Where Are They Now?

Seven members of The Winthrop High School Hall of Fame are living in 5 states across the country.

AMY SULLIVAN, captain of  the 1989 Lady Vikings Basketball team and Brandeis University captain lives in California.

MAUREEN (McManus) HILL, captain of the 1983 Eastern Mass Championship Basketball team and a member of the Lehigh University Hall of Fame, lives on Martha’s Vineyard.

KAREN HILL, co-captain of the 1978 Eastern Mass Championship Basketball team and co-captain of The University of Denver, lives in Denver, Colorado.

LORI (Thomas) INGRAM, a 1993 forward on the Eastern Mass Championship Basketball team played at The University of Maine, lives in California.

MARTY FISCHER, captain of the 1957 NEC Basketball Champions, played at The University of New Hampshire, lives in Reston, Virginia.

WALTER “Brother Milano,”  captain of the 1958 NEC Champions, lives in Danvers.

ARNIE SPRINGER, co-captain of the 1959 NEC Champions played at Brandeis University, lives in Revere.

JAY PETERSEN, end on the 1981 Super Bowl Champions, played basketball at The University of New England, lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

GREG CAYON, safety on the undefeated 1981 Super Bowl Champions, graduated from The U.S. Air Force Academy, lives in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

CHRIS LANZA, tackle on the 1981 Super Bowl Champions, played at The University of Rhode Island, lives in Miami.

RICH DRIVER, linebacker on the 1983 undefeated Super Bowl Champions, played at The University of Rhode Island, lives in Topsfield.

BILLY SLINEY, co-captain of the 1959 NEC Champions, lives in West Harwich.

 

SKIMMING THE SIDELINES

Between 1945 and 1969 Winthrop won 15 basketball titles.

In 2013,The Marblehead All Sports Foundation raised 1 million dollars in six months for a new synthetic turf at Piper Field.

Anthony Fucillo is coaching football at Worcester Polytech Institute (WPI).

James Fucillo is coaching football at his alma mater at Catholic University in Washington, DC.

The Winthrop Summer Basketball League was founded in 1960.  The original court was at Ingleside Park on Brookfield Road.  The league had twenty teams and three divisions at one time.  What happened to the league this summer?

 

TRIVIA

(A)    Name 2 ex-Vikings basketball player who played at Holy Cross?

(B)    Can you name the ex-Viking football player who played football at Harvard University?

(C)    In 1973, Winthrop lost to Rindge Tech in the championship game at  The Boston Garden. The assistant coach for Rindge would become an administrator in the Winthrop School System.

Can you name him?

 

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Jess Saying

What a Week:

Many may feel that the arrival of August means that summer has come to an end, but there are still plenty of more days to have summertime fun! The countless beach days at Yirrell will be running through September when it will start to feel like fall, so head down to the beach while you still have a chance!

If you drove by Coughlin Park recently, you would see that it is undergoing reconstruction. Although there may have been many fun times at the old park, once it is re-done, there will be even more memories to be made there!

Winthrop Superstars:

The Winthrop Police Department and Winthrop Fire Department had an amazing National Night Out on Tuesday. They would not have been able to do it without all of the awesome volunteers!

Shout out to…the mute button on my TV remote for when back to school commercials come on.

Upcoming Events:

If you enjoy eating food and having fun, make a trip to the North End and visit one of their annual Feasts! Each feast has food, games and prizes, and even live music. They are fun to go to with friends and family, and will always be a night to remember. The feasts are Thursdays through Sundays from now until September, so don’t miss out! Make sure to get a famous and delicious rice ball from the Paesan’s stand while you’re there!

Parks and Recreation will be showing their last summer movie and concert of the year at Ingleside Park on Thursday, August 14th at sunset. Make sure to drop by and watch a movie with your friends, as well as listening to some awesome live music!

Quote of the Week:

Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while, you could miss it. -Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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