The snow has melted and Eastern Massachusetts has plodded through another long winter. On the scholastic landscape, it was a winter that featured new champions (the Chelmsford girls’ gymnastic team), familiar faces (Lowell’s Brian Sheehan, Braintree’s David Ellis), and a host of great individual feats, led by Ayla Brown of Nobles. The Globe toasts the athletes who made this winter a little less chilling and a lot more thrilling.

BOYS' HOCKEY CM's Brendan Sullivan was a stop sign in net. | See more |

GIRLS' HOCKEY Needham goalie Lindsey Holland heads our Super Team. | See more |

GIRLS' BASKETBALL Brittany Engle drove Oliver Ames to a title. | See more |

BOYS' TRACK Cailean Robinson was quick as a Tiger. | See more |

GIRLS' TRACK Stephanie Pancoast is a Ghost with a kick. | See more |

WRESTLING Lowell's Brian Sheehan is one of the state's all-time best. | See more |

BOYS' SWIMMING BC High's Rich McDonald was fast in the free. | See more |

GIRLS' SWIMMING Weston's Eliza Butts is our Division 2 swimmer of the year. | See more |

GYMNASTICS B-R's Ashley Nehiley was on the beam this winter. | See more |

SKIING These area skiers dominated the slopes. | See more |

PREPS American Idol contestant Ayla Brown among our honorees. | See more |