All-Patriot League

All-Patriot League
Holy Cross senior Liz Frisoli of Winchester has been named a first-team All-Patriot League defender after helping spark the Crusaders lacrosse team to a 10-8 overall record and to the Patriot League playoff championship game for the first time in four years and only the second in the program's history. Frisoli, former Winchester captain, led a HC defense that allowed an average of 9.11 goals per game -- second lowest in the Patriot League -- and was the Crusaders' defensive MVP. She'll continue her lacrosse career in Adelaide, Australia, where she'll play and coach the Gleneig Club. Frisoli followed former Winchester teammate Katie Britt to Holy Cross. Britt graduated last year as the school's second-leading goal scorer with 137 and among the top 10 all-time Patriot League scorers.

Odds 'n' ends
Londonderry senior Freddie Wills made the New Hampshire Meet of Champions his own personal showcase. He won the triple jump with a school-record 46 feet, 8 inches; the long jump with a personal-best 22-10 1/4; and the 110-high hurdles; and he ran the first leg on Londonderry's victorious 4x400 relay team. . . . Wilmington was hoping the third time would be the charm, but that wasn't the case as it was eliminated by Amesbury, 3-0, in the MIAA Division 2 North girls softball quarterfinals. It was the third time this season the Wildcats (15-6) fell to Amesbury and its ace pitcher, Ashley Waters. . . . In another Division 2 quarterfinals test, Central Catholic's Brittney Kannan notched her fifth-straight shutout in a 3-0 win that ended Winchester's season. Kannan allowed just one hit, fanned four, and walked none. . . . Stoneham is looking for a girls varsity basketball coach. Call athletic director Michael Lahiff at 781-279-3806 if interested. . . . Salem's Whitney Mollica was selected New Hampshire's Gatorade Softball Player of the Year. Mollica, a pitcher, shortstop, and third baseman, went 11-2 on the mound this season and batted a hefty .551. Her first three seasons she hit .449, .482, and .453. . . . Christine Gillespie of North Andover, Stephanie Mayne of North Reading, and Julie Martell and Lani Cabral-Pini, both of Wilmington, were selected to the All-Cape Ann League softball team. North Andover and Ipswich shared the Sportsmanship Award.

Campus corner

Ohio Wesleyan senior Nate Efinger of Andover earned All-League honors with a second-place finish in the decathlon, seventh in the long jump and 100-meter dash, and eighth in the triple jump and 400-meter hurdles. Sophomore teammate Will Crabtree of Winchester also was named All-League after a seventh-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase. . . . Alexandra Doty of Acton will swim at Northeastern University next season. The All-America out of Phillips Andover picked up three gold medals in the New England Prep School Swimming & Diving Championships. . . . ESPN has named Tufts senior outfielder Jeff Volinski of Andover to its Magazine Academic All-District 1 College Division baseball team. Volinski played in 30 games with a .297 average, one home run, and 11 runs batted in. In the classroom, he earned a 3.9 grade point average with a major in mechanical engineering.

Chips 'n' putts
Golf fans are in for a big treat beginning June 20. First, there's the 25th anniversary edition of the Bank of America Championship at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, which wraps up June 26, and features some of the best senior professional players on the Champions Tour. Hale Irwin, the Champions Tour all-time career money leader who has won twice this year and won back-to-back at Nashawtuc in 1997 and 1998, committed to play early last week. Then there's the Massachusetts State Open, celebrating its 100th anniversary, next Monday-Wednesday at Vesper Country Club in Tyngsborough. The first Massachusetts Open was also played at Vesper and won by noted golf architect Donald Ross. Competition there is open to the public and is free. . . . There's still space in the Lawrence General Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association golf tournament. It's being played Wednesday at Merrimack Golf Club in Methuen. Call Linda Molchran or Alyce Peters at 978-683-4000 for more information.

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