February 28, 2008 - The Braintree High School Girls' Hockey team successfully qualified for the Massachusetts Division 2 State Tournament for the first time in their brief, five years as a Varsity program, finishing the season with a 11-4-5 record. The Lady Wamps took advantage of this opportunity Wednesday night defeating Dedham in a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory in the first round of the State Tournament.
The Lady Wamps will square off against the winner of Milton and Notre Dame on Sunday March 2nd, 6:16pm at UMASS Boston.
MIAA Division 1 Girls' Hockey Bracket
February 7, 2008 - The Braintree High School Athletic Department would like to announce that the 2007-'08 Winter Sports Awards Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 7:00 p.m. in the H. Fred Herget Gymnasium. The ceremony was originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 12th.
At this time, all winter sports athletes will be honored (Varsity, Junior Varsity and Freshmen) and should be in attendance.
January 29, 2008 - The Bay State Conference Recruiting Seminar will take place Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00pm in the Weymouth High School auditorium. This seminar is free and is intended for college bound athletes interested in playing sports in college. All grades are welcome. Parents and student-athletes are encouraged to attend! No pre-registration is necessary!
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January 9, 2008 - The 2007 Fall sports season has come to end, and our winter athletic teams are in the midst of a competitive season. All BHS fall teams gathered to celebrate their seasons in style.
As an athletic program Braintree began their 2007-2008 athletic season with a cumulative 131-141-29, with the varsity programs finishing at 47-89-5. Despite the overall losing record, BHS won a state title and captured a league championship.
The Varsity Cheerleading team wiped the competition winning the Danvers Falcons Invitational Championship, the Bay State Conference Championship, the MSSAA Division 1 South Championship, and the Division 1 State Championship. They will compete this winter at the National Championship event in Orlando, Fl.
Equally impressive was the BHS Varsity Dance squad, who again captured first prize at the New England Dance Championship. They also will be heading to Orlando for the National Competition. The Girls Varsity Volleyball team again found themselves qualifying for the MIAA district tournament after completing a very successful season, finishing with a 16-5 record.
The Fall Sports Award Night not only celebrates the accomplishments of our teams, but also recognizes the individual contributions and accolades of the student-athletes. Twelve student-athletes were selected as Bay State Conference 1st Team All-Stars:
Cheerleading - Jenna Heraty
Cross Country - Kyle Higgins & Erynn Sweeney
Field Hockey - Jamie Foley
Football - Mark Caulfied, Joe Gaughan & Steve Hobin
Boys Soccer - Joe Ponticelli (also voted as an Eastern Mass. All-Star)
Girls Soccer - Kalie Whitehouse
Swimming - Bernadette Byrne
Volleyball - Mary Kate Bradley & Jessica McGrail
Thirteen student-athletes were selected to the Bay State Conference 2nd Team All-Star squad. They are the following:
Cheerleading - Adrianna Ranalli
Field Hockey - Adrienne Itri
Football - Nick Chambers, Kevin O'Connell & Thomas Thackery
Boys Soccer - Timothy MacLellan & Daniel Roberts
Girls Soccer - Lauren Ellis, Siobhan Flaherty, Carole Murphy & Amanda Whitehouse
Volleyball - Nina Scranton & Samantha Sherlock
Each team also distributes at least one award to players on their team based on a predeterminded set of criteria. Use the following links to see the award winners and the criteria for each award:
2007 Fall Sports Award Winners | 2007 Fall Sports Award Criteria & Descriptions
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