New hall of fame class

April 5 will be a date to remember for many former athletes, coaches, and teams who once starred at Bedford and Stoneham high schools. The two schools combined will induct 17 athletes, three coaches, and six teams into their respective athletic halls of fame. Stoneham also will induct Olympic silver medalist Nancy Kerrigan, class of 1987, as a distinguished alumnae.

Bedford's second class of inductees covers a span of more than 25 years and includes Steve Wood (class of 1971, football and hockey), Mike Genetti (1979, football and track), Jim O'Shaughnessy (1985, hockey), Kerry McGovern Yaceshyn (1986, basketball), Dr. Neil Amidon (1986, soccer and track), Kim Alcaide (1988, soccer, basketball, and track), Dan Callahan (1989, basketball and baseball), and Dr. Elisa Benner (1996, tennis). John Sullivan, who coached boys' cross-country during the 1970s and 1980s, also will be enshrined.

Bedford will also pay tribute to its 1989-'90 championship boys' indoor track team (Chris Blondin, Lennox Chase, Keith Farmer, Mark Gallant, Brad Geilfuss, Scott Granowitz, Mark Gray, Mike Jarvis, Nadav Kupiec, Dave Zampese, and coach Al Dougherty) and its 1990 championship softball team (Kristin Maddox Capotosto, Jodi Russo Dill, Suzanne Ferro, Holly Grey, Monica Hunsader, Heather Jehle, Cathy McGillick, Kathy Boffa McGovern, Jen Hanson Naylor, Marcy Correia Norse, Lisa Pecora Ryan, Marni Shea, Jen Raffa Taylor, Christine Cronin Tobin, and coaches Dave Wilson and Roland Boutwell).

Ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Center of the Church of St. Michael. Call Mike Rosenberg at 781-275-8074 for ticket information.

Stoneham will induct its class at Montvale Plaza. In addition to Kerrigan, the hall is opening its doors to Dick Burns (1950, football, hockey, and baseball); Buddy Chambers (1955, football, baseball, and hockey); Glen Eramo (1966, football and hockey); John Willis (1974, football and track); Gary Proodian (1976, football, hockey, and baseball); Jack Belcher (1979, football, basketball, and track); Kelley Carr (1988, volleyball, track, and softball); Bonnie Campbell-Miller (1997, volleyball, basketball, and tennis); Maura McCusker (1999, soccer and track); Wayne Fillback and Alain Rocher, who coached girls' and boys' track teams a combined 69 years; the 1970-'71 cross-country, and indoor and outdoor track teams; and the undefeated 1929 football team. Proodian will be honored posthumously.

Hall of Fame committee members are seeking relatives of the football team, which included John Adzigian, Will Avery, Warren Bingham, Roger Blackburn, Bill Chase, Fred Corcoran, Norman Downes, Doc Gordon, Gabriel Govastes, Ed Grundberg, George Halpin, Alvin James, Ralph Jenkins, Bob Johnson, Al Kent, Gordon Marston, Jim Messina, Francis Orsillo, Art Reynolds, Albert Rotundi, Art Ryan, Arthur Theroux, and Bob Wallace.

Relatives of any of the players have been asked to call Stoneham athletic director Dave Pignone at 781-279-3806.

The ECAC has honored Rachel Sousa of Woburn and Maria Nasta of Andover, hockey teammates at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, for their outstanding seasons. Sousa was Rookie of the Year and Nasta was accorded All-ECAC East first-team status.

Sousa had a banner rookie campaign with 13 goals and 20 assists for 33 points, second behind Nasta, who potted 19 goals and 25 assists for 44 points. Sousa ranked third among all NCAA Division 3 freshmen with 1.32 points per game and was a key on the Beacons' power play, scoring six times, to rank 15th in the country and sixth among ECAC players.

During an 11-game stretch from mid-January to mid-February, Sousa tied a UMass-Boston record by scoring in every game and ringing up 22 points. Nasta, just the second UMass-Boston player to be named first-team All-ECAC, was among the nation's leaders in points, goals, and assists. She was first in points in the ECAC East with 44 points, and four of her goals were game-winners. In 25 games, Nasta had 14 multipoint games and, during one eight-game stretch, she picked up 17 points. Nasta transferred to UMass-Boston from New England College, where she had 5 goals and 2 assists her freshman year. The Beacons finished the season at 14-12.

Sophomore catcher Mike DeCoste of Chelmsford helped Bentley College to its first win of the season after eight straight losses, knocking in three runs and scoring three others in an 8-6 win over Saint Anselm in Saint Leo, Fla. DeCoste had 3 hits, including a home run. James Roche of Arlington also swung a big bat with 4 hits. . . . Andy Curtis of Chelmsford, a junior attack on the Bentley lacrosse team, was the Northeast-10 player of the week after scoring 4 goals and assisting on 2 in an 11-5 win over Catawba.

Sean Burke of Andover High earned a 15-stroke victory at the New England PGA's Junior Florida Open in late February, with a 75-75-38 - 188 total. Of the 10 players competing in the 15- to 18-year-old division, five were from Andover. The tournament was held at three courses: ChampionsGate, Falcons Fire Club, and Forest Lake Golf Club, all in the Kissimmee area. . . . The Rotary Club of Burlington will hold its annual Friday Night at the Fights March 28 at the Billerica Elks. Funds raised will support the charitable efforts of Rotary, including high school scholarships, the Burlington Food Pantry, the annual senior citizen dinner-dance, Special Olympics, and the needy of the Burlington community. Tickets may be obtained by calling 781-221-0111 or by visiting burlingtonrotary.com.

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