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By Dakota Antelman Managing Editor MARLBOROUGH - Roughly 160 community members turned out last week for the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest Hall of Fame Breakfast at the Courtyard Marriott in Marlborough.
Gathering to honor a slate of lifelong Boys & Girls Clubs contributors, the event marked a long awaited and welcome celebration.
“Being able to honor [these individuals] in a way that not only acknowledges all that they’ve done, but all that they continue to do for us really sends the message to our current members that you know, ‘You’re part of an organization that has such a long standing legacy and such a long history, especially here in Marlboro,” Director of Resource Development Laura Terzigni told the Community Advocate after the breakfast.
“You’re part of the history and your great future is part of our future,” she continued.
The Hall of Fame Breakfastformally inducted Rosemary Corley, Joshua Major-Paschal, Paul Mina, Marylou Vanzini and Bill Miller into the Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame.
Patty Miele, meanwhile, won the Clubs’ Ron Young Memorial Award.
Inductees boast long careers
Corley is a Hudson resident who has been involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs since 1995, when she took positions as a member of the Board of Governers and as a member of the scholarship committee.
Major-Pascha has been a member of the Framingham Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest since 2005, developing a love for music and dance and building a thriving music career.
Mina has been involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs for more than 55 years as both a Club kid and employee. He’s now the President and CEO of the United Way of Tri-County and previously helped merge the Marlborough Boys & Girls Club, the Hudson Boys & Girls Club and the Hudson Youth center, among other contributions.
Vanzini is a lifelong Marlborough resident who once met with the then Marlborough Boys Club Director in the 1950s to convince him to allow a girls night at the Club. She then helped found the Marlborough Girls Club, also serving on the Marlborough School Committee and founding the Citizens Scholarship Foundation in town.
Miller helped found the Marlborough Youth Basketball Association and was a longserving member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest Board of Directors. He received a number of honors related to his work prior to his passing in 2016. His wife, Janet, and son, Michael, accepted this Hall of Fame award on his behalf.
Outside of Hall of Fame inductees, last week’s event honored Miele with the first ever Ron Young Memorial Award, in memory of former Boys and Girls Clubs of MetroWest CEO Ron Young.
Miele was Young’s first executive assistant and worked with him throughout his entire tenure with the club.
See expanded coverage online at CommunityAdvocate. com.
Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest President & CEO Chris Duane welcomes attendees of last week’s Hall of Fame Breakfast.
Untreated ankle sprain can cause long term disability
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HHS softball eyes playoffs amid strong season
By Dakota Antelman Managing Editor HUDSON - A number of members of this year’s class of senior Hudson High School (HHS) softball players started their varsity careers with a successful run to a state championship in 2019.
Years later, those same players are helping lead a program in search of another state title.
“Most of them were on that team and got to experience that whether they were on the field or on the bench,” Head Coach Laura Bowen told the Community Advocate last Saturday. “I think they’re hungry to get another one.”
Hudson expands lead, defeats Nashoba
The Hawks were in action at home on May 21, taking on Nashoba for their Senior Night contest.
The game drew a large crowd to the HHS campus to ultimately watch Hudson defeat the Wolves by a 7-3 margin.
The game opened as somewhat of a back-and-forth affair, with Hudson opening a 2-0 lead in the third inning only to see Nashoba equalize the score in their next at bat.
Hudson kept the pressure on, though, getting Liv Sousa into position in the fourth inning to score on a triple from Sam Collette.
Hudson’s offense then roared, holding a 7-2 lead by the end of the sixth inning.
Though Nashoba clawed a run back in the seventh inning, Hudson was able to lock down and secure the win.
“I’m super happy,” Bowen said after the final out.
She noted mid-game adjustments that helped Hudson crack Nashoba’s pitching and defense, crediting her players for making those pivots and performing at crucial points.
“We just played unselfish ball,” Bowen said. “We put the ball in play whether to move runners or tag. We didn’t try to do everything ourselves. It was defining a team win all around.”
“I think we adjusted well,” she continued.
Hudson continues win-streak
As Hudson halted Nashoba, the Hawks also extended a winstreak to five games, continuing a rebound after consecutive losses in a home and home series with Wachusett earlier this month.
Hudson had secured three consecutive shutouts prior to this game, defeating ActonBoxborough, Leominster and Blackstone Valley Technical High School by a combined score of 38-0.
“We’ve had a great week,” Bowen said.
She eyed the playoffs, noting room for growth in the state championship tournament, which starts next month.
“I think we’re playing good ball all around,” she said. “I still don’t think we’ve peaked. But that’s a good problem. It’s a compliment to the girls.”
‘They have the potential’
Hudson honored seniors Caitlin Cassidy, Sarah Korowski, Abbey Nezuch, Taygan Lewis, Lauren Cole and Angel Bethea last Saturday, celebrating those players for their contributions to HHS softball over the years.
In speaking on each senior’s achievements and story, Bowen was frequently referencing their early high school glory in 2019, when a dominant Hudson softball program claimed a state title.
Now, in 2022, Hudson is poised to make another run, ranking in the top tier in Division III softball and hoping to continue momentum into the month of June.
“It’s fun to see them go through that at a young age and now they’re the leaders on the team,” Bowen said of this year’s seniors. “It’s up to them.”
“They saw how fun that was,” she continued, “and I think they can see that they have the potential.”
PHOTO/DAKOTA ANTELMAN Hudson players celebrate during their recent Senior Night game against Nashoba.
WHS notes graduating seniors set to continue athletic careers in college
WESTBOROUGH - At least seven senior Westborough High School student athletes are eyeing continued athletic careers in college, having committed to a variety of Division I and III schools.
Recently honored through a running social media campaign by the Westborough Boosters, seniors gathered last week for a group photo.
Pictured, from left to right, Eli Westfort, Ashley Meleski, Adam Steinberg, Elsi Aires, Sophie Scerbin and Jillian Bolster.
Westfort and Bolster will be participating in cross country and track programs at Washington & Jefferson College and Worcester State University, respectively.
Aries will play soccer at Tufts University, while Scerbin will play at Roger Williams University.
Meleski will be cheerleading at Penn State University.
Steinberg has committed to play football at Bates College.
Not pictured, Abby Thompson has committed to play softball at Eastern Connecticut State University.
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