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Braintree Has What It Takes BRAINTREE (13-7-4) The Wamps will be a bit light on numbers this winter, so conditioning will take on some added significance. In senior Haley Payne (42 pts), the Wamps will have one of the league’s top forwards, so that will be a plus. Complementing her up front will be sophomores Dierdre Burchill (24 pts) and Kate Yaxter (14 pts). Senior captain Emily Cadigan (9
pts) headlines things defensively for coach Kevin Burchill.
BAY STATE CAREY PREVIEW Tigers Will Compete Hard NEWTON NORTH (9-9-3) Coach Bob MacDougall feels his club, which qualified for the post-season last winter, needs to build on last season’s experience by having his younger players adapt quickly to new roles. Senior co-captain Nicole Quinn and junior Rachel Hamilton are back and will be crucial to the Tigers’ offensive success. Freshman Angelina Joyce hopes to chip in. Senior co-captain Caitlin O’Hanley and new freshman Dierdre Mullowney will be key on the blue line.
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Needham Wants Post-Season NEEDHAM (9-9-3) The Rockets returned to post-season play a year ago and hope to make a return trip this season. Coach Allisyn Furano-Foster will look for leadership from Needham's captains: senior goalie Dana Campbell and senior forward K.T. Belval.
New Bench Boss For Weymouth WEYMOUTH New head coach Dan McGlone will be looking for a 100% effort and positive attitude from his troops and they look to be a concern in the Carey Division. For production, look for senior Tamara Bowden and sophomores Nicole Cowen, Emily Skocik, Megan McNeil and Susan DiMatteo to be key cogs. New junior Olivia Noll will chip in as well. Sophomore defensemen Neive Doyle and Becca Heath will man the blue line in front ot senior captain Lisa Bonome in the nets.
• Bay State Herget • Natick Gives Reins to Ihloff NATICK (4-16-0) New head coach Bruce Ihloff will be looking to get the club headed back in the right direction in the tough Herget Division. Varsity holdovers like Leah White, Eve Lenson, Kristina Yee and Rebecca Horton will have huge roles in leading the club to improvement. New players hoping for a role are Anna Rausch, Sophie Burr and Sara Price.
• MVC/Dual County Small • All Back At Haverhill/North Andover HAVERHILL/NORTH ANDOVER (4-8-7) It was a pretty successful first varsity campaign last winter. The team didn’t lose anyone to graduation. Key returners for coach Gary Kane in the forward ranks include seniors Maggie Belanger and Alyson Ruzycky. Kim Carroll, Katherine Capobianco, Rebecca Harty and Jess Chicko are returning as well. Captain and league all star Alex Casale headlines the blue line group, while junior Michaela Kane is back to do the job between the pipes.
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