Medford Soccer Players Participate in Bay State Games

Story Updated 9:05AM Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Four Medford soccer players, including three Mustangs, recently participated the summer Bay State Games. The boys were part of the Metro Team, which earned a silver medal in the tournament. The summer games have been held since 1982 and include over 7,000 athletes from more than 300 Massachusetts communities competing in twenty-nine sports. Pictured above, from left to right: Marcello Cugno (MHS Captain – Goalie), Cesar Silva (MHS Captain – Midfielder), David Pires (MHS Captain – Midfielder), and Tim Morrill (The Groton School – Midfielder). Photo courtesy Mike Cugno.

Medford was well-represented in the Summer Games, with numerous athletes participating in a variety of sports:

Softball:
Victoria Luongo, 17, Medford High School
Kristina Bove, 16, Medford High School
Kasey Moran, 17, Medford High School
Jackie Pellechia, 16, Medford High School
Diana Golina, 15, Matignon High School
Jillian Bruning, 17, Matignon High School

Baseball:
Danny Gilchrist, 17, Medford High School
John McGonagle, 17, Malden Catholic High School
Paul Yanakopulos, 17, Malden Catholic High School

Lacrosse:
Joe McCaffrey, 17, Medford High School
Jim Barry, Jr., 17, Matignon High School
Jake McCaffrey, 17, Matignon High School

Swimming:
Fred DeNisco, 11, Saint Raphael School
Patrick Murphy, 33, Masters Swimming
Michael Paine, 48, Masters Swimming

Basketball:
Larry Keating, 16, Medford High School
Joe Chatman, Juniors Basketball

Track and Field:
Ariana Fiorello, 15, Medford High School
Alex Lee, 22

Weight-Lifting:
Stephen Condon, 59
Renee Lee, 24

Ice Hockey:
Kristina Bove, 16, Medford High School

7 v 7 Soccer:
Carrie Wilson, 21

Table Tennis:
Ed Toomey, 62

Judo:
Mark McKenna, 22, UMass Boston

Fencing:
Timothy Hanley, 13, Lexington Christian Academy

– Information from BayStateGames.org