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3. He would go on to graduate from Harvard in 1957, publish five books on U.S. History and teach at Phillips Academy in Andover. No member of the boys team had accomplished that before and up to the time of his induction, since. In those days a team had to win 75 percent of its games to qualify. Reading Rockets Boys Track and Field '11; Reading Rockets Boys Swimming '10-'11; Reading Rockets Wrestling '10-'11; Reading Rockets Girls Volleyball '10; SAVE SCHOOL. A consensus of Middlesex League sports writers, Following the league championship, the Lady Rocket juggernaut steamed on to win the North Division 1 Sectionals. Memorial A vs Jersey Village High School. Ralph was considered by many to be the finest golfer in school history. He was a top-notch student and Harvard graduate and was probably the most respected and well liked student in his class. In the first 60 years of athletics at Reading Memorial High School very few matched Class of 1961's Ken Olson versatile athletic skill. Class of 1984- Inducted 1999- Cross Country, Track. Dick was co-captain of Walter Hawkes' 1961 Tech Tourney basketball team. Her 2008 team won the North Sectional meet and was third overall in the All State meet. Class of 1969- Inducted 1997- Hockey, Baseball, John was a two time Middlesex League All-Star in both baseball and hockey and earned six varsity letters. Mark was an honor student who embodied committment, independence and character, He burst onto the Reading and state scenes in January 1972 when he reeled in a 40 yard lead on the Lexington track to catch and pass one of the state's best sprinters. That year Reading knocked off rival Woburn. Virginia joined the staff at RMHS in 1958 as a physical education teacher. Help this team get started or use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. Administration. The most exciting win came in Week 3 against Melrose. At the time of his graduation, he was only the fourth RMHS player to exceed 1000 yards passing in a season and his 24 career TD passes was second most in school history. Jen attended Regis College, where in her senior year she was team captain of the basketball team and eclipsed the 1000 point mark. Undoubtedly the biggest thrill of Gino's career came in 1966, his senior season, versus undefeated Melrose. Their catalyst was Bosbach who after winning the indoor state high jump championship. By the time she graduated Cheryl held three individual RMHS records, the 100 (11.3), 200. Captained by defenseman Paul Sacco and Mike Vedder and propelled by the big first line of Vedder, Kevin Thomson and Derek Dendler and backstopped by goalie Bob MacKeil. Other honors that came his way included All-New England, All-State, and Eastern Mass All-Star for the second year.. B'nai Birth also tabbed him for its All-Star squad. 305 Chandler Street. The team enjoyed a terrific receiving corps. In the winter, Jim was a three year varsity forward for John Burns' hockey teams. In the mile relay, Cheryl moved the team from fifth place to second and with Gail Saunders in the anchor, Reading took first place. the winning point!". She took physical education and athletics seriously, viewing these activities as not just games, but as tools to build confidence, teach respect, and inspire her students to be proud of their accomplishments. Excell had a name that left little doubt he was destined for greatness. Cheryl set an indoor league record in the high jump her sophomore year which was topped later that year by Jane Schloth. Coaches; Resources. Then in the post season, she led the team all the way to the state tournament's North Sectional finals. Beverly; Danvers; Gloucester; . MacKeil and backup goaltender Mike Velky each recorded a shut out while they shared three others. He was a member of three Middlesex League teams and one Super Bowl champion team. The team outscored their opponents 51-8 during the regular season and followed that by outscoring playoff opponents 11-1 over the course of their four game playoff. Ralph accepted a golf scholarship to New Mexico A&M and credited Meadow Brook head pro Everett Stuart for helping him with his golf game. 77642. Tom was excellent three sport athlete whose best sport was baseball. In his senior year, he was co-captain of the team, He spent most of his sophomore year on the football team as a backup. Reading finally got on the scoreboard with a seven yard Mike Boyd touchdown run to narrow the lead to 14-7 as the third quarter ended. 3,111 Followers. With a 17-3 overall record, Reading set its sights on the MIAA Division 1 North tournament and opened with a 6-2 win against Peabody. At the time of her graduation, Mary held records in the indoor (6.6) and outdoor. In '42, the Boston Traveler. With 3:32 left in the third quarter the Red Raiders had a 14-0 lead. From her sophomore year to her senior year, she never lost a league running or hurdling event, winning or sharing league MVP. Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter. In football, he played quarterback and safety, leading the team to an undefeated 10-0 regular season as a senior. His senior year got off to a bad start when in the opening game he suffered an elbow injury. Erik was successful and Reading went on to rout Lexington. his team finished in first place or, though not often, The coach's legacy, however, was not established solely on the gridiron. Athletes finishing in the top 4 places and moving on to the area meet on Thursday April 15 at Stratford HS are Avery Nguyen 4 th in the Long Jump and 2 nd in the 400. 62 Oakland Road Reading, MA 01867 Phone: (781) 944-8200 Fax: (781) 942-5435 Coupled with fellow RMHS Athletic Hall of Fame Cheryl Vedder, they helped the Lady Rockets achieve four straight undefeated league seasons in the spring. Class of 1990- Inducted 2001- Baseball, Hockey. Noah is on a very short list of the best soccer players to ever play at RMHS. . In nine superb games, the Rockets dominating defense limited their opponents to a total of 32 points (3.6 PPG), including five shutouts. She was co-captain of the Rockettes during her final year and committed just two errors in the field. In the late 60's, Reading's varsity hockey. His senior year, Gino was selected as a first team Middlesex League All-Star and was named All-Scholastic by the Boston Herald and Boston Traveler. He played for BC from 1984-87 and in his junior year was a starter at nose guard. In 1993, he collaborated with Lexington head coach, Tom O'Grady, organizing an annual trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. In the winter of 1973 in Northeastern University's Cabot Cage on a rectangular track, he moved up to the 600 to set a state record of 1:16.2 in the State Coaches Invitational. He was team captain in his senior year. The team posted a second place finish at the All-State meet, their best since 1975. In his sophomore year at Reading, his natural ability allowed him to immediately start on the basketball team which he led in scoring with 241 points, Reading's lone tournament berth during Excel's tenure on the basketball team came in the 1995-96 season, which was his junior year. Search. The Bear Blvd. Primarily an end, he was elected captain of the 1936 team during his senior season. John was a member of the undefeated 1960 RMHS Hall of Fame football team. In his freshman year, Brian managed impressive numbers, averaging 12.5 points per game and 3.7 assists per game. He was 4th in the 500 freestyle as a sophomore. In his final spring, he was undefeated as a pitcher with a 5-0 record and an ERA of 0.525. The season ended with Reading claiming its third Eastern Mass Division, During the 2001 preseason, the Daily Times Chronicle ran a headline in the RMHS team. Completion Date. In his junior year he was second in the 200 freestyle. The team also featured All-Stars in Joe Castelli, Bob Stone, Ben Trevor, the 4x100 relay team of Brandon Millett, Donald Neville, Derek Watkins and Sanford and the mile relay team of Derrick Hall, McFadden, Michael Vedder and Duffy. Jamie Severance, the full time right fielder, batted .389 with 15 RBIs. They were still single game records at the time of his induction. Despite fielding some great football teams, very few players from Reading have gone on to play Division 1 college football. As noted by basketball coach Bill Carroll, "Steve made everyone who played with him better due to his hard work, dedication and unselfish play. Photo by John Keklak.. In addition to Vedder's dominance of the middle distances and Schloth's brilliance in the hurdles and high jump, the team featured dominant 1000 runner and RMHS Hall of Fame member, Gail Saunders, perhaps Reading's greatest female track athlete. The WIAA will continue to use UW-La Crosse's Roger Harring Stadium at the Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex and Mitchell Hall during the state meet and add the fieldhouse in WIAA locks up venue for state track and field meet through 2026 The legacy of the 1992 Reading High football team goes beyond the basic fact that it was a dominant 10-0 undefeated Middlesex League champion and a Super Bowl participant. The final game was against a strong Springfield Tech team. 713.251.2500. Mike will forever be linked with the best who ever played for the Rockets after a terrific four year career. Class of 1970- Inducted 1999- Hockey, Golf. Playing along side Ralph were Dick Carleton, Bob Surdam, Jimmy Cook, Harold Cogger, Leo Connors and Henry Milton. He was a three year varsity player for John Burns' hockey team as a solid blue liner. Her senior year was RMHS's first year playing the sport. Mark Kirby set a school record in the pole vault at 12' 6"; Steve Westra followed an undefeated dual meet season by placing sixth in the Class B with a 1:59.3 half mile; Jim Shiner placed fourth in the Class B 180 yard low hurdles; Norm Black placed sixth in the Class B 100 yard dash; Leo Kashian backed up Russ Bosbach in the triple jump at 41' and Steve Knapp did the same in the high jump at 6'. Outdoor 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 . Junior tailback Excell Walker helped the cause with 242 yards rushing and he caught eight passes for 214 yards and a team best five touchdowns. Andrea Comeau Braham . Class of 1968- Inducted 1998- Football, Hockey, Baseball. In his first 21 years with the Lady Rockets, coaching both indoor and outdoor track, his teams won an astounding 15 Middlesex League titles. The 1954 season was the crown jewel of Tom's marvelous high school career as he was named an All-Scholastic football player in four Boston newspapers: The Boston Globe, The Boston Post, The Boston Herald and The Boston Record-American. He transferred to Reading High in his sophomore year.and resumed. According to state test scores, 75% of students are at least proficient in math and 71% in reading. Though chosen in the eighth round of the 1968, Class of 1987- Inducted 1998- Basketball, Baseball, Steve is one of the finest athletes to ever don a Rocket uniform. He scored 42 points as a sophomore, 50 as a junior and 114 as a senior, a single season record that lasted 28 years. Rankings for middle school, high school, and college athletes. The 1966-67 Reading High School boys basketball team came into the season with great confidence, lofty goals and an experienced and skilled starting five. 10. The Daily Times Chronicle named her the Outstanding Softball Player of the Year as well as Rockette of the Year in 1988. Continuing in her freshman year during the indoor season, Gail won the Division 2 state championship. From then until her retirement in 1986 she work tirelessly to develop girl varsity and intramural sports programs. While a handful of great girls' basketball players have established at Reading High, it was Jen who set the bar for future hard court heroics. There the Minutemen and Rockets played a league game on historic Doubleday Field, the birthplace of baseball. pictured is Tyreek Hill. Records. At the time of his induction he still held five RMHS records: the 200 individual medley, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle and the 400 medley relay. A week later in the season finale, she brought her hot hand to Stoneham and dropped in 40 more points. From his point guard position he was the floor leader for the 1967 basketball which advanced to the Class B semi-finals in the Tech Tourney at the Boston Garden. He possessed the stamina to score five touchdowns against Methuen in 1954, a single game record that hadn't been broken at the time of his induction. It has 1,222 students in grades 9-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1. While at Reading she achieved a highest ranking of number, Lesley attended Boston University and became the first women's tennis player at the school to qualify for the NCAA tournament. He finished as a two time All-New England pitcher and as a junior in 1977 was named the Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) Division 2 tournament. Both boys and girls have an equal opportunity to participate. Playing in his first state-wide competition at age 15, he finished fourth in the State Caddy championship. In her senior year, during the indoor season she had wins at the Methuen Invitational and Middlesex League meet and was named co-MVP of the Middlesex League. From her sophomore to her senior season, Jen led the Lady Rockets by dropping more than 300 points in each of those three years. Hobbs Kessler set the . Tyrone Huang 3 rd in the Pole Vault. He was also named a Middlesex League All-Star during his senior season in which he averaged 15.3 points per game. He was a three year starter on the basketball team and as a senior was All-Middlesex League and a second team Globe All-Scholastic. Don Norton, a junior, set a school record in the mile with a 4:23.5 mark in the regular season and went on to place fifth in the two mile at the All-Class meet. In all Brown, Olson, Gerade, Bangs, Horton, Sullivan and Coutreau were named to the All-League team. He played the next several games in pain and wore an elbow brace for the rest of the season. During his senior year, the team won the Eastern Massachusetts Class A title before being defeated by Springfield Tech in the state finals. Still, he was on induction night the highest scoring defenseman in RMHS history with 149 career points on 65 goals and 84 assists. Ten of their 21 victories were shut-outs, The pitching staff had a 1.12 ERA. Class of 1982- Inducted 2007- Football, Track, Dan was one of the fastest athletes ever to compete for RMHS. Later that fall they got their wish as the Rockets pulled out what many consider the greatest win in the football program's history. In almost 100 years of Reading High School football, few players have had as lasting. Pete Moscariello has seen his share of great baseball players come and go since taking over as head baseball coach at Reading in 1977. Beth was elected to the Hall of Fame primarily because of her ability on the softball field, but she also may be regarded as one of RMHS' best girls hockey players. It was a short tenure that lasted only three years. Later he became the tennis pro at the Winchester Racquet Club. But in 1978, a freshman arrived, who according to head coach Bruce Appleby, did nothing less than turn the program around. He achieved honorable mention as a baseball player, Class of 1956- Inducted 1997- Baseball, Basketball. Tom led the team in batting average (.375), home runs (5), RBIs (24) and slugging percentage (.846). In his senior year he played forward on the basketball team, On the baseball diamond, Tom started for three years, two at shortstop. In the stands at Reading meets, fans from rival schools whisper that Croft is ``a tyrant.'' In the hallways at Reading High, however, Croft can't get to the library without someone stopping him to ask how to sign up for track. She was undefeated in outdoor dual meet competition her junior and senior year and finished no worse than second in indoor meets.
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