School
Jessica Jarrard once described herself as a nerd. Today, Jessica's cross-country teammates will tell you she left that image in the dust.
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Alysse Corolla, Pope John the 23rd, Everett
Alysse Corolla has made the most of her switch on the soccer field from Savio Prep to Pope John .
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Alexa Mullin & Stephanie Sheppard, Hamilton-Wenham H.S.
Alexa Mullin and Stephanie Sheppard are senior captains of the Hamilton-Wenham cheerleading squad. For all of their success, Alexa and Stephanie had never won the Cape Ann League championship. In fact, no Ham-Wenham cheerleading squad had in almost twenty years.
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Zach Schulman, Horace Mann Charter School, Barnstable
Zach is an 11-year older at the Horace Mann Charter School in Barnstable. Zach's sport is golf, something he picked up while tagging along with his dad three years ago.
It didn't take Zach long to make a name for himself. In fact, it took allof three rounds of golf to accomplish what some golfers have dreamed of all their life.
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Margot Ryan, Andover High School
Margot Ryan is a member of the Andover Swim Team. Her best event is the butterfly which is fitting.
The 17-year old junior had her own life-altering transformation to overcome.
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Tameika Allen, Dedham High School
Tameika Allen plays softball and soccer at Dedham High School.
The 16-year old junior and her Marauder teammates just capped a superb soccer season, winning the Bay State League title once they found their focus and drive.
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Chelsey Macklin, Ipswich High School
Chelsey Macklin co-captained the Ipswich High School field hockey team this season. Her position on the field was center-forward.
But her duties were much more complex. Think Theo Epstein. Yes, that Theo Epstein.
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Brandon Oldham, Old Rochester High School
Brandon Oldham practices his sports every day. Come rain, shine, sleet, sun, snow, it doesn't matter.
The 16 year old junior at Old Rochester has a lot of drive, not to mention a lot of wedge, chip, and putt. But most of all, you have to love his approach to the game.
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Chris Morris, Oak Bluffs Elementary School
Chris Morris is a 13-year old 8th grader at Oak Bluffs Elementary School and this is the story about the one that got away, but not for long.
Chris may have read Dr. Seuss' 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish' when he was younger. Now, he could write the sequel: 'One Fish, Big Fish, My Fish, Bluefish'.
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Shauna McNiff, Hingham High School
Shauna McNiff is a junior at Hingham High School and at 5-foot, 9-inches tall you might think she can be found on the basketball court.
However, the 17-year old junior excels over hill and dale. In fact, you might even call her the New England Patriots of cross-country.
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Kelsey Mahoney, Dighton-Rehobeth High School
Kelsey Mahoney plays soccer for Dighton-Rehobeth High School. The 17-year old senior is a striker for the highly regarded D-R team. The 5-foot, 2-inch striker has been playing soccer for as long as she can remember, having come from a large family of soccer players.
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Stephanie Moroney, Phillips Academy, Andover
Stephanie Moroney is a junior at Phillips Academy in Andover. Stephanie excels in a sport that has yet to be featured on WBZ's Sports Profile.
The 16 year old junior is a world-class Tri-Athlete - an event that includes swimming, running, andbiking.
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Darryl Cato Bishop, Lawrence Academy
Darryl Cato Bishop attends Lawrence Academy where he plays both football and basketball and plays both quite well. That leaves the 6-foot, 3-inch junior with a bit of a dilemma.
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Mike Bilodeau, Hull High School
Mike Bilodeau is one of five senior co-captains on the Hull Pirates football team. You can find the 18-year old on both sides of the football; running back and linebacker.
The Pirates are looking forward to seeing themselves on network television in early November and it has nothing to do with Mike's Alfred Hitchcock-like moment with a seagull.
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Peter Gilmore, Whitman-Hanson Regional H.S.
For Peter Gilmore, the road to All-Scholastic and All-League honors in distance running started with a free water bottle. But Peter didn't have to travel that road alone.
The 18-year old senior and his training partner go way back. You could say it all started when they were womb mates.
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Rachel Miranda, Hopedale High School
Rachel is only 17 years old but she already has twelve years of soccer on her athletic resume'. She put all that experience to good use this season in helping Hopedale accomplish something it had never done before in girls' varsity soccer.
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Tom Stratton, St. Sebastian's Country Day, Needham
Tom Stratton plays football at St. Sebastian's Country Day in Needham. The 6-foot, 3-inch 215 pound senior is a linebacker on the Arrows.
Tom and his teammates may not always leave the field on the winning end of the scoreboard. However, young Mr. Stratton always walks off the way he walks on; a winner.
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Royce Terrell, Weymouth High School
Royce Terrell is a junior at Weymouth High School where he plays both football and basketball.
With hoop still a few weeks away, Royce concentrates on football this time of year. His role with the 4-0and-0 Wildcats?
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Jeff Clark, Westford Academy
Jeff Clark is a senior at Westford Academy where he plays football. The 5'11", 190 pounder is relatively new to the sport, having not played until his freshman year at Westford Academy.
But Jeff has already accomplished something that many NFL defensive lineman can only dream about.
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