Field hockey

Players of the Year

Division 1

Maria Posa, Weston

Posa, a junior midfielder, scored 20 goals and added 17 assists while leading Weston to the Division 1 state championship and Dual County League title. A DCL All-Star, Posa’s sister Andrea was the Globe’s Division 1 Player of the Year in 2003.
Division 2

Mallory Bannon, Hopkinton

Bannon will have a tough time surpassing her terrific junior campaign after finishing with 10 goals and 18 assists and leading her team to the Division 2 state championship. She was named Tri-Valley League co-MVP for her efforts.

Coaches of the Year

Division 1

Laura Galopim, Weston

Galopim helped Weston win everything it could this season. Her team won the Dual County League, Division 1 North, Division 1 EMass, and Division 1 state championships. She has a 189-41-26 record in her 12 years as Weston coach.
Division 2

Joan Bannon, Hopkinton

Bannon and her daughter Mallory helped Hopkinton complete a dream season, winning the Division 2 state championship and the Tri-Valley League. Bannon, whose career record is 40-7-18, is a graduate of Auburn High and UMass-Amherst.

All-Scholastics

Midfield, Sr.

Leah Cairns, Andover

Cairns led her team to a runner-up finish in Division 1 North. The captain is a four-year letter winner and was named the Merrimack Valley Conference’s Player of the Year. Cairns also captains the indoor and outdoor track teams at Andover.
Forward, Sr.

Amira Downes, Harwich

The senior scored 23 goals and had 19 assists as she led Harwich to the South Shore League title. She is a four-year varsity player and a threetime SSL All-Star selection. Downes wants to major in communications at Boston University or Virginia.
Center Back, Sr.

Mallory Flynn, Lynnfield

Flynn shined in her final season as a defensive stalwart for Lynnfield. Her performances earned her the Cape Ann League Player of the Year award and another all-league nod. Flynn, a member of the National Honor Society, hasn’t finalized her college plans.
Goalie, Jr.

Melanie Hopkins, Harwich

Hopkins was as close to perfect as a goalie could be. She faced 110 shots this season and allowed just two goals. The junior has played varsity field hockey for three seasons and also plays ice hockey and softball for her school.
Goalie, Sr.

Kristen Manchester, Sandwich

Manchester allowed just 10 goals in 20 games this season and saved 95.4 percent of the shots she faced. She compiled 486 saves in her three-year career. Manchester’s main hobby is art and she is a member of the National Art Honor Society.
Forward, Jr.

Virgynia Muma, Falmouth

Just a junior, Muma is a veteran in the field hockey circuit. She has competed at the Junior Olympics level and is one of the top players in the Atlantic Coast League. This season, she scored 14 goals and had five assists.
Center Midfield, Sr.

Karen Quinn, Somerset

Quinn led her team to the Division 1 South sectional final. During the regular season, the cocaptain scored five goals and contributed 16 assists. The senior is ranked ninth in her class and hopes to study nursing in college.
Forward, Jr.

Alexa Sikalis, Acton-Boxboro

Sikalis was prolific this season, scoring 24 goals, including four hat tricks, as she led Acton-Boxboro to the Division 1 North quarterfinals. The junior has 84 career points (54 goals, 30 assists) and has competed in the Junior Olympics.
Forward, Sr.

Taylor Silvestro, Walpole

Silvestro was the Bay State Herget’s top scorer and Most Valuable Player this season. In her career, she has helped Walpole to one state championship (2006), two league championships (’07, ’08), and three South sectional titles (2006-08).
Forward, Sr.

Eleanor Taylor, Bishop Stang

Taylor, a senior, was a prolific scorer, notching 22 goals and 17 assists. She was a two-time Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star and a four-year varsity letter winner. She is an honor roll student and also plays basketball for the school.
Forward, Sr.

Carissa Vizakis, Bellingham

Vizakis shared Tri-Valley League co-MVP honors with Hopkinton’s Mallory Bannon. She was the recipient of the John Smith Scholarship Award and hopes to attend Providence College, Stonehill College, or UMass-Lowell.
Forward, Jr.

Candace Waldie, North Andover

In just her second season playing field hockey, Waldie netted 20 goals, had 19 assists, and was named the Cape Ann League Player of the Year. In her rookie campaign last season, she had 16 goals and four assists. The junior is an honor roll student.

All-Stars

Atlantic Coast -- Rachel Hutchings and Melanie Clark, Chatham; Kylie Zum, Emily Coholan, Samantha Smithers, Maddie Gibbons, Rachael Horton, and Chelsie Miranda, Dennis-Yarmouth; Jenny List, Virgynia Muma, Jen O’Malley, Shay Callahan, and Helen Bohnenberger, Falmouth; Jen Dowd, Ali Mandile, and Jamie Megnia, Marshfield; Heidi Mead, Megan Ogden, and Adria Bridgewood, Nauset; Lauren Paton, Lauren Foley, and Nicole Holmes, Plymouth North; Mandy Broughton and Nicole Rossi, Plymouth South; Kristen Manchester, Caitlin Michniewicz, Brittany Souke, Emma Riedel, and Caroline Warren, Sandwich.

Bay State -- Sylvia Wozny, Braintree; Meghan MacDonald, Lindsay MacDonald, and Michelle Totino, Dedham; Haley Watson and Liz Greeley, Framingham; Morgan Sumner, Milton; Meghan Rielly, Natick; Mari O’Leary, Needham; Elizabeth Mashal, Newton North; Kim Clougher, Norwood; Taylor Silvestro, Emiliy Painten, and Kelly Burke, Walpole; Chloe Bashian, Sally Snickenberger, and Anna Stoebel, Wellesley.

Big Three -- Megan Beaulieu, Emily Caraballo, Calista Tetrault, Sabrina Hinchey, and Alexandra Pereira, New Bedford; Rachel Pacheco, Erica Delgado, Kylie Pasternak, and Aileen Caceres, Durfee; Jessica Hill, Kayla Horton, Mia Tantillo, Brockton.

Cape Ann -- Kelly Burke, Georgetown; Emily Bouvier, Ipswich; Briana Lauziere, Mallory Flynn, and Meriam Gehret, Lynnfield; Meredith Crofton and Amelia Cohen, Manchester; Heather Fraser and Sydney Godett, Masconoment; Callie Hefferan, Newburyport; Candace Waldie, Courtney Lynch, and Sarah Warden, North Andover; Allie McManus, Rockport.

Dual County -- Alexa Sikalis, Jess Laurendeau, Haley Baxter, and Kaitlin Curtis, Acton-Boxboro; Kylee Sullivan, Deirdre Sheehan, and Molly McCune, Arlington; Jenna Kuhn and Cora Bentley, Bedford; Mady Bilodeau, Georgia Guttadauro, Sinead O’Brien, Concord-Carlisle; Anna Forman, Jen Hayes, Katie Broecker, and Tess Shapanka, Lincoln-Sudbury; Emily Heeren, Newton South; Jennifer Clark, Tyngsboro; Elizabeth Alexander, Kelly MacDonald, and Naomi Rosenhaus, Wayland; Aly Boyle, Chrissy Tavoularis, Lauren Slattery, and Molly Klinka, Westford; Kelsey Nickerson, Alanna Capasso, Kristen Peters, Maria Posa, and Julia Bernstein, Weston.

Eastern Athletic -- Corinne Ainsworth, Candance Carlin, Lea Noonan, Katie Quintin, and Eleanor Taylor, Bishop Stang; Courtney Araujo, Bethany Barrar, Holly Goulet, and Karen Quinn, Somerset; Danielle Correia and Kate Taylor, West Bridgewater; Kate Farias, Becca Homen, and Chelsea Rosa, Westport.

Hockomock -- Emily Dillion, Colleen Moriarty, and Nicole Santosuosso, Canton; Heather O’Rourke, Meghan Sweeney, and Ally Valencia, Foxboro; kathryn Cronin and Samantha Goulet., Franklin; Krissy Cannon, Kelly Eaton, Caroline Ouimet, and Megan Reed, King Philip; Chelsey Ballard, Mila Elich, and Erin Keogh, Mansfield; Megan Morra, North Attleboro; Jen Simonson and Julie Cardoza, Oliver Ames; Maddie Ford, Sharon; Christine Howe, Stoughton.

Merrimack Valley -- Leah Cairns, Abby Cook, Sarah Oteri, and Tameka Geaslen, Andover; Meghan Hynes, Alex Sakelarios, and Chelsea Gillies, Chelmsford; Nicole Isabelle, Dracut; Shannon Keating, Haverhill; Kelly Sicard, Lawrence; Kathy Moffett and Kara Rogers, Lowell; Allie Hajjar and Kaleigh Hintlian, Methuen; Melissa Popp and Lauren DiCredico, Tewksbury.

Middlesex -- Ali Shea, Annie Weis, Belmont; Sam Green, Burlington; Andrea Athens, Sara Heingartner, Alish Fitzgerald, Lotte Bromberg, and Nina Reilly, Lexington; Krista Fales and Megan Savage, Melrose; Erin Wilson, Kelly Hennessy, and Cassie DeSimone, Reading; Lindsey Mahoney, Stoneham; Kim Luciano, Wakefield; Alison Holland, Kelsey Prendergast, Taylor Mulcahy, Lauren Gordano, Jessica Doggett, and Taylor Connors, Watertown; Bethany Crowe, Alex Dunn, and Melanie Roy, Winchester; Ashley Shea and Katie Davis, Woburn.

Northeastern -- Haley Govani, Meg Finn, Courtney Robinson, and Corinne Woods, Beverly; Suzy Libby, and Stephanie Robinson, Danvers; Olivia Brown, Olivia Frontiero, and Kat La- Croix, Gloucester; Maggie McMullen, and Jen Perru, Marblehead; Andrea Saccardo, and Christina Simoes, Peabody; Kelleigh Prince, Revere; Grace Bennet, Cara Buckley, Ashley Fetton, Julia Gauthier, and Louiginna Rijo, Salem; Katelyn De- Simone, Angela DiPesa, and Sophia DiPesa, Saugus; Kristin Santanello, and Alex Wilson, Swampscott.

Old Colony -- Carly Barone, Lindsey Duquette and Kendra Sczuroski, Attleboro; Shaelyn Costello, Allie Liimatainen, Demi Miskiv and Casey Ostrander, Barnstable; Lisa Boyer, Melanie Frazier, Jenna Manning and Maggie Wigley, Bridgewater- Raynham; Isabella Cassell, Kelly Gouviea, Katie Miller, Kacie Sturgeon and Carissa Wills-DeMello, Dartmouth; Lisa McIntyre and Amy Mulhern, Taunton.

Patriot -- Mimi Smith, Tracy Clough, Lila Haffey, and Siobhan McCarthy, Duxbury; Kristina Katsikis, Lyndsay Caufield, Kelly Du Val, Ericka Stearns, and McKenzie Curran, Hanover; Bailey Millerd, Meghan Welch, and Laura Levin, Hingham; Amanda Ehney, Middleboro; Sam Fallon, and Emily Waterfield, Pembroke; Meghan Thibeault and Christina McCourt, Scituate; Colleen Doyle, Silver Lake.

South Coast -- Mackenzie Neilan, Case; Lauren O’Brien, Kayla Souza, and Lauren Grainger, Old Rochester; Andrea Crowley and Alex Goward, Bourne; Kayla Cartin, Chelsey Brown, and Jenna Rocha, Dighton-Rehoboth; Sarah Demty and Lauren Medeiros, Seekonk; Brittany Nyman, Wareham; Jessica Mueller and Christa Coscia, Apponequet; Jaime Mello and Monica Gonsalves, Fairhaven.

South Shore -- Brittney Nolan and Amanda Chasey, Carver; Jenny Cahill and Marissa Tangherlini, Cohasset; Cori Trask, Channing Norman, Kelly Finch, and Melissa Souza, East Bridgewater; Amira Downes, Elise Driscoll, Nell O’Connor, Alesia Gleason, Addie Weeks, and Melanie Hopkins, Harwich; Emily Carroll and Casey Leeber, Hull; Catie Furbush, Lila Mooney, Olivia Galvin, and Kerri Bergquist, Mashpee; Molly Mc- Devitt, Norwell.

Tri-Valley -- Mandy Mardini and Jenna Masionis, Ashland; Carissa Vizakis and Rachel Carnaroli, Bellingham; Sara Williams, Julia Madden, Stephanie Small, and Ali Knapp, Dover Sherborn; Laken Ferrei, Holliston; Keelin Bannon, Mallory Bannon, and Elizabeth Keefe, Hopkinton; Beth Maguire, Julia Biedrzycki, and Allie Sosinski, Medfield; Toni Fiori and Bryany Burke, Medway; Lauren Hillberg, Westwood.