Additionally, his physical presence on the defensive end proved to be the backbone for the Rockets during their championship run from 1995-1998. Courtney played field hockey at Stonehill College and was named a Division II All-American. He was a first baseman and outfielder for the baseball team under Coach Peter Finn. Reading Memorial; Stoneham; Wakefield; Watertown; Wilmington; Winchester; Woburn; Northeast. Claire Rittenberg shined in the hurdles and high jump with depth provided by Stacy Wooster, After easily dispatching all its Middlesex League competition with a, As the season started the softball team was an unknown commodity. The program blossomed in the late 1980s. The design addressed this need and incorporates tributes to those that served the country with a unique memorial wall reflecting the school's namesake. About Us. She set aq school record in the 600m and was named ML MVP and a Boston Globe All-Scholastic. He played for BC from 1984-87 and in his junior year was a starter at nose guard. Upon graduation, she held records in the high jump, 45-yard indoord hurdles, 100 yard outdoor hurdles, and was part of a record setting 4x100 outdoor relay team. With nearly 100 individual races under his belt, Matt lost only three times in the Middlesex League-- twice as a freshman and only once as a sophomore. Mark was a great baseball player and an outstanding all-around three sport athlete with a knack for rising to the occasion. An integral part for Reading during the span, Chris helped lead the Rockets to four Middlesex League titles, four Super 8 appearances and a perfect 18-0 league record in 1997. A man for all seasons, John's athletic ability stood out on the playing fields and ice in three varsity sports. As a result of his stellar senior year, Tim was named to the Boston Globe All-Scholastic team. He compiled a career record of 66 wins and 11 losses. The boys hockey team was the first public school to win the Super Eight title in addition to numerous appearances in the Super Eight tournament. In his final appearance he was second in the 500 freestyle--losing to a future Olympian. Division 2 state champions. The Rockets won the Middlesex League in his senior year before falling to Danvers in the state tournament. In 1972, the newly constructed field house was named in his honor. At the All-State meet, she won the 100 hurdles, placed second in the high jump and ran the anchor leg of the Lady Rockets' second place 4x400 relay team. She was a valuable contributor, usually batting second and playing a stellar center field. Women's 1 Mile Section 4 - Ken Shannon Last Chance Invitat. He was known as a consistent hitter and an excellent defensive player. The baseball team, softball team, girls basketball team, and girls swimming team, all won State titles. Along with 22 goals, the 63 points he scored in the 1982-83 season make him one of the players to top the 60 point season mark at RMHS. 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. David used his work ethic to also develop into a fine hockey player as well. Beth also played soccer and was an honorable mention ML All-Star in 1986 and to the, Ice hockey was her first love. Women's 60m Section 1 - South Atlantic SAC Indoor Champion. In his first year, he pitched batting practice daily so the kids referred to him as the team's ace lefthander which became his nickname "Ace". @rmhsboysbball . Not since the 1976-77 campaign had the Rockets managed a winning season. At the plate, Erik finished with a .344 batting average with 18 RBIs and four home runs. Don pitched and played first base on the RMHS varsity baseball team for three seasons, 1954-1956. Dick, a hard hitting catcher and captain for John Pacino's 1961 Eastern Massachusetts Tournament baseball team, was selected a Middlesex League All-Star and All-Scholastic in baseball as well. No member of the boys team had accomplished that before and up to the time of his induction, since. She also organized the Girls Leaders Club which focused on the support of girls intramural sports. READING, MA The Reading Memorial High School track was named for legendary track coach Hal Croft in November. Andrea won the high jump and anchored the winning 4x400 relay. Janice was a solid left-handed hitter with power to all fields and speed on the bases. Under the direction of new head coach Leo Figueiredo, the team became the first Reading squad to go undefeated during the regular season and win the Middlesex League title, as they transitioned from a historically defensive minded squad into an offensive juggernaut. Hopes were high in 1998 and after a season opening loss to non-league opponent Gloucester, the Rockets would not lose another game all season. For the season, Katie finished with 46 goals and 35 assists for 81 points, a single season high water mark that transcends both the girls and boys programs up to the time of her induction. With postseason play included , his career numbers are 29-3, 222.2 innings pitched, 38 walks, 273 strikeouts and a 0.75 ERA. INTERNAL: Social Links. When Peter took over the RMHS hockey team at the start of the 1980-81 season, the program was nowhere near the heights it was to attain later. He was just pleased the youth in town and adults for that matter, had such a facility for their use." Close Menu. After high school Mark attended Villanova and earned a spot on the NCAA Division 1 All-American team, Class of 1943- Inducted 1999- Football, Baseball, George excelled as a halfback for the football team and a pitcher/catcher on the baseball team. Milorad "Mike" Grubor helped change the image and expectations of RMHS boys soccer. 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. A 22-6 Thanksgiving Day victory over Stoneham capped a dream season. Its 11-0 record produced the mo. While the Reading hockey team has had a few sophomores and even freshmen named to the All-League team, only one player in Reading history has been a three-time Middlesex League All-Star as a goalie. Over those two seasons she scored 29 goals and had 13 assists. Mike was selected to the All- MIddlesex League team for the second year and was named ML MVP. Backboning the team was RMHS Athletic Hall of Famer Steve Langone. Reading held on to become Eastern Mass Class A champs, 5-3. A three year team captain and MVP, she broke four individual school records and qualified for the Nationals twice. Mike's 41 assists was still a single season record on induction night. As of the 2001 induction, head coach John Hollingsworth's Rockets continued to hold records for total points scored and average points per game. In fact, at the time of his death in December 1976, Walter was the only Middlesex League AD who also had teaching responsibilities. Still, he was on induction night the highest scoring defenseman in RMHS history with 149 career points on 65 goals and 84 assists. Both the Boston Herald and Boston Globe named him an All-Scholastic and he earned the distinction of being the Massachusetts Division 2 Player of the Year. Mary was also an All-State indoor high jump champion as a junior and an All-State and New England champion in the hurdles as a senior in the spring of 1990. Jim started on three consecutive ML champion baseball teams as a shortstop and pitcher. In his senior year, he was the floor leader of the basketball team and helped lead the Rockets to a post season berth in the Division 2 North tournament where they lost in overtime to the Number 2 seeded East Boston Jets. He received the first of his Middlesex League MVP awards for his efforts. Pre-K & Early Childhood. Help this team get started or use the top navigation to find past season schedules, scores, rosters and more. There can be no doubt, Albie Runge was one of the most outstanding athletes to participate for Reading High School during the decade of the 1950s. He was a member of the varsity football, basketball, and baseball teams. The Varsity boys track team came in 4 th place at the District meet this past week. 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. For the season, he finished with a then school record of 17 TD passes and threw for 1107 yards. 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. When Hal took over the boys spring track team in 1971, he inherited a team that finished 0-9 in 1970. Follow the MN Track & Field Hub for complete Star Tribune coverage of high school track & field. He then wrestled at Phillips Exeter Academy and at Bowdoin College, where he graduated in 1974. For his outstanding work, he has been recognized as Massachusetts Coach of the Year six times by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. Memorial High School. At Reading, after playing linebacker his sophomore year, Tom won the starting quarterback job in his junior year. Up to the time of his induction, The Streak was a nationally-recognized record of 28 straight league titles and 252 consecutive dual meet victories. In an era when leagues were not grouped in divisions based on school population, Reading thrashed all comers on their way to a Middlesex League title and an undefeated record. In the first two years there wasn't much of a change, record wise, as the Rockets went 4-12-2 and 6-12-. Coaches; Resources Menu . Port Arthur. Skip To Main Content. Captained by four year starters Jason Gracilieri and Billy Scott, the '94 team overwhelmed the Middlesex League with sprinters up front, toughness through the middle, rock solid defending and dynamic goal keeping. He could skate like the wind, was tough as nails, played both ends of the ice, and could score. The 1987 season remains a highlight. At the Class B championship, he was crowned champion in both the hurdles (15.0) and triple jump (44-5), helping Reading beat Andover for the title. Dick was the epitome of the well rounded All-American kid who lived next door. After graduation in 1978, Chuck went on to coach high school baseball in Belfast, Maine. In August 1988 Lois was appointed the first coach of the RMHS girls swim team. He worked his way up to the Triple A Las Vegas 51s. 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. Track and Field Website. On a May day in Watertown, running by himself on one of the few composition tracks in the Middlesex League, Mark ran a 48.6 in the 440- a RMHS and ML record. Led by Jim's two-way play at quarterback and defensive back, where he passed for 700 yards and eight touchdowns and intercepted eight passes at safety. Class of 1988- Inducted 2005- Softball, Soccer. She played on three Middlesex League champion teams and in her last two seasons, the Rockettes advanced to the Division 1 North semifinals. He captured the Lowell Holiday Tournament and the Methuen Invitational championships. Bill Robichaud, Erik Olson, Mark Thornton, Tom Ensminger and Matt Noonan among others were outstanding blockers. He was drafted in the 12th round, 321st overall by the New England Patriots in 1988. According to Lawrence O'Keefe, chairman of the citizens committee that succeeded in having the field house named after him, "No one can put into words how much the field house meant to him. For the year Paul scored 6 goals and 25 assists and was named a ML All-Star for the second time as well as All-Scholastic by both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald. And the accolades didn't stop there. Reading won the ML title each of those four years. Following a second place finish in '93, the Reading boys soccer team with its starting offensive core and goalkeeping intact coupled with a rebuilt defense set its eyes on the school's first league. But in 1978, a freshman arrived, who according to head coach Bruce Appleby, did nothing less than turn the program around. Then in the post season, she led the team all the way to the state tournament's North Sectional finals. Then came the final 43 seconds of the game which will go down as one of the most improbable comebacks in school history. He was a two-way force both offensively and defensively as a midfielder for four Rocket squads that all made the sectional tournament during his career. Outdoors she won the Andover Invitational for the fourth year. Their Division 1 Super Bowl opponent at BC's Alumni Field was once beaten Natick. One of his highlight games was against Lexington, when the game plan was to direct a running game at Lexington's top defensive tackle. Head Coach Mim Jarema's Lady Rockets outscored their league opponents by a combined 73-3. 3) Mailed to Ellen Rajkowski, MSHSL, 2100 Freeway Blvd., Brooklyn Center, MN 55430. PHS School Records. 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. He also dished out 4.4 assists per game and added 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game. In the winter she was a four year varsity basketball star where she played both point guard and small forward. During the winter season of his junior year, he was Class B champion in the 55m high hurdles and long jump. Beginning with the start of the 1985-86 season, the RMHS boys hockey team went on to win five of the next six Middlesex League titles. All SR JR SO FR. She was named Girls Swim Coach of the Year by the Boston Globe in 2005. If you see your name among the Reading Memorial High School graduates, someone is looking for you! He is now retired as a regional sales manager for Hubbell/Raco. The Rockets returned to the tournament in the 1967-68 season and George was the team captain and leading rebounder and scorer, averaging almost 19 points per game. In 1952, he quarterbacked the Brown freshmen to their first undefeated, untied season which included 24-0 and 59-0 wins over Yale and Harvard. During his three year varsity career, Jim was a dynamic three sport star, earning nine varsity letters and playing a vital role in the success of six Middlesex League championship teams- three eaqch in football and baseball. As a team captain in two sports she was named a first team Middlesex League All-Star five times, the Daily Times Chronicle co-MVP and Spring Performer of the Year in softball in her senior year, and topped it off that same year being named a Boston Herald All-Scholastic in field hockey and a Boston Globe All-Scholastic in softball. In her senior year she was also named Middlesex League MVP and an All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe. Compare yourself against athletes in your district, your state, or the nation. 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