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Vol. 30 No. 28
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Setting his sights on lacrosse record Brady Mahler’s goal for senior season is to become Baldwin’s all-time leading scorer By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
Courtesy Tracy Mahler
TImoThY ClANCY, lEFT, Baldwin’s varsity boys’ lacrosse coach, with Brady Mahler, who received his All-County and All-Academic award. Mahler said he hoped to become Baldwin’s all-time leading scorer in lacrosse.
After discovering that he is in second place on Baldwin High School’s all-time scoring list in boys’ lacrosse, Brady Mahler has set his sights on taking the top spot next year. Mahler, who first took to the sport in kindergarten, recently finished his junior year at the high school. He is an attacker on the lacrosse team and its captain, and has successfully balanced classes with athletics, maintaining a high weighted GPA throughout the year. “I was looking through the county history and Baldwin history, and there was only one person who has had more goals
than me,” Mahler said. “Next season, I could definitely beat it, so that’s the goal for next year.” According to BlaxEight.net, Baldwin’s Terry Riordan amassed a total of 74 goals, and Mahler has 52. Mahler said he planned to focus on surpassing Riordan next season. “One of the main things for me is that I take a lot of shots,” Mahler said. “And, obviously, a lot of them go in, but some don’t. So I’m just trying to improve my shooting.” Standing 6 feet 4, Mahler noted that his size is one of the main reasons he’s a prolific scorer. As well, his older cousin and brother both played lacrosse, so he’s Continued on page 16
President Biden taps Baldwin native to lead CDC Mandy Cohen takes over at federal agency By BEN FIEBERT bfiebert@liherald.com
President Biden recently announced that he has appointed Mandy Cohen — who was known for her musical talents when she attended Baldwin High School — as the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cohen, considered one of the nation’s top physicians, will replace current CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. Cohen, who has served as secretary of North Carolina’s Department of
Health and Human Services, was set to step down last Friday to become the CDC’s 20th director. “Her leadership through the Covid-19 crisis drew bipartisan praise, as did her successful transformation of North Carolina’s Medicaid program and pivotal role in the bipartisan passage of Medicaid expansion,” Biden said in a news release. “Before serving in North Carolina, Dr. Cohen held senior roles at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where she helped implement Affordable
Care Act programs, including expanding insurance coverage and protections.” Cohen, 44, who grew up in Baldwin, graduated from Cornell University, and earned a medical de g ree from Yale School of Medicine and a master’s from the Harvard School of Public Health. She also trained in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Cohen attended Lenox Elementary School and Baldwin High School, graduating in 1996. Before diving into the medical field, she was regarded as one
of the best musicians in her class. “She was a very talented musician and a very bright young lady, respected by all her peers,” Melinda Edwards, who directed the high school Concert Choir, said. “I would say she’s probably one of the most out-
standing students that I ever had.” Cohen was in Edwards’ choir class for all four years of high school, and, coincidentally, Edwards retired the same year Cohen graduated. As a surprise for Edwards’ Continued on page 6