2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Program

BROTHER DANIEL CREMIN, C.F.X.,

aTHLETICS HAlL OF FAME induction CEREMONY

March 2, 2023 Anthony's of Malden

In recognition of Malden Catholic’s longest serving Xaverian Brother, MC has dedicated its Athletics Hall of Fame to Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X. who spent 23 years at the school coaching and teaching physical education instruction and 23 years at the school as a counselor. The school’s Hall of Fame was originally established in 1989 and it celebrated the institution's strong athletic history and

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accomplishments with a formal induction into the MC Athletics Hall of Fame for sixteen years. The newly reignited Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X. Athletics Hall of Fame will continue this rich history by celebrating and recognizing the 2022 inductees, recognizing exemplary MC alumnus, employees, coaches and volunteers.

PROGRAM WELCOME REMARKS Bill Raycraft, Athletic Director Mayor Gary Christensen

PRAYER Brother Thomas Puccio, C.F.X., Ed.D., H’18, Director of Mission Integration

DINNER GREETINGS FROM MALDEN CATHOLIC PRESIDENT John K. Thornburg, President

CONGRATULATORY REMARKS Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X.

INDUCTION CEREMONY Emcee – Robert Gregory, Theology Chair 1960 - 1961 Basketball Team Stephen Wishoski ’68 Stephen Joseph Harris ’68 David Caputo ’85 Domenic “Junior” Vincenzo Jr. ’94 Ryan Layton ’02 Jack Leavitt ’02

Sean Layton ’03 Brian Parow ’04 Dario Pizzano ’09 Steve Freker Richard “Rick” Mazzei ’74 2010 - 2011 Hockey Team

CLOSING REMARKS John K. Thornburg, President

Congratulations to the 2022 Inductees!

1960 - 61 Basketball Team Stephen Wishoski ’68 Stephen Joseph Harris ’68 David Caputo ’85 Domenic "Junior" Vincenzo Jr. ’94 Ryan Layton ’02 Jack Leavitt ’02 Sean Layton ’03 Brian Parow ’04 Dario Pizzano ’09 Steve Freker Richard "Rick" Mazzei ’74 2010 - 11 Hockey Team

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 1989

1990

Brother Gilbert Cairnes, C.F.X. Anthony G. Campano ’61 Mark T. Cannon ’71 Richard J. Cavanaugh ’53 Joseph Conway John Donelan ’48 Robert V. Ford ’47 Richard W. Grant ’52 Frank W. Harris ’66 George S. Hughes ’74 Neil J. Hurley ’66 Burt Kenty Maurice J. Maher ’36 Joseph E. Mahoney ’56 Brother Myles McManus, C.F.X. Joseph J. O'Donnell ’62 Joseph G. Pallotta ’47 William J. Sullivan ’36 Hugh J. Treanor ’60 John F. Treanor ’40

1939 Football Team Daniel J. Bennett ’46 William A. Boland ’38 Robert A. Burns ’50 John J. Colangeli ’40 Richard W. Cullen ’66 Robert R. Donohue ’48 John C. Emery ’64 Michael E. Fidler ’74 Daniel B. Goggin ’53 Paul E. Gover ’64 John F. Hughes ’75 Ernest A. LeDuc ’53 James B. Logue ’57 Arthuer L. McDermott ’79 Daniel W. Moynihan ’69 Brother Thomas C. Mulloy, C.F.X. ’47 Marc H. Pedi ’80 Michael J. Powers ’71 John Prior Edward P. Ricupero ’57 C. Howard Smith ’43 Father Mark (John) Smith ’48

West Side Athletics Association

Walter T. Wishoski ’36

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 1991

1992

1965 Football Team

1974 Hockey Team

James M. Carr

Robert J. Brady ’66

Harold C. Cash, Jr. ’78

John J. Coakley ’38

Joseph P. Coleman ’40

Thomas J. Dempsey ’66

Charles P. Driscoll ’57

James E. Duff ’58

Stephen E. Eisenhaur ’79

Eugene F. Fama ’56

John J. Hurley ’43

Girls Catholic Cheerleaders

Edward J. Kenty ’68

Peter R. Grava ’82

Joseph J. Keough ’57

Francis W. Griffin ’48

Carl L. LeDuc ’59 John J. McCarthy ’38 Michael F. McDonough ’53 David J. Norton ’75 Paul J. O'Neil ’71 Michael Ricciardone ’71 Louis J. Ruggiero ’66 Donald J. Snell ’40

John J. Keough ’60 Richard T. Leary ’49 John P. Lee ’49 William P. Lynch ’63 William J. Reagan Paul J. Richard ’66 Brother Robert J. Sullivan, C.F.X. Edward P. Tropeano ’68 John F. Turner ’56

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 1993

1994

1948 Hockey Team

1954 Football Team

John J. Barry ’41

David Boraks ’57

Matthew Connelly

James J. Coates ’53

John J. Courtney ’64

Manuel I. Costa ’72

Gino J. DiGirolamo ’47

John J. Dolan ’41

Michael E. Doohan ’49

William V. Dunn ’38

James E. Goggin ’57

Francis H.P. Kelley ’58

Brother Baptist McCarthy, C.F.X.

Lawrence A. Malatesta ’51

Joseph P. McGonagle ’47

H. Joseph McGinley ’46

Leonard R. Merullo ’60 Raymond Mooney ’60 Stephen J. Nolan ’83 Edward J. Norton ’51 Thomas P. Scannell ’55 Kevin Shea '67 David I. Walsh ’37

Philip Puopolo Ronald E. Reilly ’62 William M. Sullivan ’56 Robert L. Tramondozzi ’58

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 1995

1996

1960 Hockey Team

1954 Football Team

Eugene W. Alston ’85

Edward J. Bergen ’55

Peter Bergen ’56

Robert F. Conceison ’69

William E. Cosgrove ’42

John Dawley ’72

Brother Daniel T. Cremin, C.F.X.

Leonard Dempsey ’53

John E. Fahey ’65

Francis Doherty ’46

Gregory P. Polaski ’85

Brother Evangelus, C.F.X.

James Trainor ’75

John Falzone ’60

Paul J. West ’78

Joseph Fidler ’70

Joseph W. Wilkins ’47

Robert J. Hardy, Jr. ’85 John M. Harvey ’77 Daniel P. Hurley ’51 Joe Lang Gerald L. Weitz ’56 Harold Yandle ’72

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 1997

1998

1942 Football Team

1948 Football Team

Maurice G. Covino ’73

Joseph H. Armstrong ’61

David J. Dion ’89

Steven J. Bond ’83

Gerard F. Doherty ’46

Sean P. Braud ’90

Paul A. Dumas ’48

Richard T. Cunningham ’49

Brother Cyril Grogan, C.F.X.

James E. Downing ’87

Donald J. LaBossiere ’49

John J. Herbert ’45

Richard T. Mallon ’51

Frederick J. Kelley ’43

Peter P. McQuaid ’45

Joseph A. Massa ’86

Joseph M. Mulkerrin ’55

William Roche ’46

Stephen J. O'Neill ’78

Robert J. Santo ’53

Joseph Sheehan ’89

Timothy J. Scanlan ’88

Charles H. Smith ’45

Jay P. Symonds ’87

Leo B. Spencer ’56

Mark W. Tarpey ’83

John M Symonds ’85

John J. Walsh ’44

Keith M. Tkachuk ’90

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 2000

2002

1953 Hockey Team

1956 Hockey Team

1965 Cross Country Team

James M. Campbell ’76

Joseph P. Albert ’58

Leo T. Casey ’87

Ralph Antonelli

Richard J. Correale ’90

John J. Barry ’50

Dennis F. Cullen ’63

Alma Cameron ’38

James L. Davis ’87

Thomas F. Gilligan ’36

Michael P. Devlin ’73

Albert W. Gubbins ’48

John P. Driscoll ’50

Joseph R. Leahy ’43

Robert J. Goggin ’61

Thomas E. Mayne ’45

Robert E. Green ’36

Thomas C. McDermott ’54

John W. Layton ’85

Louis Sensale ’40

Robert P. Magner ’54

Kieran J. Sheehan ’52

Brother James E. Malone, C.F.X. Leonard R. McCormack ’54 James J. Perry ’96 James B. Turner ’79

HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 2005

2022

1944 Hockey Team

1960 Basketball Team

1991 Cross Country Team

2010 Hockey Team

Timothy C. Ammer ’89

David Caputo ’85

Keith P. Knox ’96

Steve Freker

Michael J, Maddaleni ’74

Stephen Joseph Harris ’68

Luigi Mirisola ’96

Ryan Layton ’02

Kevin Mulgrew ’98

Sean Layton ’03

John F. O'Donnell ’47

Jack Leavitt ’02

Robert W. Parker ’64

Richard Mazzei ’74

Kevin P. Quinlan ’98

Brian Parow ’04 Dario Pizzano ’09 Domenic "Junior" Vincenzo Jr. ’94 Stephen Wishoski ’68

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

1960-61 MC Boys Basketball Team

The 1960-61 MC Boys Basketball Team had a slow start to the season but finished with a 16-4 record after winning 10 straight games. The team won the New England Catholic Conference tournament and are the first basketball team in MC History to win the Catholic Conference title. Captain Tom Horne was recognized as a Catholic Conference AllConference 1st Team, and Tom Mamos was awarded the New England Catholic Tournament MVP.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

1960-61 MC Boys Basketball Team

Coaches: Head Coach Leonard Dempsey ’53 and Assistant Coach Joe Mulkerrin ’55.

Players: Gerald Driscoll ’62, Ed Feeley ’61, Robert Creeden ’62, James Russell ’61, Charles Dineen ’63, John Healey ’61, Tom Horne ’61, Robert Kelley ’61, James Carroll ’62, Tom Mamos ’62, William Johnson ’62, Hugh Murphy ’62.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Stephen Wishoski ’68

Stephen Wishoski ’68 is a four-year member of the MC Football and Baseball teams. He was Captain of the 1967 Football team and selected to the Catholic Conference All Star team. He was a two-way player and starter for the undefeated MC Massachusetts Class B Championship football team in 1965. He is the son of Walter Wishoski, a graduate of MC's first graduating class of 1936 and an inaugural member of MC's Hall of Fame. He was also in the last graduating class from the "old MC" on Highland Avenue.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Stephen Joseph Harris ’68

Stephen Joseph Harris ’68 participated in multiple sports at MC including Football, Hockey, Baseball and Track programs.

During his freshman year with the hockey team, the team made the state tournament. In his sophomore year, the MC Football team went undefeated and became State Champions. In his senior year, he was ranked #1 in Offense in the Catholic Conference.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

David Caputo ’85

David Caputo ’85 played MC varsity Baseball and Football. In Football, he started on both the offensive and defensive lines and was named a Catholic Conference All-Star in 1984, one of only two defensive tackles for the entire Catholic Conference to be recognized.

In his senior season, he was named a Boston Herald Division II AllStar. As a senior David started as an offensive guard and defensive tackle for the Catholic Conference Co-Champion Lancers and he was a key contributor for a Lancer team that defeated St John’s Prep and BC High in the same incredible season. David went to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines and earned 2 Big Ten Title rings, a Rose Bowl Championship Ring and an M Ring and a Varsity Letter from the legendary college program.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Domenic "Junior" Vincenzo Jr. ’94

Domenic “Junior” Vincenzo Jr. ’94 was a four-year starter for the MC Boys Soccer team. He was the leading goalscorer as a freshman, a three-time 1st Team Catholic Conference All-Star, two-time Captain, two-time Daily News Mercury All-Scholastic, the 1993-94 Daily News Mercury Player of the Year, and the 1993-94 Eastern Mass Soccer Coaches Association All-Star.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Ryan Layton ’02

Ryan Layton ’02 was a three-sport stand-out in Football, Hockey and Lacrosse. He played four years of varsity Hockey and three years of varsity Football and Lacrosse. In his junior and senior year, he earned Catholic Conference All-Star in all three sports. In his senior year, he was named the Most Valuable Player Award by his coaches in Football and Hockey.

That year, he was elected Captain in all three sports and earned the Extraordinary Achievement in Athletics Award. In his sophomore year he was awarded Sophomore of the Year Award.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Jack Leavitt ’02

Jack Leavitt ’02 was a member of the Malden Catholic swim team from 1998 - 2002. Jack was team Captain and school record holder in the 100 Freestyle and 100 Backstroke. Leavitt was team MVP all four years and in his senior year, was MIAA State Champion in the 100-yard Backstroke.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Sean Layton ’03

Sean Layton ’03 was a three-sport stand-out athlete which included MC Football, Hockey and Lacrosse. He played four years of varsity Hockey and three years of varsity Football and Lacrosse.

In both his junior and senior years, he earned Catholic Conference All-Star in all three sports. In his senior year, he was Captain of all three teams and was named a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic in both Football and Lacrosse. He was also named an All-American in lacrosse. His freshman year he was the recipient of Freshman of the Year in 2000 along with the Brother Kevin Kenny C.F.X., Award and earned the Extra Achievement in Athletics Award his senior year.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Brian Parow ’04

Brian Parow ’04 participated in the MC Wrestling team for all 4 years in high school, culminating in his senior year as team Captain, and weighing in at 135 lbs. Throughout his four years, he had multiple accomplishments and records under his belt- most notably, he won the 2004 Sectional and State Championship and was ranked 3rd in New England that year.

He also had the greatest number of wins ever at Malden Catholic (110).

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Dario Pizzano ’09

Dario Pizzano ’09 lettered all four years as a member of the MC Baseball team. A two-time captain, two-time Catholic Conference All-Star, and a two-time Catholic Conference Batting Champion, he has the most career hits in MC’s history. During his senior year, he was the Catholic Conference MVP, an EMass All-Star and a first team Massachusetts AllStar and MVP. He was also named a Boston Herald All-Scholastic, Boston Globe Division 1 Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-American. His team won the Catholic Conference Championship and reached the EMass Final in 2008. In 2009, he was a part of the Boston Herald Preseason Number One Ranked team in the state.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Steve Freker

Steve Freker was an exemplary Baseball coach at MC for 13 seasons, from 2000 - 2012. In those 13 seasons, he finished with a record of 182-93, including 11 trips to the MIAA Division 1 State Tournament, with a post-season record of 2710. This included two North Sectional Championships, five trips to the North Finals and one Eastern Mass Championship.

In 2003, MC Baseball won the MIAA Division 1 State Championship. Freker also assisted in coaching football for seven seasons and basketball for two seasons.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

Richard "Rick" Mazzei ’74

Richard Mazzei ’74 returned to MC to become the Athletic Director. As the AD, he created a varsity Lacrosse team in 1996 and became the Boys Lacrosse coach. He is the first coach in state history with 400 wins, with over 200 wins as a Lancer. He has earned six Catholic Conference Championships, his team was the D1 runner-up in 2004 and was also the Boston Globe Coach of the Year in 2004. He was a MC faculty member for 30 years teaching US History, and has been inducted into the Beverly High School and New England Lacrosse Hall of Fames.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

2010-11 MC Boys Hockey Team

A preseason number 1 pick by hockey guru Jim Clark of the Boston Herald, the 2010 - 2011 team lived up to their billing and won the first State Championship hockey title for MC since 1974. An outstanding team led by legendary Coach Chris Serino P’07, ’09, this team firmly re-established MC as a powerful New England hockey presence by winning a Catholic Conference Championship and the first of 5 Super Eight titles spanning a period of 6 years. The Lancers beat St. Johns Prep 4-3 in overtime for the State Championship in front of 8,000 fans at Boston Garden and brought home the trophy. The 2010-2011 team finished with an impressive 21-2-2 record.

2022 HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

2010-11 MC Boys Hockey Team

Coaches: Head Coach Chris Serino P’07, ’09, Assistant Coach Phil Antonelli ’92, Assistant Coach John McLean P’15, Assistant Coach Patrick Driscoll and Team Manager Robert Reppucci ’75.

Players: John Egan ’11, Ryan Fitzgerald ’13, Ben Rosa ’12, Michael Iovanna ’13, Brian Cameron ’14, Brendan White ’11, Garrett White ’11, Patrick Wrenn ’14, Paul Wrenn ’11, Brendan Collier ’12, Paul Myers-O’Connell ’12, Colin MacGillivray ’13, Jackson Petri ’11, Andrew Travers ’13, Nicholas Roberto ’12, Richard Keogh ’11, Robert Keough ’12, Paul Limone ’11, Patrick Young ’11, Cam Ferry ’13, Tyler Sifferlen ’14, Matthew Hamill ’11, Andrew Cross ’14, Michael Vecchione ’11 , Nolan Carrier ’12, Connor Evangelista ’12, Nicholas Rolli ’14, Timothy Lynch ’11, Nicholas Masiello ’12, Jake Porrazzo ’13, Michael Clancy ’11, Joe Sullivan ’11.

Congratulations!

We are thrilled to host Malden Catholic’s 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony! It has been over 15 years since we have held this type of event at MC, and we are delighted to have you with us today. This event is crucial to our community. It not only celebrates the accomplishments of our Malden Catholic athletes, coaches and teams, but it cements MC’s legacy of athletics excellence – paving the way for our current students to have success and find meaning and purpose beyond the classroom. We are proud of our Inductees who have demonstrated the tenacity and prowess to work hard, win championships and display exceptional sportsmanship. On this day, we share heart-felt congratulations and celebrate each and every individual who has been inducted into Malden Catholic’s Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X., Athletics Hall of Fame!

John K. Thornburg John K. Thornburg is the 19th President/Headmaster at Malden Catholic High School. He is finishing up his fourth year at Malden Catholic and has been a private school educator for over 30 years. Before coming to Malden Catholic, he coached track and cross country for over 20 years.

Brother Daniel Cremin, C.F.X.,

aTHLETICS HAlL OF FAME induction CEREMONY March 2, 2023