Cross-Country: Freshman Jonah Carlson placed 15 th overall out of 222 finishers in the freshman section at Ocean State earning a medal. Freshman Jonah Carslon earns Catholic Conference Freshman Champion title. Team members took part in the 30 th Annual Alumni Fun Run on Saturday November 28 th at Brother Gilbert Stadium. Football: Season record 7-4 The team qualified for the Div. II Tournament falling to Reading in the 1 st round. They went on to play two consolation games vs. Acton-Boxborough and Newton South earning wins in both. Ending their season with a Thanksgiving eve win at home over Waltham. Golf: Season record: 9-9
Finish 3 rd in Div II North Finals qualifying for the Div II State Finals. Finished 8 th Div II State Finals. Soccer: Season record: 8-9-1 Qualified for Div II preliminary round post-season play, falling to Arlington. Senior Nights: Seniors and their parents recognized for their dedication and commitment to MC athletics and their teams. Cross-Country: Wednesday, October 28th Football: Wednesday, November 25 th Golf: Wednesday, October 14 th Soccer; Wednesday, October 21 st
College commitments to play: Anthony DeSouza, Class of 2016 lead the Lancers pitching staff last spring with an 1.07 ERA and 63K in 39 innings of work. Anthony committed to the University of Rhode Island, Division 1 Atlantic 10 Conference. Ethan Harris, Class of 2016 is a two-time Catholic Conference All-Star. He led the Lancers with 27 hits. He finished the season with a.333 batting average. Ethan committed to Southern New Hampshire University, Division 2, NE-10 Conference. Frank Celona, Class of 2016 was the general behind the plate leading the Lancers to another post-season appearance. Frank s defense was the foundation to the team s success. Which included throwing 95% of baseball runners. Frank committed to Franklin Pierce University, Division 2, NE-10 Conference. Brenden McCarthy committed to play DI Lacrosse at Mt. St. Mary's in Maryland. Brendan LaVallee committed to play baseball at American International College.
October 23, 2015 External Affairs and the Athletic Department welcomed the undefeated season and Class B Champions 1965 Football team for a reception, half time introduction and recognition of the team and cheerleaders. MC football took on CM that evening earning a conference win. November 20, 2015: Nick Botticelli (hockey), Joe Crowley (wrestling), Jim Zaccardo (swimming), Dennis Scannell (track) attended the MIAA Sportsmanship Summit at Gillette Stadium.
November 22, 2015: MC and Waltham football captains and coaches attended traditional annual pre-thanksgiving game breakfast sponsored by John Brewers Tavern. November 23, 2015 First Annual Fall Sports Awards Night (one to be held each season). Student-Athlete speakers, pins, letters and certificates of participation given, team awards, Student- Athletes of the Week recognized, Catholic Conference All-Stars announced and the new seasonal Lancer Award awarded. November 25, 2015 Junior James Hutchinson and Senior Anthony DeSouza were chosen as MIAA Student Ambassadors for the 2015-2016 school year.
Five student- athletes spoke on the five Xaverian Values and how they relate to athletics at Malden Catholic: Simplicity: Michael Cahill, Cross-Country Humility: Tim Donnelly, Golf Compassion: Nick Leone, Cross-Country Trust: Ian Fogarty, Football Zeal: Devin Kelly, Soccer Peter Ventola, football, spoke on what it means to be a Lancer.
Team awards: Cross-Country: Most Improved: Freshman Ian Brito Coaches Award: Senior Nicholas Leone MVP: Freshman Jonah Carlson Football: Father Mark Smith Leadership Award: Senior Mike Scarpa James Looney 46 Award: Senior James Irving Walter Wishoski Award: Senior Reise Turransky Defensive Player of the Year Award: Senior Tom Sullivan Offensive Player of the Year Award: Junior Kellen Field
Golf: MVP: Sophomore Brian Cannata Coach s Award: Senior Tim Donnelly Soccer: MVP: Senior Devin Kelly Manny Costa Award: Senior Ron Mastrocola
Lancer Award: The Lancer Award is the highest award presented to a Malden Catholic student-athlete within each season. Lat Lancer Award is presented to the student-athlete who best exemplifies the core values of Malden Catholic, while simultaneously being a major, positive contributor to the overall success and well-being of his team Peter Ventola was the recipient of the Lancer Award this season. Peter is a member of the Varsity Football team, National Honor Society, Student Council and Habitat for Humanity. Fall Catholic Conference All-Stars: Cross-Country: Colin Harvey 16. Football: Anthony Borriello 16, Jeff Collignon 16, Kellen Field 17, James Irving 16, Anthony Scarpa, 16 Ben Scarpa 16, Tom Sullivan 16, Reise Turransky 16. Golf: Tim Donnelly 16, Brian Cannata 18. Soccer: Devin Kelly 16, Giuseppe Limoli 16. Second team CC All-Stars: Dante Egizi 17,: Cameron Kelly 16, Quinn Reynolds 16. Eastern Mass All-Star: Devin Kelly 16, Soccer.
Student-Athletes of the Week: Week of September 11 th - September 18 th Freshman Matt Soucy - freshman soccer. On September 14th, Matt scored two goals, including the game winner against Central Catholic. Matt's two goals led the Lancers to their first victory of the season. Week of September 18 th September 25 th Sophomore Brian Cannata - varsity golf. Brian shot 2 under with a 33 verse Winthrop on Tuesday September 22 nd at the Winthrop Country Club. It was a great match for Brian and a nice win for the team. Week of September 25 th - October 2 nd 2015 Senior Reise Turransky - Varsity Football. Reise had over 100 multi-purpose yards in the win over Malden on September 25. He put MC on the board with a 76 yard touchdown reception from QB Colin Sullivan. Reise s 11 yard TD reception with 9 seconds left to play in regulation gave MC the win over cross town rival Malden High School. Week of October 2 nd October 9 th 2015 Freshman Jonah Carlson - Cross-country. Jonah placed 2nd overall in the Varsity 5K race against Catholic Memorial with a time of 18:57, the fastest Malden Catholic time of the day and second fastest time for any athlete this season, it is the fastest 5K time for a Malden Catholic freshman since 2005. Jonah has won two of his dual meet races in the freshman section this year against BC High and St John's Prep, and has the top 3K time in the league so far this season. He also placed 15th overall at the Ocean State Invite earning a medal. Week of October 9 th October 16 th Senior Devin Kelly - varsity soccer. Devin has been and continues to be the varsity soccer teams most potent offensive threat this season. With 16 goals and 5 assists, Devin is MC s largest single season point holder in the past 4 years, and is currently the Catholic Conference s leading scorer. He has been an integral part of the team this season and leads by example as a senior in ways that make his coaches proud and garners respect from his teammates. Week of October 16 th October 23 rd Tim Donnelly Student Athlete - varsity golf. Tim is Captain of the Varsity Golf team and is being recognized for his stellar post season play. Shooting an 80 in the MIAA Preliminary's and an 81 in the 2015 Div II - Golf Final.
Week of October 31 st November 6 th Junior captain Kellen Field. Kellen had 23 carries for 173 yards and four touchdowns in last Friday night s game vs. Acton Boxborough. Week of November 6 th November 13 th Varsity football s offensive line; Kyle Chute, Jeff Collignon, Mike Scarpa, Tyler Webb, and Ian Fogarty. The team ran for 369 yards and 5 touchdowns. On the season the ground attack has averaged 160 yards per game. (Missing from the photo Kyle Chute)